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The 53rd annual Mountain Moonshine Festival is set to take place from Friday, Oct. 23 to Sunday, Oct. 25. - photo by Erica Schmidt - photo by Erica Jones
Alexander Popp
DCN Staff
Updated: Oct 22, 2020, 5:36 PM
Published: Oct 23, 2020, 12:46 PM

The Mountain Moonshine Festival will be held at the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame and Dawsonville Main Street Park on Friday, Oct. 23 through Sunday, Oct. 25. 

The festival, car show and swap meet will run from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. all three days. The Moonshine Run will depart from Bearden Funeral Home at 9:30 a.m. on Friday. The parade will take place at 9 a.m. on Saturday, and opening ceremonies will be on Saturday at 10 a.m.

See a full guide to the festival here. 

Download or print the Moonshine Festival 2020 map below. 

Community Events
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Thu, Sep 18
NGMA Supper Fest Fly-In
Dahlonega, GA
Thu, Sep 18 @6:00pm
Georgia Film Festival
The Hawk Cinema
Thu, Sep 18 @7:00pm
Open Mic
Indio Brewing
Fri, Sep 19 @5:30pm
Sunset Sessions
The Collection at Forsyth
Fri, Sep 19
Early Release (Buford Elementary School Events)
Buford, GA
Fri, Sep 19
EARLY RELEASE-HOMECOMING (Buford Academy Events)
Buford, GA
Fri, Sep 19
Early Release / Homecoming (Buford Senior Academy Events)
Buford, GA
Fri, Sep 19 @10:00am
Figures in Oil Three Day Workshop
Quinlan Visual Arts Center
Fri, Sep 19 @10:00am
Coloring Therapy for Adults
Murrayville Branch Library
Fri, Sep 19 @10:00am
Adult Jigsaw Puzzle Week
Hall County Library System, Gainesville Branch
Fri, Sep 19 @10:30am
Light Bites & Garden Insights Gainesville
Atlanta Botanical Garden Gainesville
Fri, Sep 19 @1:00pm
Microsoft Excel
Hall County Library System, Gainesville Branch
Fri, Sep 19 @3:00pm
Homecoming Parade (Buford Elementary School Events)
Buford, GA
Fri, Sep 19 @3:00pm
Homecoming Parade (Buford High School Events)
Buford, GA
Fri, Sep 19 @3:00pm
Radon Safety Class
Hall County Library System, Gainesville Branch
Fri, Sep 19 @4:00pm
Homecoming Tailgate (Buford Elementary School Events)
Buford, GA
Fri, Sep 19 @6:00pm
Groovin' on the Green
Halcyon Forsyth
Fri, Sep 19 @6:00pm
Parents Night Out
Alpharetta, GA
Fri, Sep 19 @6:30pm
Storytellers OPEN MIC with host Akeeme Martin: LIVE in the Roots
Canopy + the Roots 53 West Main Street
Fri, Sep 19 @6:45pm
Furkids Comedy Night *SOLD OUT!
Furkids Headquarters
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53rd Annual Mountain Moonshine Festival deemed a success despite weather, COVID-19
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Attendees from all over flocked to the 53rd annual Mountain Moonshine Festival on the weekend of Oct. 23 to Oct. 25. - photo by Ben Hendren
Erica Jones
DCN Staff
Updated: Oct 26, 2020, 10:44 PM
Published: Oct 26, 2020, 9:39 PM
Dozens of vendors lined the sidewalks in Main Street park, Allen Street, Memory Lane, and the area around the Dawsonville City Hall. The smell of kettle corn, boiled peanuts and barbecue filled the air, and music played from one of the large speakers on a trailer near the Racing Hall of Fame. People wove in and out of the lines of booths, smiling, taking photos, and shopping for the perfect Christmas present or gift for a loved one.
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