Save the Date - 2025 Gourd Festival - October 24-26, 2025
Daily Schedule
Friday, October 25th
Building Opens at 8am - Vendor Set-Up
11:00am Teacher Set-Up
2:00-5:00pm Competition Drop Off
3:00-6:00pm Classes
6:15pm KFC Dinner
6:45pm Judging Pre Meeting
7:00 pm Judging
Saturday, October 26th
Building Opens 8:00am
9:00-1:00pm Classes
2:00-6:00pm Classes
6:30pm AGS Meeting
7:00pm Dinner and Auction
Sunday, October 27th
Building Opens 8:30am
9:00-12:00pm Classes
1:00-4:00pm Classes
4:00pm Show Closes
4:00-5:00pm Competition Pick Up
4:00-6:00 Vendor Breakdown and Cleanup.
This year we will be using the same sign up methods as Cherokee and the Florida Gourd show; for class applications; class registrations and volunteer registration.
All volunteers will get early class sign up privileges, and GGS members will receive discount rate for class fees. Please email Holly Gallagher for volunteer sign ups.
Basket raffles- any patch, group or couple that would like to put together and donate a basket for the raffle please contact Karen Maloney, you may wish to donate items for baskets or an entire basket, all donations appreciated.
We plan to have 4 separate silent auctions & would appreciate GGS members (or anyone for that matter) consider donating a finished gourd or an item or two or three, for the silent auctions. Maybe a class gourd? Maybe a tutorial kit? Or something you made that no longer fits your decor.