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Hi Macon, hope you’re having a great weekend!

In today’s in-case-you-missed-it edition: Cherry Blossom Festival, stargazing and planetarium night, and new menu at Loom Comfort Kitchen + the top stories from this week & a sneak peek at next week.

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📰 Most-clicked stories this week

Year-round planning comes together: Macon is getting ready for the 44th Cherry Blossom Festival, starting March 20. Last year brought over 200,000 visitors and $6.5 million, and businesses are preparing for a strong turnout — read the full story.

Elevated takes on beloved dishes: Loom Comfort Kitchen & Cocktails in downtown Macon introduced a menu blending Southern flavor with French technique, featuring Wagyu beef cheeks, barbecue, seasonal dishes, and weekly specials diners are praising — see what’s on the menu.

After-hours celestial discoveries: Sky Over Macon returns March 20, 6 to 8 p.m., at the Museum of Arts & Sciences featuring stargazing and planetarium shows, highlighting the last total lunar eclipse until 2028 — get all the details.

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All the crowd favorites:

• Celebrate Macon’s Cherry Blossom Festival
• Shop Historic Macon’s spring flea market
• Have a date with pottery

💎 This week’s top finds

Chalk up, Macon: At Macon Rocks Climbing, you’ll find bouldering, top rope, auto belays, and relaxed classes alongside a supportive crew that cheers every send. Expect fresh color grades to chase, and to leave happily sore, a little chalky, and oddly proud of your forearms.

Comfort-food legend alert: In Macon since 1959, H&H Soul Food Restaurant still serves stick-to-ya-ribs plates and biscuit magic that hit just right. If it’s been a minute, take this as your nudge, especially if you like a little local music history with your lunch.

Pie-craving solved: Peachtree Cafe & Bakery at Lane Southern Orchards is baking pecan pies packed with their own farm pecans, plus flaky fried pies and that famous peach cobbler. Perfect for a midweek treat or weekend dessert duty, from a single slice to a whole pie to tuck away for later.

These aren’t ads or sponsored placements — they’re the local spots your fellow readers clicked on most this week.

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📆 Sneak peek at next week

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All events are subject to change without notice. Always check official event pages for the most up to date information.

🌸 International Cherry Blossom Festival 2026 @ Downtown Macon | Friday (3/20) at 12:00 PM – Whether you’ve been doing pink for decades or just want an easy downtown wander, Cherry Blossom Festival turns Macon into a bloom-soaked block party with music, parades, good eats, and 125 visiting organizations. Expect trees in full brag mode, longer lines, and that bump-into-everyone-you-know energy.

🛍 Flea Market & Yard Sale @ Disable American Veterans, 4493 Houston Ave Macon | Saturday (3/21) at 8:00 AM – If your garage is one lawn chair away from an intervention, this flea market and yard sale is your purge and splurge in one. Reserve a table, offload your “treasures,” then poke around for someone else’s better ones. Cash, conversation, and classic small-town bargaining.

💚 Black Wellness Expo @ Southwest High School Macon GA | Saturday (3/21) at 10:00 AM – If you’ve been meaning to put wellness on the calendar, consider this your friendly nudge. Macon Chapter of The Links is hosting a FREE Black Family Wellness Expo with real talk, resources, and community, free of gimmicks. Bring the crew, leave lighter, and probably smarter.

⛪ Stained Glass Window Tours @ Christ Church (Episcopal) | Saturday (3/21) at 11:00 AM – Cherry Blossom season calls for more than pink selfies, so duck into Christ Church for free tours of Macon’s oldest sanctuary. Hear how a 175-year-old beauty sings through a C.B. Fisk organ, admire the stained glass, and pocket local lore to wow your houseguests.

🍽 13th Annual 1st Ladies Luncheon @ Greater Little Rock Baptist Church | Saturday (3/21) at 11:00 AM – Break out your Sunday best, this annual luncheon gathers the women who keep this town humming for fellowship, celebration, and a good dose of empowerment. Three dynamic speakers bring real talk and inspiration, and yes, the outfits, hugs, and dessert tips will be excellent.

🌱 Repot & Refresh: A Guided Plant Care Workshop @ Cam’s Plants at Ingleside Village | Sunday (3/22) at 1:00 PM – Give that leggy pothos a proper tune-up at Cam’s Plants’ repotting workshop, limited to eight seats. Bring one plant in an 8-inch pot or smaller, get step-by-step guidance, chunky soil, a free repotting mat, and 10% off. Book ahead, or your monstera will keep judging.

🌸 Cherry Blossom Parade @ Downtown Macon, Georgia | Sunday (3/22) at 3:00 PM – Cherry Blossom season is strutting downtown as the parade rolls from Cherry, hooks a right on First, then another on Mulberry, carting floats, marching bands, and pink. Bring the family, claim a curb, and practice your parade wave. Feeling bold, apply to join the lineup.

Wanna see more? Browse our full events calendar →

📻 Macon report

Weather forecast

Today – High: 80°F – Low: 52°F – Precip: 30%

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between noon and 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Later: Rain showers likely between 8pm and 5am, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

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Tomorrow – High: 66°F – Low: 30°F – Precip: 79%

Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Later: A chance of rain showers before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

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