PHOTO GALLERY: It's beginning to look like autumn in Northeast Georgia

Though temperatures remained near 80 over the weekend, the feel of autumn is in the air at special events across the region.

Cornelia, home of the Big Red Apple, hosted its annual Big Red Apple Festival on Saturday, drawing thousands to downtown for arts and crafts, foods, a car show sponsored by the Habersham Central High School Key Club, the Crabapple Children's Area, and an opportunity to try out laser tag courtesy of Georgia Joe's at Old Clarkesville Mill.

In Hartwell, entries in the sixth-annual Scarecrow Bash are popping up all over town, with a large concentration on the grounds of the Hart County Courthouse downtown.

The entries by local businesses, schools and clubs lead up to the Mayor's Monster Mash on Depot Street from 4-6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 31.

Children attending the Big Red Apple Festival in downtown Cornelia try their luck at Astroball.

Big Red Apple Festival visitors check out the arts and crafts booths in Appletree Alley.

Hundreds of Big Red Apple Festival visitors check out the vehicles in the Habersham Central High School Key Club's car show on the grounds of the Cornelia Depot and Don Higgins Plaza.

Visitors to the Big Red Apple Festival enjoy the food offerings of vendors along Clarkesville Street.

Georgia Operation Lifesaver teaches visitors to the Big Red Apple Festival about the importance of railroad safety.

A family learns about the consequences of drivers pulling around railroad gates through the locomotive simulator inside Georgia Operation Lifesaver's Mobile Exhibit Truck.

Seasonal décor is among the offerings at this Big Red Apple Festival vendor's booth in Appletree Alley downtown.

Festival visitors of all ages check out the laser tag offered by Georgia Joe's of Old Clarkesville Mill. The festival was the new family amusement center's first event outside its facility in Clarkesville.

This colorful entry by the Hartwell Service Club can be found on the grounds of the Hart County Courthouse in downtown Hartwell.

Wofford Speech's entry in the Scarecrow Bash offers hippotherapy.

The Hartwell YMCA's entry in the Scarecrow Bash shows the importance of staying active.

Skills USA re-creates 101 Dalmations with its entry in Scarecrow Bash 2016 on the grounds of the Hart County Courthouse in downtown Hartwell.

This gentleman from Pharma-Tech Industries takes a rest on the grounds of the Hart County Courthouse in downtown Hartwell.

This family from Brandon Baynes Landscaping welcomes guests to the Hart County Courthouse in downtown Hartwell.

South Hart Elementary's entry in the Scarecrow Bash waves to those traveling through downtown Hartwell.

Not every Scarecrow Bash entry is a being. Rock Springs Book Club entered its colorful Book Mobile.

The Nancy Hart Masonic Lodge Family's colorful entry can be found on the back side of the grounds of the Hart County Courthouse.

The sixth-annual Scarecrow Bash, sponsored by Hartwell Main Street, can be found throughout Hartwell through Halloween, including this Star Wars display at Dollar General. The Bash leads up to the Mayor's Monster Mash on Depot Street from 4-6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 31.

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