Which Christmas movies were filmed in Dahlonega?

The three films

• The visitors bureau's film office lists three Christmas films among productions shot in Dahlonega: Christmas in the Smokies (2015), Christmas in Homestead (2016) and A Taste of Christmas (2020). Discover Dahlonega film office
• The Gainesville Times reported about 300 extras and crews making fake snow downtown in October 2016 for Hallmark's Christmas in Homestead. The Gainesville Times

• Christmas in Homestead (2016)

  Hallmark Channel

  Downtown Dahlonega was used as the backdrop. The Gainesville Times reported about 300 extras, crews making fake snow downtown in October 2016, a Thanksgiving-night premiere, and an estimated local economic impact of about $375,000. The Dahlonega Nugget separately reports the Dahlonega General Store was heavily featured.

  Source: The Gainesville Times, checked 2026-10-12

• Christmas in the Smokies (2015)

  INSP (network named by Garden & Gun; the chamber page gives only title and year)

  Listed by the chamber's film office among past productions and named by Garden & Gun as one of three Christmas movies filmed in the community. Neither source says which scenes or locations.

  Source: Discover Dahlonega, checked 2026-10-12

• A Taste of Christmas (2020)

  Lifetime (network named by Garden & Gun; the chamber page gives only title and year)

  Listed by the chamber's film office among past productions and named by Garden & Gun as filmed in the community. Specific scenes are not stated by either source.

  Source: Discover Dahlonega, checked 2026-10-12

What we will not claim

Fan sites tie particular scenes to particular doorways. We could not find a source that reliably matches each film to exact locations, so we have not drawn a scene-by-scene map. Local papers also reported two working titles during filming, which appear to be the same productions under earlier names. We list only the three titles the film office lists.

See the setting for yourself

What the cameras came for is easy to find: the square, the 1836 courthouse in its centre, the storefronts around it and the Holly Theater on West Main Street. Walk a slow lap during Old Fashioned Christmas and you have seen the set, with real decorations this time.

The July fan event is something else

• A ticketed fan event called Christmas in a Small Town was held at the University of North Georgia in July 2025. It is a separate event from the December celebration on the square. Garden & Gun

If you searched for tickets to a three-day Christmas movie event, that is the summer convention. The December celebration on the square is the town’s own. Free or ticketed? explains the difference.

Dates can change. The organisers have the final word: Official Old Fashioned Christmas schedule