Happy Cinco De Mayo! It’s fiesta time in the city today and Derby time tomorrow so be prepared to switch out the sombrero and margarita for the derby hat and Mint Julep. If you’re not quite sure where to celebrate, The North Atlanta suburbs have you covered! From mariachi bands today, to derby parties tomorrow, and so much more in between, there’s something for you! To shop around for more events, scroll down for over 100 in the area to choose from. Here are our top 7 highlights:
💃 Extraordinary Cinco de Mayo Party on the Green at Crabapple Market | Fri, 5 – 9 pm | Milton
🌮 Cinco de Mayo Pop-Up at Parsons Alley | Fri, 5 – 9 pm | Duluth
👨🌾 Farm Fresh Market | Sat, 8:30 am – 12 pm | Woodstock
🍔 Taste of East Cobb at Johnson Ferry Baptist Church | Sat, 11 am – 5 pm | Marietta
🖼 Spring Artists Market at Halcyon | Sat & Sun, 11 am – 5 pm | Alpharetta
👒 Kentucky Derby Party at Avalon | Sat, 4 – 8 pm | Alpharetta
🐴 Family Farm Adventure at Painted Horse Winery | Sun, 2 pm | Milton
FRIDAY, MAY 5TH
SPECIAL EVENTS
- Plein Air Painting in Watercolor with Kathy Rennell Forbes at the Alpharetta Arts Center | 9 am – 4 pm | Alpharetta
- Cinco de Mayo at Six Bridges Brewing Company | 11 am | Johns Creek
- Cinco de Mayo at The Outlet Shoppes | 11 am | Woodstock
- Cinco de Mayo at Pure Taqueria Woodstock | 11 am – 11 pm | Woodstock
- Cinco de Mayo Celebration at Fairway Social | 11 am – 11 pm | Alpharetta
- Cinco de Mayo at Halcyon | 5 pm – 12:30 am | Alpharetta
- Extraordinary Cinco de Mayo Party on the Green at Crabapple Market | 5 – 9 pm | Milton
- Cinco de Mayo Pop-Up at Parsons Alley | 5 – 9 pm | Duluth
- Local Artist Showcase featuring Allison Frink at The Reeves House at Woodstock Arts | 6 – 9 pm | Woodstock
- Cinco de Mayo Trivia Night with Will Carlan at Fermented | 6:30 – 8:30 pm | Alpharetta
- Mary Poppins The Ballet at Gas South District | 6:30 pm | Duluth
- Max’s Moon Run at Suwanee Town Center | 6:30 pm | Suwanee
- Date Night/BFF Night – Crescent Tides at Painting With a Twist | 7 – 9 pm | Alpharetta
- School House Rock Jr presented by the DHS Wildcat Theatre at Duluth City Hall | 7 – 8:30 pm | Duluth
- Cinco de Mayo Massacre at Slow Pour Brewing | 7 – 10 pm | Lawrenceville
- The Legend of Georgia McBride at Woodstock Arts | 7:30 – 9 pm | Woodstock
- Eddie Owens Presents Stand up Comedy at The Clay | 8 pm | Duluth
LIVE MUSIC & SHOWS
- Spare Parts at Feathers Edge Vineyards | 6 – 9 pm | Ball Ground
- Avalon Nights Live | 6 – 8 pm | Alpharetta
- Groovin’ on the Green at Halcyon Forsyth | 6 – 9 pm | Alpharetta
- Summer Concert Series: ‘September in the Park’ at Newton Park | 6 – 10 pm | Johns Creek
- Cinco de Mayo Live Music by Another Shot at NoFo Brew Co | 7 – 10 pm | Cumming
- Grey Sunday Duo at Fairway Social | 7 – 10 pm | Alpharetta
- Rotary Club of Alpharetta Concert Series Sponsored by Up on the Roof at Town Green by Alpharetta City Hall | 7 – 10 pm | Alpharetta
- That Arena Rock Show – The Ultimate Tribute to 70’s & 80’s Arena Rock at MadLife | 7 pm | Woodstock
- Home by Dark Concert Series at Union Hill Park | 7:30 – 10:30 pm | Alpharetta
- The Bill Hart International Jazz Fusion Band at The Velvet Note | 8 pm | Alpharetta
- Hannah Dasher at Matilda’s | 8 – 10 pm | Milton
- Davis and the Love at Roaring Social | 8 pm – 12 am | Alpharetta
- Brooke Alford “The Artist of Violin” Listening Room Experience at Rootstock | 8 – 10 pm | Woodstock
- Flannel Nation at Rosati’s Pizza Sports Pub | 9 pm | Cumming
- M21 at Tannery Row Ale House | 9 pm | Buford
- Hey, Johnny Park! Foo Fighters Tribute at MadLife | 10 pm | Woodstock
FOOD TRUCKS
- Draztic Aztec Food Truck at NoFo Brew Co | 4 – 9 pm | Cumming
SATURDAY, MAY 6TH
SPECIAL EVENTS
- Acworth-Cobb Dragon Boat Festival at Dallas Landing Park | 9 am – 4 pm | Acworth
- Make and Munch Brunch with Sylvia Draws at Made Mercantile | 10 am – 12 pm | Woodstock
- May-retta Daze at Glover Park-Marietta Square | 10 am – 7 pm | Marietta
- Adult Spring and Summer Botanicals Guided Watercolor Workshop at Scottsdale Farms Garden Center | 10 am | Milton
- Mary Poppins The Ballet at Gas South District | 10 am, 2 & 6 pm | Duluth
- Hobbit Door Workshop at Suwanee Arts Center | 10:30 am – 12:30 pm | Suwanee
- Workshop with Pastel Artist Becky Postell at Alpharetta Arts Center | 10:30 am – 4 pm | Alpharetta
- Spring Artists Market at Halcyon | 11 am – 5 pm | Alpharetta
- Taste of East Cobb at Johnson Ferry Baptist Church | 11 am – 5 pm | Marietta
- Mother’s Day Market at Leaning Ladder | 11 am – 4 pm | Woodstock
- Tacos & Tequila 5k at Suwanee City Hall | 11 am | Suwanee
- Cindy Morgan, Singer, Songwriter and Author at FoxTale Book Shoppe | 12 – 2 pm | Woodstock
- Cinco de Mayo Party at Fainting Goat Vineyards | 12 – 6 pm | Jasper
- Permanent Jewelry at Pine and Pigment | 12 – 4 pm | Cumming
- Seis de Mayo Pub Crawl in Downtown Woodstock | 2 – 6 pm | Woodstock
- Barrel Tasting at Painted Horse Winery | 2 pm | Milton
- Duluth Derby Day at Duluth Town Green | 2:30 – 7:30 pm | Duluth
- Wine Tasting: Sauv Blanc Around the World at Sip Happens | 3 pm | Suwanee
- Churchill to Alpharetta Derby Party at White Columns Country Club | 3 pm | Milton
- Kentucky Derby Party at Avalon | 4 – 8 pm | Alpharetta
- Birthday Tasting at Fermented | 4, 5, & 6 pm | Alpharetta
- Derby Day at The Hamilton | 4:30 – 9 pm | Alpharetta
- Date Night/BFF Night – A Galaxy View at Painting With a Twist | 7 – 9 pm | Alpharetta
- The Legend of Georgia McBride at Woodstock Arts | 7:30 – 9 pm | Woodstock
- Ngaiire – Lantern Series at Woodstock Arts | 7:30 – 9:30 pm | Woodstock
- Board Game Night at Blue Ghost Arcade | 8 pm | Woodstock
LIVE MUSIC & SHOWS
- Jessie Albright at Feathers Edge Vineyards | 1:30 – 4:30 | Ball Ground
- Live Music at Fainting Goat Vineyards | 1:30 – 5:30 pm | Jasper
- The Human DJ at Roaring Social | 5 – 7 pm | Alpharetta
- Dinner Acoustics with Ed Goss at Tannery Row Ale House | 5:30 – 8:30 pm | Buford
- Suburban Road Band at Feathers Edge Vineyards | 6 – 9 pm | Ball Ground
- Kris Anderson at Halcyon Forsyth | 6 pm | Alpharetta
- The Murphs at NoFo Brew Co | 7 – 10 pm | Cumming
- Homegrown: The Zac Brown Band Experience at MadLife | 7 & 9 pm | Woodstock
- Noah Cothern Live at Pure Taqueria Woodstock | 7 – 11 pm | Woodstock
- The Mega-Monster Tour: Mastodon & Gojira with special guest Lorna Shore at Ameris Bank Amphitheatre | 7 – 11:30 pm | Alpharetta
- Stephanie Nakasian at The Velvet Note | 7:30 & 9:30 pm | Alpharetta
- Zach Alexander Live Music Session at Rootstock | 7:30 – 10:30 pm | Woodstock
- Tayler & Dani at Fairway Social | 8 – 11 pm | Alpharetta
- Atlanta Soul at Roaring Social | 8 pm – 12 am | Alpharetta
- Home by Dark Concert Series at Union Hill Park Featuring Cindy Morgan & Friends | 8 – 10 pm | Alpharetta
- Adam Knight’s Buried Alive (a tribute to PHISH) – A Free Show at From the Earth Brewing Company | 8 pm | Roswell
- TEJAS a Tribute to ZZ Top at Rosati’s Pizza Sports Pub | 9 pm | Cumming
- Eddie Owen Presents an evening with Mary Fahl – Former Lead Singer of October Project | 10 pm | Duluth
FAMILY ACTIVITIES
- Kids Corner: Pop Up Party at Reeves House at Woodstock Arts | 10:30 – 11:30 am | Woodstock
- Mago Junior Show at Aurora Theatre | 11:30 am | Lawrenceville
- Mirabel’s Enchanted Girls’ Day Out at Sweet & Sassy | 12 – 1:30 pm | Cumming
- Family Day – Turtle Love Shells at Painting With a Twist | 2 – 3:30 pm | Alpharetta
- Backyard Campout at Swift-Cantrell Park | 5 pm | Kennesaw
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
- Mutt & Jeff’s Food Truck at NoFo Brew Co | 12 – 9 pm | Cumming
SUNDAY, MAY 7TH
SPECIAL EVENTS
- Underpainting and Beyond at Suwanee Arts Center | 10 am | Suwanee
- Spring Artists Market at Halcyon | 11 am – 5 pm | Alpharetta
- May-retta Daze at Glover Park-Marietta Square | 11 am – 5 pm | Marietta
- Jazzy Sunday Brunch with Laurie Ann Jazzwine at Rootstock | 12 – 3 pm | Woodstock
- Terri Kozlowski, Raven Transcending Fear at FoxTale Book Shoppe | 2 pm | Woodstock
- Mary Poppins The Ballet at Gas South District | 2 pm | Duluth
- Family Farm Adventure at Painted Horse Winery | 2 pm | Milton
- The Legend of Georgia McBride at Woodstock Arts | 2:30 – 5 pm | Woodstock
- Book Stacks at Pine and Pigment | 7 – 9 pm | Cumming
LIVE MUSIC & SHOWS
- School of Rock – East Cobb – Free Event at MadLife | 1:30 pm | Woodstock
- Hunter Flanagan at Fainting Goat Vineyards | 1:30 – 5:30 pm | Jasper
- Mother Legacy at Feathers Edge Vineyards | 2 pm | Ball Ground
- Stephanie Berlanga Live at Pure Taqueria Woodstock | 4 – 8 pm | Woodstock
- Hiroya Tsukamoto at The Velvet Note | 7 & 9 pm | Alpharetta
FOOD TRUCKS
- Old Dad’s Wings Food Truck at NoFo Brew Co | 12 – 7 pm | Cumming
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