Come out to the Cumming City Center Lou Sobh Amphitheater on Sept. 1st from 7:30 to 10 p.m. for a second great night of music in support of a great cause! The Cumming Police Department presents the second Summer in the City Concert Series show benefiting Creative Enterprises-Forsyth. The evening features Back N Black as they bring all the hits from Australian rockers AC/DC!

The first Summer in the City Concert on Aug. 25th raised $78,000 for Creative Enterprises-Forsyth's building fund! Like the first concert, this one offers free parking and free admission, but donations will be accepted for Creative Enterprises-Forsyth, a non-profit organization that works with special needs adults to help them develop life and employment skills through a variety of programs. There will also be raffles for great prizes including a Big Green Egg.

Creative Enterprises-Forsyth is located on Pilgrim Mill Road in the building that previously housed the City of Cumming Recreation Department. Creative is currently in the midst of building fund drive, with a goal of $1 million that will be used to construct a new building at the current site. All funds raised through the Summer in the City Concert Series will go toward the building fund. The new building will allow Creative Enterprises-Forsyth to expand its capacity from 90 clients to 200, go from seven classrooms to 16, add an art sensory room, and create an on-site production facility for clients to have employment opportunities while working under direct supervision of job coaches. Thank you Cumming Police Department for organizing this wonderful fundraiser for this great local cause!

The IPRA World Championship Rodeo returns to the Cumming Fairgrounds' covered arena from Sept. 1st - 3rd. On Friday and Saturday the rodeo begins at 8 p.m. and on Sunday at 7 p.m. Gates open two hours prior to start time or tickets can be purchased online here. Come out this for Labor Day tradition and catch two and a half hours each night of bull riding, bare back riding, barrel racing, cowgirl breakaway roping, calf roping, steer wrestling, team roping, and saddle bronc riding. Admission each night is $20 for ages 11 and up, and free for ages 10 and under.

In addition to the Cumming Police Department's final Summer in the City Concert Series show on Sept. 1st with Back N Black: USA's AC/DC Tribute, there are lots of things happening this month at the Lou Sobh Amphitheater! Zumba with Allyson returns Sept. 5th & 19th , as well as Mommy & Me Yoga every Thursday at 10 a.m. Additionally, Tin Cup will kick off its monthly Cruise-In and Car Show event on Sept. 7th from 6-9 p.m. and the Cumming Art Fest returns Sept. 16th & 17th from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. Andrews Jannakos takes to the stage on Sept. 16th from 7-9 p.m., and C Clef & The Playlist closes out the month on Sept. 22nd from 7-9 p.m. For more on these great events, click here or go to cummingcitycenter.com/events.

In August, three new food establishments opened at the Cumming City Center! Congratulations to Juke N Jive Creamery, Myth & Legend Coffee House, and Homestead Restaurant!

• Click here to learn more about Juke N Jive
• Click here to learn more about Myth & Legend
• Click here to learn more about Homestead

Cumming Recreation & Parks Department is now offering new passes. There are two different pass types available:

1) ALL-IN Passes, which include Open Gym (Pickleball, Volleyball, Basketball and Walking) at Dobs Creek Recreation Center AND all CRPD Fitness Classes offered at the Cumming Recreation Center at 437 Pilgrim Mill Road, or

2) Family Passes for Dobbs Creek Recreation Center for Open Gym (Pickleball, Volleyball. Basketball and Walking) only.

Choose your savings based on family size. Passes available for one month, three months, six months, and one year. To learn more, click here. To purchase passes, click here.

The Cumming Recreation & Parks Department Fall Program Guide is also now available, and registration for fall programs has begun! Click here to the view the Fall Program Guide and click here to register for programs.

The Cumming Aquatic Center will again present Dog Days, and this year the event has been expanded from two days to three days! Bring your canine friends to the CAC on Sept. 9th, 10th and 16th for fun in the outdoor leisure pool.

The Center will again close out the outdoor leisure pool season with this special event specifically for four-legged friends (final day of the season for human use is Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 4th). Cost for the event is $15 per dog, per session (humans are free). Fee includes a Dog Days souvenir tennis ball. Sessions are one-hour in length and divided between small dogs (under 45 pounds) and large dogs (45 pounds and over) as follows:

Saturday, Sept. 9th & Sunday, Sept. 10th

1-2 p.m. - Large Dogs

2:15-3:15 p.m. - Small Dogs

3:30-4:30 p.m. - Large Dogs

Saturday, Sept. 16th

1-2 p.m. - Large Dogs

2:15-3:15 p.m. - Small Dogs

All dog owners must provide proof of up-to-date Parvo-Distemper, Rabies, and Bordetella vaccinations (tags are not proof; if proof is not provided, dogs will not be allowed to participate and no refunds will be issued). Click here to register (scroll down for Dog Days sessions). Questions? Email cac2@cityofcumming.net.

During the August Work Session and Regular Meeting of Mayor & City Council, two new Cumming Police Department officers and a volunteer chaplain were sworn in by Police Chief PJ Girvan.

During the Work Session, Officer Christopher Tiller and Chaplain Kent Saferight were sworn in, and during the Regular Meeting, Officer Tenton Nielsen was sworn in.

The officers' families pinned their new badges onto their uniforms during the ceremony. Welcome Officers Tiller and Nielsen and Chaplain Saferight!

The City of Cumming held the Qualifying Period for this year's Municipal Election from Aug. 21th - 23rd. Four candidates qualified to run in this year's election, which will be held Tuesday, Nov. 7th:

Council Post 3

Oran Joey Cochran, Incumbent

Council Post 4

Christopher Light, Incumbent

Council Post 5

Linda Ledbetter, Incumbent

Susie Charles-Carr

The registration deadline for residents of the City of Cumming who are not registered to vote and who desire to vote in the election is October 10, 2023. Contact Forsyth County Voter Registrations and Elections at 770-781-2118 for information on registering to vote. 

Advance/Early Voting will take place Monday to Friday, Oct. 16th through Nov. 3rd; and on Saturdays, Oct. 21st and Oct. 28th. Advance/Early voting will be held at the Forsyth County Voter Registrations and Elections (1201 Sawnee Drive). For information on Advance/Early Voting, call City Hall at 770-781-2010. The Cumming Precinct at Cumming City Hall (100 Main Street) will be open for voting from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. on the Election Day of Tuesday, Nov. 7th, 2023.

The year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Historic Schoolhouse - which houses the School Street Playhouse, Tam's Backstage and the Historical Society of Cumming-Forsyth County - continues on Sept. 9th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with a special reunion event presented by the Historical Society. Anyone who attended school at the Historic Schoolhouse is invited to the attend the reunion event, which will feature live music, photo displays, and more! The event is free and open to the public.

The School Street Playhouse also continues its special season in honor of the 100th anniversary this month with "Moon Over Buffalo" from Sept. 22nd through Oct. 15th (Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2:30 p.m.). This madcap comedy centers on George and Charlotte (originally played by Carol Burnett) Haye, fading stars of the 1950s. On the brink of a disastrous split-up, the pair discover they may have one last shot at stardom: Frank Capra is coming to town to see their matinee. Unfortunately for George and Charlotte, everything that can go wrong does go wrong, abetted by a surprise visit from their daughter and her clueless fiance, a coffee pot filled with more than coffee, and hilarious uncertainty about which play their actually performing caused by Charlotte's deaf old stage-manager mother who hates every bone in George's body. From the producers of "Funny Money" and "The Producers," "Moon Over Buffalo" is sure to have audiences laughing out loud!

The Sawnee Association of the Arts will present "A World of Art Festival" on Sept. 9th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Cumming Arts Center, 111 Pilgrim Mill Road (park across the street in the parking garage). The festival is a celebration of the arts and artists from the many cultures residing in Forsyth County. The festival will be held in conjunction with the 100th Anniversary reunion event at the Historic School House.

A World of Art will feature artists, craftspeople, dancers, musicians, and the tastes of ethnic and local foods, as well as children's activities such as passports, face painting, a chalk art contest, and more! Admission and parking are free.

Additionally, the Cumming Arts Center will present a Forsyth County Art Teacher Exhibit and an SAA member exhibit "Oh, the Places We Go!" from Aug. 30th through Oct. 7th. The gallery is open Wednesday-Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more on these and other SAA events, classes, and open studio times, click here!

Cumming City Hall and most other non-essential City of Cumming facilities will be CLOSED in observance of Labor Day on Monday, Sept. 4th.

The Cumming Aquatic Center will, however, be OPEN on Labor Day from 1-6 p.m. Labor Day is the final day of the season for the outdoor leisure pool.

We wish everyone a fun and restful Labor Day weekend!

Youth Council - September 5th at 5 p.m.

City Council Work Session - September 5th at 6 p.m.

Planning & Zoning Board Meeting - September 19th at 5 p.m.

Regular City Council Meeting - September 19th at 6 p.m.

All meetings are open to the public and held in the third-floor Council Chambers at City Hall, 100 Main Street, unless otherwise noted. For all meetings after 5 p.m., please enter through the rear parking lot entrance.

Click here for previous meeting videos.

Click here for City Council Agendas and Minutes.

Click here for Planning & Zoning Board Agendas and Minutes.