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Don't be square; head for the hills
Bear on the Square festival returns to Dahlonega
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Danny Bermel, left, Maggie Mae Robinson, center, and Alex Thomlinson play together on the Square in downtown Dahlonega Saturday during last year's Bear on the Square festival. - photo by Tom Reed
The hills of the north Georgia mountains will come alive this weekend with the sound of music as Dahlonega hosts the 16th annual Bear on the Square Mountain Festival. A weekend full of music, folk dancers, a live auction, a juried artists’ market, and a teddy bear picnic make this spring event a favorite every year. More than 50,000 people are expected to gather in Dahlonega to see a variety of local and national musicians, performers and artists in the historic square and the adjacent Hancock Park.