PHOTOS: Cherry Blossom Festival celebrates 40 fabulous years
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Alice Queen
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Thousands of festival-goers ready to get out and enjoy the springtime weather attended the 40th Annual Conyers Cherry Blossom Festival Saturday and Sunday. The festival offered music, food, arts and crafts and more.
Susanne Sparano with her dog Edge, a 6-year-old Belgian Malinois
Linda Ghorley out of Marble, N.C., fixes one of her wreaths on Saturday afternoon at the Cherry Blossom Festival. She had just sold a wreath that she was shipping to California.
Debbie and Bruce Blahut at their booth, Higher Than the Sky Embroidery Designs
Putting spots on the leopard balloons is Dr. Magical Balloons, Dewayne Reynolds. Getting the first leopard balloon in front is Will Sokolik. With him is friend Hunter Graham, little brother Hudson Sokolik and mom, Mrs. Sokolik, with Matt Sokolik looking on.
Dancing is Little Buck from Jackson County.
Ronald Lambert of Design A Candle of Marble, N.C., hands over a strawberry candle to 3-year-old Gracie Snider of Covington. The candle was made at Lambert's Design A Candle booth on Saturday at the Conyers Cherry Blossom Festival.
Dia Patterson, of Clean Stitches Embroidery of Ellijay, straightens up some of her T-shirts.
Twelve-year-old Jordyn Lucas is ready to dig into a funnel cake at the Cherry Blossom Festival Saturday. The event offered a variety of festival-worthy food vendors.
Goofing off are Debbie and Bruce Blahut at their booth, Higher Than the Sky Embroidery Designs.
Jason Hamilton, a chainsaw carver specializing in bears, carves out another one on Saturday at the Cherry Blossom Festival.
Little Raelyn Rose Fields from Covington has just been handed her blue unicorn balloon from Dewayne Reynolds, also known as Mr. Magical Balloons.
Front, left to right, Blakely, sister Bristol Williams with mom; back row, Laura Williams and friend Kourtni Exley all from Covington enjoy Cherry Blossom Festival on Saturday.
The Sole Momentum Group
The Sole Momentum Group
Gospel group called Denzel Gentry and Friends entertains.
Rob Clark, the master of ceremonies, holds up a selfie with the Sole Momentum after they performed.
Daissa Marks, Paisley Mahaffey, and Mark Mahaffey.
Bruce Blahut stuffs a pillow in his wife Debbie's booth — "Higher Than the Sky"
Paisley Mahaffey, who has just had her face painted, checks it out in the mirror at the Conyers Cherry Blossom Festival.
