The Chestatee River Diving Bell will be unveiled in Hancock Park in Dahlonega on Friday, November 30^th at 11 a.m. This 1875 mining device is as rare as Dahlonega’s gold and weighs in at six tons! 

Dahlonega’s historic public square will come alive for the 55^th-annual Gold Rush Days Festival.  This two-day event, which celebrates the 1828 discovery of gold in Georgia’s “Golden City,” will feature live musical performances, more than 300 arts and crafts exhibits, children’s activities, delicious food, and a festive parade through downtown.  This fun, fall event is a great opportunity to experience Dahlonega’s amazing foliage, while enjoying an art-filled festival. It has been voted one of the Top 20 Events in the Southeast by the Southeast Tourism Society and was featured on Good Day Atlanta this week.

Gears shifting, tires whirring, and enthusiastic cheers from the surrounding crowd are just some of the sights and sounds awaiting spectators at the second-annual Six Gap Criterium taking place on September 29, 2012. The one-kilometer, closed-circuit bicycle race will speed through the heart of downtown Dahlonega.  Cycling enthusiasts will be able to cheer on their favorite riders while they zoom by multiple times at top speeds of 40 miles per hour.  

Fall festivities are beginning and what better way to welcome fall than with scarecrows? The Dahlonega Woman’s Club is proud to sponsor the inaugural Dahlonega Scarecrow Stomp Contest.

The Dahlonega-Lumpkin County Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Center, along with Dahlonega’s six wineries, will host the first Dahlonega Wine Trail (DWT) Weekend Passport Event August 11-12.