We could end the entire conversation there, but you probably want some details, right? And perhaps you might need to be convinced.

Well, we could start with the fact that Dahlonega’s Old Fashioned Christmas has been around for longer than most folks can remember; that the hundreds of thousands of lights all around the city’s historic Square are lit, all at once, at exactly 6 pm on Friday, November 27, and those lights stay shimmering bright throughout the holiday season and even into January of next year. Merchants stay open late on weekends for shopping convenience, luminarias are lit on Friday, December 4 and The Historic Holly Theater, Dahlonega’s delightfully intimate and acoustically perfect performance space will host the perennial favorite Miracle on 34th Street throughout the month of December.

Looking to get away from the hustle and bustle of the city this Thanksgiving? Hop in the car with the family and take a short drive to Dahlonega for a relaxing day in the mountains.

On Friday and Saturday nights at the Crimson Moon, when the music downstairs stops, the music upstairs begins. It’s a smooth transition, from some of the Southeast’s best bluegrass and folk rock on the main stage, to a somewhat lounge-y piano-and-lounge-crooner mix in a comfy bar ambiance.

It’s a plant! It’s a flower! It’s a mean, green monster from outer space!?

A deviously delicious Broadway and Hollywood sci-fi musical, Little Shop of Horrors has devoured the hearts of theatre-goers for over 30 years and now it hits the stage of Dahlonega’s historic Holly Theater! The meek floral assistant Seymour Krelborn stumbles across a new breed of plant he names “Audrey II” – after his coworker crush. This R&B carnivore promises unending fame and fortune to the down and out Krelbourn, as long as he keeps feeding it – blood. Over time, Seymour discovers Audrey II’s out-of-this-world “roots” and intent towards global domination.

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