Signature Events
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et ready for a paddle-slapping, ball-bouncing, high-energy showdown where players of all skill levels come to serve, smash, and rally their way to pickleball glory! Whether you're a seasoned pro or a newbie just "dilling" around, this tournament has something for everyone during this co-ed doubles tournament!
Date: Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Projected Attendance: 100+ pickleball players, volunteers, sponsors, and staff
Audience: Local business leaders, clients, chamber volunteers
Join us for the Fayette Chamber Cornhole Tournament-where business meets bags! This exciting event is the perfect opportunity for small businesses to connect, compete, and have a blast. Enjoy great networking, cold beer, delicious food, and friendly cornhole competition. Don't miss out-mark your calendars and get ready to toss, mingle, and win!
Date: Thursday, May 8, 2025
Projected Attendance: 100+ cornhole players, volunteers, sponsors, and staff
Audience: Local business leaders, clients, chamber volunteers
Come join us on the links for the premier Golf Tournament on the Southside of Atlanta, where business happens on the greens! This event brings together hundreds of golfers, volunteers and sponsors who are also a who's who of Fayette County business and community leaders. It's the "can't miss" golf tournament of the year!
Date: Wednesday, October 22, 2025
Projected Attendance: 160 golfers, 50+ volunteers, sponsors, and staff
Audience: Local business leaders, clients, chamber volunteers
The Chamber's Annual Awards Celebration has become a can't-miss event in Fayette County. The event highlights are the Small Business of the Year, Corporate Citizen of the Year, Outstanding Businessperson of the Year and many more awards. In addition to enjoying a night of awards, this year's event will also feature a Casino Night.
Date: Thursday, December 11, 2025
Projected Attendance: 250+
Audience: Local business leaders, investors, community partners, fellow chamber members, and award nominees.
Programs
Stay informed and connected with Business Power Hour, a monthly program designed to keep our business community up to date on key issues impacting Fayette County. Each month, we’ll bring you the latest updates on business trends, business education and success as well as critical state and federal policy updates that affect our region.
Projected Attendance: 50+
Audience: All chamber members, speakers, community leaders
Business Growth Essentials is a new program aimed at helping small businesses understand the key elements needed to reach the next level of growth. Our quarterly meetings will dive into strategies for expanding and scaling beyond your current market position and will address several key topics essential for growing businesses.
Projected Attendance: 50+
Audience: All chamber members, speakers, community leaders, small business owners
ENGAGE is a networking event designed to help you expand your professional connections. Whether you're looking to build relationships, share ideas, or gain visibility, this event offers the perfect opportunity. ENGAGE After Hours provides a unique way to host and highlight your location while bringing professionals together in a relaxed, social setting. Don't miss this chance to elevate your network and amplify your business!
Projected Attendance: 30+
Audience: All chamber members, business leaders, community leaders
Membership Matters is designed to help both new and existing members maximize their Chamber experience. Whether you're looking to share feedback, ask questions, or gain a deeper understanding of membership benefits, this event is for you! Orientation is your chance to learn everything about Chamber membership while Coffee and Connections provides a chance to have an open discussion with the Chamber President.
Projected Attendance: 20+
Audience: All chamber members and prospective members
A collaboration of creatives, makers and non-traditional entrepreneurs looking to meet people building the businesses of tomorrow. Meetings feature speakers on how to launch and grow businesses. Pitch Contest takes what you learned from StartUp Fayette into a competition to pitch your business.
Projected Attendance: 20+
Audience: Entrepreneurs, small business owners
Networks & Councils
The Manufacturing Council’s mission is to discuss common challenges and develop solutions by sharing best practices, learning about available resources, and advocating on common causes.
Audience: Local manufacturers
The Non-profit Council’s mission is to discuss common challenges facing non-profits. We will also have a Non-Profit Fair for the council to recruit volunteers for their organizations.
Audience: Non-Profit organizations
Fayette Young Professionals (FYP) is a network for driven professionals ages 21-40 looking to connect, grow, and lead in Fayette County. Through networking events, professional development, and community engagement, FYP empowers young leaders, entrepreneurs, and innovators to build meaningful relationships and advance their careers.
Projected Attendance: 20+
Audience: Emerging leaders, young entrepreneurs, small business owners, corporate professionals, and community-driven innovators
The Women’s Network mission is to bring together women business leaders to help be more successful in their professional lives.
Audience: Women in business
CEO Roundtable is an exclusive, peer-driven forum where top executives come together to share insights, discuss challenges, and exchange strategies in a confidential setting. This collaborative group fosters high-level networking, problem-solving, and leadership growth, empowering CEOs to make informed decisions and drive business success.
Audience: Business Leaders
The Ambassadors’ annual goal is to increase the retention rate of new and existing members by conducting a program of goodwill calls, reinforcing the benefit of Chamber membership, increasing members’ knowledge about programs and events, services, and benefits of the Fayette Chamber of Commerce and keeping the channels of communications open between the membership and the Chamber professional staff.
Audience: Ambassadors & Prospective Ambassadors
Summits
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he Business Outlook Summit is designed to equip the business community with insights and strategies for success in the year ahead, providing valuable perspectives for professionals at every stage of their careers.
Date: Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Projected Attendance: 100+
Audience: Local business leaders, investors, and chamber members
The purpose of the Workforce Summit is to provide an update on the Workforce Development and Talent attraction & Retention initiatives in Fayette County.
Date: Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Projected Attendance: 100+
Audience: Local business leaders, investors, community partners, and yoa g professionals
Other Events
The National Civics Bee is an annual competition that encourages young Americans to engage in civics and contribute to their communities.
Date: Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Projected Attendance: 100+ community, chamber members, Volunteers, and Chamber Staff
Audience: Local business leaders, clients, chamber volunteers, residents
A special dinner recognizing the elected officials who dedicate their service to the citizens and businesses of Fayette County whose leadership and commitment help shape a thriving community!
Date: Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Projected Attendance: 75+
Audience: Local elected officials, Chairman Investors, Community Leaders.
Pitch Contest provides an opportunity for self-starters to embrace their entrepreneurial spirit and goals. These aspiring entrepreneurs can use their inspiration and business ideas to innovate our business community through economic development.
Date: Tuesday, November 18, 2025
Projected Attendance: 100+ including pitchers, business leaders, community leaders, chamber members, volunteers, chamber staff
Audience: Entrepreneurs, small business owners