Best Events for Kids in Atlanta in October 2025

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. Visit the website here.

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, cuteHalloween surprises, and Trick or Treat Town. Visit the website here.

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). Visit the website here.

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). Visit the website here.

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! Visit the website here.

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. Visit the website here.

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. Visit the website here.

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. Visit the website here.

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. Visit the website here.

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. Visit the website here.

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. Visit the website here.

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. Visit the website here.

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. Visit the website here.

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. Visit the website here.

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. Visit the website here.

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. Visit the website here.

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. Visit the website here.

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. Visit the website here.

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. Visit the website here.

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. Visit the website here.

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! Visit the website here.

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. Visit the website here.

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. Visit the website here.

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! Visit the website here.

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. Visit the website here.

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). Visit the website here.

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. Visit the website here.

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! Visit the website here.

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! Visit the website here.

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. Visit the website here.

Chattahoochee Nature Center Halloween Hikes
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. 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. Visit the website here.

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! Visit the website here.

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. Visit the website here.

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. Visit the website here.

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. Visit the website here.

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. Visit the website here.

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. Visit the website here.

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. Visit the website here.

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. Visit the website here.

Halloween Trail of Tricks and Treats
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. Visit the website here.

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