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Things To Do in North Atlanta October 20TH-22ND

October 20, 2023 by Gail & Claire McCown

Happy weekend! The weather literally couldn’t be more perfect… sunny and 70’s! ☀️ Take advantage and make some fun memories this weekend! There are SO many events happening around North Atlanta, it’s a little crazy! Below is our short list of highlights, but be sure to keep scrolling for over 100 events happening this weekend including more festivals, farmers markets, and date night ideas!

🌯 Cumming Greek Festival | Fri, 3 – 9 pm, Sat & Sun, 12 – 9 pm | Cumming

🖼 Johns Creek Art Festival at Atlanta Athletic Club | Sat & Sun, 10 am – 5 pm | Johns Creek

🍁 Oktoberfest at The Cumming City Center | Sat, 1 – 4 pm | Cumming

👻 Boo Bash at Wills Park | Sat, 5 – 8 pm | Alpharetta

🐴 Pony Rides at Randy’s Pumpkin Patch | Sun, 11 am – 8 pm | Lawrenceville

🛍 Outdoor Market on the Plaza at Avalon | Sun, 12 – 6 pm | Alpharetta

🎡 First City Fair at Alpharetta First Baptist Church & Brooke Street Park | Sun, 4 – 7 pm | Alpharetta

Have a wonderful weekend!

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20TH

SPECIAL EVENTS
  • Love & Hiking Date For Couples (Self-Guided) at Olde Rope Mill Park | 10 am – 4 pm | Woodstock
  • Cumming Greek Festival | 3 – 9 pm | Cumming
  • Hand Paint Earrings with Broken Ankles at Made Mercantile | 5 – 8 pm | Woodstock
  • Boo-tique Block Party at Alpharetta City Center | 5 – 9 pm | Alpharetta
  • Date Night Wine and Junk Food Pairing at Painted Horse Winery | 6 pm | Milton
  • Spooky Cocktails at Fainting Goat Vineyards | 6 – 9 pm | Jasper
  • NFC Fight Night at Tannery Row Ale House | 6 pm | Buford
  • DIYwine Night: Make a Rag Pumpkin at Reeves House at Woodstock Arts | 6:30 – 8 pm | Woodstock
  • Fall-ing in Love Date Night/BFF Night at Painting With a Twist | 7 – 9 pm | Alpharetta
  • CharSPOOKerie Hand Workshop at The Board and Box Charcuterie | 7 – 8 pm | Woodstock
  • Clue: Teen Spotlight at Woodstock Arts | 7:30 pm | Woodstock

LIVE MUSIC & SHOWS

  • Hearth & Harmony: Teddy Baker at Fainting Goat Vineyards | 6 – 9 pm | Jasper
  • Avalon Nights Live at Avalon | 6 – 8 pm | Alpharetta
  • Groovin’ on the Green at Halcyon Forsyth | 6 – 9 pm | Alpharetta
  • Duluth Live at Parsons Alley | 6 – 9 pm | Duluth
  • A Phenomenal Jazz Night at Alpharetta Arts Center | 6 – 9 pm | Alpharetta
  • DJ T-Mix Williams Live at Pure Taqueria | 7 – 11 pm | Woodstock
  • DEPARTURE: The Journey Tribute Band at MadLife | 7:30 & 9:55 pm | Woodstock
  • Ethan Senger Live Music on the Rooftop at Rootstock | 7:30 pm | Woodstock
  • Simona Smirnova at The Velvet Note | 7:30 & 9:30 pm | Alpharetta
  • Adam Musik at NoFo Brew Co | 8 – 10 pm | Cumming
  • Canelita Sabrosa Live at Cutters Cigars & Spirits | 8 – 11 pm | Alpharetta
  • Eddie Owen Presents Gimme Springsteen! Tribute | 8 pm | Duluth
  • Smith & Calvert Live at From the Earth Brewing Company | 8 pm | Roswell
  • Band X at Roaring Social | 8 pm | Alpharetta
  • 84 a Tribute to Van Halen at Rosati’s Pizza Sports Pub | 9 pm | Cumming

FAMILY ACTIVITIES 

  • Pumpkin Patch Fun at Berry Patch Farms | 10 am – 7 pm | Woodstock
  • Swifties’ 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
  • Made With Love Soulfood at NoFo Brew Co | 4 – 9 pm | Cumming

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21ST

SPECIAL EVENTS
  • HarvestFest at Glover Park | 9 am – 5 pm | Marietta
  • Football in the Food Hall at The Outlet Shoppes of Atlanta | 10 am – 1 pm | Woodstock
  • Getting Started at The Bread Beckers | 10 am – 2:30 pm | Woodstock
  • Johns Creek Art Festival at Atlanta Athletic Club | 10 am – 6 pm | Johns Creek
  • 2023 Sugar Rush Arts Festival | 10 am – 5 pm | Sugar Hill
  • Collage Day Fall Showcase at Woodstock Arts Theatre | 11 am – 3:30 pm | Woodstock
  • Cumming Greek Festival | 11 am – 9 pm | Cumming
  • Creative Corner: Small Town: Small Books at Reeves House at Woodstock Arts | 11:30 am | Woodstock
  • Halloween Magic Show at Aurora Theatre | 11:30 am | Lawrenceville
  • Plant Pop Up Sale at Indio Brewing | 12 – 4 pm | Sugar Hill
  • Sip & Sway Saturdays at The Hamilton Alpharetta | 12 – 10 pm | Alpharetta
  • Picnic in the Vines at Fainting Goat Vineyards | 1 – 5 pm | Jasper
  • Oktoberfest at The Cumming City Center | 1 pm | Cumming
  • Brewfest at the Ballpark at Coolray Field | 1 – 5 pm | Lawrenceville
  • Barrel Tasting at Painted Horse Winery | 2 pm | Milton
  • Autumn Gnome at Painting With a Twist | 3 – 5 pm | Alpharetta
  • Wine Tasting: Red Blends are Your Friends at Sip Happens | 3 – 4 pm | Suwanee
  • Alpharetta Pop Fest at Brooke Street Park | 3:30 – 9 pm | Alpharetta
  • Fall Festival at Mall of Georgia | 4 – 7 pm | Buford
  • Aurora Theatre Presents: Al Son de la Musica – Celebrating Hispanic Culture at Town Center Park | 4 – 9 pm | Suwanee
  • Wildlife Rehabilitation Grand Opening at Autrey Mill Nature Preserve | 5 pm | Johns Creek
  • Fun Fall Wine Tasting at The Gifted Ferret | 5 – 8 pm | Woodstock
  • Boo Bash at Wills Park | 5 – 8 pm | Alpharetta
  • Create an Autumn Pumpkin Centerpiece with The Pop Up Poppy at Made Mercantile | 6 – 8 pm | Woodstock
  • Monthly Spotlight at The Scene Art Gallery | 6 – 8 pm | Alpharetta
  • Simply Meant to Be – Date Night/BFF Night at Painting With a Twist | 7 – 9 pm | Alpharetta
  • Fawl Brawl in the BEER GARDEN at Slow Pour Brewing Company | 7 pm | Lawrenceville
  • Clue:  Teen Spotlight at Woodstock Arts | 7:30 – 9:15 pm | Woodstock
  • Fright Night at The Blue Ghost Arcade | 10 pm | Woodstock

LIVE MUSIC

  • Live Music: Hunter Flanagan at Fainting Goat Vineyards | 1:30 pm | Jasper
  • Mother Legacy Duo at Feathers Edge Vineyards | 2 – 5 pm | Ball Ground
  • Greg Henderson at Feathers Edge Vineyards | 5 – 8 pm | Ball Ground
  • Dinner and Acoustics with Ed Goss at Tannery Row Ale  House | 5:30 pm | Buford
  • Groovin’ on the Green at Halcyon Forsyth | 6 – 9 pm | Alpharetta
  • LiveLOUD COncert on The Green with Fly Betty at Crabapple Market | 6 – 10 pm | Alpharetta
  • Kurt Lee Wheeler at Matilda’s | 7 – 9 pm | Milton
  • DJ Dub Gee Live at Pure Taqueria | 7 – 11 pm | Woodstock
  • ABBA Tribute – ABBA Revisited at MadLife | 7:30 & 9:55 pm | Woodstock
  • Jazz Fusion Guitarist Chris Blackwell at The Velvet Note | 7:30 & 9:30 pm | Alpharetta
  • Fox Royale – Lantern Series Concert at Woodstock Arts | 7:30 pm | Woodstock
  • Serpent & Dove Live Music at Rootstock | 7:30 pm | Woodstock
  • Mix Drive Machine at Roaring Social | 8 pm | Alpharetta
  • Eddie Owen Presents Levi Lowrey | 8 pm | Duluth
  • Sunset Strip at Rosati’s Pizza Sports Pub | 9 pm | Cumming

FAMILY ACTIVITIES 

  • Trunk or Treat Fundraiser Car Show for the Boys & Girls Club of Cherokee County at The Outlet Shoppes of Atlanta | 8 am – 1 pm | Woodstock
  • Pumpkin Pals Family  Event at Painting With a Twist | 12 – 2 pm | Alpharetta
  • Barbie’s Fabulous Fall Festival with Pumpkin Decorating at Sweet & Sassy | 2:30 – 4 pm | Cumming
  • Family Farm Night at The ART BARN | 4 – 6 pm | Canton

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
  • Old Dad’s Wings at NoFo Brew Co | 12 – 9 pm | Cumming

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22ND

SPECIAL EVENTS
  • Johns Creek Art Festival at Atlanta Athletic Club | 10am – 5 pm | Johns Creek
  • BFT & Cumming City Center: Sunday Shred (Free Workout) at Cumming City Center | 11 am – 12 pm | Cumming
  • Outdoor Market on the Plaza at Avalon | 12 – 6 pm | Alpharetta
  • Sugar Hill Plant Sale and Swap at Sugar Hill Distillery | 12 – 5 pm | Sugar Hill
  • 2023 Sugar Rush Arts Festival | 12 – 5 pm | Sugar Hill
  • Cumming Greek Festival | 12 – 9 pm | Cumming
  • Picnic in the Vines at Fainting Goat Vineyards | 1 – 5 pm | Jasper
  • NFL Sunday Ticket at Fairway Social | 1 – 10 pm | Alpharetta
  • Showroom Furniture Event at Trifecta Home Furniture | 2 – 5 pm | Buford
  • Hallelujah Harvest at Freedom Mill | 4 – 6 pm | Cumming
  • First City Fair at Alpharetta First Baptist Church & Brooke Street Park | 4 – 7 pm | Alpharetta
  • Sunday Singles Cornhole Tournament at Tannery Row Ale House | 5:30 – 8:30 pm | Buford
  • Nighttime Fun – Berry Pumpkins at Painting With a Twist | 6 – 8 pm | Alpharetta
  • Clue: Teen Spotlight at Woodstock Arts | 7:30 – 9:15 pm | Woodstock

LIVE MUSIC

  • Ben Jammin on the Rooftop at Rootstock | 11:30 am – 2:30 pm | Woodstock
  • Live Music: The Patriarchs at Fainting Goat Vineyards | 1:30 – 5:30 pm | Jasper
  • The Amazing Billy Wilkie at Feathers Edge Vineyards | 2 – 5 pm | Ball Ground
  • ABBA Tribute – ABBA Revisited at MadLife | 4 pm | Woodstock
  • The Bourbon Brothers Full Band Experience at Cumming City Center | 6 – 8 pm | Cumming
  • Turnbull Wood & Ford at The Velvet Note | 7:30 pm | Woodstock
  • Eddie Owen Presents Old Heavy Hands | 8 pm | Duluth

FAMILY ACTIVITIES 

  • Pony Rides at Randy’s Pumpkin Patch | 11 am – 8 pm | Lawrenceville
  • Barbie’s Fabulous Fall Festival with Pumpkin Decorating at Sweet & Sassy | 2:30 – 4 pm | Cumming
  • Healthy Kids Running Series Canton Race Day at Cherokee Veteran’s Park | 3 – 4 pm | Canton

FARMERS MARKETS & FOOD TRUCKS

  • Maui Wowie 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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