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The Full Guide to Mountain Music & Moonshine Festival - July 29-31

Grandaddy Mimm's Distilling Co.

Everything you need to know about Mountain Music & Moonshine Festival:

What is Mountain Music & Moonshine Festival?

MM&M is a weekend-long event in downtown Blairsville featuring more than 70 artists and vendors, lots of good drinks and food, and a live concert with Billboard Country Artist Keith Anderson headlining.

Festival schedule at a glance:

FRIDAY 3:00 PM-9:00 PM
SATURDAY 10:00 AM-5:00 PM (with GDM concert to follow)
SUNDAY 10:00 AM-5:00 PM

What is there to do?

Keep scrolling to get the details on events, local store discounts, and so much more. Tickets to the concert are only $25 and the rest of the weekend’s events are all free!

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Events

  • Moonshine Market at Seasons Inn Plaza from 3pm-7pm on Friday with local produce, giant yard games, and flea market style shopping

  • Festival Kick-off at the old courthouse on Friday from 7pm-9pm featuring live music

  • Costume Contest on the square all day Saturday: Best Moonshiner (Guy & Girl Categories)

  • Car Show at Seasons Inn Plaza 11AM-3PM on Saturday

  • Axe Throwing on the square all day & at Grandaddy Mimm’s for the concert

  • $5 Distillery Tours at Grandaddy Mimm’s all weekend every hour on the hour and exclusive festival swag on Sunday only

  • Passport Drink Tour around the square on Friday & Saturday (Be sure to pick up your passport Friday at GDM or Seasons Inn & on Saturday at the GDM tent on the square)

Where to Shop the Exclusive Moonshine Madness Sale (Each Store Will Be Offering MM&M Discounts)

  • Bookbound Bookstore

  • From Me 2 U

  • Rustic Mountain Decor

  • Ambry's Attic

  • Sugar Magnolia Gifts & Interiors

  • Keen Creations

  • Sunflowers on the Square

70+ Artists, Makers, & Vendors

Over 70 artisans from around North Georgia are filling the streets to feature their handmade goods, fresh farm goodies, and more. These are the types of things you can expect:

  • Live edge furniture

  • Goat milk soaps and candles

  • Handmade lip balm

  • American flags, punisher skulls, metal sheets

  • Handmade pillows, aprons, and embroidery

  • Balloon animals

  • Hand painted art and decor

  • Candles

  • Handmade & leather jewelry

  • Tumblers

  • Wreaths

  • Pipes

  • Stained glass

  • UV Protection hunting, fishing & golf gear

  • Body oils and soaps

  • Permanent jewelry

  • Skincare

  • Flowers

  • Pillows

  • Woodworking

  • Metal art

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All participating stores will have a featured GDM drink and exclusive weekend-only discounts & activities.

Visit these local favorites for a special drink:

  • Seasons Inn

  • Ambry’s Attic

  • Rustic Mountain Decor

  • Bookbound Bookstore

  • Mountain Life Mercantile

  • Melissa’s Custom Cakes

  • Sugar Magnolia Gifts & Interiors

  • Safe Pet Project

  • Sunflowers on the Square

  • Grandaddy Mimm’s Distilling Co. (final destination during the concert!)

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Fill out a Mountain Music & Moonshine Passport by Saturday night to get a free drink from the GDM bar.

Be sure to grab your FREE festival passport at Grandaddy Mimm’s Distilling Co. or Seasons Inn Plaza (Friday) or Grandaddy Mimm’s Distilling Co. or at the GDM booth around the square (Saturday) and hit all the stops to fill in the stamps. Every stop features a Grandaddy Mimm’s drink to try. Some of the businesses have created their own to show you just how fun mixing shine can be! This will be your guide to getting free sips at local shops and every full passport gets a free drink from the GDM bar on Saturday night! MUST BE 21 YEARS OLD TO PARTICIPATE.

To fill your passport, plan to stop by these local shops:

  • Seasons Inn

  • Ambry’s Attic

  • Rustic Mountain Decor

  • Bookbound Bookstore

  • Mountain Life Mercantile

  • Melissa’s Custom Cakes

  • Sugar Magnolia Gifts & Interiors

  • Safe Pet Project

  • Sunflowers on the Square

  • Grandaddy Mimm’s Distilling Co. (finish line)

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Friday

  • Festival Kick-off at the Old Courthouse - 7:00 PM-9:00 PM

Saturday

  • Catch live music scattered around the square all day - 10:00 AM-5:00 PM

  • Keith Anderson at the GDM Distillery - 5:00 PM-11:00 PM

    Join us for the biggest concert of the weekend featuring Tommy Townsend, Rick Davenport & The Boys, Bone Daddy’s, and more. Y’all need a ticket for this one! Grab yours now or purchase one at any point throughout the weekend at a GDM station around the square.

Sunday

  • Music on the square all day - 10:00 AM-5:00 PM

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Mountain Music & Moonshine Festival will have plenty of options to keep everyone happy.

Below are some of the food trucks and vendors you can expect to see and plan your cravings/whiskey pairings accordingly.

See y’all soon for a helluva good time!

Thanks to our local sponsors for helping make this festival a weekend for the books.

  • Harry Norman Realtors - Blairsville Office

  • Pizza Belly

  • Blairsville Printing

  • United Community Bank

  • Sugar Magnolia Gifts & Interiors

  • Service Master - Hiawassee

  • Mountain Orthodontics

  • The Farmer's Daughter

  • Rustic Mountain Decor

  • From Me 2 U

  • Seasons Inn

  • Pat's Hallmark

  • Pinnacle Bank

  • Hwy 515 Mini Storage

  • Book Bound Bookstore

  • Olive Tree Place

  • RRG Roofing