The Weekend Guide – Events around Coweta County on October 1-2
From Staff Reports
This weekend’s headliner events in the area include Main Street Newnan’s Market Day, One Roof’s Fashion Show Fundraiser, The Cotton Fair, the FERST Annual Lewis Grizzard and Catfish Memorial Bike Ride, and the 12th Annual Bluegrass & BBQ.
Below is the calendar for October 1-2.
October 1, SATURDAY
• Main Street Newnan Market Day
10 am to 2 pm, mainstreetnewnan.com. The market showcases a variety of handmade, homemade, and homegrown products created by local artisans, artists, and farmers. It features over 50 unique booths with new vendors and one-of-a-kind items each month.
• BBQ, White Oak Presbyterian Church Annual Fundraiser
11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Proceeds support missions. Plates, BBQ, Stew. Homemade desserts sold separately. 2796 Gordon Rd., Senoia, 770-253-7904, whiteoakarp.org.
• Coweta County Genealogical Society Library Open House
8 Carmichael St., Newnan from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., behind the Newnan Campus of the University of West Georgia. If you have any questions please contact us at [email protected]. please email [email protected]
• One Roof’s Fashion Show Fundraiser
1 to 4 p.m. at Unity Baptist Church, 311 Smokey Road. Tickets only $15 and include light refreshments. Tickets available at door or in advance through Eventbrite. All proceeds benefit One Roof Outreach. Tickets are non-refundable. For more information, or to volunteer, please email [email protected]
October 1-2, SATURDAY-SUNDAY
• The Cotton Fair, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., 18830 Hwy. 85, Gay GA 30218
Admission: Adults (13-64) $10, Seniors (65+) $9, Active Duty Military ($9), Children (7-12) $5, Children (Under 7) Free. The Cotton Fair has been a staple in the community of Gay, GA for over 50 years. Each year during the first weekend of May and October, the Craft Festival brings a bustling crowd into this historic town. The festival is a chance to discover unique, skilled artisans and one-of-a-kind antiques – it feels like stepping back in time.
October 2, SUNDAY
• FERST Annual Lewis Grizzard & Catfish Memorial Bike Ride
8 a.m., beginning at the Moreland Mill. Each ride registration sends a book every month for a year to a child from birth to five years old in Coweta County. You may pay your registration fee, ride October 2, 2022 and receive a commemorative t-shirt. If you choose the virtual option, you may register, ride any length before October 2, post pictures on Facebook, and a t-shirt will be mailed to you. Cue sheets for a ride beginning at the Moreland Mill will be available. Register HERE.
• Coweta Samaritan Clinic’s 12th Annual Bluegrass & BBQ
4:30 to 7:30 p.m. in former Papp Clinic Parking Lot. Join them as they get “fancy like” BBQ in a parking lot, hanging with your friends and raising money for a good cause! In addition to a delicious meal catered by Dunc’s BBQ Kitchen, this year’s Bluegrass & BBQ will feel much more like the old days with tents, tables, decor, signature cocktails, and, of course, the beer truck! Visit https://www.cowetasamaritanclinic.org/ for more info.
• A Musical Celebration of Fall with The Masterworks Chorale
2:30 p.m. at The Nixon Center. Performance will featuring Russell Wilson oboe, Robert Givens violin and other guest instrumentalists. 1525 Lower Fayetteville Rd., Newnan, thenixoncentre.net, masterworkscommunitychorale.com
