For instance, six bands on two stages downtown on a Saturday attracted 40 people. Tourism consultants insist the city needs a fall festival building on the musical roots that brought the Georgia Music Hall of Fame here. Mayor Jack Ellis is working for a positive answer. This week, Ellis announced the Macon Music and Heritage Festival set for Sept. 28-30 this fall would aim for an attendance of 50,00 people enticed by free events supported by sponsorships. If the first Cherry Blossom Festival, in 1982, had been judged by its attendance, it would have been a disappointment, she said.
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So the Macon Music and Heritage Festival has challenges aplenty. We hope history doesn't repeat itself. The Macon Telegraph. The information you receive online from The Macon Telegraph is protected by the copyright laws of the United States. The copyright laws prohibit any copying, redistributing, retransmitting or repurposing of any copyright-protected material.