Annual Attractions  

March

Thomasville Antiques Show & Sale
The Thomasville Antiques Show Committee presents a multitude of the country’s most prestigious dealers who offer the opportunity to view and purchase exquisite antiques.  The dealers showcase antique furniture, paintings, rugs, jewelry, tableware, accessories and collectibles to suit the taste of the casual and serious collector.  This event is held annually to provide funding for quality programs that enrich and assist children in Thomasville and Thomas County. 

April

Pinewoods Bird Festival

Pebble Hill Plantation hosts a wonderful day of activities for amateur and advanced birders alike. 

Thomasville Rose Show, Parade & Festival

The City of Thomasville plants and maintains more than 7,000 roses located throughout the city, as do a number of residents who have their own rose gardens.  Rose growers from all over the world display their prize roses for a panel of prestigious southern judges.  Have a “blooming” good time celebrating over 83 years of roses at Thomasville’s Grand Dame of festivals.  Activities throughout the “City of Roses” include special rose displays, parades, historical home and museum tours, street dances, arts and crafts show, nursery vender displays, lectures, garden tours, walk/run races, food and fun galore!  Each year, the Thomasville Rose Show is sponsored by the Thomasville Rose Society and Thomasville Garden Clubs. 

October

Fall Sampler at Pebble Hill Plantation

The Fall Sampler is held on the first Sunday of October at the beautiful Pebble Hill Plantation and offers families a fun-filled afternoon of activities for all ages. Some of the offerings include wagon rides, pony rides, a petting zoo, demonstrations of horse jumping, dog retrieving, horseshoeing, fall flower arranging, and much more!

Thomasville Fly-In

It is the tradition of the Thomasville aviation community to host an annual fly-in on the second weekend of October each year.  The event has grown to be a major aviation event and attraction for our area. 

November

Plantation Wildlife Arts Festival
Thomasville Cultural Center presents a juried, wildlife arts show featuring the finest in original paintings, sculpture and photography.  Visitors can enjoy lectures, demonstrations, children’s activities and related wildlife exhibits.

December

Thomasville Christmas Parade
Presented by the Thomasville YMCA in downtown Thomasville on the first Monday after Thanksgiving each year, the Christmas Parade is the perfect way to usher in the holiday season!

Victorian Christmas

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas” in Thomasville during this unique festival that takes place in the setting of authentic Victorian architecture and the brick streets of downtown. Step back in time to the 1890’s and experience delights such as horse-drawn carriage rides, shop keepers and locals dressed in period costumes, street theater presentation and story tellers, street corner carolers, church choirs, street dancers, bands and concerts, a Victorian Museum, pet adoptions, over 100 stores and restaurants decorated for the holidays, food and holiday delicacies and, of course, Saint Nicholas! A dramatic live Nativity is held during the evening of the event while performances by Thomasville Onstage entertain everyone. Mimes, jugglers and an organ grinder also add to the merriment. The merchants of Thomasville open their doors to visitors during this festive event.

Pebble Hill Plantation’s Christmas Candlelight Tour
The Christmas Candlelight Tours occur annually on the Friday and Saturday of the second weekend of December. Guests are treated to a tour of the downstairs of the Main House (which is decked out in its holiday finery), a champagne reception, and carriage rides. Seasonal live music and a special script recalling Christmases past at Pebble Hill add to this event and help make it a “must do” each December. Make your plans early, advanced reservations are required! Call Pebble Hill Plantation at (229) 226-2344 for more information.