Pine tree festival swainsboro ga 2022

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Pine Tree Festival & Southeast Timber Expo is Emanuel County's oldest and most well-known festival. The event draws thousands of people from across the southeast to Swainsboro to take part in the numerous activities associated with the festival. Highlights of the event include the Grand Parade, unique entertainment, pageants, sporting events, arts & crafts vendors, a BBQ cook-off, forestry exhibits, a car show, and more.


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The 74.5 Pine Tree Festival is THIS weekend!

Rhythm & Pines is this Friday, May 7th, in downtown Swainsboro! The night will kick off at 6:00PM with music at the Gospel Stage located behind the Emanuel County Tax Office and Sam's Drive-In Band located on the downtown square. At 6:30PM, Rhett Blount & Friends will be playing at the Boneyard Farmers Market Shelter. Then, at 8:30PM, be sure to catch the Swingin' Medallions at the Boneyard Pavillion.

You don't want to miss it!

The festival will take place Saturday, May 8th, in downtown Swainsboro. Here’s everything you need to know about Saturday’s events!

The festivities will kick off with the Knotty Pine 5K at 8:00 AM (registration at 6:30 AM in Stewart’s Parking lot). Opening Ceremonies will take place in front of Patriots Park at 10:00 AM followed by the Grand Parade at 10:30 AM through downtown Swainsboro. There will be three showtimes (11:30 AM / 1:00 PM / 2:30 PM) for the Jurassic Kingdom Dinosaur Show located behind the Emanuel County Tax Assessor’s Office. There will also be three showtimes for the Flight Crew Jump Rope Team (12:15 PM / 1:45 PM / 3:15 PM) performing at the intersection of Highway #1 and Highway #80. Several events and activities will be available ALL DAY including The Pine Tree Festival Car Show at The Boneyard, The Pine Tree Festival Antique Tractor Show lining Patriots Park, arts & crafts, and food vendors in the new Emanuel County parking lot on E. Main St., chainsaw carving on Roger Shaw St., the Kids Zone behind the Emanuel County Tax Assessor’s Office, and a mechanical bull in the Leannas back parking lot. The Parade Awards will take place in front of Patriots Park at 3:00 PM as the festival wraps up. The fun will continue Saturday night at Party in the Pines. Head to the Georgia Sports Arena for Ultimate Bullfighting at 7:00 PM!

The festival map and schedule are included with the photos in this post.

We can’t wait to see you Saturday for the 2021 Pine Tree Festival & Southeast Timber Expo!

Congratulations to the Green Jacket recipient & parade float winners, and thank you to all sponsors and festival workers!

The 75th Annual Pine Tree Festival was held this past Saturday in downtown Swainsboro, and it was a huge success!

This year's Green Jacket recipient is Lynn Brinson. She is currently the General Manager for RadioJones, LLC. Lynn has served on the Pine Tree Festival Committee for over 10 years and has put a lot of hard work into making the festival such a success each year.

Congratulations to this year's Green Jacket recipient, and thank you for all you do for the Pine Tree Festival!

We would also like to congratulate this year's parade float competition winners listed below. Thank you to everyone who participated in the parade and in the float competition.

Profit Category:

1st Place - Interfor

2nd Place - Jocelyn Williams

3rd Place - Exhale Salon

Non-Profit Category:

1st Place - David Emanuel Academy

2nd Place - Community Service Board of Middle GA

3rd Place - Twin City Elementary

As always, we would like to thank our sponsors and the Pine Tree Festival Committee for all of their hard work leading up to Saturday's festivities. This year's big celebration wouldn't have been possible without them!

A huge thank-you to Clearwater Solutions, Swainsboro Police Department, Swainbsoro Fire Department, Emanuel County Sheriff's Office, and the Swainsboro-Emanuel County Rec. Department for everything they did for the festival to keep our community clean and safe.

To everyone who helped with the festival in any way, thank you so much for pouring into our community. Your hard work did not go unnoticed and was very much appreciated.

We especially thank the community for showing up and supporting this event. We hope you enjoyed everything that was offered and had a wonderful Saturday in downtown Swainsboro!