Japanese Maples Festival at Gibbs Gardens
(October 25-26)

    From October 1st through November 2nd, the Japanese Maples Festival (Fall Super-Fest) was held at Gibbs Gardens, located in Ball Ground, Georgia, about 50 miles north of Atlanta.

    Along with other events celebrating the fall season, this year’s festival was named the "Japanese Arts & Culture Festival" and had two special weekends which featured Japan, October 25-26 and November 1-2 (when the brilliant fall colors of the over 2,000 Japanese maples in Gibbs Garden were at their peak). During the “Japanese Arts & Culture Festival,” a large number of people visited the Gardens and enjoyed various performances and demonstrations of Japanese arts and culture surrounded by the beautiful fall foliage at Gibbs Gardens.

    On Saturday, October 25 and Sunday, October 26, the Consulate-General of Japan provided a booth with an exhibit introducing the UNESCO World Heritage sites in Japan, along with information on Japanese arts and culture.