With this year’s long running but stormy weather abbreviated Mule Camp Market in Gainesville in the rear-view mirror, two more of the area’s well-established fall traditions are on tap this weekend.
Dahlonega will host one of the oldest Gold Rush Days. Now in its 72nd year, it will be held Saturday and Sunday. Gold Rush Days Festival – The Official Website of the Famous Dahlonega Gold Rush Days Festival
The Gainesville Chicken Festival, Friday-Sunday at the Lake Lanier Olympic Park Plaza, is a, ahem, “spring chicken” by comparison at only 21-years-old. Gainesville Chicken Festival 2026 – Lake Lanier Olympic Park | Explore Gainesville