Butterfly Daze 2025 Schedule of Events
Join us August 16-17 to celebrate our First Lady from Plains–Rosalynn Carter–here in her hometown of Plains, GA!
To book our Plains Historic Inn VIP Packages or other ticketed events, visit our store here.
SATURDAY AUGUST 16
MORNING
Rosalynn Carter Memorial Food Distribution
Plains Historic Inn & Antique Mall Parking Lot
MIDDAY
11:00a
President Carter USPS Stamp Reveal
300 North Bond Street, Plains, GA
11:50p
Butterfly Release
Hudson House
located at the intersection of Church Street (280) and Bond Street, caddy-corner across from Plains High School
12:30p
A First Ladies Tribute to Rosalynn Carter Panel
300 North Bond Street, Plains, GA
11:00-2:00p
Lunch @ the Buffalo Cafe Downtown
AFTERNOON
12:00-2:00p
Tours of Apartment 9a, the apartment Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter lived in with their three sons upon first returning from the Navy to Plains in 1953
200 Pascal Street, Plains, GA
1:30p, 2:30p, 3:30p
Cooking with the First Ladies Man feat. with Rosalynn’s Family (tickets required; SOLD OUT)
Mama Allie’s House/Rosalynn Carter Childhood Home
219 South Bond Street, Plains, GA
EVENING
“Paint-By-Carter” Presidential Descendants Painting Party (tickets required, click for more information and to purchase)
Plains Community Center (behind Plains Historic Inn & Antique Mall)
SUNDAY AUGUST 17
“Rosalynn” Sunday
148 Georgia 45 North, Plains, GA
10:00a
Sunday School with Kim Carter Fuller
11:00a
Worship Service with special musical guests followed by Birthday Cake & Coffee Fellowship
MONDAY AUGUST 18
Inaugural Wreath Laying Ceremony
The Carter Gardens and Burial Site
1 Woodland Dr, Plains, GA 31780
More information: The National First Ladies Day Commission and The Society of Presidential Descendants will honor and remember former First Lady Rosalynn Carter’s birthday on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, with an inaugural wreath-laying ceremony at 10 a.m. local time at the Carter Gardens and Burial Site in Plains, Georgia. Mrs. Carter died at age 96 on Nov. 19, 2023, and would have turned 98 on Aug. 18. A short ceremony will commence that morning to remember the former first lady.
The Carter Gardens and Burial Site, where the Carters’ graves are located, was designed by Rosalynn Carter and is operated by the Jimmy Carter National Historic Site of the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. The public is welcome and encouraged to attend.
Event Calendar
Check back for the latest events in Plains, GA. From the Peanut Festival in the fall to July 4th Fireworks, we’ll post the events you won’t want to miss. Come visit us for an experience with Plains, Peanuts, and a President!
2025 Events:
June 28 - Plains, Trains & Fireworks + BBQ Cook-Off
August 15-17 - Butterfly Daze
September 27 - 2025 Peanut Festival & “Jimmy Who?” Birthday Concert
October 1 - Jimmy Carter's Birthday
October 25 - Trunk or Treat
November 29 - Christmas in Plains & Christmas Tree Lighting
PAST EVENTS
Plains, Trains & Fireworks 2025
Join us Saturday, June 28 for Plains, Trains & Fireworks 2025! We'll have a BBQ cook-off, food trucks, live music and street dancing with the Good Vibrations. Plus, it's Sumter County’s only fireworks display!
Where: Downtown Plains, GA
When: Begins at 4PM, Fireworks at 9PM
Plus, be the first to get this year’s Plains, Trains & Fireworks t-shirt. See you there!
Christmas in Plains!
November 30, 2024 - Christmas In Plains - Downtown Plains, GA
December 1, 2024 - Community Christmas Sing - Plains High School
December 12, 2024 - Plains Sweet Stems Sip-n-Shop - 130 Main St., Plains, GA
December 22, 2024 - David Osborne Christmas Concert - Maranatha Baptist Church
Plains Trunk or Treat & Haunted House!
Trunk or Treat | Oct 26 at 5pm. Come and set up on Main STreet! Cal 229-824-4517 to reserve your spot.
Haunted House | Oct 25/26 & October 31-Nov 1. Come if you dare! Old Plains Highway, Plains, GA. $10 for 12 and up. $5 11 and under.
2024 Plains Peanut Festival | Sept 28, 2024
The Plains Peanut Festival is fun for all ages. Join thousands of visitors for activities that include a road race, fun run, folk play, all day entertainment, Kiddie rides, arts & craft vendors, food vendors, train rides and more!
The 26th Peanut Festival is 8AM-4PM on September 28th, 2024
8am | Race
11am | Parade
8am - 4pm | Food/Arts/Crafts Vendors
9am - 12pm | White House Communications Agency will presenting movie and memorabilia in the Community Center
7:30pm | Live music and a Street Dance with Slaughter Creek. Sign up below!
*Don’t forget the annual Postcard Contest for the kids through the Education Program @ JICA. More info here.*
Peanut Festival Gallery
President Carter’s 100th Birthday in his hometown of Plains, Georgia! | Oct 1, 2024
Happy Birthday, Mister President … Celebrating 100 Years of Jimmy Carter in Plains is a concert celebration of a lifetime. Featuring music by David Osborne, Sandi Patty, Brent Cobb, Cindy Morgan, and Andrew Greer, plus VIP events with Presidential Descendants, Plains folks and family all to celebrate our hometown son. More information on the concert can be found here.
Butterfly Daze and Carter Historical Auction | Aug 16-18, 2024
Join us for a weekend long event celebrating the life and legacy of former First Lady, Rosalynn Carter. Come and stay in Plains for the entire weekend and enjoy an auction preview, an evening at Plains High School, a Rosalynn Carter Memorial Food Distribution, a butterfly release, the 2024 Carter Historical Auction and stay for church at Marantha Baptist Church on Sunday morning!
2024 Carter Historical Auction | Aug 17, 2024
Come attend and bid on a piece of history at the 2024 Carter Historical Auction in Plains, GA! !
A limited number of VIP Tickets are available including VIP seating with Carter Family Members, cash bar tickets, and a VIP gift bag. So join us for this exciting opportunity to uncover hidden gems from President and Mrs. Carter's past right here in Carter Country. Get your tickets today!