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17oct11:00 am4:00 pm2026 Gainesville Chicken Festival
2026 Gainesville Chicken Festival Date: Saturday, October 17, 2026 Time: 11 am – 4:00 pm Location: Lake Lanier Olympic Park, 3105 Clarks Bridge Rd, Gainesville Cost: see website for details For more
Date: Saturday, October 17, 2026
Time: 11 am – 4:00 pm
Location: Lake Lanier Olympic Park, 3105 Clarks Bridge Rd, Gainesville
Cost: see website for details
For more info: ExploreGainesville.org
(Saturday) 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
17oct7:30 pm9:00 pmStar "Hike" - Oct 2026-Don Carter State Park
Star “Hike” – Don Carter State Park, Gainesville A star-gazing “hike” using telescopes guided by experts, Dr. Joseph Jones and Jim Wyrosdick. Three telescopes will be set up along the route.
A star-gazing “hike” using telescopes guided by experts, Dr. Joseph Jones and Jim Wyrosdick. Three telescopes will be set up along the route. The “hike” through the night sky starts on the Ecliptic Line Trail, beginning in the southwest with a near first-quarter moon and moving east toward Saturn.
Date: Oct 17
Time: 7:30 pm to approximately 9:00 pm
Location: Don Carter State Park – 5000 N. Browning Bridge Rd., Gainesville
Cost: Free event with $10 daily Parking Pass.
Contact info – 678-450-7726
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(Saturday) 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
october
17oct8:00 am2026 Saturday Walking Club - Cumming
2026 – Saturday Walking Club, Cumming Date: Saturdays Time: 8 a.m. Location: Big Peach Running Co., Vision Drive (in front of fountain), Cumming City Center, 423 Canton Rd. Cost: For more info: www.bigpeachrunningco.com.
Date: Saturdays
Time: 8 a.m.
Location: Big Peach Running Co., Vision Drive (in front of fountain), Cumming City Center, 423 Canton Rd.
Cost:
For more info: www.bigpeachrunningco.com.
(Saturday) 8:00 am
17oct8:00 am2026 Saturday Group Run/Walk, Gainesville
2026 Group Run/Walk, Gainesville This event is led by Big Peach Running Co., Gainesville. Dates/Times: Saturdays at 8 am Location: Saturdays at Farm House Coffee, 118 SE Jesse Jewell Pkwy.
This event is led by Big Peach Running Co., Gainesville.
Dates/Times: Saturdays at 8 am
Location: Saturdays at Farm House Coffee, 118 SE Jesse Jewell Pkwy.
Cost:
For more info: www.bigpeachrunningco.com.
(Saturday) 8:00 am
Farm House Coffee
118 SE Jesse Jewell Pkwy
17oct7:30 pm9:00 pmStar "Hike" - Oct 2026-Don Carter State Park
Star “Hike” – Don Carter State Park, Gainesville A star-gazing “hike” using telescopes guided by experts, Dr. Joseph Jones and Jim Wyrosdick. Three telescopes will be set up along the route.
A star-gazing “hike” using telescopes guided by experts, Dr. Joseph Jones and Jim Wyrosdick. Three telescopes will be set up along the route. The “hike” through the night sky starts on the Ecliptic Line Trail, beginning in the southwest with a near first-quarter moon and moving east toward Saturn.
Date: Oct 17
Time: 7:30 pm to approximately 9:00 pm
Location: Don Carter State Park – 5000 N. Browning Bridge Rd., Gainesville
Cost: Free event with $10 daily Parking Pass.
Contact info – 678-450-7726
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(Saturday) 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
18oct12:00 pmBicycling-Sunday North Hall Rides
Sunday North Hall Rides, Gainesville. Bicycling on rural roads averaging 17-18 mph at steady pace, 30-45 miles. Rolls out Sundays from Haynes RD Date(s): Sundays Time: noon Location: Haynes
Bicycling on rural roads averaging 17-18 mph at steady pace, 30-45 miles. Rolls out Sundays from Haynes RD
Date(s): Sundays
Time: noon
Location: Haynes Rd., Gainesville
For more info email: velocraig@hotmail.com.
(Sunday) 12:00 pm
20oct7:00 pm2026 Tuesday Group Run/Walk, Gainesville
2026 Group Run/Walk, Gainesville This event is led by Big Peach Running Co., Gainesville. Dates/Times: Tuesdays, 7 pm; Saturdays at 8 am Location: Tuesdays at NoFo Brewing Company, 434 High
This event is led by Big Peach Running Co., Gainesville.
Dates/Times: Tuesdays, 7 pm; Saturdays at 8 am
Location: Tuesdays at NoFo Brewing Company, 434 High St.; Saturdays at Farm House Coffee, 118 SE Jesse Jewell Pkwy.
Cost:
For more info: www.bigpeachrunningco.com.
(Tuesday) 7:00 pm
24oct8:00 am2026 Saturday Walking Club - Cumming
2026 – Saturday Walking Club, Cumming Date: Saturdays Time: 8 a.m. Location: Big Peach Running Co., Vision Drive (in front of fountain), Cumming City Center, 423 Canton Rd. Cost: For more info: www.bigpeachrunningco.com.
Date: Saturdays
Time: 8 a.m.
Location: Big Peach Running Co., Vision Drive (in front of fountain), Cumming City Center, 423 Canton Rd.
Cost:
For more info: www.bigpeachrunningco.com.
(Saturday) 8:00 am
24oct8:00 am2026 Saturday Group Run/Walk, Gainesville
2026 Group Run/Walk, Gainesville This event is led by Big Peach Running Co., Gainesville. Dates/Times: Saturdays at 8 am Location: Saturdays at Farm House Coffee, 118 SE Jesse Jewell Pkwy.
This event is led by Big Peach Running Co., Gainesville.
Dates/Times: Saturdays at 8 am
Location: Saturdays at Farm House Coffee, 118 SE Jesse Jewell Pkwy.
Cost:
For more info: www.bigpeachrunningco.com.
(Saturday) 8:00 am
Farm House Coffee
118 SE Jesse Jewell Pkwy
25oct12:00 pmBicycling-Sunday North Hall Rides
Sunday North Hall Rides, Gainesville. Bicycling on rural roads averaging 17-18 mph at steady pace, 30-45 miles. Rolls out Sundays from Haynes RD Date(s): Sundays Time: noon Location: Haynes
Bicycling on rural roads averaging 17-18 mph at steady pace, 30-45 miles. Rolls out Sundays from Haynes RD
Date(s): Sundays
Time: noon
Location: Haynes Rd., Gainesville
For more info email: velocraig@hotmail.com.
(Sunday) 12:00 pm
27oct7:00 pm2026 Tuesday Group Run/Walk, Gainesville
2026 Group Run/Walk, Gainesville This event is led by Big Peach Running Co., Gainesville. Dates/Times: Tuesdays, 7 pm; Saturdays at 8 am Location: Tuesdays at NoFo Brewing Company, 434 High
This event is led by Big Peach Running Co., Gainesville.
Dates/Times: Tuesdays, 7 pm; Saturdays at 8 am
Location: Tuesdays at NoFo Brewing Company, 434 High St.; Saturdays at Farm House Coffee, 118 SE Jesse Jewell Pkwy.
Cost:
For more info: www.bigpeachrunningco.com.
(Tuesday) 7:00 pm
31oct8:00 am2026 Saturday Walking Club - Cumming
2026 – Saturday Walking Club, Cumming Date: Saturdays Time: 8 a.m. Location: Big Peach Running Co., Vision Drive (in front of fountain), Cumming City Center, 423 Canton Rd. Cost: For more info: www.bigpeachrunningco.com.
Date: Saturdays
Time: 8 a.m.
Location: Big Peach Running Co., Vision Drive (in front of fountain), Cumming City Center, 423 Canton Rd.
Cost:
For more info: www.bigpeachrunningco.com.
(Saturday) 8:00 am
31oct8:00 am2026 Saturday Group Run/Walk, Gainesville
2026 Group Run/Walk, Gainesville This event is led by Big Peach Running Co., Gainesville. Dates/Times: Saturdays at 8 am Location: Saturdays at Farm House Coffee, 118 SE Jesse Jewell Pkwy.
This event is led by Big Peach Running Co., Gainesville.
Dates/Times: Saturdays at 8 am
Location: Saturdays at Farm House Coffee, 118 SE Jesse Jewell Pkwy.
Cost:
For more info: www.bigpeachrunningco.com.
(Saturday) 8:00 am
Farm House Coffee
118 SE Jesse Jewell Pkwy
Georgia’s Official Chicken Cook-Off will be held Oct. 17 at Lake Lanier Olympic Park.
Backyard and professional BBQ teams compete. Details:
www.exploregainesville.org/gainesville-chicken-festival/
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