Hawkinsville
Around Hawkinsville
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Hawkinsville
Locals say Middle Georgia
The friendly heart of Georgia's farm country
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Welcome to Middle Georgia, where the pace is slower and the sweet tea is sweeter. Whether you're here for the harness racing, the fishing, or just to sit on a porch and watch the cotton grow, you'll find a friendly wave from every passing truck.
Clubs for Hawkinsville
No clubs for Hawkinsville yet.
The room
One room for everyone around Hawkinsville. It never closes; when it's busy it splits into tables. Once you're in, you stay until you leave.
Ask the neighbours
AllA good plumber, the best tacos, a lost cat: nobody has asked yet. Be the first.
Coming up
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Marketplace
Things for sale, free and wanted, and rooms for rent, from people around Hawkinsville. Sign in to sell something.
Things to do
- Lake Blackshear Reservoir on the Flint River, popular for fishing, boating and camping.
- Ocmulgee River Flows through the region, good for kayaking and fishing.
- Flint River Forms Lake Blackshear, known for bass fishing.
- Hawkinsville Opera House Restored opera house hosting plays and concerts.
- Hawkinsville Harness Racing Track One of the few harness racing tracks in the South.
- Pulaski County Courthouse Greek Revival courthouse on the square in Hawkinsville.
- Outdoors Fishing on Lake Blackshear
- Outdoors Kayaking the Flint River
- With kids High school football games
- With kids County fairs
- Evenings Harness racing nights
- Evenings Live music at local barbecue joints
- Locals love courthouse squares
- Locals love barbecue joints
Through the year
- Harness Racing Season Spring and fall Races at the Hawkinsville track draw crowds.
- Montezuma Peanut Festival October Celebrates the peanut harvest with food and music.
- Vienna Dooly County Fair September Classic county fair with rides and livestock.
- Abbeville Wilcox County Fair October Local fair with agricultural exhibits.
- Butler Taylor County Fair September Small-town fair with a parade.
Middle Georgia has a humid subtropical climate with long, hot summers and short, mild winters. Best: Spring and fall are ideal for being outdoors, with mild temps and low humidity.
Talk like a local
- “y'all”
- you all
- “fixin' to”
- about to
- “bless your heart”
- an expression of sympathy or mild surprise
- “coke”
- any soft drink
Getaways
- Macon City attractions, museums, and music.
- Cordele Lake Blackshear and the Georgia Veterans State Park.
- Warner Robins Museum of Aviation and shopping.
- Dublin Historic downtown and riverfront.
Local flavour
Rooting for Georgia Bulldogs, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Atlanta Braves, Atlanta Falcons, Atlanta Hawks, Atlanta United FC
Eat and drink
- pecan pie a signature dessert from the region's pecan orchards
- boiled peanuts a roadside staple in the South
- pulled pork barbecue Georgia-style with a tangy tomato-based sauce
- peach cobbler celebrating the state fruit
- sweet tea the beverage of hospitality
Where people go
- pecan groves the region's iconic orchards
- peach orchards especially around Montezuma
- cotton fields a historic and still visible crop
- small-town courthouse squares the heart of each county seat
- barbecue joints wood-smoked and community-gathering places
- country diners serving breakfast all day and sweet tea
- farmers markets selling local pecans, peaches, and produce
- antebellum homes scattered through the older towns
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Macon, Dooly, Pulaski, Wilcox and Taylor counties, GA. Areas from the US Census Bureau and Statistics Canada; places from GeoNames. Local flavour was written with a model and may have mistakes. Team names identify teams; no endorsement.