Happy (almost) October!! Georgia seems to be cooperating with the change of season so far… These temps are downright dreamy! I’m sure there’s a second summer coming at us, but let’s enjoy fall while it’s here! This weekend is full of fall festivals and celebrations of all kinds to kick off the new month right! Below is our snapshot of what the weekend holds, but be sure to keep scrolling for more!
🍫 Welcome to the World of Chocolate with Chef / Chocolatier Joannalee at Leaning Ladder | Fri, 7 – 9 pm | Woodstock
🍁 Oktoberfest at Halcyon | Sat, 10 am – 5 pm | Alpharetta
🍇 Picnic in the Vines at Fainting Goat Vineyards | Sat, 1 – 5 pm | Jasper
🪵 Wood Works Gallery Exhibit at Alpharetta Arts Center Opening Reception | Sat, 5 – 7 pm | Alpharetta
💃 Two Year Anniversary Celebration at Roaring Social | Sat, 5 pm – 12 am | Alpharetta
🍻 40th Annual Duluth Fall Festival | Sun, 9 am – 5 pm | Duluth
🍷 Roswell Wine Festival | Sun, 2 – 5 pm | Roswell
Have a fall-tastic weekend!
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH
SPECIAL EVENTS
- Wood Works Gallery Exhibit at Alpharetta Arts Center | 8:30 am – 4:30 pm | Alpharetta
- Oktoberfest at The Outlet Shoppes at Atlanta | 4 – 7 pm | Woodstock
- Blue Stone Arts & Music Festival | 4 – 10 pm | Sandy Springs
- Sunset Supper at Fainting Goat Vineyards | 5:30 – 6:30 pm | Jasper
- Woodstock Clue-munity Extravaganza at Woodstock Arts | 6 pm | Woodstock
- 3rd Annual Oktoberfest at Sugar Hill Distillery | 6 – 8 pm | Sugar Hill
- Date Night Wine and Junk Food Pairing at Painted Horse Winery | 6 pm | Milton
- Latin Music Night + Art on the Spot at Reeves House at Woodstock Arts | 6 – 9 pm | Woodstock
- Welcome to the World of Chocolate with Chef / Chocolatier Joannalee at Leaning Ladder | 7 – 9 pm | Woodstock
- The Daily Draft presents “ Atlanta Braves vs. Nationals Watch Party” | 7:20 pm | Woodstock
LIVE MUSIC & SHOWS
- Sunset Concert at Fainting Goat Vineyards | 5:30 – 8:30 pm | Jasper
- Dinner and Acoustics with Ryan Moore at Tannery Row Ale House | 5:30 pm | Buford
- The Orange Walls at Feathers Edge Vineyards | 6 – 9 pm | Ball Ground
- Avalon Nights Live at Avalon | 6 – 8 pm | Alpharetta
- Summer Concert: Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra featuring The Mark Wood Experience at Newton Park | 6 – 10 pm | Johns Creek
- Groovin’ on the Green at Halcyon Forsyth | 6 – 9 pm | Alpharetta
- Kurt Wheeler Live at Hall & Hound Brewing Company | 6:30 – 9:30 pm | Cumming
- The Human DJ at Fairway Social | 7 – 10 pm | Alpharetta
- Radio 80s in Concert at Lou Sobh Amphitheater | 7 – 9 pm | Cumming
- DJ Ice Gilbert Live at Pure Taqueria | 7 – 11 pm | Woodstock
- City Center Concert Series benefiting Wacky World Playground at Town Green Stage | 7 – 11 pm | Alpharetta
- In the Pines at NoFo Brew Co | 7:30 – 10:30 pm | Cumming
- Alex Barry & Rusty Hayes at The Velvet Note | 7:30 & 9:30 pm | Alpharetta
- REO Survivor – A Tribute to REO Speedwagon & Survivor at MadLife | 7:30 pm | Woodstock
- Harvest Moon (Neil Young and CSN&Y Tribute Band) at Matilda’s | 8 – 10 pm | Milton
- Canelita Sabrosa Live at Cutters Cigars & Spirits | 8 – 11 pm | Alpharetta
- Frankly Scarlet with Magnolia Express at From the Earth Brewing Company | 8 pm | Roswell
- Better Than the Beatles at Roaring Social | 8 pm | Alpharetta
- Purple Madness at Rosati’s Pizza Sports Pub | 9 pm | Cumming
- .45 and a Fifth at Tannery Row Ale House | 9 pm | Buford
- Carolinacation – Red Hot Chili Peppers Tribute at MadLife | 10 pm | Woodstock
FAMILY ACTIVITIES
- Fall Break Frozen Fever Girls’ Day out at Sweet & Sassy | 12 – 1:30 pm | Cumming
- Fall Break: Barbie’s Fall Break Bash at Sweet & Sassy | 4 – 5:30 pm | Cumming
FARMERS MARKETS & FOOD TRUCKS
- Acworth Farmers Market | 8 am – 12 pm | Acworth
- Braselton Farmers Market | 4 – 7 pm | Braselton
- Mutt & Jeff Food Truck at NoFo Brew Co | 4 – 9 pm | Cumming
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH
SPECIAL EVENTS
- Caffeine & Chrome with Gateway Classic Cars | 9 am – 12 pm | Alpharetta
- Duluth Fall Festival in Downtown Duluth | 9 am – 7 pm | Duluth
- Oktoberfest at Halcyon | 10 am – 5 pm | Alpharetta
- Football in the Food Hall at The Outlet Shoppes at Atlanta | 10 am – 1 pm | Woodstock
- Blue Stone Arts & Music Festival | 10 am – 10 pm | Sandy Springs
- Oktoberfest at Slow Pour Brewing Company | 11 am | Lawrenceville
- Pickleball for Habitat at Windward Lake Club | 11 am – 3 pm | Alpharetta
- 2023 Atlanta Korean Festival | 11 am – 9 pm | Norcross
- UGA vs. Auburn at Tannery Row Ale House | 12 pm | Buford
- Grilling & Gridiron at Corner of Roswell & Old Roswell | 12 – 7 pm | Alpharetta
- The Daily Draft presents “GA Tech vs. Bowling Green Watch Party” | 12 pm | Woodstock
- Picnic in the Vines at Fainting Goat Vineyards | 1 – 5 pm | Jasper
- Metele Sazon Hispanic Heritage Month Fest at Indio Brewing | 1 pm | Sugar Hill
- WDSTKtoberfest at Reformation Brewery | 2 – 6 pm | Woodstock
- Wine Tasting: Pinot Noir at Sip Happens | 3 – 4 pm | Suwanee
- Cute Camellias at Painting With a Twist | 3:30 – 5:30 pm | Alpharetta
- GA vs. Auburn at NoFo Brew Co | 3:30 pm | Cumming
- Wood Works Gallery Exhibit at Alpharetta Arts Center Opening Reception | 5 – 7 pm | Alpharetta
- Two Year Anniversary Celebration at Roaring Social | 5 pm – 12 am | Alpharetta
- Margarita Cruise at Margaritaville at Lanier Islands | 6 – 9 pm | Buford
- 3rd Annual Oktoberfest at Sugar Hill Distillery | 6 – 8 pm | Sugar Hill
- September Dinner Party with Chef Alan at Leaning Ladder | 6:30 – 8:30 pm | Woodstock
- The Daily Draft presents “Atlanta Braves vs. Nationals Watch Party” | 7:20 pm | Woodstock
- Neon Lava Lamp at Painting With a Twist | 8 – 10 pm | Alpharetta
LIVE MUSIC
- James Patrick Morgan at Feathers Edge Vineyards | 1:30 – 4:30 pm | Ball Ground
- The Patriarchs at Fainting Goat Vineyards | 1:30 – 5:30 pm | Jasper
- Surrender Hill at Feathers Edge Vineyards | 5 pm | Ball Ground
- Groovin’ on the Green at Halcyon Forsyth | 6 – 9 pm | Alpharetta
- DJ Todd Harris Live at Pure Taqueria Woodstock | 7 – 11 pm | Woodstock
- Summer Grace Live at Hall & Hound Brewing Company | 7 pm | Cumming
- Cody Matthews at NoFo Brew Co | 7:30 – 10:30 pm | Cumming
- Stairway to Zeppelin – A Tribute to Led Zeppelin at MadLife | 7:30 & 10 pm | Woodstock
- Smooth Jazz Saxophonist Jarred Armstrong at The Velvet Note | 7:30 & 9:30 pm | Alpharetta
- Parson James – Lantern Series Concert at Woodstock Arts | 7:30 pm | Woodstock
- Band X at Roaring Social | 8 pm | Alpharetta
- Station 5 at Rosati’s Pizza Sports Pub | 8:30 pm | Cumming
FAMILY ACTIVITIES
- Mago Junior Show at Aurora Theatre | 11:30 am | Lawrenceville
- Jelly Friends Family Day at Painting With a Twist | 12 – 2 pm | Alpharetta
- Descendants’ Magical Girls’ Day Out at Sweet & Sassy | 4 – 5:30 pm | Cumming
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
- Old Dad’s Wings at NoFo Brew Co | 12 – 9 pm | Cumming
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1ST
SPECIAL EVENTS
- 40th Annual Duluth Fall Festival | 9 am – 5 pm | Duluth
- BFT & Cumming City Center: Sunday Shred (Free Workout) at Cumming City Center | 11 am – 12 pm | Cumming
- Brunch Cruise at Margaritaville at Lanier Islands | 11 am – 1 pm | Buford
- FitLife EXPO at Alpharetta City Center | 12 – 5 pm | Alpharetta
- Johns Creek Literary Fair at Newtown Park | 12 – 5 pm | Johns Creek
- NFL Sunday Ticket at Fairway Social | 1 – 10 pm | Alpharetta
- Roswell Wine Festival | 2 – 5 pm | Roswell
- Showroom Furniture Event at Trifecta Home Furniture | 2 – 5 pm | Buford
- Garden Dinner Series at Milton’s | 5 pm | Milton
- Evening Fun – Blue Moon Rising at Painting With a Twist | 6 – 8 pm | Alpharetta
- The Daily Draft presents “Falcons vs. Jaguars” | 9:30 pm | Woodstock
LIVE MUSIC
- Chad Bowmar at Fainting Goat Vineyards | 1:30 – 5:30 pm | Jasper
- Wyatt Espalin at Feathers Edge Vineyards | 2 – 5 pm | Ball Ground
- Alpharetta Community Chorus Fall Concert: Transformation at Alpharetta Presbyterian Church | 3 – 4 pm | Alpharetta
- Gravity: The Music of John Mayer “Full Experience” at MadLife | 4 pm | Woodstock
- Dinner and Acoustics with John Amoroso at Tannery Row Ale House | 5 pm | Buford
- The Mixtape Vibe: Songwriters in The Round at Rootstock | 6 pm | Rootstock
- Jason Marsalis at The Velvet Note | 7 – 8:30 pm | Alpharetta
FAMILY ACTIVITIES
- Healthy Kids Running Series Canton Race Day at Cherokee Veteran’s Park | 3 – 4 pm | Cumming
- Descendants’ Magical Girls’ Day Out at Sweet & Sassy | 4 – 5:30 pm | Cumming
FARMERS MARKETS & FOOD TRUCKS
- Old Dad’s Wings 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
