Join the Eatonton-Putnam County Library for Movie Monday at the library!  This week's showing is Charlie & the Chocolate Factory. Light refreshments and beverages will be provided.

Don’t miss this event!

Dive into a magical storytime at the Eatonton-Putnam County Library! This mermaid-themed session offers an engaging experience with enchanting stories, lively songs, and creative crafts.

It's the perfect activity for kids aged 5 and under.

Join Clover Craft Studio on August 30th for a creative No School Art Day from 9:00am to 12:00pm! Kids will dive into an artistic adventure with axolotl canvas painting, habitat building, and more exciting activities.

This drop-off event promises a morning full of fun and creativity. Please RSVP to secure your spot, and don’t miss out on the sibling discount for families with multiple participants. A snack will be provided to keep everyone energized and inspired. Clover Craft Studio can’t wait to see your little artists there!

Come spend your evening at Rock Eagle to celebrate the end of summer and start of the new school year! Enjoy a water slide, games, dancing, and concessions! This event runs from 6 to 9 PM is the cost is $5 per person. Children under 4 can enter for free with a paying adult. Don’t miss out!

Let your art out and join Clover Craft Studio for an Inside Out Open Studio on July 31st! All open studio projects will still be available and the playroom and craft room will be open. Head over to Clover Craft Studio for this event (while supplies last)!

Join the Greene County Library for a performance by Jerry White!

Families, musicians, and fireflies will head to Town Park on the last weekend in July for the Firefly Festival celebrating the end of summer. 

FRIDAY KIDS NIGHT, JULY 26, 2024!

Join Madison Main Street on Friday night for "kids’ night" at Firefly. Bring the kids for a night of fun with stilt walkers, music, bubbles, face painters, fun inflatables, creative kids crafts, and family entertainment–all in the park from 6:00-8:00 pm. Sorry, no coolers allowed on Friday night. This is a ticketed event, kids pay $5 each, parents are free. Your ticket includes all activities within the park! The Firefly Kids Night is a 12 and under event.

SATURDAY ’DATE NIGHT’ CONCERT, JULY 27, 2024!

On Saturday evening, join Madison Main Street as they host a ’date night’ in Town Park. This year The Sensational Sounds of Motown band is back!! The concert is from 7:00–9:30 p.m., with gates opening at 6:00 p.m. This is a ticketed event; tickets are $15 at the gate. Kids must be accompanied by a parent or guardian, kids 13 and under come in for free when accompanied. All tickets are sold at the gate–there are no pre-sales.

Come early to claim your favorite spot on the Great Lawn. Blankets, chairs, and coolers are all welcome on Saturday night–there are no food vendors on site. A limited number of tent spaces are available for rent for $25, please call Madison Main Street to reserve your spot. Lawn tent spaces will be reserved on a first-come, first-served basis. 

If you don’t feel like sitting on the lawn this time around, reserve a Gazebo Terrace table and treat your guests to take-out from one of our nearby downtown eateries. A Gazebo Terrace table is $100 and includes four concert tickets. Each table comes with four chairs (ask about room for two ’bring your own’ chairs), firefly lights, and a small cooler of ice to keep your beverages chilly. Tables can be reserved through Madison Main Street at (706) 752-7945 or email. 

Head over to the Greene County Library for a Back to School Bash on July 27th!

Let your art out and join Clover Craft Studio for a Fairy Gardens Open Studio on July 27th! All open studio projects will still be available and the playroom and craft room will be open. Head over to Clover Craft Studio for this event (while supplies last)!

Families, musicians, and fireflies will head to Town Park on the last weekend in July for the Firefly Festival celebrating the end of summer. 

FRIDAY KIDS NIGHT, JULY 26, 2024!

Join Madison Main Street on Friday night for "kids’ night" at Firefly. Bring the kids for a night of fun with stilt walkers, music, bubbles, face painters, fun inflatables, creative kids crafts, and family entertainment–all in the park from 6:00-8:00 pm. Sorry, no coolers allowed on Friday night. This is a ticketed event, kids pay $5 each, parents are free. Your ticket includes all activities within the park! The Firefly Kids Night is a 12 and under event.

SATURDAY ’DATE NIGHT’ CONCERT, JULY 27, 2024!

On Saturday evening, join Madison Main Street as they host a ’date night’ in Town Park. This year The Sensational Sounds of Motown band is back!! The concert is from 7:00–9:30 p.m., with gates opening at 6:00 p.m. This is a ticketed event; tickets are $15 at the gate. Kids must be accompanied by a parent or guardian, kids 13 and under come in for free when accompanied. All tickets are sold at the gate–there are no pre-sales.

Come early to claim your favorite spot on the Great Lawn. Blankets, chairs, and coolers are all welcome on Saturday night–there are no food vendors on site. A limited number of tent spaces are available for rent for $25, please call Madison Main Street to reserve your spot. Lawn tent spaces will be reserved on a first-come, first-served basis. 

If you don’t feel like sitting on the lawn this time around, reserve a Gazebo Terrace table and treat your guests to take-out from one of our nearby downtown eateries. A Gazebo Terrace table is $100 and includes four concert tickets. Each table comes with four chairs (ask about room for two ’bring your own’ chairs), firefly lights, and a small cooler of ice to keep your beverages chilly. Tables can be reserved through Madison Main Street at (706) 752-7945 or email. 

Head over to the Green County Library for some storytelling with Debra Strahorn! There will be songs, fingerplays, rhythms, and rhymes so make sure to attend!

Let your art out and join Clover Craft Studio for an Axolotl Adventures Open Studio on July 19th! All open studio projects will still be available and the playroom and craft room will be open. Head over to Clover Craft Studio for this event (while supplies last)!

Prepare to be amazed and delighted as the incredible magician Brian Robert brings his spectacular magic show to the Greene County Library! Join the library for an afternoon of wonder, laughter, and mind-blowing illusions that will leave you spellbound.

Let your art out and join Clover Craft Studio for a Super Slime Open Studio on July 13th! All open studio projects will still be available and the playroom and craft room will be open. Head over to Clover Craft Studio for this event (while supplies last)!

Join Dough Daddy Dough for the Putnam County Dairy Festival on June 1st! Hosted by the Pilot Club of Eatonton, GA, the annual Putnam County Dairy Festival is an exciting day for the whole family. As a tribute to the dairy industry and local dairy families, the festival acknowledges the success of Putnam County as a leading dairy county in Georgia.

There is also a 5k that takes place during the Putnam County Dairy Festival!

The festival engenders a feeling of good will and civic pride. Along with the festival, many other activities are planned which bring visitors and families back to the community such as class reunions, family gatherings, etc.

Vendor Line Up For The Putnam County Dairy Festival!

Dough Daddy Dough

Join us to send off our varsity baseball team to the state championship game!! Our Gators will be departing Gatewood at 10:15am sharp, please arrive a few minutes early to grab a spot along Phillips Drive!

Make signs, honk horns, ring bells to get them pumped for their games! We hope to see you there!

GO GATORS!!!

Oconee Brewing Company

Hey dads! Text your fellow dads: OBC is going to have a Woodys Inflatables bounce house this weekend! 12:30pm to 6pm on Sunday May 12. Give that woman a break!!!! Happy Wife, Happy Life!

PS You’re welcome :)

Oconee Brewing Company

Hey dads! Text your fellow dads: OBC is going to have a Woodys Inflatables bounce house this weekend! 12pm to 5pm on Saturday. Give that woman a break!!!! Happy Wife, Happy Life!

Join The Plaza Arts Center for their After School Theater Program, Onstage Outreach! Partnering with The Arts Barn, they are offering a FREE program for middle school students looking to enhance their performing arts skills.

This program will run on Wednesdays from March 6 to May 8, but spots are limited so sign up now via the button below. Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity to showcase your talents on stage!

Join Dough Daddy Dough for Madison Fest! Madison’s blooming azaleas and dogwoods herald the coming of a new season, but the celebration of spring hits full throttle on Saturday April 27 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Town Park with the 25th Annual Madison Fest—a free family-friendly event featuring spring flowers, garden plants, handmade arts and crafts, regional food, creative crafting activities, and great live music all day long!

LOOK FORWARD TO ACTIVITIES INCLUDING:

Among the crafters, Madison Fest will showcase distinctive, handmade work and wares of over 75 local and regional crafters, artists and designers selling everything from pottery, woodwork, and jewelry, to handcrafted soaps, candles, preserves, locally grown alpaca yarn and much more. In addition, shop for hardy perennials that will stand up to our summer heat! One-of-a-kind gifts abound—relax and explore!

Ice Cold Beer on the Gazebo Terrace, Amici will sell you an icy cold beer to enjoy on a warm spring day. Beer is on sale from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on the Gazebo Terrace.

Check out a variety of Tasty Festival Food at the Second St. food court—grab a bite to eat and sit down to listen to great live music all day long from the Second St. Music Stage! The music starts at 10:00 a.m., be sure to check it out! 

Kids of all ages are invited to drop into the free Crafting Tent to create their own handmade masterpiece. 

This year during Madison Fest, The Madison Artists Guild is hosting a one-day Plein Air Paint Out in the beautiful Downtown Madison! Painting will begin at or after 9:00 a.m. on April 27 and last until 2:00 p.m. when all of the artwork will come to the Town Park Pavilion for judging and awards. Artwork will be on display (and for sale) from the Pavilion from 2:00 until 4:00 p.m. For more information, or to sign up to paint go to www.TheMadisonArtistsGuild.org.

Discover what the sun really looks like with Charlie Elliott Astronomy, a chapter of the Atlanta Astronomy Club, as they show you the sun through specialized and safe solar viewing telescopes. You'll be able to look for all sorts of solar activity such as sunspots and solar flares. Drop by to see what the closest star is doing in real time today!

Meet David Burke of Tailshakers. Stop by and look into the eyes of some of Georgia’s native reptiles. On display will be venomous and non-venomous snakes as well as turtles, tortoises, and an American alligator.

Madison Fest is dedicated to supporting and encouraging the makers and the growers in the region, and to simultaneously offering visitors a unique festival experience. For additional information on Madison Fest 2024, visit MainStreetMadisonGA.com, Main Street Madison Georgia on Facebook, mainstreetmadisonga on IG, or call (706) 752-7945.

One great festival–all wrapped up with unique artwork, tasty food, excellent live entertainment, fun stuff for kids, and first-rate shopping!

Get ready to support our local youth at Circle Ranch's Young Artisans Market on April 27th! Discover unique products created by talented artisans aged 6 to 18 at Farmview Market in Madison, GA. Don't miss the opportunity to shop for one-of-a-kind gifts and support young entrepreneurs in our community.

Who: Students ages 6-18

When: Saturday, April 27, 2024, 10AM-2PM

Where: Farmview Market, 2610 Eatonton Road, Madison, GA 30650

Set Up: Saturday, 4/27/24, 8:00AM–9:30AM. Set up must be finished by 9:30AM

Product/s: All items will go through an approval process.

Photo: Upon completing the application, text a photo of the product/s you plan to make and sell to 470-651-1653.

Fee: $5.00 due at set up on Saturday, April 27 (no refunds)

Join the Eatonton-Putnam County Library for Tween Cosplay & Anime Day! Learn Japanese, watch popular anime, and read Manga! Light refreshments provided.

RSVP by clicking the button below or scanning the QR Code above! Enter the Cosplay Contest for a chance to win prizes. Entry forms can be found at the circulation desk. For more information, please contact the Eatonton-Putnam County Library at (706) 485-6768.

Join The Plaza Arts Center for their After School Theater Program, Onstage Outreach! Partnering with The Arts Barn, they are offering a FREE program for middle school students looking to enhance their performing arts skills.

This program will run on Wednesdays from March 6 to May 8, but spots are limited so sign up now via the button below. Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity to showcase your talents on stage!

Unleash your inner musician at Music Makers! Join the Greene County Library on April 22nd at 3pm for a fun and interactive workshop where elementary aged kids can learn the art of songwriting. Get ready to create your own musical masterpiece! Call the Greene County Library for more information at (706) 453-7276.

Join Pretty Girlz Fitness PGF LLC on Saturday, April 20th for a special fitness and nutrition session just for kids ages 8-15! With a limit of 25 participants, boys and girls can enjoy a fun workout along with learning how to make healthy snacks and lunches. Lunch and snacks will be provided. Don't miss this opportunity to get active and learn about healthy eating habits. Call 706-623-3341 for more details.

The Arts Barn and The Plaza Arts Center are teaming up for the THIRD annual Coffee House Series! Submissions are now open for the February Coffee House event, which will kick off at 7pm. All proceeds from this event will go towards the Broadway Intensive program.

They are anticipating a high volume of submissions, so make sure to get your entries in on time. While perfection is not required, they are looking for quality and preparation. They can't wait to see what you have in store!

Don't miss the exciting Mocha House event presented by The Plaza Arts Center and The Arts Barn, taking place at Sylvia's: A Supernatural Coffee Bar on April 19th! Doors open at 6:45, with the show starting at 7pm. This event is open to students in fifth grade and above - come and join in the creative fun! Others are welcome to come and enjoy the show!

Looking for a night out without the kids? Saltamacchio's Tang Soo Do Karate School is hosting their monthly Parent's Night Out and Kids Movie and Pizza Event! Open to the entire community, this event is geared towards children ages 4 to 12.

Enjoy a night to yourselves while your kids have a blast watching a movie and enjoying pizza with their friends. Join us for a fun-filled evening that has been a community favorite for over 15 years!

Sign up On-Line today by clicking the button below!

Join The Plaza Arts Center for their After School Theater Program, Onstage Outreach! Partnering with The Arts Barn, they are offering a FREE program for middle school students looking to enhance their performing arts skills.

This program will run on Wednesdays from March 6 to May 8, but spots are limited so sign up now via the button below. Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity to showcase your talents on stage!