Tis the season to be jolly! We’re coming into Thanksgiving week… which means family, friends, Christmas tree lightings, holiday markets, and so much more! See below for our short list of highlights and keep scrolling for more fun North Atlanta events to plan out your weekend with the fam!
🛍️ Holiday Market Shop, Sip & Stroll on The Green at Crabapple Market | Fri, 3 – 7 pm | Alpharetta
✨ Magic of Lights Drive Through at Historic Dixie Speedway | Fri, Sat, & Sun, 6 – 9 pm | Woodstock
🥦 Winter Market at Cumming City Center | Sat, 10 am | Cumming
🍪 Thanksgiving Cookie Decorating Workshop at Pine and Pigment | Sat, 11 am – 1 pm | Cumming
🎁 Artists Holiday Market | Sat, 10 am – 6 pm | Alpharetta
🎄 City of Alpharetta Tree Lighting at Town Green | Sat, 5 – 9 pm | Alpharetta
⛸️ Avalon on Ice Opening Day at Avalon | Sun, 12 – 7 pm | Alpharetta
Have a wonderful weekend!
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17TH
SPECIAL EVENTS
- Friday Flights at Reformation Brewery | 8 am – 2 pm | Woodstock
- Reformation Rye Bourbon (1st drop) at Reformation Brewery | 12 pm | Canton
- Holiday Market Shop, Sip & Stroll on The Green at Crabapple Market | 3 – 7 pm | Alpharetta
- T.S.M. Release & fcpga.org Fundraiser at Reformation Brewery | 3:30 – 6:30 pm | Canton
- Twinkling on The Terrace: Igloo & Chalet Outdoor Dining Experiences at The Hotel Avalon | 5 – 10 pm | Alpharetta
- Make Your Own Leather Dog Collar with Earthly Journals at Made Mercantile | 6 pm | Woodstock
- Magic of Lights Drive Through at Historic Dixie Speedway | 6 – 9 pm | Woodstock
- Date Night Wine and Junk Food Pairing at Painted Horse Winery | 6 pm | Milton
- Celestial Winter Wonder at Painting With a Twist | 7 – 9 pm | Alpharetta
- Into the Woods at Woodstock Arts | 7:30 – 10 pm | Woodstock
- Free Stand Up Comedy Show at Indio Brewing | 8 pm | Sugar Hill
LIVE MUSIC & SHOWS
- Duluth Live at Parsons Alley | 5 – 8 pm | Duluth
- Kurt Wheeler Live at Hall & Hound Brewing Company | 6:30 – 9:30 pm | Cumming
- Brent Cantrell at NoFo Brew Co | 7 – 10 pm | Cumming
- The Dirty Doors: A Tribute to The Doors at MadLife Stage | 7 pm | Woodstock
- Purple Madness a Tribute to Prince at Cumming City Center | 7 pm | Cumming
- Vivian Sessoms at The Velvet Note | 7:30 & 9:30 pm | Alpharetta
- Wilkes Live Music at Rootstock | 7:30 pm | Woodstock
- Better Than the Beatles at Roaring Social | 8 pm | Alpharetta
- Eddie Owen Presents The Troubadour Project | 8 pm | Duluth
- Canelita Sabrosa Live at Cutters Cigars + Spirits | 8 – 11 pm | Alpharetta
- Chris Chapman Band at Tannery Row Ale House | 8 pm | Buford
- Radio 80’s at Rossati’s Pizza Sports Pub | 9 pm | Cumming
- Aerosmith Tribute – Pandora’s Box at MadLife Stage | 10 pm | Woodstock
FAMILY EVENTS
- Thanksgiving Break: Trolls Movie & a Makeover Event at Sweet & Sassy | 4:45 – 5:30 pm | Cumming
FARMERS MARKETS & FOOD TRUCKS
- Super Taco Food Truck at NoFo Brew Co | 4 – 9 pm | Cumming
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18TH
SPECIAL EVENTS
- Practice Yoga with Tommasina at Reformation Brewery | 10 – 11 am | Woodstock
- Winter Market at Cumming City Center | 10 am | Cumming
- Football in the Food Hall at The outlet Shoppes at Atlanta | 10 am – 1 pm | Woodstock
- Sip and Shop Saturdays at DutchCrafters Amish Furniture Alpharetta Showroom | 10 am – 6 pm | Alpharetta
- Artists Holiday Market | 10 am – 6 pm | Alpharetta
- Creative Corner: Small Town: Small Dogs at Reeves House at Woodstock Arts | 10:30 – 11:30 am | Woodstock
- Thanksgiving Cookie Decorating Workshop at Pine and Pigment | 11 am – 1 pm | Cumming
- Frosty Fun: Live Ice Carving at Parsons Alley | 12 – 5 pm | Duluth
- Santa’s Workshop at North Point Mall | 12:30 – 3:30 pm | Alpharetta
- Lauren Nossett, The Professor at FoxTale Book Shoppe | 1 pm | Woodstock
- Santa’s Arrival Event at North Point Mall | 1:30 pm | Alpharetta
- Frosty Fun: Roller Skating at Downtown Duluth Activity Lawn | 2 – 6 pm | Duluth
- Wine Tasting: Thanksgiving Wines at Sip Happens | 3 – 4 pm | Suwanee
- UGA vs Tennessee Watch Party at Tannery Row Ale House | 3:30 pm | Buford
- Holiday Lights 5k at Veteran’s Park | 4 – 8 pm | Canton
- Jingle Mingle at Downtown Gainesville Square | 4 – 8 pm | Gainesville
- Twinkling on The Terrace: Igloo & Chalet Outdoor Dining Experiences at The Hotel Avalon | 5 – 10 pm | Alpharetta
- City of Alpharetta Tree Lighting at Town Green | 5 – 9 pm | Alpharetta
- Tree Lighting at The Forum | 5 – 7 pm | Peachtree Corners
- Wicks + Sips with Woodstock Candle Co at Made Mercantile | 6 – 8 pm | Woodstock
- Monthly Spotlight at The Scene Art Gallery | 6 – 8 pm | Alpharetta
- Christmas Tree Lighting at City Center Lou Sobh Amphitheater | 6 – 7 pm | Cumming
- Magic of Lights Drive Through at Historic Dixie Speedway | 6 – 9 pm | Woodstock
- Rustic Christmas at Painting With a Twist | 7 – 9 pm | Alpharetta
- Dark Star Bros at Woodstock Beer Market | 7 pm | Woodstock
- Into the Woods at Woodstock Arts | 7:30 – 10 pm | Woodstock
LIVE MUSIC
- Teddy Baker at Fainting Goat Vineyards | 1:30 – 5:30 pm | Jasper
- In the Pines at NoFo Brew Co | 7 – 10 pm | Cumming
- Bad Romance – A Tribute to Lady Gaga at MadLife Stage | 7 pm | Woodstock
- Luke Berryhill at Hall & Hound Brewing Company | 7 – 10 pm | Cumming
- Vivian Sessoms at The Velvet Note | 7:30 & 9:30 pm | Alpharetta
- Trey Odum Live Music Session at Rootstock | 7:30 pm | Woodstock
- Band X at Roaring Social | 8 pm | Alpharetta
- 90s Music Night at The Blue Ghost Arcade | 8 pm | Woodstock
- Brother Fat Live at From the Earth Brewing Company | 8 pm | Roswell
- Eddie Owen Presents Rebecka Moreno | 8 pm | Duluth
- Lilac at MadLife Stage | 10 pm | Woodstock
FAMILY ACTIVITIES
- Pop-In for Family Fun at Marietta Museum of History | 10 am – 4 pm | Marietta
- Family Day – Peekaboo Turkey at Painting With a Twist | 12 – 2 pm | Alpharetta
- Barbie’s Fabulous Thanksgiving Festival at Sweet & Sassy | 2:30 – 4 pm | Cumming
- Jingle All the Way Llama at Painting With a Twist | 3:30 – 5:30 pm | Alpharetta
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
- Mad Greek at NoFo Brew Co | 12 – 9 pm | Cumming
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19TH
SPECIAL EVENTS
- Avalon on Ice Opening Day at Avalon | 12 – 7 pm | Alpharetta
- Frosty Fun: Roller Skating at Downtown Duluth Activity Lawn | 12 – 6 pm | Duluth
- Paint Your Pet at Painting With a Twist | 1 – 4 pm | Alpharetta
- NFL Sunday Ticket at Fairway Social | 1 – 10 pm | Alpharetta
- Santa Sundays at The Outlet Shoppes | 1 – 4 pm | Woodstock
- 3rd Annual Holiday Market at Sugar Hill Distillery | 1 – 5 pm | Sugar Hill
- The Lighting of Avalon at Avalon | 2 – 7:30 pm | Alpharetta
- Sunday Stitch Session at Reeves House at Woodstock Arts | 2 – 4:30 pm | Woodstock
- Into the Woods at Woodstock Arts | 2:30 – 5:30 pm | Woodstock
- Craft Beer Girls Pot Luck Meet Up at Indio Brewing | 4 pm | Sugar Hill
- Chess Club at The Blue Ghost Arcade | 4 – 8 pm | Woodstock
- Sunday Singles Cornhole Tournament at Tannery Row Ale House | 5:30 pm | Buford
- Magic of Lights Drive Through at Historic Dixie Speedway | 6 – 9 pm | Woodstock
LIVE MUSIC
- Loose Shoe Band at Fainting Goat Vineyards | 1:30 – 5:30 pm | Jasper
- Soul Sacrifice – Santana Tribute at MadLife Stage | 4 pm | Woodstock
- Trevor Exter at The Velvet Note | 7 pm | Alpharetta
- Michael Sweet (of Stryper) [Solo Acoustic] with Special Guest Donnie Hamby at MadLife Stage | 7:30 pm | Woodstock
FAMILY ACTIVITIES
- Barbie’s Fabulous Thanksgiving Festival at Sweet & Sassy | 2 – 4:30 pm | Cumming
- Jolly Santa with Cookies and Milk at Painting With a Twist | 7 – 9 pm | Alpharetta
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
