Dawsonville Moonshine Festival Guide
The Festival Journal
One festival question at a time: which day to go, bringing the kids, the people who turned moonshine running into NASCAR, and life in Dawsonville after the crowds go home.
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Friday, Saturday or Sunday: what each 2026 Moonshine Festival day holds
Go Saturday for the 10 a.m. parade, the 11 a.m. opening ceremony and Moonshiner’s Hall of Fame induction, judged car awards and the 3 p.m. concert. Go Sunday for the…
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Moonshine Festival with kids: what’s there, and what isn’t published
Bring the kids and leave the dog: the rule is service dogs only. The organizer’s 2026 map shows a children’s bounce house, a Sunday-only Kids Market (hours not published), First…
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Moonshine Festival first-timer tips: what the 2026 flyer doesn’t spell out
Admission is free, but parking is a $10 to $25 donation depending on the lot (Destination Dawsonville). Shuttles run only Saturday and Sunday, Friday is car-show and Moonshine Run day,…
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Raymond Parks, Roy Hall and the Elliotts: Dawsonville’s road to NASCAR
Dawsonville’s NASCAR story is about people. Raymond Parks financed early racers, his cousins Roy Hall and Lloyd Seay drove, mechanic Red Vogt named NASCAR at the 1947 Daytona Beach meetings,…
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A race fan’s walk in Dawsonville: Pool Room, Hall of Fame and courthouse
Four downtown stops tell Dawsonville’s racing story: the Dawsonville Pool Room (9 Bill Elliott Street, since 1966, home of the Elliott victory siren), the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame (415…
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Thinking about Dawsonville after festival weekend? What living here is like
Dawsonville is the county seat of Dawson County, about an hour north of Atlanta per the county tourism office. The county formed in 1857, grew after Lake Lanier weekend homes…
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