Bear on the Square Festival

The Festival, whose purpose is to celebrate, preserve, and promote the tradition of bluegrass and old-time mountain music, crafts, and folkways, is held every third weekend in April on and around Dahlonega's quaint Historic Town Square and in Hancock Park, adjacent to the square. The park is the focal point for concerts and other festival activities. Dozens of vendors descend each year upon the town to market wares that are hand made and are representative of the Southern Appalachian Mountain Region. They are accompanied by a multitude of both amateur and professional acoustic musicians who gather from miles around for impromptu jam sessions that create the soundtrack to the old time atmosphere.

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