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Things To Do Around North Atlanta | August 1st-3rd

August 1, 2025 by Gail & Claire McCown

We’re heading into a rare cool, wet August week here in Georgia, just as the kids are getting ready to head back to school (earlier and earlier every year, right?). 🎒

But don’t let the back-to-school countdown fool you! There are still tons of fun ways to soak up the last bit of summer! From local festivals and farmers markets to live music and outdoor activities, it’s the perfect time to make a few more summer memories before routines kick back in.

Scroll down for all the weekend happenings to start planning your weekend of fun!

FRIDAY, AUGUST 1ST

SPECIAL EVENTS
  • Lakewood 400 Antiques Market | 9 am – 5 pm | Cumming
  • U-Pick Zinnias at Save the Horses in Cumming | 10 am – 2 pm | Cumming
  • Sweet Summer Event at All Inspired Boutique | 10 am – 6 pm | Johns Creek
  • 2025 Marietta Square Art Walk | 5 – 9 pm | Marietta
  • Summer Concert: The REMakes at Newtown Park | 6 pm | Johns Creek
  • First Friday Featuring The Celebrity All-Star Band in Downtown Canton | 6 – 9 pm | Canton

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 and 8 pm | Alpharetta
  • Fins Up Water Park at Margaritaville at Lanier Islands | 11 am – 7 pm | Buford
  • Gameday at Avalon | 12:40 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
  • Date Night Canoe Trip at Chattahoochee Nature Center | 6 – 9 pm | Roswell

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
  • Josh Firestine at Helium Comedy Club | 7:30 & 9:45 pm | Alpharetta
  • The Breakfast Club at MadLife Stage & Studios | 6:30 pm and 9:30 pm | Woodstock
  • The Tony Hightower Show at The Velvet Note | 7:30 – 11 pm | Alpharetta
  • Rod Stewart: One Last Time Ameris Bank Amphitheater | 7:30 – 11:30 pm | Alpharetta
  • Stand Up Comedy at The Red Clay | 8 pm | Duluth
  • Comedy on the Square | 8 – 9:30 pm | Marietta
  • Carpool – A Tribute to The Cars at The Lou Sobh Amphitheater | 8 – 10 pm | Cumming
  • Live Music at Roaring Social | 8 pm – 12 am | Alpharetta
  • Backyard Chickens at The Well | 10 pm | Cumming

SATURDAY, AUGUST 2ND

SPECIAL EVENTS
  • Beginner River Kayak Class at Settles Bridge Chattahoochee River | 8:30 am – 5 pm | Suwanee
  • Cut Your Own Flowers at Posie Fields | 9 am – 12 pm | Milton
  • Lakewood 400 Antiques Market | 9 am – 6 pm | Cumming
  • U-Pick Zinnias at Save the Horses in Cumming | 10 am – 2 pm | Cumming
  • Trains – Trucks & Tractors Show at Southeastern Railway Museum | 10 am – 5 pm | Duluth
  • Sweet Summer Event at All Inspired Boutique | 10 am – 6 pm | Johns Cree
  • Muffins & Mimosas Pick Your Project Workshop at Board & Brush | 10:30 am – 1:30 pm | Alpharetta
  • Brewau Luau Tiki Party at StillFire Brewing | 12 pm | Suwanee
  • Latin Festival 2025 at Cumming City Center | 12 pm | Cumming
  • Georgia VegFest at Cobb County Civic Center | 12 – 5 pm | Marietta
  • Back To School Party at Pontoon Brewing | 12 – 10 pm | Sandy Springs
  • Movies & Mocktails at Town Center on Main | 6:30 – 10 pm | Suwanee
  • Thomas Rhett: Better In Boots Tour 2025 at Ameris Bank Amphitheatre | 7:30 pm | Alpharetta
  • Home By Dark at Union Hill Park | 8 – 10 pm | Alpharetta

RECURRING EVENTS & ACITIVITIES

  • Bodyweight Strengthening 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
  • Gameday at Avalon | 3 – 6 pm & 7:15 pm | Alpharetta
  • 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
  • Paint Your Own Canvas at Painting With a Twist | 12 pm, 3 pm, and 7 pm | Alpharetta
  • Food Trucks at NoFo Brew Co | 12 – 9 pm | Cumming
  • Back to School 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 Painted Horse Winery | 12 – 7 pm | Milton
  • Live Music at Stoney J’s Winery | 4 – 7 pm | Cumming
  • 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
  • A Tribute to the King (Elvis) at MadLife Stage & Studios | 4 pm & 6:30 pm | Woodstock
  • Josh Firestine at Helium Comedy Club | 7:30 & 10 pm | Alpharetta
  • Live Music at Rootstock Listening Room | 7:30 – 10 pm | Woodstock
  • The Joe Gransden Quartet at The Velvet Note | 7:30 – 11 pm | Alpharetta
  • Damian McGinty Summer Tour at The Red Clay | 8 pm | Duluth
  • Comedy on the Square | 8 – 9:30 pm | Marietta
  • Double Take at The Lou Sobh Amphitheater | 8 – 10 pm | Cumming
  • Jordan Barry at Matildas Under the Pines | 8 – 10 pm | Milton
  • Live Music at Roaring Social | 8 – 11:59 pm | Alpharetta
  • Dueling Pianos at MadLife Stage & Studios | 9:30 pm | Woodstock
  • Sucker Punch 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 3RD

SPECIAL EVENTS 
  • Mustard Seed 5K at Cauley Creek Park | 8 am | Johns Creek
  • U-Pick Zinnias at Save the Horses in Cumming | 10 am – 2 pm | Cumming
  • Lakewood 400 Antiques Market | 10 am – 5 pm | Cumming
  • Babies & Bumps Atlanta 2025 at The Hotel Avalon | 11 am – 4 pm | Alpharetta
  • Georgia VegFest at Cobb County Civic Center | 12 – 5 pm | Marietta
  • Slow Pour Brewing Sunday Market | 2 – 5 pm | Lawrenceville
  • Sunday Yoga on the Green with The Heart Studio at Cumming City Center | 6 – 7 pm | Cumming
  • 2025 Concerts by the Springs: Free Concert Series | 5 – 9 pm | Sandy Springs

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
  • Breakfast with Butterflies at Chattahoochee Nature Center | 10 am – 12 pm | Roswell
  • Fins Up Water Park at Margaritaville at Lanier Islands | 11 am – 7 pm | Buford
  • Yoga in the Gallery | 11:30 am – 12:30 pm | Marietta
  • Butterfly Encounter at Chattahoochee Nature Center | 9 am – 4:30 pm | Roswell
  • Food Trucks at NoFo Brew Co | 12 – 7 pm | Cumming
  • Gameday at Avalon | 3 – 6 pm | Alpharetta
  • Sunday Poker at The Well at Homestead | 2 – 5 pm | Cumming
  • 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 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
  • Sun and the Stars & Hope’s Anchor at MadLife Stage & Studios | 4 pm and 7 pm | Woodstock
  • Sunday Night Blues Starring The ATL Blues Cartel at The Velvet Note | 7:30 – 10 pm | Alpharetta

SAVE THE DATE | PLAN AHEAD

  • On the Green Moonlight Market | Aug 8th, 5 – 10 pm | Alpharetta
  • Makers Market at The Mill on Etowah | Aug 9th, 10 am | Canton
  • GDCTA Summer Finals Schooling Show at Wills Park | Aug 9-10th | Alpharetta
  • 2025 City Green Live: Free Concert Series | Aug 15th, 6 – 10 pm | Sandy Springs
  • The Crabapple Challenge | Adult Field Day | Aug 16th, 2 pm | Milton
  • 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

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