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Zoo Atlanta hosts Boo at the Zoo for two weekends in October. Kids come in costumes for a not-so-scary, daytime Halloween festival. Photo courtesy of Zoo Atlanta
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9/21/25 - By Melanie Preis

Halloween events in Atlanta allow kids (and adults) to celebrate fall, dress up in costumes, and eat WAY too much candy. There are so many Halloween events this year, it's impossible to show up at everything. We've rounded up our favorite Atlanta Halloween events that will have you screaming for joy (and fright)!

Our list of top Halloween events for families in Atlanta include Kids Boo Fest at Six Flags, Stone Mountain Park Pumpkin Festival, a monster parade in Little Five Points, and so much more. Read on for a sweet treat—our top Halloween events in Atlanta—and the trick is to put them in your family calendar. And as always, check our Fun Atlanta Fall Guide for the best local pumpkin patches, fall festivals, corn mazes, and more!

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Top 2025 Halloween Events in Atlanta

Stone Mountain Park Pumpkin Festival

Stone Mountain
Fridays-Sundays 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

Kids Boo Fest at Six Flags Over Georgia

Austell
Fridays-Sundays 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

Brick-or-Treat Monster Party at LEGO Discovery Center Atlanta

Buckhead
September 25 - October 31, 2025
Included with LEGO Discovery Center admission, families can experience all the regular fun plus participate in Halloween-themed activities like the LEGO Halloween 4D movie, costume parades, cool Halloween builds, and back this year: A POTION KITCHEN EXPERIENCE!  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

Pumpkin Patch Festival at Oakland Cemetery

Grant Park - 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

Halloween Fun House

Roswell - FREE!
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

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

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

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

Lawrenceville BOO Fest

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

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

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

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

Fall Festival of Fun in Marietta

Marietta - FREE!
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

Spooky Springs

Sandy Springs - FREE!
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

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

Emily's Trick or Treat to Cure Crohn's and Colitis

Sandy Springs
Saturday, October 25, 2025
Families look forward to this fundraiser/Halloween event every year, benefitting the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation. Visitors will find 50+ trick-or-treat stations, a magician & balloon animals, music, live performances, and more!  READ MORE

Fall Glow Festival in Norcross

Norcross
Saturday, October 25, 2025
Kids wear costumes and bring bags and buckets to fill up on loot from trunks at this fun event in Norcross. The festivities also include glow games and hayrides.  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

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

Trick-or-Treat on The Roof at Ponce City Market

Midtown
Saturday, November 1, 2025
Halloween is happening in full force at Ponce City Market's famed rooftop, Skyline Park. Families are encouraged to bring costumed kids to enjoy trick-or-treating, play boardwalk games show off their costumes in costume parades at 1pm and 4pm READ MORE
Pumpkins at Callaway is a fun fall event with glowing decor, a pumpkin patch, and a gigantic
Pumpkins at Callaway is a fun fall event with glowing decor, a pumpkin patch, and a gigantic "pumpkin tree." Photo by Rebecca Leffler

2025 Atlanta Halloween Events in Nature

Pumpkin Fest at Pettit Creek Farms

Cartersville
Select days through October 31, 2025
A ticket to Pumpkin Fest at Pettit Creek Farms includes scarecrow building and unlimited visits to the 2-acre corn maze, hayrides, ring toss, and petting zoo. Add-ons include giraffe feedings and camel rides, as well as bungee jumping, Aerial Adventure Course, and Canopy Zipline Tour for older children and teens. READ MORE

Pumpkins at Callaway

Pine Mountain
Through November 1, 2025
Pumpkins at Callaway is a fun fall event at Callaway Gardens with glowing decor, a pumpkin patch, a corn maze, and a gigantic "pumpkin tree." After sundown, visitors experience a glowing enchanted pumpkin forest.  READ MORE

Fall on the Farm - Scottsdale Farms

Milton
Through November 2, 2025
A corn maze, hayride, zipline, and farm animals await kids at Scottsdale Farms. During your visit, you'll find plenty of autumn-themed photo ops and the perfect pumpkin from the patch (which opens a week earlier, on September 13).  READ MORE

Buford Corn Maze

Buford
Select days through November 9, 2025
Buford Corn Maze features a 5-acre corn maze, farm animals, a popcorn jumping pillow, hayride, pony ride, and even a haunted forest walk. In late September, the pumpkins arrive!  READ MORE

Spooky Mill at Autrey Mill

Johns Creek
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

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

Chattahoochee Nature Center Halloween Hikes

Roswell
October 24 - 26, 2025
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. READ MORE

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.  READ MORE

Places featured in this article:

East Roswell Recreation Center
Little Five Points
Fernbank Museum of Natural History
Lucky Shoals Park - Recreation Center
Virginia-Highland District

About the Author

Melanie Preis
Melanie Preis is a writer, editor, wife, and mom of three (including her beloved bernedoodle). Before joining Mommy Poppins, she worked at StyleBlueprint, Turner Broadcasting, and HowStuffWorks. She loves reading, anything Bravo, art fairs, and, of course, her bernedoodle.
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