Location
Ridge Ferry Park
- 363 Riverside Pkwy NE, Rome, GA 30161
Featured Events
We CARE Vet Fair™: Northwest Georgia Event
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
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Over 120 Community Partners
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Full VA Staff Onsite
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Free Medical Evaluations
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Bring Your DD214
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25 New Partners this year
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Don’t Miss It – Share with Friends
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Celebrate Women Veterans Day

Cave Spring Arts & Crafts Festival
The Cave Spring Arts and Crafts Festival is one of the largest festivals in Northwest Georgia – featuring two-dimensional art and three-dimensional art, food vendors, children’s activities and a festive atmosphere.
Enjoy a variety of vendors, eat lunch, go in the cave, take a cool dip in the purported 2nd largest “swimming hole” in Georgia, see the 2-story log Cabin that belonged to Cherokee Avery Vann before 1838, visit upscale and antique shops in Cave Spring, Plan a lovely day driving through the lush valleys of Northwest Georgia to Cave Spring, only 16 miles from Rome and about 75 miles from Atlanta, Chattanooga, and Birmingham.
Cave Spring Arts & Crafts Festival
The Cave Spring Arts and Crafts Festival is one of the largest festivals in Northwest Georgia – featuring two-dimensional art and three-dimensional art, food vendors, children’s activities and a festive atmosphere.
Enjoy a variety of vendors, eat lunch, go in the cave, take a cool dip in the purported 2nd largest “swimming hole” in Georgia, see the 2-story log Cabin that belonged to Cherokee Avery Vann before 1838, visit upscale and antique shops in Cave Spring, Plan a lovely day driving through the lush valleys of Northwest Georgia to Cave Spring, only 16 miles from Rome and about 75 miles from Atlanta, Chattanooga, and Birmingham.
Downtown Rome Free Concert Series – July
Location
- Downtown Rome
- Broad Street, Rome, GA
Downtown Rome Hosts a Free Concert Series This Summer!
- All Events held in Downtown, Rome
- Concerts are outdoors, bring a chair for seating
- Concerts start at 7 pm
- Vendors on site
- Shop & Dine downtown before the concert
- Free concert made possible thanks to downtown businesses & property owners
Meet the Magic: Live Character Event
Location
- Forum River Center
- 301 Tribune Street, Rome, GA 30161
More Info
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Join us at the Forum River Center for the Meet the Magic: Live Character Event featuring live performances, meet & greets with your favorite characters, themed activities, dance parties, singalongs, and fun for the whole family!
Doors open at 9:45 AM and the Meet & Greet begins at 10:00 AM; concessions will be onsite for purchase.
Children ages 2 and under are free. Costumes are encouraged for children ages 10 and under, and guests with special needs of any age are welcome to dress up.
Event Schedule
- 10:15 AM — Clubhouse Dance Party
- 10:45 AM — Keepy Uppy Adventures
- 11:15 AM — Superhero Training
- 11:45 AM — Tales As Old As Time
- 12:15 PM — Wayfinder Adventures
- 12:45 PM — Frozen Singalong
- 1:15 PM — Superhero Dance Party
- 1:50 PM — Grande Finale Showcase
All guests must have a ticket to enter. This includes both children and adults. (Children ages 2 and under are free and don’t need tickets). Costumes are encouraged for children ages 10 and under, and guests with special needs of any age are welcome to dress up.
Date
- Oct 02 - 03 2026
Time
- All Day
GEORGIA MUSHROOM FESTIVAL
Our program includes day and night (UV) mushroom forays, demos and hands-on workshops on how to grow mushrooms at home, cook with mushrooms and how to use the power of mushrooms to heal.
Our expert mycologists will teach how to find and identify local wild and medicinal mushrooms.
Our eclectic vendors can be found in VENDOR VILLAGE and our FOOD COURT chefs offer up creative menus.
We will have a fun, interactive, child friendly weekend.
For entertainment, local bands will perform at BLUEGRASS FRIDAY and the MUSHROOM JAM as in previous years.
Please check out our website Georgia Mushroom Festival where we will periodically update our program and other details . You’re also welcome to join our GEORGIA MUSHROOM FESTIVAL Facebook group.
Our expert mycologists will teach how to find and identify local wild and medicinal mushrooms.
Our eclectic vendors will be in VENDOR VILLAGE and our FOOD COURT chefs offer up creative menus.
For entertainment, local bands will perform at BLUEGRASS FRIDAY and the MUSHROOM JAM as in previous years.