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Plan for a Fabulous Summer with These Top 20 Events from the Southeast Tourism Society
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Plan for a Fabulous Summer with
These Top 20 Events from the Southeast Tourism Society
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Roswell, GA – April 2016 / Newsmaker Alert / Since 1985 the Southeast Tourism Society has recognized the unique, diverse and unparalleled events in the region with the Top 20 Events Program. For every month of the year, STS selects 20 events per month which represent the Southeast's down home flavor through arts and crafts, music, parades, pageantry, food, sporting competitions, live entertainment and much more.

Save the date for these upcoming summer opportunities to experience the best of the Southeast.

Read more about each event at www.TravelMediaPressRoom.com/sts/summer-2016-top-20-events.

July-September, 2016, Ice Cream & a Moovie at Chaney’s Dairy Barn, Bowling Green, KY, www.ChaneysDairyBarn.com

July 1-July 4, 2016, 55 Annual Alderson, 4th of July Celebration, Alderson, WV, www.Alderson4th.com

July 1-2, 2016, Coke Zero 400 4th of July Weekend, Daytona Beach, FL, www.DaytonaBeach.com

July 2-August 5, 2016, An Appalachian Summer Festival, Boone, NC, www.AppSummer.org

July 4, 2016, 4th of July Midnight Parade, Gatlinburg, TN, www.Gatlinburg.com/events/details.aspx?id=93

July 4, 2016, Red White, Blue & You, Lake Charles, LA, www.VisitLakeCharles.org

July 4, 2016, St. Marys Independence Day Festival, St. Marys, GA, www.St.Marys.com

July 4, 2016, Wells Fargo Red, White and Blue, Greenville, SC, www.GreenvilleSC.gov/246/Wells-Fargo-Red-White-Blue-Festival

July 8-9, 2016, 39th Annual Uncle Dave Macon Days Festival, Murfreesboro, TN, www.UncleDaveMaconDays.com

July 9, 2016, Lake Charles Symphony Summer Pops, Lake Charles, LA, www.VisitLakeCharles.org

July 14-17, 2016, Keeneland Concours d’Elegance, Lexington, KY, www.KeeneLandConcours.com

July 14-16, 2016, Virginia Lake Festival, Clarksville, VA, www.ClarkesvilleVA.org

July 15-16, 2016, Cajun French Music & Food Festival, Lake Charles, LA, www.VisitLakeCharles.org

July 15-23, 2016, Kingsport Fun Fest, Kingsport, TN, www.FunFest.net

July 15-16, 2016, 34th Annual Norfolk Waterfront Jazz Festival, Norfolk, VA, Festevents.org/events/2016-season-events/norfolkwaterfrontjazzfestival

July 16-17, 2016, 18th Annual Butternut Creek Festival, Blairsville, GA, www.ButternutCreekFestival.com

July 21-July 23, 2016, Folkmoot USA, Waynesville, NC, www.FolkmootUSA.org

July 22-31, 2016, W.C Handy Music Festival, Florence, AL, www.WCHandyMusicFestival.org

July 23, 2016, Gulf Brew, Layfayette, LA, www.AcadianaCenterForTheArts.org

July 27-July 30, 2016, Sandy Lee Watkins Songwriter’s Festival, Henderson, KY, www.SandyLeeSongFest.com

August 3-6, 2016, Shelbyville Horse Show, Shelbyville, KY, www.ShelbyvilleHorseShow.com

August 5-6, 2016, Lewisburg Literary Festival, Lewisburg, WV, www.LewisburgLiteraryFestival.org

August 5-6, 2016, Main Street Music Festival, Albertville, AL, www.MainStreetMusicFestival.com

August 5-6, 2016, Piney Chapel American Farm Heritage Days, Athens, AL, www.NorthAlabama.org/do/festivals-events/detail/piney-chapel-american-farm-heritage-days

August 8-28, 2016, Kentucky State Fair, Louisville, KY, www.KYStateFair.org

August 12-13, 2016, Bluegrass in the Park Folklife Festival, Henderson, KY, www.BluegrassInThePark.com

August 12-21, 2016, State Fair of West Virginia, Lewisburg, WV, www.StateFairOfWV.com

August 12-21, 2016, Staunton Music Festival, Stanton, VA, www.StauntonMusicFestival.org

August 13, 2016, August Concert and Wing Festival, Suwanee, GA, www.Suwanee.com

August 13, 2016, Bright Lights, Belhaven Nights, Jackson, MS, www.GreaterBelhaven.com

August 13, 2016, 16th Annual Norfolk Latino Music Festival, Norfolk, VA, Festevents.org/events/2016-season-events/latino-music-fest

August 13, 2016, YWCA Resolve Family Abuse “Girls Night Out,” Charleston, WV, www.gnowv.com

August 19-20, 2016, Asheville Wine and Food Festival, Asheville, NC, www.AshevilleWineandFood.com

August 19-20, 2016, Franklin County Watermelon Festival, Russellville, AL, www.FranklinCountyAL.org

August 19-27, 2016, Wilson County Fair, Lebanon, TN, www.WilsonCountyFair.net

August 20, 2016, Arts & Crabs Fest, Lake Charles, LA, www.VisitLakeCharles.org

August 20, 2016, Thin Mint Sprint, Suwanee, GA, ThinMintSprintlani.wix.com/-thin-mint-sprint

August 24-28, 2016, Smoky Mountain Songwriters Festival, Gatlinburg, TN, www.SMSWF.com

August 25-27, 2016, Winterville Watermelon Festival, Winterville, NC, www.WatermelonFest.com.

August 26-September 14, 2016, Perspectives: Georgia Pottery Invitational, Watkinsville, GA, www.OCAF.com

September-October, 2016, Blowing Springs Farm, Flintstone, GA, www.BlowingSpringsFarm.com

September 1-5, 2016, Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Festival, Morgan City, Louisiana, www.ShrimpAndPetroleum.org

September 1-October 9, 2016, Virginia Beach Neptune Festival, Virginia, Beach, VA, www.NeptuneFestival.com

September 2-5, 2016, North Carolina Apple Festival, Hendersonville, NC, www.NCAppleFestival.org

September 3-5, 2016, Marietta Art in the Park, Marietta, GA, www.ArtParkMarietta.com

September 9-10, 2016, Oka Kapassa Native American Festival, Tuscumbia, AL, www.OkaKapassa.org

September 9-11, 2016, Holley LS Fest 7, Bowling Green, KY, www.LSFest.com

September 9-11, 2016, KY State BBQ Festival, Danville, KY, KentuckyBBQFestival.com

September 9-11, 2016, MainStrasse Village Oktoberfest, Covington, KY, www.MainStrasse.org

September 9-18, 2016, Tennessee Valley Fair, Knoxville, TN, www.TNValleyFair.org

September 10-11, 2016, 35th Annual Biloxi Seafood Festival, Biloxi, MS, www.Gulfcoast.org/event/35th-annual-biloxi-seafood-festival/4483

September 13-18, 2016, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Bardstown, KY, www.KYBourbonFestival.com

September 16-18, 2016, 35th Annual Arts in the Heart of Augusta Festival, Augusta, GA, www.ArtsInTheHeartOfAugusta.com

September 16-18, 2016, Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion, Bristol, VA/TN, www.BristolRhythm.com

September 17-18, 2016, Ocmulgee Indian Celebration, Macon, GA, www.nps.gov/ocmu

September 17-18, 2016, Suwanee Fest, Suwanee, GA, www.SuwaneeFest.com

September 22-25, 2016, Benson Mule Days, Benson, NC, www.BensonMuleDays.com

September 23-24, 2016, Ascension Hot Air Balloon Festival, Gonzales, LA, www.AscensionBallooning.com

September 24, 2016, A taste of Clarkesville, Clarkesville, GA, TasteOfClarkesville.com

September 30-October 30, 2016, Ruby Falls’ Haunted Cavern, Chattanooga, TN, www.HauntedCavern.com

Southeast Tourism Society, www.SoutheastTourism.org, 770-542-1523. Events can also be found on Escape to the Southeast.

Media Contact:
Wendy Thomas
770-542-1523 
Southeast Tourism Society

About Southeast Tourism Society
The Southeast Tourism Society (STS) is dedicated to promoting and developing tourism in its member states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. In 1985, in recognition of the unique, diverse and unparalleled events in the region, STS began the Top 20 Events award program. A Top 20 Award seeks to bring more publicity and recognition to the best events in the Southeast, whether it be media, attendees or both! STS selects the Top 20 events, per month, and publishes them on a quarterly basis. Learn more about Southeast Tourism Society at www.SoutheastTourism.org.

Southeast Tourism Society

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Publishing Dates: 04/12/1606/12/16
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