Halloween is just around the corner, and although life may look a bit different currently, here are some fun outdoor events and activities to celebrate the spooky holiday with your family!
- Hallowfest at Six Flags: Enjoy family-friendly fall activities during the day, and at night, the amusement park transforms into a ghoulish place with ghosts, goblins, and haunted attractions. https://www.sixflags.com/overgeorgia/special-events/hallowfest
- Halloween Spooktacular Drive-Thru at Brook Run Park in Dunwoody: Drive through a haunted display of spook decorations, special effects, and music in Brooke Run Park in Dunwoody. Children will receive clip-on flashers. https://www.facebook.com/events/brook-run-park/halloween-spooktacular-drive-thru/715583975837860/
- Supernatural Science Fest at Fernbank: Get into the Halloween spirit with “Woodland Spirits”, which is a tour featuring a variety of ghostly figures lurking about. You can also explore “Bugs, Bats, & Bones” and learn more about Halloween’s most iconic figures, and “Creepy Crawlies” provides a host of Halloween-themed activities for your little ghosts and goblins. https://www.fernbankmuseum.org/sciencefest/
- Decatur Ghost Tours: A psychic medium and paranormal investigator leads a spooky tour, which starts in the heart of Downtown Decatur’s Historic Town Square and includes a visit to Old Decatur Cemetery. It is suggested that you bring your camera, as you may just capture orbs and apparitions, and don’t be surprised if you hear the cries of wounded soldiers as you travel down the streets of Decatur. *Advanced reservations are required. http://www.decaturghosttour.com/
- Halloween Dinner & Drive-In Movie Theater at The Avenue East Cobb: Celebrate Halloween with a viewing of “Hotel Transylvania”. Arrive early to enjoy balloons, pictures with costumed characters, a costume parade, candy bags, a DJ, and trivia. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/halloween-dinner-drive-in-movie-tickets-123207678483
- Halloween Festivities at Buckhead Village: Enjoy family-friendly activities, such as pumpkin painting, pre-packaged candy stations, complimentary Halloween cupcakes from Georgetown Cupcakes, live music, a dog costume contested, and much more. https://www.buckheadvillagedistrict.com/happenings/halloween
- Goblins in the Garden at the Atlanta Botanical Garden: There will be dance performances, mini pumpkin decorated, a Home Depot Kid’s Workshop give-a-way, a painted pumpkin hunt, and a Goblin’s Runway for your little ones to show off their Halloween costumes. https://atlantabg.org/calendar/goblins-in-the-garden/