Appalachian Jam

Enjoy Acoustic Mountain Music in Historic Downtown! North Georgia’s mountain music pickers and singers flock to the Dahlonega Gold Museum State Historic Site every Saturday from April through October from 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm. Mountain style musicians are invited to participate in the Appalachian Jam - it's open to all! Listeners and musicians alike will enjoy the acoustic bluegrass and old time string music on the Public Square every Saturday.

Dahlonega’s “Appalachian Jam” is produced by Dahlonega’s Downtown Development Authority and Better Hometown Program. The events are made possible with support from the Georgia Council for the Arts’ Grassroots Program, the Bear on the Square Mountain Festival Committee, the Appalachian Studies Center at North Georgia College & State University, the Wiggins Group for Traditional Music, and the Dahlonega-Lumpkin County Chamber of Commerce and Convention & Visitors Bureau.

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The events are hosted by the Dahlonega Gold Museum State Historic Site and are presented in cooperation with the Dahlonega Merchants Association. For information, contact the Convention & Visitors Bureau at 706-864-3513, or Joel Cordle at 706-864-6133.

Dahlonega's First Friday Night Concert Series

The Music in the Park series showcases the diversity of local musicians monthly. Bring a picnic supper to the Hancock Park (located one block north of the Square) and spend some time with your family and friends. This free series held on the first Friday of each month from April through October is an excellent way to wind down from the week and set the tone for a great weekend.

The “First Friday Night Concert Series” is produced by the City of Dahlonega’s Better Hometown Program and Downtown Development Authority. All concerts start at 6:30 p.m.  Dancing and socializing are encouraged.

The Crimson Moon Cafe

Known as “the southeast’s most intimate music venue,” The Crimson Moon Café is housed in the nationally registered circa 1858 Parker-Nix Storehouse (the second oldest commercial building in Dahlonega) and offers an intimate ‘dinner theatre’ style entertainment experience in a 75 seat venue where every seat has a great view of the stage. Its inclusion on the New York - New Orleans - Nashville entertainment circuit enables the offering of live acoustic performances from the best of the nation’s touring songwriters and solo artists to the some of the nation’s finest Blue Grass, Celtic, Contemporary/World Folk, Blues, Pop, Folk-Rock, Country, Rockabilly, and Acoustic-Alternative bands.  In addition, every Sunday afternoon, an old fashioned ‘pickin & grinnin’ music jam continues a 90 year old tradition where guitars, banjos, fiddles & harmony help carry traditional tunes on to the next generation of music makers!

The Café & Coffee House is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner six days a week, with a generous selection of homemade baked goods, freshly made soups, salads and sandwiches, fruit smoothies, beer and wine and old fashioned sodas as well as the traditional ‘coffee house’ offerings of espresso, coffee, tea and smoothies - all organic of course.

A variety of seating options are available both upstairs and down at ‘The Moon’ – including espresso/wine bar seating downstairs as well as private dining rooms and a New Orleans style porch ‘fresh air’ seating upstairs – one of the best places in Dahlonega to watch ‘the historic Public Square’ go by!  For those who love/live to shop, the downstairs gift gallery also offers an eclectic mix of gifts and/or souvenirs - from Crimson Moon coffee mugs, to Life is Good t-shirts, to handmade area artisan jewelry, journals, and one of a kind greeting cards – all on hand to help support the mission statement of The Crimson Moon Café… to "support, promote, and reward Creativity."

Located on the northwest corner of the historic Public Square of Dahlonega at 24 North Park Street. Contact The Crimson Moon at (706) 864-3982 or visit them at thecrimsonmoon.com.

The Historic Holly Theatre

The Historic Holly Theatre is home to one of Georgia's top performing theater companies and the award winning Mountain Music and Medicine show radio production.

Located just west of the beautiful Dahlonega town square, The Historic Holly Theatre National Historic site is a fully renovated theatre built in 1946 that has something to offer to locals and tourists alike. The Holly Theatre Company presents a year round season of classic plays and Broadway style musicals. The theatre’s outstanding performances, from the main stage to concerts, sell out regularly to audiences who travel routinely from throughout the region to incorporate a live show into their weekend B&B or cabin plans. First run movies are also shown from Thursday through Sunday during non-performance weeks.

Whether you are visiting Dahlonega for the first time or have lived here all of your life, The Holly Theatre will impress you with their professional quality productions, excellent movies and reasonable ticket prices. We hope to see you soon at the Historic Holly Theatre!

The Holly Theatre is located just off the Dahlonega Square at 69 West Main Street. Contact them at (706) 864-3759 or visit them at hollytheater.com.

North Georgia College & State University Fine Arts Department

The Fine Arts Department at North Georgia College & State University aspires to provide liberal arts educational experiences which are congruent with the college's mission and goals.

North Georgia's Music Program is designed to encourage students who are interested in pursuing and enhancing their involvement in the creative arts. The Department provides opportunities for the student body, the academic community as well as the public to experience the arts through performances and exhibitions.

For more information, please call the Fine Arts Department at (706) 864-1423 or view a complete concert schedule. Please note that concerts are only performed while the university is in session.