As we head into the final weekend before Christmas, there’s still plenty of time to make the most of the season here in North Atlanta! Whether you’re scrambling for last-minute gifts or looking for fun activities to enjoy with your out-of-town guests, we’ve got you covered. From local shopping hot spots to festive events, there’s something for everyone to enjoy before the big day. Check out our guide to make this weekend a memorable one!
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20TH
SPECIAL EVENTS
- Art of Elements Gallery Exhibit at Alpharetta Arts Center | 8:30 am – 4:30 pm | Alpharetta
- Santa at The Forum Photo Experience | 10 am – 8 pm | Peachtree Corners
- Holiday Makers Market at The Mill on Etowah | 10 am – 4 pm | Canton
- Panicking Partners at Cumming City Center | 10 am – 4 pm | Cumming
- Santa at Palmer Plaza at Avalon | 10 am – 7 pm | Alpharetta
- Elf’d UP Holiday Pop-Up Bar at Up On The Roof | 11 am – 11:45 pm | Alpharetta
- Christkindl Market at Bulloch Hall | 12 – 9 pm | Roswell
- Cure Bowl Watch Party: Ohio vs Jacksonville State at The Daily Draft | 12 pm | Woodstock
- Christmas Cookie Decorating at Hall & Hound Brewing Co | 1 – 4 pm | Cumming
- Polar Express Experience at Cumming City Center | 2 – 5 pm | Cumming
- Avalon on Ice | 3 – 10 pm | Alpharetta
- Gasparilla Bowl Watch Party: Florida vs Tulane at The Daily Draft | 3:30 pm | Woodstock
- Happy Hour at Painting With a Twist | 4 – 6 pm | Alpharetta
- Christmas Break: Polar Express Extravaganza at Sweet & Sassy | 4 – 5:30 pm | Cumming
- Chuy Taco Food Truck at NoFo Brew Co | 4 – 9 pm | Cumming
- Meet & Greet with the Grinch at Sweet & Sassy | 5 – 7 pm | Cumming
- The Cape Restaurant & Beach Bar Holiday Pop-Up | 5 – 10 pm | Alpharetta
- Grinchmas Pop-Up Bar at Mercantile Social | 5 pm | Alpharetta
- Holiday Trivia Night & Ugly Christmas Sweater Party at Stoney J’s Winery | 5:30 – 6:30 pm | Cumming
- NoFo Holiday Lodge at NoFo Brew Co | 6 pm | Cumming
- Christmas Lights – Holiday Drive Through at Historic Dixie Speedway | 6 – 10 pm | Woodstock
- Season Of Lights at Buford Corn Maze | 6 – 10 pm | Buford
- Honey, Wine and Food Pairing at Painted Horse Winery | 6 pm | Milton
- Wicks & Sips on the Vine at Fainting Goat Vineyards | 6 – 8 pm | Jasper
- Unleashed & Unplugged at Fetch Park | 6 – 8 pm | Alpharetta
- Ugly Sweater Holiday Party at Rootstock | 6:30 pm | Woodstock
- Snowflakes Falling at Painting With a Twist | 7 – 9 pm | Alpharetta
- Pizza Night at Fainting Goat Vineyards | 7 pm | Jasper
- Movie Night at Fainting Goat Vineyards | 7 – 9 pm | Jasper
- The Nutcracker at Southern Ballet Theatre | 7 pm | Lawrenceville
- Christmas Carol-oke Night at Cumming City Center | 7 – 10 pm | Cumming
- A Christmas Carol at Woodstock Arts | 7:30 – 9:30 pm | Woodstock
- Little Women, The Musical at Act1 Theater | 7:30 – 9 pm | Alpharetta
- Jordan Jensen at Helium Comedy Club | 7:30 & 10 pm | Alpharetta
- Tuck-Ins with Santa at The Hotel at Avalon | 7:45 – 10 pm | Alpharetta
- Christmas Canteen at Aurora Theater | 8 pm | Lawrenceville
- College Football Playoffs at Hall & Hound Brewing Co | 8 pm | Cumming
- College Football Playoff Watch Party at Tannery Row Ale House | 8 pm | Buford
- CFP First Round Watch Party: Indiana vs Notre Dame at The Daily Draft | 8 pm | Woodstock
- Atlanta Symphony Orchestra at The Falany Performing Arts Center | 8 – 10 pm | Waleska
LIVE MUSIC
- Kenna Ryan at Hall & Hound Brewing Co | 6:30 – 9:30 pm | Cumming
- Max Eve at NoFo Brew Co | 7 – 10 pm | Cumming
- Hot Licks & Rhetoric: A Steely Dan Tribute at MadLife Stage | 7 pm | Woodstock
- The Life and Music of The Legendary Nancy Wilson at The Velvet Note | 7:30 & 9:30 pm | Alpharetta
- Ben Jammin Live Music Session at Rootstock | 7:30 pm | Woodstock
- Latin Night at Indio Brewing | 8 pm | Sugar Hill
- Hot Flash at Roaring Social | 8 – 11:30 pm | Alpharetta
- Eddie Owen Presents Swingin’ Through the Holidays with Joe Gransden with Special Guest Robin Latimore | 8 pm | Duluth
- Eddie Owen Presents A Banks and Shane Christmas | 8 pm | Duluth
- Slippery When Wet – A Tribute to Bon Jovi at Rosati’s Pizza Sports Pub | 9 pm | Cumming
- TOUBAB Krewe Live at From the Earth Brewing Company | 9 pm | Roswell
- The Chill Billyz at The Well at Cumming City Center | 9 pm | Cumming
- Friday Night Vibes at Taffer’s | 9 pm | Alpharetta
- Rock The 90’s – 90’s Supergroup Tribute at MadLife Stage | 10 pm | Woodstock
- After Hours with DJ Matt Oof at The Daily Draft | 10 pm | Woodstock
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21ST
SPECIAL EVENTS
- Volunteers Needed: Village of Hope Christmas Extravaganza at Slow Pour Brewing Company | 9 am | Lawrenceville
- Santa in Pajamas at Play Street Museum | 9 – 10 am | Alpharetta
- Total Fitness at Wills Park Recreation Center | 9:30 – 10:30 am | Alpharetta
- Yoga with Tommasina at Reformation Brewery | 9:30 – 10:30 am | Woodstock
- Save the Horses Farm Tour | 10 am – 12 pm | Cumming
- Elfie Adventures Scavenger Hunt at Cumming City Center | 10 am – 3 pm | Cumming
- Art of Elements Gallery Exhibit at Alpharetta Arts Center | 10 am – 4 pm | Alpharetta
- Winter Festival 2024 | 10 am – 5 pm | Marietta
- Santa at Palmer Plaza at Avalon | 10 am – 7 pm | Alpharetta
- Pinkmas at Cumming City Center | 10 am – 8 pm | Cumming
- Santa at The Forum Photo Experience | 10 am – 8 pm | Peachtree Corners
- Avalon on Ice | 10 am – 10 pm | Alpharetta
- Creative Corner: Watercolor Gift Tags at Reeves House at Woodstock Arts | 10:30 – 11:30 am | Woodstock
- All Aglow Christmas Tree at Painting With a Twist | 11 am – 12:30 pm | Alpharetta
- Elf’d UP Holiday Pop-Up Bar at Up On The Roof | 11 am – 11:45 pm | Alpharetta
- Santa’s Cantina Wrap & Live Music at Cumming City Center | 11 am – 10 pm | Cumming
- Ugly Christmas Sweater Party at NoFo Brew Co | 12 pm | Cumming
- Kennesaw Holiday Market at Horned Owl Brewing | 12 – 5 pm | Kennesaw
- Manny Sazon Food Truck at NoFo Brew Co | 12 – 9 pm | Cumming
- Christkindl Market at Bulloch Hall | 12 – 9 pm | Roswell
- Charlie Brown Cocktails at Fainting Goat Vineyards | 12 – 5 pm | Jasper
- Cookies & Cocoa by Bert & Boos Bakery at The Rustic Market | 12 – 4 pm | Marietta
- CFP First Round Game Watch Party: SMU vs Penn State at The Daily Draft | 12 pm | Woodstock
- Canvas Club: Here Comes Santa Clause at Reeves House at Woodstock Arts | 12:30 – 1:30 pm | Woodstock
- Santa at The Outlet Shoppes | 1 – 4 pm | Woodstock
- Cookies with Santa & Mrs. Claus at Pine & Pigment | 2 – 5 pm | Cumming
- The Nutcracker at Southern Ballet Theatre | 2 & 7 pm | Lawrenceville
- Visit with Santa in Downtown Canton at Cannon Park | 2 – 5 pm | Canton
- Barbie’s Holly Jolly Christmas at Sweet & Sassy | 2:30 – 4 pm | Cumming
- Christmas Canteen at Aurora Theater | 2:30 & 8 pm | Lawrenceville
- Screen on the Green: The Grinch at Woodstock Arts Events Green | 3 – 5 pm | Woodstock
- Saturday Wine Tasting at Fermented | 3 – 7 pm | Alpharetta
- Jolly Santa at Painting With a Twist | 3 – 5 pm | Alpharetta
- CFP First Round Watch Party: Clemson vs Texas at The Daily Draft | 4 pm | Woodstock
- Holiday Paint and Sip at Freedom Brew & Shine | 4 pm | Cumming
- Lighthouse Christmas Concert at Good News Atlanta Church | 4 pm | Duluth
- Donut NV Food Truck at NoFo Brew Co | 5 – 10 pm | Cumming
- The Cape Restaurant & Beach Bar Holiday Pop-Up | 5 – 10 pm | Alpharetta
- Grinchmas Pop-Up Bar at Mercantile Social | 5 – 11:45 pm | Alpharetta
- Frosty Fun: Snow Globe Photo Booth in Downtown Duluth | 5 – 9 pm | Duluth
- Frosty Fun: Grinch Trivia and Movie at Parsons Alley | 5 – 9 pm | Duluth
- Christmas Carol Wine Tasting at Fainting Goat Vineyards | 5:30 – 7:30 pm | Jasper
- 2025 December Spotlight Show: Whimsical Wonders, Playful Creations in Art at The Scene Art Gallery | 5:30 – 7:30 pm | Alpharetta
- NoFo Holiday Lodge at NoFo Brew Co | 6 pm | Cumming
- Last Day of “Small TowN: Small Works” Exhibit at Reeves House at Woodstock Arts | 6 – 8 pm | Woodstock
- Christmas Lights – Holiday Drive Through at Historic Dixie Speedway | 6 – 10 pm | Woodstock
- Celestial Winter Wonder at Painting With a Twist | 6:30 – 8:30 pm | Alpharetta
- Boujie Night Out at Painting With a Twist | 7 – 9 pm | Alpharetta
- Holiday Onesie Party at Landshark Bar & Grill at Margaritaville at Lanier Islands | 7 – 9 pm | Buford
- Karaoke Night at Indio Brewing | 7 pm | Sugar Hill
- A Christmas Carol at Woodstock Arts | 7:30 – 9:30 pm | Woodstock
- Little Women, The Musical at Act1 Theater | 7:30 – 9 pm | Alpharetta
- Tuck-Ins with Santa at The Hotel at Avalon | 7:45 – 10 pm | Alpharetta
- Ugly Christmas Sweater Karaoke Party at Indio Brewing | 8 pm | Sugar Hill
- Adult Christmas Party at HOBNOB | 8 pm | Alpharetta
- CFP First Round Watch Party: Tennessee vs Ohio State at The Daily Draft | 8 pm | Woodstock
- Back N Black at Rosati’s Pizza Sports Pub | 9 pm | Cumming
- Jordan Jensen at Helium Comedy Club | 10 pm | Alpharetta
LIVE MUSIC
- Run Katie Run at The Outlet Shoppes | 1 – 5 pm | Woodstock
- Jesse Williams at Hall & Hound Brewing Co | 6 – 9 pm | Cumming
- Make Yourself – Incubus Tribute at MadLife Stage | 7 pm | Woodstock
- The Life and Music of The Legendary Nancy Wilson at The Velvet Note | 7:30 & 9:30 pm | Alpharetta
- Hughes Taylor Band in the Listening Room at Rootstock | 7:30 pm | Woodstock
- Double Take at The Well | 9 pm | Cumming
- Undertow – A Tribute to TOOL at MadLife Stage | 10 pm | Woodstock
FARMERS MARKETS
- Cumming Farmers Market at Cumming City Center | 8 – 11 am | Cumming
- Suwanee Farmers Market at Town Center Park | 9 – 11 am (twice a month) | Suwanee
- Downtown Alpharetta Farmers Market | 8:30 am – 12 pm | Alpharetta
- Farm. Fresh. Market | 8:30 am – 12 pm | Woodstock
- 2024 DHA Farmers Market | 9 am – 12 pm | Dunwoody
- Marietta Square Farmers Market | 9 am – 12 pm | Marietta
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22ND
SPECIAL EVENTS
- Christmas Celebration Experience at North Point Community Church | 9 – 10 am | Alpharetta
- Sunday Brunch at Hall & Hound Brewing Co | 11 am – 3 pm | Cumming
- Elf’d UP Holiday Pop-Up Bar at Up On The Roof | 11 am – 11:45 pm | Alpharetta
- Manny Sazon Food Truck at NoFo Brew Co | 12 – 7 pm | Cumming
- Santa at The Forum Photo Experience | 12 – 6 pm | Peachtree Corners
- Christkindl Market at Bulloch Hall | 12 – 8 pm | Roswell
- Holly Jolly Pines Experience at North Point | 12 – 7 pm | Alpharetta
- Santa at The Outlet Shoppes | 1 – 4 pm | Woodstock
- Falcons vs Giants at Tannery Row Ale House | 1 pm | Buford
- Special Snowman Shaped Wood Cutout at Painting With a Twist | 2 – 4 pm | Alpharetta
- Paint & Sip at Fainting Goat Vineyards | 2 – 4 pm | Jasper
- Barbie’s Holly Jolly Christmas at Sweet & Sassy | 2 – 3:30 pm | Cumming
- Wicks and Sips with Woodstock Candle Co. at Made Mercantile | 2 – 4 pm | Woodstock
- The Nutcracker at Southern Ballet Theatre | 2 pm | Lawrenceville
- 5th Street Poker at The Well | 2 pm | Cumming
- Little Women, The Musical at Act1 Theater | 2 – 3:30 pm | Alpharetta
- Christmas Canteen at Aurora Theater | 2:30 pm | Lawrenceville
- A Christmas Carol at Woodstock Arts | 2:30 – 4:30 pm | Woodstock
- Paint Your Pet at Painting With a Twist | 3 – 5 pm | Alpharetta
- Sunday Supper with Joanna Scott at Leaning Ladder | 3:30 – 5:30 pm | Woodstock
- Chanukah Celebration at The Outlet Shoppes | 4 – 6 pm | Woodstock
- Christmas Caroling at Downtown Sugar Hill | 4:30 pm | Sugar Hill
- The Cape Restaurant & Beach Bar Holiday Pop-Up | 5 – 10 pm | Alpharetta
- Cosmic Christmas at Painting With a Twist | 6 – 8 pm | Alpharetta
- Christmas Lights – Holiday Drive Through at Historic Dixie Speedway | 6 – 10 pm | Woodstock
- Christmas Sing Along at Fainting Goat Vineyards | 6 – 9 pm | Jasper
- Elf Themed Trivia at Cumming City Center | 6 pm | Cumming
- Tuck-Ins with Santa at The Hotel at Avalon | 7:45 – 10 pm | Alpharetta
LIVE MUSIC
- Christmas Jazzy Brunch featuring Emily Marcello at Rootstock | 11:30 am | Woodstock
- Live Music Sundays at Truck & Tap | 1 – 8 pm | Woodstock
- Big Band Jazz – The Holiday Music of Frank Sinatra & Friends at MadLife Stage | 1:30 pm | Woodstock
- Big Band Jazz – MadLife’s Big Band Jazz Holiday Show at MadLife Stage | 4 pm | Woodstock
- Vince Guaraldi’s Charlie Brown Christmas at The Velvet Note | 6 & 8 pm | Alpharetta
- Christmas with Elvis – Presented by Travis LeDoyt at MadLife Stage | 7 pm | Woodstock
- Eddie Owen Presents Gimme Springsteen Christmas Show | 8 pm | Duluth
SAVE THE DATE | PLAN AHEAD
- Free Days at the Museum | January 12th
- Jazzercise at Cumming City Center | Friday Mornings | Cumming
- Punchline Comedy Night | First Monday Night of each 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
