Local Community Events

Labor Day season pop-up bar experience with festive cocktails, games, and entertainment on Lake Lanier.

Nighttime 6-hole golf competition under the lights with food and drinks.

Fresh local produce, baked goods, artisan crafts, and food vendors from area farmers and makers.

Dog-friendly cocktail hour by the lake featuring pet treats, patio drinks, and live acoustics.

5K run/walk on the paved paths of Little Mulberry Park in memory of Paxton Shaw, benefiting the SUDC Foundation.

High-speed regional motorcycle road racing action at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta.

Outdoor concert on Lake Lanier featuring the country's top Fleetwood Mac tribute band.

Free outdoor fall concert series on the Town Green with local food trucks and lawn seating.

Community 5K run/walk in Brookhaven supporting mental health treatment and wellness programs.

Annual culinary festival showcasing Snellville's top local restaurants, wineries, and live entertainment.

Celebration of local visual arts, theatrical previews, and live performances in downtown Lawrenceville.

Hamilton Mill neighborhood outdoor picnic and music gathering under the stars.

Local Habersham produce, handmade baked goods, mountain crafts, and live music near Piedmont University.

Spectacular evening hot air balloon glows, tethered rides, live music, and food vendors along Lake Lanier.

Vibrant Hispanic Heritage Month festival featuring Latin music, dance performances, authentic cuisine, and artisan markets.

Major multi-day rock and indie music festival featuring national headliners across multiple stages.

Guided historical trolley tour covering Braselton's historic landmarks, architecture, and heritage.

Annual autumn golf tournament on Legacy Golf Course along the shores of Lake Lanier.

Guided astronomy night with high-powered telescopes overlooking Lake Lanier.

Open-air night market featuring international street food, local artisans, light installations, and live music.

Evening autumn community market with local makers, seasonal treats, books, and acoustic live music.

Kickoff celebration for Petit Le Mans race week with race cars on display, driver meet-and-greets, and food trucks.

Piedmont University's fall performing arts opener featuring collegiate musical performances and community theatre.

Regional arts and culture festival featuring live performances, visual art displays, and cultural cuisine.

Acclaimed acoustic music festival featuring national and local songwriters performing across indoor and outdoor stages.

Historic downtown autumn festival with pumpkin carving, local crafts, kids zone, and food trucks.

Brookhaven's signature 2-day international cultural festival featuring global food, music, dance performances, and Sunday 5K race.

Interactive Halloween weekend murder mystery event with dinner, clues, and resort accommodations.

Georgia's longest-running Oktoberfest in an alpine-style village — German beer, food, polka bands, and dancing at the Helen Festhalle.

A signature North Georgia mountain fair with live music, carnival rides, crafts, and mountain culture at the Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds.

Dahlonega's heritage fall festival celebrating the first major U.S. gold rush — parade, gold-panning, crafts, and live music on the Public Square.

A classic small-town harvest festival in downtown Toccoa with crafts, food vendors, live music, and family activities.

North Georgia's signature apple festival across two weekends — apple treats, crafts, live music, and family fun at the Ellijay Lions Club Fairgrounds.

A downtown Ellijay arts companion to the Apple Festival — juried artists, live music, and food in the historic square across two weekends.

A juried fine arts festival in downtown Blue Ridge City Park with painters, potters, jewelers, live music, and food amid peak fall color.

Dawsonville's signature fall heritage festival — moonshine history, classic car show, parade, crafts, and racing culture at the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame.

Jasper's heritage festival celebrating Georgia's marble legacy — quarry tours, arts, crafts, parade, and food at Lee Newton Park.

A traditional mountain sorghum harvest festival in Blairsville — live sorghum-cane pressing, crafts, food, and bluegrass at Meeks Park.

Cornelia's apple harvest festival beneath the world's largest apple monument — crafts, food, live music, and family fun downtown.

A small-town Hall County fall festival at Rafe Banks Park — crafts, food vendors, live music, kids' activities, and family fun.

A three-day downtown Hoschton fall festival — parade, carnival rides, crafts, food, live music, and a 5K.

A riverside fall festival at Euharlee's historic covered bridge — crafts, food, live music, and heritage demonstrations.

A mountain-heritage festival celebrating Foxfire's Appalachian traditions — old-time crafts, music, storytelling, and demonstrations.

A high-mountain fall festival in Suches — one of Georgia's highest communities — with crafts, food, live music, and peak leaf color.

A roadside mountain fall festival in Cherry Log between Blue Ridge and Ellijay — crafts, food, and family fun across two autumn weekends.

A heritage country fair at the historic 1855 Prater's Mill — crafts, food, live music, mill tours, and Appalachian culture.

A quirky North Georgia food festival celebrating the fried pickle — vendors, live music, a pickle-eating contest, and family fun.

A free family fall festival on the Snellville Towne Green — food trucks, live music, kids' zone, trunk-or-treat, and seasonal fun.

Downtown Loganville's autumn festival — crafts, food vendors, live music, kids' activities, and seasonal family fun.

A juried fall arts and crafts festival in Sandy Springs — fine art, handmade crafts, live music, and food vendors.

A two-day arts and music festival at Sandy Springs City Green — live bands, artist market, food trucks, and family activities.

A juried fine arts and crafts festival along the historic Olmsted Linear Park on Ponce de Leon — artists, food, and live music.

A juried fall arts festival in Atlanta's Historic Fourth Ward Park — fine art, crafts, food trucks, and live music.

A late-fall juried arts festival in Chastain Park — fine art, handmade crafts, food, and live music as the season winds down.

Atlanta's iconic Halloween street festival and parade in Little Five Points — costumes, artist market, live music, and the legendary parade.

A four-day signature arts and crafts festival at Stone Mountain Park — hundreds of juried crafters, live music, and family fun.

A family pumpkin festival at Stone Mountain Park — pumpkin lighting, costume characters, fall shows, and seasonal fun on fall weekends.

A Scottish Highland games festival at Stone Mountain — heavy athletics, pipe bands, clans, dancing, and Celtic culture.

A four-day Native American cultural festival at Stone Mountain Park — drumming, dancing, artisan market, and educational demonstrations.

Suwanee's signature community festival in Town Center Park — 200+ craft vendors, parade, live music, food, and family fun.

An award-winning Gwinnett fall festival in downtown Duluth — 300+ arts and crafts booths, parade, road race, and live music.

A two-day arts festival in downtown Sugar Hill — juried artists, live music, food trucks, and a kids' zone in the Broad Street district.

A juried fine arts festival near Roswell City Hall — painters, sculptors, jewelers, live music, and food vendors.

A juried arts festival in historic downtown Norcross — fine art, crafts, live music, food, and a kids' area near Thrasher Park.

A riverside arts and crafts festival at Canton's Etowah River Park — juried artists, food, live music, and kids' activities.

Kennesaw's signature BBQ festival — professional and backyard BBQ competitions, live music, kids' zone, and peach cobbler in downtown.

A one-day art and antique festival in historic Crabapple — juried artists, antiques, food, and live music in a crossroads setting.

A long-running juried arts and crafts festival in Lilburn City Park — 200+ crafters, food, live music, and family activities.

A downtown Tucker Oktoberfest-style community festival — German beer, food trucks, live music, and family fun in the evening.

A family fall and Halloween festival at Dellinger Park — trunk-or-treat, costume contest, games, and seasonal fun.

A Western heritage festival at the Booth Western Art Museum — Western art, living-history demonstrations, music, and family activities.

A day-long folk and heritage festival at Athens' Sandy Creek Park — traditional music, crafts, food, and Appalachian culture.

A downtown Watkinsville fall arts and crafts festival — juried artists, food, live music, and family fun on Main Street.

A heritage fair at the historic Elisha Winn House — pioneer crafts, demonstrations, food, and Gwinnett history on the grounds.

A 10-day signature Forsyth County fall fair — carnival rides, live music, fair food, livestock shows, and nightly entertainment.

The largest fall fair in North Georgia at Marietta's Jim R. Miller Park — carnival rides, concerts, fair food, and agricultural exhibits.

Gwinnett's signature county fall fair — carnival rides, livestock shows, live music, fair food, and family entertainment over 10 days.

A Habersham County mountain fair — carnival rides, livestock shows, live music, fair food, and mountain community fun.

A regional Northeast Georgia fall fair — carnival rides, livestock shows, live music, fair food, and nightly entertainment.

A North Georgia fall farm experience — corn maze, pumpkin patch, hayrides, and harvest activities at Jaemor Farms near Cornelia.

A family pumpkin patch and fall farm near Woodstock — pick-your-own pumpkins, hayrides, farm animals, and seasonal treats.

A family Halloween celebration in downtown Braselton — costume parade, carnival games, treats, and seasonal fun.

A downtown Winder Halloween community event — trunk-or-treat, costume contest, games, food trucks, and seasonal family fun.