GRANDPARENTS DAY IN THE PARK

Miller Lite Central City Park Food Tent from 4 until 6 p.m.

Grandparents bring your grandkids for a special afternoon just for you.  Enjoy Cherry Blossom Bingo together from 4 until 5 and stay for Cherry Blossom Festival Trivia "Do U Know" from 5 until 6.

THIRD STREET PARK FESTIVITIES RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY

Presented by Atlanta Postal Credit Union

Third Street Park from 11:30 until 1:30

Take your place in Downtown Macon for a grand celebration signifying the opening of the Cherry Blossom Festival's Third Street Park Festivities.  Visitors can enjoy concerts and performances, free soft drinks from Coca-Cola and Cherries & Cream ice cream from Dairyland, Inc.  Also, enjoy complimentary horse-drawn carriage rides. Third Street Park is the perfect place to spend your lunch break!  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 11:30 a.m., 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!

CHERRY BLOSSOM ORGAN CONCERTS

Mulberry Street United Methodist Church at 12 noon

The Macon Chapter of The American Guild of Organists will present a 30 minute organ concert especially for guests of the Cherry Blossom Festival.  Catherine Elliott, Organist from Indiana University will be featured.  Please call 478-745-8601 or visit mulberrymethodist.org for more information.  Free Event!

A FESTIVAL OF MUSIC FOR ORGAN AND BRASS

St. Joseph Catholic Church, 830 Poplar St., Macon GA 31201

7:30 p.m., (478) 745-1631.  Festive music for organ and brass, in the beautiful, historic St. Joseph Catholic Church.  Nelda Chapman, organ and Colony IV Brass, with Robert Sumowski, timpani. Free Event!

AN EVENING OF MUSIC

Presented by the Bibb County School District

Highland Hills Baptist Church at 7 p.m.

The Department of Fine Arts presents an evening of music featuring the Bibb County Honor Choir, and instrumental music. Please call 478-765-8595 for more information. Free Event!

BLUES NIGHT FEATURING BIG MIKE AND THE BOOTY PAPAS

Media Partners Today's MGT, Blazin 92.3 and The Eleventh Hour

Miller Lite Central City Park from 6 until 9 p.m.

Don't miss local favorite Big Mike and the Booty Papas for a fun filled evening of live blues music.  With over 100 years of combined experience among their members, Big Mike and the Booty Papas play the Blues over 260 dates a year.  They have opened for such legends as Bob Dylan, Johnny Winter, Les Dudeck and Dr. Hook.

Free Event!