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Upcoming Local Events: Rock Ranch

October 23, 2014
Fall Family Fun Days
The Rock Ranch, 5020 Barnesville Hwy., The Rock, GA 30285

OCTOBER 25: 
The “Not-So-Spooky” Halloween Festival
NOVEMBER 1: 
Pumpkin Destruction Day
NOVEMBER 8: 
The Great Outdoor Adventure
Join us for a wide variety of outdoor family activities during Fall Family Fun Days. Kids and parents alike can enjoy a day in the country with acres of room to run and play.  We have lots of attractions including zip lines, pony rides, locomotive train rides, a giant jumping pillow, Tiny Town, a corn maze, petting zoo, paddle boats, a pumpkin cannon, Tiny Town, live bands, special events and much, much more. Admission is $15 and children 3 and under are free. Zip lines are an additional fee of $12.75 for the 1400 ft ride or $8 for the 800 ft ride! 

Not-So-Spooky Halloween Festival
Saturday, October 25, 2014, 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM
At 6:00 p.m., families can trick-or-treat for candy at different ranch stations around the farm including Tiny Town, a 14 building children's playhouse village. We'll have pumpkin carving and pumpkin painting, along with a costume parade and costume contest....bring your pets dressed up to be entered into their own costume contest because this is only day pets are allowed at The Rock Ranch!  Experience the corn maze with no lights - flashlights only in the maze from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.  Enjoy shows and balloon twisting with Tommy Johns, a professional magician, and music, games and contests with a professional DJ. 

Pumpkin Destruction Day
Saturday, November 1, 2014, 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
This signature event allows guests to destroy pumpkins in nearly every way imaginable: pumpkin bombing airplanes, monster trucks crushing pumpkins (and crushing cars), a pumpkin cannon, pumpkin bowling, hammer smashing, a 40 ft. lift crane pumpkin drop, pumpkin pie eating contest, pumpkin archery, reverse pumpkin darts, and more!  Save your old pumpkin and bring it to the ranch to recycle it in a fun way! You can also ride in a monster truck for $5 per person.

Great Outdoor Adventure & concert
Saturday, November 8, 2014, 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Meet members of the animal kingdom up close and personal! We'll have an insect education lab, an observational bee hive, a live cow milking demonstration, a Georgia wildlife station, awesome reptile shows by Jason Clark of Animal Planet and birds-of-prey programs featuring owls, falcons and more!  You can also enjoy canoe races, archery, a photo scavenger hunt and a concert.  That's right a free concert  by country star Jimmy Wayne is included in the admission price.

Farm Heritage Day ft. Veggie Tales
Saturday, November 15, 2014, 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
A farm heritage themed day that will feature demonstrations about farming and agriculture and old fashioned skills such as blacksmithing, pottery, candle making, sheep to shawl, cow milking and performances of traditional southern gospel music.  Enjoy unique rural family competitions and relays....farm themed obstacles and challenges, guest photos with Veggie Tales characters, Veggie 500 race where guests work in teams to build and race cars made of vegetables, and after dark, bring a blanket and watch a Veggie Tales movie on the big screen.