This is your guide to event-related travel in the Southeast, including festivals, tours, exhibits and more.
Georgia
Lula — North Georgia Canopy Tours offers teepee and rustic camping, zip lining, disc golf and geocaching. Tours are available during daylight hours, seven days a week. Reservations encouraged. 770-869-7272, www.northgeorgiacanopytours.com .
Clarkesville — Chattahoochee Mountain Fair, Sept. 7-15, features the Miss Chattahoochee Pageant, rides, entertainment, a petting zoo, rodeo, tractor show and children's activities, www. chattahoocheemountainfair.org .
Macon — Ocmulgee Indian Celebration, Sept. 15-16, features artists, dancers, storytellers, musicians, lifestyle demonstrations and Native American foods. www.nps.gov/ocmu .
Alabama
Gadsden — First Friday celebrations every month feature classic cars, live entertainment, special events, sales, food and artists. 256-547-8696, www.downtowngadsden.com .
Burkville — Okra Festival, Aug. 25, features fresh vegetables and other food, arts and crafts vendors, music and children's activities. 334-284-0555, www.okrafestival.org .
Ider — Mule Days, Sept. 3, features a parade, horse and mule pulls, antique tractors and cars, arts and crafts, food and children's games. 256-657-4184, www.discover lookoutmountain.com .
Florida
Amelia Island — Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off, Aug. 24-25, features barbecue competitions, arts and crafts, a beach volleyball tournament and live entertainment. 904-277-4369, www.gstailgatecookoff.com .
Panama City Beach — Lobster Festival and Tournament, Sept. 13-16, features live music, various lobster dishes, a sand sculpting contest and a divers competition. 850-235-0737, www.schooners.com .
Kentucky
Louisville — WorldFest, Aug. 31-Sept. 2, features Cooking Up Cultures food demonstrations, international music and dances, craft booths and children's activities. www.louisvilleky.gov .
Lexington — Roots & Heritage Festival, Sept. 7-9, features African-American-themed marketplace, foods, art exhibits, music film presentations and a speaker. www.rootsfestky.com .
Louisiana
Lake Charles — Arts & Crabs Fest, Aug. 18, features crab and beer tastings, an art walk and live music. 337-439-2787, www.arts andhumanitiesswla.org .
Mississippi
Biloxi — Seafood Festival, Sept. 8-9, features food, a gumbo contest, live entertainment, arts and children's activities. 228-604-0014, www.biloxi.org .
Jackson — WellsFest, Sept. 29, features music, arts and crafts, a live art auction, a 5K run and children's activities. 601-353-0658, www.wellschurch.org .
North Carolina
Manteo — The 75th anniversary of "Season of the Lost Colony," through Aug. 23, features more than 100 actors, dancers and singers in a symphonic drama that recounts the historical events leading to the mysterious disappearance of the first English colonists. 252-473-2127, www.thelostcolony.org .
Cary — Lazy Daze Arts and Crafts Festival, Aug. 25, features arts and crafts, chain saw artist demonstrations and scavenger hunt. 919-469-4061, www.townofcary.org .
Charlotte — Festival in the Park, Sept. 21-23, features crafts, performance arts and live music. 704-338-1060, www.festivalin thepark.org .
South Carolina
Charleston — Low Country Jazz Festival, Aug. 31-Sept. 2, features a lineup of musicians, including vocalist Al Jarreau. www. lowcountryjazzfestival.com .
Charleston — Fall Tour of Homes and Gardens, Sept. 27-Oct. 28, features self-guided tours of gardens, private homes, historic churches and public buildings. www.preservationsociety.org .
Tennessee
Lebanon — Wilson County Fair, Aug. 17-25, features livestock shows, motor sports events, amusement rides, fine arts and cooking demonstrations. 615-443-2626, www.wilsoncountyfair.net .
Ardmore — Crape Myrtle Festival, Aug. 24-25, features arts and crafts, homemade jams and other food, musical entertainment and children's activities. www.ardmorealtnchamber.org .
Knoxville — Boomsday, Sept. 1-2, features a fireworks show choreographed to an original soundtrack. www.boomsday.org .
Knoxville — Tennessee Valley Fair, Sept. 7-16, features exhibits, livestock shows, concert series, action sports, rides, culinary competitions and food. 865-215-1471, www.tnvalleyfair.org .
Columbia — Southern Fried Festival, Sept. 28-29, features live entertainment, arts and craft vendors, food, a 5K run, a cooking challenge and children's activities. 1-888-852-1860, www.southern friedfest.com .
Virginia
Stuart — Virginia State Peach Festival, Aug. 17-18, features concerts, craft fair, horse-drawn wagon rides and food vendors. 276-694-6012, www.patrickchamber.com .
Bealeton — Flying Circus Hot Air Balloon Festival, Aug. 18-19, features air shows and balloon rides. 540-439-8661, www. flyingcircusairshow.com .
Norfolk — Latino Music Festival, Aug. 25, features salsa, meringue and guaguanco dancing and music by local and national Latin recording artists. 757-441-2345, www.festevents.org .
Norfolk — Indie Music and Arts Festival, Sept. 8, features food, wine and performances from acoustic musicians. 757-441-2345, www.festevents.org
Floyd — Black Dog Wine & Food Festival, Oct. 13, features live bands, vendors, foods, drinks, winery tours and tastings. 540-593-2865, www.thedogs.com .
If you find a mistake in the Travel Calendar, email travelcal@ajc.com. Events are subject to change.
