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9/27/24 - By Elsa Simcik

The only thing we love more than Halloween events are FREE Halloween events in Atlanta! After all the money we spend on Halloween costumes, candy, and parties, parents need free Halloween events in Atlanta--like pumpkin & fall festivals, neighborhood Halloween parties, and more. Many of these free Halloween events are hosted by cities, including Roswell, Duluth, and Sandy Springs. We've rounded up the best Atlanta Halloween events that are free to attend!

In fact, there are so many Atlanta events during the last two weekends of October, families may choose to freebie hop. For more fun Atlanta Halloween things to do with kids, check out our city's Halloween Guide! 

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Bring your little goblins and ghosts to Avenue East Cobb for a Halloween celebration! Photo courtesy of the event
Bring your little goblins and ghosts to Avenue East Cobb for a Halloween celebration! Photo courtesy of the event

Fun, Free Atlanta Halloween Events for Kids

Pumpkin Patch at Oakland Cemetery

Grant Park
October 5 & 6, 2024
This is not just any pumpkin patch-- it's in a cemetery! Families visit historic Oakland Cemetery's north public grounds for a two-day pumpkin patch and festival.  READ MORE

Peachtree City Fall Festival and Movie Night

Peachtree City
Friday, October 11, 2024
The City of Peachtree City throws a Fall Festival & Movie Night with games, open play areas, food, police and fire displays, trunk or treat, canine demonstration, and more!   READ MORE

Fall Festival at Ashford Lane

Dunwoody
Saturday, October 12, 2024
Head to Ashford Lane. in Dunwoody for a free fall festival with a pumpkin patch, a balloon artist, an interactive DJ and more!   READ MORE

The Great Pumpkin Fest

Canton
Saturday, October 12, 2024
Cherokee County throws a mega fall/Halloween festival with a DJ, trick-or-treating, a costume contest, a petting zoo and hay ride. But that's not all. Kids get a kick out of the pumpkin launcher too. They even have axe throwing and archery.  READ MORE

Olde Town Fall Festival in Conyers

Conyers
Saturday, October 19, 2024
It's the oldest festival in Rockdale County! The fun, free event includes craft vendors, festival food, entertainment and kid's activities. Costumes encouraged for the costume contest!  READ MORE

Fall-O-Ween Fest

Kennesaw
Saturday, October 19, 2024
Fall-O-Ween has something for everyone —costume contests, a candy trail, field games, music, and a family-friendly movie after sundown.  READ MORE

HarvestFest at Marietta Square

Marietta
Saturday, October 19, 2024
Marietta's HarvestFest celebrates the best of fall with a ton of fun, free activities, including an arts & crafts show, touch-a-truck, pie-eating contest, Halloween kids festival, costume contest, and more! READ MORE

Wills Park Boo Bash

Alpharetta
Saturday, October 19, 2024
Kids don not-so-scary costumes for this event, complete with carnival games, a dance party and trick-or-treating. The event is held on the lawn next to the Alpharetta Community Center.      READ MORE

Carvin' in Crabapple & Trunk or Treat

Milton
Saturday, October 19, 2024
Everyone can B.Y.O.P. (Bring Your Own Pumpkin) to Carvin' in Crabapple at Broadwell Pavillion, and use the provided carving and painting tools. Plus, Milton Police are hosting a Trunk-or-Treat across the street, so kids should bring their Trick-or-Treat bags and snag some candy. There is also a costume contest!  READ MORE

Halloween JamBOOree in Acworth

Acworth
Saturday, October 19, 2024
Families play games and eat yummy food at Acworth's JamBOOree event. Kids also love the bouncy houses and the costume contest.  READ MORE

Buford Halloween Festival

Buford
Saturday, October 19, 2024
Kids and parents flock to Bogan Park Rec Center in Buford for this huge Halloween event. Visitors enjoy music, food trucks, lawn games, costume contests, and lots of trick or treating!   READ MORE

Little Five Points Halloween Festival and Parade

Little Five Points
October 19 & 20, 2024
Little Five Points is always THE place for cool, eclectic fun and Halloween is the culmination of that awesomeness. On Saturday, kids search Little Five for monsters designed by local artists from 11am-6pm. On Sunday, families check out the BIZarre Bazaar Haunted Market and catch the parade.  READ MORE

Johns Creek Trunk-or-Treat

Johns Creek
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Kids dress up in their costumes and walk from trunk to trunk for this pre-Halloween event put on by Johns Creek Rec and Parks and the Johns Creek Public Safety Foundation. READ MORE

Truck or Treat: Dunwoody Food Truck Thursday Finale

Dunwoody
Thursday, October 24, 2024
Close out the Dunwoody Food Truck Thursday season with food trucks, live music, and candy galore! READ MORE

Halloween Fun House

Roswell
Friday, October 25, 2024
Kids 8 and under are invited to attend this Halloween festival with their parents. Children can wear costumes and play carnival games, get their faces painted, jump in bouncy houses and trick or treat.  READ MORE

Howl on the Green

Duluth
Friday, October 25, 2024
Families kick off Halloween fun with this Duluth tradition on the city's Town Green. Visitors can expect food, treats and live entertainment. The event is fun for the whole family, even the furry ones.  READ MORE

Downtown Kennesaw Candy Crawl

Kennesaw
Friday, October 25, 2024
Kids start their adventure with Trick-or-Treating from 4:30 – 6:00 PM and collect sweet treats from local merchants. Then they head over to Depot Park from 4:30 – 7:30 PM for even more fang-tastic festivities, games and surprises! READ MORE

Dia de Muertos Roswell

Roswell
Saturday, October 26, 2024
Celebrate this traditional Mexican holiday with the Dia de Muertos Festival and Cantina Contest on the grounds of Roswell City Hall. The event features an afternoon and evening filled with fun, remembrance, and community spirit. READ MORE

Spooky Springs

Sandy Springs
Saturday, October 26, 2024
Little trick-or-treaters head to Abernathy Greenway Park for a fun, safe Halloween festival. Kids enjoy face painting, not-scary costumed characters and their favorite--trick or treating candy stations.  READ MORE

Boo Bash at The Avenue East Cobb

Marietta
Saturday, October 26, 2024
Candy lovers head to The Avenue East Cobb the Saturday before Halloween for trick-or-treating, a costume party, face painting, a balloon artist and more.  READ MORE

Trick-or-Treating at Avalon

Alpharetta
Saturday, October 26, 2024
Families visit the concierge at Avalon to grab a map for this free scavenger hunt. Then they take off to participating retailers to snag treats.  READ MORE

Spooktacular Mini Golf & Trick-or-Treat

Roswell
Saturday, October 26, 2024
Aurora Cineplex hosts a family-friendly, trick-or treat event with not-so-scary costumed characters giving out candy and prizes. Kids enjoy Halloween-themed decor and photo ops with giant pumpkins, friendly ghosts, goblins and more. The event also features BOGO mini golf.   READ MORE

Doraville Trunk-or-Treat

Doraville
Saturday, October 26, 2024
Celebrate Halloween with the City of Doraville at their annual Trunk-or-Treat event. Arrive at Honeysuckle Park to visit the decorated vehicles of local businesses and organizations. Stay for face painting, magic, games, a costume contest, and more! READ MORE

Shorty Spookfest in Duluth

Duluth
Saturday, October 26, 2024
Families enjoy carnival games, sweet treats, and a costume contest at this free event at Shorty Howell Park.  READ MORE

Trunk-or-Treat at Shallowford Presbyterian Church

Northeast Atlanta
Saturday, October 26, 2024
Families head to the parking lot of Shallowford Presbyterian during the day for a not-so-scary trunk-or-treat event.  READ MORE

Fall Festival of Fun in Marietta

Marietta
Saturday, October 26, 2024
Join Cobb Parks for their annual Fall Festival of Fun at Jim R. Miller Park. Hop on a hayride for an interactive journey filled with characters & stories. They have a haunted house, arts and crafts, photo booths, bouncy houses, and more.  READ MORE

Grant Park Halloween Parade

Atlanta
Sunday, October 27, 2024
Costumed kids and parents head to Grant Park for a Halloween parade & party. Participants are encouraged to decorate bikes, wagons, strollers and scooters. Following the parade, families attend a party at Grant Park Field.  READ MORE

Trick-or-Treat Week in Decatur

Decatur
October 26 - 31, 2024
Trick-or-Treat Week in Decatur is back! Kids visit any participating business around the Decatur Squre in costume from Saturday, 10/26, through Thursday, 10/31, say the magic words ("Trick-or-Treat!"), and get candy! Participating shops will have a picture of a pumpkin in their windows.  READ MORE

Haints and Saints/Day of the Dead Parade

Decatur
Sunday, October 27, 2024
Decatur’s popular Halloween-themed parade, Haints and Saints, is back with a Dias de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) twist. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to put on their best, weirdest, cutest or most beautiful costumes.  READ MORE

Virginia Highland Candy Crawl

Virginia Highland
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Everyone is invited to trick or treat before Halloween in Virginia Highland's shopping district. Costumed kids travel from shop to shop, collecting candy during this fun, free event.  READ MORE

Safe-O-Ween in Acworth

Acworth
Thursday, October 31, 2024
Get ready for a spook-tacular time at the Acworth Police Department’s annual Safe-O-Ween event. Kids 12 and under enjoy an afternoon of Halloween fun and free candy.  READ MORE

Lawrenceville BOO Fest

Lawrenceville
Thursday, October 31, 2024
On Halloween night, bring the kids to the City of Lawrenceville's BOO Fest for candy, fun, and spooky scares. Kids will walk BOO Fest Treat Trail, where local businesses and organizations decorate booths to safely pass out candy. READ MORE

Halloween Treat at Chattahoochee Nature Center

Roswell - FREE if wearing costume!
Thursday, October 31, 2024
Costumed visitors to Chattahoochee Nature Center on Halloween receive free admission!    READ MORE

Halloween Trail of Tricks and Treats

Woodstock
Thursday, October 31, 2024
Costumed kids get to trick-or-treat on a Woodstock trail during Halloween night. Along the way, children will not only snag candy but also enjoy music, games, and crafts.  READ MORE

Places featured in this article:

Alpharetta Community Center
Little Five Points
East Roswell Recreation Center
Area 51: Aurora Cineplex & The Fringe Miniature Golf
Shallowford Presbyterian Church
Virginia-Highland District