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Hillbilly Day

Hillbilly Day

The Upcountry & Lake Hartwell Country

The Upcountry & Lake Hartwell Country

*CANCELLED FOR 2020* GPS address 125 Verner Mill Road, Mountain Rest. Free parking & admissions. Bring your lawn chairs to set up under the large, covered pavilion. Our Bluegrass Stage features rotating live bands playing & singing that beloved mountain music. For sale: BBQ plates, hot dogs, ice cream, baked goods, snow cones, boiled peanuts and more. The 9am-3pm event includes: clogging, hillbilly costume contest, skills demonstrations, craft booths, country store, quilt raffle, horse-drawn-wagon, children's games like the egg-toss, sack race, greased pole climb, greased pig chase & petting zoo. Proceeds benefit Mountain Rest Community Club's year-round projects & activities. www.MountainRestCommunityClub.com
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125 Verner Mill Road RD,
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