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Things To Do in North Atlanta May 12th-14th

May 12, 2023 by Gail & Claire McCown

Mother's day weekend

Happy Mother’s Day Weekend! As a mother-daughter team, this weekend is a special one! And to make it even more special, we are (hopefully) welcoming a third grand baby into the world (from Gail’s oldest son/Claire’s older brother). Safe to say we are a little excited!

But let’s get back to business! Ready to have some fun this weekend? If you are a procrastinator and looking for a fun experience or gift for Mother’s Day, we’ve got you covered! Here are our top 7 events from the full list below. If you are looking for a list of farmer’s markets, scroll down! There’s a ton!

🛍 Shop, Sip & Stroll on The Green at Crabapple Market | Fri, 5 – 8 pm | Milton

🍽 Tapas Night – Summer Supper Series at The Hamilton Alpharetta | Fri & Sat, 5 – 9 pm | Alpharetta

🧘‍♀️ Yoga at the Farm at Alpharetta Farm at Old Rucker Park | Sat, 9 – 10 am | Alpharetta

💐 Mother’s Day Pop Up hosted by The Smile Market at TBB 122 | Sat, 9 am – 4 pm | Alpharetta

📿 Spring Art on the Green 2023 at Woodstock Arts | Sat & Sun, 11 am – 5 pm | Woodstock

⚓️ Brunch Cruise at Margaritaville at Lanier Islands | Sun, 11 am – 1 pm | Buford

🎨 Mother’s Day Canvas and Wine at Painting With a Twist | Sun, 1 – 3 pm | Alpharetta

We hope you all have an amazing weekend!

FRIDAY, MAY 12TH

SPECIAL EVENTS
  • Total Fitness at Wills Park Recreation Center | 9:30 – 10:30 am | Alpharetta
  • Lifecycle of the Monarch Butterfly at Scottsdale Farms Garden Center | 10 am | Milton
  • Shop, Sip & Stroll on The Green at Crabapple Market | 5 – 8 pm | Milton
  • Tapas Night – Summer Supper Series at The Hamilton Alpharetta | 5 – 9 pm | Alpharetta
  • Woodstock Arts Video Game Tournament: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe at Woodstock Arts | 6 pm | Woodstock
  • Rustic Spring Ride at Painting With a Twist | 7 – 9 pm | Alpharetta
  • Coppelia at Blessed Trinity High School | 7 pm | Roswell
  • Peter and the Starcatcher at Stage Door Theatre | 7:30 pm | Dunwoody

LIVE MUSIC & SHOWS

  • Sunset Concert at Fainting Goat Vineyards | 5:30 – 8:30 pm | Jasper
  • Dinner Acoustics with Nick Bryant at Tannery Row Ale House | 5:30 – 8:30 pm | Buford
  • Avalon Nights Live at Avalon | 6 – 8 pm | Alpharetta
  • Groovin’ on the Green at Halcyon Forsyth | 6 – 9 pm | Alpharetta
  • Slow Parade at NoFo Brew Co | 7 – 10 pm | Cumming
  • Resist & Bite – Heavy Metal at MadLife Stage | 7 pm | Woodstock
  • DJ T Mix Live at Pure Taqueria | 7 – 11 pm | Woodstock
  • Mercy Myra at The Velvet Note | 7:30 & 9:30 pm | Alpharetta
  • Hughes Taylor Band Listening Room Experience at Rootstock | 7:30 – 10:30 pm | Woodstock
  • Bumpin the Mango at Roaring Social | 8 pm – 12 am | Alpharetta
  • Jennifer Hartswick Band with Cadillac Jones at From the Earth Brewing Company | 8 pm | Roswell
  • Middle Raged at Rosati’s Pizza Sports Pub | 9 pm | Cumming
  • Band X at Tannery Row Ale House | 9 pm | Buford
  • AC/DC Tribute – Back N Black at MadLife Stage | 10 pm | Woodstock

FOOD TRUCKS

  • Mad Greek Food Truck at NoFo Brew Co | 4 – 9 pm | Cumming

SATURDAY, MAY 13TH

SPECIAL EVENTS
  • Wildcat 5k at Duluth High School | 8 am | Duluth
  • Yoga at the Farm at Alpharetta Farm at Old Rucker Park | 9 – 10 am | Alpharetta
  • Mother’s Day Pop Up hosted by The Smile Market at TBB 122 | 9 am – 4 pm | Alpharetta
  • Lift Yoga at Brooke Street Park | 9 – 10 am | Alpharetta
  • Farm Animal Yoga on the Green at Halcyon | 10 & 11 am | Alpharetta
  • Spring Art on the Green 2023 at Woodstock Arts | 10 am – 6 pm | Woodstock
  • Gallery Exhibit:  Paint the Town 2023 at Alpharetta Arts Center | 10 am – 4 pm | Alpharetta
  • Furniture Showroom Mother’s Day Sale at Trifecta Home Furniture | 10 am – 1 pm | Buford
  • Hobbit Door Workshop at Suwanee Arts Center | 10:30 am – 12:30 pm | Suwanee
  • MAKER BAR: Pop Up Poppy at Made Mercantile | 11 am – 2 pm | Woodstock
  • Mother’s Day Weekend Celebration at The Outlet Shoppes at Atlanta | 1 – 4 pm | Woodstock
  • Peter and the Starcatcher at Stage Door Theatre | 2:30 pm | Dunwoody
  • Wine Tasting: Mother’s Day Wines at Sip Happens | 3 – 4 pm | Suwanee
  • Upriver Fest: Local Music & 5K at The Mill on Etowah | 4 – 10 pm | Canton
  • Italian Renaissance Wine Tasting at Fermented | 4, 5 & 6 pm | Alpharetta
  • Margarita Cruise at Margaritaville at Lanier Islands | 6 – 9 pm | Buford
  • Grand Opening for The Scene Art Gallery | 6 – 9 pm | Alpharetta
  • The Hilarious Gospel Musical Comedy “Sanctified” at St. James United Methodist Church | 6 – 8:30 pm | Alpharetta
  • Interactive Movie on The Green – The Wizard of Oz at Crabapple Market | 6 – 8 pm | Milton
  • Date Night/BFF Night – Galactic Reflections at Painting With a Twist | 7 – 9 pm | Alpharetta
  • Patio Party featuring Funk Cake at Slow Pour Brewing Company | 7 – 11 pm | Lawrenceville
  • Coppelia at Blessed Trinity High School | 7 pm | Roswell

LIVE MUSIC & SHOWS

  • Live Music at Fainting Goat Vineyards | 1:30 – 5:30 pm | Jasper
  • Dinner Acoustics with Ryan Moore at Tannery Row Ale House | 5:30 – 8:30 pm | Buford
  • Surrender Hill and the Honky Tonk Heroes at Feathers Edge Vineyards | 6 pm | Ball Ground
  • The Fixin’s at NoFo Brew Co | 7 – 10 pm | Cumming
  • DJ Hype Bartnes Live at  Pure Taqueria | 7 – 11 pm | Woodstock
  • The Dirty Doors:  A Tribute to The Doors at MadLife Stage | 7 pm | Woodstock
  • The Legendary Bosman Twins at The Velvet Note | 7:30 & 9:30 pm | Alpharetta
  • Home by Dark Concert Series at Brooke Street Park featuring Lilli Lewis & Shannon Labrie | 7:30 – 9:30 pm | Alpharetta
  • Strung Like a Horse at Matilda’s | 8 – 10 pm | Milton
  • DJ Mike Melz at Roaring Social | 8 pm – 12 am | Alpharetta
  • Kenny Loggins with Yacht Rock Revue at Ameris Bank Amphitheatre | 8 – 11:30 pm |  Alpharetta
  • The Trouble Tones Live Music Session at Rootstock | 8 – 11 pm | Woodstock
  • Jupiter Coyote at From the Earth Brewing Company | 8 pm | Roswell
  • Slippery When Wet at Rosati’s Pizza Sports Pub | 9 pm | Cumming
  • Scoot Teasley at Tannery Row Ale House | 9 pm | Buford
  • Carpool – #1 Cars Tribute Band at MadLife Stage | 10 pm | Woodstock
  • Project | 10 pm | Duluth

FAMILY ACTIVITIES 

  • Mother & Daughter Girls’ Day out at Sweet & Sassy | 1 – 2:30 pm | Cumming
  • Family Day – Rustic Colorful Haul at Painting With a Twist | 3 – 5 pm | Alpharetta
  • Family Farm Night at The ART BARN | 4 – 6 pm | Canton

FARMERS MARKETS & FOOD TRUCKS

  • Jasper Farmers Market | 7:30 am – 12 pm | Jasper
  • Cumming Farmers Market | 8 – 11 am | Cumming
  • Roswell Farmers and Artisans Market Opening Day | 8 am – 12 pm | Roswell
  • Amicalola Regional Farmers Market | 8 am – 1 pm | Dawsonville
  • Peachtree Road Farmers Market | 8:30 am – 12 pm | Atlanta
  • Farm Fresh Market | 8:30 am – 12 pm | Woodstock
  • Milton Farmers Market | 8:30 am – 12:30 pm | Milton
  • Downtown Alpharetta Farmers Market | 8:30 am – 12:30 | Alpharetta
  • Sandy Springs Farmers Market | 8:30 am – 12:30 pm | Sandy Springs
  • Snellville Farmers Market | 8:30 am – 12:30 pm | Snellville
  • Suwanee Farmers Market | 9 – 11 am | Suwanee
  • Brookhaven Farmers Market | 9 am – 12 pm | Brookhaven
  • Marietta Square Farmers Market | 9 am – 12 pm | Marietta
  • Dunwoody Farmers Market | 10 am – 12 pm | Dunwoody
  • Eggroll Boyz Food Truck at NoFo Brew Co | 12 – 9 pm | Cumming

SUNDAY, MAY 14TH – MOTHER’S DAY

SPECIAL EVENTS
  • Rochester Lilacs – MOM-mosa Bar Included at Painting With a Twist | 10 am – 12 pm | Alpharetta
  • Mother’s Day at Milton’s | 10 am – 8 pm | Milton
  • Mother’s Day at Halcyon | 10 am | Alpharetta
  • Mother’s Day Brunch at Cherry Street Brewpub | 10 am – 3 pm | Alpharetta
  • Mother’s Day Brunch Buffet at Fogon and Lions | 10:30 am – 3:30 pm | Alpharetta
  • Dogsters and Fetch Celebrate Dog Moms This Mother’s Day at Fetch Park | 11 am – 7 pm | Alpharetta 
  • Brunch Cruise at Margaritaville at Lanier Islands | 11 am – 1 pm | Buford
  • Mother’s Day Brunch at Tannery Row Ale House | 11 am – 3 pm | Buford
  • Spring Art on the Green 2023 at Woodstock Arts | 11 am – 5 pm | Woodstock
  • Mother’s Day at Pure Taqueria | 11 am – 9 pm | Woodstock
  • Mother’s Day Brunch at From the Earth Brewing Company | 11:30 am – 3 pm | Roswell
  • Mother’s Day Celebration at Chattahoochee Nature Center | 12 – 5 pm | Roswell
  • Call to Artists – Summer Exhibit 2023 at Suwanee Arts Center | 12 pm | Suwanee
  • Mother’s Day Canvas and Wine at Painting With a Twist | 1 – 3 pm | Alpharetta
  • Picnic in the Vines at Fainting Goat Vineyards | 1 – 5 pm | Jasper
  • Mother’s Day Special – Laugh-Lines & Stretch Marks “Funny As A Mother” at MadLife Stage | 2 pm | Woodstock
  • Coppelia at Blessed Trinity High School | 2 pm | Roswell
  • Peter and the Starcatcher at Stage Door Theatre | 2:30 pm | Dunwoody
  • Alpharetta Symphony Youth Orchestra Presents: “Waterworks” at Preston Ridge Community Center | 5 – 7 pm | Alpharetta

LIVE MUSIC & SHOWS

  • Zach Alexander Live Music Session at Rootstock | 12 – 3 pm | Woodstock
  • Shani Hedden Palmer at Fainting Goat Vineyards | 1:30 – 5:30 pm | Jasper
  • Men in Blues Band at Feathers Edge Vineyards | 2 – 5 pm | Ball Ground 
  • David Payton Live at Pure Taqueria | 4 – 8 pm | Woodstock
  • The Legendary Bosman Twins at The Velvet Note | 5:30 & 7:30 pm | Alpharetta

FAMILY ACTIVITIES

  • Mother & Daughter Girls’ Day Out at Sweet & Sassy | 1:30 – 3 pm | Cumming
  • Mommy & Me I Love Moo at Painting With a Twist | 3:30 – 5 pm | Alpharetta

FARMERS MARKETS & FOOD TRUCKS

  • Black Market BBQ Food Truck at NoFo Brew Co | 12 – 7 pm | Cumming
  • Duluth Farmer’s Market | 2 – 5 pm | Duluth

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About Gail & Claire McCown

Gail and Claire are a true team, working together, using a concierge approach, with exceptional local market knowledge, and cutting edge technology and social marketing skills. They are accessible and empathetic to their clients’ needs, always looking for new ways to serve and learn. They have personally lived in four north Atlanta suburbs: Roswell, Brookhaven, Vinings, and now Cumming. They love all aspects of real estate, but especially enjoy their equestrian clients.

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