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Eleven Haunted History Tours. Twelve train rides. Ninety-nine birthdays. Hundreds of Civil War re-enactors. And thousands of visitors in town for First Friday, Downtown Trick-or-Treat, performances at the historic Rylander Theatre, or the annual Christmas Parade. No event will be bigger than this fall’s one main event, however – the second annual Americus Music Fest on Saturday, Oct. 21. No doubt, Americus and Sumter County have it going on!
Just 2.5 hours south of Atlanta is a cozy little town that sits atop a hill overlooking miles and miles of farmland. You don’t just pass through Americus, you come here on purpose.
CORDELE â The SAM Shortline excursion train will kick off the 2021 season on Feb. 13 with a romantic Valentines Day Dinner Train. The train departs from Georgia Veterans State Park at 5:30 p.m. and will take passengers on a two-hour ride while they enjoy a multicourse gourmet meal.
In addition to the weekly Saturday trips to Plains, the SAM plans some very special events for the year including a wine-tasting train in April, murder mystery dinner trains, spirits-tasting trains, May Day at Archery, 4th of July dinner train, as well as trips to the Peanut Festival and Railfan Festival. Holiday trains are planned for Halloween and Christmas.