Swainsboro, Georgia USA
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
2008 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Saturday, April 26
Venue: Downtown
Circle K Club Pine Tree Breeze Bicycle Ride
Registration: 7:30 AM Ride Begins: 8:00 A.M.
Venue: Country Club
McLeod Bridge Road
Pine Tree Golf Tournament 8 A.M.
Venue: Auditorium
Pine Tree Beauty Pageants
Sponsored by Swainsboro Rotary Club 10 A.M. to 5 P.M.
9 Categories Ages: Newborn to Age 21
Venue: East Georgia College
Pine Tree Festival Flower Show
3:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M.
Sponsored by the Seedling Garden Club
Venue: Country Club
McLeod Bridge Road
Pine Tree Golf Tournament 8 A.M.
Saturday, May 3
Venue: Emanuel County Farm & Home Museum
Museum Road next to Fairgrounds
Open House & Tractor Show
Tuesday, May 6
Venue: Swainsboro Recreation Department Complex
McLeod Bridge Road
Open for FFA & Timber Expo Equipment Arrival 8 A.M. to 5 P.M.
Wednesday, May 7
Venue:Swainsboro Recreation Department Complex
McLeod Bridge Road
State FFA Forestry Field Day
Registration 8:30 A.M.
Welcome & Hot Topics 10 A.M. (Public is invited)
Competition 10:30 A.M. to 12:30 P.M.
Lunch for FFA Competitors & Advisors 1:00 P.M.
Awards 2:00 P.M.
FFA Closing Remarks: 2:30 P.M.
Open For Vendors, Exhibitors & Timber Expo Equipment Arrival 3:00 to 6:00 P.M.
Thursday, May 8
Venue: Swainsboro Recreation Department Complex
McLeod Bridge Road
Lumberjack Show 9:00 A.M. (Students Only)
Lumberjack Show 11:00 A.M. (Students Only)
Timber Expo Gates Open 12 Noon
Vendors and Arts & Crafts
Civil War Camp Reenactment
Live History Demonstrations
Swainsboro Fire Department Smoke House
Georgia Forestry Community Mobile Classroom Exhibit
Gates Closed to Public 4:30 P.M.
Thursday Night, May 8th
Venue: Swainsboro Recreation Department Complex
McLeod Bridge Road
Governor Perdue to sign HB 1211 (Public invited) 4:00 PM
Georgia Forestry Association Regional Meeting (Invitation Only)
Registration begins: 5:00 P.M.
Visit Exhibits: 5:30 to 6:00 P.M.
Lumberjack Show for GFA Members & Dinner Attendees 6:00 P.M.
Georgia Forestry Association Dinner 7:00 P.M.
Friday, May 9
Venue: Swainsboro Recreation Department Complex
McLeod Bridge Road
Timber Expo Ticket Gates Open 8:00 A.M.
Lumberjack Show 9:00 A.M.
Lumberjack Show 11:00 A.M.
Vendors and Arts & Craft
Civil War Camp Reenactment
Live History Demonstrations
Swainsboro Fire Department Smoke House
Antique Car Show
Georgia Forestry Community Mobile Classroom Exhibit
Lumberjack Show 7:00 P.M.
Evening Entertainment--"Sam's Drive-In" Concert 8 P.M.
Gates Close 11:00 P.M.
Saturday, May 10
Venue: Downtown Swainsboro
Knotty Pine Race
Registration 7:30 A.M. Race Starts 8:00 A.M. next to Catered Creations
Sponsored by Swainsboro Kiwanis Club
WXRS "Grill-Off" begins 8:00 A.M.
Downtown Pavilion
Awarding of the Pine Tree Jacket (Grand Marshall) 10:00 A.M.
Downtown Pavilion
Parade Begins 11:00 A.M.
Directed by Swainsboro Shrine Club
WXRS Lawnmower Racing 2:00 P.M.
Downtown Pavilion
Second Saturday Art Stroll 5:00 P.M.
Downtown
Saturday, May 10th
Venue: Swainsboro Recreational Department Complex
McLeod Bridge Road
Timber Expo Gates Open 8:00 A.M.
Vendors, Exhibits, and Arts & Crafts
Civil War Camp Reenactment
Georgia Forestry Community Mobile Classroom Exhibit
Swainsboro Fire Department Smoke House & "Haz-Mat" Unit Demonstration 1:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M.
Georgia Southern Raptor Center Demonstration 1:00 P.M. to 6 P.M.
Lumberjack Show 2:00 P.M.
Antique Car Show & Competition
Life Star Helicopter Touchdown 2:00 P.M.
Lumberjack Show 3:00 P.M.
Georgia Forestry Commission Helicopter "Waterdrop" 2:00 P.M. to 4 P.M.
Lumberjack Show 5:00 P.M.
Gates Close 6:00 P.M.
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A - Recreational Complex
B - Emanuel County Home and Farm Museum
C - Emanuel Arts Center
D - Downtown Pavilion / Boneyard
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