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Lonestar, Uncle Kracker to perform at Cherry Blossom Festival. Here’s more.

The Cherry Blossom Festival announced it will be hosting two headliner concerts in Central City Park for its 39th festival.

Lonestar, the American country music group who produced “Amazed” and “I’m Already There,” will perform March 28, according to the Facebook announcement. The group formed more than 20 years ago with Richie McDonald, Michael Britt, Dean Sams, and Keech Rainwater.

Uncle Kracker, the singer-songwriter also known as Matthew Shafer, will come to the stage in Central City Park on April 4. He sang a duet with Kenny Chesney “When the Sun Goes Down,” which was No. 1 in the charts for five weeks.

The concert is included in the $5 gate admission to Central City Park.

The 39th annual Cherry Blossom Festival will be from March 27-April 5 and will have many of the traditional events for the festival.

Here is a list of the other events that were announced in the Facebook post:

  • Pasta on Poplar — March 27
  • Weiner Dog Race — March 28
  • Bed Race — March 28
  • Fiesta Ball — March 28
  • Cherry Blossom Parade — March 29

  • Family Movie Night at Wesleyan College

  • 3rd Street Park Festivities kick off — March 30

  • Tunes and Balloons Festival Finale at Middle Georgia State University — April 5

Central City Park also has a new Lumberjack show, Aquatic Acrobatic show and a dinosaur show daily, according to the post. There will be several meet and greets with Marvel characters, such as Captain America and Spiderman, at the park.

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Jenna Eason
The Telegraph
Jenna Eason creates serviceable news around culture, business and people who make a difference in the Macon community for The Telegraph. Jenna joined The Telegraph staff as a Peyton Anderson Fellow and multimedia reporter after graduating from Mercer University in May 2018 with a journalism degree and interning at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Jenna has covered issues surrounding the coronavirus pandemic, Middle Georgia elections and protests for the Middle Georgia community and Telegraph readers. Support my work with a digital subscription
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