Wednesday, March 3, 2027 · Villa Rica, GA
Villa Rica opens applications for its two biggest booth events: the Gold Rush Festival (only five Informational business booths at $75) and the July 3rd Fireworks (corporate/info booths). Both fill well before the deadline.
Gold Rush is Sep 25, 2027 (80 booths, 2,000+ attendees). Informational booths go fast.
The most business-friendly festival organizer in Carroll County. Gold Rush, the Hispanic Heritage Festival and the July 3rd Fireworks all have an Informational or corporate booth category, and Thrill at the Mill is built around businesses hosting booths. Applications open on Eventeny in late January and early March.
Carrollton — West Metro Board of Realtors
Monthly lunch for the realtor board that covers Carroll, Haralson and Heard. Every active agent in the west metro is in one room; affiliates (vendors) attend as members.
Richards College of Business, 105 Aycock Dr · Carrollton — UGA SBDC Carrollton
Free UGA Small Business Development Center workshop at the Richards College of Business. Draws owners who are expanding or buying in — a small room, easy to talk to everyone.
The Mill Amphitheater, downtown · Villa Rica — Downtown Villa Rica
Villa Rica's downtown Halloween event where businesses, not craft vendors, run the booths. You hand out candy, decorate to win Best Booth, and meet hundreds of local families in two hours.
Booth: Low / free — register with Main Street
Adams Farm · Carrollton — Tanner Health Foundation
Tanner Health's NICU benefit at Adams Farm. No booths — sponsorship only, starting at $2,500 — but the guest list is the top tier of Carroll County business owners and physicians.
Carrollton — Carroll County Chamber
Carroll County Chamber's annual dinner connecting agribusiness with the rest of the business community. Ticketed with table sponsorships; a good night for meeting landowners and rural operators.
Richards College of Business, 105 Aycock Dr · Carrollton — UGA SBDC Carrollton
Free UGA SBDC workshop on small business financing, at the Richards College of Business. Attendees are owners planning growth — a natural audience for anyone who serves growing businesses.