Dahlonega, Georgia
2008 Festivals and Events
http://www.dahlonega.org/table/festivals/
Bear on the Square Mountain Festival
(Music and Art Festival)
April 18 – 20, 2008
Historic Square, Dahlonega, Georgia
Friday: 5:00 p.m. Pre-Auction with Uncle Daddy
6:00 p.m. Live Auction
Saturday: 10:00 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Sunday: 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Music and art festival featuring old-time and blue grass music: headlining legends Norman and Nancy Blake, Carolina Chocolate Drops. Jam sessions day and night; regional, national musicians on stage Saturday and Sunday Juried traditional mountain art and crafts, music workshops, Sunday morning Gospel Jam, street dance, children's activities, food and more.
All outdoor events are free.
For concert tickets, call 706-867-0050. Tickets may also be purchased at the box office before each concert.
For a complete schedule of events call 678-787-0535.
www.BearonTheSquare.org <http://www.bearonthesquare.org/>
www.dahlonega.org <http://www.dahlonega.org/>
U. S. Army Mountain Ranger Open House
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Camp Frank D. Merrill
Watch the Army's finest soldiers demonstrate their skills. See helicopters, night vision devices, weapons; demonstration of patrol insertion utilizing UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters is a favorite. Also rappelling, climbing, mountain rescue, hand-to-hand combat and free-fall parachute jumping. The Annual Mountain Ranger Run is held in conjunction with the open house.
Free to the public
www.5thrtb.org/open_house.htm <http://www.5thrtb.org/open_house.htm>
www.dahlonega.org <http://www.dahlonega.org/>
Dahlonega Mountain Flower Art Festival
May 17 – 18, 2008
Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Historic Square, Dahlonega, Georgia
April showers bring May flowers; this year's festival will present two days of Fine Art and wildflowers. The festival celebrates local and area mountain wildflowers so abundant in North Georgia. Artist and skilled craftspeople from the region display and sell their handmade products in the downtown area of Dahlonega.
Free to the public
For more information call 1-800-231-5543
www.dahlonegaarts.org <http://www.dahlonegaarts.org/>
www.dahlonega.org <http://www.dahlonega.org/>
Georgia Winecountry Festival
June 7 – 8, 2008
Saturday: 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Sunday: 12:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Three Sisters Vineyards and Winery
Admission: Adults 21 and older; $20.00 (includes souvenir wine glass)
Designated Drivers and ages 13 - 21; $10.00
Children 12 and under free
Celebrate Three Sister’s Vineyards 7th annual signature wine, art and music event. Attendees can sample wine from various Georgia wineries and blue grass, rock & roll, folk and Americana music. Under the big tent will be culinary demonstrations, folk art -with a special appearance by John “Cornbread” Anderson – local food specialties and more. Wagon rides by Gold City Corral. Silent auction benefits The Southeastern Blue Grass Association (SEBA), a non-profit organization that preserves, promotes and publicizes the music and Bluegrass activities.
For more information call: 706-865-9463 or 706-865-0359.
www.threesistersvineyards.com <http://www.threesistersvineyards.com/>
Dahlonega Old-Fashioned Fourth of July Celebration
Dahlonega Town Square
North Georgia College and State University – Fireworks show
Fireworks: Dusk
An annual old fashioned family type Fourth of July celebration. Fun for the whole family all day on the Historic town square followed by one of North Georgia's most impressive fireworks shows.
Free to the public
For more information call the Dahlonega Chamber at 1-706-864-3711; 1-800-231-5543
www.dahlonega.org <http://www.dahlonega.org/>
Dahlonega Literary Festival and Writers’ Conference
August 9 -10, 2008.
Location: Historic Square, Dahlonega, Georgia
Steve Berry (bestselling author, The Venetian Betrayal) will top the list of headliners. The Dahlonega festival is noted for the “coffee shop” atmosphere of the author book readings scheduled in restaurants and galleries around the historic Square. Readings, book sales, lectures, workshops, “Lunch with the Stars,” costumed characters for the Children section and literary themed Scavenger Hunt.
Cost, Admission to the Festival is Free; most events are free. There is a $100 registration fee for the Writer’s Conference
For a complete schedule of events go to: www.literaryfestival.org <http://www.literaryfestival.org/>
Gold Rush Days
October 18 & 19, 2008
Dahlonega Town Square
Saturday: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Sunday: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p. m.
Free Admission
Dahlonega, Georgia’s “Gold Rush Days” – a true Appalachian celebration. Dahlonega, the site of the first gold rush in the U.S., has been celebrating its heritage with this festival for over thirty years. Festival events include a parade, children's activities, a fashion show, gold panning contest, wheelbarrow race, King and Queen Coronation, hog calling, buck dancing contest, gospel singing and other live entertainment and food booths.
Selected as a “Top 20 Event in the Southeast” by the Southeast Tourism Society
Dahlonega – Lumpkin County Convention and Visitors Bureau at 1-800-231-5543; locally 1-706-864-3711 or visit www.dahlonega.org <http://www.dahlonega.org/> .
Dahlonega’s Old Fashioned Christmas (a month-long celebration)
Lighting of the Square and Parade
Downtown Dahlonega Historic Town Square
December 6, 2008
5:00 p.m.
Free to the public
Dahlonega's Old Fashioned Christmas Month-Long Celebration. The festivities are set into motion on Saturday, December 6, 2008 with the Lighting of the Square, and with a real home-town parade bringing Santa to town. Plenty of other festive holiday events continue almost daily throughout December until after New Year’s with caroling, entertainment, wine sampling, live theater Christmas events.
For a complete schedule of events call the Dahlonega-Lumpkin County Chamber of Commerce at 1.706.864.3711 or toll-free 1.800.231.5543 or go to www.dahlonega.org <http://www.dahlonega.org/>
