Local Events Scheduled for October 3
The Atomic City Festival will take place from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday, October 3, at 201 Pine Hill Ave., New Ellenton. The festival will include a car show, inflatables, food options, a petting zoo, fireworks, vendors, and live performances by The Experiment and the I-20 Horns.
A prescribed fire workshop hosted by the Hitchcock Woods Foundation is set for noon on Thursday, October 3, at the Burke County Office Park, 215 W. 6th St., Waynesboro, Georgia. The event costs $20 and includes lunch. Limited seating is available. For registration details, visit hitchcockwoods.org.
Farm Nights at Hickory Hill will commence on Saturday, October 3, and continue on the 10th and 17th at Hickory Hill, located at 150 Faulkner Mountain Road, Edgefield. The events will feature a corn maze, children’s barrel car rides, a corn pit, outdoor games, wagon rides, farm tours, live music, and craft vendors. Abel Cricket will perform on October 3, followed by the Robbie Cockrell Band on October 10, and Justin Proctor on October 17.
Horse Creek Academy will hold its fourth annual Truck or Treat from 5-7 p.m. on Saturday, October 3, at the school, located at 1200 Toolebeck Road. Admission is $1 per treater, and trunk spaces are free but limited. To reserve a trunk space, interested participants should email hacaaikenpto@gmail.com.
A Build the Park: Aiken’s Skate Day event is scheduled for Saturday, October 3, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Harrison-Caver Park, 4181 August Road, Clearwater. Participants of all ages are welcome to bring skateboards, bicycles, roller skates, and scooters to advocate for a public skate park in Aiken.
The CSRA Parkinson Support Group will host the 27th annual POP Walk for the People of Parkinson’s fundraiser on Saturday, October 3, at First Baptist Church, 3500 Walton Way Ext., Augusta, Georgia. The event will commence at 9 a.m., followed by the walk at 10 a.m. While participation is free, donations are encouraged, and contributors donating $25 or more will receive a T-shirt. For further information or to make donations, visit popwalk.org.
