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15 family Halloween events near Atlanta with 2026 dates confirmed on their official sites, across 10 towns. The earliest to open is Tricks and Treats at Six Flags Over Georgia, on September 12. 8 list free admission.
Zoo Atlanta's daytime Halloween festival with a trick-or-treat trail, carnival games, crafts, and roaming costumed characters across five event days.
Community Halloween and Day of the Dead parade from Decatur Cemetery into downtown Decatur, with costumes, floats, and a closing music jam on the square.
No-tricks Halloween candy trail through Fernbank Museum with themed tables, crafts, and dinosaur exhibits; bring your own trick-or-treat bag.
Family Halloween day at the Atlanta Botanical Garden with a kids' costume runway, pony rides, live music, and pumpkin decorating.
City of Duluth's free Halloween celebration on the Town Green with trunk-or-treat, a costume contest, and a mad-science stage show.
City of Johns Creek's official trunk-or-treat at City Hall, run by the police department and city recreation staff.
Indoor Halloween dance party at the Center for Puppetry Arts with trick-or-treating, a kids' DJ, walk-around puppet characters, and a new mask-making station.
Family puppet show at the Center for Puppetry Arts featuring goofy Halloween monster characters; ticket includes museum galleries.
City of Sandy Springs' free Halloween event at Abernathy Greenway Park with candy stations, face painting, and food trucks.
Dunwoody Parks & Recreation's annual Truck or Treat at Brook Run Park, presented with Dunwoody Police and the local HOA.
Day-to-night pumpkin festival at Stone Mountain Park with a glowing light trail, jack-o'-lantern displays, a drone/fireworks show, and a new pumpkin parade.
Daytime, no-scares Halloween event at Six Flags Over Georgia with a kids' trick-or-treat trail, costume contest, and character meet-and-greets.
Self-guided scarecrow display throughout downtown Alpharetta made by local families, schools, and businesses, with a puzzle/scavenger hunt and public vote.
Marietta Square's annual fall festival with vendors, live music, and family activities, paired with a month-long scarecrow display around the square.
Neighborhood-wide Halloween festival and costume parade in Little Five Points with vendors, food trucks, live bands, and a community-center haunted house.
Boo at the Zoo, Day of the Dead: Haints & Saints Halloween Parade, Dinosaur Trick-or-Treat, Downtown Alpharetta Scarecrow Harvest, Goblins in the Garden, HarvestFest and Scarecrows in the Square, and 9 more. Each has its 2026 dates, hours and prices on its own page.
The earliest in this guide is Tricks and Treats at Six Flags Over Georgia on September 12, 2026.
Day of the Dead: Haints & Saints Halloween Parade, Dinosaur Trick-or-Treat, Downtown Alpharetta Scarecrow Harvest, Goblins in the Garden, HarvestFest and Scarecrows in the Square, Howl on the Green, and 6 more are rated 1 of 5 ghosts: not scary.
Yes: Day of the Dead: Haints & Saints Halloween Parade, Downtown Alpharetta Scarecrow Harvest, HarvestFest and Scarecrows in the Square, Howl on the Green, Johns Creek Trunk or Treat, and 3 more list free admission on the official site.
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