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Alpharetta plays host to various festivals and events throughout the year. From concerts to culinary offerings, Alpharetta's calendar of events always has something to share.

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Majic 107.5/97.5 - 90'z Throwback Summer Jam at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Encore Park
July 3, 8:00 PM (doors open at 7:00 pm)

Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
2200 Encore Parkway

Alpharetta, GA
404-733-5010
See Majic 107.5/97.5 - 90'z Throwback Summer Jam with Heads of State: Bobby Brown, Johnny Gill & Ralph Tresvant with SWV & Next! The Heads of State consists of New Edition lead singers Bobby Brown, Johnny Gill and Ralph Tresvant. The Heads of State are singing hits from their multiplatinum New Edition days as well as each of their solo careers!
VWAinfo@woodruffcenter.org
http://www.awesomealpharetta.com/pages/ContentPage.aspx?ContentName=Verizon_Wireless_Amphitheatre
Event Type: Performing Arts - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Ticket Price: $69, $49, $29, $10.75 Reserved; $15 Lawn

Chukkar Farm and Polo Club Concert Series
July 4, 7:30 PM

Chukkar Farm
1005 Little River Way

Alpharetta, GA
678-665-0040
"Songwriters in the Round" concert featuring Kim Parent and Wayne Baird with James Casto. Located at the beautiful 150+ acre Chukkar Farm & Polo Club! The concerts continue once a month through November. General admission and table reservations available on the website www.homebydark.com.
james@jamescasto.com
http://www.chukkarfarm.com
Event Type: Performing Arts - Music
See website for ticket price

July 4th Festivities and Fireworks
July 4, 5:00 PM

Wills Park
Old Milton Parkway

Alpharetta, GA
678-297-6140
Alpharetta Recreation & Parks Department will host this spectacular Fireworks show! Childrens activities & entertainment will be on the Event Lawn from 5pm-8pm. Food vendors will be located throughout the park. Another "Awesome" Alpharetta event!
activeadults@alpharetta.ga.us
http://www.alpharetta.ga.us
Event Type: Holiday
Free Admission and Parking

4th of July All-American Celebration at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Encore Park
July 4, 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
2200 Encore Parkway

Alpharetta, GA
404-733-5010
Order your picnic basket, round up the family, & scoot over to Georgia’s new music venue destination — a breeze to get to from all points north, south, east & west of Alpharetta. You will find the American Spirit alive & well and thriving at a rip-roaring Fourth, with the vibrantly gifted conductor Bridget Reischl. Expect the US Army Chorus to belt it out of the park with your favorite sing-along songs of liberty!
VWAinfo@woodruffcenter.org
http://www.awesomealpharetta.com/pages/ContentPage.aspx?ContentName=Verizon_Wireless_Amphitheatre
Event Type: Performing Arts - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Ticket Prices: $21 - $59

Downtown Alpharetta Farmer's Market
July 4, 8:00 AM to 12:30 PM

Historic Downtown Alpharetta
Behind the Smokejack Grill

Alpharetta, GA
404-402-5389
Alpharetta Farmers Market has taken root under an old oak tree! Held each Saturday - April 18 through October 24! You will find farmers with fruits & vegetables, gardeners with fresh flowers & plants, and makers of all sorts of edible home goods from yummy desserts to local raw honey & homemade sauces and jellies. See website for a vendor list and an application.
candawood@bellsouth.net
http://alpharettafarmersmarket.com/
Event Type: Shows, Exhibitions & Expos
Free Admission - Open To The Public

The Barn Rats Live at Matildas Music Under the Pines
July 4, 7:45 PM - 11:30 PM

Matilda's
377 South Main Street

Alpharetta, GA
678-914-1704
What a great place for everyone to enjoy live music outdoors. Located conveniently just outside of downtown Alpharetta! We encourage you to bring your own cooler. We welcome leashed dogs and we are all ages! Check out the website where you can actually hear the music for the upcoming shows! Bring a frisbee and enjoy another "awesome Alpharetta" event!
csitero@yahoo.com
http://www.myspace.com/matildassoundgarden
Event Type: Performing Arts - Music
Cost - $10 for adults $5 for kids. Free for kids 5 and under!

Neighbor Acres Live at Matildas Music Under the Pines
July 10, 7:45 PM - 11:30 PM

Matilda's
377 South Main Street

Alpharetta, GA
678-914-1704
What a great place for everyone to enjoy live music outdoors. Located conveniently just outside of downtown Alpharetta! We encourage you to bring your own cooler. We welcome leashed dogs and we are all ages! Check out the website where you can actually hear the music for the upcoming shows! Bring a frisbee and enjoy another "awesome Alpharetta" event!
csitero@yahoo.com
http://www.myspace.com/matildassoundgarden
Event Type: Performing Arts - Music
Cost - $10 for adults $5 for kids. Free for kids 5 and under!

Star Wars and More at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Encore Park
July 11, 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
2200 Encore Parkway

Alpharetta, GA
404-733-5010
Journey into space courtesy of the Gustav Holst’s incredible symphonic masterpiece, "The Planets," and the spectacular visual imagery from NASA — voyage to Mars, Venus, Jupiter, and beyond! Plus the unforgettable music of John Williams’s Star Wars and the theme to 2001: A Space Odyssey, by Strauss.
VWAinfo@woodruffcenter.org
http://www.awesomealpharetta.com/pages/ContentPage.aspx?ContentName=Verizon_Wireless_Amphitheatre
Event Type: Performing Arts - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Ticket Prices: $21 - $59

Downtown Alpharetta Farmer's Market
July 11, 8:00 AM to 12:30 PM

Historic Downtown Alpharetta
Behind the Smokejack Grill

Alpharetta, GA
404-402-5389
Alpharetta Farmers Market has taken root under an old oak tree! Held each Saturday - April 18 through October 24! You will find farmers with fruits & vegetables, gardeners with fresh flowers & plants, and makers of all sorts of edible home goods from yummy desserts to local raw honey & homemade sauces and jellies. See website for a vendor list and an application.
candawood@bellsouth.net
http://alpharettafarmersmarket.com/
Event Type: Shows, Exhibitions & Expos
Free Admission - Open To The Public

Dirt Bike Summer Camp
July 14 - 16, 8:00 - 4:00 PM

Motorcycle Safety Foundation
1450 Morrison Pkwy.

Alpharetta, GA
770-442-2459
Meet new friends, learn responsible riding practices and basic riding skills! All safety gear, bikes, gas & coaches provided! Trail ride within our 3 miles of beautiful U.S. Forestry certified wooded trail system for some real-world training! See website for registration and MORE information!
azoby@msf-usa.org
http://www.offroad-training.org
Event Type: Sports
Cost $270, Ages 8-15 years old. All riders receive a graduation party with trophies!

Dizzy Dean 15u World Series
July 16- July 20, Times Vary

Wills Park Baseball Complex
1755 Old Milton Parkway

Alpharetta, GA
404-310-2024
Dizzy Dean provides a recreation outlet for as many youth as possible with emphasis being on local league play. 7/16- 5pm Check-in & Opening Ceremonies 7/16- 6:30pm Team Dinner follow opening ceremonies. Home Run Contest! 7/17- 10am- World Series Begins 7/17-19 World Series Play. Elimination of teams will begin on Sunday. Each team will be guaranteed 4 games prior to elimination. 7/19-7/20 - Will continue play for the remaining teams.
wlusby@comcast.net
http://www.wpyba.org
Event Type: Sports

"Nunsense" at ACT1 Theatre
July 17 - August 8, 2009

ACT1 Theater
180 Academy Street

Alpharetta, GA
678-371-3079
Nunsense is a hilarious talent show staged by 5 survivors at the Little Sisters of Hoboken nunnery,the rest of the sisterhood having succumbed to botulism after eating vichyssoise prepared by Sister Julia,Child of God. The remaining "Little Hobos" parade their talents at a variety show staged to raise funds so that the last 4 of the dearly departed can be buried.The score pulses with merriment & an unabashed desire to make you laugh! Amid the merriment is a riotous audience participation quiz!
lkmatchen@bellsouth.net
http://www.act1theater.com/contact_us.htm
Event Type: Performing Arts - Play
Adults $15, Seniors (60 and over) and Children (12 and under) $12

Barry Richman Band Live at Matildas Music Under the Pines
July 17, 7:45 PM - 11:30 PM

Matilda's
377 South Main Street

Alpharetta, GA
678-914-1704
What a great place for everyone to enjoy live music outdoors. Located conveniently just outside of downtown Alpharetta! We encourage you to bring your own cooler. We welcome leashed dogs and we are all ages! Check out the website where you can actually hear the music for the upcoming shows! Bring a frisbee and enjoy another "awesome Alpharetta" event!
csitero@yahoo.com
http://www.myspace.com/matildassoundgarden
Event Type: Performing Arts - Music
Cost - $10 for adults $5 for kids. Free for kids 5 and under!

Downtown Alpharetta Farmer's Market
July 18, 8:00 AM to 12:30 PM

Historic Downtown Alpharetta
Behind the Smokejack Grill

Alpharetta, GA
404-402-5389
Alpharetta Farmers Market has taken root under an old oak tree! Held each Saturday - April 18 through October 24! You will find farmers with fruits & vegetables, gardeners with fresh flowers & plants, and makers of all sorts of edible home goods from yummy desserts to local raw honey & homemade sauces and jellies. See website for a vendor list and an application.
candawood@bellsouth.net
http://alpharettafarmersmarket.com/
Event Type: Shows, Exhibitions & Expos
Free Admission - Open To The Public

Flying Colors Butterfly Festival
July 18 9:00 AM-2:00 PM, July 19 12:00-5:00 PM

Chattahoochee Nature Center
9135 Willeo Road

Roswell, GA
770-992-2055
While native butterflies swirl above you, enjoy a picnic, enjoy a puppet show presented by Piccadilly Puppets that portrays the life cycle of a butterfly on Saturday or listen to live Latin music by Havana Son on Sunday. Be sure to bring your camera to capture these fantastic, fluttering creatures up close. Butterfly releases & insect scavenger hunt, butterfly crafts & face painting, exhibits, butterfly gardening, fascinating entomology exhibits from the UGA Museum of Natural History, and MORE!
jackiekass@bellsouth.net
http://www.chattnaturecenter.org
Event Type: Festivals
$8 admission, free for children 2 and under.

The Family Honor LIVE at Matildas Music Under the Pines
July 24, 7:45 PM - 11:30 PM

Matilda's
377 South Main Street

Alpharetta, GA
678-914-1704
What a great place for everyone to enjoy live music outdoors. Located conveniently just outside of downtown Alpharetta! We encourage you to bring your own cooler. We welcome leashed dogs and we are all ages! Check out the website where you can actually hear the music for the upcoming shows! Bring a frisbee and enjoy another "awesome Alpharetta" event!
csitero@yahoo.com
http://www.myspace.com/matildassoundgarden
Event Type: Performing Arts - Music
Cost - $10 for adults $5 for kids. Free for kids 5 and under!

8th Annual Youth Fishing Derby
July 25, 2009 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Brookside Office Park Lake
3625 Brookside Parkway

Alpharetta, GA
678-297-6140
Children ages 4-12 are invited to test their fishing skills at this annual event! Please bring fishing gear and bait.It will be important to register early since space is limited.Adults must accompany children.The City of Alpharetta Recreation and Parks Department sponsors this event!
activeadults@alpharetta.ga.us
http://www.alpharetta.ga.us
Event Type: Family Fun
Free Admission and Parking

Beethoven Blockbusters at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Encore Park
July 25, 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
2200 Encore Parkway

Alpharetta, GA
404-733-5010
Hugh Wolff ("a natural conductor for whom a musician might actually enjoy playing" — New York Times) gets to the heart of Beethoven through a pair of pathbreaking works in which the composer put aside thoughts of pleasing the tastemakers and allowed his tempestuous personality full rein.
VWAinfo@woodruffcenter.org
http://www.awesomealpharetta.com/pages/ContentPage.aspx?ContentName=Verizon_Wireless_Amphitheatre
Event Type: Performing Arts - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Ticket Prices: $21 - $59

Downtown Alpharetta Farmer's Market
July 25, 8:00 AM to 12:30 PM

Historic Downtown Alpharetta
Behind the Smokejack Grill

Alpharetta , GA
404-402-5389
Alpharetta Farmers Market has taken root under an old oak tree! Held each Saturday - April 18 through October 24! You will find farmers with fruits & vegetables, gardeners with fresh flowers & plants, and makers of all sorts of edible home goods from yummy desserts to local raw honey & homemade sauces and jellies. See website for a vendor list and an application.
candawood@bellsouth.net
http://alpharettafarmersmarket.com/
Event Type: Shows, Exhibitions & Expos
Free Admission - Open To The Public

Magical Moments Presents: Elegant Bridal Event "Under the Stars"
July 25, 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Roam
5815 Windward Parkway

Alpharetta, GA
404-725-3581
Join us for an elegant evening bridal event under the stars. Local premier merchants will be featured to include bridal gowns, formalwear, photographers, videographers, caterers, florists, novelty vendors, entertainment, health and beauty experts, gift registry and travel. There will also be live entertainment and a professionally choreographed bridal fashion show and a ballroom dancing exhibition!
magicalmomentsllc@yahoo.com
http://www.magicalmomentsllc.com
Event Type: Shows, Exhibitions & Expos
$15 at the door Cash Only/ $10 in advance through the website