The City of Euharlee is hosting The Euharlee Covered Bridge Fall Festival and 5K the weekend of October 26-28, 2012 in Historic Downtown Euharlee at Frankie Harris Park. This years Fall Festival has been expanded to a three-day event to include a 5K road race sponsored by Georgia Power Plant Bowen, a historic Ghost Walk sponsored by the Euharlee Historical Society and Johnny Mitchell's Smokehouse, nighttime headline concerts and additional performances by local talent from area schools and the community at large.
The festival will also include children's activities, food and beverage concessions, arts and crafts vendors with some additional attractions and activities still in development. “Frankie Harris Park is a such a beautiful venue with significant acreage able to accommodate a large scale event supporting multiple vendors, activities and live entertainment. Extending the festival over three days gives residents and visitors more flexibility in attending the festival and provides greater financial impact for the community in general,” said Trish Sullivan, Euharlee City Manager.
The inaugural Covered Bridge 5K sponsored by Georgia Power Plant Bowen is planned for Saturday morning beginning at 8:00 am, with participants enjoying a beautiful scenic run with a start and finish in downtown Euharlee.
Anyone interested in participating in the festival as a vendor, entertainer, sponsor or community volunteer is asked to contact Samantha Berry, festival coordinator.
Euharlee Press and Festival contact:
Samantha Berry, festival coordinator
Berry's Best Events
Email: mcberry2002@gmail.com
Phone: 404/277-9268
About Euharlee, Georgia:
Euharlee is located 9 miles east of Cartersville, Georgia in Bartow County. This historic city with deep Native American roots boasts archaeological evidence tracing the areas earliest occupation to around 800 BC. The historic Euharlee district seen today was settled in the late 1830's around several mills with ruins still visible today. The city was chartered as Euharleyville in 1852 and finally as Euharlee in 1870. The name Euharlee is derived from the Cherokee word Yuhali, which is a corruption of the Creek tribal name Eufaula describing the sound made by the flowing creek running through Euharlee and means, “She laughs as she runs.” Euharlee is also home to Georgia's oldest covered bridge built in 1886 and listed on the National Historic Registry.
