Festival season returns to Colorado County with Gedenke, Magnolia Days

The annual Gedenke! Festival in Weimar is set to return for Mother’s Day weekend, May 1113.

As Weimar prepares to celebrate 150 years, the festival will be filled with lots of entertainment including music, a barbecue cook-off, pie content and auction, a parade, car and tractor show, food, games, mixed drinks, vendors and more.

The Gedenke! Festival takes place near the Boys & Girls Club in Weimar on Jackson Street.

Find Gedenke! on Facebook and visit weimarchamber.com/ Gedenke or contact the Weimar Area Chamber of Commerce for sponsorship information and to stay up to date on all things Gedenke!

Be sure to check out the special pullout section in the May 10 edition of The Citizen that will include musical line up information, schedule of events and more for Gedenke!

Magnolia Days Festival

The 2023 Magnolia Days Festival will return May 19 -20 in downtown Columbus. As the city prepares to celebrate 200 years, the festival this year is filled with free live concerts, shopping, food, historic property tours, beer and wine, a Family Fun Zone, car show and much more.

Follow Magnolia Days Festival on Facebook, visit magnoliadays. org or contact the Columbus Chamber of Commerce for updates and sponsorship information on MDF.

Be sure to check out the May 17 edition of The Citizen for the special MDF pullout section with information on the 2023 Magnolia Belles, musical lineup, maps, schedule of events and more.