Q: We just moved to Alpharetta to help out family and I’d like to know what outdoor (preferably) events are planned over the next couple of months as we settle in and have out-of-town relatives and guests come visit. Can you help me out?
A: There is a wealth of offerings this fall whether it’s a single event or held over a weekend: markets, a brew fest, a marathon and over 50 concerts and music events.
“We are pretty much a drive market here in Alpharetta,” President and CEO of the Alpharetta Convention and Visitors Bureau Janet Rodgers said. “We want people from Alpharetta and outside the city to travel the road to enjoy what we are promoting through our ‘Push Play Music Getaway’.”
The Alpharetta Farmers Market is open Saturday mornings from 8:30 – noon. The market offers fresh and local produce, home baked items, coffee, fresh flowers and herbs to name a few. The market is located at the Town Green in front of City Hall on North and South Broad Streets.
There are a couple of artists’ markets that will be held next month.
Under one large tent the European Market will showcase eclectic items from local and regional artists. Located on Canton Street, Sept. 18-19.
Held the last weekend of September will be the Art in the Park at Brooke Street Park. Crafted by local artists will be jewelry, pottery, work and metal works, clothing and art.
The music events and concerts range from a small, intimate indoor venue (listening room) that seats 40, The Velvet Note, to the 12,000 capacity at the Ameris Bank Amphitheatre.
We are excited about the remaining lineup that include Hall & Oates, Lady A, Need to Breathe and Pitbull, “A first for us,” Rodgers noted.
Held on six major stages and 16 smaller venues throughout the downtown, the Wire & Wood music festival is Oct. 8-9 from 5-11 p.m.
“If you’ve heard or know about 30A, down in Florida where they set up in January and have music … there for like a weekend. We modeled this a little bit like 30A and after Tin Pan South in Nashville.
“We will have people from all over the country – singer and songwriters - that have written songs for well-known artists that you don’t really get to know who wrote that song and we like for them to be able to tell their story in Alpharetta,” she said. “We let them play the songs the way they created them.”
Other outdoor music options are Avalon Nights Live or Matilda’s Music Under the Pines.
The Alpharetta Women’s Half Marathon and 5K Race starts and ends at Avalon on Oct. 24. The race begins at 7 a.m. and a portion of the proceeds will go to the American Heart Association.
The Food Truck Alley series continues on the first Thursday of each month from 5-9:30 p.m. hosting more than 10 food trucks and features live music.
Visit https://www.awesomealpharetta.com/play/
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