October in Alpharetta: Wire & Wood Oct. 9-10, the Turkish Food Festival, Restaurant Week, Boo Bash Oct. 17, the Scarecrow Harvest and Saturday markets.

Last checked Oct. 4, 2026. This page is rebuilt on the first of each month; the November edition replaces it on Nov. 1. Every listing links to the organizer’s page or the city’s calendar. Listings marked “visitors bureau” come from the Alpharetta Convention & Visitors Bureau’s event calendar; confirm with the organizer before you go. For this weekend’s picks, see things to do this weekend; for theater, concerts and galleries, see arts and exhibitions this month.

October in Alpharetta is built around three free city events, the Wire & Wood Songwriters Festival, Boo Bash and the Scarecrow Harvest, plus the last weeks of the downtown farmers market and Food Truck Alley.

Who to call

All month

  • Scarecrow Harvest, Oct. 4 to Nov. 1, downtown. More than 150 scarecrows, a puzzle hunt and a competition judged Oct. 14. Free. City page.
  • Alpharetta Farmers Market, Saturdays, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Town Green at City Center, North and South Broad streets. Closed Saturday, Oct. 10, for Wire & Wood. SNAP accepted. Market site. More in our farmers markets guide.
  • Early voting for the Nov. 3 election runs Oct. 13-30, including at the Alpharetta Library, 10 Park Plaza. See our voting guide.

Week of Oct. 5

  • Monday, Oct. 5, 7:30 to 9 p.m.: Punchline Comedy Night, Palmer Plaza at Avalon. The last of Avalon’s first-Monday stand-up nights for the season. Avalon page.
  • Friday, Oct. 9, 6 to 11 p.m., and Saturday, Oct. 10, noon to 11 p.m.: Wire & Wood Songwriters Festival, downtown Alpharetta. Free; more than 40 performances on seven stages, with Corey Smith on Friday and Sister Hazel closing Saturday, the city says. Festival site.
  • Friday, Oct. 9, 7:30 p.m.: Roswell at Alpharetta High football. See our Friday night football schedule.
  • Friday, Oct. 9, to Sunday, Oct. 11: Disney’s Descendants: The Musical, a youth production at the Spotlight Theater in North Point Mall. Building Character.
  • Saturday, Oct. 10, to Saturday, Oct. 17: Alpharetta Restaurant Week, set menus at 42 restaurants. See our Restaurant Week page.
  • Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 10-11, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.: 19th Atlanta Turkish Food Festival, Istanbul Cultural Center of Georgia, 591 N. Main St. Free admission, with free parking at 192 Mayfield Road and a free shuttle. Festival site.
  • Sunday, Oct. 11, noon to 5 p.m.: FitLife Expo, Alpharetta City Center, 2001 Commerce St., with the One Step Closer Breast Cancer Walk at 12:15 p.m. Expo site.
  • Sunday, Oct. 11, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.: Makers Market local artist fair, The Plaza at Avalon, 400 Avalon Blvd. Avalon page.
  • Sunday, Oct. 11, 6 p.m.: Symphony at Sunset: Halloween Spooktacular with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Ameris Bank Amphitheatre, 2200 Encore Parkway. Gates open at 4:30 p.m. ASO page.

Week of Oct. 12

  • Monday, Oct. 12: Fulton County Schools closed for a holiday.
  • Wednesday, Oct. 14, 10:30 a.m.: Pumpkin Storytime, Alpharetta Branch Library, 10 Park Plaza (library listing).
  • Saturday, Oct. 17, 3 to 7 p.m.: Boo Bash, The Grove behind the Alpharetta Community Center, 175 Roswell St. Free admission and bounce houses, a costume dance-off and carnival games; Scarecrow Harvest winners announced at 5:30 p.m. City page.
  • Saturday, Oct. 17, 1 to 4 p.m.: Fall Fest, North Point Mall, 1000 North Point Circle (visitors bureau; mall site).
  • Saturday, Oct. 17, 6 to 9 p.m.: Battle of the Bands, youth bands on the Alpharetta Arts Center terrace, 238 Canton St. Bring a chair (city calendar).

Week of Oct. 19

  • Tuesday, Oct. 20, to Saturday, Oct. 24: Paint the Town, plein-air painters around town. Awards reception 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, at the Alpharetta Arts Center; the paintings stay up through Nov. 14. Arts Alpharetta.
  • Thursday, Oct. 22, 5 to 9 p.m.: Food Truck Alley, 27 Old Roswell St. More than 10 food trucks and live music; bring a chair and leave pets at home. Old Roswell Street closes at 1 p.m. that day; park in the decks at 92 Milton Ave. or 2 Park Plaza. It is the last Food Truck Alley of the April-to-October season (city calendar).
  • Friday, Oct. 23: Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike opens, Arcadia Theater’s comedy at the Spotlight Theater in North Point Mall, running into early November. More in our arts listings. Arcadia Theater.
  • Saturday, Oct. 24, 10 a.m. to noon: Trick-or-treating at Avalon, 400 Avalon Blvd. (visitors bureau; Avalon listing).

Week of Oct. 26

  • Friday, Oct. 30, 6 to 8 p.m.: Trick or Drink at Avalon, an adults-only Halloween evening with specialty cocktails and a DJ (visitors bureau; Avalon listing).
  • Friday, Oct. 30, 4:30 p.m.: CraftyTales: Bats, Alpharetta Branch Library (library listing).
  • Friday, Oct. 30, 7:30 p.m.: Alpharetta Symphony, Tchaikovsky and Borodin, Innovation Academy auditorium, 125 Milton Ave. Symphony page.
  • Saturday, Oct. 31: Halloween. Alpharetta has set no official trick-or-treat hours. The Alpharetta Library’s Kids Halloween Escape Room Challenge runs 1 to 3:30 p.m. (library listing). More in our trick-or-treat guide.

Coming in November

  • Sunday, Nov. 1, from 7 a.m.: Alpharetta Women’s Half Marathon and 5K, starting and finishing at Avalon. See our race page for road closures.
  • Saturday, Nov. 7, 9 to 10 a.m.: Honoring Our Veterans, Veterans Memorial Walk in Newtown Park, Johns Creek. Free. Veterans Day itself is Wednesday, Nov. 11; see our Veterans Day page.
  • Thursday, Nov. 12, 7 p.m.: Who Wrote This?, an improv show at the Spotlight Theater, North Point Mall, for ages 16 and up. Building Character.
  • Friday, Nov. 13: Once Upon a Merry Maze, the holiday version of the storybook maze at North Point Mall, opens. Maze site.
  • Saturday, Nov. 14: last Alpharetta Farmers Market of the 2026 season.
  • Saturday, Nov. 21, 5 to 8 p.m.: the city’s tree lighting downtown. See our Christmas parade and tree lighting guide.

Frequently asked questions

What is happening in Alpharetta in October 2026? Three free city events: the Wire & Wood Songwriters Festival Oct. 9-10, Boo Bash Oct. 17 and the Scarecrow Harvest Oct. 4 to Nov. 1. The Saturday farmers market and Food Truck Alley also run.

When is Wire & Wood 2026? Friday, Oct. 9, 6 to 11 p.m., and Saturday, Oct. 10, noon to 11 p.m., downtown. It is free, with more than 40 performances on seven stages.

Is the Alpharetta Farmers Market open Oct. 10? No. It is closed Saturday, Oct. 10, for Wire & Wood; otherwise it runs Saturdays, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., on the Town Green.

When is the last Food Truck Alley of 2026? Thursday, Oct. 22, 5 to 9 p.m., at 27 Old Roswell St. Park in the decks at 92 Milton Ave. or 2 Park Plaza.

What this means for you

  • Downtown is busiest Oct. 9-10 (Wire & Wood) and Oct. 17 (Boo Bash); the farmers market skips Oct. 10.
  • Most city events are free.
  • Check the Rainout Line app for weather calls on outdoor events.

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