If you go
› What: Fence Posts & Fireflies Festival.› When: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, April 23, 1-6 p.m. Sunday, April 24.› Where: The Venue at Kimsey Acres, 198 New Hope Road SE, Cleveland, Tenn.› Admission: Free.› Phone: 678-507-9400.› Website: fencepostfest.com.
The Fence Posts & Fireflies Festival will feature a juried collection of arts and crafts.The new Fence Posts & Fireflies Festival enters the spring festival lineup in Cleveland, Tenn., this weekend.
Lewis McNeely, a co-founder and developer of the Cleveland Apple Festival each fall, says he and his partners in The Cross & Saddle Partnership are focused on making the event, scheduled Saturday and Sunday, April 23-24, one of the most cutting-edge and fastest-growing festivals in the Tennessee Valley.
So in addition to the traditional offerings of arts and crafts, festival food and kids activities, the Fence Posts & Fireflies Festival will feature “many new innovative ideas,” including onstage speed dating, a texting contest and a firefly-themed cake contest, according to the event website.
A big draw, organizers say, is the abundance of freebies in the kids play area – from air bouncers to face painting to pony rides. All kids activities are free to ages 12 and younger, and there is no gate fee to attend.