Blairsville, Georgia is hosting the finale of your summer! Join us for a PACKED out weekend full of music, artists, and events.

Plan Your Mountain, Music, & Moonshine 2023 Experience! #MMMFest

 
 
  • NEW: Music & Moonshine 5K Race: 7—8:30 pm

Burn your calories to earn your calories. We’re kickin’ off the weekend with a 5K race that starts and ends at the distillery. Join us for a 5k race around downtown Blairsville with drinks to celebrate at the end. Runners have the opportunity to donate to our friends at Full Bellies Foundation Inc and for every volunteer, Full Bellies will get an additional donation.

Why we’re excited for this: This weekend is about Blairsville, and running these streets is such a fun way to see such an incredible mountain city - PLUS, every runner is raising money for our friends at Full Bellies Foundation to feed hungry kids! Plus, you get some awesome swag & a post-race drink to start off the after-party.


  • NEW: Campfire Tales feat. The Mountain Monsters Team

As seen on the Travel Channel, the crew from Mountain Monster’s is coming to tell legendary stories to those brave enough to hear em.

Stick around after the race for Mountain Monsters . They’re comin’ down to the ‘still to tell unbelievable tales of sightings and dangerous encounters… Ever wondered about Bigfoot’s history in the Appalachian mountains? 👀 Hear the truth from behind the folklore as you sip moonshine made from the same very hills hosting the mysterious creatures.

Families welcome! Tickets can be purchased here.


  • Downtown Blairsville Events:10 am—5 pm

    • Huge Craft Artist Market

    • Moonshine Tours

    • Car Show

    • Local Food Vendors

    • MMMFest-Only Store Discounts

    • Live Music on the Square

    • Sip & Shop Drinkin’ Passport Tour

      • The Sip & Shop Passport Drinkin’ Tour invites you to 11 Blairsville participating shops that will feature cocktails, mocktails, and even baked goods samples!

        Look for participating stores’ “Passport Stop” signs to get your passport stamped, and to play along. You'll be able to redeem your passport for a drink at GDM.

        Pick up a Passport at any participating Passport stop.

  • Headline Concert @ GDM: 5 pm 

    • Doors open at 4 pm for a concert with a helluva lineup:

      7 Bridges: The Ultimate Eagles Experience, The Richie Scholl Band, Tommy Townsend & The Playhouse Band, Nathan Morgan Band, Taylor Austin Dye, The Reeves Brothers, Country River Band, True Youngblood, Old Souls, Zach Alexander, Kim & Curtis Jones, Gavyn Thorsell

    • Mechanical Bull

    • 360 Degree Photo Booth

    • Yard Games

    • Sponsor Tents

    • Jim's Smokin' Que food truck

    • Fire Pits/ Lounge Areas

    • LED Cotton Candy Stand

    • Lots of Door Prizes

    • Beer Tent

    • Cocktail Tent

    • Giveaways

    • Bring your own chair and hear some incredibly talented artists as you sit under the stars and keep your glass full of award-winning spirits.


      Quick Reminders for All Concert Guests

      • Please have IDs ready

      Plus...

      • No Outside Coolers or Drinks Allowed (Leave the booze to the award-winning experts)

      • All guests with umbrellas or shade coverings will be asked to sit in the Candler Warehouse lot (in the back over the creek)

      Instructions for VIP Guests

      • Gifts - Swag bags/T-shirts available upon arrival to the concert. Look for the pickup tent labeled for VIPs. 

      • Seating - Enjoy your provided chairs from Mountain Top Furniture (Note: you will have the ability to purchase your chair post-show.)

      • Parking - Parking becomes available at 3 PM. There will be a parking attendant to guide you to the best place for VIPs to park. Please give them the ticket holder's name upon arrival

      • Drink Ticket - Your free drink tickets will be in the swag bag you picked up at the VIP tent.

 
  • NEW: Church Service @ GDM: 8—9 am

It ain’t Sunday around here without a church service, ya hear? With a light breakfast catered by Jim’s Smokin’ Que, you won’t want to miss this family-friendly time for fellowship.

  • Distillery Tours Start: 10 am

  • Drinks/ Tastings Begin: 12 pm

  • NEW: Cornhole Tournament: 1 pm

Corn makes everything good… it’s only fitting to play cornhole and drink some type of corn water…

The entry fee is $30 per team and every team will be given a drink ticket for each player.

EVERY WINNING team will get a GDM t-shirt. So, you only have to win once to more than make your money back… half of y’all just got a little more interested : ) The other half probs would have lost anyway. We’re talking single elimination, win or go back to the bar, first to 21… quick, classic, cornhole y’all.

Grand Prize Winner will receive $250

Runner-Up will receive $150

… we may also throw a couple of random prizes around… like the first 4 bagger, best team name, and a couple more once our judges have been liquored up.

Take the cornhole you know and love, and let us help you kick it up a notch beyond what you did at your last tailgate.

  • Jim's Smokin Que: 1 pm

    Local BBQ will be available to purchase for lunch at the distillery Sunday afternoon if you’re looking for a bite before you head back home or you’re cheering on your cornhole champions.

See y’all real soon for a helluva good time.

Mountain, Music & Moonshine Festival 2023 is gonna be bigger, better, and boozier.