The Malpass Brothers and Always Loretta (a tribute show featuring Emily Portman and the original Coalminers band)

October 15, 2026 at 7 p.m.

Step into an enchanting evening as the spellbinding Molly Tuttle graces the stage at her exclusive one-night-only event! On October 16, 2026, at 7:00 PM, immerse yourself in a musical journey woven with threads of bluegrass magic and innovative flair. With her extraordinary guitar skills and poetically rich vocals, Molly will captivate your senses and invite you into her world of harmoniously combined melodies.

TANYA TUCKER: A DEFINING VOICE OF COUNTRY MUSIC

Edgy. Classic. Country. A modern-day legend and a two-time 2020 GRAMMY® winner, Tanya Tucker continues to inspire generations of artists with her unmistakable voice and fearless spirit. In 2023, she was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, cementing her place among the greatest icons in country music history.

Born in Seminole, Texas, Tanya burst onto the scene at just 13 years old with her first hit, the now-classic “Delta Dawn” in 1972. Since then, she has amassed 23 Top 40 albums and an incredible 56 Top 40 singles, including 10 No. 1 hits on the Billboard country charts. Her timeless songs include “Soon,” “Two Sparrows in a Hurricane,” “It’s a Little Too Late,” “Trouble,” “Texas (When I Die),” “If It Don’t Come Easy,” “Strong Enough to Bend”, and many more.

Tanya’s career is decorated with numerous accolades, including two CMAs, two ACMs, and three CMT Awards. In 2020, she won two GRAMMY® Awards for Best Country Album (While I’m Livin’) and Best Country Song (Bring My Flowers Now). That same year, Fantasy Records released Tanya Tucker – Live From The Troubadour, capturing her historic, standing-room-only performance at the legendary venue.

Her remarkable career resurgence was the subject of the 2022 Sony Pictures Classics documentary, The Return of Tanya Tucker, Featuring Brandi Carlile, which The New York Times praised for showcasing her enduring talent and emotional depth. The following year, she made her acting debut in the Paramount original film, A Nashville Country Christmas, starring alongside Academy Award® winner Keith Carradine.

Beyond music, Tanya has left her mark in the world of spirits with Tanya Tucker’s Cosa Salvaje Tequila, now available in the U.S. states and Canada, with expansion growing daily. To order, visit CosaSalvajeTequila.com.

For more on Tanya Tucker, visit TanyaTucker.com and follow her journey as she continues to inspire fans worldwide.

Appalachian Brew and Music Festival

Saturday, October 24, 2026

11am-5pm

60+ Breweries

Unlimited Tasting

Souvenir Glass

Music and Vendors

Enjoy a Beer Garden - a relaxed area to enjoy the festival! 

Admission:

Early Bird - $45 (until June 1st)

Advanced Tickets- $55 (June 2nd - October 23rd)

Gate Admission - $60 (October 24th)

Shuttle services to the campgrounds and hotels will be available.

Haunted Pioneer Village

October 29, 30 & 31

6:30 pm - 9:30 pm

$5 per person (Must be 6 and older to enter. Ages 6 - 12 must be accompanied by an adult)

Halloween at the Fairgrounds

Friday, October 31st

5pm-8pm

Free Admission

Join the City of Hiawassee for Trick or Treating fun at the Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds! Bring your little ghosts & goblins to show off their costumes and get lots of candy from local businesses. It's sure to be a spooktacular time! 

Enter the costume contest! Age categories are:

Birth-2

3-4

5-8

9-12

13-19

Adults 20+

Family or Groups

Rodney Carrington is a multi-talented comedian, actor, singer and writer playing sold-out shows around the world as one of the top 10 highest-grossing touring comedians for the past two decades.

A platinum-recording artist, Rodney's recorded eight major record label comedy albums, followed by three albums on his own record label, Laughter's Good Records. Rodney is fresh off the release of his latest album, "Get Em Out," (released 2019) which hit #1 on iTunes. His album "Here Comes the Truth” (released 2017) climbed to #3 on the comedy charts, accruing tens of millions of streams on Spotify and even spawned a Netflix special.

Rodney broke through with his major label comedy CD debut "Hangin' With Rodney” in 1998. The next few years saw nine more Top 10 comedy albums: Live, Morning Wood, Nutsack, Greatest Hits, King of the Mountains, El Nino Loco, C'mon Laugh You Bastards, Laughter's Good and The Hits, all of which continue to receive radio airplay and regularly place on the national comedy charts. “Hangin' With Rodney” and "Morning Wood” earned RIAA gold record certification, and his Greatest Hits (a double CD) album reached platinum status. Rodney also released “Make it Christmas” which features his original song “Camouflage and Christmas Lights," a tribute to our military.

Rodney also added "author" to his list of accomplishments with the release of his book “Rodney Carrington, Coming Clean'' published by Hatchette Books.

Over the years, he's starred in his own TV sitcom, “Rodney", which ran for two seasons on ABC, co-wrote and co-starred with Toby Keith in the feature film, “Beer for My Horses,” which won the Tex Ritter Award from the ACM, and starred in his own Netflix special "Here Comes The Truth.” Rodney's also appeared on countless other TV shows, including the ACA (American Country Awards), hosting the American Country New Year's Eve Live show on FOX, and won "Supporting Character of the Year” from the CMT Music Video Awards for his appearance on the Trace Adkins' music video “I Got My Game On."

Theirs has been one of the most distinctive and timeless sounds in the music industry for over 50 years, and now The Oak Ridge Boys are bringing their American Made Farewell Tour across the country for an unforgettable night of entertainment for the entire family.

The show will feature many of the group’s country hits and two pop smashes, songs that earned them Grammy, Dove, CMA, and ACM awards, as well as garnering a host of other industry and fan accolades.

Mountain Country Christmas in Lights 2026 is a holiday treat for the entire family at the Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds in Hiawassee, GA along the shores of beautiful Lake Chatuge in the Northeast Georgia mountains. The Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds will transform into a spectacular, magical holiday walk through light show immersed in Christmas music, arts and crafts, food, fun, entertainment, photo opportunities, train rides, and a visit with Santa Claus!  

Event runs 6pm-9pm every Thursday, Friday, & Saturday from November 26 - December 12th. Open EVERY night from December 17th - 23rd! (closed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day) 

*Special Drive Thru on Christmas Eve! We will open from 6pm-9pm. There will be no magic show, train rides, or craft vendors. This is strictly a drive thru event. Santa will obviously be at the North Pole preparing for his big night. 

Admission will be $25 per car - CASH ONLY. Because we will have limited staff we can not process credit cards, so please pay with cash. 

Step back in time to the electric era when boom boxes ruled the world and glam was not just a style, but a way of life. On November 28, 2026, at 7:00 PM, immerse yourself in the epitome of 80s nostalgia with the Guardians of the Jukebox, at a performance that promises to ignite your inner dancing queen or king. This Atlanta-based 1980s tribute band transforms venues with a burst of vibrant energy, outshining a mere arena rock concert, morphing into the ultimate 80s prom and a soulful group therapy session all rolled into one soaring event.

Dubbed as an "80s juggernaut," their musical voyage sweeps you to the heart of the decade, offering sonic and visual experiences unlike any other. Expect to relive the glory years where MTV screens shimmer, and a hit parade of blissful pop anthems, rebellious rock beats, infectious new wave tracks, and elegant new romantic tunes reign supreme.

Iconic American band, THREE DOG NIGHT, now celebrating its 6th decade, boasts

some of the most astonishing chart statistics in popular music with 21 consecutive

Billboard Top 40 hits, including 3 #1 singles and 12 straight RIAA Certified Gold LP

Three Dog Night continues to perform over 80 shows a year - thrilling multigenerational

audiences by delivering those larger-than-life songs with customary impeccable

harmonies over a hard-driving rock and roll foundation.

This year, Three Dog Night will release Enter its first studio album in nearly 40 years.

Again working with Bill Cooper from the original production team, Hutton and the band

present a body of eclectic material, this time including songs penned by Hutton. The

project was recorded at Canyon Hut studios, adjacent to the house in Laurel Canyon Los

Angeles that Danny purchased from shock rocker Alice Cooper over 4 decades ago.

THREE DOG NIGHT’s Top 40 Hits include;

“Mama Told M (Not to Come)”, “Joy to the World”, “Black and White”, “Shambala”,

“Easy To Be Hard”, “An Old Fashioned Love Song”, “One”, “The Show Must Go On”,

“Never Been To Spain”, “Eli’s Coming”, “The Family of Man”, “Liar”, “Celebrate”,

“Out In The Country”, “Pieces of April”, “One Man Band”

2027 Show Schedule to be Announced

2027 Show Schedule to be Announced