2022 Special Events

Special Thanks to Our Sponsors!!

Pillars of Main Street Sponsors 

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May 7th, 2022 - Auburn Ever After

Whether you are a princess or a hero, you will love Auburn's premier kid's event. Special visitors including Maribel, Bruno Elsa, Anna, Cinderella, Shrek, Jasmine, Sleeping Beauty and more (over 20 characters!). Free.  Vendors will be on hand with food and gifts for sale.  Princess Carriage Rides and photos with characters are free.

July 2nd, 2022 - Independence Day Celebration

Come and celebrate our Country's Independence!  Family fun, kid zone, food games, music and activities. Barrow County's largest fireworks display begins at dark.

To apply as a vendor for Independence Day Celebration, email parksdirector@cityofauburn-ga.org

October 14th and 15th, 2022- Great American Cleanup

October 15th, 2022- River's Alive River Cleanup

Help us maintain our beautiful waterways.  We will have more information and registration soon! 

October 1st, 2022- 29th Annual AuburnFest

Arts, crafts, food, live music, wood turning, and other demonstrations.  We will again host canning, knitting, pie baking and quilting competitions!  Have the best recipe around or the best quilt?  Be sure to be part of this and earn your bragging rights!  Click here for the Rules and Competitor App for the canning, quilting, knitting/crocheting and pie backing competitions

We will also host our annual Trains and Flames Backyard BBQ Competition - think you have the best BBQ around?  Time to put it to the test!  Click here for the BBQ Competition Rules and click here for the competitor application

To apply as a vendor for AuburnFest, email parksdirector@cityofauburn-ga.org

September 10, 2022- Public Safety Day

 Spend time with all the local first responders that keep Auburn safe. Meet and greet your local police officers, firefighters, state troopers, EMT's, and many more with all of their vehicles and equipment they use to save lives. Live demonstrations by K-9 units, rescue units, and the Life Flight helicopter. 

December 4th, 2022- Sounding Off the Christmas Season

Ring in the Holiday Season with the City of Auburn! Enjoy food, music, a live nativity, and the ceremonial lighting of Downtown Auburn. Santa will be visiting along with his LIVE reindeer! This is a don't miss event for your family.

Recurring Events 

In addition to our events, we offer Community Yard Sales throughout the spring and summer (2nd Saturday of the month), the Auburn OWLS (Older Wiser Laughing Seniors) our age 55 and better group (3rd Wednesday of every month) and our Movies at Whistlestop Park.   The movies this year are great!   Please see the movie schedule and list of events below.