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Thirteen is lucky when it’s the number of fairs and festivals on tap

The annual Blue & Gray Barbecue and Festival is Saturday, Sept. 23, at the historic Gordon Lee Mansion in Chickamauga, Ga. The event commemorates the original Blue & Gray Barbecue of 1889 that took place on the home's grounds, which resulted in the formation of Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park. The mansion will be open for tours. The annual Blue & Gray Barbecue and Festival is Saturday, Sept. 23, at the historic Gordon Lee Mansion in Chickamauga, Ga. The event commemorates the original Blue & Gray Barbecue of 1889 that took place on the home's grounds, which resulted in the formation of Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park. The mansion will be open for tours.

By Susan Pierce September 21, 2017 3 min read

This week’s 13 fairs and festivals offer a mix of county fairs, heritage festivals and regional arts and crafts shows with vendors numbering in the hundreds.

SEPT. 21-OCT.1

* North Georgia State Fair: Jim Miller Park, 2245 Callaway Road, Marietta, Ga., gates open 4 p.m. weekdays, 10 a.m. Saturdays, 12:30 p.m. Sundays; $7 ages 11 and older, daily admission specials, free nightly concerts with paid admission. www.northgeorgiastatefair.com.

SEPT. 22-24

* Blue & Gray Barbecue and Festival: Gordon-Lee Mansion, 217 Cove Road, Chickamauga, Ga., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, free admission, additional cost for barbecue, $5 fee to tour mansion, benefits Friends of the Mansion; heritage festival with quilt show, crafts and food vendors. 423-488-0861.