Dated events across the region over the next month, closest first.
16 events
Carrollton — West Metro Board of Realtors
Monthly lunch for the realtor board that covers Carroll, Haralson and Heard. Every active agent in the west metro is in one room; affiliates (vendors) attend as members.
Member host business · Douglasville — Douglas County Chamber
Douglas County's flagship evening mixer, held six times a year at a member business. Non-members can walk in for $40, which makes it the easiest first look at the Douglasville business crowd.
Richards College of Business, 105 Aycock Dr · Carrollton — UGA SBDC Carrollton
Free UGA Small Business Development Center workshop at the Richards College of Business. Draws owners who are expanding or buying in — a small room, easy to talk to everyone.
The Mill Amphitheater, downtown · Villa Rica — Downtown Villa Rica
Villa Rica's downtown Halloween event where businesses, not craft vendors, run the booths. You hand out candy, decorate to win Best Booth, and meet hundreds of local families in two hours.
Booth: Low / free — register with Main Street
Adams Farm · Carrollton — Tanner Health Foundation
Tanner Health's NICU benefit at Adams Farm. No booths — sponsorship only, starting at $2,500 — but the guest list is the top tier of Carroll County business owners and physicians.
Tallapoosa Civic & Cultural Arts Center · Tallapoosa — City of Tallapoosa
Tallapoosa's community chili cook-off at the Civic Center. No business booths — it's a show-up-and-mingle event for the Haralson County crowd.
Downtown · Newnan — Main Street Newnan
Main Street Newnan's fall festival with a chili cook-off, craft market and spirits trail. The craft side is handmade-only; businesses get in by entering a chili team or sponsoring.
Booth: Enter the chili cook-off as a business team, or sponsor
Main Street · Roanoke, AL — Randolph County Chamber
Randolph County Chamber's annual street festival on Main Street in Roanoke, in its 18th year. The chamber charges no vendor fee, so a table here is close to free exposure in Lake Wedowee country.
Booth: No vendor fee (per chamber)
Carrollton — Carroll County Chamber
Carroll County Chamber's annual dinner connecting agribusiness with the rest of the business community. Ticketed with table sponsorships; a good night for meeting landowners and rural operators.
Roanoke, AL — Randolph County Chamber
Randolph County Chamber's yearly membership meeting in Roanoke. Small chamber, so the room is the whole local business community in one place.
Douglasville — Douglas County Chamber
Douglas County Chamber's ticketed luncheon on the local healthcare picture. Attendance skews toward practice owners and administrators — relevant if medical clients are a target.
Heflin, AL — Cleburne County Chamber
Cleburne County Chamber's monthly lunch in Heflin. The chamber is small and volunteer-run, so this is where its active members actually gather.
Huey Luey's · Dallas — Paulding Area Chamber
Paulding Area Chamber's after-hours social at Huey Luey's in Dallas, 4 to 6 PM. Casual, drinks in hand, and the main way to meet Paulding owners outside of the morning VIBE$ sessions.
The Gift House · Bremen — Greater Haralson Chamber
Greater Haralson Chamber's monthly drop-in coffee, this time at The Gift House in Bremen. Free, no agenda, 7:30 to 8:30 — the lowest-effort way to meet Bremen and Tallapoosa owners.
Richards College of Business, 105 Aycock Dr · Carrollton — UGA SBDC Carrollton
Free UGA SBDC workshop on small business financing, at the Richards College of Business. Attendees are owners planning growth — a natural audience for anyone who serves growing businesses.
Douglasville — Douglas County Chamber
Douglas County Chamber's trunk-or-treat. Members host a decorated trunk and hand out candy to a large family crowd — cheap, visible, and a favorite with home-service businesses.
Booth: Member trunk slot
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Newnan — Newnan-Coweta Chamber
Newnan-Coweta Chamber's quarterly breakfast networking, free to members. Structured for introductions — bring a stack of cards.
Sting Bistro · Heflin, AL — Cleburne County Chamber
Cleburne County Chamber's Women in Leadership luncheon series, this one at Sting Bistro in Heflin. Small, conversational, and the room is decision-makers.
Rockmart — Polk County Chamber
Polk County Chamber's annual thank-you breakfast for members in Rockmart. One of only a handful of chamber gatherings in Polk each year, so attendance is strong.
Valley, AL — Greater Valley Area Chamber
An open house in Valley, AL tagged as chamber networking by the Greater Valley Area Chamber. Low-key way to meet the Valley and Lanett business crowd.
Richards College of Business, 105 Aycock Dr · Carrollton — UGA SBDC Carrollton
Free UGA SBDC workshop on marketing at the Richards College of Business. The topic draws owners actively thinking about getting found — a warm room for a marketing conversation.
Main Street · Cedartown — Downtown Cedartown Association
Downtown Cedartown's fall street festival on Main Street with crafts and food trucks. Vendor registration is open via Jotform; whether business booths are accepted isn't published, so call City Hall first.
Booth: Ask — vendor registration via Jotform
Heflin, AL — Cleburne County Chamber
Cleburne County Chamber's sporting-clays fundraiser, now in its second year. Team entries and sponsorships; the kind of half-day event where real conversations happen between stations.
2 S LaFayette St · LaFayette, AL — Greater Valley Area Chamber
Greater Valley Area Chamber's biggest festival, on the square in LaFayette, AL — about 80 craft vendors and 10 food vendors. Registration is through the chamber event page.
Booth: Register via event page
Carroll County Ag Center, 900 Newnan Rd · Carrollton — West Metro Board of Realtors
The West Metro Board of Realtors' annual expo where affiliate vendors set up tables in front of the entire realtor membership at the Carroll County Ag Center. One of the few true booth events in Carroll County, and the right room if realtors refer you business.
Booth: Affiliate membership
Valley, AL — Greater Valley Area Chamber
Greater Valley Area Chamber lunch-and-learn on local education. A member luncheon rather than a mixer, but a dependable cross-section of Valley-area owners.
Carrollton — Carroll County Chamber
Carroll County Chamber's annual Woman of the Year luncheon. Ticketed, with table sponsorships; one of the better-attended chamber lunches of the year.
Richards College of Business, 105 Aycock Dr · Carrollton — UGA SBDC Carrollton
Free UGA SBDC sales workshop at the Richards College of Business. Attendees are owners trying to win more business — easy common ground.
Courthouse Square · Dallas — City of Dallas
City of Dallas's tree lighting on the courthouse square with vendor shopping along Main Street, 4 to 7 PM. Retail vendor spots are arranged through the city and opened in October.
Booth: Retail vendor spots — ask city (opened in Oct)