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The Hispanic Heritage Festival in October takes only five Informational (business) booths at $75 — apply the week this opens.","ring":1},{"id":"newnan-annual-2027-01-28","title":"State of the Chamber Annual Meeting","start_date":"2027-01-28","end_date":null,"start_time":null,"city":"Newnan","county":"Coweta","state":"GA","venue":"Newnan Centre","organizer":"Newnan-Coweta Chamber","event_type":"luncheon","booth_available":0,"booth_deadline":null,"booth_cost":null,"cost":"Ticketed","registration_url":"https://www.newnancowetachamber.org/annual-meeting","source_url":"https://www.newnancowetachamber.org/events","source_name":"Newnan-Coweta Chamber","description":"","status":"active","first_seen":"2026-10-21","last_verified":"2026-10-21","summary":"Newnan-Coweta Chamber's State of the Chamber annual meeting at the Newnan Centre. 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Business-booth policy isn't published — ask when you apply.","ring":1},{"id":"taste-douglasville-apps-2027-02-02","title":"Taste of Douglasville vendor applications open","start_date":"2027-02-02","end_date":null,"start_time":null,"city":"Douglasville","county":"Douglas","state":"GA","venue":"Town Green","organizer":"Cultural Arts Council Douglasville","event_type":"apply","booth_available":1,"booth_deadline":"2027-03-20","booth_cost":"Better Living (business) booth $100","cost":"","registration_url":"https://artsdouglas.org/taste-of-douglasville/","source_url":"https://artsdouglas.org/taste-of-douglasville/","source_name":"Cultural Arts Council","description":"Festival is May 15, 2027 — 12,000+ attendees, 160+ booths. 2026 sold out. 770-949-2787.","status":"active","first_seen":"2026-10-21","last_verified":"2026-10-21","summary":"Applications open for Taste of Douglasville, the county's biggest festival (12,000+ attendees). Its 'Better Living' category is explicitly for non-handmade products and services at $100 — and it sold out in 2026, so this date matters.","ring":2},{"id":"westmetro-top-producer-2027-02-26","title":"Top Producer Awards","start_date":"2027-02-26","end_date":null,"start_time":null,"city":"Carrollton","county":"Carroll","state":"GA","venue":"University of West Georgia","organizer":"West Metro Board of Realtors","event_type":"sponsorship","booth_available":0,"booth_deadline":null,"booth_cost":null,"cost":"Sponsorships","registration_url":"https://westmetrorealtors.com/events","source_url":"https://westmetrorealtors.com/events","source_name":"West Metro Board of Realtors","description":"","status":"active","first_seen":"2026-10-21","last_verified":"2026-10-21","summary":"West Metro Board of Realtors' Top Producer Awards at UWG. 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