Events

Macon Magic

Submitted by Kimberly, Blogger at ForKidsToDo

Thursday, June 29th, 2017, 4:28pm

Illusionist David Corn will present Macon Magic at Mikado Baptist Church the week of July 10th - 14th at 6:45pm.

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Submitted by Macon-Bibb County, Chris Floore, Public Affairs

Sunday, March 26th, 2017, 7:34pm

Macon-Bibb County, the Macon-Bibb County Urban Development Authority (UDA), and design firm HGOR will hold the third and final public meeting for the future design of Rosa Parks Square on Tuesday, March 28, in Commission Chambers in Government Center (700 Poplar Street) at 6:00 p.m. At this forum, HGOR will unveil the proposed design for Rosa Parks Square, and seek final feedback.

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Submitted by Macon-Bibb County, Chris Floore, Public Affairs

Sunday, March 26th, 2017, 2:30pm

Whether you're a skater or not, you've got to admit our new skate park is pretty cool. Commissioner Larry Schlesinger says he doesn't plan on doing an kickflips off the rails anytime soon, but he did declare this park to be "the coolest place in Macon."

On Friday, March 17, our leaders, community partners, the Parks & Recreation Department and a big group of skating enthusiasts came to celebrate our new Skate Park. The park is part of a $3.7 million upgrade to Central City. Those upgrades also included new sidewalks, pavilions, multi-purpose fields, and infrastructure upgrades.

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Submitted by Macon-Bibb County, Chris Floore, Public Affairs

Saturday, March 25th, 2017, 6:00pm

The 2017 Taste of Macon-Bibb Follies is slated for April 8 at the Historic Douglass Theater. There will be reception at 6:30 p.m. followed by the show at 7 p.m. The variety show will feature performances from Mayor Robert Reichert, some of our commissioners, local leaders, fire department officials and more! It's all to benefit the Macon-Bibb County Youth Commission. The students in the commission get to learn up close how their local, state, and national governments operate through trips, programs, workshops, and activities. Click here to see a video featuring video from previous Follies performances. And visit the Youth Commission Facebook page to follow along with our young leaders' adventures.

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Submitted by Macon-Bibb County, Chris Floore, Public Affairs

Saturday, March 18th, 2017, 10:50am

On Friday, March 10, the community gathered at the recreation facility formerly known as North Macon Park to officially unveil SPLOST upgrades, and announce the renaming of the park. It's now 'Theron Ussery Park' in honor of the former Macon city councilman, and current member of the SPLOST Advisory Committee. Upgrades at the park include new bleachers, fencing, dugouts, and covers. After the ribbon cutting, Mr.

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Submitted by Macon-Bibb County, Chris Floore, Public Affairs

Sunday, March 5th, 2017, 11:08am

The Macon-Bibb County Global Affairs Coalition hosted His Excellency Kurt Jaeger, Ambassador of Liechtenstein to the United States of America, on Thursday, February 23. The Ambassador gave a presentation to residents, students, and leaders titled ‘The Relationship of Liechtenstein with the European Model in a Post-Brexit World.’

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Submitted by Macon-Bibb County, Chris Floore, Public Affairs

Sunday, February 26th, 2017, 6:00pm

At the Greater Macon Chamber of Commerce’s 2017 State of the Community Luncheon, Macon-Bibb Mayor Robert Reichert spoke to the crowd of leaders, officials, and business professionals about how bright the future is for our community. In fact, he called it increasingly enlightened! You can read the mayor's speech here, and to watch his remarks, visit MaconBibb.TV. To see a gallery of photos from the event, click here.