FESTIVALS & SPECIAL EVENTS:
Event Name: Movie Night: Under the Same Moon
Event Date & Time: Friday, May 31, 6 – 9 p.m.
Event Location: The Smithgall Arts Center, Spring St., Gainesville
Event Details: This movie under the stars is free and open to the community! Just bring your lawn chairs and picnic baskets. Popcorn will be available for purchase. This PG-13 movie, “Under the Same Moon” released in 2007, documents the travels of a young Mexican boy who travels across the border after the death of his grandmother. He searches to find his mother living and working in the U.S. For more details, go to www.theartscouncil.net or call 770.534.2787.
Event Name: JuneFest
Event Date & Time: Saturday, June 1, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Event Location: Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1911 Sweetbay Dr., Gainesville
Event Details: Come enjoy a day filled with mature, music and unforgettable memories. Speak with beekeepers and monarch experts while enjoying live music, refreshments and children’s entertainment, including face painting, games and more. Enjoy an exclusive tour of the current Glass in Flight exhibition with artist Alex Heveri. Find out more details at www.atlantabg.org/junefest.
Event Name: Spring Festival
Event Date & Time: Saturday, June 1, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Event Location: 61 City Square, Downtown Hoschton
Event Details: Jump into spring! This festival is a great place to grab some good eats, enjoy family fun, listen to live music and shop for something unique. Bring the family and make it a day as the entire square transforms into a fun, festival atmosphere.
Event Name: Splash Night at Sugar Hill
Event Date & Time: Friday, May 31, 6 – 9 p.m.
Event Location: Splash Park, 5039 W. Broad St., Sugar Hill
Event Details: Come enjoy the splash pad and stay for the live music from 6-9 p.m. Local food trucks and musicians will all be at this fun-filled, family event. For details, go to www.thebowlatsugarhill.com.
Event Name: Woofstock
Event Date & Time: Saturday, June 1, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Event Location: Cumming City Center, Cumming
Event Details: This event benefits the Humane Society of Forsyth County. There will be activities for pets and their humans! There will be an artisan pet market, “Best Dressed” pet award, “Best Trick” award, a dog race, an obstacle course and more. There will also be inflatables for the human kids to enjoy.
Event Name: 51st Annual Helen to the Atlantic Balloon Race
Event Date & Time: Friday, May 31st and Saturday, June 1st, 6 p.m.
Event Location: Helen
Event Details: This is the South’s oldest balloon event and the United States’ only long-distance hot air balloon race (weather permitting). Race competitors begin on Thursday at 7 a.m. and it usually takes 2 days for them to go the 225 miles. There will be balloons in the field behind the Alpine Village Thursday – Saturday. The balloons will fly each evening for around 1 – 2 hours. The public can enjoy watching the balloons inflate and sometimes balloon owners will allow the public a tethered ride, or ask for help with inflations and more. There will be approximately 20 hot air balloons flying each evening. If you’re in the area, watch the sky! Bring a lawn chair if you plan to go to the field and watch them inflate.
ART FESTIVALS:
Event Name: Summer Art in the Park
Event Date & Time: Saturday, June 1, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Event Location: Hancock Park, Dahlonega
Event Details: All your favorite artists all in Downtown Historic Dahlonega. Find hand crafted jewelry, ceramics, paintings, photography, wood gifts and more from local artists. You’ll also be entertained by musicians and dancers. Hosted by the Dahlonega Arts Alliance, you can find more details at www.artsdahlonega.org.
Event Name: Sunday at Sautee
Event Date & Time: Sunday, June 2, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Event Location: Sautee Nacoochee Center, Sautee
Event Details: Co-Sponsored by the Dahlonega Arts Alliance and Sautee Nacoochee Center, this event hosts local artists from across North Georgia for a day of fun and art on the Sautee Nacoochee Center lawn! Enjoy browsing arts of all mediums both for display and purchase!
MUSIC:
Event Name: 9th Annual Lake Show
Event Date & Time: Saturday, June 1, 6 – 10 p.m.
Event Location: Lake Lanier Olympic Park, Clarks Bridge Rd., Gainesville
Event Details: Everyone’s favorite summer kickoff, the Lake Show! This fun event takes place on the shores of Lake Lanier. Live music will be the entertainment, while you enjoy dinner from the food trucks. Fireworks will end the evening at 10 p.m. This year’s headliners include Grammy winner, Gary Nicholson, and the legendary Jimmy Hall. Some local bands will be performing as opening acts, as well. Get tickets at www.jarrardburchfoundation.com.
Event Name: The Mad Hatters (A Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Tribute Band)
Event Date & Time: Saturday, June 1, 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Event Location: School Street Playhouse, 101 School St., Cumming
Event Details: This tribute band, The Mad Hatters, have become the premier Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers tribute act. They bring the same energy and sounds from the original band. There are two times to catch this musical fun. Go to wwww.schoolstreetplayhouse.com for tickets.
Event Name: Duluth State Concert Series
Event Date & Time: Friday, May 31, 8 p.m.
Event Location: Duluth Town Green, 3142 Hill St., NW, Duluth
Event Details: This free concert on the Town Green features POP 2000! Hosted by NSync’s Chris Kirkpatrick, all the music will take you back to the early 2000’s with performances by O-Town, Ryan Cabrera and LFO. The summer concerts are free to attend, so bring a lawn chair and a cooler and get ready to dance and sing to your favorite music from the early 2000’s. For details, go to www.duluthga.net.
Event Name: Purple Madness (Prince Tribute)
Event Date & Time: Friday, May 31, 7 – 9 p.m.
Event Location: Cumming City Center, Lou Sobh Amphitheater, Cumming
Event Details: This free concert is open to the community. Just bring your own lawn chairs or blankets. Pets are welcome. No outside food is allowed. Come enjoy the #1 Prince tribute in the country! For details, go to www.cummingcitycenter.com.
Event Name: Jazz, Blues & BBQ
Event Date & Time: Saturday, June 1, 5 – 9:30 p.m.
Event Location: Suwanee Town Center Park, 330 Town Center Ave., Suwanee
Event Details: Jazz music is brought to you by Jazz Matters ATL with an amazing lineup, including Edwin Williams, Terry Dukes, Randell Rivers, L’Tanya “Sugar Lips” Shields-Turner, and the Bill Hart Band. Expect delicious food, soulful tunes and a lot of good times! For details, go to www.yesjazzmatters.org.
Event Name: Sun and Stage Outdoor Concerts: Thunder and Rain
Event Date & Time: Saturday, June 1, 7 p.m.
Event Location: Sautee Nacoochee Center, Sautee
Event Details: From folk to fusion jazz, bluegrass and rock legend tribute bands, this summer concert series will have something for everyone. Thunder and Rain is an Americana Newgrass band that blends rich three-part harmony, heartfelt melodies and expert picking with story-telling lyrics. Bring your blankets and lawn chairs. Food and beverages will be for sale.
Event Name: Songs of the South (An Alabama Tribute Band)
Event Date & Time: Saturday, June 1, 8 p.m.
Event Location: Holly Theater, Dahlonega
Event Details: This tribute band was formed in 2019. The band is comprised of 5 members from all over the southeast and they bring the same energy and music you love from the original Alabama band. Get tickets at www.hollytheater.com.
Event Name: Music in the Branch
Event Date & Time: Sunday, June 2, 6:30 – 8 p.m.
Event Location: 5603 Mitchell St., Flowery Branch
Event Details: Calling all music lovers! Free concerts happen the first Sunday night of the month May – October. Listen to live music and grab a bite from one of the food trucks that will be on site. This month features “Jonathan Ingram Band.”
