Happy Weekend! It’s hard to believe it’s already August, with students returning to school and parents navigating the busy back-to-school rush. Whether you’re celebrating surviving the first week or gearing up for what’s to come, kudos to everyone managing the hectic traffic!đŚ
We think it’s the perfect time for a fun weekend outing to unwindâparents, you’ve earned it! Dive into our extensive list of over 100 events and make the most of the remaining summer days. Here’s a sneak peek of what this weekend has in store for North Atlanta, but be sure to keep scrolling for more!
đ 3rd Annual Big Bounce & Slide Back to School Bash at Cumming Fairgrounds | Fri & Sat, 11 am – 9 pm, Sun 11 am – 6 pm | Cumming
đŽ Water Lantern Festival at Jim R. Miller Park | Fri & Sat, 6 – 10 pm | Marietta
đ¸Summer Concert series: Landslide (Fleetwood Mac Tribute) & Rocco at Newtown Park | Fri, 6 – 10 pm | Johns Creek
âď¸ Cars and Coffee at Halcyon | Sat, 10 am – 1 pm | Alpharetta
đˇ Alpharetta Summer Wine Festival at The Hotel at Avalon | Sat, 1 – 5 pm | Alpharetta
đ WDSTK Watermelon Crawl at Reformation Brewery | Sat, 2 – 7 pm | Woodstock
đ Phil Wickham & Brandon Lake “Summer Worship Nights Tour” Tickets Duluth GA Gas South Arena | Sun, 7 pm | Duluth
FRIDAY, AUGUST 2ND
SPECIAL EVENTS
- Take Me Away at Alpharetta Arts Center | 8:30 am – 4:30 pm | Alpharetta
- The Dry Social Grand Opening | 8 am – 7 pm | Canton
- The Rustic Marketâs 8th Anniversary | 10 am – 6 pm | Acworth
- 3rd Annual Big Bounce & Slide Back to School Bash at Cumming Fairgrounds | 11 am – 9 pm | Cumming
- Friday Watercolor with Friends at Made Mercantile | 11:30 – 1:30 pm | Woodstock
- Watermelon Margarita Canned Cocktail Release at Reformation Brewery | 12 – 10 pm | Woodstock
- B&L Cafe Food Truck at Six Bridges Brewing | 4 – 9 pm | Johns Creek
- King of Pops at NoFo Brew Co | 4 – 8 pm | Cumming
- Old Dadâs Wings Food Truck at NoFo Brew Co | 4 – 9 pm | Cumming
- #TEACHHER Networking Event at Rootstock | 4 pm | Woodstock
- Reformation Beer Athletes Challenge at Reformation Brewery | 6 – 7 pm | Woodstock
- Water Lantern Festival at Jim R. Miller Park | 6 – 10 pm | Marietta
- Wine & Junk Food Pairing at Painted Horse Winery | 6 pm | Milton
- Date Night on the River at Chattahoochee Nature Center | 6 – 9 pm | Roswell
- Local Artist Showcase: Sanaz âSunnyâ Dillard at Reeves House at Woodstock Arts | 6 – 8 pm | Woodstock
- Stars & Dreams at Painting With a Twist | 7 – 9 pm | Alpharetta
- Failarious Comedy Tour with Brian Moote at MadLife Stage | 7 pm | Woodstock
- Unleashed & Unplugged at Fetch Park | 7 – 9 pm | Alpharetta
- Dive In Movie Night at Margaritaville at Lanier Islands | 7:30 – 9 pm | Duluth
- Free Salsa Lessons at Indio Brewing | 8 pm | Sugar Hill
- Comedy Night at Monkey Wrench Brewing | 8 pm | Suwanee
- Stand Up Comedy at The Clay hosted by Yoshee | 8 pm | Duluth
LIVE MUSIC
- Groovinâ on the Green at Halcyon Forsyth | 6 – 9 pm | Alpharetta
- Avalon Nights Live at Avalon | 6 – 8 pm | Alpharetta
- First Friday in Downtown Canton | 6 – 9 pm | Canton
- Duluth Live in Downtown Duluth | 6 – 9 pm | Duluth
- Summer Concert series: Landslide (Fleetwood Mac Tribute) & Rocco at Newtown Park | 6 – 10 pm | Johns Creek
- Cage the Elephant – Neon Pill Tour at Ameris Bank Amphitheatre | 6:30 – 11:30 pm | Alpharetta
- Phantom heat at NoFo Brew Co | 7 – 10 pm | Cumming
- Buttered Bourbon at The Stout Brothers | 7 pm | Woodstock
- On the Green Alpharetta Concert Series at Town Green | 7 – 10 pm | Alpharetta
- Surrender Hill Live Music Session at Rootstock | 7:30 pm | Woodstock
- Billy Ross – Plus One at The Velvet Note | 7:30 & 9:30 pm | Alpharetta
- ARI Collective with Cody Marlow at Matildaâs | 8 – 10 pm | Milton
- Double Take at Roaring Social | 8 – 11:30 pm | Alpharetta
- The Deep Cuts at From the Earth Brewing Company | 8 pm | Roswell
- Skynfolks at Cumming Lou Sobh Amphitheater | 8 – 10 pm | Cumming
- Pushing Daisies at Rosatiâs Pizza Sports Pub | 9 pm | Cumming
- 96K – 10 PIece High Energy Party Band at MadLife Stage | 10 pm | Woodstock
- Flannel Nation at The Wall | 10 pm | Cumming
FARMERS MARKETS
- Acworth Farmers Market | 8 am â 12 pm | Acworth
SATURDAY, AUGUST 3RD
SPECIAL EVENTS
- Button Down Dash 5K at Suwanee Town Center | 7:30 – 10 am | Suwanee
- Sweat it Out Saturday – Cardio in the Park in Downtown Ball Ground | 8 – 9 am | Ball Ground
- Rolling Hills Saddle Club at Wills Park Equestrian Center | 8 am – 5 pm | Alpharetta
- Spartan Training at Cumming City Center | 9 – 10 am | Cumming
- Yoga with Tommasina at Reformation Brewery | 9:30 – 10:30 am | Woodstock
- Cars and Coffee at Halcyon | 10 am – 1 pm | Alpharetta
- Atlanta Piano Fortissimo Open House | 10 am – 3 pm | Cumming
- Take Me Away at Alpharetta Arts Center | 10 am – 4 pm | Alpharetta
- Old Soldiers Day at American Legion Post 201 | 10 am | Alpharetta
- The Rustic Marketâs 8th Anniversary | 10 am – 6 pm | Acworth
- 3rd Annual Big Bounce & Slide Back to School Bash at Cumming Fairgrounds | 10 am – 9 pm | Cumming
- Trains, Trucks & Tractors at Southeastern Railway Museum | 10 am – 5 pm | Duluth
- Family Canoe Day at the Chattahoochee Nature Center | 10:30 am – 12 pm | Roswell
- Wizard Robes at Painting With a Twist | 11 am – 1 pm | Alpharetta
- Mutt & Jeffâs Food Truck at NoFo Brew Co | 12 – 9 pm | Cumming
- Swiftie Era Girlsâ Day Out at Sweet & Sassy | 12 – 1:30 pm | Cumming
- Beach Blanket Bingo & Beyond at Monkey Wrench Brewing | 1 – 4 pm | Suwanee
- 3 Year Anniversary Party at The Stout Brothers | 1 pm | Woodstock
- Alpharetta Summer Wine Festival at The Hotel at Avalon | 1 – 5 pm | Alpharetta
- Sip + Shop with She Shack Sisters at Made Mercantile | 2 – 5 pm | Woodstock
- WDSTK Watermelon Crawl at Reformation Brewery | 2 – 7 pm | Woodstock
- Afternoon Hike to Amicalola Falls at Painting With a Twist | 3 – 5 pm | Alpharetta
- Wine Tasting – Back to School at Sip Happens | 3 – 4 pm | Suwanee
- Saturday Wine Tasting at Fermented | 5 – 7 pm | Alpharetta
- Dirty Sign Language Class at Fainting Goat Vineyards | 6 – 8 pm | Jasper
- River Canoe Trips at the Chattahoochee Nature Center | 6 – 9 pm | Roswell
- Water Lantern Festival at Jim R. Miller Park | 6 – 10 pm | Marietta
- Margarita Lake Excursions at Margaritaville at Lanier Islands | 6 – 9 pm | Buford
- Paint the Sky with Stars at Painting With a Twist | 6:30 – 9 pm | Alpharetta
- Karaoke Night at Indio Brewing | 7 pm | Sugar Hill
LIVE MUSIC
- Drew Ashley at Fainting Goat Vineyards | 1:30 – 5:30 pm | Jasper
- Joshua Hamilton at Roaring Social | 5 – 7 pm | Alpharetta
- Groovinâ on the Green at Halcyon Forsyth | 6 – 9 pm | Alpharetta
- Unplugged Session featuring Cody Bolden in Downtown Ball Ground | 6 – 8 pm | Ball Ground
- SAM Foundation Benefit – Concert featuring Slippery When Wet at Matildas Music Under the Pines | 6 – 10 pm | Milton
- Duluth Live in Downtown Duluth | 6 – 9 pm | Duluth
- Buford Jame 5 at Tannery Row Ale House | 6:30 pm | Buford
- Cody Matthews at NoFo Brew Co | 7 – 10 pm | Cumming
- Head Games – A Tribute to Foreigner at MadLife Stage | 7 & 9:55 pm | Woodstock
- Bret Michaels – Parti Gras Tour at Ameris Bank Amphitheatre | 7 – 11:30 pm | Alpharetta
- Sound of Georgia – Lantern Series Concert at Woodstock Arts | 7:30 pm | Woodstock
- Lori Williams at The Velvet Note | 7:30 & 9:30 pm | Alpharetta
- Eddie Owen Presents The Troubadour Project | 8 pm | Duluth
- Home by Dark Concert Series featuring Tony Arata at Union Hill Park | 8 – 10 pm | Alpharetta
- Elevation – a Tribute to U2 at The Lou Sobh Amphitheater | 8 pm | Cumming
- DTD VIP 2.0 Concert Party at The Wall | 8 pm | Cumming
- Stars n Scars at Rosatiâs Pizza Sports Pub | 9 pm | Cumming
FARMERS MARKETS
- Cumming Farmers Market at Cumming City Center | 6:30 – 11 am | Cumming
- Jasper Farmers Market | 7:30 am â 12 pm | Jasper
- Roswell Farmers and Artisan Market | 8 am â 12 | Roswell
- Downtown Alpharetta Farmers Market | 8:30 am – 12 pm | Alpharetta
- Peachtree Road Farmers Market | 8:30 am â 12 pm | Atlanta
- Farm. Fresh. Market | 8:30 am â 12 pm | Woodstock
- Suwanee Farmers Market at Town Center Park | 9 – 11 am | Suwanee
- 2024 DHA Farmers Market | 9 am – 12 pm | Dunwoody
- Sandy Springs Farmers Market | 9 am â 12 pm | Sandy Springs
- Brookhaven Farmers Market | 9 am â 12 pm | Brookhaven
- Marietta Square Farmers Market | 9 am â 12 pm | Marietta
- Canton Farmers Market | 9 am – 12:30 pm | Canton
SUNDAY, AUGUST 4TH
SPECIAL EVENTS
- BFT & Cumming City Center: Sunday Shred at Cumming City Center | 10 – 11 am | Cumming
- The Rustic Marketâs 8th Anniversary | 10 am – 6 pm | Acworth
- Sunday Brunch at Hall & Hound Brewing Company | 11 am – 3 pm | Cumming
- Brunch Lake Excursions at Margaritaville at Lanier Islands | 11 am – 1 pm | Buford
- Reformation Beer Athletes Challenge at Reformation Brewery | 11 am – 8 pm | Woodstock
- 3rd Annual Big Bounce & Slide Back to School Bash at Cumming Fairgrounds | 11 am – 6 pm | Cumming
- Made With Love Food Truck at NoFo Brew Co | 12 – 7 pm | Cumming
- Swiftie Era Girlsâ Day Out at Sweet & Sassy | 12:30 – 2 pm | Cumming
- Boozy Book Fair at NoFo Brew Co | 1 – 5 pm | Cumming
- Sunday Watercolor with Sunny at Made Mercantile | 1:30 – 3:30 pm | Woodstock
- Late Thunderstorm at Painting With a Twist | 2 – 4 pm | Alpharetta
- Strictly Dawgz Food Truck at Six Bridges Brewing | 2 – 7 pm | Johns Creek
- Rhonda McKnight & Vanessa Miller at FoxTale Book Shoppe | 2 pm | Woodstock
- 5th Street Poker at The Well | 2 pm | Cumming
- Tranquility Lakeview at Painting With a Twist | 6 – 8 pm | Alpharetta
- Mix Music Group Writerâs Round at Rootstock | 6 – 8 pm | Woodstock
- River Canoe Trips at the Chattahoochee Nature Center | 6 – 9 pm | Roswell
LIVE MUSIC
- Jazzy Brunch featuring Laurieann Jazzwine at Rootstock | 11:30 am | Woodstock
- Live Music Sundays at Truck & Tap Woodstock | 1 – 8 pm | Woodstock
- Rick Stone at Fainting Goat Vineyards | 1:30 – 5:30 pm | Jasper
- Duluth Live in Downtown Duluth | 2 – 5 pm | Duluth
- Trevor Worlford & The Sous Vide Trio at The Velvet Note | 6:30 & 8:30 pm | Alpharetta
- Loserville 2024: Limp Bizkit with Special Guests at Ameris Bank Amphitheater | 6:30 – 11:30 pm | Alpharetta
- Phil Wickham & Brandon Lake “Summer Worship Nights Tour” Tickets Duluth GA Gas South Arena (Atlanta) | 7 pm | Duluth
- Bumpinâ the Mango – Funk and Soul at MadLife Stage | 7 pm | Woodstock
FARMERS MARKETS
- Slow Pour Farmers Market | 2 â 5 pm (most Sundays) | Lawrenceville
- Duluth Farmers Market | 2 â 6 pm (every 2nd and 4th Sunday of every month) | Duluth
SAVE THE DATE | PLAN AHEAD
- Jazzercise at Cumming City Center | Friday Mornings | Cumming
- Punchline Comedy Night | First Monday Night of the Month | Alpharetta
- Gamedays at Avalon | Multiple Dates | Alpharetta
- Painted Horse Winery Events | Milton
- Made Mercantile Classes & Workshops | Woodstock
- Summer Concerts at Ameris Bank Amphitheatre | Alpharetta
- Candlelight Concerts in Atlanta Tickets 2024 | Atlanta
- Velvet Note Live Shows | Alpharetta