This week has been heavy, with tragedies everywhere we look as well as the remembrance of 9/11 weighing on us all.
Even so, our community continues to gather, and this weekend brings fall festivals, pupapaloozas, workshops, live music, farmers markets, and more. With gorgeous weather ahead, grab your people (hug them a little harder), and make some meaningful memories together.
Here is our list of event highlights, but be sure to keep scrolling for your full weekend guide!
*Scroll down for Saturday Farmers Markets
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH
SPECIAL EVENTS
- Watercolor with Sunny at Made Mercantile | 11:30 am – 1:30 pm | Woodstock
- Charlie Kirk Memorial at Forsyth Co. Courthouse | 5 pm | Cumming
- On the Green Moonlight Market | 5 – 10 pm | Alpharetta
- Paint & Sip – Paint Your Partner at The Sugar Hill E Center | 6 – 8 pm | Sugar Hill
- Charcuterie Workshop at Grazey Girls | 7 pm | Cumming
RECURRING EVENTS & ACITIVITIES
- Acworth Farmers Market | 8 am – 12 pm | Acworth
- Cappai Designs Pop-Up at Avalon | 10 am – 8 pm | Alpharetta
- Paint Your Own Canvas at Painting With a Twist | 4 pm & 7 pm | Alpharetta
- Food Truck Friday at NoFo Brew Co | 4 – 9 pm | Cumming
- Date Night on The River at CNC | 5 – 8 pm | Roswell
- 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 – 9 pm | Duluth
- Groovin’ on the Green at Halcyon Forsyth | 6 – 9 pm | Alpharetta
- Duluth Live at Parsons Alley | 6 – 9 pm | Duluth
- Human Clay – Tribute to Creed at the Lou Sobh Amphitheater | 7 – 9 pm | Cumming
- Live Show at MadLife Stage & Studios | 7 pm and 9:30 pm | Woodstock
- Grace O’Malley at Helium Comedy Club | 7 & 9:15 pm | Alpharetta
- Learnmore Jonasi at Helium Comedy Club | 7:30 & 9:45 pm | Alpharetta
- Comedy on the Square | 8 – 9:30 pm | Marietta
- Live Music at Roaring Social | 8 pm – 12 am | Alpharetta
- Suburban Angst at The Well | 9:30 pm | Cumming
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH
SPECIAL EVENTS
- Run for the Ribbons 5K Run/Walk | 8 – 11 am | Suwanee
- Last Splash Puppy Bash at Milton City Pool | 9 – 11 am | Milton
- 2025 Wildlife Festival at Elachee Nature Science Center | 10 am – 2 pm | Gainesville
- Georgia Plant Swap + Sale at Milton City Park & Preserve | 10 am – 3 pm | Milton
- Cumming City Center Fall Market | 10 am – 5 pm | Cumming
- Sandy Springs Fall Arts and Craft Festival | 10 am – 5 pm | Sandy Springs
- Makers Market at The Mill on Etowah | 11 am – 3 pm | Canton
- Taste and Brews Festival at Etowah River Park | 11 am – 6 pm | Canton
- Pup-a-Palooza at Newtown Park | 12 – 3 pm | Johns Creek
- Harvesting Hope For Jesse’s House at Stoney J’s Winery | 12 – 8 pm | Cumming
- 5th Annual Around the World in the DTL | 2 – 10 pm | Lawrenceville
- Game Day Watch Party at the Lou Sobh Amphitheater | 3:30 – 7 pm | Cumming
- Cherry Street Brewing’s 6th Anniversary on the Halcyon Green | 5 – 9 pm | Alpharetta
- Dogtoberfest at Duluth Town Green | 5 – 9 pm | Duluth
- Symphony At Sunset with the ASO – Free Concert at Ameris Bank Amphitheatre | 6 pm | Alpharetta
- Bloom North Kick-Off Gathering at Gail & Claire’s Office – Ansley Real Estate | 7 pm | Alpharetta
- Charcuterie And Candles With Jackabee Candle Company ad Made Mercantile | 7 – 8:30 pm | Woodstock
RECURRING EVENTS & ACITIVITIES
- Yoga at The Bowl at Sugar Hill | 9 – 10 am | Sugar Hill
- Tribe Fitness in the Park | 9 – 10 am | Ball Ground
- Butterfly Experience at Wildcat Park | 9 am – 4 pm | Dunwoody
- Lovin’ Local Pop-Up Market in Downtown Ball Ground | 10 am – 1 pm | Ball Ground
- Cappai Designs Pop-Up at Avalon | 10 am – 8 pm | Alpharetta
- Family Canoe Day at CNC | 10:30 am – 12 pm | Roswell
- LAST WEEKEND: Fins Up Water Park at Margaritaville at Lanier Islands | 11 am – 6 pm | Buford
- Food Trucks at NoFo Brew Co | 12 – 9 pm | Cumming
- Paint Your Own Canvas at Painting With a Twist | 12 pm, 3 pm, 7 pm | Alpharetta
- Wine Tasting at Sip Happens | 3 – 4 pm | Suwanee
- 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 | 4 – 7 pm | Cumming
- Live Music at Painted Horse Winery | 5 – 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
- Grace O’Malley at Helium Comedy Club | 7 & 9:30 pm | Alpharetta
- Songwriters at Sundown, An Evening with Home By Dark | 7:30 – 9:30 pm | Alpharetta
- Jimmy Cav Project in Concert at Cumming City Center | 7:30 – 9:30 pm | Cumming
- Learnmore Jonasi at Helium Comedy Club | 7:30 & 10 pm | Alpharetta
- Live Music at Rootstock’s Listening Room | 7:30 – 10 pm | Woodstock
- Soulful Singer Kayte Burgess at Velvet Note (Ticketed) | 7:30 – 11 pm | Alpharetta
- 3rd Stream Big Band at The Red Clay | 8 pm | Duluth
- Comedy on the Square | 8 – 9:30 pm | Marietta
- Michael Logen at Matildas Under the Pines | 8 – 10 pm | Milton
- Live Music at Roaring Social | 8 pm – 12 am | Alpharetta
- Baditude at The Well | 9:30 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 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, SEPTEMBER 14TH
SPECIAL EVENTS
- Sandy Springs Fall Arts and Craft Festival | 11 am – 5 pm | Sandy Springs
- Makers Market Local Artist Fair @ Avalon | 11 am – 6 pm | Alpharetta
- Taste and Brews Festival at Etowah River Park | 11 am – 6 pm | Canton
- Watercolor with Sunny at Made Mercantile | 11:30 am – 1:30 pm | Woodstock
- Slide into Sundays at Cumming City Center | 12 – 8 pm | Cumming
- Zen in a Jar! Terrarium Building Workshop at Dunwoody Nature Center | 1 – 3 pm | Dunwoody
- Shop, Sip & Stroll on The Crabapple Green | 1 – 4 pm | Milton
- 2nd Sundays Art Market @ Stillfire Brewing | 1 – 7 pm | Suwanee
- Bengal Kitten Yoga at Freedom Mill | 4 pm | Cumming
- Clean Comedy Night with Mike G. Williams at Full Life Church | 6 pm | Woodstock
- Charlie Kirk Memorial at Marietta Square | 7 pm | Marietta
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 – 6 pm | Buford
- Food Trucks at NoFo Brew Co | 12 – 7 pm | Cumming
- Cappai Designs Pop-Up at Avalon | 12 – 7 pm | Alpharetta
- Paint Your Own Canvas at Painting With a Twist | 1 pm & 6 pm | Alpharetta
- River Canoe Trips at CNC | 5 – 8 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
- Fall Sunday Music Series at Halcyon | 1 – 4 pm | Alpharetta
- 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
- Live Show at MadLife Stage & Studios | 4 pm & 7 pm | Woodstock
- The Award-Winning David Pippin Group with Eva Rose at The Velvet Note | 7 – 9 pm | Alpharetta
- Bo Johnson at Helium Comedy Club | 7 pm | Alpharetta
SAVE THE DATE | PLAN AHEAD
- 11th Annual Assembly of Praise Gainesville Pro Rodeo | Sep 19th-20th, 6 pm | Gainesville
- Suwanee Fest | Sep 20th – 21st, 9 am – 7 pm | Suwanee
- 14th Annual Peachtree Corners Festival | Sep 20th – 21st, 10 am – 5 pm | Peachtree Corners
- Bounce into Fall at Cumming City Center | 10 am – 5 pm | Cumming
- Duluth Fall Festival Concert | Sep 20th, 6:30 pm | Duluth
- 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
