Only confirmed events, or the plain truth
This Weekend in Ellijay
This page only lists what is confirmed: a recurring anchor, a dated festival, or a plain statement that nothing is confirmed yet. It is the guide's honesty check.
For the countywide calendar, the site-wide events page carries everything at once.
The confirmed anchors
What an Ellijay weekend runs on
Georgia Apple Festival weekends
Second and third full weekends of October · Lions Club Fairgrounds
The state's apple festival with 250-plus vendors, apple growers, live music, and the auto show. In October, this is the weekend in Ellijay.
Farmers and Artisans Market mornings
Saturday mornings, in season · Courthouse lot on Sand St
The Saturday market runs May through September, produce and crafts on the courthouse lot.
The honest version
Beyond the anchors
On the weekends without a festival date, the honest answer is that the downtown runs on its own calendar and the parks run on daylight. The events page carries the confirmed regional list, and the weekend events page holds the Ellijay anchors.
An editorial guide, not a listings site. Updated September 13, 2026. Real-estate guidance on this page is provided by Rob Dietrich, REALTOR® with eXp Realty, LLC.