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Kid-Friendly Things to Do in Atlanta This Weekend
Friday, Oct. 17 - Sunday, Oct. 19

Looking for family-friendly activities in Atlanta this weekend? Here are some fun events to add to your list for this weekend! 

Best Things To Do This Weekend in and Near Atlanta With Kids

Halloween Fun House
Roswell - FREE
Friday, October 17
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. Visit the website here.

HallowINK at INK
Gainesville
Friday, October 17
Kids enjoy a fun night of trick-or-treating, games, food & more throughout the museum. Costumes encouraged. Visitors bring a bag for their goodies. Chick fil a dinner is included in ticket price. Visit the website here.

Smyrna Spooky Festival
Smyrna- FREE
Friday, October 17
Smyrna's Spooky Festival is back in the Smyrna Market Village. Dress up in your favorite costumes and bring the whole family for an evening of chills and thrills at this free-to-attend festival. Visit the website here.

Spooktacular Skate Party
Peachtree Corners - FREE
Friday, October 17
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. Visit the website here.

HarvestFest at Marietta Square
Marietta - FREE
Saturday, October 18
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! Visit the website here.

Spooky Mill at Autrey Mill
Johns Creek
Saturday, October 18
Families enjoy a costume contest, animal crafts, carnival games, haunted hike, concessions, and ghost tours at this fall Halloween festival. Visit the website here.

Boo Bash in Alpharetta
Alpharetta - FREE
Saturday, October 18
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. Visit the website here.

Sugar Rush Arts Festival in Sugar Hill
Sugar Hill - FREE
October 18 & 19
This sweet festival in Sugar Hill includes music, art, a kids' zone, and yummy food and drinks! Visit the website here.

Monster Mash at the Center for Puppetry Arts
Midtown
October 18 & 25
Monster Mash is back at the Center for Puppetry Arts for TWO DATES! Kids enjoy trick-or-treating, a Halloween dance party, and storytime while making puppets and meeting puppeteers. Wear costumes for photo ops! Visit the website here.

Train or Treat at Southeastern Railway Museum
Duluth
Saturday, October 18
Get a jump start on trick or treating, participate in the costume contest (kids 12 and under), and enjoy live music at the Southeastern Railway Museum. Visit the website here.

Powder Springs Fall Festival Trunk-or-Treat
Powder Springs - FREE
Saturday, October 18
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. Visit the website here.

Spooky Science Saturday at Tellus Science Museum
Cartersville
Saturday, October 18
For those brave enough to explore the unknown, chart a course on a museum-wide scavenger hunt. Follow clues through the museum galleries and outside along the Czahor Solar System Trail to uncover a secret communication code. Visit the website here.

Roswell's Great Annual Duck Race
Roswell
Saturday, October 18
Kids and parents send plastic ducks racing down Big Creek in this annual fundraiser supporting Keep Roswell Beautiful. Families enjoy food and activities, too. Cash prizes awarded to ducks in 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. Visit the website here.

The French Market at Buckhead Village
Buckhead
Saturday, October 18
Visitors to Buckhead Village on October 18 immerse themselves in a French-inspired open air market experience amongst the cobblestone streets, lush greenery, and European-inspired decor. Visit the website here.

Georgia Apple Festival
Ellijay
Final weekend! October 18 & 19
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. Visit the website here.

Gold Rush Days
Dahlonega - FREE
October 18 & 19
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. Visit the website here.

Magnolia Fine Arts Festival in Peachtree City
Peachtree City - FREE
October 18 & 19
The 10th Annual Magnolia Fine Arts Festival returns to Peachtree City. This free, juried art show features painting, pottery, jewelry, digital design and a community creative project. Discover art from around the globe in the new International Village, and enjoy live music, performances, and tasty eats from local food trucks, beverage stations and specialty Italian and Oktoberfest experiences. A dedicated children's art activity area is a favorite attraction. Visit the website here.

Little Five Points Halloween Festival and Parade
Little Five Points - FREE
October 18 & 19
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). Visit the website here.

Repticon Atlanta
Lawrenceville
October 18 & 19
Reptile enthusiasts gather at the Gwinnett County Fairgrounds for all-things reptile. Visitors come to buy, sell and see reptiles. Tickets must be purchased online in advance. Visit the website here.

Brookhaven International Fest
Brookhaven - FREE
October 18 & 19
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. Visit the website here.

Boo at the Zoo
Atlanta
October 18 & 19; 25 & 26
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. Visit the website here.

Goblins in the Garden at Atlanta Botanical Garden
Midtown
Sunday, October 19
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. Visit the website here.

 

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