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==Description== |
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The festival was founded by the town's Principle Marion Lacey, Alan Aylesworth, and others. Mr. Lacey planned the festival in town to get the small businesses together and provide entertainment for the students each fall. |
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== Activities == |
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| ⚫ | The festival has arts and crafts booths, historical exhibits, concerts, entertainment, carnival rides, and |
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*[http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Great+Locomotive+Chase+Festival "Great Locomotive Chase Festival"]. ''Holidays, Festivals, and Celebrations of the World Dictionary, Fourth Edition''. 2010. Omnigraphics, Inc. Hosted at The Free Dictionary. |
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*[http://archivesspace.kennesaw.edu/repositories/4/resources/313 Great Locomotive Chase Festival promotional materials], 1979–2017, from the [https://archives.kennesaw.edu/ Kennesaw State University Archives]. |
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* Festival: Friday & Saturday - 8AM until 11:30 PM, Sunday - 12 noon until 5 PM. |
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* Little Mr. & Miss Festival Pageant: Friday – 6PM. |
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* Grand Parade: Saturday – 11AM. |
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* Miss Festival and Junior Miss Festival pageants: Saturday- 3 PM. |
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* Street dances: Friday & Saturday- 8PM until 11PM. |
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* Gospel Singing: Sunday- 8PM until 11PM. |
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<ref>http://www.adairsvillega.net/glcf.html GLCF</ref> |
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[[Category:Festivals in Georgia (U.S. state)]] |
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Latest revision as of 17:14, 30 December 2021
The Great Locomotive Chase Festival is a three-day celebration held in remembering the Great Locomotive Chase of April 12, 1862. It is held the first weekend each October in the center of downtown Adairsville, Georgia.
Description
[edit]The festival has arts and crafts booths, historical exhibits, concerts, entertainment, carnival rides, and food booths. The Grand Parade and multiple pageants are held on Friday and Saturday, as well as street dances. Gospel singing takes place on Sunday afternoon.
The festival was founded by the town's Principle Marion Lacey, Alan Aylesworth, and others. Mr. Lacey planned the festival in town to get the small businesses together and provide entertainment for the students each fall.
References
[edit]- "Great Locomotive Chase Festival". Holidays, Festivals, and Celebrations of the World Dictionary, Fourth Edition. 2010. Omnigraphics, Inc. Hosted at The Free Dictionary.
External links
[edit]- Great Locomotive Chase Festival promotional materials, 1979–2017, from the Kennesaw State University Archives.
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