Arts in Alpharetta, October 2026: Paint the Town Oct. 20-24, Arcadia's Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike from Oct. 23 and the Alpharetta Symphony Oct. 30.

Paint the Town puts plein air painters on Alpharetta’s streets Oct. 20-24, Arcadia Theater opens a new comedy at North Point Mall on Oct. 23 and the Alpharetta Symphony plays its first concert of the season Oct. 30.

Last checked Oct. 4, 2026. This page covers the next six weeks and is retitled each month. Every listing links to the organizer or venue. Some times were found on the Alpharetta Convention & Visitors Bureau’s event calendar and are marked “visitors bureau”; confirm with the organizer before you go. For everything else, see things to do this month and this weekend.

Exhibitions now showing

  • Year 3000: The Future of Art, The Scene Art Gallery, 2070 North Point Circle. The gallery’s October spotlight show opens Saturday, Oct. 17; each spotlight opening includes a live “paint around” by Georgia artists from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. The November show, Feed Your Eyes: A Visual Feast, opens Nov. 21. Gallery site.
  • Paint the Town exhibition, Alpharetta Arts Center, 238 Canton St., Saturday, Oct. 24, to Saturday, Nov. 14. The paintings made during Paint the Town week, many for sale through Arts Alpharetta. The awards reception is 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24. Our Paint the Town page has the schedule. Arts Alpharetta.

Theater and dance

  • Disney’s Descendants: The Musical, Friday, Oct. 9, to Sunday, Oct. 11, Spotlight Theater at North Point Mall, 1000 North Point Circle, Suite 2208. A youth production with performers aged 11 to 18. Shows at 7 p.m. Friday, 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday and 2 and 6 p.m. Sunday (times: visitors bureau). Building Character.
  • Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, from Friday, Oct. 23, Spotlight Theater at North Point Mall. Arcadia Theater’s comedy about two siblings whose movie-star sister arrives with a young lover and plans to sell the family farmhouse. Arcadia lists the run as Oct. 23 to Nov. 4; the visitors bureau lists evening shows at 7:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sunday matinees through Nov. 8. Check the dates when you book. Arcadia Theater.
  • Who Wrote This?, 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, Spotlight Theater at North Point Mall. Long-form improv from audience suggestions, then a soap opera scripted live by AI and played cold. Recommended for ages 16 and up. Building Character.

Coming next: Arcadia’s A Christmas Story runs Dec. 4-20, the theater’s season page says.

Concerts and classical

  • Symphony at Sunset: Halloween Spooktacular, 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 11, Ameris Bank Amphitheatre, 2200 Encore Parkway. The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra plays Halloween classics and film scores; gates and pre-show activities open at 4:30 p.m. ASO page.
  • Battle of the Bands, 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, on the terrace of the Alpharetta Arts Center, 238 Canton St. Youth bands compete in the Arts Center’s second annual contest (city calendar). City special events.
  • Alpharetta Symphony: Tchaikovsky and Borodin, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, Innovation Academy auditorium, 125 Milton Ave. Borodin’s Symphony No. 2 and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 2, conducted by Michael Giel, with a pre-concert talk an hour before. Parking is behind the school. Alpharetta Symphony.

Coming next: the symphony’s holiday concert is Nov. 28; see our An Alpharetta Holiday page.

Classes and workshops

No dated arts classes for the next six weeks were listed on the organizers’ own pages when we checked on Oct. 4. Arts centers and studios can send classes to the address below.

Regular events

  • Makers Market Local Artist Fair, Sunday, Oct. 11, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., The Plaza at Avalon. More than 30 local makers and artists. The next date is Saturday, Dec. 12. Avalon page.

Send us your event

Galleries, theaters and arts groups can email hello@alpharettanow.com with the date, time, venue, price and a photo. Listings are free and go on this page and in the site’s diary.

Frequently asked questions

What arts events are on in Alpharetta in October 2026?

Paint the Town brings plein air painters downtown Oct. 20-24, Arcadia Theater opens Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike on Oct. 23, and the Alpharetta Symphony plays Tchaikovsky and Borodin on Oct. 30 at Innovation Academy.

Where can I see the Paint the Town paintings?

At the Alpharetta Arts Center, 238 Canton St. The awards reception is 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, and the exhibition stays up through Nov. 14, Arts Alpharetta says.

When is the next Alpharetta Symphony concert?

Tchaikovsky and Borodin, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, at the Innovation Academy auditorium, 125 Milton Ave., with a pre-concert talk an hour before. The holiday concert follows on Nov. 28.

Where is the Spotlight Theater in Alpharetta?

Inside North Point Mall, 1000 North Point Circle, Suite 2208, on the second level next to the food court. Arcadia Theater and Building Character both stage shows there.