Macon Melody, March 14, 2025 Edition (Cherry Blossom Preview)
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See Macon’s Ocmulgee Mounds in a unique way: by lantern light
The park will its annual offer nighttime lantern tours during the Cherry Blossom Festival.
Cherry Blossom Festival sports events include Mercer baseball, traditional 5K, golf tourney and more
The Macon Mayhem and Rampage will also have special Cherry Blossom Festival nights.
Fire Department looks to repeat in Cherry Blossom Bed Race
One at a time, teams of five — made up of four pushers and one driver — race a city block in beds sponsored by local businesses and organizations.
Free ice cream, Coca-Cola draws crowds to Third Street Park
Ice cream in Third Street park has been a mainstay at the Cherry Blossom Festival since it began in 1983.
Level up this year’s Cherry Blossom Fest experience at gaming, anime convention CBF Isekai
“It's going to be so explosive, so exciting, so energetic."
Macon remembers Lafayette’s visit, 200 years later
A sort of reenactment of Lafayette's visit to Macon will mark the bicentennial anniversary of the occasion.
Wesleyan Woods Garden Club thinks pink for 50th anniversary with bow sale
"They call me the Bow Lady," said JoAnn Portwood, who made about 250 pink bows this year for the club.
Meet the artist who gets Macon ready for the Cherry Blossom Festival, one window at a time
Peggy Whyte was asked to paint cherry blossoms on Macon's Cherry Blossom Express your buses decades ago. Her trademark blossoms now adorn cars and trucks across the city.
See Macon’s Ocmulgee Mounds in a unique way: by lantern light
The park will its annual offer nighttime lantern tours during the Cherry Blossom Festival.
Cherry Blossom Festival sports events include Mercer baseball, traditional 5K, golf tourney and more
The Macon Mayhem and Rampage will also have special Cherry Blossom Festival nights.
Fire Department looks to repeat in Cherry Blossom Bed Race
One at a time, teams of five — made up of four pushers and one driver — race a city block in beds sponsored by local businesses and organizations.
Free ice cream, Coca-Cola draws crowds to Third Street Park
Ice cream in Third Street park has been a mainstay at the Cherry Blossom Festival since it began in 1983.
Level up this year’s Cherry Blossom Fest experience at gaming, anime convention CBF Isekai
“It's going to be so explosive, so exciting, so energetic."
Macon remembers Lafayette’s visit, 200 years later
A sort of reenactment of Lafayette's visit to Macon will mark the bicentennial anniversary of the occasion.
Wesleyan Woods Garden Club thinks pink for 50th anniversary with bow sale
"They call me the Bow Lady," said JoAnn Portwood, who made about 250 pink bows this year for the club.
Meet the artist who gets Macon ready for the Cherry Blossom Festival, one window at a time
Peggy Whyte was asked to paint cherry blossoms on Macon's Cherry Blossom Express your buses decades ago. Her trademark blossoms now adorn cars and trucks across the city.