Your Next Favorite Weekend Starts Here
October 15-18, 2026
Make room for a little time in Pickens. Whether you’re heading out with friends, welcoming visitors, or seeing where the weekend takes you, our guide puts local happenings in one place. Explore what’s happening on Thursday through Sunday and find something worth adding to your calendar!
THURSDAY 10/15
10:30AM: Senior Autumn Social, Pickens County Library
5PM: Sassafras October Writers Meeting, Pickens County Library
5PM: Open Mic Night, Talking Rock Brewery
5:30PM: Yoga with Karen, Pickens County Recreation Department
6PM: Karaoke Night, I Love NY Pizza & Bar
7PM: Texas Hold’em, Rocco’s Pub
FRIDAY 10/16
6PM: Hearth & Harmony: Daiyaan Winston, Fainting Goat Vineyards
6PM: Live Music: Mark Miller, Old Mulehouse
7PM: Trivia, Pendley Creek Brewery
7:30PM: Haunted Hills Farm Trail & Hayride (ticketed)
8PM: Live Music: The Mixon Boys, Rocco’s Pub
9PM: Karaoke Night, Sidelines Grille
SATURDAY 10/17
7:30AM: Jasper Farmers Market, Lee Newton Park
8AM: Yoga with Karen, Pickens County Recreation Department
9AM: 32nd Annual Talking Rock Heritage Days Festival (ticketed), Downtown Talking Rock, GA
10AM: Appalachian Oddities Market (ticketed), Chattahoochee Tech – Appalachian Campus
10AM: Tate Depot Model Railroad Open House, Historic Tate Depot
1:30PM: Live Music: Scott Clayton, Fainting Goat Vineyards
2PM: Live Music: Guy Nelson – The Minstrel, Canoe Vineyard & Winery
2PM: Live Music: John Kinsey, Cairn View Winery
4PM: Live Music: Gabe Myers, Talking Rock Brewery
4PM: Downtown Live – The Hometown Stage, Perrow Park
6PM: Live Music: Rusted Melody, Old Mulehouse
7:30PM: Haunted Hills Farm Trail & Hayride (ticketed)
8PM: Live Music: Outside The Perimeter, Rocco’s Pub
SUNDAY 10/18
9AM: 32nd Annual Talking Rock Heritage Days Festival (ticketed), Downtown Talking Rock, GA
12PM: Live Music: Whiskey Magnolia, Old Mulehouse
1:30PM: Live Music: Berry Fleming, Fainting Goat Vineyards
2PM: Paint & Sip with Grace & Glory (ticketed), Fainting Goat Vineyards
2PM: Live Music: Tim Piano Man Morgan, Cairn View Winery
2PM: Live Music: Dawn Loves Nash, Canoe Vineyard & Winery
2PM: Live Music: Backbeat Brothers, Rocco’s Pub
7:30PM: Haunted Hills Farm Trail & Hayride (ticketed)
In the Spotlight: Event Lineups
32nd Annual Talking Rock Heritage Days Festival
Saturday:
9AM: Opening Ceremony
9:30AM: Adrian Stover
11:30AM: Roadkill Rangers
3:30PM: Cox Johnson Band
Sunday:
8:30AM: Sunrise Service
11AM: Jordan Denton
2PM: Carpte Capital Cloggers
3:15PM: Silent Auction & Community Quilt Raffle
Appalachian Oddities Market – The Wall Street Barber Stage
1PM: Live Music: Mountain City Mavericks
4:30PM: Costume Contest
6PM: Raffle
Downtown Live – Hometown Stage
Bettin’ On The Mule
Solo Lowit
Headliner: Erin Kirby
📷 LNKD Curios & Appalachian Oddities Market
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