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9/28/25 - By Elsa Simcik

Families are in for a treat this October in Atlanta with a packed calendar of fun events to enjoy, including Halloween and fall festivals!

Kick off October events in Atlanta with fried food, amazing rides, and spectacular shows at the Georgia State Fair and the Cumming Country Fair and Festival. The delicious Georgia Apple Festival in Ellijay takes place across two weekends in October, so families have their pick...of apples and fun! Then it's Halloween with Boo at the Zoo, Goblins in the Garden, and sooooo many more Atlanta Halloween events and activities. 

If you are excited about fall in Atlanta and want to make the most of it, check out our Atlanta Fall Guide, which includes tons of ideas for family fun like the best fall day trips from Atlanta and our favorite pumpkin patches. 

We’re adding more events to our family activity calendar every day, so don’t forget to check it frequently. Never miss out on a kid-friendly event, activity, or class, by signing up for our free Atlanta newsletter! 

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Top Things To Do in Atlanta with Kids this October

Georgia State Fair

Hampton
Through October 5, 2025
Georgia's State Fair promises carnival rides, children's attractions and carousels, live shows, concessions, a family magic show, a petting zoo, and more. It all takes place at the Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton. READ MORE

Kids Boo Fest at Six Flags Over Georgia

Austell
Weekends through November 2, 2025
Kids Boo Fest includes all the fun of Fright Fest but without the scary stuff. During daytime hours on weekends in September 13 - November 2, families head to Six Flags Over Georgia for family-friendly rides, cute Halloween surprises, and Trick or Treat Town.  READ MORE

Oktoberfest in Helen

Helen
Through November 2, 2025
Head north about 1.5 hours to join the German celebration in Helen for its 53rd year. Visitors embrace all things Bavarian from food to beverages to music and dancing. Kids enjoy the festivities too with their own dance floor (and the always kid-favorite chicken dance).  READ MORE

Stone Mountain Park Pumpkin Festival

Stone Mountain
Through November 2, 2025
The Pumpkin Festival takes place Friday-Sunday until November 2. 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

Atlanta Greek Festival

Atlanta
October 2 - 5, 2025
Take a trip to Greece without ever leaving Atlanta! Families can satisfy their cravings for Greek fare such as spanakopita, gyro and baklava for days. Also enjoy live music, dancing, and more! READ MORE

Cumming Country Fair & Festival

Cumming
October 2 - 12, 2025
Families love this fair becasuse it has all the traditional elements: delicious food, fun rides, attractions (think magicians), and concerts.  READ MORE

Haunted Seas at Georgia Aquarium

Downtown
October 3 - November 2, 2025
This October, Haunted Seas returns with brand-new characters, chilling legends, and spine-tingling sights. On weekends, from 2-6pm, the adventure intensifies with an enhanced trick-or-treat experience, shows and arts and crafts. READ MORE

Crabapple Fest

Milton - FREE
Saturday, October 4, 2025
Families head to Crabapple Road in Milton the first Saturday of October for the city's annual Crabapple Fest. Shoppers love the antiques and arts vendors. Football fans appreciate the giant TV for watching their favorite college football games. Everyone enjoys the variety of food.  READ MORE

Roswell's Youth Day Celebration

Roswell - FREE
Saturday, October 4, 2025
The long-standing Youth Day in Roswell tradition continues this year with the beloved parade and celebration.  READ MORE

Blippi: Join the Band Tour!

Sandy Springs
Saturday, October 4, 2025
The brand new show Blippi: Join the Band Tour is coming to Sandy Springs. Blippi will be joined onstage by Meekah, their singing and dancing buddies and live musicians to explore what makes music, including sounds, rhythms and instruments, through all your favorite Blippi hits. READ MORE

Candler Park Fall Fest

Candler Park - FREE
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

Pumpkin Patch Festival at Oakland Cemetery

Atlanta - FREE
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

Fairies in the Garden

Decatur - FREE
October 4 - 18, 2025
Fairy fans descend on Woodlands Garden in Decatur for this annual event, which lasts for two weeks. Kids dress up in fairy costumes (if they want to) and discover fairy houses hidden in the forest. Parents can download a map prior to attending.  READ MORE

Georgia Mountain Fall Festival

Hiawassee
October 10-12 & 17-19, 2025
Families enjoy two weekends at the Fall Festival, held at the historic Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds. The festival includes music performances, arts & crafts, fun carnival rides, unique attractions and a glimpse into North Georgia's rich history and culture.  READ MORE

The Great Pumpkin Fest

Canton - FREE
Sunday, 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

Chalktoberfest

Marietta - FREE
October 11 & 12, 2025
There is something for every member of the family at Chalktoberfest, a free event on the Historic Marietta Square hosted by The Marietta Cobb Museum of Art. The Chalk event is held in conjunction with a Craft Beer Festival.  READ MORE

Fall Festival on Ponce

Atlanta - FREE
October 11 & 12, 2025
Families check out 125 displays of arts and crafts (think folk and outsider style) at historic Olmsted Linear Park. Besides the main attraction, visitors can explore the children's area, try local food and beverages, and listen to acoustic music. READ MORE

Dog Man The Musical at Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center

Sandy Springs
October 11 & 12, 2025
Based on the worldwide hit series by Dav Pilkey, Dog Man: The Musical, follows the chronicles of Dog Man, who with the head of a dog and the body of a policeman, loves to fight crime and chew on the furniture.  READ MORE

Georgia Apple Festival

Ellijay
October 11-12 & 18-19, 2025
Check out the crispiest, juiciest apples from Georgia's apple capital--Ellijay. For two weekends, Ellijay hosts the Georgia Apple Festival complete with arts and crafts, food, an auto show and live music.  READ MORE

Spooky Mill at Autrey Mill

Johns Creek - FREE
Saturday, October 18, 2025
Families enjoy a costume contest, animal crafts, carnival games, haunted hike, concessions, and ghost tours at this fall Halloween festival.  READ MORE

HarvestFest at Marietta Square

Marietta - FREE
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

Brookhaven International Fest

Brookhaven - FREE!
October 18 & 19, 2025
An assortment of cultures will be woven together for Brookhaven’s annual International Festival along the Peachtree Creek Greenway. The event features a variety of live cultural performances and music, international cuisine, an art walk, interactive art creation, a Kidz Zone, health screenings and vendors. READ MORE

Gold Rush Days

Dahlonega - FREE!
October 18 & 19, 2025
Visitors to Dahlonega celebrate the town's discovery of gold (which happened back in 1828) with a traditional festival on the square in the Historic District. READ MORE

Sugar Rush Arts Festival in Sugar Hill

Sugar Hill - FREE
October 18 & 19, 2025
This sweet festival in Sugar Hill includes music, art, a kids' zone, and yummy food and drinks! READ MORE

Boo at the Zoo

Grant Park
October 18 & 19; 25 & 26, 2025
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

Little Five Points Halloween Festival and Parade

Little Five Points - FREE
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

Goblins in the Garden at Atlanta Botanical Garden

Midtown
Sunday, October 19, 2025
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

Peachtree City Fall Festival and Movie Night

Peachtree City - FREE
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

Diary of A Wimpy Kid: Partypooper with Jeff Kinney

Decatur
Friday, October 24, 2025
It's the 20th Diary of a Wimpy Kid book and Jeff Kinney himself will be there to celebrate with an interactive performance! Fans of the book series will not want to miss this!  READ MORE

Howl on the Green

Duluth - FREE
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

Halloween Hikes & Haunted Quests at Chattahoochee Nature Center

Roswell
October 24 - 26, 2025
The Chattahoochee Nature Center celebrates its 40th annual Halloween Hikes! Enjoy three special nights of not-so-scary guided Halloween hikes or Haunted Quests for ages 12+.  READ MORE

Downtown Kennesaw Candy Crawl

Kennesaw - FREE
Saturday, October 25, 2025
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

Eav-O-Ween at East Atlanta Village

East Atlanta - FREE
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

Halloween at Halcyon

Alpharetta
Saturday, October 25, 2025
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

Snellville Fall Festival

Snellville
Saturday, October 25, 2025
Snellville's favorite festival is back this year with music, food and lots of fun kids' activities. Parents can purchase $15 activity bands for their children which gives them access to a rock wall, several inflatables and a train. Kids and dogs can particpate in costume contests too.  READ MORE

Dinosaur Trick-or-Treat at Fernbank

Druid Hills
Saturday, October 25, 2025
Live it up at the Fernbank Museum of Natural History Dinosaur Trick-or-Treat party for children of all ages. READ MORE

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

Downtown
October 25 & 26, 2025
Costumed kids hit the Children's Museum at night for this annual event which happens two nights in a row! Guests play, dance to music from a live DJ, and of course, score lots of candy.  READ MORE

Haints and Saints/Day of the Dead Parade

Decatur - FREE
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 - FREE
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

Halloween Skelebration

Woodstock - FREE
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

Places featured in this article:

Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral
Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center
Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds
Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center
Ellijay Lions Club Fairgrounds
Historic Dahlonega Town Square
Little Five Points
Fernbank Museum of Natural History
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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