The Southern Heritage Arts and Crafts Festival at Discovery Park is on Sat., Sept. 24 and Sun., Sept. 25. Vendors will have their unique creations displayed inside Discovery Center in the Natural History Gallery and outside at STEM Landing. See handmade jewelry, pottery, glassware, wood carvings, textile goods and more as you walk through the galleries. This is the perfect place to start a little early Christmas shopping. All vendors are vetted and accepted by invitation only.

Would you like to be a vendor? Access the vendor application form here and a member of our education department will contact you within three to five business days.

Admittance to the Southern Heritage Arts and Crafts Festival is included with general admission or park membership.

Questions? Contact education@discoveryparkofamerica.flywheelstaging.com.

Also happening on Sept. 24 is the inaugural First Amendment Festival at Discovery Park of America. Visitors to the park will discover fun, freedom and fellowship, and explore the rights that Americans treasure. The festival will include a variety of family-friendly, First Amendment-themed games, trivia, crafts and conversations. Admission to the park on the day of the festival is FREE with registration.

During the festival, Fox News anchor Bret Baier will participate in a one-on-one conversation about the First Amendment and his career as an award-winning journalist covering politics, war zones and the White House. Following the conversation, Larry, Steve and Rudy Gatlin, the three brothers who make up the country music band The Gatlin Brothers, will perform some of their biggest hits.

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