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North Fulton Events Guide
The events actually worth knowing about in Alpharetta, Roswell, Johns Creek, Milton and Forsyth County.
Curated by Cary Blumenfeld | @BrokerBroDad
This Weekend
Skip the endless calendar scroll. BBDN pulls together the strongest local events based on usefulness, crowd potential, family value, cost, local identity, visual appeal and what people actually need to know before they go.
Roswell Area Park
Sept. 10 | 10:00 a.m.
Pond improvement ribbon cutting. BBDN is tracking what is complete, what is not, and when fishing is expected to return.
Johns Creek Town Center
Sept. 12 | 6-10 p.m.
Summer Concert at The Boardwalk featuring Nashville Nation.
Downtown Alpharetta
Saturday mornings
Alpharetta Farmers Market plus the downtown restaurants, shops and public spaces that make it an easy weekend stop.
Coming Up
Alive in Roswell
Sept. 17 | Historic Roswell
Free recurring festival. BBDN will publish the useful version with final parking, road and timing details.
Pup-a-Palooza
Sept. 19 | Newtown Park
Free city event with pet vendors, music, contests and family-friendly activities.
Wire & Wood
Oct. 9-10 | Downtown Alpharetta
Major free songwriters festival. BBDN will break down stages, parking, closures and timing before the event.
Find Events by City
Alpharetta
Downtown festivals, concerts, farmers markets, Avalon events, family events and major seasonal celebrations.
Roswell
Alive in Roswell, city events, parks, concerts, family activities, historic-district events and community celebrations.
Johns Creek
Newtown Park, Town Center and Boardwalk events, concerts, festivals, city celebrations and family activities.
Milton
Crabapple, city festivals, concerts, seasonal events, parks and community gatherings.
Cumming + Forsyth
City Center, county events, South Forsyth festivals, concerts, family activities and major regional events.
Holiday Guides
BBDN builds save-and-share guides for the dates when local plans get confusing fast.
- Fourth of July fireworks + celebrations
- Halloween + fall festivals
- Thanksgiving weekend
- Christmas tree lightings + holiday events
- New Year’s events
- Memorial Day + major civic weekends
Big Event Alerts
For the biggest local events, BBDN goes beyond the announcement. We look for the details that make the difference: road closures, parking, shuttles, admission, family rules, weather impacts, start times and the best time to arrive.
The goal is simple: tell you what is happening, whether it is worth your time, and what you need to know before you leave the house.
Know Something Happening Locally?
Send BBDN the event name, city, date, website and why people should know about it. We review submissions for local relevance and verify material details before featuring anything.
Event organizers: BBDN welcomes advance notice, official event pages, approved images, parking maps and road-closure information.
How BBDN Chooses What to Feature
This is a curated guide, not a complete public calendar. We prioritize events with strong local usefulness, broad community interest, free or low-cost value, recognizable local identity, family usefulness, unusual access, strong visual potential, major holiday relevance or meaningful traffic and parking implications.
Event details can change. BBDN uses official city, organizer and destination calendars as the factual source whenever possible, then uses local media and community conversation to identify what people are actually trying to find.
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North Fulton local intelligence by Cary Blumenfeld. Follow @BrokerBroDad on Instagram for event alerts, development news and the stories shaping Roswell, Alpharetta, Johns Creek and the surrounding North Atlanta communities.