Bluegrass Festival Headin’ Home Fest coming to Swainsboro next week

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It’s happening next week! Music lovers, join us for the 3rd annual Headin’ Home Fest bluegrass music festival at the Georgia Sports Arena in Swainsboro, GA!

The bluegrass festival will kick off Wednesday, October 23rd, and run through Sunday morning, October 27. Bring the whole family out to enjoy some exciting bluegrass music in the gorgeous fall weather next week!

Headin’ Home Fest is hosted by the family band Headin’ Home from Bloomingdale, GA (the 2024 Georgia State Bluegrass Band Champions!). The 5-day event will feature a world-class lineup of top touring bluegrass bands from all over the country: The Kody Norris Show, The Little Roy & Lizzy Show, Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road, The Edgar Loudermilk Band, Backline, The King James Boys, Daryl Mosley, Deano Graham & The Grass Wagon Revival, Line Creek, The Brothers Five, and host band Headin’ Home.

Other activities will include a variety of craft and music vendors, nightly raffles and prizes, a silent auction, instrument giveaways, and campfire jamming. The Georgia Sports Arena offers the perfect facility with its gigantic, covered steel pavilion, onsite restaurant, and 216 RV hookups. There’ll be some delicious food served at the restaurant right beside the stage for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. For RV’ers, the campground features spacious sites with water and electric hookups, and a clean bathhouse with showers. Day tickets and weekend tickets are available; come for a day or bring your camper over and stay the whole time to enjoy everything from the stage performances to the all-night campground jams!

Wednesday night, October 23, will kick off the festivities with a free 5 p.m. potluck dinner and open stage featuring local talent. Thursday, Friday, and Saturday the stage shows run from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. each day. Bring your lawn chair, bring your instrument if you want to join in the jamming, bring your children and grandchildren, and come join the fun! Tickets can be purchased now in advance or at the gate. Children under 10 are free, and youth aged 10-15 are half price with a paying adult! To make your ticket and campsite reservations in advance, call or text Libby at 912-432-5885, or reserve online at headinhomefest.com.

Headin’ Home Fest 2024 is proudly sponsored by The Forest-Blade, CLT Towing & Transport, Randy Wood Guitars, Smith Farm Supply, Central Fence Co., Hometown Family Dental, 88 Keys Piano, Lessons With Marcel, Banjo Ben Clark’s General Store, DX Print & Mail, Calton Cases, D’Addario, Paige Capos, and GoldTone Music Group.

So join us next week for the 3rd Annual Headin’ Home Fest at the Georgia Sports Arena! We can’t wait to see you in just a few days for some good, down-home pickin’ and grinnin’!