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- August 28th WATER DAY
- Exotic Ectotherms (ongoing Saturday exhibit)
- See a Full List of Autrey Mill's 2010 Events
Saturday, August 28th
11am to 2pm
This was so much fun last year, we're making it an annual event!
WATER DAY is our annual waterbration to commemorate the end of summer with a fun-filled celebration of wonderful water.
Join us at Autrey Mill as we have fun with educational water games, water slides, dunk machines and other get-wet activities, sno-cones, and all things H2O.Free entry and parking, ticket costs for activities and foods/drink
2010 Events and Special Exhibits at Autrey MillWatch for details as the event approaches
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Exotic Ectotherms Exhibit | Ongoing [See details below] |
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Photo Exhibit “Georgia on Paper” showcased over 40 stunning photographs by Jason Kang. For six weekends, the public was invited to experience the Summerour House as an art gallery and view Autrey Mill scenes, Georgia’s beauty, and the human spirit through this talented photographer’s lens |
Jan.-Feb. | |
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Scout Day SCOUT DAY is a wonderful opportunity for Scouts to earn a badge, patch, belt loop, etc. Participants use a "passport" to guide them through the various stations set up around the park, where they can earn their badges. Activities are targeted for Cub Scouts, Brownies, and Jr. Girl Scouts
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Feb. 27 | |
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Alice in Wonderland The Shakespeare Studio’s creatively staged their presentation of “Alice in Wonderland”. During nine performances, audiences joined Alice on her nonsensical adventures as she met Lewis Carroll’s characters in the historic Summerour House and its gardens. |
March 5,6,12,13 | |
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Earth Week Activities A full week of fun programs utilizing our Nature Preserve to teach about the fauna, flora, and resources of the earth. |
April 19-23 | |
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Heritage Day Heritage Day is a festival that takes visitors back into the 1800s through tours of our historic buildings, stories of life in the rural south, a tea party in the Summerour House, popular old-time games, discoveries in trunks full of Civil War era belongings, butter making and other activities that were common in the past. |
May 15 | |
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Midsummer Night's Dream A family-friendly Shakespeare comedy performed by The Shakespeare Studio under the stars at Autrey Mill. All ages packed these performances to enjoy this classic play of fairies, young love, a "play within a play", and the mischief of Puck.
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June 3,4,5,10,11,12 | |
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Water Day Celebrating everything WATER with get-wet water games, activities, and conservation education. |
August 28 | |
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Wild Weekend Celebrating all things wild with activities and live animal encounters. |
September 18 | |
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Legend of Sleepy Hollow Washington Irving's story of Ichabod Crane and the headless horseman performed by The Shakespeare Studio. |
October 7,8,9,14,15,16 | |
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Spooky Mill Trick-or-Treating in the Heritage Village, games, spooky stories in the tepee, fortune telling, and a not-too-haunted house. |
October 29, 30 | |
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Native American Day A day of Native American culture experienced through our tepee and hunting lodge, history talks, dance, exhibits and demonstrations of Native American life, stories, crafts, and more. |
November 13 | |
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Scout Day SCOUT DAY is a wonderful opportunity for Scouts to earn a badge, patch, belt loop, etc. Participants use a 'passport' to guide them through the various stations set up around the park, where they can earn their badges. Activities are targeted for Cub Scouts, Brownies, and Jr. Girl Scouts
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November 20 | |
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Hike-a-thon Work off some of that turkey dinner and help support Autrey Mill in one fun event. |
November 27 | |
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Holiday Events | December | |
Special Exhibit
Exotic Ectotherms
Saturdays 11am-1pm
Private viewings are available by appointment.
Enchanting Extraordinary Endearing
See reptiles and amphibians and other cold-blooded critters from the far reaches of the globe in our special exhibit. Compare and contrast our native reptiles, normally on display, with these beautiful and bizarre creatures.
Please note: There will be a charge for this special exhibit.
$3 per individual, $5 per family