2024 Festival Wrap-up and Slideshow

The Warm Fuzzies closed out The Blueberry Jam concert at dusk.

The kids were ready to ride during the BikeAthens Blueberry festival. Image by Richard Hamm.

Image by Richard Hamm.

Image by Richard Hamm.

BikeAthens Executive Director, Scott Long, gave out prizes to kids in different age groups. Image by Richard Hamm.

This year's judges Rashe Malcolm, Alix Langdon and Nony1 had some tough decisions to make in the Blueberry Cook-off. Image by Lucille King.

Fatma Gurel received the Best Overall award for her stuff grape leaves with blueberries. Image by Lucille King.

Helene and Jay served up a tasty blueberry fritter with banana pudding. Image by Lucille King.

Jane Kobres continued to define excellence with this rich cake. Image by Lucille King.

Image by Lucille King.

Emcee Jeff Griggs welcomed the contestants to the microphone in turn. Image by Lucille King.

This year there were four separate Garden Tours in the early afternoon.

Kerem Kilic welcomed people back to his suburban permaculture farm, Forest Gardens.

Mary Miller gave tours of her new patio and raised beds.

Alys Wilman opened the concert at Holly Court. Image by Owen Anderson.

Food trucks, local vendors, a silent auction and beer on tap helped set the scene for The Blueberry Jam concert. Image by Owen Anderson.

Image by Owen Anderson.

The Vinyl Strangers reunited for a rare show in Athens! Image by Owen Anderson.

Image by Owen Anderson.

Image by Owen Anderson.

Holly Court resident and Midnight Iguana owner, Ron Hendon, showed out! Image by Owen Anderson.

The Warm Fuzzies got back together just for The Blueberry Jam!

The 2024 Forest Heights Blueberry Festival was another big success, raising nearly $4,000 for the Community Blueberry Project.

Congratulations to the winners of the Blueberry Cook-off!

Jane Kobres – Most Unusual

Hind Azami – Most Delicious

Wilma Pittard – Best Presentation

Fatma Gurel – Best Overall

Thank you to all the volunteers who made the festival possible, and to Athens Land Trust, BikeAthens and Oglethorpe Garage for their partnerships.

Thank you to photographers Richard Hamm, Owen Anderson and Lucille King for sharing the images in the slideshow above. More images of the BikeAthens Blueberry Rally are up at Richard Hamm Media.

The Regenerators.Earth art exhibition will remain up at Oglethorpe Garage through the beginning of July, and 10% of proceeds will go to the Community Blueberry Project. In addition, Oglethorpe Garage has lots more commemorative festival pint glasses and coozies. Swing by to pick a couple up, if you haven’t already.

Lastly, please come out this winter for our annual blueberry planting and maintenance day. It’s a lot of fun, and the work is easy if there are enough hands to help.

See you around!