DUBLIN, Ga. — Last month, Louisiana's governor declared a disaster because severe weather disrupted their crawfish harvest. So the city of Dublin canceled their annual crawfish festival, and they're gearing up for a new kind of celebration on Saturday called Spring Fest.
Caitlan Stiles and Monica Waldrep from EthAerial Arts have been putting in practice for Saturday.
"We are middle Georgia's first circus arts entertainment group," Stiles said.
Between the two of them, they have 15 years of circus experience.
"Going out of town, all over basically from coast to coast to get as much experience as we possibly can to bring it to the people," Stiles said.
Brandi Brown owns The Exchange boutique in downtown Dublin, which is one of the sponsors for the festival.
"I feel like it's super important right now for locals to support our local community, where the money is staying inside of. I know a lot of the artists that are gonna be playing," Brown said.
Artuor Ojeda is one of the seven musical groups playing at the festival. He described his music as rock and pop. Ojeda is new to Dublin, after moving to Georgia from Mexico a year ago.
Dublin is also hosting a 2015 finalist from The Voice, Sydney Rhame who is part of the group Little Hopes.
Brown said she hopes people come out, even if it's not what they were expecting this year.
"It's a free event, but more than anything I think that the memories you're gonna make that day are priceless, and it's just a great day to spend downtown," Brown said.
The festival will also have a variety of vendors and food trucks, permanent jewelry and a hat bar, a build-your-own flower bouquet, and a kids zone with inflatables, rides, foam, and interactive games.
It's a free event, that starts at noon and goes until 10:00 p.m. at Market on Madison.