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BEAR ON THE SQUARE MOUNTAIN FESTIVAL

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(706) 864 - 3513

ADDRESS
Downtown Square
Dahlonega, GA 30533

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Dahlonega

Bear on The Square Mountain Festival
Dahlonega | Northeast Georgia Mountains
FEES
  • Admission: FREE
  • Parking: FREE
  • Additional Fee Info: Some activities, such as master classes, may have a fee. See website for details.

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This annual Bear on the Square Mountain Festival will be an incredible weekend of music and art held in the foothills of the North Georgia Mountains the third weekend in April.

During the weekend, old-time and bluegrass music will fill the Historic Public Square in Dahlonega. There will be onstage performances by local, regional and national musicians.

Pre-festival events for the festival will take place on Friday with the start of jamming on Dahlonega’s Historic Public Square, as well as Master Class Workshops in the afternoon and the Live Country Auction that night.

On both days, the juried artist's marketplace known as the Mountain Marketplace will feature traditional mountain crafts will also take place around the square. There will be more jamming on the square and  music workshops on Saturday and Sunday, a Sunday morning Gospel Jam, a Saturday evening old-time Mountain Dance and family activities.

13 South Park Street, Dahlonega, GA 30533

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