🌱 What’s planned for Dawsonville’s Mountain Moonshine Festival this October?

Coffee in hand, Dawsonville? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• What’s planned for Dawsonville’s Mountain Moonshine Festival this October?
• How did Dawsonville’s sunflower fields rank nationwide this year?

Also on today's calendar: Luvlock live and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 87 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 89, low: 68.
• Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 85 and low of 67 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Catch Me If You Can, Georgia! (gbj.com) — Dawsonville’s Mountain Moonshine Festival returns October 23–25, bringing car lovers, racing history buffs, and families downtown for a weekend of cruises, shows, and local storytelling. Events start with the Moonshine Run from Bearden’s Funeral Home and continue around the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame, all supporting Dawson County kids through KARE for Kids.
   

• Rutledge-Wilson Farm named top sunflower festival in the US (ozarksfirst.com) — Dawsonville’s own Fausett Farms Sunflower Festival earns a national spotlight, ranking ninth among the top sunflower festivals in the United States. The list notes its 30 acres of blooms, $8 entry price, and strong Google reviews, putting a local favorite alongside much larger destinations across the country.
   

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📸 Around Dawsonville

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Dawsonville

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 18

• Animals of Amicalola Falls →
  418 Amicalola Falls Lodge Road, Dawsonville
  1:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday September 17

• BMES Spirit Night @ McDonalds on 400
  Black's Mill Elementary School Dawsonville, GA 30534
  5:00 pm
• JV Football vs North Hall @ DCHS
  Tiger Stadium, 1665 Perimeter Rd, Dawsonville
  5:30 pm
• JV/V Volleyball vs Jefferson & LCHS @ Lumpkin
  Lumpkin County High School, 2001 Indian Dr, Dahlonega
  6:00 pm
• Get Air BMES Spirit Night
  Black's Mill Elementary School Dawsonville, GA 30534
  6:00 pm
• V Softball @ DCHS vs White County
  Dawson County High School Dawsonville, GA 30534
  6:00 pm

Friday September 18

• V Football @ Stephens County 7:30
  Stephens County High School, 323 Indian Trail, Toccoa
  7:30 pm

Saturday September 19

• Luvlock live →
  Because Coffee, 240 Dawson Village Way North, Dawsonville
• MUSIC BINGO: DAWSONVILLE →
  Grandaddy Mimm's Moonshine Distillery, 415 Highway 53, Dawsonville
  7:00 pm

Monday September 21

• JV Softball @ DCHS vs North Forsyth
  Dawson County High School, 1665 Perimeter Rd, Dawsonville
  5:00 pm
• JV Flag Football @ North Forsyth HS (6:30p)
  North Forsyth High School, 3635 Coal Mountain Dr, Cumming
  6:30 pm

Tuesday September 22

• Weekly -Tues Cruise In at The Varsity-Dawsonville, 73 Bethel Dr →
  The Varsity, 73 Bethel Dr, Dawsonville
  4:30 pm

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• Level Up Games — (770) 497-0202

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Arby's posted a job opening for Team Member in Dawsonville. Apply here.
• Olive Garden posted a job opening for Busser in Dawsonville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Dawsonville here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Dahlonega

• A fashionable new clothing store has opened in this growing Columbia district (thestate.com)
• UNG Hosts Annual 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony (ungvanguard.org)

Cumming

• Full CMF 2026 agenda, 2.5 days built around remembering why you started. (conciergemedicinetoday.org)
• Homeowner pays out $6.7K after Georgia Power equipment failure damaged her appliances (wsbtv.com)
• Best lake for fall foliage in the entire US is right here in Georgia (onlineathens.com)

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Ok Dawsonville! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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