Another "nice mess" in Harlem, Georgia the first Saturday of October!
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We are currently planning the 2025 Oliver Hardy Festival.
APPLICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE.
AVAILABILITY SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
JULY UPDATE: Craft/art vendors have been filled! A waiting list is available.
AUGUST UPDATE: Vendor and Sponsor Packets will be released soon! Civic and Snack/Cottage spaces are running low! Get your applications in ASAP!
SEPTEMBER 3, 2025, UPDATE: All spaces have been filled except for vendors selling Food or Drinks!
SEPTEMBER 5, 2025, UPDATE: All spaces are filled. All new applicants will be on a waitlist.
You can find the application on the city website when available at the link below or download directly from this website once they are available. If you have any questions or would like a copy emailed to you, please get in touch with Meghan Foster (mfoster@harlemga.org) or one of her staff members at the museum at (706) 556-0401.
We are excited for a HARDY time in Harlem, Georgia!
Please, note: the Parade line up time is incorrect on the applications. Please, refer to the Parade Packet with updates and correct times.
Participants of the festival must be kind and courteous to all guests, staff, fellow participants, and volunteers. Those found to be causing issues, whether in person or online, will not be invited back to participate or, in extreme cases, ejected from the festival with no refunds. This goes for all members of your group, including but not limited to staff and volunteers.
We understand that everyone is juggling a lot and may be under stress during festival season. To help keep things running smoothly for all, please note that vendor locations are finalized once vendor packets are released, and no changes can be made afterward. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
We do not hold spaces for vendors. Your application must be submitted completed, and this includes everything filled out in your application and images of your set up and/or merchandise you plan to sell.
Vendor packets are scheduled to be released at the latest around mid-September. Your packets will be sent to the email you listed in your vendor application.
The vendor is solely responsible for the safety, security, and condition of their products, booth, and equipment during the event, including during set-up and tear-down. The City of Harlem, Georgia is not responsible for any theft, loss, damage, or destruction of the vendor’s property.
1. WAFJ 88.3 (Sponsor)
2. WAFJ 88.3 (Sponsor)
3. Voting Booth (Sponsor)
4. Joan Street
5. Roxiem Jewelry, LLC.
6. Tubbie Cuppies
7. Hannibal International Imports, LLC.
8. The Crafty Beaver
10. Cornerstone Organic
11. Freedom to Read Coalition – Columbia County
12. Columbia County Democrats
13. DJ Vision Beavercraft
14. White Oak United Pentecostal Church (FREE WATER)
15. Knots N Stitches
16. Tabby’s Wooden Toys
17. Tabby’s Wooden Toys
18. Sweet Wildflour Bakery (baked goods)
19. Ken & Hammond
20. Carolina Novelties
21. Carolina Novelties
22-23. Kelly’s Food Rush (snacks)
24. Madremia Designs
25. The Pecan Barn (Pecans)
26. Cotton & Glitz
27. Sweet Berry Market
28. Grammy’s Crafts
29. Fairy Rays
30. Simply Unique by Dee
31. Wreaths and Things by Southern Expressions
32. Not SewPerfect Quilts
33. Magnolia Peach Children’s Boutique
34. Geppetto Leathers
35. U’Nik Southern Accents
36. Sew Helen
37. Augusta Coca-Cola Bottling Co., UNITED, Inc. (tentative)
38. Poppy James Boutique
39. Poppy James Boutique
41. Grove First Baptist Church
42. Rustic Barrel (beverages)
43. Southern Magnolia Sass
44. Southern Magnolia Sass
45. The Crazy Pina (beverages)
46. Miss OH Pageant
47. Touch of Life (Brandy)
48. Barefoot Books
49. Barefoot Books
50. Mr. Stitches Sewing Studio
51. Mr. Stitches Sewing Studio
52. Roast-a-Nut (selling nuts)
53. Krafts & Khaos
54. TBA
55. Fox Creek Engraving
56. New Life 2012 (Word of Faith)
57. Jenny Bee's Creations
58. Undersea Warriors
59. Bubbles or Not
60. Harlem Java House
61. Blush Salon & Boutique (and their new location in the old Civic Center)
62. SCV – Columbia County (Gen. Ambrose) Camp 1914
63. Mason Dixon Craft Co., LLC.
64. Defoor Realty
65. Kona Ice (shaved ice)
66. Harlem Fire Department
67. Impact Church
68. CAP Enterprise
69. CAP Enterprise
70. Baker’s Mann
71. Southern Branches
72. Coca-Cola Photo Opt
73. Supernova Stitches
74. Main Street Treats
75. Two in a Shack
76. JUSTMESHINGROUND
77. Splendor & Grace (Prather Space)
78. IGNITE Consulting
79. Homemaker’s Journal (Sourdough bread and cookies)
80. Thomson Guards #91 SCV
81. D&R Chiropractic
82. Purse-onally 706 & More
83. Tupperware
84. Chelsc Creations
85. Terry Gore Photography
86. Terry Gore Photography
87. Harlem Lodge #276 (Freemasons)
88. The Bee’s Knees Candy Co.
89. Harlem VFW #6445
90. Butterfly Bling Shop
91. Jehovah’s
92. Finn’s Family Crafts, LLC.
93. Ramie A. Designs
94. Petite Poppery
95. LMG Art
96. A Creative Touch
97. YaYa’s Doodads
98. Treehouse Trinkets
99. Reilly & Tedford Crafts, LLC.
100. Reilly & Tedford Crafts, LLC.
101. Nina Pets Dog Collars
102. Nina Pets Dog Collars
103. Butterfly Custom Creations, LLC.
104. GA Hat Co.
105. GA Hat. Co.
106. Fortson Bros.
107. Baby Doll’s Sweet Pecans
108. German Gal Creations
109. Island Stylin’ Concessions
110. Island Stylin’ Concessions
111. K&S Impressions
112. Flowerpot Village People
113. Pigeon Party
114. Page 32 Publishing
115. Page 32 Publishing
116. Tiny Bottoms
117. Tracy’s Kreations
118. Laraine’s Creations
119. Dewy Rose Designs (Food Court 3)
120. Dewy Rose Designs (Food Court 3)
Kid Zone 1 (Red Oak Manor and Acorn Restaurant): Barnyard Buddies
Kid Zone 2 (City Hall): Elduets Adventures & Events
Kid Zone 3 (Behind Monte Olivo's to the left of the Harlem Library Plaza): All Pro Promotions
Food Court #1
Southern Smoke Shack
Mama’s Maryland Crab Cakes
Grimes Concessions
Chick Fil A
Dippin Dots
Food Court #2:
Lemon Crush
The Good Eats (Authentic Filipino) (24 foot)
Farm Fresh Twisted Sandwiches and Bowls (20 foot)
Where the Truck is My Food
Chris Smith (Will Smith Memorial Rodeo)
Black Girl Boba
Stickey Fingers and Vino & Kono
Nature’s Peach
Food Court #3:
R&R Concessions
Rack of Ribs
C&G Concessions
119. Dewy Rose Designs
120. Dewy Rose Designs
DW Catering
Lip Smackin’ Oinkers
Southern Fired Foods
House of Quarshie
1. WAFJ 88.3 (Sponsor)
2. WAFJ 88.3 (Sponsor)
3. Voting Booth (Sponsor) (Columbia County, Georgia)
37. Augusta Coca-Cola Bottling Co., UNITED, Inc.
72. Augusta Coca-Cola Bottling Co., UNITED, Inc. Photo Option
Meet Our Sponsors and Supporters Area (Next to the museum on the Plaza)
Fort Gordon MWR
Leafilter
Cantey Foundation Specialists
Stanley Martin Homes
Firstate Bank of Harlem, Georgia
Raffle Table
Siegler's Karate Center
Built By Martial Arts
The Greater Augusta Arts Council (Tentative)
Xfinity/Comcast
STAGE
9:00 AM - Opening Ceremony
Opening Prayer - Andrew McMahon
National Anthem - Alaina Williams
Welcome Speech - Mayor Roxanne Whitaker
11:00 AM - The Remedy
12:30 PM - Miss Oliver Hardy Pageant
2:15 PM - Booth Decoration Contest and Raffle Winners Announcement
2:30 PM - Yeah Cult
PARADE: 10 AM SHARP
INSIDE THE MUSEUM
Laurel and Hardy Movies 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM except during below performance time:
12:00 PM Sharp - Sharon and Greg - Laurel & Hardy "Way Out West" dance
RED OAK MANOR AND ACORN RESTAURANT
Barnyard Buddies - 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Props and Heroes The Chimp Skit - 1:00 PM
Our sponsors and supporters help make this event possible! If you see them at the festival, say THANK YOU!
88.3 WAFJ & 100.9/88.7 The Song
Stanley Martin Homes
Coastal Waste and Recyling
Columbia County, Georgia
Club Car, LLC.
Wandering Planet Toys
Greater Augusta Arts Council
First State Bank of Harlem, Georgia
Augusta Coca-Cola Bottling Co., UNITED, inc. (No Endorsement Implied)
Brett Brannon
Cantey Foundation Specialists
Leafilter
Siegler's Karate Center
Burnley's Portable Toilets
Red Oak Manor & Acorn Restaurant
Visit Columbia County, Georgia (Columbia County Convention and Visitors Bureau)
Built by Martial Arts
Xfinity/Comcast
Cortes & Co.
Harlem Woman's Club
Designed by Aisha (Aisha Manus)
Painted Moose Graphics
Kelley Business Printing
Monte Olivo's Restaurant
Please reach us at mfoster@harlemga.org if you cannot find an answer to your question.
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The Oliver Hardy Festival is always held on the first Saturday of October unless the weather causes dangerous conditions.
All vendors must complete the application form in its entirety and pay in person at the Harlem Museum and Welcome Center or send the form with a check in the mail addressed to the Oliver Hardy Festival Steering Committee and mailed to Harlem City Hall.
Yes, that is a scam. The City of Harlem will not reach out to you online to ask for an online payment to be a vendor in the Oliver Hardy Festival. Please, be cautious with online sales. If you have any questions, please contact us at (706) 556-0401.