Visit Oconee County, Georgia

Visit Oconee County, Georgia Located in Georgia's Historic Heartland region, come experience unique adventures & southern charm. Welcome to the official Oconee County Tourism page.

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Spring is springing here at the Eagle Tavern 💐We are open today with tours until 3 pm . Tomorrow, Saturday, March 29th J...
03/28/2025

Spring is springing here at the Eagle Tavern 💐
We are open today with tours until 3 pm .

Tomorrow, Saturday, March 29th Jeff Clarke, historian, folklorist, and having appeared on the Discovery Channel, , Travel Channel and various history documentaries will be your tour guide 10 am to 3 pm!

🚒Come out this Saturday, March 29, for Oconee County Parks and Recreation Department Touch-A-Truck at Heritage Park, 254...
03/27/2025

🚒Come out this Saturday, March 29, for Oconee County Parks and Recreation Department Touch-A-Truck at Heritage Park, 2543 Macon Hwy, Watkinsville, GA 30677.

⌚The event is from 1 to 4 p.m., and a sensory-friendly quiet hour will be observed from 1 to 2 p.m.

🍕Fox's Pizza Den of Oconee and Kona Ice will be on-site with concessions!

Giveaways and lots of vehicles to explore!

Please note The Eagle Tavern Museum  will be closed today for some unscheduled maintenance.  The Welcome Center will be ...
03/21/2025

Please note
The Eagle Tavern Museum will be closed today for some unscheduled maintenance.
The Welcome Center will be open today at the William Daniell House.
Sorry for any inconvenience.

Happy Wednesday! It's time to start making those weekend plans! And as luck would have it, we have a few ideas for you! ...
03/19/2025

Happy Wednesday! It's time to start making those weekend plans! And as luck would have it, we have a few ideas for you! 😊

👜Friday~~Shop til you drop, in Downtown Watkinsville. You will find a wide variety of shops such as Outpost Oconee, Watkinsville Attic Treasures, and more.
Bonus Tip: Bird & Brass will be hosting their Spring Open House on Friday, March 21 with light refreshments and deals!

🍴Lunch/Dinner—Want to go where the locals go? Head to The Traveling Hobo Cafe for a one-of-a-kind burger or enjoy the relaxing atmosphere at Chops & Hops with delicious food and a wide selection of craft beers & specialty drinks.

🎨Check out OCAF (Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation) Youth Art Month displays

🚗Make the quick drive to the Town of Bishop for the best antique shopping around at Back in Time Antiques, Tracks of Time, and Hello Lois!

🥳Saturday~~ South Main Brewing Community Fueled Festival at Wire Park is the place to be! Live music, new beer releases, and arcade games in the warehouse, there’s fun for everyone at South Main this weekend!
Wire Park offers a variety of dining options including Southern Prospect, LALO's Tacos & Cantina or check out the Grid!

🥓Sunday~~ There is no place and we mean no place, better for Sunday brunch than the award-winning Girasoles Cuisine! Trust us, you do not want to miss their Sunday brunch!

Check out our website for more upcoming events and make it an Oconee Co. weekend!
www.visitoconee.com

📝Please note that the Welcome Center will be closed on Monday, March 10th. Please note the brochure rack on the porch fo...
03/10/2025

📝Please note that the Welcome Center will be closed on Monday, March 10th.

Please note the brochure rack on the porch for all your favorites!

🍀March into Spring with these great events in Oconee County, Georgia! 💐Piccadilly Farm Garden Fair March 7 and continuin...
03/04/2025

🍀March into Spring with these great events in Oconee County, Georgia!

💐Piccadilly Farm Garden Fair March 7 and continuing until Saturday, March 29, Piccadilly Farm will be open each Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Also, they will host a tour of our gardens each Saturday at 1:30 p.m. Piccadilly Farm's 2025 Garden Fair Open Houses

🐰Spring Soiree at Hello Lois, Monday, March 10, from 5-8 p.m. Celebrate spring with food samples, beverages, and shopping for new spring décor.

🎨Youth Art Month at OCAF (Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation) Opening reception Friday, March 15th

🏃‍♂️Run for the Gold 5k Sunday, March 16th, 3-5 pm Oconee Parks Foundation 2nd Annual Run for Gold 5K and 1k Fun Run to raise funds for a new playground at Bogart Sports Complex.
Register: https://runsignup.com/.../Watkinsville/RunforGold5KandFunRun

🍺Community Fueled Festival Saturday, March 22, 12-10 pm, at South Main Brewing with live music and new beer releases!

🧭Women's Wilderness Survival 101 with Georgia Bushcraft LLC March 28-30

🚒Touch a Truck March Saturday, March 29, 1-4 pm Quiet hour between 1 -2 pm Oconee County Parks and Recreation Department

💐We've so enjoyed these stunning arrangements from last weekend's event by our local florists. Spring is definitely in t...
02/28/2025

💐We've so enjoyed these stunning arrangements from last weekend's event by our local florists.
Spring is definitely in the air 🥳

Thank you Pannell Designs & Events , Elizabeth Ann Florist & Peddler's Wagon for the beautiful arrangements!

📝Also please note the Welcome Center will open at 1:30 today, Friday Feb. 28 following a scheduled Field Trip.

🏠Full House for Oconee Joe 's lecture series at the Eagle Tavern Museum last night. There are a few more upcoming lectur...
02/27/2025

🏠Full House for Oconee Joe 's lecture series at the Eagle Tavern Museum last night. There are a few more upcoming lectures, so click the link to reserve your spot ( psss... it's free!)
https://visitoconee.com/doorway-to-the-past-lecture-series-by-oconee-joe/

📝Also please note the Welcome Center/ William Daniell House will open to the public at 1:30 today following a scheduled Field Trip.

❗️Alert* For our visitors, please be aware and take alternate travel routes. 📝Please note the William Daniell House ( We...
02/26/2025

❗️Alert* For our visitors, please be aware and take alternate travel routes.

📝Please note the William Daniell House ( Welcome Center) and Eagle Tavern Museum will open to the public today at 1:30 pm following a scheduled Field Trip.

Current situation at Hwy 15 at the Iron Horse. Heavy smoke. It’s terrible. Use Hwy 441 as this will be closed for a while.

🎉Happy Birthday Oconee County🎉You’re looking good for 150 years old!On this day in 1875 Oconee County was created by an ...
02/25/2025

🎉Happy Birthday Oconee County🎉

You’re looking good for 150 years old!

On this day in 1875 Oconee County was created by an Act of the General Assembly (Ga laws 1875 page 109) According to the act the boundaries of Georgia's 137th County were as follows :

"Beginning at a point immediately opposite the mills of James H. Thompson, on the Jackson line, and leaving said mills in said new county, thence a straight line to the old saw mill site of Nathaniel L. Barnard, on McNutt's Creek, thence down said McNutt's Creek to its junction with Barber's Creek, thence down said Barber's Creek to its junction with the Oconee River, commonly called Middle River, thence down said river to the junction of the two Oconee rivers, thence down the Oconee River to Barnett's or Neal's Bridge, on said river, thence with the public road to Big Creek Church to the Oglethorpe county line, thence with the lines of the counties of Oglethorpe, Greene, Morgan, Walton and Jackson to the starting point . . . “

We had a wonderful time hosting Oconee County's 150 birthday bash yesterday! 🇺🇸The event, led by the William Daniell Soc...
02/24/2025

We had a wonderful time hosting Oconee County's 150 birthday bash yesterday!

🇺🇸The event, led by the William Daniell Society, Children of the American Revolution at the William Daniell House ( how cool is that?!) was a huge success!

😊Thank you to Oconee County GA Government , Town of Bishop , City of Bogart , City of Watkinsville , New High Shoals, Oconee Historical Society and all of the amazing booths highlighting the history of this great county.

Thank you to the wonderful sponsors who contributed the the success of the day.

📝Also, Please note the Welcome Center and the Eagle Tavern Museum will be closed tomorrow, Monday, Feb. 24th.

Tomorrow, Feb. 22 is the day of the Oconee County's 150 Birthday Bash Oconee County is turning 150!! Come out and join i...
02/21/2025

Tomorrow, Feb. 22 is the day of the Oconee County's 150 Birthday Bash

Oconee County is turning 150!! Come out and join in the fun on February 22, 2025, from 10am-4pm at the historic William Daniell House.

🎤The opening ceremony will begin at 10:30am, with a welcome from Chairman Daniell and our city's mayors.

🛻There will be food trucks, including Oconee's very own famous Thomas' Barbeque 😋 Outpost Oconee& Georgia Bushcraft LLC will be here with their famous cocoa and coffee.

🌍Oconee Joe & Oconee Historical Society just to name a few, will be highlighting Oconee County's History

🏆 Participate in a scavenger hunt for prizes, and more!

💃Come as you are OR dress in your best historical costume.

🎂Cake--did we mention there will be cake?

The event is hosted by The William Daniell Society, Children of the American Revolution, Reverend John Andrew Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, and Visit Oconee.

Please note 📝The Welcome Center will open tomorrow, Thursday, February 20 at 1 pm. Staff will be conducting a field trip...
02/19/2025

Please note 📝The Welcome Center will open tomorrow, Thursday, February 20 at 1 pm.

Staff will be conducting a field trip at the William Daniell House (Welcome Center) and the Eagle Tavern Museum.

Contact us to book your group.

We are busy getting things spruced up for Saturday! We can't wait to see you! Oconee County's 150 Birthday Bash  🎈🎈This ...
02/18/2025

We are busy getting things spruced up for Saturday! We can't wait to see you!

Oconee County's 150 Birthday Bash 🎈

🎈This Saturday 10 am to 4 pm
🎈Opening ceremonies at 10:30

Music, food trucks, local history booths, re-enactors and a special guest! Come find out who it is 😄

OCONEE'S HISTORY • Downtown Bogart at the turn of the century. Originally called Osceola for the influential Creek-Semin...
02/17/2025

OCONEE'S HISTORY • Downtown Bogart at the turn of the century.

Originally called Osceola for the influential Creek-Seminole leader, in 1892 the town was renamed Bogart for a respected railroad agent.
When the train from Athens to Atlanta was built in the 1890s, life flourished in Bogart. The city of Bogart was incorporated in 1905.

Today in City of Bogart you can shop til you drop at Pannell Designs & Events, and watch the trains go by on the Bogart train-watching platform.
You can come join in the fun at one of their many annual events such as Bogart Funfest, Butterfly Festival, and more at What's Happening in Bogart?

Address

1070 Founders Boulevard
Athens, GA
30606

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 9am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 9am - 4:30pm
Thursday 9am - 4:30pm
Friday 9am - 4:30pm
Saturday 10am - 12pm

Telephone

(706) 769-5197

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