CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL RIBBON CUTTING & OPENING CEREMONY

12 Noon Miller Lite Central City Park - Coca Cola Entertainment Stage

Join us as we celebrate the opening of the 27^th annual Cherry Blossom Festival.  The ceremony will include local and visiting dignitaries.  Free Event!

SEA LION SPLASH

Presented by Georgia Farm Bureau

Media Partners 13-WMAZ CBS, All the Hits B95.1 and Blazin 92.3

Miller Lite Central City Park - Next to Levee Rd; show times at 2 and 6 p.m. playtime at 8 p.m.  This thirty minute entertaining show is geared around educating the audience on the habits and nature of the sea lions and brings out the inherent comedic behavior of these animals: catching and retrieving objects, balancing, handstands, dancing, singing and interaction with the audience. The giant 7,000 gallon tank and adjacent pool allow for the public to view the animals swimming underwater and frolicking together as a family at all times throughout the course of the 10 days of the festival.  Free Event!

GOSPEL CONCERT

Presented by Lewis Engineering Consultancy

AM 1240 Gospel WDDO

7:00 p.m. at the Grand Opera House, 651 Mulberry Street

This concert features the best of the Middle Georgia gospel groups and choirs with a program of praise and admiration.  Call 478-751-7429 for more information.  Busses are welcome.  Free with a 2009 Festival Pin!

COUNTRY NIGHT FEATURING ROCKY CREEK BAND

Media Partners Today's MGT,  #1 Country FM 99 WDEN, and The Eleventh Hour; Miller Lite Central City Park from 6 until 11 p.m. 

Join us for an unforgettable evening of great country music. The Foxx City Band with Houston Hatchet will start the show with a high energy concert that will have everyone dancing.  Rocky Creek Band will keep the excitement going with their performance filled with traditional country, southern rock, cover tunes and original songs.  Free Event!

CHERRY BLOSSOM GALA BALL

Presented by Bank of America & Durwood Fincher-Mr. Doubletalk

Media Partners 58-WPGA ABC and Today's Lite Rock Z93.7

Macon City Auditorium, 8:00 p.m. until Midnight, $50 per person with tables for 10 available. Balcony seating $10 per person.  Treat yourself to an evening of dancing and dining.  Heavy hors d' oeuvres, provided by Macon's finest restaurants, will accompany a cash bar.  Music by Macon favorites The Grapevine, and the Georgia Big Band.  Reservations can be made by phone 478-751-7415.