The 5th annual Forest Heights Blueberry Festival takes place across the Forest Heights neighborhood, with Holly Court acting as a central hub, to celebrate and raise funds for the Community Blueberry Project. Since the project started, more than 200 blueberry bushes have been planted within Forest Heights and surrounding neighborhoods. The day-long festival begins with a BikeAthens Blueberry Rally for Kids and Big Berry 5K and Fun Run/Walk at 9:30 a.m. There is a blueberry cook-off at 11 a.m., with homesteading demonstrations (beekeeping, chickens 101, canning, landscape design and invasive plant removal) taking place from 1–4 p.m. The Blueberry Jam kicks off the second wind of the festival at 5:30 p.m. with performances by Bishop & Co., Brownie Jazz & Blues, Fawney Rig, Nony1 and Normaltown Sound Machine.
WHO: Forest Heights Blueberry Festival
WHEN: Saturday, May 31, 9:30 a.m.–9:30 p.m.
WHERE: Forest Heights Neighborhood
HOW MUCH: FREE!
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