Happy Veterans Day Weekend! We want to take a moment to thank those who have served our country and those who continue to do so. We truly appreciate the sacrifice you and your families have made so that we might be free. 🇺🇸
If you are looking for Veterans Day ceremonies and events to show your patriotic respect, we’ve got you covered! There’s also an assortment of fun events for you and the fam to enjoy this lovely fall weekend, including chili cook offs, lantern festivals, art festivals and more!
Below is our short list of highlights, but keep scrolling for more to plan your weekend!
🎪 Circus Delman at North Point Mall | Fri, Sat, & Sun, various showtimes | Alpharetta
🏮 Winter Lantern Festival | Fri, Sat, & Sun, 5 – 10 pm | Lawrenceville
🇺🇸 Veterans Day Parade 2023 at the Atlanta History Center | Sat, 9 am – 4 pm | Atlanta
🎄 The 20th Annual Christmas Arts & Crafts Festival at Lanier Tech | Sat & Sun, 10 am – 4 pm | Cumming
🎖 Veteran’s Day Celebrations at North Forsyth Flea Market | Sat, 11 am – 4 pm | Cumming
🌶 Chili Cook Off & Music Festival at Suwanee Town Center | Sat, 12 – 6 pm | Suwanee
🚘 Annual Veterans Day Cruz-In at American Legion Post 201 | Sun, 11 am – 3 pm | Alpharetta
Have a wonderful weekend!
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH
SPECIAL EVENTS
- Veterans Day Ceremony at Lou Sobh Amphitheater | 11 am – 12:30 pm | Cumming
- Twinkling on the Terrace Igloo & Chalet Dine & Drink Experiences at The Hotel at Avalon | 5 – 10 pm | Alpharetta
- Winter Lantern Festival | 5 – 10 pm | Lawrenceville
- Create Your Own Custom Leather Bookmark with Earthly Journals at Made Mercantile | 6 pm | Woodstock
- Date Night Wine and Chocolate Pairing at The Painted Horse Winery | 6 pm | Milton
- Cozy Date Night – Snowed In at Painting With a Twist | 7 – 9 pm | Alpharetta
- Wicks & Sips on the Vine at Fainting Goat Vineyards | 7 – 9 pm | Jasper
- Falling Into Seasonal Cooking with Chef Megan at Leaning Ladder | 7 – 9:30 pm | Woodstock
- Into the Woods at Woodstock Arts | 7:30 – 10 pm | Woodstock
- Circus Delman at North Point Mall | 7:30 – 9:30 pm | Alpharetta
- Showcase Benefit at American Legion Post 201 | 7:30 pm | Alpharetta
- Free Line Dancing Lessons at Indio Brewing | 8 pm | Sugar Hill
LIVE MUSIC & SHOWS
- Duluth Live at Parsons Alley | 5 – 8 pm | Duluth
- Dinner and Acoustics with Ed at Tannery Row Ale House | 5:30 pm | Buford
- The Honkey Collective at NoFo Brew Co | 7 – 10 pm | Cumming
- 84 Van Halen Tribute at Cumming City Center | 7 pm | Cumming
- Jesse Williams at Hall & Hound Brewing Co | 7 – 10 pm | Cumming
- Queen Nation – A Tribute to the Music of Queen at MadLife Stage | 7 pm | Woodstock
- The Bill Hart International Jazz Fusion Band at The Velvet Note | 7:30 pm | Alpharetta
- Ollie & Angie Live Jazz Music at Rootstock | 7:30 – 10 pm | Woodstock
- Jeremy’s Ten: A Pearl Jam Tribute at MadLife Stage | 10 pm | Woodstock
- Bumpin the Mango at Roaring Social | 8 pm | Alpharetta
- Eddie Owen Presents Kayla Ray, Ray Sisk and Terry Klein | 8 pm | Duluth
- Audio Vault at Rosati’s PIzza Sports Pub | 8:30 pm | Cumming
- Band X at Tannery Row Ale House | 8:30 pm | Buford
FARMERS MARKETS & FOOD TRUCKS
- Mutt & Jeff Food Truck at NoFo Brew Co | 4 – 9 pm | Cumming
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11TH
SPECIAL EVENTS
- Veterans Day Parade 2023 at the Atlanta History Center | 9 am – 4 pm | Atlanta
- The 20th Annual Christmas Arts & Crafts Festival at Lanier Tech | 9 am – 5 pm | Cumming
- Grand Opening at Piggy Jo’s Halcyon | 10 am – 12 pm | Alpharetta
- Football in the Food Hall at The Outlet Shoppes at Atlanta | 10 am – 1 pm | Woodstock
- Veteran’s Day Celebrations at North Forsyth Flea Market | 11 am – 4 pm | Cumming
- License to Chill Snow Island at Margaritaville at Lanier Island | 11 am – 5 pm | Duluth
- Wags & Wiggles Adoption Event & Fund Raiser at Hall & Hound Brewing Company | 11:30 am – 2:30 pm | Cumming
- Seed Saving Basics at Alpharetta Farm at Old Rucker Park | 12 pm | Alpharetta
- Diwali Celebration at North Point Mall | 12 – 10 pm | Alpharetta
- Grand Re-Opening and Veteran’s Day Weekend Chili Cookoff | 12 – 3 pm | Roswell
- Creator Collective at Ember Hot Yoga | 12 – 4 pm | Woodstock
- Six Bridges Fall Fest Art Market | 12 – 6 pm | Johns Creek
- Chili Cook Off & Music Festival at Suwanee Town Center | 12 – 6 pm | Suwanee
- Veterans Day Cruise In | 1 – 11 pm | Sugar Hill
- Wine Tasting: Beaujolais at Sip Happens | 2 – 3 pm | Suwanee
- Fall Cocktail Crawl in Downtown Alpharetta | 2 – 6 pm | Alpharetta
- Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony at The Outlet Shoppes at Atlanta | 3 – 7 pm | Woodstock
- Autumn in Ouray at Painting With a Twist | 3 – 5 pm | Alpharetta
- Circus Delman at North Point Mall | 4:30 – 6:30 pm | Alpharetta
- Winter Lantern Festival | 5 – 10 pm | Lawrenceville
- Wicks + Sips with Woodstock Candle Co at Made Mercantile | 6 – 8 pm | Woodstock
- Drink the Music at Fainting Goat Vineyards | 6:30 – 9:30 pm | Jasper
- Our Love Trees at Painting With a Twist | 7 – 9 pm | Alpharetta
- UGA vs Ole Miss at Tannery Row Ale House | 7 pm | Buford
- Into the Woods at Woodstock Arts | 7:30 – 10 pm | Woodstock
LIVE MUSIC
- Shani Hedden Palmer at Fainting Goat Vineyards | 1:30 – 5:30 pm | Jasper
- James Morgan at Feathers Edge Vineyards | 2 pm | Ball Ground
- Jake Douglass Live at Hall & Hound Brewing Company | 4 – 7 pm | Cumming
- Steven Brooks Band at NoFo Brew Co | 7 – 10 pm | Cumming
- Landslide at Cumming City Center | 7 – 9 pm | Cumming
- Queen Nation – A Tribute to the Music of Queen at MadLife Stage | 7 pm | Woodstock
- The Ray Howard Band Celebrates Luther Vandross at The Velvet Note | 7:30 & 9:30 pm | Alpharetta
- The Regulators at Roaring Social | 8 pm | Alpharetta
- Eddie Owen Presents JHB (Jon Harris Band) Plays JGB (Jerry Garcia Band) | 8 pm | Duluth
- Trouble Tones Blues Band Listening Room Experience at Rootstock | 8 pm | Woodstock
- Flannel Nation at Rosati’s Pizza Sports Pub | 9 pm | Cumming
- Nighttrain International – The Guns N Roses Tribute Show at MadLife Stage | 10 pm | Woodstock
FAMILY ACTIVITIES
- Mommy and Me – Sunshine Unicorn Set at Painting With a Twist | 12 – 2 pm | Alpharetta
- Mystical Encanto Girls’ Day Out at Sweet & Sassy | 1 – 2:30 pm | Cumming
FARMERS MARKETS & FOOD TRUCKS
- Farm. Fresh. Market | 8:30 am – 12 pm | Woodstock
- Peachtree Road Farmers Market | 8:30 am – 12:00 pm | Atlanta
- Snellville Farmers Market | 9 am – 12 pm | Snellville
- Sandy Springs Farmers Market | 9 am – 12 pm | Sandy Springs
- 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
- Jasper Farmers Market | 9 am – 1 pm | Jasper
- Downtown Alpharetta Farmer’s Market | 9:30 am – 12 pm | Alpharetta
- Mutt & Jeff Food Truck at NoFo Brew Co | 12 – 9 pm | Cumming
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12TH
SPECIAL EVENTS
- The 20th Annual Christmas Arts & Crafts Festival at Lanier Tech | 10 am – 4 pm | Cumming
- Annual Veterans Day Cruz-In at American Legion Post 201 | 11 am – 3 pm | Alpharetta
- NFL Sunday Ticket at Fairway Social | 1 – 10 pm | Alpharetta
- Artist Meetup at the Reeves House at Woodstock Arts | 2 – 4 pm | Woodstock
- Into the Woods at Woodstock Arts | 2:30 – 5:30 pm | Woodstock
- Winter Lantern Festival | 5 – 10 pm | Lawrenceville
- Relaxing Evening – I Smell Snow at Painting With a Twist | 6 – 8 pm | Alpharetta
- Circus Delman at North Point Mall | 7:30 – 9:30 pm | Alpharetta
LIVE MUSIC
- Kassis Jazzy Brunch Session at Rootstock | 11:30 am | Woodstock
- Jake Douglas at Fainting Goat Vineyards | 1:30 – 5:30 pm | Jasper
- Blue Velvet Atlanta at Feathers Edge Vineyards | 2 – 5 pm | Ball Ground
- Tangled Up In Blue – The Songs of Bob Dylan at MadLife Studios | 4 pm | Woodstock
- Maria Deirisarri Listening Room Experience at Rootstock | 6 – 8:30 pm | Woodstock
- Jody Mayfield Teaches Trap Jazz at The Velvet Note | 7 pm | Alpharetta
FAMILY ACTIVITIES
- Santa Sundays at The Outlet Shoppes | 1 – 4 pm | Woodstock
- Mystical Encanto Girls’ Day Out at Sweet & Sassy | 1:30 – 3 pm | Cumming
- Family Farm Adventure Experience at Painted Horse Winery | 2 pm | Milton
FARMERS MARKETS & FOOD TRUCKS
- Made with Love Soulfood Food Truck at NoFo Brew Co | 12 – 7 pm | Cumming
- Slow Pour Farmers Market | 2 – 5 pm | Lawrenceville
- Duluth Farmers Market | 2 – 6 pm (every 2nd and 4th Sunday of every month) | Duluth
WEEKLY FARMER’S MARKETS
Here is a list of farmers markets broken down by the day they are open, as well as the times.
*Please make sure to check links before you go, as they often cancel due to weather!
MONDAYS
- Kennesaw Farmers Market | 3:30 – 7 pm | Kennesaw
WEDNESDAYS
- Decatur Farmers Market | 4 – 7 pm | Decatur
THURSDAYS
- Waleska Farmers’ Market | 9 am – 1 pm | Waleska
SATURDAYS
- Farm. Fresh. Market | 8:30 am – 12 pm | Woodstock
- Peachtree Road Farmers Market | 8:30 am – 12:00 pm | Atlanta
- Snellville Farmers Market | 9 am – 12 pm | Snellville
- Sandy Springs Farmers Market | 9 am – 12 pm | Sandy Springs
- 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
- Jasper Farmers Market | 9 am – 1 pm | Jasper
- Downtown Alpharetta Farmer’s Market | 9:30 am – 12 pm | Alpharetta
SUNDAYS
- Slow Pour Farmers Market | 2 – 5 pm | Lawrenceville
- Duluth Farmers Market | 2 – 6 pm (every 2nd and 4th Sunday of every month) | Duluth
