Editing Macon, Georgia (section)

===Festivals===
[[File:Chblossomfest.JPG|thumb|[[International Cherry Blossom Festival|Cherry Blossom Festival]]]]
[[File:2004-03121sunset.jpg|thumb|Georgia State Fair]]

* [[International Cherry Blossom Festival]], a 10-day celebration, is held every mid-March in Macon.
* The Mulberry Street Festival,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.middlegeorgiaart.org |title=Home - Middle Georgia Art Association |publisher=Middlegeorgiaart.org |access-date=2012-02-29}}</ref> an arts and crafts festival, is held downtown the last weekend of March.
*The Juneteenth Freedom Festival is an annual June performing-arts and educational celebration of the end of American slavery in 1865, celebrating black freedom and heritage both ancient and contemporary.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-17 |title=Macon Makes Juneteenth Bigger Than Ever - Macon Magazine |url=https://maconmagazine.com/macon-juneteenth-2023/ |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=Macon Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref>
* Pan African Festival, an annual celebration of the [[African diaspora]] and culture, is held in April.
* Ocmulgee Indigenous Celebration, a celebration of the original residents of the land where Macon now sits, is held every third weekend in September<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park |url=https://www.exploregeorgia.org/macon/arts-culture/museums/ocmulgee-mounds-national-historical-park |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=Official Georgia Tourism & Travel Website {{!}} Explore Georgia.org |language=en}}</ref> at [[Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ocmulgee Indigenous Celebration - Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park (U.S. National Park Service) |url=https://www.nps.gov/ocmu/planyourvisit/ocmulgee-indigenous-celebration.htm |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=U.S. National Park Service |language=en}}</ref> Representatives from the [[Cherokee]], [[Chickasaw]], [[Choctaw]], [[Creek people|Creek]], [[Seminole]], and other nations come to share stories, exhibit Native art, and perform traditional songs and dance.
* Skydog<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://wdawebs.com/skydog/?skydog|title=Skydog 73|website=wdawebs.com}}</ref> is a music festival celebrating the birthday, life, and music of Skydog ([[Duane Allman]]) held in November.
* The [[Georgia Music Hall of Fame]] hosts Georgia Music Week in September.
* Macon's annual Bragg Jam festival features an Art and Kids' Festival along the Ocmulgee Heritage Trail and a nighttime pub crawl.
* Macon Film Festival<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maconfilmfestival.com/ |title=Macon Film Festival |publisher=Macon Film Festival |date=February 19, 2012 |access-date=2012-02-29}}</ref> is an annual celebration of independent films, held the third weekend in July.