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Things To Do in North Atlanta October 13TH-15TH

October 13, 2023 by Gail & Claire McCown

Happy Friday the 13th…? It’s always fitting when it lands in the month of October… If you’re looking to make the most of this spooky season, you’re in the right place! And if you don’t exactly care to be spooked, we got you covered too! From shopping, to historic cemetery tours, to music festivals, to farm adventures, there’s something for everyone! As always, below is our short list of highlights, but keep scrolling for over 100 events happening all over the North Atlanta suburbs!

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

🎶 Wire & Wood Alpharetta Songwriters Festival in Downtown Alpharetta | Fri & Sat, 5 – 11 pm | Alpharetta

👻 Historic Walking Tour of Enon Cemetery | Fri, 5:30 – 8 pm | Woodstock

🎨 Festive Fall Art Walk at Tranquility Fine Arts | Sat, 9 am – 4 pm | Woodstock

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Free Family Reunion Workshop at Preston Ridge Community Center | Sat, 10 am – 12 pm | Alpharetta

🦇 Spooky Mill at Autrey Mill Nature Preserve | Sat, 4 pm | Alpharetta

🐄 Family Farm Adventure Experience at Painted Horse Winery & Vineyards | Sun, 2 pm | Milton\

Have a great weekend!

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13TH

SPECIAL EVENTS
  • The Warmth of Autumn at Alpharetta City Hall | 8 am – 4:30 pm | Alpharetta
  • Wood Works Gallery Exhibit at Alpharetta Arts Center | 8:30 am – 4:30 pm | Alpharetta
  • Customer Success Coffee Chat at The Stout Brothers Woodstock Beer & Coffee Market | 9 – 11:30 am | Woodstock
  • Georgia Game at NoFo Brew Co | 12 pm | Cumming
  • Cue Barbecue at Six Bridges Brewing | 4 pm | Johns Creek
  • Shop, Sip & Stroll on The Green at Crabapple Market | 5 – 8 pm | Alpharetta
  • Wire & Wood Alpharetta Songwriters Festival in Downtown Alpharetta | 5 – 11 pm | Alpharetta
  • Historic Walking Tour of Enon Cemetery | 5:30 – 8 pm | Woodstock
  • Big Fat Dog Blues at Feathers Edge Vineyards | 6 pm | Ball Ground
  • Date Night Wine and Chocolate Pairing at Painted Horse Winery and Vineyards | 6 pm | Milton
  • A Witchy Night of the 13th at Painting With a Twist | 7 – 9 pm | Alpharetta
  • Making Shine with Stoney Birt at Sugar Hill Distillery | 7 – 9:30 pm | Sugar Hill
  • CharSPOOKerie Hand Workshop at The Board and Box Charcuterie | 7 – 8 pm | Woodstock
  • Thriller Dance Party – Free Line Dancing Lessons at Indio Brewing | 7:30 pm | Sugar Hill
  • Clue: Teen Spotlight at Woodstock Arts | 7:30 – 9:15 pm | Woodstock

LIVE MUSIC & SHOWS

  • Dinner and Acoustics with  Nicole Quinn at Tannery Row  Ale House | 5:30 pm | Buford
  • Jefferson Thomas Live Music at Six Bridges Brewing | 6 pm | Johns Creek
  • Groovin’ on the Green at Halcyon Forsyth | 6 – 9 pm | Alpharetta
  • Duluth Live at Parsons Alley | 6 – 9 pm | Duluth
  • Avalon Night Live at Avalon | 6 – 8 pm | Alpharetta
  • Live Music with Norm Hunt at Hall & Hound Brewing Company | 6:30 pm | Cumming
  • DJ T-Mix Williams Live at Pure Taqueria Woodstock | 7 – 11 pm | Woodstock
  • The Honkey Collective | 7:30 – 10:30 pm | Cumming
  • Piano Man: A Tribute to Billy Joel, featuring Mark Kovaly at MadLife | 7:30 & 9:55 pm | Woodstock
  • The Bill Hart International Jazz Fusion Band at The Velvet Note | 7:30 & 9:30 pm | Alpharetta
  • Trey Odum Live Music at Rootstock | 7:30 pm | Woodstock
  • Duane Betts & Palmetto  Motel with Special Guest Jeff Arevalo of Goose at From The Earth Brewing Company | 8 pm | Roswell
  • Band X at Tannery Row Ale House | 8 pm | Buford
  • Canelita Sabrosa Live at Cutters Cigars & Spirits | 8 – 11 pm | Alpharetta
  • Eddie Owen Presents Bob Malone | 8 pm | Duluth
  • Davis and The Love at Roaring Social | 8 pm | Alpharetta
  • Elevation – A Tribute to U2 at Rosati’s Pizza Sports Pub | 9 pm | Cumming

FAMILY ACTIVITIES 

  • Zombies Girls’ Night Out at Sweet & Sassy | 5 – 6:30 pm | Cumming

FARMERS MARKETS & FOOD TRUCKS

  • Acworth Farmers Market | 8 am – 12 pm | Acworth
  • Braselton Farmers Market | 4 – 7 pm | Braselton
  • Eggroll Boyz Food Truck at NoFo Brew Co | 4 – 9 pm | Cumming

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14TH

SPECIAL EVENTS
  • Cadence Faire 2023 – 10th Anniversary at Reformation Brewery | 8 am – 11:30 pm | Woodstock
  • Festive Fall Art Walk at Tranquility Fine Arts | 9 am – 4 pm | Woodstock
  • 28th Annual Atlanta Koi & Goldfish Show | 9 am – 5 pm | Lawrenceville
  • Sip & Shop Saturdays at DutchCrafters Amish Furniture Alpharetta Showroom | 9 am – 6 pm | Alpharetta
  • Fungi Fundamentals at Alpharetta Farm at Old Rucker Park | 10 am – 12 pm | Alpharetta
  • Chalktoberfest in Marietta Square | 10 am – 5 pm | Marietta
  • Pumpkin Patch Fun at Berry Patch Farms | 10 am – 7 pm | Woodstock
  • Football in the Food Hall at The Outlet Shoppes at Atlanta | 10 am – 1 pm | Woodstock
  • Youth Day Parade and Celebration in Roswell | 10 am – 2 pm | Roswell
  • Make & Munch Boo Brunch with Sylvia Draws at Made Mercantile | 10 am – 12 pm | Woodstock
  • Free Family Reunion Workshop at Preston Ridge Community Center | 10 am – 12 pm | Alpharetta
  • Spooky Spirits 5K at Suwanee Town Center | 11 am | Suwanee
  • Taste and Brews Fall Festival | 11 am – 6 pm | Canton
  • Duluth on Tap in Downtown Duluth | 12 – 5 pm | Duluth
  • UGA vs. Vanderbilt Game at Tannery Row Ale House | 12 pm | Buford
  • 2nd Annual Pink Honors Award & Sneaker Brunch at St. James United Methodist Church | 12 – 2 pm | Alpharetta
  • Sips & Sway Saturdays at The Hamilton Alpharetta | 1 – 10 pm | Alpharetta
  • Making Shine with Stoney Birt at Sugar Hill Distillery | 2 – 4:30 pm | Sugar Hill
  • Hero Dog Rescue Adoption Event at Hall & Hound Brewing Company | 2 pm | Cumming
  • Linked by Alice Jewelry at Six Bridges Brewing | 3 pm | Johns Creek
  • Wine Tasting: Cali Road Trippin’ at Sip Happens | 3 – 4 pm | Suwanee
  • Spooky Mill at Autrey Mill Nature Preserve | 4 pm | Alpharetta
  • Wire & Wood Alpharetta Songwriters Festival in Downtown Alpharetta | 5 – 11 pm | Alpharetta
  • Margarita Cruise at Margaritaville at Lanier | 6 – 9 pm | Buford
  • NFC #158 at Tannery Row Ale House | 6 pm | Buford
  • All In at Avalon | 6 – 9 pm | Alpharetta
  • Braves vs. Phillies Watch Party Game 5 at The Daily Draft | 6 pm | Woodstock
  • October Dinner Party with Chef Alen at Leaning Ladder | 6:30 – 8:30 pm | Woodstock
  • Goat Yoga at Slow Pour Brewing | 6:30 – 7:30 pm | Lawrenceville
  • A Galactic Love – Blacklight Date Night at Painting With a Twist | 7 – 9 pm | Alpharetta
  • Interactive Movie on The Green featuring E.T. The Extraterrestrial at Crabapple Market | 7 – 9 pm | Alpharetta
  • Clue: Teen Spotlight at Woodstock Arts | 7:30 – 9:15 pm | Woodstock

LIVE MUSIC

  • Adrian Stover Band at Feathers Edge Vineyards | 1:30 – 5:30 pm | Ball Ground
  • Wire & Wood – Listening Room at Roaring Social | 3 pm | Alpharetta
  • The Orange Walls Band at Feathers Edge Vineyards | 5 – 8 pm | Ball Ground
  • Jeremy Keen Live Music at Six Bridges Brewing | 6 pm | Johns Creek
  • Live Music with Ace Suggs at Hall & Hound Brewing Company | 6 pm | Cumming
  • Groovin’ on the Green at Halcyon Forsyth | 6 – 9 pm | Alpharetta
  • David Cook (American Idol Season 7 Winner) Full Band Performance at MadLife | 7 pm | Woodstock
  • Ever More Nest at Matilda’s | 7 – 9 pm | Milton
  • DJ Nash Live at Pure Taqueria Woodstock | 7 – 11 pm | Woodstock
  • Pandora’s Box: The Ultimate Aerosmith Tribute at Lou Sobh Amphitheater | 7 – 9 pm | Cumming
  • Toni Byrd at The Velvet Note | 7:30 & 9:30 pm | Alpharetta
  • Roger Hurricane Wilson Trio at Rootstock | 7:30 pm | Woodstock
  • Cody Marlowe at NoFo Brew Co | 7:30 – 10:30 pm | Cumming
  • The Decades Band at Roaring Social | 8 pm | Alpharetta
  • The Breakfast Club at From the Earth Brewing Company | 8 pm | Roswell
  • Eddie Owen Presents Interstellar Echoes: A Tribute to Pink Floyd | 8 pm | Duluth
  • The Chill Billyz at Rosati’s Pizza Sports Pub | 9 pm | Cumming
  • New Sensation – The INXS Tribute at MadLife | 10 pm | Woodstock

FAMILY ACTIVITIES 

  • Halloween Art Workshop at Atlanta Piano Fortissimo | 10 am – 12 pm | Cumming
  • Spooky Pumpkin Patch at Painting With a Twist | 12-2 | Alpharetta
  • Frozen Fantasy Girls’ Day out at Sweet & Sassy | 1 – 2:30 pm | Cumming
  • Unicorn Day at The ART BARN | 1 – 3 pm | Canton
  • Gnomie in the Pumpkin Patch at Painting With a Twist | 3 – 5 pm | Alpharetta
  • Pumpkin Painting Part at Tutu School | 3:30 – 6:15 pm | Alpharetta

FARMERS MARKETS & FOOD TRUCKS

  • Jasper Farmers Market | 7:30 am – 12 pm | Jasper
  • Roswell Farmers and Artisan Market | 8 am – 12 | Roswell
  • Suwanee Farmers Market | 8 am – 12 pm | Suwanee
  • Amicalola Regional Farmers Market | 8 am – 1 pm | Dawsonville
  • Downtown Alpharetta Farmer’s Market | 8:30 am – 12 pm | Alpharetta
  • Farm. Fresh. Market | 8:30 am – 12 pm | Woodstock
  • Peachtree Road Farmers Market | 8:30 am – 12:00 pm | Atlanta
  • Snellville Farmers Market | 8:30 am – 12:30 pm | Snellville
  • Ellijay Farmers Market | 8:30 am – 12:30 pm | Ellijay
  • Milton Farmers Market in Crabapple | 8:30 am – 12:30 pm | Milton
  • 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
  • Canton Farmers Market | 9 am – 12:30 pm | Canton
  • Chuy’s Tacos Food Truck at NoFo Brew Co | 12 – 9 pm | Cumming
  • Capital Tacos at Six Bridges Brewing | 4 pm | Johns Creek

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 15TH

SPECIAL EVENTS
  • Last Day of “Latinx” Exhibit at Reeves House at Woodstock Arts | 8 am – 7 pm | Woodstock
  • 28th Annual Atlanta Koi & Goldfish Show | 9 am – 12 pm | Lawrenceville
  • Pumpkin Patch Fun at Berry Patch Farms | 10 am – 7 pm | Woodstock
  • Sunday Shred (Free Workout) at Cumming City Center | 11 am – 12 pm | Cumming
  • Chalktoberfest in Marietta Square | 11 am – 5 pm | Marietta
  • Alpharetta Restaurant Week | 11 am – 9 pm | Alpharetta
  • Brunch Cruise at Margaritaville at Lanier Islands | 11 am – 1 pm | Buford
  • Taste and Brews Fall Festival | 11 am – 6 pm | Canton
  • Warrior Freedom Fest at American Legion Post 201 | 12 – 5:30 pm | Alpharetta
  • NFL Sunday Ticket at Fairway Social | 1 – 10 pm | Alpharetta
  • Jazzercise Pink Out Dance Class at Brooke Street Park | 1 – 2 pm | Alpharetta
  • Showroom Furniture Event at Trifecta Home Furniture | 2 – 5 pm | Alpharetta
  • Sunday Stitch Session at Reeves House at Woodstock Arts | 2 – 4:30 pm | Woodstock
  • Clue: Teen Spotlight at Woodstock Arts | 2:30 – 5 pm | Woodstock
  • Maker Bar: Plant a 3D Printed Pumpkin with The Cloud Makers at Made Mercantile | 3 – 7 pm | Woodstock
  • Sunday Singles Cornhole Tournament at Tannery Row Ale House | 5:30 – 8:30 pm | Buford
  • Alpharetta Symphony Youth Orchestra Presents: Animal Kingdom | 5:30 – 7:30 pm | Alpharetta

LIVE MUSIC

  • Kassis Jazzy Brunch Session at Rootstock | 11:30 am | Woodstock
  • Last Call Band at Feathers Edge Vineyards | 2 pm | Ball Ground
  • Harrison Bounds LIve at Pure Taqueria Woodstock | 3 – 7 pm | Woodstock
  • Duluth Live at Parsons Alley | 4 – 7 pm | Duluth
  • Dinner and Acoustics with Danielle McLean at Tannery Row Ale House | 5 pm | Buford
  • Matt Rogers Listening Room Session at Rootstock | 6 pm | Woodstock
  • James Taylor Tribute Band presented by Matthew Kahler at MadLife | 7 pm | Woodstock

FAMILY ACTIVITIES 

  • Frozen Fantasy Girls’ Day Out at Sweet & Sassy | 1:30 – 3 pm | Cumming
  • Family Farm Adventure Experience at Painted Horse Winery & Vineyards | 2 pm | Milton
  • Healthy Kids Running Series RACE DAY at Cherokee Veteran’s Park  | 3 – 4 pm | Canton
  • A Pumpkin Patch – Family Time at Painting With a Twist | 6 – 8 pm | Alpharetta

FARMERS MARKETS & FOOD TRUCKS

  • Spicy Desi 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
  • Vickery Village Farmers Market | 4:30 – 7:30 pm | Cumming

WEDNESDAYS

  • Decatur Farmers Market | 4 – 7 pm | Decatur

THURSDAYS

  • Waleska Farmers’ Market | 9 am – 1 pm | Waleska

FRIDAYS

  • Acworth Farmers Market | 8 am – 12 pm | Acworth
  • Braselton Farmers Market | 4 – 7 pm | Braselton

SATURDAYS

  • Jasper Farmers Market | 7:30 am – 12 pm | Jasper
  • Cumming Farmers Market | 6:30 – 11 am | Cumming
  • Roswell Farmers and Artisan Market | 8 am – 12 | Roswell
  • Suwanee Farmers Market | 8 am – 12 pm | Suwanee
  • Amicalola Regional Farmers Market | 8 am – 1 pm | Dawsonville
  • Downtown Alpharetta Farmer’s Market | 8:30 am – 12 pm | Alpharetta
  • Farm. Fresh. Market | 8:30 am – 12 pm | Woodstock
  • Peachtree Road Farmers Market | 8:30 am – 12:00 pm | Atlanta
  • Snellville Farmers Market | 8:30 am – 12:30 pm | Snellville
  • Ellijay Farmers Market | 8:30 am – 12:30 pm | Ellijay
  • Milton Farmers Market in Crabapple | 8:30 am – 12:30 pm | Milton
  • 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
  • Canton Farmers Market | 9 am – 12:30 pm | Canton

SUNDAYS

  • Slow Pour Farmers Market | 2 – 5 pm | Lawrenceville
  • Duluth Farmers Market | 2 – 6 pm (every 2nd and 4th Sunday of every month) | Duluth

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