What happens in a Moonshine Festival?
Dawson County, Georgia hosts the annual Moonshine Festival and regularly celebrates its moonshine running heritage with backwoods racing and motor sports. Every year, despite moonshine’s infamy, children and their families celebrate in grand style the events associated with moonshine. Essentially, it is a family-friendly party.
The most recent Moonshine Festival was held in October 27 to 28 and took place in Dawsonville’s downtown. It featured vintage racing cars, a car show, live entertainment, arts and crafts, a swap meet, souvenirs and delicious food.
Guests got to check out the souped-up racing cars. They also got to tour an old moonshine still. Those who are eager to know about the history of moonshining had the chance to listen to stories from both Revenuers and “Trippers.”
What’s a Moonshine Festival without moonshine? People who passed by Dawsonville’s very own Moonshine Distillery got to sample a concoction of “white lightning.”
Dawson County also offered a slew of games for moonshine lovers and their kids. Their skills got tested at Uncle Shuck’s Corn Maze as well as Buck’s Corn Maze.
They also selected a pumpkin from Bradley’s Pumpkin Patch and Christmas Trees or Burt’s Pumpkin Farm. They also were free to choose ornamental gourds and Indian corn. People also sipped apple cider and they took a fun hayride to the pumpkin patch.
The “Saturday Night Drive-In Theatre” is an exhibit that is themed around the Racing Hall of Fame of Georgia. Audiences got to watch a movie while sitting in old cars.
The Dawsonville Pool Room had people take a bite from the delicious Bully Burger and eat fresh-cut French fries. The same venue allowed them to enjoy a family-fun atmosphere where memorabilia and history from Bill Elliot’s NASCAR career is displayed along with early moonshine runners.
Those who prefer nature could simply hike to Amicalola State Park that is located west of downtown Dawsonville. It is here where people got to see a 729-foot cascading waterfall – the highest one located east of the Mississippi.
Since the Moonshine Festival is held in autumn, participants also got to see 1,000 acres of trees, leaves and nature ablaze with fall colors. Visitors got to experience the view while eating home-style buffet at the Lodge restaurant.
Any and all proceeds collected from the festival go directly to KARE for Kids, Inc.. a Dawson County non-profit organization that provides Christmas gifts, winter coats, clothing, shoes, eye glasses, medicine, clothing, summer school fees, educational resources for kids in the county.
Take note that Ohio similarly has a Moonshine Festival to be held on May 23 to 27, 2013 at New Straitsville, Perry County. The festival is all set to feature numerous events a few of which include a working display of a Moonshine Still, flea market vendors, a local history museum, moonshine pie, moonshine burgers, moonshine doggies, games and carnival rides. There will also be a Cruise-In, a talent show and two parades.
Free entertainment is made possible by the Grand Ole Opry Show which features David Ball and Haley Watson.
The most recent Moonshine Festival was held in October 27 to 28 and took place in Dawsonville’s downtown. It featured vintage racing cars, a car show, live entertainment, arts and crafts, a swap meet, souvenirs and delicious food.
Guests got to check out the souped-up racing cars. They also got to tour an old moonshine still. Those who are eager to know about the history of moonshining had the chance to listen to stories from both Revenuers and “Trippers.”
What’s a Moonshine Festival without moonshine? People who passed by Dawsonville’s very own Moonshine Distillery got to sample a concoction of “white lightning.”
Dawson County also offered a slew of games for moonshine lovers and their kids. Their skills got tested at Uncle Shuck’s Corn Maze as well as Buck’s Corn Maze.
They also selected a pumpkin from Bradley’s Pumpkin Patch and Christmas Trees or Burt’s Pumpkin Farm. They also were free to choose ornamental gourds and Indian corn. People also sipped apple cider and they took a fun hayride to the pumpkin patch.
The “Saturday Night Drive-In Theatre” is an exhibit that is themed around the Racing Hall of Fame of Georgia. Audiences got to watch a movie while sitting in old cars.
The Dawsonville Pool Room had people take a bite from the delicious Bully Burger and eat fresh-cut French fries. The same venue allowed them to enjoy a family-fun atmosphere where memorabilia and history from Bill Elliot’s NASCAR career is displayed along with early moonshine runners.
Those who prefer nature could simply hike to Amicalola State Park that is located west of downtown Dawsonville. It is here where people got to see a 729-foot cascading waterfall – the highest one located east of the Mississippi.
Since the Moonshine Festival is held in autumn, participants also got to see 1,000 acres of trees, leaves and nature ablaze with fall colors. Visitors got to experience the view while eating home-style buffet at the Lodge restaurant.
Any and all proceeds collected from the festival go directly to KARE for Kids, Inc.. a Dawson County non-profit organization that provides Christmas gifts, winter coats, clothing, shoes, eye glasses, medicine, clothing, summer school fees, educational resources for kids in the county.
Take note that Ohio similarly has a Moonshine Festival to be held on May 23 to 27, 2013 at New Straitsville, Perry County. The festival is all set to feature numerous events a few of which include a working display of a Moonshine Still, flea market vendors, a local history museum, moonshine pie, moonshine burgers, moonshine doggies, games and carnival rides. There will also be a Cruise-In, a talent show and two parades.
Free entertainment is made possible by the Grand Ole Opry Show which features David Ball and Haley Watson.