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SHOPPING & DINING EVENTS

comfort foods. Byron’s restaurants serve up the sweet Events
taste of home, and our location on I-75 ensures you also L OCAL & REGION AL
have the convenience of your favorite fast food and
casual dining Have a Sweet Time
chain restaurants.
Create your BATTLE OF BYRON – MAY
own culinary Enjoy some of the wackiest competitions you’ll ever
tour of Middle see. 478-956-2409 or 888-686-3496, www.byronga.com/battle.cfm
Georgia, starting GEORGIA PEACH FESTIVAL – JUNE
with barbecue. Celebrate Byron’s reputation
Whether pork, GeorgiaBob’s BBQ as Georgia’s premier peach-
beef or chicken, growing region with parades,
the barbecue here is an event. Try a plate of concerts, arts and crafts, the
Southern hand-pulled pork in a tangy vinegar-based Miss Georgia Peach pageant,
sauce from GeorgiaBob’s Barbecue capped off with a and the World’s Largest Peach
dish of made-from-scratch banana pudding to die for. Cobbler. 478-825-4002,
If it’s Southern family-style cuisine you crave, you’ll www.gapeachfestival.com
find some of that at our barbecue restaurants, but HALLOWEEN TRICK-OR-TREATING – OCTOBER
definitely check out the 478 Country Buffet with its Trick-or-treat along Main Street and be part of the
ample selection of Halloween Costume Contest.
chicken, potatoes, BYRON CHRISTMAS PARADE – DECEMBER
vegetables and desserts Santa and Mrs. Claus and a line of festive floats
(selection changes daily) parade through Byron on the first Saturday of December.
and great service. And Around the Byron Region…
478 Country Buffet And while food in
Byron trends toward FESTIVAL OF CAMELLIAS – FEBRUARY
Southern and barbecue, you can also enjoy Mexican Each day in February at Massee Lane Gardens in Fort
Valley heralds these beautiful blooms at their peak.
classics such as carnitas, fajitas, chalupas and www.americancamellias.com
quesadillas at Casa Mexico. PEACH BLOSSOM FESTIVAL – MARCH
Go back to a sweeter time when you order a fresh Celebrate the arrival of the first peach blossoms at
sandwich, salad, or soup for lunch or a “dinner to go” Lane Southern Orchards in Fort Valley.
from The Drugstore www.lanesouthernorchards.com/event/peach-blossom-festival
Deli in downtown JAILHOUSE ALLEY ART SHOW – SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER
Byron. The building This annual Show and Sale features original paintings,
once served as the stationery packs, and calendars by local artists.
local pharmacy www.peachchamber.com/jailhouseart.cfm
and was a favorite GEORGIA NATIONAL FAIR – OCTOBER
gathering place The Georgia National Fair in Perry appeals with
for generations Casa Mexico livestock shows, food, midway rides, concerts and
of Byronites. nightly fireworks. georgianationalfair.com

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