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Zoo Atlanta hosts Boo at the Zoo for two weekends in October. Kids come in costumes for a not-so-scary, daytime Halloween festival. Photo courtesy of Zoo Atlanta
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9/22/24 - By Melanie Preis

Halloween events in Atlanta allow kids (and adults) to celebrate fall, dress up in costumes, and eat WAY too much candy. There are so many Halloween events this year, it's impossible to show up at everything. We've rounded up our favorite Atlanta Halloween events that will have you screaming for joy (and fright)!

Our list of top Halloween events for families in Atlanta include Kids Boo Fest at Six Flags, Stone Mountain Park Pumpkin Festival, a monster parade in Little Five Points, and so much more. Read on for a sweet treat—our top Halloween events in Atlanta—and the trick is to put them in your family calendar. And as always, check our Fun Atlanta Fall Guide for the best local pumpkin patches, fall festivals, corn mazes, and more. 

 

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Awesome Halloween Events in Atlanta for 2024

Stone Mountain Park Pumpkin Festival

Stone Mountain
Fridays-Sundays, November 3, 2024
The Pumpkin Festival takes place Friday-Sunday until November 3. Ticket holders enjoy family-friendly park attractions and not-so-spooky Halloween-themed entertainment throughout the day. At night the whole park glows and visitors enjoy a pumpkin-themed laser show (additional cost).    READ MORE

Kids Boo Fest at Six Flags Over Georgia

Austell
Fridays-Sundays through November 3, 2024
Kids Boo Fest includes all the fun of Fright Fest but without the scary stuff. During daytime hours on weekends in September 14 - November 3, families head to Six Flags Over Georgia for family-friendly rides, cute Halloween surprises, and Trick or Treat Town.  READ MORE

Fright Fest at Six Flags Over Georgia

Austell - Recommended ages 13+
Fridays-Sundays through November 3, 2024
Things that go bump in the night have amassed at Six Flags Over Georgia. Every weekend from September 14 - November 3, the theme park turns into a devilish attraction at night.  READ MORE

Netherworld Haunted House

Stone Mountain - Children must be accompanied by adults
Select nights through November 9, 2024
Netherworld Haunted House is one of the scariest Halloween events in the nation...that's right, beyond Atlanta and even the Southeast region.  READ MORE

Pumpkin Patch at Oakland Cemetery

Grant Park - FREE!
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

Haunted Seas at Georgia Aquarium

Downtown
October 5-31, 2024
This October, Haunted Seas returns with brand-new characters, chilling legends, and spine-tingling sights, all in an even more immersive experience. On weekends, from 2-6pm, the adventure intensifies with an enhanced trick-or-treat experience, featuring new routes and even more stations for little ghouls and goblins to collect goodies. READ MORE

Brick-or-Treat Monster Party at LEGO Discovery Center Atlanta

Buckhead
October 6-31, 2024
Included with LEGO Discovery Center admission, families can experience all the regular fun plus participate in Halloween-themed activities like the LEGO Halloween 4D movie, costume parades, cool Halloween builds, and new for 2024: A POTION KITCHEN EXPERIENCE!  READ MORE

The Great Pumpkin Fest

Canton - FREE!
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

Fall-O-Ween Fest

Kennesaw - FREE!
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- FREE!
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 - FREE!
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

Halloween JamBOOree in Acworth

Acworth - FREE!
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

Little Five Points Halloween Festival and Parade

Little Five Points - FREE!
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

Boo at the Zoo

Grant Park
October 19, 20, 26, & 27, 2024
Zoo Atlanta hosts Boo at the Zoo for two weekends in October. Kids come dressed in costumes for a not-so-scary Halloween festival during the day. Families enjoy games, dancing and get to trick-or-treat all while seeing animals.  READ MORE

Trick-or-Treat at Children's Museum of Atlanta

Downtown
October 19 & 26, 2024
Costumed kids hit the Children's Museum at night for this annual event which happens two weeks in a row! Guests play, dance to music from a live DJ, and of course, score lots of candy.  READ MORE

Haunted Hall of Fame Built by The Home Depot

Downtown
Sunday, October 20, 2024
Let your kids 12 and under go trick-or-treating (and get free admission!) when they dress up in costume at Chick-Fil-A College Football Hall of Fame. READ MORE

Howl on the Green

Duluth - FREE!
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

Spooktacular Mini Golf & Trick-or-Treat

Roswell - FREE!
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

Boo Bash at The Avenue East Cobb

Marietta - FREE!
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

Dia de Muertos Roswell

Roswell - FREE!
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

Halloween at Halcyon

Alpharetta
Saturday, October 26, 2024
Trick-or-treaters get an early start on Halloween while helping a good cause. All of the ticket sales from this event go to Bald Ridge Lodge, a safe haven for at-risk boys. Families MUST register and purchase tickets in advance for either the 11:00am or 1:00 pm time slots.  READ MORE

Fall Festival of Fun in Marietta

Marietta - FREE!
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

Doraville Trunk-or-Treat

Doraville - FREE!
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

Spooky Springs

Sandy Springs - FREE!
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

Dinosaur Trick-or-Treat at Fernbank

Druid Hills
Saturday, October 26, 2024
Live it up at the Fernbank Museum of Natural History Dinosaur Trick-or-Treat party for children of all ages. READ MORE

Emily's Trick or Treat to Cure Crohn's and Colitis

Sandy Springs
Saturday, October 26, 2024
Families look forward to this fundraiser/Halloween event every year, benefitting the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation. Visitors will find 50+ trick-or-treat stations, a magician & balloon animals, music, live performances, and more!  READ MORE

Fall Glow Festival

Norcross
Saturday, October 26, 2024
Kids wear costumes and bring bags and buckets to fill up on loot from trunks at this fun event in Norcross. The festivities also include glow games and hayrides.  READ MORE

Nightmare on Highland Halloween Bash at Amore e Amore

Virginia Highland
Saturday, October 26, 2024
Amore e Amore is throwing not one, but two high-energy Halloween parties, complete with costume contests, a DJ spinning spooky tunes, and plenty of bone-chilling surprises.  READ MORE

Trick-or-Treat on The Roof at Ponce City Market

Midtown
Saturday, October 26, 2024
Halloween is happening in full force at Ponce City Market's famed rooftop, Skyline Park. Families are encouraged to bring costumed kids to enjoy trick-or-treating, play boardwalk games show off their costumes in costume parades at 1pm and 4pm READ MORE

Eav-O-Ween at East Atlanta Village

East Atlanta - FREE!
Saturday, October 26, 2024
East Atlanta Village goes all out for this Halloween event which includes a costume contest, trick-or-treating all around EAV and a fun after-party.  READ MORE

Halloween Costume Party and Trick-or-Treating at Crabapple Market

Milton - FREE!
Saturday, October 26, 2024
Kids dress up in their spookiest costumes and head to the Crabapple Green for free activities and lots of treats.  READ MORE

Haints and Saints/Day of the Dead Parade

Decatur - FREE!
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

The Great Trick-or-Treat at Atlanta History Center

Buckhead
Sunday, October 27, 2024
Celebrate Halloween with face painters, a strolling magician, a children’s ride on a train, and early trick-or-treating through the beautiful Atlanta History Center Buckhead campus! Members and their guests will have early access to all activities and a dedicated lounge in the Coca Cola Café. READ MORE

Virginia Highland Candy Crawl

Virginia Highland - FREE!
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

Halloween Trail of Tricks and Treats

Woodstock - FREE!
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
Pumpkins at Callaway is a fun fall event with glowing decor, a pumpkin patch, and a gigantic
Pumpkins at Callaway is a fun fall event with glowing decor, a pumpkin patch, and a gigantic "pumpkin tree." Photo by Rebecca Leffler

2024 Atlanta Halloween Events in Nature

Fall Fun at Yahoo Farm

Jasper
Through October 31, 2024
Take the kids to Yahoo Farm for a hayride, corn maze, pony rides, corn cannon, gem mining, rubber duck races, and the pumpkin wagon and "hay bale" kiddie maze. Prices vary by activity (ages 3 and up). READ MORE

Pumpkin Fest at Pettit Creek Farms

Cartersville
Select days through October 31, 2024
A ticket to Pumpkin Fest at Pettit Creek Farms includes scarecrow building and unlimited visits to the 2-acre corn maze, hayrides, ring toss, and petting zoo. Add-ons include giraffe feedings and camel rides, as well as bungee jumping, Aerial Adventure Course, and Canopy Zipline Tour for older children and teens. READ MORE

Pumpkins at Callaway

Pine Mountain
Through Saturday, November 2, 2024
Pumpkins at Callaway is a fun fall event at Callaway Gardens with glowing decor, a pumpkin patch, a corn maze, and a gigantic "pumpkin tree." After sundown, visitors experience a glowing enchanted pumpkin forest.  READ MORE

Fall Fun at Sleepy Hollow Farm

Powder Springs
Select days through November 2, 2024
Sleepy Hollow Farm offers wagon rides, corn maze, petting zoo, pumpkin patch, and multiple kids’ games this fall season. New this year: Treasure Hunters Scavenger Hunt & Puzzle Game. READ MORE

Fall at Warbington Farms

Cumming
Select days through November 2, 2024
Fall is a great time to visit Warbington Farms in Cumming. They have a corn maze, pumpkin patch, hay rides and a fun park. The fun park has a jumping pillow, barnyard slide and a petting zoo.  READ MORE

Buford Corn Maze

Buford
Select days through November 17, 2024
Buford Corn Maze features a 5-acre corn maze, farm animals, a popcorn jumping pillow, hayride, pony ride, and even a haunted forest walk. In late September, the pumpkins arrive!  READ MORE

Easterseals North Georgia Family Fall Festival & Trick or Treat Trot

Peachtree Corners
Saturday, October 5, 2024
Burn off all that candy AND help a great cause by attending the Easterseals North Georgia Trick or Treat Trot and Fall Festival at Pinckneyville Park in Peachtree Corners. Participation in the Trick or Treat Trot 5K Race unites children, families, and runners to raise funds and increase awareness for young children with disabilities in the Atlanta and North Georgia communities. READ MORE

Spooky Mill at Autrey Mill

Johns Creek - FREE!
Saturday, October 12, 2024
Families enjoy a costume contest, animal crafts, carnival games, haunted hike, concessions, and ghost tours at this fall Halloween festival.  READ MORE

Goblins in the Garden at Atlanta Botanical Garden

Midtown
Sunday, October 20, 2024
Enjoy a Halloween costume party at the Atlanta Botanical Garden with fall activities while exploring Scarecrows in the Garden. Activities include Goblins Runway, dance performances, mini-pumpkin decorating, and a pumpkin hunt. READ MORE

Johns Creek Trunk-or-Treat

Johns Creek - FREE!
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

Chattahoochee Nature Center Halloween Hikes

Roswell
October 25-27, 2024
Enjoy three special nights of not-so-scary guided Halloween hikes. Ticket holders are guided through the forest to meet woodland creatures and hear how they live. Expect an evening filled with world music, crafts, campfires, and more. READ MORE

Places featured in this article:

Alpharetta Community Center
Little Five Points
Chick-fil-A College Football Hall of Fame
Area 51: Aurora Cineplex & The Fringe Miniature Golf
Fernbank Museum of Natural History
Lucky Shoals Park - Recreation Center
The Green at Crabapple Market
Virginia-Highland District