Bear on the Square Festival
April 21 & 22

Dahlonega Arts & Wine Festival
May 19 & 20

Dahlonega's 4th of July Celebration
July 4

"Great American Main Street Award® Winner"

- National Main Street Center, Inc. 2016
"The South's Best Small Towns 2017"
- Southern Living Magazine 2017
"4th Best Summer Weekend Escape"
- USA Today Travel 2014
"4th Best Underground Attraction"

- USA Today 2016 - Consolidated Gold Mine
"Best Wine Town Runner Up, Southern Dream Towns"

- Garden & Gun Magazine 2012
"10th Best Historic Small Town"

- USA Today 2016
"10th Best Course You Can Play in Georgia - Achasta"

- Golfweek Magazine
"Dahlonega: Small-town Escape"

- Southern Living Magazine 2012
"Wine Tasting Room Capital of Georgia"
- Georgia's State Senate Resolution 2015
"National Main Street City"

- National Trust for Historic Preservation
"Official Appalachian Trail Community"

- Appalachian Trail Conservancy 2010
"Georgia's Premier Sports Cycling Community"

- Georgia General Assembly Resolution 2005
"Site of First Major U.S. Gold Rush"

- Thousands of Miners, 1829-1849

"Great American Main Street Award® Winner"

- National Main Street Center, Inc. 2016
"The South's Best Small Towns 2017"
- Southern Living Magazine 2017
"4th Best Summer Weekend Escape"
- USA Today Travel 2014
"4th Best Underground Attraction"

- USA Today 2016 - Consolidated Gold Mine
"Best Wine Town Runner Up, Southern Dream Towns"

- Garden & Gun Magazine 2012
"10th Best Historic Small Town"

- USA Today 2016
"10th Best Course You Can Play in Georgia - Achasta"

- Golfweek Magazine
"Dahlonega: Small-town Escape"

- Southern Living Magazine 2012
"Wine Tasting Room Capital of Georgia"
- Georgia's State Senate Resolution 2015
"National Main Street City"

- National Trust for Historic Preservation
"Official Appalachian Trail Community"

- Appalachian Trail Conservancy 2010
"Georgia's Premier Sports Cycling Community"

- Georgia General Assembly Resolution 2005
"Site of First Major U.S. Gold Rush"

- Thousands of Miners, 1829-1849

Dahlonega Wine Trail

Whether you’re looking for a romantic weekend, a soothing escape, an outdoor adventure, or a wine experience - Dahlonega offers visitors an authentic getaway. Discerning travelers can use Dahlonega as a home base for all destinations in the Northeast Georgia Mountain region.

With the highest concentration of wineries and vineyards in Georgia, the Dahlonega mountains are recognized as “the Heart of Georgia Wine Country”. Grape growing conditions and favorable mountainous elevations make Dahlonega and Lumpkin County the perfect place to grow and ripen a wide variety of European, French hybrids, and American winegrapes. For wine enthusiasts, the Dahlonega Wine Trail offers a unique vineyard and winery experience. Enjoy spectacular views, award-winning wines, and the opportunity to meet our winemakers.