The Downtown Cumming Journal
One useful question at a time about downtown Cumming, Georgia. Every post is dated and links its sources.
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Free concerts at City Center’s Lou Sobh Amphitheater: rules, parking and the fall 2026 lineup
Fall Concert Series shows at the Lou Sobh Amphitheater in the Cumming City Center are free, and so is parking in the five-level deck. Bring a lawn chair or blanket…
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Hiking to the Indian Seats on Sawnee Mountain: trailheads, hours and rules
You can hike to the Indian Seats rock overlook in Forsyth County’s Sawnee Mountain Preserve, about 3.3 miles north of the downtown Cumming square as the crow flies. On the…
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How did Cumming, Georgia get its name? Two candidates and no final answer
Nobody knows for certain. New Georgia Encyclopedia says Cumming was “said to be named for” Col. William Cumming, a Georgia-born officer of the War of 1812, and a 1962 state…
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Cumming Country Fair & Festival: dates, prices and what to know
The 2026 Cumming Country Fair & Festival runs 11 days, Oct. 8 to 18, at the Cumming Fairgrounds, 235 Castleberry Road. Gate admission is $10 for ages 11 and up…
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Downtown Cumming or City Center? How the two fit together
They are two different places. Historic downtown Cumming is the courthouse square, with City Hall, the 1915 bandstand and the 1923 schoolhouse that holds the School Street Playhouse. The Cumming…
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