Plan Your Weekend in Pickens: October 23-26, 2025 | Hometown Roots Concert Series, Apple Harvest Dinner, & More!

Get ready for a full weekend of Fall in Pickens County, GA! Join us to hear Macartney Reinhardt & Brandon Stone Jr live in Talking Rock, enjoy trivia & a beer, or get cookin’ with Chef Melissa’s Apple Harvest Dinner at Woodbridge General Store! Explore local favorites, discover new events, and make the most of Autumn in the North Georgia Mountains!

THURSDAY 10/23

4PM: Farm Bureau Storytime, Pickens County Library

5PM: Open Mic Night w/ RustedMelody, Talking Rock Brewery

5:30PM: Yoga w/ Karen Dobson, Pickens County Rec Department

6:30PM: Karaoke, I Love NY Pizza & Bar

7PM: Poker, Rocco’s Pub

FRIDAY 10/24

Pumpkin Patch – Corn Maze – Hay Rides, Beargrass | Sept 13-Nov 2

10AM: BINGO with Friends, Pickens County Library

9AM: Daniel Defense Days, Appalachian Gun & Pawn

5PM: “Apple Harvest Dinner” with Chef Melissa Hass (ticketed), Woodbridge General Store

6PM: Jeremy Dean Live!, Old Mulehouse

6PM: Hearth & Harmony: Spooky Cocktails & Lauren Jordan Live, Fainting Goat Vineyards

7PM: Hard Hitting Trivia, Talking Rock Brewery

7PM: Trivia, Pendley Creek Brewery

7PM: The Miracle Worker (ticketed), Pickens High School Theater Department

7PM: Fear Ridge Fall Festival, Bear Ridge Paintball

8PM: Live Music: Sly Band, Rocco’s Pub

SATURDAY 10/25

Pumpkin Patch – Corn Maze – Hay Rides, Beargrass | Sept 13-Nov 2

8AM: Yoga w/ Karen Dobson, Pickens County Rec Department

9AM: Daniel Defense Days, Appalachian Gun & Pawn

9AM: Jasper Farmers Market, Lee Newton Park

10AM: Petoberfest, Rocco’s Pub

11AM: The First Annual Timber Fest, The Timbers on Blackwell Creek

10AM: Fall Market, The Lodge at Old Mill

11AM: Open for Tours ($5 Admission; ages+12), The Old Jail

11AM: Sketchy Friends of Pickens, Talking Rock Park

1PM: Pumpkins & Petals Party | A Floral Workshop (ticketed), Honeysuckle Florist

1:30PM: Live Music: Drew Ashworth, Fainting Goat Vineyards

2:30PM: Live Music: Pat Coletta, Canoe Vineyard & Winery

3PM: Trunk-or-Treat at Sharptop, Sharptop Distilling Company

Halloween is almost here, and we’re teaming up with the Pickens Freedom Cruisers for an afternoon full of cars, costumes, and candy!

Join us Saturday, October 25th from 3–6 PM in our big parking lot at 104 N Main Street, Jasper for the Downtown Trunk R Treat!

This is a free family event — bring the kiddos in costume, check out the decked-out classic cars, grab some candy, and enjoy a fun fall afternoon in downtown Jasper! There will be trophies for People’s Choice, Best Decorated Vehicle, and a Kid’s Choice Award too.

3PM: The Miracle Worker (ticketed), Pickens High School Theater Department

4PM: Live Music, Talking Rock Brewery

4PM: PMG Annual Zombie Fest, Lee Newton Park

4PM: Hometown Roots Concert Series, Blackwater Station

Bring your blankets & lawn chairs! It’s going to be a cozy night for all acoustic sound from some of your local emerging artists and a BIG WELCOME HOME to our own Talking Rock Homegrown Artist, Macartney Reinhardt!!

3p: Venue opens – food, merchandise, more!
3:30p: Artist Meet n Greet4:00p: Seth Cronic (4:00p – 5:00p)
5:00p: Brandon Stone, Jr. (5:00p – 6:00p)
6:15p: Macartney Reinhardt (6:15p – 7:30p)

6PM: Whitestone Junction Live!, Old Mulehouse

7PM: The Miracle Worker (ticketed), Pickens High School Theater Department

7PM: Fear Ridge Fall Festival, Bear Ridge Paintball

7:30PM: 3rd Annual Halloween Party, Hive & Vine

6PM: Live Music, I Love NY Pizza & Bar

8PM: Live Music: Andrews Brother Dueling Pianos, Rocco’s Pub

9PM: Pumpkin Carving Contest Entry DEADLINE/ Voting Begins, Woodbridge Inn & Tavern

SUNDAY 10/26

Pumpkin Patch – Corn Maze – Hay Rides, Beargrass | Sept 13-Nov 2

12PM: Tom Blair (Blair OutLoud) Live!, Old Mulehouse

1:30PM: Live Music: Randy Dobson, Fainting Goat Vineyards

2PM: Live Music: Tim O’Donovan, Canoe Vineyard & Winery