Pavo’s Annual Peacock is Coming Up!

Pavo, GA—Every year in the month of May, on the second Saturday, the city of Pavo, Georgia with the help of the Pavo Community Club, hosts their annual Peacock Festival. On May the 13, 2023 the city of Pavo will come alive once again with vendors, special guests and a line of amazing attractive floats, buggies, cars, and more for their Peacock festival parade. 



This year’s event will host over 90 vendors! There will be some of the best food trucks around, sweets and treats, all types of crafts, handmade and miscellaneous items, a Kid Zone with slides, bounce houses, dunk booth, games, face painting train ride and pet zoo! Vendors are still welcome to book a spot but know those spots are filling fast. 

That is not going to be the end of the festival though there is more. The Peacock Day Invitational in its 3rd year will be going on too! Eight teams will be competing each other for the title! This softball tournament is one you don’t want to miss. 

Those who enjoy lovely quilts will love the Pavo Quilt Raffle that is going on the same time. Tickets can be purchased for that drawing throughout the day. This year’s quilt is another beautifully hand sewn blue with a variety of more color intertwined and a large amazingly detailed peacock in the center. 

The parade is also scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. Everyone was welcome to join so this year’s parade should include entries from the locals and surrounding areas. Parading in the front will be this year’s Grand Marshall, Mr. Amari Pettis. Pavo is the hometown of Mr. Pettis. A graduate of TCCHS (Thomas County Central High School), in 2019. He played football in the position of linebacker # 29, and he wrestled. Mr. Pettis is currently a junior at Benedict and will be a senior in the fall. The Benedict Tigers was undefeated last year (11-1) and are the SIAC (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) conference Champions. 

Mr. Pettis currently plays in the position of middle and outside linebacker. He is also a member of the Omega PSI Phi Fraternity and majors in Electrical Engineering. Mr. Pettis enjoys fishing and hanging out with his fraternity friends while his favorite food is ox tails. Mr. Pettis says, “My oldest cousin inspired me to play football and my favorite thing about football is it evolves every day.” 

This year’s gold sponsors are as follows: 

• Pavo Quilters 229-319-2014

• Pavo Haunted House 229-921-3969

• Billy’s Bush Hogging LLC 229-356-7563

• Thomas County Farm Bureau 229-226-0431

• Cindy’s Unique Domestic Services 229-226-0431

• Buzzery Pizza & Mead 229-498-6552

• Superior Exterminators of GA, Inc. 229-292-3137

• Croley’s BBQ & Grill 229-859-2761

• Rusty Peach at Allen’s Antiques 229-589-7088

• Red Hills Tree Service 229-560-7648

• Brooks County Development Authority 229-263-9085

• Dean’s Processing 229-859-9198

• Willie’s of Pavo, GA

• Pavo Hardware and Feed Store 229-859-2400

• Phoenix Service Station 229-859-2600

• T & H Sales & Salvage 229-859-2643

• Southwestern Wrestling Association 850-768-4899

• Southern Oaks Kennel 229-224-2041

• Whatagraphic!, Inc. 229-985-7710

• Diablos Southwest Grill 229-236-0932

• G.E.A.R. Gifted Center 229-890-6185

• Thomasville Pin Split Bowling-Bar-Grill 229-228-5569

• Superior Welding & Fabrication 240-457-1468

• Boston Main Street Café 229-498-2233

• Thermal Equipment Co., 229-226-7110

Pavo Community Club, the City of Pavo, and the residents of Pavo would like to Thank all of the Gold Sponsors and encourages everyone to visit these wonderful businesses. 

With all of this going on in one day the 36th Annual Peacock Day and 3rd Annual Peacock Invitational is one event and day you might want to mark your calendars for. Don’t miss it!