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4/23/25 - By Elsa Simcik

Looking for the best things to do in Atlanta this weekend? Here are some family-friendly events and activities to add to your list for this weekend! 

It's the last weekend of April and spring festival season is in full swing with fun, free Atlanta events like the Inman Park Festival and Tour of Homes and the Smyrna Spring Jonquil Festival. It's also a sweet time for strawberries, and families have their pick of two events this weekend: Strawberry Saturdays at Warbington Farms in Cumming and the annual Georgia Strawberry Festival in Reynolds. Over in Dunwoody, catch Lemonade Days with carnivals rides, food, a petting zoo and more! And don't forget there are great Earth Day events happening across the city. Check out more fun things to do this weekend below! 

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Celebrate SPRING! Festival at Callaway Gardens

Pine Mountain
Final weekend! Through Sunday, April 27
Celebrate SPRING! Festival at Callaway Gardens runs through March and April with brilliant displays of azaleas. Check out the tulip field (with over 100,000 tulips!) in addition to 50 topiary displays. Admission also includes nature trails, the Cecil B. Day Butterfly Center, and a live Birds of Prey show. READ MORE

Lemonade Days Festival

Dunwoody - FREE
April 23 - 27
Parents and kids attend this Dunwoody tradition and enjoy full-scale carnival rides, performances and a Dunwoody Idol contest.  READ MORE

Illumine at Oakland Cemetery

Downtown
April 24 - 27
Explore Oakland Cemetery by moonlight with live music, art exhibits, and special lighting displays. This year's event highlights innovative lighting and art installations by local artists, live music, and interactive experiences. READ MORE

Disney On Ice: Frozen & Encanto

Athens
April 24 - 27
Glide and dance your way into the worlds of Frozen & Encanto with music and dancing alongside Elsa and Mirabel. Enhance your Disney On Ice show ticket with a preshow Character Experience that includes games, storytelling, crafting and interactive time with Elsa and Mirabel. Bring your personal device for photo opportunities. READ MORE

Super Spring Saturdays at Washington Farms

Bogart
Saturday, April 26
Take a drive to Bogart, GA (about 1.5 hour drive from Atlanta) to Washington Farms for Super Spring Saturdays! Kids will have the time of their lives on the farm with jumpy pads and slides, a petting zoo, paintball, wagon rides, and ziplines, just to name a few. The farm features lots of yummy food for sale!  READ MORE

KIDSFITSTRONG Fitness Challenge at Piedmont Park

Mitown - FREE
Saturday, April 26
The KIDSFITSTRONG Fitness Challenge is a roving mobile fitness event that makes its way to select U.S. cities in an effort to engage kids in healthy activities. READ MORE

Kidchella at Children's Museum of Atlanta

Downtown
Saturday, April 26
Children’s Museum of Atlanta invites kids to its first Kidchella, inspired by popular music festival Coachella. This high-energy event promises nonstop fun with interactive activities, creative expression and lively music. Kids can choose from temporary tattoos at the art studio, design a flower crown, engineer kazoos, dance to DJ beats, and more. READ MORE

Chalk the Block in South Fulton

South Fulton
Saturday, April 26
Chalk the Block is a family-friendly event will feature vibrant chalk art, and an array of fun activities for all ages, including face painting, nature focused vendors, gaming truck, and a bounce house. READ MORE

Kids Day at CHaRM DeKalb

Decatur - FREE
Saturday, April 26
Kids Day brings together a number of environmental groups, recycling partners and corporate partners to provide interactive and educational activities for kids. The purpose of the event is to mobilize kids throughout Metro Atlanta to actively engage in recycling and reusing items that will ultimately benefit the environment. READ MORE

Georgia Strawberry Festival in Reynolds

Reynolds - FREE
Saturday, April 26
It's called "The Sweetest Spot in Georgia" and the free event happens on the 4th Saturday of April in Reynolds every year. Visitors pick strawberries, participate in their famous strawberry-eating contests and enjoy tons of activities like a petting zoo, parade, tractor show, and more.  READ MORE

Earth Day Celebration at Ponce City Market

Midtown - FREE
Saturday, April 26
Ponce City Market is hosting an Earth Day event offering an opportunity to engage with local organizations dedicated to environmental stewardship.   READ MORE

Art of Nature Opening Day at Blue Heron Nature Preserve

Buckhead - FREE
Saturday, April 26
Celebrate the launch of Art of Nature with a vibrant day of art, music, and nature appreciation at Blue Heron Nature Preserve! READ MORE

Cobb County Parks' Spring Arts Festival

Marietta - FREE
Saturday, April 26
Head to Jim R. Miller Park for Cobb Parks' Spring Arts Festival with art, music, and free community fun.  READ MORE

Earth Day Celebration at Ponce City Market

Midtown - FREE
Saturday, April 26
Ponce City Market is hosting an Earth Day event offering an opportunity to engage with local organizations dedicated to environmental stewardship.   READ MORE

Legacy Park's Community Day & Decatur Earth Day Festival

Decatur - FREE
Saturday, April 26
Legacy Decatur, the nonprofit stewards of Legacy Park, presents Community Day, an afternoon of environmental education and social connection. Learn, share knowledge, connect with green organizations and community builders, and find kindred spirits to help you on your journey to becoming a greener, more connected resident. READ MORE

Inman Park Festival and Tour of Homes

Inman Park - FREE
April 26 & 27
Families enjoy the Inman Park Festival in one of Atlanta's oldest and most scenic and iconic neighborhoods. It all starts with a tour of homes preview on Friday and the festival begins on Saturday, continuing into Sunday. The festival includes a street parade, kids' zone, and arts and crafts market.  READ MORE

Smyrna Spring Jonquil Festival

Smyrna- FREE
April 26 & 27
Celebrate the jonquils blooming this time of year with a festival featuring 150 arts and crafts booths, an interactive children's zone with inflatables, entertainment, and tons of food.  READ MORE

Toddler Takeover at The Woodruff Arts Center

Midtown
April 26 & 27
This one-of-a-kind experience developed for children from birth through 5 years old will feature performances of the Bernhardt Theatre for the Very Young, art-making at the High Museum of Art, activities with Atlanta Symphony Orchestra musicians, and much more.  READ MORE

Latino Family Festival at Stone Mountain Park

Stone Mountain
April 26 & 27 and May 3 & 4
Stone Mountain Park hosts its annual Latino Family Festival for two weekends. The festival features a family-friendly Drone and Light Show on the largest screen in the world, parade, storytellers, and live performers. READ MORE

Día de Los Niños y Niñas at Aurora Theatre

Lawrenceville - FREE
Sunday, April 27
Come and celebrate this beautiful tradition to celebrate childhood. Bring your kids to enjoy workshops, entertainment, food, and surprises. This event, in collaboration with the Mexican Consulate, will be fun for all.  READ MORE

Taste of Marietta

Marietta - FREE
Sunday, April 27
As one of the biggest and longest-running food festivals in Atlanta, Taste of Marietta attracts people from all over. Visitors to this year's event will find dozens of food vendors, live music and a kids' alley with bouncy houses, sand art, face painting and more.  READ MORE

Family Concert: Out of this World with The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

Midtown
Sunday, April 27
Get ready for a thrilling space adventure with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in the final Family Concert of the season: Symphonic Space Adventure! Astronauts 12 and under and their families will explore the magic of the cosmos with music from Star Wars, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Holst's The Planets, and more. Arrive early to enjoy out-of-this-world fun with an instrument petting zoo, photo booths, arts & crafts, and more. READ MORE

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Elsa Simcik
Elsa Simcik has been freelance writing for 20-something years, covering a hodgepodge of fields--health & fitness, human interest stories, and even dating. After becoming a mom she segued into writing for local magazines and websites, focusing on parenting, fun things to do with kids, and travel. The travel part is fun, but not as glamorous as it sounds, because it's traveling with kids. Still, she'll take it.
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