Join us on July 4, 2011 to celebrate the Fourth family-style in Dahlonega on the historic town square. Do you remember being a child and what the 4th of July meant –hot dogs, watermelon, parades, flags waving and fun with family and friends while you waited until it got dark enough for the fireworks?  Then you sat watching the skies with anticipation as you heard the swoosh of the rocket and the ooohs and ahhhs at the burst of light and sparkles.  

Because of the 4th of July Family Day Celebration that is what still happens in Dahlonega. The day is filled with fun activities – a pet show (we’ve had dogs, cats, pigs and chickens in the show), a Patriotic Ceremony on the lawn of the Gold Museum, the annual reading of the US Constitution on the courthouse steps, a watermelon cutting by the Boy Scouts, an antique auto show, and musicians filling the square with diverse sounds of bluegrass, folk and country music. The Independence Day Parade through the historic square begins around 5pm and ends just in time to find a spot on the nearby drill field of North Georgia College & State University to await the fireworks.

What a great way to celebrate our nation’s birthday!