The free Roswell Motoring Festival fills City Hall on Saturday, the Kiwanis chili cook-off is on Oak Street and the Dueling Latin Tenors sing Sunday.

The free Roswell Motoring Festival takes over Roswell City Hall on Saturday, with a Kiwanis chili cook-off on Oak Street that afternoon and the Dueling Latin Tenors at the Roswell Cultural Arts Center on Sunday.

Last checked Oct. 8, 2026. This page is rebuilt every Thursday for the coming weekend. Each listing links to the organizer or to the organizer’s listing on Roswell365, the City of Roswell’s events calendar. For the rest of the month, see things to do this month; for theater, concerts and galleries, see arts and exhibitions this month.

Friday, Oct. 9

  • Open Anvil: Blacksmithing and Blades, 5 to 9 p.m., Art Center West, 1355 Woodstock Road. $75. Four hours of supervised forge time for smiths with some experience, 18 and older. Roswell Creative Arts listing.
  • Ladle and Loaf: A Cozy Fall Cooking Night, 6 to 8:30 p.m., Mise en Place Cooking Studio, 603 Atlanta St. $110. A hands-on class in fall soups and fresh bread. Studio listing.

Saturday, Oct. 10

  • 7th Annual Roswell Motoring Festival, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Roswell City Hall, 38 Hill St. Free. A car show of rare cars, boats and motorcycles with automotive and art vendors, benefiting VetBuds and the Roswell First Responders Foundation. Festival listing.
  • Family Canoe Day, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Chattahoochee Nature Center, 9135 Willeo Road. $25, or $12.50 for members, with nature center admission included. A beginners’ paddle on Beaver Pond for ages 5 and up. Registration closes the Thursday before, so Oct. 8 for this session. Nature center listing.
  • Trick or Treat Totes Family Workshop, 10 to 11 a.m., Roswell Visual Arts Center, 10495 Woodstock Road. $32 to $48 per child, adult included. Children 4 to 8 decorate a Halloween candy bag. Roswell Creative Arts listing.
  • Fused Glass Halloween Workshop, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Roswell Visual Arts Center. $34 to $51, 18 and older. Make a glass ghost, pumpkin or bat for the kiln. Roswell Creative Arts listing.
  • Beginner Ornaments, noon to 2 p.m., FlameTree Glass, 850 Warsaw Road. Learn to blow up to five glass ornaments; no experience needed. FlameTree listing.
  • 3rd Annual Chili Cook-Off, 1 to 4 p.m., Oak Street Bottle Shop, 75A Oak St. $10, or $25 for a family. Taste amateur and professional entries in a Historic Roswell Kiwanis fundraiser. Kiwanis listing.
  • Sip & Script, 3 to 4:30 p.m., Mimms Museum of Technology and Art, 5000 Commerce Parkway. $75. A beginners’ modern calligraphy class with a Halloween theme. Museum listing.
  • Giant Chocolate Bar Making Event, 6 p.m., Chamberlain’s Chocolate Factory and Cafe, 1575 Old Alabama Road, Suite 205. $37 in advance. A tasting, then make a half-pound bar. Chamberlain’s listing.
  • Big Screen Classics Film Fest, 7 p.m., Aurora Cineplex, 5100 Commerce Parkway. $12.50. Classic films in the recliners; also Sunday at 7 p.m. Cinema listing.

Sunday, Oct. 11

  • Fall Into the Spotlight: Steel Magnolias, Aurora Cineplex. $5.50. The Sunday film series shows the Dolly Parton film this week; check the cinema’s site for showtimes. Cinema listing.
  • Dueling Latin Tenors, 4 p.m., Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest St. Tickets from $17. Tenors Adelmo Gimenez and Jose Luis Bracho, part of the city’s Viva Roswell celebration of Hispanic heritage. Box office 770-594-6120. Cultural Arts Center listing.

All weekend

  • BOO Y’aLL scarecrows, Canton Street. Free to see. The Roswell Woman’s Club’s scarecrow contest lines Canton Street through October; votes are $2 each through Oct. 29 and fund local grants and scholarships. Club voting page.
  • Bladesmithing 101: Two-Day Workshop, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Art Center West. Forge a three-piece knife set. Roswell Creative Arts listing.
  • Naturally Artistic, Chattahoochee Nature Center, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. An interactive exhibit on how nature uses color, through Nov. 30. Included with admission ($20 adults, $14 children 3 to 12). Nature center page.

Regular weekend fixtures

  • Roswell Farmers Market, Saturdays, 8 a.m. to noon, behind Roswell City Hall, 38 Hill St. The season ends Oct. 31, the market says. Market site.

For downtown events, the free lots the city recommends are listed in the parking section of our Alive in Roswell page.

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Frequently asked questions

What is there to do in Roswell this weekend?

The free Roswell Motoring Festival runs 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, at Roswell City Hall. The Historic Roswell Kiwanis chili cook-off is 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday at Oak Street Bottle Shop, and the Dueling Latin Tenors play the Roswell Cultural Arts Center at 4 p.m. Sunday.

What is free in Roswell this weekend?

The Roswell Motoring Festival, the Roswell Farmers Market behind City Hall on Saturday morning and a walk past the BOO Y’aLL scarecrows on Canton Street are all free.

What time is the Roswell Motoring Festival and where do I park?

It runs 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, at Roswell City Hall, 38 Hill St. Admission is free, and the City Hall lots are free. Our Alive in Roswell page lists the other downtown lots the city recommends.