Thursday, April 9, 2026
-Staff reports-
There is plenty to do in Rome and Floyd County this weekend.
Grammy winner David Phelps is bringing his Speak of Love tour to the Rome City Auditorium on Friday night.
With a career spanning multiple styles, David’s seemingly endless tenor vocal range has wowed audiences internationally at The Sydney Opera House, through his work with Stephen Schwartz at Lincoln Center and The Met, and during hometown performances at the Grand Ole Opry.
David has received numerous Dove Awards, Grammy Awards, and multiple platinum-selling recording projects. He has also topped the Billboard charts time and time again with his releases.
“That is going to be a packed concert,” said Kristi Kent with the Georgia’s Rome Office of Tourism. “You can still get tickets. That will be at 7 p.m. at the Rome City Auditorium on Friday.”
Then on Saturday afternoon, you can take a trip across the big pond at the City Auditorium.
“Across the Bog Pond, which is a big Irish concert,” Kent said. “They will have dancers and bagpipes. It’s always a really popular concert.”
Celtic gala, which also features the NW GA WINDS concert band, begins at 4 p.m. on Saturday. Admission is free.
Also, this weekend, you can chill out in a cave.
“Cave Spring is opening up the cave this weekend—Saturday and Sunday,” Kent said. “It will be open from 10:30 a.m. until 5 p.m., and I think it’s a couple of dollars to get in, so bring cash. The cave will be open on weekends, starting this weekend, and then it will move to being open every day, starting on Memorial Day.
