Come Thank Our Veterans and Celebrate Our New Amphitheater!

The month of November is a time of giving thanks. It is also a time to recognize and remember our veterans on Veterans’ Day.

This November is also a time to celebrate the grand opening of downtown Woodstock’s new music amphitheater. As a way to show our gratitude to our servicemen and servicewomen, Woodstock will host a candlelight vigil, and then, the grand opening of the amphitheater will serve as a salute to our veterans.

The annual Veterans’ Day ceremony will take place on Friday, November 11, 2016, at 7:00 pm. Partners in this year’s candlelight vigil include: M. Gen. Warren R. Johnson of Marine Corps League Detachment #1311, American Legion Post 316 and Wounded Watch Riders. Come to the Park at City Center, 101 Arnold Mill Road, and help to honor those who fought for our freedoms.

Citizens are invited to bring dirty, torn and retired flags that are unfit to fly, so that they may be placed in collection boxes that will be located in the parking lot of the Woodstock Senior Center (223 Arnold Mill Rd.) and next to the Memorial in the Park at City Center, so they can be properly disposed.

Then, north Georgia’s newest outdoor music venue, located in the Park at City Center in downtown Woodstock, will host its first concert on Saturday, November 12, where City officials will cut the ribbon for its grand opening prior to the start of the show. The amphitheater’s first concert will be performed by country music artist and Woodstock resident Mark Wills that night. The concert is free! The Thomas Fountain Band will open the show beginning at 6:00 pm.

The new facility features multiple grass terraces and a large main “lawn” to accommodate an audience of over 7,500. The band-shell includes public restrooms that will serve the Park at City Center year-round.

Veterans’ Day weekend in the City of Woodstock will be one for the history books. Join us in making history while also giving thanks to and honoring our veterans for their service and selfless sacrifice.

For more information on these events, please visit WoodstockGa.gov.