Annual Events
Georgia Deep Woods Deer Fest: March (Threatte Center)
This first Saturday in March event started in Lakeland in 2005 in the community’s effort to raise funds for re-locating and renovating the old Lanier County school auditorium for use as a community center. The first Georgia Deep Woods Deer Fest was a hit and attracted huge crowds in the years that have followed. Wildlife displays, hunting and fishing equipment, the sumptuous wild game supper, music, and auction of firearms and hunting equipment are all part of the days agenda. Deer Fest’s highlight? The giveaway drawing for more than 50 shotguns and rifles. Deer Fest generated the funds for the auditorium project. The old structure was cut into four parts and moved through downtown Lakeland on a Sunday afternoon to a new site in February 2006. Locals turned out in huge numbers to watch “The Big Move.” The auditorium was put back together, renovated and opened the next year.
Lakeland’s Milltown Mural Motorcade: April (Downtown Lakeland & Roquemore Park)
This April event is held annually on the last Saturday in April, focused on the murals, vintage vehicles, and “the way things used to be.” The Motorcade Parade begins at 12 noon and winds its way through downtown Lakeland and back to Roquemore Park where displays and entertainment are located
Cars from the 1925 era are located for viewing, first in downtown Lakeland and then at Roquemore Park after the parade. Other motorcade activities take place at the park in the afternoon.
2011 Registration Forms:
Milltown Motorcade, 5k Run & 1 Mile Fun Run
1920′s Dog Costume Contest
This Years Schedule of Events:
8:00am – 1 Mile Run
8:30am – 5k Run
10:00am – Auto Registration
1:00pm – Antique Auto Parade, Main St.
2:00pm – Dog Costume Contest, Roquemore Park
There will be several vendors and entertainers through the day. For More Information Call: 229-482-9755
Milltown Golf Tournament: April (Circlestone Country Club) [Team Registration Form] [Hole Sponsor Form]
Sponsored by the Lakeland-Lanier County Chamber of Commerce and the Lanier County Lions Club, this golf tourney has a four-man scramble format. This event offers prizes going to the tournament’s top winners.
Hospital Foundation Fishing Tournament: May (Banks Lake)
The Lanier Health Services sponsors this competition for the benefit of Louis Smith Memorial Hospital. The bass tournament is held at Banks Lake and features 2-man teams competing for cash prizes.
Flatlander Fall Frolic: September (Various Locations)
[Exhibitor Info] [Vendor Application] [Contract 2011]
The Frolic is among South Georgia’s longest running community festivals. The event was started by the Lanier County Lions Club on Labor Day, 1971, as a one-day event. Through the years the Frolic has grown to include diverse entertainment over as many as seven days. The 40-year-old frolic includes the Country Music Show, Miss Fall Frolic Beauty Pageant, the Dawg-Gone Good Race (5k and 1-Mile Run), and Flatlanders Arts & Crafts Show. The Lions Club continues as the overall sponsor of the frolic. Flatlander Arts & Crafts Show attracts artists and craftsmen from across Georgia and other nearby states. Now produced by the Lakeland-Lanier County Chamber of Commerce, the outdoor exhibition features special activities for children, a variety of food and beverages, and stage entertainment at intervals.
Lighting of Lakeland Christmas Celebration: December (Downtown Lakeland)
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An early December event, the Lighting of Lakeland includes a variety of activities- Living Windows, Luminary at Lake Irma, the arrival of Santa Clause, the Christmas Parade, and the Lighting of the Great Tree on the Lanier County Courthouse lawn. Foods and beverages available.
