Make Every Day a Beach Day at Callaway Gardens
Sunsets and Summer fun are the names of the game. Beginning at 5 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays this Summer, head to Robin Lake Beach for your Summer entertainment-- where every day is a beach day:
Fabulous Fridays
Enjoy some great movies on a 50 foot inflatable screen with a powerful sound and projection system at Callaway Gardens’ Movies on the Beach* every Friday night. Kick back and relax for these family-friendly movies:
2017 movie series:
June 9 Moana
June 16 The Secret Life of Pets
June 23 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
June 30 Sing
July 7 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
July 14 The Lego Batman Movie
July 21 Pete’s Dragon
June 28 Storks
August 4 The Angry Birds Movie
August 11 The Legend of Tarzan (2016)
August 18 The Jungle Book (2016)
August 26 TENTATIVE Beauty and the Beast (2016)
Between June 2 and July 21, Friday nights will include performances by the famous FSU Flying High Circus at 8 p.m. prior to the movie. Movies will start as soon as it is dark enough, usually around 9 p.m.
Admission* for Movie Nights is $10 per adult; $5 per child age 6 to 12 and free for children 5 and younger. Admission will be complimentary for annual passholders and military (active and retired with ID) and half-price for up to four guests in the same vehicle. Veterans (with ID) receive half-price admission for themselves.
Saturday Sunset DJ, Circus & Music Series
Saturday nights will kick off at 5 p.m. with an onsite DJ. As the sun sets, guests will enjoy these talented musicians as they take the stage at 7 p.m.:
June 10 Aces and 8s
June 17 Wicked Dixie
June 24 River Dan
July 8 Krissy Andrews Band
July 15 Money Shot
July 22 Into the Further
July 29 Sons-N-Britches
August 5 Brandon Holden
August 12 The Goodfellas
August 19 Barstool Prophets
August 26 Brandon Holden
Additional musical entertainment will be part of Special Event weekends including:
Independence Day Weekend’s Star Spangled Beach Party
July 1 Brandon Holden and Daniel Lee
July 2 Drew Ellis and Kyle Wilson
July 3 Aces and 8s and Barstool Prophets
July 4 Sons-N-Britches, Josh Newcome, The Regulars**
Sky High Hot Air Balloon Festival
September 1 The Regulars**
September 2 Kyle Wilson**
September 3 Money Shot**
During intermission, guests can take in a thrilling performance by the FSU Flying High Circus during. Saturday concert admission is $10 per adult; $5 per child age 6 to 12 and free for children 5 and younger. Admission will be complimentary for annual passholders and military (active and retired with ID) and half-price for up to four guests in the same vehicle. Veterans (with ID) receive half-price admission for themselves.
Saturday nights June 3 through July 22 also will include performances by the famous FSU Flying High Circus at intermission, around 8 p.m. Following the entertainment, a Fireworks Finale will make each week memorable.
For more details, visit www.callawaygardens.com/sunsetmusicseries.
Both nights, Friday’s Movie on the Beach or Saturday’s Sunset Concert, are great ways to end a full day of family fun at Callaway Gardens. Bring a blanket or chair and enjoy these music and movie nights. The Beach Pavilion Concessions and bars will be open for patrons.
All of this is at Robin Lake Beach as well as swimming in Robin Lake, 18-holes of miniature golf, shuffleboard, a children’s playground, and oversized chess and checker sets. For a nominal fee, Aqua Island, a floating water playground is great fun as are the new two-person Roadster bicycles, paddle boats, Xcelerator water slide, rock climbing wall and spider jump.
Guests visiting the Gardens during the day will be admitted to the movies and concerts at no additional cost. Day general admission is $20*/adult; $10/child (ages 6 to 12); children 5 and younger are admitted for free. The Gardens and its attractions are open daily during the Summer from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Beach stays open throughout duration of these activities.
Callaway Gardens® is in Pine Mountain, Ga., 60 minutes southwest of Atlanta and 30 minutes north of Columbus. For additional information, call 1.800.463.6990 or visit www.callawaygardens.com.
