☀️ The Weekend Is Calling—Time to Get Out and Enjoy It! 🎉
After a week of juggling to-do lists and adjusting to new schedules, it’s time to hit pause and make the most of the weekend. There are so many fun events and activities happening all over town—from live music and markets to outdoor adventures and family-friendly fun.
And if you’re in the market for a beautiful new home, don’t miss our Open House this Saturday from 11am–1pm in Downtown Alpharetta, located right off the Alpha Loop. It’s the perfect stop before or after a visit to the Alpharetta Farmers Market—come say hi and tour a stunning home! 🏡
Scroll down for the full list of weekend happenings and start planning your next great outing!
FRIDAY, AUGUST 15TH
SPECIAL EVENTS
- 75th Annual Georgia Mountain Fair at Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds | 10 am – 7 pm | Hiawassee
- Watercolor with Sunny at Made Mercantile | 11:30 am – 1:30 pm | Woodstock
- Willow Jane Linx of Light Pop-Up at Halcyon | 11 am – 2 pm | Alpharetta
- On the Green Moonlight Market | 5 – 10 pm | Alpharetta
RECURRING EVENTS & ACITIVITIES
- Butterfly Encounter at Chattahoochee Nature Center | 9 am – 4:30 pm | Roswell
- Paint Your Own Canvas at Painting With a Twist | 4 pm, 7 pm, & 8 pm | Alpharetta
- Fins Up Water Park at Margaritaville at Lanier Islands | 11 am – 7 pm | Buford
- Gameday at Avalon | 2 – 6 pm | Alpharetta
- Food Truck Friday at NoFo Brew Co | 4 – 9 pm | Cumming
- Barbecue & Blues at Painted Horse Winery | 5 – 8 pm | Milton
- Sunset Supper at Fainting Goat Vineyards | 5:30 – 6:30 pm | Jasper
LIVE MUSIC & SHOWS
- Live Music at Painted Horse Winery | 5 – 8 pm | Milton
- Sunset Sessions at The Collection Forsyth | 5:30 – 8:30 pm | Cumming
- Friday Night Live Music at Fainting Goats Winery | 5:30 – 8:30 pm | Jasper
- Avalon Nights Live | 6 – 8 pm | Alpharetta
- Rock the Block: Live & Loud Fridays at Duluth Town Green | 6 – 8 pm | Duluth
- Groovin’ on the Green at Halcyon Forsyth | 6 – 9 pm | Alpharetta
- Duluth Live at Parsons Alley | 6 – 9 pm | Duluth
- 2025 City Green Live: Free Concert Series | 6 – 10 pm | Sandy Springs
- Matt Ross at Helium Comedy Club | 7:30 pm & 9:45 pm | Alpharetta
- Live Show at MadLife Stage & Studios | 6:30 pm and 9 pm | Woodstock
- Live Music at Rootstock Listening Room | 7:30 – 10 pm | Woodstock
- The Tony Hightower Show at The Velvet Note | 7:30 – 11 pm | Alpharetta
- Nashville Nation at The Red Clay | 8 pm | Duluth
- Comedy on the Square | 8 – 9:30 pm | Marietta
- After School Special at The Lou Sobh Amphitheater | 8 – 10 pm | Cumming
- Live Music at Roaring Social | 8 pm – 12 am | Alpharetta
- Heartbreaker at The Well | 10 pm | Cumming
SATURDAY, AUGUST 16TH
SPECIAL EVENTS
- 29th Festival of India at Gas South District | 8 am – 7 pm | Duluth
- Beginner River Kayak Class (8-16) at Settles Bridge Chattahoochee River | 8:30 am – 5 pm | Suwanee
- Rebel Rousers Cat Show at Gwinnett County Fairgrounds | 10 am | Lawrenceville
- 75th Annual Georgia Mountain Fair at Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds | 10 am – 7 pm | Hiawassee
- Gail & Claire’s Open House at 385 Rowes Circle ($1.59M) | 11 am – 1 pm | Alpharetta
- WHR Working Equitation Ease of Handling Practice Day | 11 am | Canton
- Dahlonega Butterfly Farm Bash 2.0 | 12 – 7 pm | Dahlonega
- All About Bees at Wild Birds Unlimited | 2 pm | Alpharetta
- The Crabapple Challenge | Adult Field Day | 2 pm | Milton
- Pen Pals! Make a Letterpress Card with Beau Paper Co. at Made Mercantile | 3 – 7 pm | Woodstock
- IFA Freedom Mela – 2025 at Cumming Fairgrounds | 3 – 11 pm | Cumming
- S’mores Social at Lanier Islands Resort | 5 – 7 pm | Buford
- Pumpkins & Pours with Scents of Reverie at Made Mercantile | 6:30 – 8 pm | Woodstock
- Light Up The Corners Glow Run & Twilight Trot @ The Forum | 7 pm | Peachtree Corners
RECURRING EVENTS & ACITIVITIES
- Cardio in the Park | 9 – 10 am | Ball Ground
- Yoga at The Bowl at Sugar Hill | 9 – 10 am | Sugar Hill
- Butterfly Encounter at Chattahoochee Nature Center | 9 am – 4:30 pm | Roswell
- Lovin’ Local Pop-Up Market in Downtown Ball Ground | 10 am – 1 pm | Ball Ground
- Summer Family Canoe Day at Chattahoochee Nature Center | 10:30 am – 12 pm | Roswell
- Fins Up Water Park at Margaritaville at Lanier Islands | 11 am – 7 pm | Buford
- Food Trucks at NoFo Brew Co | 12 – 9 pm | Cumming
- Paint Your Own Canvas at Painting With a Twist | 3 pm, 4 pm, and 7 pm | Alpharetta
- Gameday at Avalon | 3 – 6 pm | Alpharetta
- Saturday Wine Tasting at Fermented | 3pm, 5pm, & 7 pm | Alpharetta
- Margarita Cruise at Margaritaville at Lanier Islands | 6 – 9 pm | Buford
LIVE MUSIC & SHOWS
- Live Music at Stoney J’s Winery | 3 – 6 pm | Cumming
- Live Music at Painted Horse Winery | 4 – 8 pm | Milton
- Sunset Sessions at The Collection Forsyth | 5:30 – 8:30 pm | Cumming
- Groovin’ on the Green at Halcyon Forsyth | 6 – 9 pm | Alpharetta
- Duluth Live at Parsons Alley | 6 – 9 pm | Duluth
- Live Show at MadLife Stage & Studios | 6:30 pm & 9 pm | Woodstock
- Sugar Hill Live On Stage: Fuel | 7 pm | Sugar Hill
- Matt Ross at Helium Comedy Club | 7:30 pm & 10 pm | Alpharetta
- Live Music at Rootstock Listening Room | 7:30 – 10 pm | Woodstock
- Cruz The Dame at The Velvet Note | 7:30 – 11 pm | Alpharetta
- Dueling Pianos at StillFire | 8 pm | Suwanee
- Pet Sounds Live at The Red Clay | 8 pm | Duluth
- Comedy on the Square | 8 – 9:30 pm | Marietta
- Legends of Rock at The Lou Sobh Amphitheater | 8 – 10 pm | Cumming
- Them Mixon Boys at Matildas Under the Pines | 8 – 10 pm | Milton
- Live Music at Roaring Social | 8 – 11:59 pm | Alpharetta
- The Decades Band at The Well | 10 pm | Cumming
FARMERS MARKETS
- Cumming Farmers Market at Cumming City Center | 6:30 am – 11 am | Cumming
- Jasper Farmers Market | 7:30 am – 12 pm | Jasper
- Peachtree Corners Farmers Market | 8 – 11 am | Peachtree Corners
- Hall County Farmers Market | 8 am – 12 pm | Gainesville
- Downtown Alpharetta Farmers Market | 8:30 am – 12 pm | Alpharetta
- Roswell Farmers Market | 8:30 am – 12 pm | Roswell
- Woodstock Farm Fresh Market | 8:30 am – 12 pm | Woodstock
- Peachtree Road Farmers Market | 8:30 am – 12 pm | Atlanta
- Suwanee Farmers Market at Town Center Park | 9 – 11 am | Suwanee
- Marietta Square Farmers Market | 9 am – 12 pm | Marietta
- DHA Farmers Market | 9 am – 12 pm | Dunwoody
- Brookhaven Farmers Market | 9 am – 12 pm | Brookhaven
- Sandy Springs Farmers Market | 9 am – 12 pm | Sandy Springs
- Canton GA Farmers Market | 9 am – 12:30 pm | Canton
SUNDAY, AUGUST 17TH
SPECIAL EVENTS
- Butterfly Encounter Photography Workshop | 10 am | Roswell
- 75th Annual Georgia Mountain Fair at Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds | 10 am – 7 pm | Hiawassee
- Vintage Class Car Meet Pickneyville Hockey Rink | 11 am – 2 pm | Peachtree Corners
- Watercolor with Sunny at Made Mercantile | 11:30 am – 1:30 pm | Woodstock
- Lawrenceville Plant Sale & Swap at Slow Pour Brewing | 12 – 5 pm | Lawrenceville
- Atlanta Wedding Extravaganza at Hotel Avalon | 1 pm | Alpharetta
- Wild Yoga @ Freedom Mill-Summer Series | 2 – 3 pm | Cumming
- Ladies Only! Personal Protection Seminar at Freedom Mill | 2:30 pm | Cumming
- Animal Encounter Sessions w/North GA Zoo @ Freedom Mill | 4 – 5 pm | Cumming
RECURRING EVENTS & ACITIVITIES
- Shops of Dunwoody Farmers Market | 9 am – 1 pm | Dunwoody
- Brunch Cruise at Margaritaville at Lanier Islands | 9 am – 1:30 pm | Buford
- Fins Up Water Park at Margaritaville at Lanier Islands | 11 am – 7 pm | Buford
- Butterfly Encounter at Chattahoochee Nature Center | 9 am – 4:30 pm | Roswell
- Food Trucks at NoFo Brew Co | 12 – 7 pm | Cumming
- Sunday Poker at The Well at Homestead | 2 – 5 pm | Cumming
- Gameday at Avalon | 3 – 6 pm | Alpharetta
- Paint Your Own Canvas at Painting With a Twist | 3 pm and 6 pm | Alpharetta
- River Canoe Trips at Chattahoochee Nature Center | 6 – 9 pm | Roswell
- Team Trivia at Rosati’s Pizza Sports Pub | 6:30 – 8:30 pm | Cumming
LIVE MUSIC & SHOWS
- Jazz Live Music and Brunch at Rootstock | 11:30 am – 2:30 pm | Woodstock
- Live Show at MadLife Stage & Studios | 2 pm & 5 pm | Woodstock
- Live Music at Stoney J’s Winery | 1 – 4 pm | Cumming
- Live Music at Painted Horse Winery | 2 – 5 pm | Milton
- Sunset Sessions at The Collection Forsyth | 2 – 5 pm | Cumming
- Karen Mills at Helium Comedy Club | 4 pm | Alpharetta
- Sunday Night Blues Starring The ATL Blues Cartel at The Velvet Note | 7:30 – 10 pm | Alpharetta
SAVE THE DATE | PLAN AHEAD
- Rockin for a Reason Concert at Lou Sobh Amphitheater | 8 pm | Cumming
- Halcyon Chili Cook-Off | Aug 23rd, 5 – 8 pm | Alpharetta
- Jason Aldean: Full Throttle Tour 2025 at Ameris Bank Amphitheatre | Aug 23rd, 7:30 pm | Alpharetta
- Vickery Music Fest | Aug 23rd, 8 pm | Cumming
- Bloom North Kick-Off Gathering | Sep 13th, 7 pm | Alpharetta
- Gwinnett Balloon Glow & Laser Show | Oct 3rd-4th | Lawrenceville
- Jazzercise Cumming at Cumming City Center | Every Friday, 8:30 – 9:30 am | Cumming
- Home by Dark Concert Series | Alpharetta
- Punchline Comedy Night | First Monday Night of each Month | Alpharetta
- Gamedays at Avalon | Alpharetta
- Sunday Concert Series at Newtown Park | Johns Creek
- Painted Horse Winery Events | Milton
- Made Mercantile Classes & Workshops | Woodstock
- Ameris Bank Amphitheatre Concerts | Alpharetta
- Candlelight Concerts in Atlanta Tickets | Atlanta
- Velvet Note Live Shows | Alpharetta
