Perry Dogwood Festival

The Perry Area Chamber of Commerce announces as Dogwood Festival Business Decorating Contest

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The festival scheduled April 13th and 14th is celebrating its 25th birthday as an annual springtime event in Perry. Festival officials are kicking off the 6 week period before the event by encouraging everyone to decorate their business’s and get in the spirit. “We want to see as much yellow as possible in Downtown, on Sam Nunn, Main Street, and down Courtney Hodges” President and CEO Stacy Campbell explains. “It is a wonderful way the business community can jump on board with the Dogwood Festival at no cost!” stated Campbell.
 
There is no fee to be entered into the competition. Business’s need to fill out the application and take photos of their decorated businesses before the March 15th deadline. The entries will be judged by the Chamber’s Special Events Committee and the winner will be announced April 1st. The prize package includes Dogwood Festival merchandise and tickets to the Hot Air Balloon Rally on April 13th.

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25th Annual Dogwood Festival Announces Official Art and Programming Expansion

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downtownartPerry, GA-The Perry Area Chamber of Commerce held a press conference Tuesday morning to unveil a flurry of plans for the upcoming 25th Anniversary of the Dogwood Festival scheduled for April 13th and 14th.  Details included a Dogwood Tree Planting Project, the addition of a DockDog Competition during the two day Arts and Crafts Show in Downtown Perry, a Hot Air Balloon Rally at the Georgia National Fairgrounds, and ten sanctioned events being produced during the two day festival. Chamber officials also unveiled the Official Art for the 25th Annual Dogwood Festival as well as a new logo and website design.
 
2012 Perry Chamber Chairman Rob Brooks opened the gathering with information regarding the Dogwood Tree Planting project stating “An anniversary festival is the perfect time to reflect on the history of the event and also provide ways to strengthen the future. This belief is what led the Perry Area Chamber of Commerce to partner with private individuals who are invested in the community and the City of Perry to collaborate in the planting of 25 Cherokee Princess Dogwood Trees in key points around Downtown Perry.”  The trees were planted in Rotary Park, in front of the entrance into Downtown Perry on General Courtney Hodges Blvd, and surrounding the newly renovated Perry Arts Center.  Chairman Brooks thanked the individuals who personally donated to the project including State Senator Ross Tolleson, State Representative Larry O’Neal, State Representative Robert Dickey, State Representative Buddy Hardin, Former State Representative Larry Walker, and Perry resident David Walker.  He stated “Without these individuals’ personal investment and the City of Perry providing the planting and ongoing maintenance this project would not have been possible.”
Other items covered included the unveiling of the 25th Anniversary Dogwood Festival Official Art.  Festival Co-Founder Kathy O’Neal introduced Perry resident Gloria Ragland who presented her commissioned piece to the Perry Chamber of Commerce.  The artwork will be used in a variety of ways including on festival t-shirts and art prints which will be sold during the April events.
 

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Dogwood Festival named Top 20 Event in the Southeast

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top20EventsThe Southeast Tourism Society has named the Perry Area Chamber of Commerce’s 25th Annual Dogwood Festival a Top 20 Event in the Southeast for the Month of April 2013.  The Southeast Tourism Society Top 20 Events publication receives extensive exposure in print media, web, television, and radio in the U.S. and Canada.  Over 1,600 newspapers, magazines, radio and television stations, AAA’s and others receive listings.  The Top 20 Events are listed on the STC website www.southeasttourism.org and the consumer website www.escapetothesoutheast.com.  The Top 20 Events pages are consistently among the most visited pages on the STS sites. 

The 25th Annual Dogwood Festival is scheduled for April 13th and 14th and will feature a two day Arts and Crafts show in Downtown Perry along with a Hot Air Balloon Rally at the Georgia National Fairgrounds.  The Perry Area Chamber of Commerce will unveil the new Dogwood Festival website and begin taking vendor applications in December.  For more information about the Perry Area Chamber of Commerce or the 25th Annual Dogwood Festival please visit www.perrygachamber.com or call 478-987-1234.

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