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π± Bags, Bands, & Bites Oktoberfest and 10 more events
Happening soon: Electrify Expo on the Hampton Patch calendar

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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: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 83 and low of 60 degrees.
- Friday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 76, low: 63.
- Saturday: Tropical Rainstorm Isaias, with a high of 67 and low of 62 degrees.
📸 Around Hampton
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hampton
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★ Featured events ★
- Electrify Expo →
EchoPark Speedway, 1500 Tara Place, Hampton
Saturday October 10
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Other local events
- 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 - 2026 Kiwanis Fair →
Nash Farm Park, 4361 Jonesboro Road, Hampton
6:00 pm - 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 - SouthSide Group Ride Training →
Hampton GA
1:30 pm
Saturday October 10
Tuesday October 13
Saturday October 17
Monday October 19
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Both courses closed until 12:00 pm →
Cherokee Rose, 895 Baptist Camp Rd., Griffin
9:00 am - Fall Golf Touramant — ALC →
Heron Bay Golf & Country Club, 5100 Heron Bay Blvd, Locust Grove
9:30 am - BRIDGE | Henry Chamber Connect →
Business Resource Center, 1709 Hwy 20 W, McDonough
10:00 am
Thursday October 8
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Hey McDonough this Saturday we are having a big bbq fest!!
12pm to 4pm at Sweet Auburn Bbq. It's a free event. We will have music, games and bbq!! Come out and have a good time!! (Nextdoor Marsha's Vineyard) - The Smokin'Bear Bbq 11715 Hastings Bridge Rd Lovejoy Ga 30228 (Open)
Thurs ,Friday & Saturday From: 12noon til 10pm or Later (Nextdoor Lovejoy)
- Sam's Club posted a job opening for Cafe Associate in Mcdonough. Apply here.
- Tory Burch, LLC posted a job opening for Inventory Control Clerk II (B-Shift) in Mcdonough. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hampton here.
🗞 Nearby News
McDonough
- Chick-fil-A says drive-thru orders will stay 'human to human,' even as rivals test AI (thecooldown.com)
- Chick-fil-A Draws a Line on Drive-Thru AI (streetfightmag.com)
- See 'Gone With the Wind' on the big screen, for five days only, at movie theaters all over metro Atlanta (atlantaonthecheap.com)
Griffin
- Spalding County Drive Thru Flu Shot Clinic set for Oct. 27 (griffindailynews.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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