Atlanta Weekend events page
Fall Fest at The Krog District
Saturday, October 24
Festival hours set by the organizer · The Krog District
Official sourceThe weekend roundup
What's On This Weekend in Georgia
The confirmed events for the coming weekend across the cities CityGuideGA covers, checked against the organizer or the official source before anything ran. The dated feed below is ordered by city with a dropdown to narrow it, every entry links to its official source, and the full filterable calendar lives on the events page.
The verified feed
What is on, city by city.
This list carries only events on this weekend's calendar, October 23-25. Every dated entry was checked against the organizer or the official source before it ran, and the list was verified again on October 22, 2026. Cities without a dated entry this weekend keep their own weekend pages, which say plainly what is and is not confirmed inside their limits, and events confirmed for later in the season sit in the "Coming up this season" section below.
Auburn Weekend events page
AuburnFest
Saturday, October 24
Festival hours set by the organizer · Downtown Auburn
Official source Buford Weekend events page
Halloween Fest at Bogan Park
Saturday, October 24
11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. · Bogan Park Community Recreation Center, Buford
Official source Buford Weekend events page
Fall Festival at The Village at Mall of Georgia
Saturday, October 24
4:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. · Village Amphitheatre, The Village at Mall of Georgia
Official source Cartersville
West Fest
Saturday, October 24
Festival hours set by the organizer · Booth Western Art Museum, Cartersville
Official source Dacula Weekend events page
Thriller Lake Run at Little Mulberry Park
Saturday, October 24
9:00 a.m. start · Little Mulberry Park, Dacula
Official source Flowery Branch Weekend events page
Gilmore Girls Days
Friday through Sunday, October 23-25
Downtown hours, set by the city · Historic Downtown Flowery Branch
Official source Hiawassee
Appalachian Brew & Music Festival
Saturday, October 24
11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. · Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds, Hiawassee
Official source Jekyll Island
Jekyll Island Shrimp & Grits Festival
Friday and Saturday, October 23-24
Festival hours set by the organizer · Jekyll Island Historic District
Official source Lilburn Weekend events page
Fall Festival
Saturday, October 24
4:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. · 5255 Lawrenceville Highway, Lilburn
Official source Snellville Weekend events page
Snellville Fall Festival
Saturday, October 24
Festival hours set by the organizer · Snellville Towne Green
Official source Toccoa
Toccoa Harvest Festival
Saturday and Sunday, October 24-25
Festival hours set by the organizer · Downtown Toccoa
Official sourceThe honest note
The feed above is the verified list for the weekend: every entry was checked against the organizer or the official source before it ran. Covered cities without a dated entry this weekend keep their own weekend pages, which say plainly what is and is not confirmed inside their limits. The Gwinnett anchors are Snellville's Fall Festival at the Towne Green, AuburnFest in downtown Auburn, and the free Fall Festival on Lawrenceville Highway in Lilburn, all on Saturday. This week the corridor picked up more: Buford's Halloween Fest at Bogan Park and the Fall Festival at The Village at Mall of Georgia on Saturday, Gilmore Girls Days in Flowery Branch all weekend, and the Thriller Lake Run at Little Mulberry Park on Saturday morning.
Coming up this season
Not this weekend, but soon.
Events confirmed for later in the season, kept here so nothing on the site calendar is lost between weekend roundups. These are not part of the October 23-25 list above.
JOIE 2026
AtlantaDecember 5, 2026 through January 3, 2027
Opening day Dec 5, 1:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. · Callanwolde Fine Arts Center
JOIE is an immersive holiday experience at Atlanta's historic Callanwolde Fine Arts Center: a five-act theatrical production with live music and performance, immersive characters, and a Winter Wonderland Light Forest with spectacular lights and seasonal surprises. Guests explore the historic mansion and grounds, with theatrical storytelling, Cirque-style performance, and interactive experiences for all ages. Admission is paid. Verified against the official JOIE page on October 13, 2026.
Magical Nights of Lights at Lanier Islands
BufordNovember 20, 2026 through January 3, 2027
Nightly, hours set by the resort · Lanier Islands Resort
The drive-through holiday light display at Lanier Islands, the corridor's signature season drive with millions of lights on the lake peninsula. Dates and prices sit on the resort's own events page. Verified against Lanier Islands on October 20, 2026.
Dahlonega Tree Lighting
DahlonegaFriday, November 27
6:00 p.m. on the Historic Public Square · Historic Public Square, Dahlonega
The Lighting of the Square and the 30-foot Christmas tree kick off Dahlonega's Old Fashioned Christmas on the Friday after Thanksgiving, with live holiday music before the lighting. Free to attend. The site's own verified guide is the reference.
Christmas on Green Street
GainesvilleSunday, December 6
Parade 4:00 p.m.; Lighting of the Rotary Tree about 5:30 p.m. · Downtown Gainesville, Green Street
Gainesville's holiday parade steps off from the civic center in the afternoon and closes with the Lighting of the Rotary Tree, with decorated homes, entertainment, Santa, and food trucks along Green Street from 2:00 p.m. Verified against Explore Gainesville on October 20, 2026.
Jolly Holly Days & Market
SuwaneeDecember 5-6
Friday evening and Saturday market, per the city · Suwanee Town Center Park
Suwanee's holiday market weekend at Town Center: Santa, the town green dressed for the season, and the city's tree lighting. Dates per the City of Suwanee's events calendar. Verified on October 20, 2026.
The full index
Every city's weekend page
Every covered city keeps its own weekend events page (Athens keeps a this-weekend page instead), and each one lists only what is confirmed in its sources. The dated feed above is the verified list; these pages hold the fuller, season-long calendar.
Atlanta
The intown festival and concert anchors, with dates checked against the central calendar.
Weekend events pageAlpharetta
The Town Green, the Britt festival lawn, and Avalon programming.
Weekend events pageAthens
The confirmed events on the central calendar plus the city official lists, no invented dates.
Weekend events pageAuburn
Fort Yargo State Park programs and the Tuesday farmers market in season.
Weekend events pageBraselton
The Farmers Market on Friday evenings, the Antique & Artisan Festival this weekend, and Vineyard Fest in November.
Weekend events pageBrookhaven
The parks, the Dresden block, and the Cherry Blossom Festival season.
Weekend events pageBuford
The Lanier Islands resort calendar and the Mall of Georgia district events.
Weekend events pageDacula
Little Mulberry and Rabbit Hill park events, and the Saturday market nearby.
Weekend events pageDuluth
The Town Green and the historic block, including the Duluth Fall Festival.
Weekend events pageEllijay
The Georgia Apple Festival on the second and third full weekends of October.
Weekend events pageFlowery Branch
The Thursday farmers market and the downtown and bay park events.
Weekend events pageGainesville
The Chicken Festival, the farmers market, and Scarecrows at the garden.
Weekend events pageGrayson
The Wednesday farmers market and the Grayson Community Park events.
Weekend events pageHoschton
The Second Saturday Farmers & Art Market and the spring and fall festivals.
Weekend events pageJohns Creek
The farmers market, the summer concerts, and the arts and literary festivals.
Weekend events pageLawrenceville
The Saturday farmers market on the square and the city and county calendars.
Weekend events pageLilburn
The Old Town market rotation and the city seasonal programming.
Weekend events pageLoganville
The county park programs and the downtown Main Street events.
Weekend events pageMulberry
The Braselton and Suwanee markets, the Sugar Rush festival, and the nearby races.
Weekend events pageNorcross
The historic square concerts and festivals and the market rotation.
Weekend events pagePeachtree Corners
The Town Center green programming and the Forum events.
Weekend events pageSnellville
The Saturday farmers market at the Town Green and the city events.
Weekend events pageSugar Hill
The Bowl amphitheater, the Tuesday market at The Landing, and the festival calendar.
Weekend events pageSuwanee
The Saturday farmers market at Town Center and the concerts and movie nights.
Weekend events pageWinder
The Barrow County farmers market, the speedway, and Fort Yargo programs.
Weekend events pageNorth Georgia readers
The Demorest weekend roundup
The confirmed weekend around Demorest and the mountains for October 23-25: the Art-Oberfest arts festival and the Mountain Farm Celebration in the Helen area, the Vogel State Park Fall Festival, the Appalachian Brew & Music Festival in Hiawassee, and Helen Oktoberfest through November 1, alongside the mountain trail slate.
Gwinnett-focused readers
The Gwinnett County roundup
The county-only version of this list keeps the Gwinnett anchors together: BOO Fest on the Lawrenceville Lawn, Trick or Treat on West Broad Street in Sugar Hill, the Snellville Fall Festival at the Towne Green, AuburnFest, the Lilburn Fall Festival, the Halloween Fest at Bogan Park and the Fall Festival at the Mall of Georgia in Buford, and the Thriller Lake Run at Little Mulberry Park, with the honest rule that dates move and hosts confirm.
Seasonal guides
The weekend feed pairs with the seasonal hubs: the verified festivals by season across Georgia, and the holiday hub when the season turns.