14th Annual Autumn Fest Returns Oct. 7

HOLLY SPRINGS, GA -- Kick off the fall season with your family and the city of Holly Springs at the 14th Annual Autumn Fest scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 7 at Barrett Park.

From 10 a.m to 5 p.m., you will be able to peruse arts and crafts vendors, check out food trucks, watch local talent perform on our entertainment stage, and bring the kids to enjoy our giant children’s area. Admission and parking are free, and so are the many children’s activities.

More than 70 exhibitors and vendors will fill Barrett Park with homemade jams and breads, specialty
candles, one-of- a-kind decorative wreaths, handmade jewelry, home décor items, and much more (SIGN UP: Get Patch's Daily Newsletter and Real Time News Alerts. Or, if you have an iPhone, download the free Patch app).

If you need a quick break from shopping, there won't be a shortage of food vendors the choose from to grab a quick bite. Brooke Lynn’s Own Sticks and Cones, King of Pops, The Patty Wagon, Louisiana Purchase, Gotta Have It and Kona Ice food trucks will be joining this year’s line up.

Our children’s area will not only have some great crafts to complete at the park and take home, but will also feature face painting, a huge four-person rock climbing wall, double bungee trampoline, interactive inflatables, games! As always, Autumn Fest’s children’s area is rounded out with a hay ride around the park.

Holly Springs is proud to showcase local talent on our entertainment stage. New to the Autumn Fest stage is the King O’Sullivan School of Irish Dance and Impact Dance. Always a fan favorite, Woodstock School of Ballet will be returning again this year. Finally, The Future Kings, a local band from Marietta, will help us to welcome the beautiful Fall season to Georgia with covers of all your favorite hits!

Barrett Park is located at 120 Park Lane in Holly Springs. There is limited parking at the park, but a shuttle will run throughout the day from the park to Holly Springs Elementary at 1965 Hickory Road.

For more information, contact Erin Honea at 770-345-5536 or ehonea@hollyspringsga.us or visit the Autumn Fest’s website.

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