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Things To Do Around North Atlanta May 3rd – 5th

May 3, 2024 by Gail & Claire McCown

North Atlanta is buzzing with excitement this weekend as we celebrate two special events: The Kentucky Derby and Cinco De Mayo! 🐎🌮

No matter what you’re in the mood for, we can assure you, there’s something on the list that you could enjoy… from rodeos, to markets, to live music, to mint julips and margaritas! 😍

Here are just a few highlights of what this weekend has in store! 👇

🖼 Lakewood 400 Antiques Market | Fri, Sat, & Sun, 9 am – 5 pm | Cumming

🤠 Celebrate Freedom Rodeo at Wills Park Equestrian Center | Fri & Sat, 6 – 9:30 pm | Alpharetta

🎶 May-retta Daze at Glover Park-Marietta Square | Sat 10 am – 7 pm & Sun 11 am – 5 pm | Marietta

🌮 Quatro de Mayo at Cumming City Center | Sat, 12 – 6 pm | Cumming

👒 Kentucky Derby Party at Avalon | Sat, 5 – 8 pm | Alpharetta

🎸 Strung Like a Horse Live at Matilda’s | Sat, 8 – 10 pm | Milton

🇲🇽 Cinco de Mayo Pop-Up at Parsons Alley | Sun, 2 – 7 pm | Duluth

If none of that sounds fun, don’t worry, there’s plenty more where those came from. Keep scrolling for over 100 events to plan your weekend! Hope to see you out and about!

FRIDAY, MAY 3RD

SPECIAL EVENTS

  • Lakewood 400 Antiques Market | 9 am – 5 pm | Cumming
  • Jazzercise at Cumming City Center | 10:30 – 11:30 am | Cumming
  • Tacos & Tequila 5K at Suwanee Town Center | 11 am | Suwanee
  • Margarita Specials All Day at NoFo Brew Co | 12 pm – 12 am | Cumming
  • Rootstock & WOW Presents “#PRETECTHER Networking Event” at Rootstock | 4 pm | Woodstock
  • Friday Night Pitmaster Buffet at Tannery Row Ale House | 5:30 – 7:30 pm | Buford
  • Bingo at Stoney J’s Winery | 5:30 – 7 pm | Cumming
  • Local Artist Showcase: Kelly Maria Dillard at Reeves House at Woodstock Arts | 6 – 8 pm | Woodstock
  • Date Night Wine and Junk Food at The Painted Horse Winery | 6 pm | Milton
  • Celebrate Freedom Rodeo at Wills Park Equestrian Center | 6 – 9:30 pm | Alpharetta
  • Max’s Moon Run at Suwanee Town Center | 6 – 10 pm | Suwanee
  • Relay For Life of Forsyth County Celebration at Cumming City Center | 6 – 10 pm | Cumming
  • Cinderella & Friends at Gas South District | 6:30 pm | Duluth
  • Wine Dinner with Chef Jenn & LangeTwins Wines at Leaning Ladder | 6:30 – 9 pm | Woodstock
  • Lake Moonrise at Painting With a Twist | 7 – 9 pm | Alpharetta
  • Wicks and Sips with Woodstock Candle Co. at Made Mercantile | 7 – 9 pm | Woodstock
  • Bourbon and Cigar Night at American Legion Post 201 | 7 – 10 pm | Alpharetta
  • Free Salsa Lessons at Indio Brewing | 8 pm | Sugar Hill
  • Stand Up Comedy at The Clay | 8 pm | Duluth
  • Total Fitness at Wills Park Recreation Center | 9:30 – 10:30 pm | Alpharetta

LIVE MUSIC

  • Groovin’ on the Green at Halcyon Forsyth | 6 – 9 pm | Alpharetta
  • Fridays-N-Duluth in Downtown Duluth | 6 – 9 pm | Duluth
  • Friday Night Live at The Forum Peachtree Corners | 6 – 8 pm | Peachtree Corners
  • Avalon Nights Live at Avalon | 6 – 8 pm | Alpharetta
  • Summer Concert Series: Interstellar Echoes (Pink Floyd Tribute) at Newton Park | 6 – 10 pm | Johns Creek
  • Stephanie Berlanga at Hall & Hound Brewing Company | 6:30 – 9:30 pm | Cumming
  • Canon Tyler at NoFo Brew Co | 7 – 10 pm | Cumming
  • Rooftop Party with DJ World Class Nash at Pure Taqueria | 7 – 11 pm |  Woodstock
  • Trey Odum at The Stout Brothers Woodstock | 7 pm | Woodstock
  • Joey Sommerville – The Simpatico Sessions at The Velvet Note | 7:30 & 9:30 pm | Alpharetta
  • Serpent and Dove at Rootstock | 7:30 pm | Woodstock
  • Better than the Beatles at Roaring Social | 8 pm | Alpharetta
  • Rock Band Night at The Blue Ghost Arcade | 8 – 11 pm | Woodstock
  • Gloria Trevi – Mi Soundtrack Us Tour 2024 at Gas South Arena | 8 pm | Duluth
  • Purple Madness – A Tribute to Prince at Rosati’s Pizza Sports Pub | 9 pm | Cumming
  • St. Owsley at From the Earth Brewing Company | 9 pm | Roswell
  • Late Night Music at Mercantile Social | 9 pm | Alpharetta
  • Moby Dick at The Well | 9:30 pm | Cumming
  • Poparazzi at MadLife Stage | 10 pm | Woodstock
  • After Hours with Special Guest DJ at The Daily Draft | 10 pm | Woodstock
  • Slow An Easy – The Whitesnake Experience at MadLife Stage | 10 – 11:30 pm | Woodstock
FAMILY ACTIVITIES
  • Lego Mania at Flour Power Kids Cooking Studios | 6 – 8 pm | Alpharetta
FARMERS MARKETS & FOOD TRUCKS
  • Acworth Farmers Market | 8 am – 12 pm | Acworth
  • Black Market BBQ Food Truck at NoFo Brew Co | 4 – 9 pm | Cumming

SATURDAY, MAY 4TH

SPECIAL EVENTS
  • Mom-Me Wellness Event at Cumming Family Chiropractic | 9 – 11 am | Cumming
  • Gallery Exhibit: The Art of Movement at Alpharetta Arts Center | 9 am – 2 pm | Alpharetta
  • Spartan Training at Cumming City Center | 9 – 10 am | Cumming
  • Lift Yoga at Brooke Street Park | 9 – 10 am | Alpharetta
  • Acworth-Cobb Dragon Boat Festival at Dallas Landing Park | 9 am – 4 pm | Acworth
  • Lakewood 400 Antiques Market | 9 am – 5 pm | Cumming
  • Yoga with Tommasina at Reformation Brewery | 9:30 – 10:30 pm | Woodstock
  • Total Fitness at Wills Park Recreation Center | 9:30 – 10:30 am | Alpharetta
  • Cinderella & Friends at Gas South District | 10 am, 2 pm & 6 pm | Duluth
  • May-retta Daze at Glover Park-Marietta Square | 10 am – 7 pm | Marietta
  • Taste of East Cobb at Johnson Ferry Baptist Church | 11 am – 5 pm | Marietta
  • Water Park at Lake Lanier Islands | 11 am – 7 pm | Buford
  • Star Wars Day – A Galactic Get-Together at Cosmic Mini Golf Inside Northpoint Mall | 11 am – 8 pm | Alpharetta
  • Johns Creek International Festival at Atlanta Athletic Club | 11 am – 7 pm | Johns Creek
  • Fairy God Doctor at Aurora Theatre | 11:30 am | Lawrenceville
  • Margarita Specials All Day at NoFo Brew Co | 12 pm – 12 am | Cumming
  • Quatro de Mayo at Cumming City Center | 12 – 6 pm | Cumming
  • Sourdough Pop-Up by Lovely Rita’s at The Rustic Market | 12 pm | Acworth
  • Opening Reception for Mosaic: Diverse Perspectives Exhibit 2024 & Kentucky Derby Day at Suwanee Arts Center | 12 – 5 pm | Suwanee
  • Cinco De Mayhem at Turck & Tap Woodstock | 12 – 10 pm | Woodstock
  • Cinco de Mayo Block Party at Indio Brewing | 12 pm | Sugar Hill
  • Cinco de Mayo Celebration at Fainting Goat Vineyards | 12 – 6 pm | Jasper
  • The Hamilton Hotel Alpharetta’s Yappy Hour Series | 12 – 4 pm | Alpharetta
  • Mother’s Day Collab Workshop (Paint a Vessel & Fill a Candle) at Pine and Pigment | 1 – 3 pm | Cumming
  • Mother’s Day Gilted Thread Permanent Jewelry Event at The Rustic Market | 1 pm | Woodstock
  • Mary Kay Andrews’ Summers at the Saint Atlanta Book Launch | 2 – 4 pm | Woodstock
  • Cuatro de Mayo Pub Crawl in Downtown Woodstock | 2 – 6 pm | Woodstock
  • Star Wars Day at The Blue Ghost Arcade | 2 – 6 pm | Woodstock
  • Duluth Derby Day at Duluth Town Green | 2:30 – 7:30 pm | Duluth
  • A Spring Afternoon – Blooming With Joy at Painting With a Twist | 3 – 5 pm | Alpharetta
  • Wine Tasting: Cinco de Mayo at Sip Happens | 3 – 4 pm | Suwanee
  • Screen on the Green: Star Wars: Episode IV – A New hope at Woodstock Arts Event Green | 3 pm | Woodstock
  • 2024 Wills Park Equestrian Foundation Derby Party 4 – 8 pm | Milton
  • Saturday Wine Tasting at Fermented | 5 – 7 pm | Alpharetta
  • Kentucky Derby Party at Avalon | 5 – 8 pm | Alpharetta
  • Celebrate Freedom Rodeo at Wills Park Equestrian Center | 6 – 9:30 pm | Alpharetta
  • Bright Sunset at Painting With a Twist | 7 – 9 pm | Alpharetta
  • Cuatro de Mayo Slow Pour Wrestling Slamdown at Slow Pour Brewing Company | 7 pm | Lawrenceville
  • Karaoke Night at Indio Brewing | 7 pm | Sugar Hill
  • Late Night Music at Mercantile Social | 9 pm | Alpharetta
  • UFC 301 Watch Party Experience at The Daily Draft | 10 pm | Woodstock

LIVE MUSIC

  • Matt Chastain at Fainting Goat Vineyards | 1:30 – 5:30 pm | Jasper
  • E.K Acoustic at Stoney J’s Winery | 3 – 6 pm | Cumming
  • Duluth Live in Downtown Duluth | 6 – 9 pm | Duluth
  • Cody Marlowe at NoFo Brew Co | 7 – 10 pm | Cumming
  • Car Pool a Tribute to the Cars at The Lou Sobh Amphitheater | 7 pm | Cumming
  • Overtime and The Blue Collar Soldiers Band at Tannery Row Ale House | 7 pm | Buford
  • Florida Bee Gees at MadLife Stage | 7 & 9:55pm | Woodstock
  • Satellite Blvd Band at Pure Taqueria | 7 – 11 pm | Woodstock
  • Joey Sommerville – The Simpatico Sessions at The Velvet Note | 7:30 & 9:30 pm | Alpharetta
  • Okay Kenedi Live Music Session at Rootstock | 7:30 pm | Woodstock
  • Strung Like a Horse at Matilda’s | 8 – 10 pm | Milton
  • Radiostar at Roaring Social | 8 pm | Alpharetta
  • The Back Yard Chickens at Rosati’s Pizza Sports Pub | 9 pm | Cumming
  • Sunset Strip at The Well | 9:30 pm | Cumming
  • Kenny Ryan at Hall & Hound Brewing Co | 7 – 10 pm | Duluth

FAMILY ACTIVITIES 

  • Kids Corner: Mini Canvases at Reeves House at Woodstock Arts | 10:30 am | Woodstock
  • Blooming Butterflies at Painting With a Twist | 11 am – 1 pm | Alpharetta
  • Storytime Live with Darth Vader at The Park at City Center | 11 am – 12:30 pm | Woodstock
  • Girls’ Barbie Fantasy Day Out at Sweet & Sassy | 12 – 1:30 pm | Cumming

FARMERS MARKETS & FOOD TRUCKS

  • Jasper Farmers Market | 7:30 am – 12 pm | Jasper
  • Cumming Farmers Market at Cumming City Center | 8 – 11 am | Cumming
  • Roswell Farmers and Artisan Market | 8 am – 12 | Roswell
  • Downtown Alpharetta Farmers Market | 8:30 am – 12 pm | Alpharetta
  • Peachtree Road Farmers Market | 8:30 am – 12 pm | Atlanta
  • Farm. Fresh. Market | 8:30 am – 12 pm | Woodstock
  • Winter 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 – 12 pm | Sandy Springs
  • Brookhaven Farmers Market | 9 am – 12 pm | Brookhaven
  • Marietta Square Farmers Market | 9 am – 12 pm | Marietta
  • Palate Paradise at NoFo Brew Co | 12 – 9 pm | Cumming

SUNDAY, MAY 5TH

SPECIAL EVENTS
  • Lakewood 400 Antiques Market | 9 am – 5 pm | Cumming
  • Cinderella & Friends at Gas South District | 10 am, 2 pm & 6 pm | Duluth
  • Brunch at Hall & Hound Brewing Company | 11 am – 3 pm | Cumming
  • May-retta Daze at Glover Park-Marietta Square | 11 am – 5 pm | Marietta
  • BFT & Community City Center: Sunday Shred (Free Workout) at Cumming City Center | 11 am – 12 pm | Cumming
  • Cinco de Mayo at Fogon and Lions | 11 am – 3 pm | Alpharetta
  • Margarita Specials All Day at NoFo Brew Co | 12 – 9 pm | Cumming
  • Cinco De Mayhem at Truck & Tap Woodstock | 12 – 10 pm | Woodstock
  • Cinco De Mayo at Pure Taqueria | 12 – 10 pm | Woodstock
  • Forever Cornhole’s Monkey Wrench Sunday Blind Draw at Monkey Wrench Brewing | 1 – 4 pm | Suwanee
  • Sunday Poker at The Well: 5th Street Poker League | 2 – 5 pm | Cumming
  • Open Studio – Choose Any Artwork at Painting With a Twist | 3 – 5 pm | Alpharetta
  • FREE Zumba Class at Indio Brewing | 5 pm | Sugar Hill
  • Garden Dinner Series at Milton’s | 5 pm | Milton
  • Lake Lanier Sunset at Painting With a Twist | 6 – 8 pm | Alpharetta

LIVE MUSIC

  • Laurie Ann Jazzwine Brunch Session at Rootstock | 11:30 am – 2:30 pm | Woodstock
  • Live Music Sundays at Truck & Tap Woodstock | 1 – 8 pm | Woodstock
  • Maxwell Taylor at Stoney J’s Winery | 1 – 4 pm | Cumming
  • Owl Creek Band at Fainting Goat Vineyards | 1:30 – 5:30 pm | Jasper
  • Eddie Owen Presents John McCutcheon & Tom Paxton | 2 & 6 pm | Duluth
  • Cinco de Mayo Pop-Up at Parsons Alley | 2 – 7 pm | Duluth
  • Duluth Live in Downtown Duluth | 2 – 5 pm | Duluth
  • Florida Bee Gees at MadLie Stage | 4 pm | Woodstock
  • Max Roach at The Velvet Note | 7 pm | Alpharetta

FAMILY ACTIVITIES

  • Girls’ Barbie Fantasy Day Out at Sweet & Sassy | 12:30 – 2 pm | Cumming

FOOD TRUCKS & FARMERS MARKETS

  • Draztic Aztec + Cinco de Mayo Specials at NoFo Brew Co | 12 – 7 pm | Cumming
  • Slow Pour Farmers Market | 2 – 5 pm (most Sundays) | Lawrenceville
  • Duluth Farmers Market | 2 – 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
  • Taste of Alpharetta | May 9th | Alpharetta
  • Sugar Hill Spring Market | May 11th | Sugar Hill
  • Roswell Town Square Dinner Series with Chef Derek Dollar | May 19th | Roswell
  • Helen Balloon Race | May 30th – June 1st | Helen
  • 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

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