Join our family and bring the kids! Celebrate the seasons, talents, and heritage of Tifton with more than 50 regional events taking place each year. Visitors of all ages and backgrounds are sure to find a festivity of their liking. These are the trieds-and-trues that you will want to add to your calendars year after year.

Tifton's premier regional annual festival, the Love Affair Fine Arts Festival is held every first Saturday in May. See spectacular live musical, dance and stage performances held in Tifton's beautiful Fulwood Park and our quaint, historic downtown area.

Hosted by the Tifton-Tift County Arts Council, the Love Affair is a four-day cultural extravaganza for people of all ages and from all walks of life. Shop in the Fine Arts & Crafts outdoor galleries. Clap along with your youngsters to a live performance just for them. Stand back as kids gets creative in the hands-on arts and crafts corner. Gorge yourself on yummy sweet treats, down home barbeque, ethnic specialties, and other fun festival foods. Be sure to enjoy the Friday night Concert & Picnic Under the Stars featuring a different popular musical group each year.

Love Affair weekend is the perfect time to spend a few nights and days to get to know Tifton. Celebrate spring Tifton style!

For more information, visit the website or call Wayne Jones at (229) 391-4820.

Tifton's festivities start early with our favorite Hometown Holiday Celebration. Local volunteers, businesses, and arts groups come together to bring us all the merriment of the season. Concerts, a parade, holiday exhibits, food, a tour of homes, kids play stations, dance performances, and a special headlining act are all part of this lively downtown gala. Don't forget to have breakfast with Santa, visit his favorite reindeer, and play in the real snow!

Find your Christmas cheer at the Tifton Hometown Holiday Celebration. We promise it will last you the rest of the year!

For more information, visit the website or call (229) 391-3903.

¡Hola! La Fiesta del Pueblo is a September event honoring the heritage of Tifton's Latin-American community. Dance to the rhythm of live musical performances or see Tifton's own Latino/Hispanic dance troupe, Sabor Latino. Satisfy your taste buds with a variety of authentically ethnic delectables. Tifton's Fulwood Park comes alive for a Saturday of fun and culture to celebrate Dia de la Mujer Latina.

Appearances by groups providing special services to adults and children make La Fiesta del Pueblo truly distinctive. They include the Mexican Consulate, Girl Scouts of Southeast Georgia, migrant education advocates, and a dental van.

For more information, call the ABAC Arts Connection at 391-4820.

Exploring and honoring African and African-American heritage defines Tifton's Arts in Black festival. It is a March celebration of music, dance, food, and crafts. Festival favorites include dramatic storytelling performances, a creative poetry competition, and fun educational activities for the kids. Workshops and a health fair round out the event by providing special services and information to those in Tifton's black community.

Come enjoy Tifton's Fulwood Park and historic downtown during the blooming season and expand your cultural horizons ... come to Arts in Black.

For more information, visit the website or call the offices of Plight, Inc. at (229) 386-4360.

Step back in time to an 1870-1910 working farmstead ... visit the Georgia Agrirama Living History Museum. A scenic and relaxing day-tripper spot, the Agrirama holds several hometown family festivals throughout the year. Join costumed interpreters for the Folk Life Festival, July 4th Celebration, Halloween Carnival, Victorian Christmas, and other exciting special events.

Tifton welcomes the addition of the Georgia Agrirama Education Center — an architecturally impressive facility that houses a museum of Southern agricultural artifacts, meeting rooms, a reception hall, and Agrirama Country Store.

Munch on homemade tea cakes, pet the piggies, then sit back on the steam engine train as we show you how life used to be down on the farm.

Also, the Agrirama offers overnight, full-service recreational vehicle facilities!

For more information, visit the website or call (229) 386-3344.

Cut loose and get down and dirty at the Fall and Spring Truck & Tractor Pull. Watch two- and four-wheel trucks from Dodge, Ford, Chevrolet, and GMC battle for the best distance. Farm tractors and super stock tractors spin tires up to 100 miles per hour in pulling competition.

Held at the American Legion Fairgrounds in Tifton, this is the place to perfect your "rebel yell" and root for your favorite truck or tractor. The Tifton Truck & Tractor Pull is a fun-filled family event coordinated by the Ag Equipment Technology Club at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College.

For more information, call Tyron Spearman at (229) 386-0216.

Gaze upon southern belles from across Georgia as they vie for the title of Miss Georgia Forestry Queen. Sponsored by the Georgia Forestry Commission, this state competition awards scholarships and prizes to winners in several age categories. Georgia Forestry Queens promote and protect Georgia's number one industry, forestry.

For more information, visit the website or email the Pageant Director at forestrypageant@yahoo.com.

The Tifton-Tift County Arts Council is dedicated to creating an environment in which the arts can thrive and be available, affordable and accessible in South Georgia to people of all ages and from all walks of life. The Council brings new and unique forms of culture to this region to continue the tradition of spreading the joy of the arts to those around us. Key special events are coordinated by the Tifton-Tift County Arts Council:

Love Affair Fine Arts Festival: A four-day cultural arts extravaganza. Tifton's premier regional annual festival, the Love Affair Fine Arts Festival is held every spring. See spectacular live musical, dance and stage performances held in Tifton's beautiful Fulwood Park and our quaint, historic downtown area.
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Arts & Entertainment Series: Annual series of several live performances of international culture including music, dance, and stage plays. Become a season Arts & Entertainment Series patron and also enjoy the First Tuesday Series.
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First Tuesday Series: Appearances by highly talented local and regional musicians. All concerts take place in the beautifully restored Chapel of All Faiths located on the campus of Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College in Tifton.
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For more information about any of the above events, call Wayne Jones at (229) 391-4820.

While you enjoy your stay with us, you may like to check out other festivals and events held in the communities that surround Tifton. View the map to plan your route.

For more information about any of these area events, call Tyron Spearman at (229) 386-0216.

• Sunbelt Agricultural Expo (Moultrie): A farmer's must-see. Second week each October. Call Dian Causey, Exhibits at 229-985-1968.
• Georgia Peanut Festival (Sylvester): Let us introduce you to a grilled pb&j. Third Saturday each October. Call Sylvester Chamber of Commerce at 229-776-7718.
• Georgia Sweet Potato Festival (Ocilla): A yam good time. Last Saturday each October. Call Ocilla-Irwin County Chamber of Commerce at 229-468-9114.
• Fire Ant Festival (Ashburn): A hilarious tribute to a South Georgia nemesis. Call Ashburn-Turner County Chamber of Commerce at 229-567-2544.
• Pepper Festival (Omega): Tip your hat to the vegetable industry. Second Saturday each September. Call Omega City Hall at 229-528-4400.
• National Barbeque Festival (Douglas): A smokin' good time. First weekend each November. Call Pattie Kirkland at 912-384-4555 for BBQ festivals or call Lorri Wiggins at 912-384-5161 for downtown festivals.
• Calico Arts & Crafts Festival (Moultrie): One of the biggest and best in Georgia. Third weekend each March and November. Call Gina McDonald at 229-985-1968.
• Grits Festival (Warwick): Homage to the South's signature side dish. Held every April. Call Sam Hilliard at 881-6297 or visit www.gritsfest.com.
• Southern Wildlife Outdoor Expo (Moultrie): Hunt, fish, and be merry in March.

All this and OH SO MUCH MORE ...

The above is only a partial list of all the festivals and events held in Tifton. To see what else might be going on during your stay, refer to our community calendar.