
Events
Amazing Good Times
Villa Rica, Georgia has amazing events, from free concerts to holiday train rides and more to keep you coming back! Bookmark this page to keep up with all the events planned in Villa Rica.
Dates are subject to change without notice.
Villa Rica Main Street
Art & Soul Festival
April 26, 2025
Arts & Crafts Vendors from West Georgia Local Talent Performing on Stage. Food Vendors Los Cowboys Selling Beverages 21+ ONLY
Summer Concert Series
June 7th, July 19th, and August 9th
Groove to summer concerts presented monthly at The MILL Amphitheater. Enjoy the region’s performances by bands and musicians representing a variety of musical genres – pop, funk, rock and more. Free. All ages.
Thomas A. Dorsey Gospel Heritage Festival
June 28-29, 2025
Celebrate the Father of Gospel Music, Thomas A. Dorsey, at this annual two-day festival of jazz and blues in Dorsey’s home town. Gospel singers take the stage – named for Dorsey – at The MILL Amphitheater for free public performances. Food vendors are on site.
Hispanic Heritage Festival
Saturday, September 13th
Gold Rush Festival
Saturday, September 27th
Thrill at the MILL
Saturday, October 25th
Christmas on Main
Saturday, December 6th
New Years Celebration
Wednesday, December 31st
The MILL Amphitheater
Golden City Car Cruisers Monthly Cruise-In
3rd Saturdays March-October
Come enjoy the music, door prizes, cake walk, and lots of classic cars at this free event.
Pine Mountain Gold Museum
Ultimate Easter Adventure
April
This family event offers egg hunts for ALL ages, a meet and greet with the Easter Bunny, train rides and gold & gemstone panning, homemade ice cream, and more.
Jeep Show
May
The annual Jeep Show includes trophies, awards and prizes for Jeepers and their vehicles, a raffle, music, vendors, gold & gemstone panning, train rides, homemade ice cream, and more.
Honey Bee Day
June
Celebrating the honey bee, this free event has displays, demonstrations, meet and greet with bees, “Find the Queen,” Georgia honey tasting, homemade honey-infused ice cream and sweets! There also are train rides, music, gold and gemstone panning, and museum tours.
Ghost Train
October
All aboard for this spooky, yet exciting experience. Travel through several different horror scenes filled with angry and vengeful ghosts and ghouls that haunt the wooded hillsides of Pine Mountain Gold Museum. The early evening "Family Time" train is designed with younger riders and their families in mind and is much less frightening than the later, more terrifying Ghost Train’s main attraction. There is also a Haunted House on site. Tickets required.
Winter Wonderland
December
See more than 4 miles of lights with more than 52,000 individual points of light as you ride through the forest aboard the Pine Mountain Scenic Railroad. Tickets required for the train. Listen to music, shop for gifts, and treat yourself to delicious food.