The Sorghum Festival at Meeks Park is two great weekends of family fun! The historical festival started out in the 1960's has has been growing ever since. Held every October, festival events include arts, crafts, a working sorghum mill, car shows, motorcycle shows, antique tractor shows, a parade, "biskit" eating contests, pole climbing, rock throwing, log sawing, tobacco spitting,  live music, and a square dance.

While you are at the Sorghum Festival be sure to buy a quart jar of fresh golden syrup! You can search the world over and never find any that compares with North Georgia Mountain grown sorghum syrup. In early October the farms in Union County start cutting and stripping the cane. Thousands of gallons of the best syrup in the world are produced right here in Blairsville, Georgia, during October.

Every day of the festival, the oldest person attending is recognized with an award. The person traveling the greatest distance to attend the festival is also awarded a trophy. People come from all over the world to get some of Blairsville's delicious sorghum syrup. See you at the Sorghum Festival!