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Food and drink events in Atlanta
Food and drink events in Atlanta: 28 dated events and 15 weekly nights, from Oct 10.
Last checked Oct 10. Dates and ticket links come from the venue or its ticket seller.
Where to look
The Garden Club at Wild Heaven West End (9), Chattahoochee Food Works (6), Side Saddle Wine Saloon (3), Believe Music Hall (1), Brook Run Park (1), City Green (1), Cobb County Civic Center (1), Decatur Farmers Market (1), Depot Park (1), Downtown Acworth (1)
October 2026
Alpharetta Restaurant Week
Prix-fixe menus at Alpharetta restaurants, Saturday to Saturday.
Secret Army with Soul Candy
Secret Army — members of P-Funk — with Soul Candy.
Grand Tasting Midtown
25+ Midtown restaurants in one room, unlimited bites plus beer, wine and cocktails. $85 general, $135 VIP from 6 PM. Not a kids' night.
Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival
Sanctioned barbecue cook-off with country music across two days.
OktoberFEAST
Bavarian food, German beer, polka lessons and yard games on the City Green.
Taste of Acworth
whentherainclears, Dim, Tower of Pines, FearDorian
Four bands in the Garden Club.
Decatur BBQ Festival
Free-entry barbecue festival in Oakhurst's Harmony Park.
Fall for New Realm
Carnival-style fall party, 5 to 10 PM: live music until 6:30, a dog costume contest at 6, a stein-holding competition, pumpkin carving, tarot readings, a bounce castle, face painting, a dunk tank and Halloween movies on a big screen at dark.
Carve in the Courtyard
Pumpkin carving in the Garage's courtyard, 1 to 7 PM, with a free pumpkin when you buy a draft beer or cocktail. Food and drinks all afternoon.
EQUE Collective Launch Event
EQUE Collective's launch night, billed as The First Gathering.
Atlanta Mac & Cheese Festival
Mac and cheese competition from neighbourhood favourites and independent chefs, plus a vendor marketplace and music, 11 AM to 9 PM. Kids 12 and under free.
Inman Park Wine Stroll
Tenth year. 15 stops along the tree-lined streets, 1–6 PM; VIP sparkling tier is capped at 100 tickets and goes early.
Carve at the Grove
Pumpkin carving at the Grove taproom, noon to 6 PM. Free to attend, with a free pumpkin when you buy a draft beer or cocktail.
November 2026
Fabio Frizzi: Frizzi2Fulci
The Italian horror composer performing his Fulci scores live with the F2F band. Ticketed.
Atlanta International Night Market
Global street food, artisan vendors and performances. Presented by the Atlanta Night Market Foundation.
Mass Destruction Metal Fest VIII
Eighth year, two days of metal in the Garden Club. Doors at 3 PM and music from 4 PM both days. All ages. Ticketed.
Suwanee Wine Fest
150+ wines plus cocktails and craft beer in the town center park.
Taste of Kennesaw
Georgia VegFest
Plant-based food vendors, fitness demos, talks and hourly raffles, noon to 5 PM, with free parking. Presented by Farm of the Free. Admission price not stated on the organiser's page.
A Mighty Fine Beer Festival
Good Word Brewing's festival, 40+ breweries, 1–5. $55 general (5 oz taster glass), $75 VIP with early entry. Needs a driver.
North Highland Restaurant Week & Wine Walk
Five days of restaurant week along North Highland, with the wine walk running through it.
Flynt Flossy and Turquoise Jeep with special guest The Buckhead Boyz
Turquoise Jeep Records, the independent label Flynt Flossy founded with Whatchyamcallit, with the R&B and pop duo The Buckhead Boyz as special guest. Ticketed.
The Bad Plus Farewell Tour
The jazz trio's farewell tour — 2026 is their final year. Ticketed.
Atlanta Halal Fall Festival
50+ halal food vendors, an artisan market and a kids' zone, noon-8pm both days. Run by the Atlanta Muslim Festival Collective.
Crazy Chester: The Last Waltz 50th Anniversary
Most of The Band's 1976 farewell, fifty years on, with guests covering the Joni Mitchell, Dylan and Neil Young parts. Wild Angels support. A Monday.
December 2026
You Can Color Outside The Lines: The Story Of The Big Boys
Documentary on the Austin punk band, with director Joe Salinas in the room.
Every week
- Chattahoochee Food WorksMondays, 4–9 PMUpper Westside · Industry Night
- Chattahoochee Food WorksSaturdays, 6–9 PMUpper Westside · Saturday Night Sets
- Chattahoochee Food WorksSundays, 12–4 PMUpper Westside · Sunday Farmers Market
- Chattahoochee Food WorksThursdays, 6–9 PMUpper Westside · Atlanta F.A.M. — Fashion, Art & Music
- Chattahoochee Food WorksTuesdays, 4–6 PMUpper Westside · Georgia's Largest Happy Hour
- Chattahoochee Food WorksWednesdays, 6–9 PMUpper Westside · Indie Market
- Decatur Farmers MarketWednesdays, 4–7 PMAtlanta · Decatur Farmers Market
- East Atlanta Village Farmers MarketThursdays, 4–8 PMAtlanta · East Atlanta Village Farmers Market
- Freedom Farmers MarketSaturdays, 8:30 AM – noonCarter Center · Freedom Farmers Market
- Grant Park Farmers MarketSundays, 9 AM – 1 PMGrant Park · Grant Park Farmers Market
- Oakhurst Farmers MarketSaturdays, 9 AM – 1 PMAtlanta · Oakhurst Farmers Market
- Side Saddle Wine SaloonMost Fridays & SaturdaysBoulevard Heights · DJs and live music
- Side Saddle Wine SaloonThursdays, 7–10 PMBoulevard Heights · Jazz Night
- Side Saddle Wine SaloonWednesdaysBoulevard Heights · Women Wine Wednesday
- Wild Heaven BeerMost Fridays, Saturdays & SundaysAvondale Estates · Live music at the taprooms
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