Events
The Georgia Marble Festival is held on the first weekend in October every year. It is sponsored by the Pickens County Chamber of Commerce. The festivities start with the Marble Festival Road Race. The festival is held at Lee Newton park. There are several booths with vendors from across the North Georgia area. They sell handmade crafts among other things. One of the highlights is the art show. Several of the exhibits are carved marble, but there are also many paintings, photographs, and pottery. The weekends following the festival is when the Apple Festival in Ellijay, Georgia in Gilmer County is held. It has many of the same type of events.
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