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Head to the Virginia Highland shopping district for the annual Candy Crawl that's fun, free, and full of candy. Photo courtesy Virginia Highland District
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9/26/25 - By Elsa Simcik

Halloween is fast approaching, but before fretting about the rising costs of Halloween costumes, candy, and decorations, check out our list of FREE Halloween events in Atlanta! Atlanta hosts tons of Halloween events that are completely free to attend. Our list includes Halloween parades, trunk-or-treats, and more. Many of these free Halloween events are hosted by fun cities and neighborhoods to explore, including Duluth and Virginia-Highland. If you plan accordingly, your family can freebie hop most weekends in October! 

Need more ghoulishly good holiday fun? Check out the Atlanta Halloween Guide for great ideas to do with kids this spooky season.  

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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

Free Atlanta Halloween Events for Kids

Spooky Fridays on the Lawn at Ashford Park

Dunwoody
Fridays in October 2025
Dress in costumes and bring blankets to watch FREE Halloween movies on the Lawn. Movies begin when the sun sets, but you can arrive early to eat dinner at one of Ashford Lane's restaurants. READ MORE

Pumpkin Patch Festival at Oakland Cemetery

Grant Park
October 4 & 5, 2025
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

Candler Park Fall Fest

Candler Park
October 4 & 5, 2025
One of the most popular events in Candler Park and the surrounding metro Atlanta area, the Fall Fest has an artist market, food trucks, and live music. Candler Park Fall Fest features an awesome children's area called Kidlandia.  READ MORE

Euharlee Covered Bridge Fall Festival

Euharlee
Friday, October 10, 2025
Set against the backdrop of one of Georgia’s oldest covered bridges, this community festival is filled with kid-friendly fun—think hayrides, games, bounce houses, arts & crafts, live music, and plenty of tasty festival food. READ MORE

The Great Pumpkin Fest

Canton
Saturday, October 11, 2025
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

Halloween Fun House

Roswell
Friday, October 17, 2025
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

Spooktacular Skate Party

Peachtree Corners
Friday, October 17, 2025
Dress up in Halloween costumes and attend an evening skate party filled with music, crafts, costume contests, and games at the Pinckneyville Park hockey rink. Don't forget to bring your own skates and a bag to collect candy.  READ MORE

Fall Garden Boo Fest

Dacula
Saturday, October 18, 2025
Dress up and participate in the costume contest at this fall festival in Dacula. There will be crafts, games, family activities, and cooking demonstrations.  READ MORE

Olde Town Fall Festival in Conyers

Conyers
Saturday, October 18, 2025
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

HarvestFest at Marietta Square

Marietta
Saturday, October 18, 2025
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

Boo Bash in Alpharetta

Alpharetta
Saturday, October 18, 2025
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

Powder Springs Fall Festival Trunk-or-Treat

Powder Springs
Saturday, October 18, 2025
Celebrate fall's arrival with the good people of Powder Springs. Families visit the Thurman Springs Park and the Hardy Family Automotive Amphitheater for a morning of frightful fun. READ MORE

Little Five Points Halloween Festival and Parade

Little Five Points
October 18 & 19, 2025
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 (at noon).  READ MORE

Johns Creek Trunk-or-Treat

Johns Creek
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
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

Pumpkin Palooza at Northbrook UMC

Roswell
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
Northbrook UMC in Roswell throws an awesome Pumpkin Palooza event each year. Families enjoy trunk-or-treating as well as food trucks, a pumpkin patch, hayrides, and s'mores. READ MORE

Trunk-Or-Treat at North Cobb Regional Library

Kennesaw
Friday, October 24, 2025
Head to the North Cobb Regional Library for trick-or-treating, Halloween-inspired crafts, games, and more. Although free to attend, registration is strongly recommended.  READ MORE

Lawrenceville BOO Fest

Lawrenceville
Friday, October 24, 2025
Bring the kids to the City of Lawrenceville's BOO Fest for candy, fun, and spooky scares. Kids will walk the BOO Fest Treat Trail, where local businesses and organizations decorate booths to safely pass out candy. READ MORE

Peachtree City Fall Festival and Movie Night

Peachtree City
Friday, October 24, 2025
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

Howl on the Green

Duluth
Friday, October 24, 2025
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

Trunk or Treat & Haunted Hayride in Locust Grove

Locust Grove
Friday, October 24, 2025
The entire family will enjoy this annual event at the Locust Grove City Hall. Dress up in costumes, get oodles of candy, and ride on the haunted hayride through Locust Grove Cemetery.  READ MORE

Jack O'Lantern Jamboree - Canton

Canton
October 24 & 25, 2025
This two-day event features trick-or-treating (while supplies last), Halloween character meet and greets, DJ music, and local vendors. Enjoy an outdoor movie (TBD) and live music on Friday evening, as well as football games on the LED screen all day Saturday.  READ MORE

Carvin' in Crabapple & Trunk or Treat

Milton
Saturday, October 25, 2025
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 25, 2025
Families play games and eat yummy food at Acworth's JamBOOree event. Kids also love the bouncy houses and the costume contest.  READ MORE

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

Milton
Saturday, October 25, 2025
Kids dress up in their spookiest costumes and head to the Crabapple Green for free activities and lots of treats.  READ MORE

Buford Halloween Festival

Buford
Saturday, October 25, 2025
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

Spooky Springs

Sandy Springs
Saturday, October 25, 2025
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

Trunk or Treat at Dunwoody Baptist Church

Dunwoody
Saturday, October 25, 2025
Dunwoody Baptist Church throws a huge trunk-or-treat event with inflatables and bounce houses, games, a preschool play area, kids in costumes, and lots and lots of candy.    READ MORE

Eav-O-Ween at East Atlanta Village

East Atlanta
Saturday, October 25, 2025
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

Boo Bash at The Avenue East Cobb

Marietta
Saturday, October 25, 2025
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

Doraville Trunk-or-Treat

Doraville
Saturday, October 25, 2025
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

Fall Fest at North Point Mall

Alpharetta
Saturday, October 25, 2025
Costumed kids head to Center Court at North Point Mall for a fun fall festival. Activities include trick or treating, a balloon artist, face painting, and roaming characters.  READ MORE

Fall Festival of Fun in Marietta

Marietta
Saturday, October 25, 2025
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

Shorty Spookfest in Duluth

Duluth
Saturday, October 25, 2025
Families enjoy carnival games, sweet treats, and a costume contest at this free event at Shorty Howell Park.  READ MORE

Trick-or-Treating at Avalon

Alpharetta
Saturday, October 25, 2025
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

City of Grayson Trunk or Treat

Grayson
Sunday, October 26, 2025
Families can head to Grayson city hall for this fun Halloween celebration! Wear your costumes and get candy from vehicles decorated by local businesses. READ MORE

Haints and Saints/Day of the Dead Parade

Decatur
Sunday, October 26, 2025
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 29, 2025
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

AmeriGroup & Radio One Atlanta's Halloween Trunk or Treat

Decatur
Thursday, October 30, 2025
Walk through the haunted house at this free event hosted by AmeriGroup and Radio One Atlanta. Participate in the costume contest, listen to live music, and get lots of candy! READ MORE

Halloween Party at West Cobb Regional Library

Kennesaw
Thursday, October 30, 2025
Toddlers and preschoolers will participate in a Halloween parade in the library, as well as enjoy crafts and lots of treats. There will be a photo booth so you can get great pics of your little ones in their Halloween costumes.  READ MORE

Safe-O-Ween in Acworth

Acworth
Friday, October 31, 2025
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

Halloween Treat at Chattahoochee Nature Center

Roswell - FREE if wearing costume
Friday, October 31, 2025
Costumed visitors to Chattahoochee Nature Center on Halloween receive free admission!    READ MORE

Halloween Skelebration

Woodstock
Friday, October 31, 2025
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

Munchkin Masquerade in Newnan

Newnan
Friday, October 31, 2025
The littlest Halloween fans get to trick-or-treat early in downtown Newnan! Bring your toddler or preschooler in their costumes to downtown and let them enjoy daytime Halloween trick-or-treating around the local businesses.  READ MORE

Dawsonville Trunk-or-Treat

Dawsonville
Friday, October 31, 2025
Families love this annual trunk-or-treat event because it takes place on Halloween, giving kids a safe place to trick-or-treat and have fun. The free event includes carnival games, a bounce house, and hayrides. READ MORE

Places featured in this article:

East Roswell Recreation Center
Alpharetta Community Center
Little Five Points
Northbrook United Methodist Church
The Green at Crabapple Market
Virginia-Highland District

About the Author

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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