WIN: A FAMILY PASS TO ATLANTA HISTORY CENTER

FALL FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL 
SEPTEMBER 27TH FROM 10:30AM-4:30PM

A highlight among Atlanta’s fall festivals, the Fall Folklife Festival at the Atlanta History Center marries the Southern ways of good food, local brews, friends, family, and the joy of making memories.

Guests spend the day exploring the sprawling 33 acre campus and learning how Southerners practiced sustainability while preparing for the changing of the seasons in years past.

With a cool crisp feeling in the air, attendees experience and participate in an assortment of activities in the museum and at the 1860s Smith Family Farm.

The heart of the festival takes place at the 1860s Smith Family Farm. Various demonstrations teach the practices of time-honored crafts and sustainability – essentials of the antebellum lifestyle. Presentations include cooking and canning, using crops grown in the center’s historic gardens, and the art of metal work, located in the fully operational blacksmith shop.

Other hands-on activities give visitors a thorough understanding of the tasks needed to prepare for the colder months ahead. Guests can participate in the on-going candle-dipping station.

Woodworking activities teach not only the necessity of this skill during the 1860s, but also the creativity that went into sawing and shaping the material.

Families are sure to stop by the petting zoo to learn about farm animals, give kids their first feel of an angora rabbit, and capture that picture-perfect moment.

Nature lovers can explore the Atlanta History Center's six Historic Gardens situated around the campus providing a beautiful display of autumn plants and colorful leaves, the classic fall setting.

Find out why food just seems to taste better in the South. Guests explore the diverse history and culture of Southern food through demonstrations and discussions, scheduled throughout the day.

Don’t miss; Award-winning author Joseph Earl Dabney talks about the history of moonshining. Dabney wrote two books on the subject; Mountain Spirits: A Chronicle of Corn Whiskey and the Southern Appalachian Moonshine Tradition and More Mountain Spirits: A Continuing Chronicle of Southern Appalachian Corn Whiskey, Wines, Ciders and Beers.

Inside the Atlanta History Museum, guests may explore the award-winning exhibition, Shaping Traditions: Folk Arts in a Changing South. This exhibition illustrates aspects of “A Handmade Life”- pottery, woodwork, textiles, metalwork, and foodways.   

For a complete festival experience, enjoy live musical performances while indulging in delicious local refreshments. Atlanta’s favorite food truck vendors provide tasty treats for purchase, and selection local craft beer is available at cash bars.  

This program is free to members; included in the cost of general admission for nonmembers. 

We went to the Smith Family farm and to the barn, the corn field, and the fire pit. It was a lot of fun! The last thing we went to was the museum. We saw the Native American exhibit which was cool because we are studying that at school now. 

That's what I did this AWESOME weekend. I hope you enjoy it too."

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Macaroni Kid has a Family Pass (2 Adults & up to 4 Children) to Give Away!

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