Concerts, Chili, and… Grapes? 🎶🌶️ 🍇
This weekend is bursting with summer fun! From live outdoor concerts to grape picking at a local vineyard to even a good old-fashioned chili cook-off, there’s something for everyone to enjoy! Whether you’re looking to dance, taste, or explore.
It’s the perfect time to gather your crew, head outside, and make the most of these golden summer days.
Scroll down for the full list of weekend happenings and start planning your weekend adventures! ☀️
FRIDAY, AUGUST 22ND
SPECIAL EVENTS
- Auto Crusade Car Show and Autocross at Cumming Fairgrounds | 9 am – 4 pm | Cumming
- Count with CNC: The Great Southeast Pollinator Census | 10 – 11:30 am & 12:30 – 2:30 pm | Roswell
- Watercolor with Sunny at Made Mercantile | 11:30 am – 1:30 pm | Woodstock
- Archery is Amazing at Red Top Mountain State Park | 2 pm & 3:30 pm | Acworth
- A Midsummer Night’s Dream at The Bowl at Sugar Hill | 8 – 10 pm | Sugar Hill
RECURRING EVENTS & ACITIVITIES
- Butterfly Encounter at Chattahoochee Nature Center | 9 am – 4:30 pm | Roswell
- Paint Your Own Canvas at Painting With a Twist | 12 pm, 4 pm, & 7 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
- Gabriel Rutledge at Helium Comedy Club | 7:30 pm & 9:45 pm | Alpharetta
- Live Show at MadLife Stage & Studios | 6:30 pm and 9:30 pm | Woodstock
- Live Music at Rootstock’s Rooftop | 7:30 – 10 pm | Woodstock
- Timeless! Starring American Idol’s LaToya London and Eric Moore at The Velvet Note* SOLD OUT!* | 7:30 – 11 pm | Alpharetta
- Comedy Night with Tim Banister & Friend at Stoney J’s Winery *Ticketed Event* | 7:45 – 9:15 pm | Cumming
- David Ryan Harris at The Red Clay | 8 pm | Duluth
- Comedy on the Square | 8 – 9:30 pm | Marietta
- Rockin’ for a Reason at The Lou Sobh Amphitheater | 8 – 10 pm | Cumming
- Live Music at Roaring Social | 8 pm – 12 am | Alpharetta
- Dueling Pianos at The Well | 10 pm | Cumming
SATURDAY, AUGUST 23RD
SPECIAL EVENTS
- 12th Annual Extra Mile 5K & 1 Mile Run/Walk | 7 am | Suwanee
- Grape Picking and Harvest Party at Flowery Branch Winery and Vineyard | 8 am – 12 pm | Flowery Branch
- Auto Crusade Car Show and Autocross at Cumming Fairgrounds | 9 am – 4 pm | Cumming
- Art-Tique’s August Summer Market | 9 am – 5 pm | Braselton
- Count with CNC: The Great Southeast Pollinator Census | 10:30 am – 12 pm & 1:30 – 3:30 pm | Roswell
- Furkids Thrift Store – Open House | 11 am – 6 pm | Johns Creek
- SoFried’s Words and Rhythm at Duluth Festival Center | 1 – 5 pm | Duluth
- Halcyon Chili Cook-Off | 5 – 8 pm | Alpharetta
- Under The Stars at Brooke Street Park | 6 – 11 pm | Alpharetta
- Charcuterie And Candles With Jackabee Candle Company at Made Mercantile | 7 – 8:30pm | Woodstock
- Jason Aldean: Full Throttle Tour 2025 at Ameris Bank Amphitheatre | 7:30 pm | Alpharetta
- Vickery Music Fest | 8 pm | Cumming
- A Midsummer Night’s Dream at The Bowl at Sugar Hill | 8 – 10 pm | Sugar Hill
RECURRING EVENTS & ACITIVITIES
- Yoga 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
- River Canoe Trips at Chattahoochee Nature Center | 6 – 9 pm | Roswell
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 & 9:30 pm | Woodstock
- Sugar Hill Live On Stage: Fuel | 7 pm | Sugar Hill
- Gabriel Rutledge at Helium Comedy Club | 7:30 pm & 10 pm | Alpharetta
- Live Music at Rootstock Listening Room | 7:30 – 10 pm | Woodstock
- Timeless! Starring American Idol’s LaToya London and Eric Moore at The Velvet Note* SOLD OUT!* | 7:30 – 11 pm | Alpharetta
- Comedy on the Square | 8 – 9:30 pm | Marietta
- Dave Matthews Tribute Band at The Lou Sobh Amphitheater | 8 – 10 pm | Cumming
- Surrender Hill at Matildas Under the Pines | 8 – 10 pm | Milton
- Live Music at Roaring Social | 8 – 11:59 pm | Alpharetta
- Pushing Daisies 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 24TH
SPECIAL EVENTS
- Art-Tique’s August Summer Market | 9 am – 5 pm | Braselton
- Watercolor with Sunny at Made Mercantile | 11:30 am – 1:30 pm | Woodstock
- Slide into Sundays at Cumming City Center | 12 – 8 pm | Cumming
- Weekend Furniture Shopping Event at Trifecta Home Furniture | 2 – 5 pm | Alpharetta
- A Midsummer Night’s Dream at The Bowl at Sugar Hill | 8 – 10 pm | Sugar Hill
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 & 6 pm | Woodstock
- Live Music at Stoney J’s Winery | 2 – 5 pm | Cumming
- Live Music at Painted Horse Winery | 2 – 5 pm | Milton
- Sunset Sessions at The Collection Forsyth | 2 – 5 pm | Cumming
- The Ridibund Chamber Music Society at The Red Clay | 7 pm | Duluth
- Track Stars at Helium Comedy Club | 7:30 pm | Alpharetta
- Sunday Night Blues Starring The ATL Blues Cartel at The Velvet Note | 7:30 – 10 pm | Alpharetta
SAVE THE DATE | PLAN AHEAD
- IPRA World Championship Rodeo at Cumming Fairgrounds | Aug 29th-31st, 8 – 10 pm | Cumming
- Movies Alfresco at Cumming City Center | Aug 29th, 8 – 10 pm | Cumming
- Sunflower Festival at Warbington Farms | Aug 30th, 9 am – 3 pm | Cumming
- Festival of the Painted Rock at Chattahoochee Nature Center | Aug 30th, 12 – 10 pm | Roswell
- Labor Day Pig Out at Avalon | Aug 31st, 5 – 8 pm | Alpharetta
- 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
