Arts in Dunwoody: World of Music on High Street Green Oct. 24, Material Poesy at the Spruill Gallery to Oct. 29, Diwali Nov. 7 and the Holiday Art Fair Nov. 13.

Last checked Oct. 23, 2026. This page covers the next six weeks and is rebuilt at the start of each month. Every listing links to the organizer’s or venue’s own page; times and prices are as the organizer published them.

The last week of October brings Dunwoody’s final outdoor concert of the fall, World of Music on High Street Green, Saturday, Oct. 24, and the last days of Material Poesy at the Spruill Gallery, which closes Thursday, Oct. 29. November is about holiday making: Spruill’s glass workshops, Diwali in Dunwoody on Nov. 7 and the Spruill Holiday Art Fair from Friday, Nov. 13.

Updated Oct. 23: Ripcord, Broadway at Brook Run and other past dates removed; Diwali, the Woman’s Club evening, the Nov. 7 Crafternoon and December glass workshops added.

Exhibitions now showing

  • Material Poesy, through Thursday, Oct. 29: work by Johanna Flores, Ato Ribeiro and Ivy Wu on the materials and techniques artists use to carry poetic ideas, at the Spruill Gallery, 4681 Ashford Dunwoody Road. Open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday; closed Monday. Details from the Spruill Center for the Arts, which lists no next exhibition yet.
  • Scarecrow Showdown, through Friday, Nov. 6: the third annual display of decorated scarecrows made by businesses, families, schools and nonprofits around the Greater Dunwoody Village area, from Create Dunwoody.
  • Holiday Art Fair, Friday, Nov. 13, to Wednesday, Dec. 23: the Spruill Gallery’s fair of handmade gifts and art by Georgia artists and artisans, during gallery hours, per the Spruill Center for the Arts. The center has not yet published this year’s special events at the fair.

Theater and dance

  • Diwali in Dunwoody, Saturday, Nov. 7, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.: live dance and theater, rangoli art, music, food and chai at the Dunwoody Nature Center, 5343 Roberts Drive, from Create Dunwoody.
  • North Georgia School of Ballet at Light Up Dunwoody, Sunday, Nov. 15: the school dances at 3 and 4:30 p.m. at Donaldson-Bannister Farm, 4831 Chamblee Dunwoody Road, before the 6 p.m. tree and menorah lighting, according to the Dunwoody Homeowners Association. More on our tree lighting page.
  • Coming in December: Stage Door Theatre’s next mainstage show is The Winter Wonderettes, Dec. 5 to 20, at the Dunwoody Cultural Arts Center, 5339 Chamblee Dunwoody Road, per its season page; box office 770-396-1726, ext. 1.

Concerts and classical

  • World of Music, Saturday, Oct. 24, 7 to 9 p.m.: an outdoor, candlelit concert of jazz, blues, rock and world music by the James Violin Studio Group, led by violinist Alison James, and World Music USA, led by composer Jayanta Pathak, on High Street Green, 101 High St. Organizer: Create Dunwoody.
  • Dunwoody Woman’s Club evening, Thursday, Oct. 29, 6 to 8 p.m.: live music, drinks, light bites, shopping and a Zentangle drawing workshop at the Cheek-Spruill House, 5455 Chamblee Dunwoody Road; free, with sign-up through Create Dunwoody.

Classes and workshops

  • Beaded Houseplants Workshop with ScrapLanta, Sunday, Oct. 25, 1 to 3 p.m.: at the Dunwoody Nature Center, 5343 Roberts Drive; book through the Nature Center’s events portal.
  • Fused Glass Ornament Exchange, Friday, Nov. 6, 5 to 9 p.m.: at the Spruill Event Studio, 5339 Chamblee Dunwoody Road, per the Spruill Center.
  • Spruill holiday workshops: Fused Glass Menorah, Sundays, Nov. 8 and 15, 12:30 to 3 p.m.; 3D Fused Glass Poinsettia, Tuesdays, Nov. 10 and 17, 6 to 9 p.m.; Fused Glass Christmas Wreath, Saturday, Nov. 14, 12:30 to 3 p.m.; Kiln Fused Glass Christmas Ornaments, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 6 to 8:30 p.m. More sessions follow Dec. 5 and 6. Prices are on the registration links on the Spruill holiday workshops page.
  • Winter class registration: Spruill members can sign up from 9 a.m. Nov. 9 to 11, and registration opens to everyone at 9 a.m. Monday, Nov. 16, per the Spruill events calendar.

Regular events

  • Spruill community programs: free morning yoga with Periwinkle Yogi in the Spruill Event Studio on Fridays (Oct. 23 and 30 and Nov. 6, 8 to 9 a.m.); Mah Jongg open play at Spruill Studios in Chamblee on Monday, Nov. 2, 10 a.m. to noon; free tai chi Monday, Nov. 2, 6 to 7 p.m.; free family yoga Wednesday, Nov. 11, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.; and a free Crafternoon open studio on Saturday, Nov. 7, noon to 4 p.m., per the Spruill events calendar.

For everything else this month, see things to do in Dunwoody this month and things to do this weekend.

Send us your event

Galleries, theaters, choirs and studios can email hello@dunwoodyjournal.com with the date, time, venue, price and a photo at least a week ahead, or submit it free.

Frequently asked questions

What arts events are on in Dunwoody in October 2026?

Create Dunwoody’s World of Music concert is 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, on High Street Green, Material Poesy is at the Spruill Gallery through Thursday, Oct. 29, and the Scarecrow Showdown is up around Dunwoody Village through Nov. 6.

When does the Spruill Holiday Art Fair open?

Friday, Nov. 13. It runs through Dec. 23 at the Spruill Gallery, 4681 Ashford Dunwoody Road, open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, the Spruill Center for the Arts says.

10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. The gallery is closed Monday.

What is the next Stage Door Theatre show?

The Winter Wonderettes, Dec. 5 to 20, 2026, according to the theater’s season page. Ripcord closed Oct. 18.

Where is Stage Door Theatre?

In the Dunwoody Cultural Arts Center, 5339 Chamblee Dunwoody Road, the same building as the Spruill Center for the Arts’ studios. The box office is 770-396-1726, ext. 1.