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Annual The White County Helen Arts & Heritage Center

Events History Museum/White County in Alpine Helen is a non-profit
Helen Arts & Heritage Center
Historical Society
The White County History Museum is in
the old courthouse on the Cleveland square member organization specializing in
providing art education services to
and is home to the White County Historical the community. The center operates
Society. The building was constructed by primarily with the aid of volunteers
January and has an art gallery and gift shop
• Annual Winter Wino Carnival a local contractor using local labor and
handmade bricks beginning in 1859 and filled with artwork made exclusively by
February is now on the National Register of Historic local artisans.
• Fasching Places. It was used by the White County The center offers a wide variety of
• Fireside Arts & Crafts Show government until 1964 when a new, year-round art classes, hosts five arts &
• Sylvan Valley Celtic Festival modern courthouse was completed just crafts festivals each year, has its own fully
March south of the square. operational pottery studio and is the
• Taste of The Town The museum houses artifacts that depict only organization of its kind in Georgia
• Annual Trout Tournament life in the North Georgia mountains for to offer art workshops to military
• Spring Wine Highway Weekend the past 150 years, a large collection of veterans throughout the year at no cost.
• JeepFest genealogical records and newspapers from The gallery serves many area artists
• Magical Easter Eggstravaganza the late 1800s to the present. The museum through its sale of art and is common

April is open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday ground for artists seeking a quiet and
relaxed place to master their skills and
• Spring Fest through Saturday. Admission is free and share interests and ideas with fellow
• Appalachian Rod Run parking is available on the square. working artisans.
May Courthouse Square 25 Chattahoochee Strasse
• WineFest Cleveland, GA 30528 Helen, GA 30545-3500
• Annual Pig Out Barbecue 706-865-3225 706-878-3933
• 9th Annual Southern Worthersee whitecountyhistoricalsociety.com helenarts.org
June
• Helen-Atlantic Hot Air-Ballon Race
• BavarianFest
• Lavender Fest
July
• Fireworks at Dusk
• Show & Shine for Cystic Fibrosis Car Show
August
• GarlicFest
• CrushFest
• Folk Pottery Show & Sale
• Destination Helen Motorcycle Rally

September
• Oktoberfest
• Agri-Fest/County Market & Pottery Comes to Town

October
• Oktoberfest
November GEORGIA’S WINE CAPITAL
• Festival of Trees
• Holiday Lighting of the Village of Helen
• Christkindlmarkt
December
• Christmas in the Mountains Parade
• Nacoochee Village Christmas
• New Year’s Eve Dropping of the Edelweiss

For a complete Calendar of Events Listing, visit-
whitecountychamber.org
or call 706-865-5356.

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