Norcross Email Extravaganza Vol. 397
A weekly email for the young & forever young in Historic Norcross
DID YOU KNOW...? (it’s a long one)
After a full year of planning, we’re ready to see Norcross Porchfest become a real day in the neighborhood!! We hope you’ll come ready to listen, mingle, cheer for performers, and enjoy Historic Norcross in a way we don’t get to experience every weekend. Thank you to the sponsors and volunteers who made today possible!
Music runs tomorrow, Saturday, May 2 from 12-6pm, rain or shine! As of Thursday night, the forecast is looking more like overcast-or-shine by midday, which sounds like good porch weather to me. Streets in the festival zone close at noon, including N Peachtree St, S Peachtree St, Thrasher St, Park Dr, and nearby side streets around Thrasher Park. Plan to walk in or Uber if needed! If you need anything during the day, our home base will be the Norcross Woman’s Club Historic Library at 65 N Peachtree St.
Come hungry and thirsty, too! In addition to our downtown restaurants, we’ll have Urban Wings, Cue BBQ, Low-Co Motion, Good Vibes Wellness, Top Job Beverages, Social Fox Brewing, and King of Pops. You’ll also see BIA Charter School, Carolee’s, and Norcross Porchfest merch! If you live inside or just outside the downtown area, please enter the Porch Decorating Contest (inspo board)! We’d love to see the neighborhood dressed up as people walk through! Submit your decorated porch here!
A quick note for porch hosts and neighbors in the festival zone: your home can be part of the day in whatever way feels right to you. If you want to put out a lemonade stand, bake sale, bubbles, sidewalk chalk, or something small and fun on your own property, please do. If you’re worried about people stepping on your grass or cutting through your yard, a few cones or stakes with yarn can be a simple, friendly way to mark the space and gently let attendees know not to pass through.
I’ve been to several porchfests around Georgia, and I’ve always seen people on their best behavior. There is usually a real sense of respect for porch hosts and surrounding homes. Attendees, please help us keep it that way. Stay on sidewalks and public areas when walking around, be thoughtful around yards and porches, clean up after yourself, and be neighborly!
When the music wraps, everyone is invited to keep the day going at the Norcross Porchfest afterparty on the rooftop at B&W Burgers, Buns & Brews. See you tomorrow!!!
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
This glass sculpture in Thrasher Park marks the Eastern Continental Divide, the high ridge that helped shape Norcross’ earliest roads, rail lines, and place in history!
Submit a photo to be featured! This can be you/your family, cool critters around town, cozy corners you like to rest in, events, the train, sunsets, etc! It’s up to you - just send your photo and a brief description to youngnorcross@gmail.com!
COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT
Where There’s a Will at Lionheart Theatre
Where There’s a Will by Joe Simonelli opens at Lionheart Theatre on Friday, May 1 and runs through May 17. In this comedy, William Shakespeare is accidentally transported to the modern world, where he lands outside the home of Gordon Coleridge, a struggling playwright with writer’s block, a pushy manager, and an estranged girlfriend. Shows are Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm, Sundays at 2pm, with an added Saturday matinee on May 16 at 2pm! Tickets are $18/$20.
MOMS Club® Open House
Join the MOMS Club® of Peachtree Corners, Norcross & Berkeley Lake for a community Open House on Sunday, May 3 from 3-5pm at Lillian Webb Park, 5 College St NW! Meet local moms, learn more about the group, and let the kids enjoy the splash pad while you sip iced coffee from Refuge Coffee Co. in Norcross. There will be treats for the kids, family games, MOMS Club merch, raffle prizes from local businesses, and an easy way to plug into the local mom community!
Join us for Kodomo No Hi (Japan’s Children’s Day) Festival!
ICAGeorgia Parent-Teacher Organization is holding the 2026 Kodomo No Hi (Japan’s Children’s Day) Festival on Sunday, May 3, from 11am-4pm at Thrasher Park! Join us for crafts like making kabuto (origami samurai hats) and koinobori, cultural performances, bounce houses and sports activities, a variety of vendors, your favorite Norcross restaurants, and face painting with some of your favorite characters! More information here!
Spanish & Wine Tasting Tour
La Fontaine Language Center is hosting a Spanish & Wine Tasting Tour on Saturday, May 16, with visits to 3 vineyards in Ellijay, 12 wine tastings, mountain views, snacks and drinks included, and Spanish language fun on the bus! Arrival is 8:45am at 32 Jones St, Norcross, with departure at 9:15am sharp and return around 4pm. Tickets are $245 per person, limited, and can be booked securely on Eventbrite. For more info, contact 404-218-2402 or gfonta2017@gmail.com.
Mt. Carmel UMC Vacation Bible School
Join us for a fun-filled week of Faith on the Frontier as we journey with Jesus through pioneer days celebrating our 200th birthday and 100 years of our sanctuary! June 1-5, 2026! Ages 3 (and potty trained) through 5th grade!
DAILY EVENTS
Friday
B&W Burgers - Live music from Josh Huff, 7-11pm
Cultivation Brewing - Live music with Slow Parade, 5-8pm
Iron Horse Tavern - Live DJ 9pm
Saturday
B&W Burgers - Live music from Vibe Tribe Live, 8-11pm / Official Norcross Porchfest Afterparty on the rooftop! Everyone’s welcome, 6-9:30pm
Cultivation Brewing - Flow and Grow Yoga with Be Tru Studios, 11:30am
Downtown Norcross - Norcross Porchfest!! Rain or shine, 12-6pm
Iron Horse Tavern - Karaoke, 9:30pm
Social Fox Brewing & Distillery - 6-year Anniversary Party!! / Vintage clothing vendor from 12-5pm / Live music with Tom Blair from 6:30-9pm / Find Social Fox at Thrasher Park during Norcross Porchfest!
Sunday
Thrasher Park - 2026 Kodomo No Hi (Japan’s Children’s Day) Festival, 11a-4p
Monday
Lillian Webb Park - F3 Gwinnett men’s group workout, 5:30-6:15am
Social Fox Brewing & Distillery - Star Wars Party: May the 4th Be With You!
Tuesday
B&W Burgers - Trivia, 7pm
Cultivation Brewing - Cinco de Mayo party!
Norcross Library - Revenge of the Fifth! Join us for a Star Wars Day event! We will have VR kits for lightsaber training. Build your own LEGO Starship to explore the galaxy and see if you can make the trench run to destroy the Death Star! Cool down with some home-made Yoda soda! 5-6:30pm
Social Fox Brewing & Distillery - Cinco de Mayo party!
Wednesday
45 South - PDC: Scott Hilton, GA State Representative District 48, 8:15-9am
B&W Burgers - Wednesday Music Bingo, 7-11pm
Cultivation Brewing - Norcross Run Club 6:15pm / Team Trivia 7pm
Savage Pizza - Trivia at 7pm, top 3 winners get prizes!
Social Fox Brewing & Distillery - Trivia, 7pm
Lillian Webb Park - F3 Gwinnett men’s group workout, 5:30-6:15am
Thursday
Freckles & Co - Book Club, featuring The Keeper of Lost Children by Saqeda Johnson, led by Tina Newman, 2pm
Norcross Library - Toddler time! Stories, songs and active play, 11am-12pm
Social Fox Brewing & Distillery - Music Bingo, 7pm
YOUNG NORCROSS CARD DEALS
Butter & Cream - Free waffle cone upgrade with ice cream purchase Monday - Thursday
Social Fox Brewing & Distillery - Buy one beer, get a second beer 50% off
Receive 15% off
45 South
NX Vinyl - Any “previously loved” vinyl
Receive 10% off
Antique Traditions
B&W Burgers, Buns & Brews (food only)
Carolee’s
Cultivation Brewing
Dahlia's Restaurant & Porch
Eighteen70 Restaurant (food only)
Freckles & Co
Good Vibes Wellness (Cannot be combined with any other offers)
Refuge Coffee
Savage Pizza
Taste of Britain
The Local Peach