There is so much Halloween fun happening in and around our community and I don't want you to miss any of it! Here is a list of some of our favorites to check out with your kiddos & teens. Looking for Family Fun on the Farm? Click on the image at the bottom of this article to be directed to our Fun on the Farm Guide.
Legoland Discovery Center, October 20-21 & 27-28
$12.50+ (online)
Brick or treat! Join LEGOLAND® Discovery Center Atlanta for festive fun every weekend in October with the annual Brick-or-Treat celebration. Activities include “find spook characters” MINILAND scavenger hunt and build and take home your own LEGO Frankenstein build, while supplies last! The attraction will also host a costume contest on October 27-28 at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. each day where guests have a chance to win an Annual Pass, a LEGO goody bag and a custom LEGO trophy! In addition, there will be daily meet and greets with favorite LEGO characters daily at noon and 3 p.m. Don’t miss out on all the spook-tacular, fall fun!
MINILAND scavenger hunts, build-and-take activity in the Master Builder Academy, a LEGO pumpkin patch and more! Plus, the attraction will host costume contests October 27-28, and the top winner will take home an annual attraction pass! Other prizes include general admission tickets, LEGO trophies and all participants will receive a certificate!
Zoo Atlanta, October 20-21 & 27-28
Military & Children 2 and under FREE, all others $16.99+
It’s that time of year when Atlanta’s favorite family Halloween festival returns! Sample treats throughout the Zoo, and enjoy the sights, characters and adventures of the whimsical Zoo Boo Town on four magical days with more than 1,000 animals from around the world. Don’t forget your costume!
Even the animals join the fun during Boo at the Zoo! Find out when your favorite Zoo animals are getting Halloween surprises; all animal activities will be listed on the back of the daily map.
Guests can enjoy spooktacular activities:
- Enter costume contests at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
- Find your way through the inflatable Corn Maze.
- Boogie down to Little Beat, a live party DJ.
- Meet some of your favorite storybook characters, including Paddington Bear, the Taco Dragon, Pete the Cat, Wild Thing, Hedgie the Hedgehog and more!
- Help us catch the Candy Thief while riding along on the Boo train! Purchase of train tickets required
All activities will take place from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Eventide Brewing, October 20, 2-6 PM
$10-$25
Join your neighbors for a little friendly competition to start the Halloween festivities.
We'll be hosting a scavenger hunt to find lanterns all around Grant Park. This time we've teamed up with the Grant Park Neighborhood Association (GPNA) establishments to guide you through the history, the beers, the food, and the friends of the place you call home.
Your ticket purchase will include an arm bandana, a souvenir cup, the course map, $5 off your Mothball 2018 ticket, and a free beer at the brewery. Part of the ticket proceeds will go directly to the GPNA. Mothball 2018 tickets will be for sale during the day. Meet back here for live music and prizes in tandem with the Eventide Brewing Halloween Party!
The Grand Prize raffle winning team will select one representative to be seated at one end of a scale. Eventide Brewing employees will stack cases of beer on the other side until balanced. The winning team will receive one voucher per case of beer (redeemable one case per person, per day).
East Atlanta Village Farmers Market, October 21, 12-3 PM
FREE for people, $5 per dog; $5 to enter the costume contest
Join us for our 6th annual family friendly pet festival that features a Halloween costume contest and parade through East Atlanta Village. Dogtoberfest benefits local nonprofits focused on improving the lives of pets. This year grant is going to The W-underdogs.
: We ask that all dogs be spayed/neutered and on a leash - NO RETRACTABLE LEASHES.
: Adoptable Dogs and Cats
: Great raffle prizes
: Vendors for all to enjoy
: Come have a fun-filled day with the community celebrating the love of our pets.
Live from Woodruff Park: The Nightmare Before Christmas + Biketober
Woodruff Park, October 24, 6-9 PM
Free Admission
This October, a lineup of movies will be screened on the Woodruff Park lawn to get Atlantans in the Halloween spirit. All movies are free and open to the public, and attendees will be able to purchase food from food truck vendors and beverages and popcorn from a cash bar. The movie series concludes on October 24 with a screening of The Nightmare Before Christmas. We’ll also celebrate the Atlanta Bike Challenge, aka “Biketober,” at this event with cycling-centric activities and prizes for those who bike to the event. Bring your blankets, chairs, and friends to enjoy a movie under the stars! Attendees are encouraged to wear costumes to the movie screenings – prizes are in store for those with the most standout ensembles.
Halloween Craft + Movie Night
East Atlanta Village Farmers Market, October 25, 4-8 PM
Free Admission
DOUBLE FEATURE 6-8PM in the Garden:
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown +The Nightmare Before Christmas (Movie in the Garden with popcorn and apple treats!)
Screening courtesy of our friends at ScreenFixing.com
Free Pumpkin Painting for Kids (and Adults!) and Fall Photos in the Garden for #FriendsofRoots with Roots Real Estate
PLUS
+ GARDEN GOATS with Miss Lady Bug & Friends + Pumpkin Sale with Ecosystem Farm + Your weekly neighborhood EAV Farmers Market crew
Grant Park, October 26, 6-10 PM
FREE Admission (Lantern kits are available at Adams Realtors and Dakota Blue for $20)
Everyone is always invited to make a lantern and walk in the Grant Park Conservancy's Halloween Lantern Parade! The Lantern Parade is a collaborative community tradition based on participation. Be the parade!
Bring your creepy fabulous lantern to Milledge Fountain on Cherokee Avenue! Food trucks and beverages will be on the scene at 6:00 with parade step-off at 8:00! Perfect for a lantern-lit picnic at dusk!
The Black Sheep Ensemble will lead the parade around the paths of the park with the Krewe of the Grateful Gluttons giant puppets and goblins! Wasted Potential Brass Band will bring up the rear! The parade will loop back to Milledge Fountain where the bands come together for a magical crescendo! Stay and dance with DJ Tabone until the goblins wear themselves out! Take a look at the Route Map: https://tinyurl.com/yaj8gedv
Get some lantern ideas at www.chantellerytter.com/lantern-parades. Need a lantern theme idea? Grant Park Goblins always come out for Lantern Parade!
Fall-O-Ween Fest
The Home Depot Backyard, October 27, 5-9 PM
FREE Admission, Must have a ticket voucher to enter
Join The Home Depot Backyard for the first-ever Fall-O-Ween Fest. Bring your family and friends along to enjoy lawn games, trunk-or-treating and our very own hay maze! This FREE event will be one you don’t want to miss – don’t forget to sport your best costume in preparation for our movie night under the stars.
5:00pm – Lawn Opens + Activities Begin
6:30pm – Costume Contest
7:00pm – "Coco" Movie Feature
Families and friends of all ages are welcome to bring lawn chairs and blankets to enjoy our outdoor showing of Pixar's Oscar-winning Coco. Popcorn and drinks will be available for purchase along with food from some of our favorite local partners.
Must have a ticket to enter. Outside alcohol is not permitted.
Limited event parking is available near Mercedes-Benz Stadium - please visit www.parking.mercedesbenzstadium.com to purchase your pass today!
College Football Hall of Fame, October 27-28
Free Admission for children ages 3-12 in costume, Active Military FREE, Admission for all others $17.99 +
Experience the spooky sights and sounds of Halloween during Haunted Hall of Fame at the Chick-fil-A College Football of Fame in downtown Atlanta! Kids ages 3-12 get in free when they arrive in costume. Run around the field of screams, dodge ghosts in our Skillzone challenge, trick or treat, visit our face painters and more!
Trunk or Treat at Second-Ponce
Second-Ponce de Leon Baptist Church, October 28, 5-7 PM
FREE
Make plans now to join us for Second-Ponce's annual Trunk-or-Treat! Come ready for food, games, candy, music and more! This event is free and open to the public. Invite your friends, family and neighbors, too!
Fernbank Natural History Museum, Daily
Admission included with Museum Entry
Drawing inspiration from literature’s countless dark forests, Woodland Spirits evokes mystery, adventure and uncertainty during the Halloween season.
As you explore WildWoods and Fernbank Forest, be prepared to encounter ghostly visitors in the shadows, up in the trees, deep in the vistas, and waiting in plain sight. Although mostly undisturbed throughout history, these woods feature clues and remnants from those who’ve come before us. Perhaps their spirits never left.
Woodland Spirits feature a variety of ghostly figures imagined by Fernbank and transformed by Laura Lewis, an Atlanta artist who specializes in sculpture, painting and outdoor installations.
Milledge Fountain at the intersection of Milledge and Cherokee Avenues October 27, 2018 at 4:30 PM – 7 PM
FREE
Attention All Ghosts, Ghouls and Goblins: Put on your costumes and join us for the 2018 Grant Park Children's Halloween Parade & Picnic on Saturday, October 27. The Grant Park Parents Network (GPPN) and Park Avenue Baptist Church have teamed up to bring you an afternoon of frightfully good fun that you do not want to miss!
Get your costumes ready and decorate your bikes, wagons, strollers and scooters. The more monsters, princesses and superheroes, the better! Parade line-up begins at 4:30pm at the Milledge Fountain at the intersection of Milledge and Cherokee Avenues. The parade will begin at 5:00pm. We are excited to have the marching band from Maynard H. Jackson High School leading our parade again this year!
Local Atlanta musicians The Heatbunnies will perform right after the parade ends in the meadow on the corner of Cherokee and Sydney. You'll also want to make sure you check out the Halloween FunZone hosted by Park Avenue Baptist Church after the parade! Grab some fresh popped popcorn, have your face painted by Ms. Susie from Art Attack, and make Halloween crafts. Get in the competitive spirit with a game of corn hole, and practice your aim at the pumpkin toss!
Don't want to pack your own picnic for the Halloween Parade? GPPN will be providing complimentary hot dogs and chips (while supplies last) prepared and served by our friends at Park Avenue Baptist Church!
Fernbank Natural History Museum, October 27, 10am-2pm
Admission included with Museum Entry
Bring your little ghosts and goblins for a frighteningly-fun Halloween party featuring games, hands-on activities, special treats for kids in costumes and more.
Costume Contest
Noon
Show off your creative costume in this museum-wide costume contest! Prizes will be awarded for "Best Overall Kid's Costume" and "Best Family." Preregistration is required; winners will be announced at 12:30pm.
Skull Selfie
Get up close and personal for a spooky selfie with a life-size replica of a Giganotosaurus skull.
Kids' DJ
Boogie along to Halloween favorites on our fossilized dance floor with J&M Sound Design.
Georgia Bubbleman
Dinosaur Plaza; Weather-permitting
Have a spook-tacular time with giant bubbles.
Halloween Treats**
Collect treats at stations throughout the Great Hall. Treats vary from candy to small toys. (May contain small parts.)
GoGo squeeZ Treats**
Enjoy tasty GoGo squeeZ applesauce to fuel your Halloween fun.
Beech-Nut**
Try one of the many baby food and toddler snacks from Beech-Nut Baby Food.
Atlantic Station, October 31, 4-8 PM
FREE
Trick or treat our stores and restaurants, snap a pic on our photo BOOth throne, and enjoy spooky Halloween tunes on October 31st from 4-8pm! Look for the decal to find participating locations - while supplies last.
Georgia A-Scary-Um: Trick or Treat
Georgia Aquarium, October 31, 4-8 PM
Free Admission for children in costume (up to 2 free children per full-priced adult)
Georgia A-Scary-Um provides a safe and friendly trick-or-treat environment for the whole family. On Wednesday October 31st from 4:00-8:00pm, enjoy trick-or-treating stations in each gallery, Halloween-themed crafts and a photo station. It's bound to be bone-chillingly fun!
Additionally, on Wednesday, October 31st from open to close, kids under the age of 12 who arrive in costume will receive FREE general admission with each full price paid adult or Annual Membership holder (up to 2 free children per full-priced adult)!* Children must be in costume to redeem this offer, but adults are welcome to dress up as well. Please, no masks covering the faces of adults.
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