

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: 30th Annual Fire Ant Festival: Fire Ant Freedom! 🔥🐜🇺🇸
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 27 Mar, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Sat, 28 Mar, 2026 at 10:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Join us in Ashburn, georgia for the 30th Annual Fire Ant Festival. This year's theme is Fire Ant Freedom! 🔥🐜🇺🇸 We’re celebrating 250 years of American Independence (1776–2026) this March! Get ready for laughs, lively events, and plenty of patriotic ANT-ics as the Fire Ant Festival salutes America’s big anniversary.

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Our main event is March 27-28, 2026 but be sure to check out our fun events leading up to the festival below.
https://fireantfestival.com/event-schedule/

Held the fourth weekend of March, small town Ashburn, Georgia welcomes visitors to the Fire Ant Festival, but not the ants themselves. Known for its wacky and off-the-wall activities, the festival offers family-oriented fun for all ages. Activities include a pageant, the fire ant calling contest, a carnival, 100+ arts and crafts vendors, a Fireworks Spectacular, bands, a 5K run and 1-mile fun run, a BBQ cook-off, and SO MUCH more!

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EVENT SCHEDULE: 
March 4, 2026
The Turner County wide Find the Fire Ant Contest kicks off with $1500 cash prize if you find the LARGE blue ant around Turner County! This is our BIGGEST pre-festival event that gits the hive of Turner County in a frenzy!

Thursday, March 12, 2026
Fire Ant BINGO with a delicious spaghetti supper sponsored by South Georgia Banking Company
TCES Lunchroom. Ticketed event capped at 225!

Saturday, March 14, 2026
Fire Ant Pageant. 
Join us as we crown 9 new Fire Ant Queens!
Turner County Civic Center (354 Lamar St. Ashburn, GA)
6:00pm
fireantfestival.com/pageant/

Saturday, March 21, 2026
Fire Ant Golf Scramble
Wanee Lake RV &amp; Golf Resort
8:00am
fireantfestival.com/fire-ant-golf-scramble/

Thursday, March 26, 2026
5:00pm-10:00pm - Carnival
Wrist Band Pricing Here: fireantfestival.com/carnival/

Friday, March 27, 2026
5:00pm-10:00pm - Carnival
- Pizza Cook-Off
- Live Entertainment
- Food Vendors
9:00 pm - Fireworks

Saturday, March 28, 2026
ALL DAY - Carnival
- 5K Run &amp; One Mile Fun Run
- Pet Parade
- BBQ Competition
- ABATE Poker Run 
- Manty Hose Contest (with $100 prize)
- Fire Ant Calling Contest ($175 in prizes!)
- Live Entertainment

Invite a friend!

For more information, please check out our website!
www.fireantfestival.com
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ashburn/30th-annual-fire-ant-festival-fire-ant-freedom/200029441173739
- **Event Categories**: festivals, contests, carnivals, sports, fireworks, music, entertainment, freedom-festivals, art, marathons, golf, bingo, parades
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 2

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://www.fireantfestival.com/?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=ashburn-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Ashburn
- **state**: GA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Fire Ant Festival
- **lat**: 31.710636830427
- **long**: -83.644813418327
- **full address**: Fire Ant Festival, 705 Hudson Ave, Ashburn, GA 31714-5312, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Fire Ant Festival (https://allevents.in/org/fire-ant-festival/21005568)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fri, 27 Mar, 2026 at 06:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fire Ant Festival, 705 Hudson Ave, Ashburn, GA 31714-5312, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Fire Ant Festival
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** festivals, contests, carnivals, sports, fireworks, music, entertainment, freedom-festivals, art, marathons, golf, bingo, parades
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about 30th Annual Fire Ant Festival: Fire Ant Freedom! 🔥🐜🇺🇸 ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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