Toccoa Celebrates 150 Years Today with Carnival

To mark the start of the 2024 School Year, and in celebration of Toccoa’s 150th anniversary, the City of Toccoa will be hosting a carnival today with games, rides, and other family-friendly fun for students and parents.

The carnival will run for three days through Saturday.

The location was changed from Boyd Field to the Rose Lane Recreation Complex off Rose Lane, adjacent to the Stephens County Middle School.

The carnival will feature a full set of rides, including a Ferris Wheel, Jet Ski Ride, Motorcycle Jump, Dino Ride, Rocko-Plane, Wing Glider, and Swing ride.

Carnival games and a wide variety of carnival food booths will also be available, with activities planned for all age levels.

Ride tickets will start at $1.25 each, or an all-day wristband for unlimited rides starting at $25.

City Manager Fredda Wheeler said in a press release that the City’s 150th Anniversary Committee wanted to kick off the school year with a one-of-a-kind, family-friendly event.

To open the Carnival, city officials will hold a ribbon cutting.

Citizens are invited to join the City Commissioners at the kickoff event, which will be held as the Carnival opens at 5 p.m., and those wanting to be on hand for the ribbon cutting should arrive at the Rose Lane Recreation Area by 4:45 p.m. to be sure to get a spot in the group photo that will be take to mark the occasion.

For more information, contact the Toccoa Community Development Department at (706) 898-5777.