Head to any of the Labor Day events in Georgia and make the most of your long holiday weekend. Watch hot air balloons float above the trees in Pine Mountain, crush grapes at a winery in North Georgia, build a sand castle on the beach, cheer for your favorite football team and race car driver, and watch a Pirate Boat Parade on Lake Blackshear. Find these and many more events on http://exploregeorgia.org.

Family Fun

Aug. 29-31: Sky High Hot Air Balloon Festival at Callaway Gardens, Pine Mountain

Aug. 30: Annual Kingsland Catfish Festival, Kingsland

Aug. 30-31: Laurel Summer Fest, Gainesville

Aug. 30-31: Labor Day Weekend – Sunset Tours, North Georgia Zoo, Cleveland

Aug. 30-Sept. 1: Labor Day Celebration and Customer Appreciation Weekend, Clayton County International Park – The Beach, Jonesboro

Aug. 31: Tybee Island Labor Day Beach Bash, Tybee Island

Sports & Racing

Aug. 29-31: IPRA World Championship Fall Rodeo, Cumming

Aug. 30: Georgia Tech Football vs. Wofford, Atlanta

Aug. 30: Big Cat Quest Catfish Tournament, Rome

Aug. 31: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race, Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton

Aug. 31: Callaway Gardens Family Fitness Series Triathlon, Pine Mountain

Wine & Cheese

Aug. 30: Crush Fest, A Harvest Celebration, Yonah Mountain Vineyards, Cleveland

Aug. 30: Grape Stomping Festival, Paradise Hills Resort, Spa & Farm Winery, Blairsville

Aug. 30: Cheesemaking 101, Sweet Grass Dairy, Thomasville

History & Culture

Aug. 30: 3 Deep in the Yard – The Pivotal Battle of Jonesboro, Jonesboro

Aug. 30: Civil War Event at the Yellow River Post Office, Lilburn

Aug. 30-31: Mountain Heritage Festival, Blairsville

Art & Music

Aug. 30: Lighthouse Gospel Concert, Thomasville

Aug. 30: Just My Imagination Workshop, Dublin

Aug. 30-31: St. Simons Island Antique Show, St. Simons Island

Aug. 31: Drake and Lil’ Wayne at Aaron’s Amphitheatre, Atlanta

Select Events at Georgia State Parks

Aug. 29: Art in the Park, Sweetwater Creek State Park, Lithia Springs

Aug. 29 & 31: Labor Day Weekend Night Kayak, Hard Labor Creek State Park, Rutledge

Aug. 30: Labor Day Festival, Fort McAllister State Park, Richmond Hill

Aug. 30: Astronomy, Stephen C. Foster State Park, Fargo

Aug. 30: Bark in the Park Dog Luau, F.D. Roosevelt State Park, Pine Mountain

Aug. 30: Labor Day Fishing Rodeo, Reed Bingham State Park, Adel

Aug. 30: Labor Day at Jarrell Plantation Historic Site, Juliette

Aug. 30: Lake Blackshear Pirate Festival, Georgia Veterans State Park, Cordele

Aug. 30: Moonlight Movie Night, Victoria Bryant State Park, Royston

Aug. 31: Guided Canoe Trip, Mistletoe State Park, Appling

Aug. 31: Jr. Ranger Mini-Camp, Tugaloo State Park, Lavonia

Aug. 30-31: Indoor Basic Archery, Panola Mountain State Park, Stockbridge

Aug. 30-31: Tallulah Gorge Floor Hike, Tallulah Gorge State Park, Tallulah Falls

Aug. 30-Sept. 1: Labor-less Day, Little Ocmulgee State Park and Lodge, Helena

Aug. 30-Sept. 1: Labor Day on the Lake, Florence Marina State Park, Omaha

Aug. 30-Sept. 1: Tools and Skills that Built a Colony, Wormsloe Historic Site, Savannah

Sept. 1: Labor Day Commemoration, Fort Morris Historic Site, Midway

Sept. 1: Labor Day at Fort King George Historic Site, Darien

Last Chance! Events Ending Labor Day Weekend

Through Aug. 29: Bea Kuhlke Art Exhibition, Sacred Heart Gallery, Augusta

Aug. 30: Blue & Gray Saturdays, Heritage Sandy Springs Museum, Sandy Springs

Through Aug. 30: Family Farm Tours, Jaemor Farms, Alto

Through Aug. 30: Victorian Mourning Tours, Stately Oaks Plantation, Jonesboro

Through Aug. 30: 3D Off the Wall Exhibit, The Art Center, Blue Ridge

Through Aug. 31: The Land Abstracted: Exhibit by Colleen Sterling, The Art Center, Blue Ridge

Through Aug. 31: Corks and Canvas, Evans

Through Aug. 31: Exhibits at Oglethorpe University Museum of Art, Atlanta

• Salvador Dali: Trilogy of Love
• Kimo Minton: Jazz Abstractions
• Mid Century Modern: Works on Paper

Through Aug. 31: Splash Pad, Southern Pines Regional Park, Dublin

Through Aug. 31: “Right On,” Horizon Theatre, Atlanta

Through Sept. 1: Summer Music Weekends, Rock City, Lookout Mountain

Through Sept. 1: Blue Star Museums, Flint RiverQuarium and Thronateeska Heritage Center, Albany

Opening Labor Day Weekend

Aug. 30-Sept. 17: Perspectives 2014 pottery event, Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation, Watkinsville

Aug. 30-Oct. 26: Pick Your Own Apples, Red Apple Barn, Ellijay

Aug. 30-Nov. 16 Buford Corn Maze, Buford

Sept. 1-30: Blue Morpho Butterfly Month at Callaway Gardens, Pine Mountain