🌱 Bags, Bands, & Bites Oktoberfest and 10 more events

Hello Hampton! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Electrify Expo at EchoPark Speedway
• Bags, Bands, & Bites Oktoberfest at Rutabaga’s Market & Cafe
• CAU Panther Invitational

... and check out 6 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the hospital? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Sun through high clouds, with a high of 73 and low of 62 degrees.
• Saturday: Tropical Rainstorm Isaias, temps: high: 69, low: 64.
• Sunday: A couple of morning t-storms, with a high of 70 and low of 61 degrees.

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📸 Around Hampton

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hampton

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 10

• Electrify Expo →
  EchoPark Speedway, 1500 Tara Place, Hampton

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Other local events

Saturday October 10

• Bags, Bands, & Bites Oktoberfest →
  Rutabaga’s Market & Cafe, 1 Cherry Street, Hampton
• CAU Panther Invitational →
  Hampton GA
• AAHF Ride Saturday →
  Atlanta Speedway Airport, 474 Speedway Blvd, Hampton
  8:00 am
• 3rd Annual Food Truck Fly-In →
  Atlanta Speedway Airport, 474 Speedway Blvd, Hampton
  10:00 am

Tuesday October 13

• 2026 Kiwanis Fair →
  Nash Farm Park, 4361 Jonesboro Road, Hampton
  6:00 pm

Saturday October 17

• NASCAR Driving Experience →
  EchoPark Speedway, 1500 Tara Place, Hampton
  8:00 am
• Famer's Market Saturdays in Lovejoy City Garden →
  Lovejoy City Garden, 2635 Steele Rd, Hampton
  10:00 am

Monday October 19

• SouthSide Group Ride Training →
  Hampton GA
  1:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday October 9

• Both courses closed until 12:00 pm →
  Cherokee Rose, 895 Baptist Camp Rd., Griffin
  9:00 am
• The Deep Experience Womens Conference →
  Abundant Mercy Christian Church, 1500 McDonough Place, McDonough
  10:00 am
• THURSDAYS & FRIDAYS Drop-In Clay Play →
  stache studio, 116 S. 6th Street, Griffin
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hello Neighbor!
  Looking for someone to start my sista locs. I have type B hair. Shoulder length when blown out. I do not want extensions. Need to know price,… (Nextdoor Lovejoy)
• Good morning.
  In search of an honest, reliable mobile mechanic in the Hampton area. The vehicle is a 2008 Chevrolet Trailblazer (Nextdoor Lovejoy Crossing)

• Speedway Motorsports, LLC posted a job opening for Firefighter in Hampton. Apply here.
• Ecolab, Inc. posted a job opening for Bulk Bay Spotter/Loader in Mcdonough. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hampton here.

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🗞 Nearby News

McDonough

• BYU locks in official visit for 2027 5-star F AJ Williams (usatoday.com)
• Chick-fil-A refuses to let AI take your drive-thru order — even as McDonald's and Wendy's race to automate theirs (moneywise.com)
• It's fall, y'all: here's some pumpkin patches to visit in Macon and Middle GA (macon.com)

Griffin

• Griffin hosts Georgia's first Girls in Public Works Day (griffindailynews.com)
• ARTober Fest returns to downtown Griffin Saturday (griffindailynews.com)
• New Spalding County warehouse holds groundbreaking ceremony (griffindailynews.com)

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Ok Hampton! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the cookie go to the hospital?" — Because he felt crummy. (Thank you Sanda J. for sending it in!)
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