Held the fourth weekend of March, small-town Ashburn welcomes visitors to the Fire Ant Festival, but not the ants themselves. Known for its wacky and off-the-wall activities, the festival offers fam: ily oriented fun for all ages. Activities include the fire ant calling contest, the infam: ous Manty Hose contest, a carnival, arts and crafts, fireworks, bands, 5K run and 1-mile fun run, BBQ cook off, and much more!

Schedule of Events

February 28, 2025

5pm: : Kingdom of Wonders Circus Show no 1
7:30pm: : Kingdom of Wonders Circus Show no 2

March 1, 2025

5pm: : Kingdom of Wonders Circus Show no 1
7:30pm: : Kingdom of Wonders Circus Show no 2

March 3, 2025

8am: : South Georgia Banking Company Find the Fire Ant Hunt kick Off

March 8, 2025

6pm: : Fire Ant Pageant at Civic Center, Ashburn, GA

March 13, 2025

5:30 pm:  Fire Ant Bingo - Turner County Elementary School

March 22, 2025

8:00am:  Fire Ant Golf Scram: ble at Wanee Lake, Ashburn, GA

March 27, 2025

6:00pm:  Opening night of the Carnival!

March 28, 2025

Festival Day 1 Burger Contest, Pizza Contest, Fireworks, the Talent Show, and more!

5:00 pm: Carnival Open
5:30 pm: Pizza Cookoff starts
6:30 pm: Laura Wiley
7:00 pm: Posting of the Colors; Fire Ant's Got Talent Show
8:30 pm: Strange Bedfellows (Fire Performers)
9:00 pm: Fireworks

March 29, 2025

Festival Day 2 BBQ Contest, Superhero 5K Run, Poker Run, all day entertainment, and more!

7:30 am: Parker Chevrolet 5K Run Check-in
8:00 am: Parker Chevrolet 5K Run; One Mile Fun Run
9:30 am: Pet Parade
10:00 am: Registration for Poker Run; Carnival Opens
10:30 am: Kid's Burger Challenge Starts; The Gabbards
Gospel Sing
11:00 am: Poker Run; Crescendo Grove
11:30 am: Kids Find the Fire Ant Hunt in Heritage Park
12:00 pm: Crescent Circus
12:30 pm: Travis Hughes
1:00 pm: 10 Mile Bay
2:00 pm: Kids Burger Challenge Turn in; Crescent Circus
2:30 pm: Mika Lynch
3:00 pm: Fire Ant Calling Contest
3:15 pm: Manty Hose Contest
3:30 pm: Crescent Circus
4:00 pm: RC Dash Race: Mika Lynch
5:00 pm: BBQ and Kid's Burgers Challenge awards
6:00 pm: Saturday Street Dance 10 Mile Bay

Date:
March 28-29, 2025

Location:
Ashburn, GA 31714

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