Town of Dexter preparing for return of Possum Hollow Festival

The festival is Saturday, April 20 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Possum Hollow Ballfield.

DEXTER, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Possum Hollow Festival is set to return to Laurens County after more than a decade hiatus.

The festival is Saturday, April 20 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Possum Hollow Ballfield.

Emmett Waite, Mayor of Dexter, says there will be 85 vendors and a car show at the Possum Hollow Festival.

Waite says the event began in the 1970s, but stopped around 2011. Community members asked Waite to bring back the event and he was happy to do so.

Donny Screws, Possum Hollow Festival Entertainment Chairman, says there will be live music for those attending.

In addition to the live music, there will be entertainment for the family and food.

Admission is $5 per person and kids 4 and under are free.