Events > Holiday Festivals

Advantages: Great and realistic
Disadvantages: very scary, for those who do not like to have intense scares.

...first let me tell you, Tweetsie Railroad Ghost Train and Halloween Festival is scary.  Really , you should not take anyone under three to this, because it will scare you good.The train is the least of your worries.  Let me tell you some of the attractions,There is a chair lift that takes you upside a mountain.  When you arrive there, there will be a forest, you must go through.  It is filled with ghouls and goblins, even strange noises.  I am telling ...
...frightened.  There is also a  maze you can "attempt"  to find your way out of.  They say that the reason the ghosts and goblins are realistic is because the are painted and designed by professional artist.  The train is driven by a man that is a skeleton creature.  You almost think he is real, the way that he moves and acts is wonderful.  Very realistic.There is a section for young ones.  It is the Saloon that features A lab where weird music  is ... Read review

Advantages: great music, food, good times
Disadvantages: people can get out of control

...tradition. Basically its held in new orleans, louisiana typically in febuary and is probably the biggest party you can imagine. THere is tons of drinking, lots of music and great food. I actually went to mardi gras once by accident when I got lost in college with a group of frieds. We saw that new orleans was only 100 miles away so we decided to go party. The food was the best. We had stuff we never even though of eating like crawfish pie. We all ... Read review

Advantages: great music food and fun and free
Disadvantages: only once a year

Good family fun down in the great state of Alabama. This is a two day outdoor event in Decatur, Alabama as a fourth of July celebration every year. It is free and all the activities are paid for by mostley local companies and volunteers staff it. It was initially thought of during the war in Vietnam when all the hippies and stuff were anti servicemen and war. The celebration is not pro war, but designed to show support for the men and women who were ...
...the event there are games, face painting and the like for the kids. Various sports tournaments including a golf tournament, They also have a beauty pagent, the Miss Point Mallard, which is a qualifier for the miss Alabama pagent. There good music and some pretty prominent bands have played the festival including the Dixie Chicks, Survivor, Martina McBride, and Shedaisy. There is also great food including lots of the traditional southern and picnic ... Read review