Join in the fun at Cartersville, Georgia’s 2011 Pioneer Days on Labor Day weekend. The festival will run September 2 – 5, 2011. It will be a great weekend of celebration with arts and crafts, musical entertainment with dancing, clogging, and singing, food vendors, and fireworks. There will be carnival rides and games for the whole family as well. Don’t miss the parade that will go through downtown Cartersville on Saturday, September 3.

Pioneer Days will be held at Sam Smith Park and the hours it will be open are:
Friday, September 2 – 4 PM to 11 PM
Saturday, September 3 – 12 Noon to 11 PM
Sunday, September 4 – 12 Noon to 11 PM
Monday, September 5 – 12 Noon to 10 PM

Admission is $5 for adults, children under 12 are free. You can purchase daily wrist bands for unlimited rides at the carnival for $20 per person per day. For more information on this event, call 770-974-9033.

Pioneer Days is being presented by Allatoona Charities, Inc. , a non profit organization, and all proceeds will go to benefit their good works.

If the cowboy way is something that strikes your fancy, you’ll want to visit the Booth Western Art Museum for the 8th annual Southeastern Cowboy Festival and Symposium going on October 21 – 24, 2010. You can stroll through the Western Cowboy Marketplace to see everything  from holsters and saddles to chaps and western wear. Visit the Native American Indian Village to see many different arts of the Native Americans such as jewelry, blankets, bows and arrows, and more. There will be many booths set up for you to see demonstrations of the way things were done back in days gone by, a trail camp, a saloon, blacksmithing, beading, and spinning just to name a few. Experience the Gunfight at the OK Corral and a Civil War encampment as they will be re-enacted for your entertainment. Native Drum Dancers will be performing as well. The kids are sure to have a great time at the Kids’ Corner where many great activities will be available for them.

A Western Concert featuring Belinda Gail and Jim Jones will be happening Friday night at 7 PM. Riders in the Sky will be performing two concerts on Saturday, a matinee at 2 PM and one at 7 PM. Tickets for these shows are an additional fee and are not included in the admission to the festival.

Admission for the festival is $10 for adults, $8 for seniors 65 and over, $7 for students, $3 for children 12 and under. Booth Museum members and active Military with ID are FREE. Group rates are available. For more details and information, contact 770-387-1300.

The Booth Western Art Museum is located at:
501 Museum Drive
Cartersville, GA