The kids are back in school, the routines are slowly settling in, and after what felt like a week of nonstop rain, the sun is finally shining just in time for the weekend! ☀️
There are plenty of fun events happening around town, perfect for stretching out those summer vibes just a little longer. From markets to music and everything in between, it’s a great weekend to get out and enjoy the fresh air.
And if you’re in the market for a stunning new home, don’t miss our Double Open House this Saturday from 2–4 PM in Milton! Come take a peek inside two truly gorgeous properties… You might just find your dream home. 🏡
Scroll down for the full list of events to start planning your sunny weekend!
FRIDAY, AUGUST 8TH
SPECIAL EVENTS
- Watercolor with Sunny at Made Mercantile | 11:30 am – 1:30 pm | Woodstock
- On the Green Moonlight Market | 5 – 10 pm | Alpharetta
- Multicultural Week in Downtown Duluth | 6 – 9 pm | Duluth
- Cirque du Soleil’s Ovo at Gas South Arena | 7 pm | Duluth
- 2025 Movies by Moonlight at Heritage Sandy Springs | 7 – 10 pm | Sandy Springs
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 7 pm | Alpharetta
- Fins Up Water Park at Margaritaville at Lanier Islands | 11 am – 7 pm | Buford
- 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
- Amber Autry at Helium Comedy Club | 7 pm & 9:15 pm | Alpharetta
- Steven Rodgers at Helium Comedy Club | 7:30 pm | Alpharetta
- Live Show at MadLife Stage & Studios | 7 pm and 9:30 pm | Woodstock
- Chart-Topping Saxophonist Patrick Lamb at The Velvet Note | 7:30 – 11 pm | Alpharetta
- Comedy on the Square | 8 – 9:30 pm | Marietta
- SMAC at The Lou Sobh Amphitheater | 8 – 10 pm | Cumming
- Live Music at Roaring Social | 8 pm – 12 am | Alpharetta
- Back N Black AC/DC Tribute at The Well | 10 pm | Cumming
SATURDAY, AUGUST 9TH
SPECIAL EVENTS
- Canton GA Farmers Market Pie Contest | 9 am | Canton
- Touch-A-Truck at BlueSprig Dunwoody | 9 – 11 am | Dunwoody
- Makers Market at The Mill on Etowah | 10 am – 2 pm | Canton
- Etowah Car Show | 10 am – 2pm | Woodstock
- Southeast Reptile Expo at Gas South Convention Center | 10 am – 5 pm | Duluth
- GDCTA Summer Finals Schooling Show at Wills Park | 8 am – 5 pm | Alpharetta
- Double Open House at 1980 & 2000 Birmingham Rd | 2 – 4 pm | Milton
- Cirque du Soleil’s Ovo at Gas South Arena | 3 pm & 7 pm | Duluth
- Summer Nights: Market and Music Night Market Series at Marietta Square | 4 – 9 pm | Marietta
- Multicultural Week in Downtown Duluth | 6 – 9 pm | Duluth
- Suwanee’s August Concert at Town Center Park | 6 – 10 pm | Suwanee
- Interactive Movie Night on The Green | Monsters, Inc. | 6:45 pm | Milton
- S’mores and Pours with Jackabee Candle Company at Made Mercantile | 7 – 8:30 pm | Woodstock
- 10,000 Maniacs at Woodstock Summer Concert Series at Northside Hospital-Cherokee Amphitheater | 7:30 – 10 pm | Woodstock
RECURRING EVENTS & ACITIVITIES
- Tribe Fitness 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 | 1:15 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
- 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 | 1 – 4 pm | Cumming
- Live Music at Painted Horse Winery | 4 – 8 pm | Milton
- Sunset Sessions at The Collection Forsyth | 5:30 – 8:30 pm | Cumming
- Collective Soul & LIVE + Summer Unity Tour at Ameris Bank Amphitheater | 6 pm | Alpharetta
- 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
- Amber Autry at Helium Comedy Club | 7 pm & 9:30 pm | Alpharetta
- Steven Rodgers at Helium Comedy Club | 7:30 pm | Alpharetta
- Live Music at Rootstock Listening Room | 7 – 10 pm | Woodstock
- Singer/Trumpeter Andre Bernard and Groove Therapy at The Velvet Note | 7:30 – 11 pm | Alpharetta
- Darin & Brooke Aldridge at The Red Clay | 8 pm | Duluth
- Comedy on the Square | 8 – 9:30 pm | Marietta
- The Ultimate King of Pop Experience – Michael Jackson Tribute at The Lou Sobh Amphitheater | 8 – 10 pm | Cumming
- Milton Strung Like A Horse at Matildas Under the Pines | 8 – 10 pm | Milton
- Live Music at Roaring Social | 8 – 11:59 pm | Alpharetta
- Dueling Pianos 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 10TH
SPECIAL EVENTS
- GDCTA Summer Finals Schooling Show at Wills Park | 8 am – 5 pm | Alpharetta
- Southeast Reptile Expo at Gas South Convention Center | 10 am – 5 pm | Duluth
- MAKERS MARKET’s™ Local Artist Street Fair @ Avalon | 11 am – 5 pm | Alpharetta
- Watercolor with Sunny at Made Mercantile | 11:30 am – 1:30 pm | Woodstock
- Georgia Bridal Show Gas South District | 12 – 3 pm | Duluth
- Harvest Festival & Sip N Shop at Cloudland Vineyards + Winery | 12 – 4 pm | Buford
- Slide into Sundays at Cumming City Center | 12 – 8 pm | Cumming
- Cirque du Soleil’s Ovo at Gas South Arena | 1 pm | Duluth
- 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
- 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 | 1:35 pm | Alpharetta
- Sunday Poker at The Well at Homestead | 2 – 5 pm | Cumming
- Paint Your Own Canvas at Painting With a Twist | 2 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
- Gareth Reynolds at Helium Comedy Club | 7 pm | Alpharetta
LIVE MUSIC & SHOWS
- Jazz Live Music and Brunch at Rootstock | 11:30 am – 2:30 pm | Woodstock
- Live Show at MadLife Stage & Studios | 1 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
- Sunday Night Blues Starring The ATL Blues Cartel at The Velvet Note | 7:30 – 10 pm | Alpharetta
SAVE THE DATE | PLAN AHEAD
- 2025 City Green Live: Free Concert Series | Aug 15th, 6 – 10 pm | Sandy Springs
- Nashville Nation coming to Red Clay | Aug 15th, 8 pm | Duluth
- The Crabapple Challenge | Adult Field Day | Aug 16th, 2 pm | Milton
- WHR Working Equitation Ease of Handling Practice Day | Aug 16th, 11 am | Canton
- Butterfly Encounter Photography Workshop | Aug 17th, 10 am | Roswell
- Atlanta Wedding Extravaganza at Hotel Avalon | Aug 17th, 1 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
