Your guide to the 102nd Thomasville Rose Show and Festival

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - The Thomasville Rose Show and Festival is back, marking the 102nd edition of the annual festivity.

The annual event is held in Downtown Thomasville each year and has been a tradition since 1922.

Friday, April 28

• Orchids on Parade, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., inside the Municipal Building, 144 East Jackson Street
• 102nd Annual Rose Show, 1-5 p.m., Remington Avenue at Broad Street, under the tent, Downtown Thomasville
• Rose Parade, 7 p.m., Broad Street, Downtown Thomasville
• Street Dance, 8:30 p.m., immediately following the parade, intersection of North Broad and Jefferson Streets, Downtown Thomasville

Saturday, April 29

• Orchids on Parade, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., inside the Municipal Building, 144 East Jackson Street
• Civic Garden Club Flower Show, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., under the Big Top Tent beside The Ritz Amphitheater, 202 South Stevens Street
• Rose City “Show & Shine” Car and Truck Show, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., around the Historic Courthouse on Broad Street in Downtown Thomasville. On-site registration is from 8-10 a.m.
• 102nd Annual Rose Show, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m., under the Big Top on Remington Avenue at Broad Street
• Rose Fest Market at the Ritz, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., The Ritz Amphitheater, 131 South Stevens Street
• Sip & Shop, 5-10 p.m., Downtown Thomasville
• Rose Fest Finale and Fireworks, 7-10 p.m., The Ritz Amphitheater, 131 South Stevens Street

What’s new this year?

• Many Downtown Thomasville merchants are sprucing up their storefronts to feature flowers in a window decorating contest. There will be QR codes in the merchant windows to cast votes for the contest.

For more information on the Rose Show and Festival, click here.

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