Celebrating Our History Since 1976
Old South Day
Ochlocknee takes great pride in hosting Old South Day, a food and arts and crafts festival we have celebrated every year since 1976. Enjoy craft booths, small rides for kids and bounce houses as well as a parade, all centered around the Herring's old cane mill by the Civic Club. Join us the second Saturday every November!
Want to be a part?
If you are a maker of arts and crafts, would like to join in the parade or have another creative way you want to play a part, please reach out to festival coordinator Sharon Herring, director of the Community Civic Club, at 229-574-5151 or Libby Maddox 229-224-2234.
Making Cane Syrup the Old-Fashioned Way
The Cane Mill
Mr. Ronny Herring and his wife Sharon produce their “Old South” brand of Kettle Cooked Pure Georgia Cane Syrup at the syrup factory in town. They've been growing cane and bottling cane syrup since 1975. At Old South Day, you'll get an chance to see how cane syrup used to be made—the old-fashioned way!
