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Dearly Departed
📍 First Baptist Dalton
A hilarious comedy by David Bottrell and Jessie Jones, presented by First Baptist Dalton. Free admission — bring your family and friends!
Louder Together Music Festival
Turn up the volume for awareness, hope, and community at Northwest Georgia Family Crisis Center's Louder Together: Breaking the Silence! Spend the day enjoying live music, special guest performers, local vendors, and more as the community comes together to support an important cause.
32nd Annual Conasauga River Watershed Cleanup
📍 Lakeshore Park
Be part of the tradition. Join us for the 32nd anniversary of the Conasauga River Watershed CleanUp! Choose a site and have some filthy fun as you help clean up our area’s beautiful streams and river! The event is held in conjunction with Georgia’s Annual Waterway Clean-Up, Rivers Alive. We'll bring the snacks and supplies and you bring the whole family and together, let's clean up our planet! 1. Conasauga River at Lower King's BridgeNorton Bridge 2. Holly Creek, in Chattahoochee National Forest 3. Holly Creek, in Chatsworth 4. Mill Creek tributary in the City of Dalton 6. Lakeshore Park in the City of Dalton – Conway St. entrance 7. Crown Creek in the City of Dalton 8. Conasauga River Snorkeling Hole, TN 9. Coahulla Creek at Prater's Mill Download the flyer with directions at http://www.keepdaltonwhitfieldbeautiful.org/ Sturdy shoes or boots, gloves, long pants, and long-sleeved shirts are recommended. Hip or chest waders are useful but are not required. Trash bags will be provided and at least the first 250 volunteers will receive a free t-shirt, hat, and commemorative sticker as a thank you for helping to clean-up our community's beautiful river and streams! Ten volunteers will also receive a copy of Snorkeling the Hidden Rivers of Southern Appalachia” by Casper Cox. 75+ Full color pages introducing you to Casper’s favorite snorkeling sites – many of which are featured in the film – with info on location/access, biodiversity, safety, and ethics. The Conasauga River is one of the most biologically diverse rivers in the U.S. Its watershed is home to 90 native fish species, more than a dozen of which are endangered or rare, including the Conasauga Logperch, a fish found nowhere else in the world. The Conasauga historically supported at least 44 mussel species, but, sadly, only about 20 species remain. Event sponsors and organizers include: Shaw Industries, Dalton Utilities, The Nature Conservancy, Rivers Alive, The Rotary Club of Dalton, United Way of Northwest Georgia, Prater’s Mill Foundation, Mohawk, The Whitfield-Murray Historical Society, Dalton State College, Dalton-Whitfield Solid Waste Authority, Whitfield County Public Works, City of Dalton Public Works, Conasauga River Alliance, Limestone Valley RC&D, US Forest Service, Keep Dalton-Whitfield Beautiful, Murray County and Whitfield County Extension, and Keep Chatsworth-Murray Beautiful.
Fall Fair
📍 North Ga Fair Association Fairgrounds
Family fun at the North Georgia Fair Association Fairgrounds. The Fall Fair runs on multiple dates.
2026 Fall Fair
📍 North Georgia Ag Fairgrounds
Enjoy thrilling rides from Drew Expositions, delicious food, the Zerbini Family Circus, racing pigs, magic shows, live music, barn animals, and craft and commercial vendors. Admission: $8 per person (ages 3 and under free); unlimited rides $25 per night.
Trunk or Treat at Anna Shaw Children's Institute
📍 Anna Shaw Children's Institute
Bring the family for a fun, inclusive, and sensory-friendly Halloween celebration! Children and families can dress up in their favorite family-friendly costumes and enjoy an evening of treats, fun, and community.
2026 Fall Fair
📍 North Georgia Ag Fairgrounds
Enjoy thrilling rides from Drew Expositions, delicious food, the Zerbini Family Circus, racing pigs, magic shows, live music, barn animals, and craft and commercial vendors. Admission: $8 per person (ages 3 and under free); unlimited rides $25 per night.
Fall Fair
📍 North Ga Fair Association Fairgrounds
Family fun at the North Georgia Fair Association Fairgrounds. Multiple dates.
Dearly Departed
📍 First Baptist Dalton
A hilarious comedy by David Bottrell and Jessie Jones, presented by First Baptist Dalton. Free admission — bring your family and friends!
Fall Fair
📍 North Ga Fair Association Fairgrounds
Family fun at the North Georgia Fairgrounds. Multiple dates — check the fairgrounds website for the full schedule.
78th Annual Fall Fair
📍 North Georgia Fair Grounds
-Thrilling rides from Drew Expositions -Delicious Food – Zerbini family Circus -Racing Pigs -Mike Frisbee Magic Show -Live Bands on Fridays, Saturdays and Sunday -Visit the barn animals -Craft and Commercial Vendors each night -Saturday, October 31st, Old Fashion Halloween Day, dress up in your favorite old fashion attire and come join us! -Unlimited rides $25 each night -Admission is $8, (age 3 and under is admitted for free, must pay to ride) Mon-Thurs: 5:00-10:00 pm Fri: 5:00pm -Midnight Sat: 1:00pm -Midnight Sun: 1:00pm -10:00 pm
Youth Fall Volleyball League Games
📍 John Davis Recreation Center
Dalton Parks & Rec fall youth volleyball league games across multiple age divisions (8U through 17U) at the Community Center and John Davis Recreation Center.
Youth Flag Football Games
📍 Heritage Point / Mack Gaston Football Field
Dalton Parks & Rec youth flag football games across multiple divisions (4U through 10U) at Heritage Point and Mack Gaston Football Field. Games run from 6 PM through the evening.
4th Annual S’mores & a Movie
📍 Patterson Farms
Saturday, October 17 | Activities 6:30–8:30 PM | Movie at 8:30 PM Patterson Farms | 370 Kempton Lane, Dalton, GA Free & Open to the Public A favorite fall tradition returns to Patterson Farms! Gather your friends, family, and neighbors for our 4th Annual S’mores Event, an evening filled with the simple things that make fall so special. Enjoy live music, s’mores, face painting and activities for all ages, Ellijay Donuts & Fried Pies, delicious food and more. Free picnic blankets will also be available courtesy of the Whitfield County Sheriff’s Department while supplies last, one per family. Then settle in on the green for a free showing of Hocus Pocus beginning at 8:30 PM. Come early for the festivities, grab something delicious, roast a marshmallow, and enjoy a cozy fall evening with the community at Patterson Farms.
Friday Night Soccer League – Weekly Games
📍 Heritage Soccer Complex
Friday Night Soccer League youth games for U8 through U17 age groups, with matches at 6:00, 7:20, and 8:40 PM at Heritage Soccer, Causby, Vining, and Community Center fields.
Fall 2026 Youth Volleyball – Thursday Night Games
📍 John Davis Recreation Center
Youth volleyball tournament games for 10U, 12U, 14U, and 17U age groups running throughout the evening at John Davis Recreation Center and Community Center courts.
Bruster's Real Ice Cream 14th Anniversary Celebration
📍 Bruster's Real Ice Cream
Celebrate 14 years of Dalton Bruster's! Enjoy $3 small cups/cake cones and $4 small waffle cones/bowls, plus giveaway announcements throughout the day.
Sheriff's Cruise 4 Kids
📍 North Ga Fair Association Fairgrounds
A car show at the North Georgia Fairgrounds benefiting kids.
Sheriff's Cruise 4 Kids Car Show
📍 North Georgia Fair Grounds
Welcome to the first-ever Cruise 4 Kids Car Show hosted by the Whitfield County Sheriff's Office and Whitfield County Sheriff's Guardian Foundation! Proceeds directly benefit the Whitfield County Sheriff's Guardian Foundation, which is our new non-profit organization that directly impacts the youth of Whitfield County! General admission is FREE! Join us for cool cars, family fun, a swap meet, food vendors, and more! There will be competitions for numerous categories!
Storytime — Kids
📍 Northwest Georgia Regional Library
Open to Pre-K to 5th grade, but all ages welcome. Monday, July 6 @ 2 p.m. Archeology – We will read stories about archeology and create cave drawings, and write in hieroglyphics. Monday, July 20 @ 2 p.m. Dino Dig – We will read stories about dinosaurs and do a dino grid drawing. Monday, August 3 @ 4 p.m. — Watermelon Monday, August 17 @ 4 p.m. — Lemonade Monday, August 31 @ 4 p.m. — Camping Monday, September 14 @ 4 p.m. — Leaves Necklace Monday, September 28 @ 4 p.m. — Painting Family Portraits Disclaimer: All aspects of in-person programming are subject to change based on health crisis guidelines and procedures.