Shake Off Boring and Rattle Down the Road to Claxton
This side of the Chattahoochee River you’re unlikely to find another festival dedicated to celebrating a poisonous snake quite as fun as the Claxton Rattlesnake & Wildlife Festival.
15,000 visitors from all over Georgia, and beyond, flock to Evans County, halfway between Vidalia and Savannah, each year for the family-friendly festival which features captive rattlesnakes, snake handling demonstrations and wildlife educational programs from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Georgia Southern University Wildlife Center, Let’s Get Wild, Quails Unlimited, and the National Wild Turkey Federation.
Running March 14th and 15th this year, the festival, which has been voted one of the “Top Twenty Events in the Southeast” by the Southeast Tourism Society, also features a Miss Rattlesnake & Wildlife Pageant, parade, arts and crafts, vendors selling their wares, and more.
While you’re in town visiting the city known as the Fruitcake Capital of the World, be sure to stop by the world-famous Claxton Bakery company store in downtown Claxton.
Want to make a stop at the festival part of your weekend but also want to visit another Georgia city? Vidalia is 40 minutes from downtown Claxton and Savannah is just shy of an hour away by car.
