Exchange Club of Augusta cancels the 2024 Georgia Carolina State Fair

The 2024 Georgia Carolina State Fair, scheduled for October 18-27, is the latest in a line of cancellations and postponements due to the continuing impact of Hurricane Helene. The Exchange Club of Augusta, which presents the annual fall fair, listed the inability of the Richmond County Sheriffs Department to adequately support the event, damage to some facilities, and uncertainty over safe water and reliable power as reasons behind the cancellation. Other recent cancellations include the Oliver Hardy Festival in Harlem, scheduled for this weekend and a production of Shrek the Musical, also scheduled for this weekend at the Columbia County Performing Arts Center. The Augusta Greek Festival, originally scheduled for Friday, Saturday and Sunday has tentatively been postponed until October 17-21.