This is a big

week for festivals. Tyrone will celebrate Founders Day all week, while

the Shakerag and Old Town Sharpsburg festivals will take place this weekend.

There will be lots of food to consume, lots of arts and crafts to peruse

and lots of entertainment to enjoy.

Founders Day

got underway last night with the carnival down at Shamrock Park. The carnival

will be up through the end of the festival on Saturday night. The midway

will be open from 5-11 p.m. each night through Friday and from 10 a.m.-11

p.m. on Saturday. For $15 an armband can be purchased good for unlimited

rides. On Saturday, the armband can be used either from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

or from 6-11 p.m.

Other events

during the Founders Day celebration are the Taste of Tyrone and Tyrone

Star Search at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, an ice cream eating contest at 6:30

p.m. and a karaoke contest at 7:30 p.m. Saturday kicks off with a 5K road

race, a one-mile fun walk and a one-mile fun run at 8 a.m. Arts and crafts

exhibits and food vendors will be open from 9 a.m.-11 p.m. and the entertainment

will run from 10 a.m.-11 p.m. There will be a parade at 2 p.m., Mike Rogers

Band performing from 7-9:30 p.m., fireworks at 9:30 p.m. and Tommy Ray

Gurley from 9:45-11 p.m.

During these

events some of the local streets will be closed. Senoia Road, Castlewood

Road, Briarwood Road, Palmetto Tyrone Road, and Arrowwood Road will be

closed between 7:45 and 8:45 a.m. Senoia Road will be closed from 1:45-3

p.m. for the parade.

The Peachtree

City Recreation Department is sponsoring the 26th Annual Shakerag Arts

and Crafts Festival on Saturday, Sept. 21 and 22. Nestled in the pines

on Shakerag Knoll, off McIntosh Trail, this festival offers free admission,

food, entertainment, and children's activities in addition to a vast array

of arts and crafts. Vendors come from Georgia and the entire southeastern

region. Familiar country crafts, clothing, paintings, wood items, furniture,

stained glass, jewelry and soft sculpture all blend to make a varied and

creative show.

"Get started

on Christmas shopping," says Susan Taylor, Event Coordinator. "There

is something for everyone. Come enjoy our food, entertainment and wonderful

wares."

This event

will be open to the public from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and from

Noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday. Some familiar vendors will be returning and

can be found at their usual site. New vendors will be introducing unusual

arts and crafts for you to purchase. Children are always welcome and there

is a special section "just for kids." Pony rides, moonwalk,

games and other activities are located in the children's area.

Spend the weekend

in rustic Fayette County leisurely shopping and enjoying our autumn celebration.

For more information, call Susan Taylor at 770-631-2542.

Old Town Sharpsburg

will have over 100 vendors at their festival this weekend. Among the many

arts and crafts on sale at the festival will be whirligigs, sand art,

puppets, seasonal crafts, handmade jewelry, handpoured candles, edible

candy art and much more. Many local civic organizations will also be on

hand running food booths that will feature kettle corn, smoked wings,

BBQ ribs, gyros, shaved ice, Philly Cheesesteaks, fried green tomatoes

and more.

Also present

this weekend at Old Town Sharpsburg will be tree climbing instructor Abe

Winters back for his 11th consecutive year. Winters will be climbing the

famous 100-year-old oak tree. The Sons of the Confederate Veterans will

also be at the festival signing people up and answering questions about

confederate history, while the Ladies Auxiliary, the Order of Robert E.

Lee, will have a breakfast both days at 8 a.m. On Sunday morning at 9

a.m. Turin Baptist Church will hold a non-denominational service.

The weekend

will also include clogging, music and non-stop entertainment. What is

new this year is that there will be no through traffic during the festival.

The festival area will be a pedestrian zone from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. each day.

Those who need to pick up heavy objects will still be allowed to do so

though.

As you can

see, there will be plenty of good eating and good browsing going on this

weekend at the many festivals in the area.

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