Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Roswell · GA
Things to do with kids in Atlanta — October 2026
128 family events in October 2026, 92 still to come. Every listing links to the organizer’s own page. Dates are in Eastern Time.
What’s on now in Atlanta →Still to come
Oct22ThuArts & craftsThrough Dec 1
Contact Paper Stained-Glass — October–December 2026
Children's Museum of Atlanta
With admissionAges 4+
Oct22ThuSTEM & discoveryThrough Jan 10
Doc McStuffins: The Exhibit — 2026–27
Children's Museum of Atlanta
With admission
Oct22ThuOutdoorsThu, Oct 22 · 10:00 AM
Homeschool Adventures — fall 2026 nature science series
Autrey Mill Nature Preserve & Heritage Center
From $50Ages 5–14
Oct22ThuOutdoorsThrough Nov 30
Naturally Artistic — Color Quest 2026
Chattahoochee Nature Center
From $14
Oct22ThuPumpkins and patchesThrough Nov 1
Pumpkin Festival — fall 2026 selected dates
Stone Mountain Park
From $36.99
Oct22ThuSTEM & discoveryThrough Dec 1
Rock Identification — October–December 2026
Children's Museum of Atlanta
With admissionAges 4+
Oct22ThuOutdoorsThrough Nov 1
Scarecrows in the Garden — 2026 Exhibition
Atlanta Botanical Garden — Atlanta campus
With admission
Oct22ThuArts & craftsThrough Dec 1
Storytime and Madlibs — October–December 2026
Children's Museum of Atlanta
With admissionAges 4+
Oct22ThuSpooky and hauntedThrough Nov 1
Haunted Seas — family daytime 2026
Georgia Aquarium
With admissionAll ages
Nov1SunSTEM & discoverySun, Nov 1 · 9:00 AM
Sensory Friendly Playtime — fall 2026
Children's Museum of Atlanta
With admission
Oct26MonArts & craftsMon, Oct 26 · 5:00 PM
Fabricate Kids Fashion: Concept to Execution — Fall 2026
Fabricate Studios
From $425Ages 7+
Nov3TueArts & craftsTue, Nov 3 · 8:30 AM
Zone of Light 2026 No-school Creative Arts Days
Zone of Light Studio
From $100Ages 5–12
Oct23FriSTEM & discoveryFri, Oct 23 · 2:00 PM
Live Animal Encounter — selected October 2026 sessions
Fernbank Museum of Natural History
With admissionAll ages
Oct25SunOutdoorsSun, Oct 25 · 11:30 AM
Meet a Ranger — selected October 2026 sessions
Fernbank Museum of Natural History
With admissionAges 6+
Oct26MonSTEM & discoveryMon, Oct 26 · 11:00 AM
Virtual Reality for Homeschool Teens — Central Library
Central Library — Best Buy Teen Tech Center
- Outdoors
Tue, Nov 10 · 1:30 PM
Homeschool Naturalists — fall 2026 series
Chattahoochee Nature Center
From $70Ages 5–9
Nov10TueSTEM & discoveryTue, Nov 10 · 9:00 AM
Tuesdays in the Field — fall 2026 homeschool series
Georgia Aquarium — Oceans Ballroom
Paid
Oct28WedSTEM & discoveryWed, Oct 28 · 4:30 PM
LEGO United — Adams Park Library
Adams Park Library
Oct22ThuSpooky and hauntedThrough Nov 1
Spookhouse Annie — 2026 run
Center for Puppetry Arts
From $20Ages 4+
Oct28WedSTEM & discoveryWed, Oct 28 · 11:30 AM
Story Time — selected October 2026 sessions
Fernbank Museum of Natural History
With admissionUp to 8
Oct22ThuArts & craftsThu, Oct 22 · 6:00 PM
Color Wheel Bedazzle It! Teen Two-session Workshop
Color Wheel Studio
From $60Ages 12+
Oct22ThuSTEM & discoveryThu, Oct 22 · 2:00 PM
Dino Talk — selected October 2026 sessions
Fernbank Museum of Natural History
With admissionAll ages
- Outdoors
Fri, Oct 23 · 11:00 AM
Greet the Sheep and Goats — Atlanta History Center Smith Farm
Atlanta History Center — Smith Farm
With admission
Oct24SatCommunitySat, Oct 24 · 9:00 AM
Boo at the Zoo 2026 — Atlanta
Zoo Atlanta
With admissionAll ages
Oct24SatSpooky and hauntedSat, Oct 24 · 10:00 AM
Monster Mash 2026
Center for Puppetry Arts
With admissionAll ages
- Sports & play
Sun, Oct 25 · 12:00 PM
Slide Into Sundays — Cumming City Center
Cumming City Center
From $10
- STEM & discovery
Wed, Nov 18 · 3:30 PM
Dino Discovery Club: Fossils, Facts and Fun! — Doraville Library
Doraville Library (temporary location)
FreeAll ages
Oct22ThuPumpkins and patchesThu, Oct 22 · 5:00 PM
Great Pumpkin-Carving Fest 2026
Atlanta Botanical Garden — Atlanta campus
Paid
- Trick-or-treat
Thu, Oct 22 · 5:00 PM
Trick or Treat Around the World — Fortson Library
Fortson Public Library
Free
- Festivals and parties
Fri, Oct 23 · 6:00 PM
BOO Fest — Downtown Lawrenceville
Lawrenceville Lawn and Downtown Lawrenceville
FreeAll ages
- Trick-or-treat
Fri, Oct 23 · 6:00 PM
Downtown Trick or Treat and a Movie — Snellville
The Grove at Towne Center
Oct23FriCommunityFri, Oct 23 · 4:30 PM
Halloween Fun House — East Roswell
East Roswell Park — East Roswell Recreation Center
FreeUp to 8
Oct23FriOutdoorsFri, Oct 23
Halloween Hikes 2026
Chattahoochee Nature Center
From $25All ages
Oct23FriCommunityFri, Oct 23 · 4:00 PM
Halloween Trail at Henderson Park — Tucker
Henderson Park West
All ages
- Spooky and haunted
Fri, Oct 23 · 6:00 PM
Howl on the Green: Mad Science — Project Zombie
Downtown Duluth — Town Green, Parsons Alley and Main Street
FreeAll ages
Oct23FriFestivals and partiesFri, Oct 23 · 6:00 PM
Teen Night: Hallow-Teen 2026
Fernbank Museum of Natural History
From $10Ages 13–17
- Community
Fri, Oct 23 · 7:00 PM
The Battery Atlanta Movie Series — free family movies on the Plaza Green
The Battery Atlanta — Plaza Green
Free
- Trick-or-treat
Fri, Oct 23 · 5:30 PM
Trick or Treat on West Broad Street — Sugar Hill
Downtown Sugar Hill — West Broad Street and The Bowl
Free
Oct24SatCommunitySat, Oct 24 · 3:00 PM
Acworth Halloween JamBOOree
Logan Farm Park
All ages
Oct24SatCommunitySat, Oct 24 · 10:00 AM
Adaptive Truck or Treat — Roswell
Waller Park
FreeAges 4–22
Oct24SatCommunitySat, Oct 24 · 2:00 PM
Afterwords with the Cast: LIKE FATHER
Hertz Stage
Oct24SatSTEM & discoverySat, Oct 24 · 8:00 AM
Birds Georgia Forest Walk 2026
Fernbank Museum of Natural History
With admissionAll ages
- Festivals and parties
Sat, Oct 24 · 11:00 AM
Boo Bash at Avenue East Cobb
Avenue East Cobb — The Plaza
Free
Oct24SatCommunitySat, Oct 24 · 11:00 AM
Boo! at the Ballpark — Gwinnett Field
Gwinnett Field
FreeAll ages
- Community
Sat, Oct 24 · 12:00 PM
Candy Crawl — Downtown Kennesaw
Downtown Kennesaw (participating Main Street businesses)
Free
Oct24SatCookingSat, Oct 24 · 1:00 PM
Choc-O-Ween Kids Halloween Chocolate Making — Chamberlain's, Roswell
Chamberlain's Chocolate Factory and Cafe
From $25
- Community
Sat, Oct 24 · 5:00 PM
Dinner & a BOOvie — Suwanee Town Center Park
Town Center Park
Oct24SatTrick-or-treatSat, Oct 24 · 10:00 AM
Dinosaur Trick-or-Treat 2026
Fernbank Museum of Natural History
With admission
Oct24SatTrick-or-treatSat, Oct 24 · 2:00 PM
Emily's Trick or Treat to Cure Crohn's & Colitis — Atlanta
Mt. Vernon Presbyterian Church
Paid
- Arts & crafts
Sat, Oct 24
How to Train Your Dragon — On the Stage Children's Theatre
The Eagle Theatre
Paid
- Community
Sat, Oct 24 · 4:00 PM
Howl-oween at Cumming City Center
Cumming City Center
Oct24SatTrick-or-treatSat, Oct 24 · 2:00 PM
Princess in Black and the Trick-or-Treating Trouble — Decatur Library
Decatur Library (DeKalb County Public Library)
FreeAll ages
Oct24SatCommunitySat, Oct 24 · 12:00 PM
Saturday Adventures with Mama Koku
National Center for Civil and Human Rights
- Spooky and haunted
Sat, Oct 24 · 1:00 PM
Spooky Drop-In Crafts — Cumming Library
Cumming Library
All ages
Oct24SatSpooky and hauntedSat, Oct 24 · 5:00 PM
Spooky Springs
Abernathy Greenway Park North (Playable Art Park)
Free
- STEM & discovery
Sat, Oct 24 · 9:30 AM
Stay & Play Saturday: LEGOs & Locomotives — Southern Museum
Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History
With admissionAll ages
Oct24SatPumpkins and patchesSat, Oct 24 · 4:00 PM
The Great Pumpkin Fest — Fayetteville
Historic Fayette County Courthouse & the Courthouse Square
Free
Oct24SatTrick-or-treatSat, Oct 24 · 10:00 AM
Trick or Treating on The Boulevard — Avalon, Alpharetta
Avalon — The Boulevard and The Plaza
Oct24SatTrick-or-treatSat, Oct 24 · 5:30 PM
Trick-Or-Treat at the Museum
Children's Museum of Atlanta
From $10
Oct24SatSports & playSat, Oct 24 · 12:00 PM
Tricks and Treats at Six Flags Over Georgia
Six Flags Over Georgia
From $45All ages
Oct24SatArts & craftsSat, Oct 24 · 7:30 PM
Where the Weird Things Are: Upside Down Parade
Historic Fourth Ward Park — amphitheater and pond
Oct25SunOutdoorsSun, Oct 25 · 10:00 AM
Fall Family Fun — Verified October25 Session
Atlanta Botanical Garden — Atlanta campus
With admission
Oct25SunCommunitySun, Oct 25 · 2:00 PM
The Great Fall Festival at The Battery Atlanta
The Battery Atlanta — Plaza
Free
Oct25SunTrick-or-treatSun, Oct 25 · 4:30 PM
Trunk or Treat — Northminster Presbyterian Church, Roswell
Northminster Presbyterian Church
FreeAll ages
- Not-so-scary
Mon, Oct 26 · 10:30 AM
Not-So-Spooky Fall Festival — Alexander Park, Lawrenceville
Alexander Park — Lois Lane Pavilion
FreeAges 1–6
- STEM & discovery
Wed, Oct 28 · 5:00 PM
Bats at Night — Grayson Library
Grayson Branch Library
FreeAges 6–11
- Oct28WedArts & crafts
Wed, Oct 28 · 6:30 PM
Color Wheel Collage Scrapbooking Journaling Two-session Workshop
Color Wheel Studio
From $90Ages 11+
- Pumpkins and patches
Wed, Oct 28 · 4:00 PM
Pumpkin Painting with Henry County Master Gardeners — Fairview Library
Fairview Public Library
FreeAll ages
- Spooky and haunted
Wed, Oct 28 · 5:00 PM
Spooky Spelling Bee — Snellville Library
Snellville Branch Library
FreeAges 6–11
Oct28WedCommunityWed, Oct 28 · 4:00 PM
Virginia-Highland Candy Crawl
Virginia-Highland and Morningside businesses on North Highland Avenue
FreeAll ages
- Oct29ThuArts & crafts
Thu, Oct 29 · 7:30 PM
Afterwords with the Creative Team: LIKE FATHER
Hertz Stage
- Community
Thu, Oct 29 · 5:00 PM
Halloween Social — South Clayton Recreation Center
South Clayton Recreation Center
Ages 5–12
Oct29ThuOutdoorsThrough Nov 1
Native American Festival and Pow Wow 2026
Stone Mountain Park
From $15.99
- Spooky and haunted
Thu, Oct 29 · 5:00 PM
Spooky Cat Cafe — McDonough Public Library
McDonough Public Library
- Community
Thu, Oct 29 · 5:00 PM
Truck or Treat — Brook Run Park, Dunwoody
Brook Run Park
Oct30FriCommunityFri, Oct 30 · 3:00 PM
Acworth Police Safe-O-Ween
Acworth Police Department
- Community
Fri, Oct 30 · 4:30 PM
Food Truck Friday: Trucks & Treats — Clayton County
Carl Rhodenizer Recreation Center
- Spooky and haunted
Fri, Oct 30 · 5:30 PM
Halloween Outdoor Movie Night: Monsters University — Depot Park
Depot Park — United Bankshares Amphitheater
Oct30FriSpooky and hauntedFri, Oct 30 · 7:30 PM
Haunted Seas<br><small>After Hours</small>
Georgia Aquarium
Free
- Trick-or-treat
Fri, Oct 30 · 10:00 AM
Munchkin Masquerade — Downtown Newnan trick-or-treat
Historic Downtown Newnan
Oct30FriTrick-or-treatFri, Oct 30 · 5:30 PM
Trick or Treat & Fall Festival at The Avenue Peachtree City
The Avenue Peachtree City
Oct30FriTrick-or-treatFri, Oct 30 · 5:00 PM
Trunk or Treat on Main Street — Douglasville
Old Police Precinct, downtown Douglasville
Free
- Oct31SatCommunity
Sat, Oct 31 · 2:00 PM
Afterwords with the Cast: LIKE FATHER
Hertz Stage
Oct31SatCommunitySat, Oct 31 · 3:00 PM
Fall Fest at The Avenue West Cobb
The Avenue West Cobb
FreeAll ages
- Festivals and parties
Sat, Oct 31 · 1:00 PM
Halloween Carnival — Clayton County Parks, Ellenwood
Morrow High School
- Community
Sat, Oct 31
Halloween Scavenger Hunt — Scott Candler Library
Scott Candler Library
FreeAll ages
- Community
Sat, Oct 31 · 4:00 PM
Halloween Skelebration — Woodstock
Northside Hospital-Cherokee Amphitheater, The Park at City Center
FreeAll ages
- Spooky and haunted
Sat, Oct 31 · 5:30 PM
Haunting at High Street
High Street Atlanta — The Green
FreeAll ages
- Sports & play
Sat, Oct 31 · 7:30 AM
Nightmare on Main 5K, Fun Run and Tot Trot — Kennesaw Grand Prix
Kennesaw First Baptist Church (race start), Main Street, Downtown Kennesaw
Paid
Oct31SatCommunitySat, Oct 31 · 10:00 AM
Saturday Adventures: Craftivism
National Center for Civil and Human Rights
Oct31SatTrick-or-treatSat, Oct 31 · 11:00 AM
Trick or Treat on The Roof at Ponce City Market
The Roof at Ponce City Market — Skyline Park
PaidAll ages
Oct31SatTrick-or-treatSat, Oct 31 · 4:00 PM
Trick-or-Treat at Ponce City Market
Ponce City Market
Free
Already happened
- Outdoors
EndedPast · Oct 17 · 12:00 PM
Family Canoe Day — October 2026 series
Chattahoochee Nature Center
From $25Ages 5+
Check?datesSTEM & discoveryEndedPast · Oct 11
Gabby's Dollhouse MEOWseum Discovery Days 2026
Children's Museum of Atlanta
With admission
- Check?datesOutdoors
CancelledPast · Oct 11 · 10:00 AM
Fall Family Fun — October10–11 CANCELED
Atlanta Botanical Garden — Atlanta campus
With admission
Check?datesCommunityEndedPast · Oct 11
Fall Festival on Ponce 2026
Olmsted Linear Park
Free
- Arts & crafts
EndedPast · Oct 12 · 8:30 AM
Color Wheel Art Survivor Day Camp — Ages 5–7
Color Wheel Studio
From $95Ages 5–7
- Arts & crafts
EndedPast · Oct 12 · 8:30 AM
Color Wheel Art Survivor Day Camp — Ages 8–12
Color Wheel Studio
From $95Ages 8–12
Oct12MonCommunityEndedPast · Oct 12 · 10:00 AM
Community Volunteer Day — Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2026
Smith-Gilbert Gardens
Free
Oct12MonSpooky and hauntedEndedThrough Oct 14
Garden Spooktacular Day Camp — October2026
Atlanta Botanical Garden — Atlanta campus
From $225Ages 6–8
Oct12MonSTEM & discoveryEndedThrough Oct 16
Skeleton Stories — Fall Safari Camp
Zoo Atlanta — Safari Camp
From $400Ages 5–11
Oct13TueSTEM & discoveryEndedPast · Oct 13 · 3:30 PM
Colors of Fall — Leaf Science
Buford–Sugar Hill Branch Library
Ages 6–11
- STEM & discovery
EndedPast · Oct 13 · 4:00 PM
STEAM Engineers — Monster Traps
Scott Candler Library
Ages 5–10
Oct14WedSTEM & discoveryEndedPast · Oct 14 · 4:00 PM
Experience Oobleck — States of Matter
Snellville Branch Library
Ages 6–11
Oct14WedSTEM & discoveryEndedPast · Oct 14 · 10:00 AM
Homeschool Workshop — A Morning for Mourning
Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History
From $5Ages 5–12
Oct14WedArts & craftsEndedPast · Oct 14 · 3:30 PM
Kids Sewing — Hand-Sewn Creation
Scott Candler Library
Ages 7–10
Oct15ThuSTEM & discoveryEndedPast · Oct 15 · 4:30 PM
Coding with Scratch
Lilburn Branch Library
Ages 6–15
Oct15ThuCommunityEndedPast · Oct 15 · 10:00 AM
Homeschool Day: Young People, Big Ideas
Atlanta History Center
With admission
Oct15ThuSTEM & discoveryEndedPast · Oct 15 · 9:30 AM
Mommy & Me — Fiesta Time!
Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History
From $5Ages 3–5
- STEM & discovery
EndedPast · Oct 16 · 1:00 PM
Community Touch-A-Truck at Cumming City Center
Cumming City Center
Oct16FriSTEM & discoveryEndedPast · Oct 16 · 2:00 PM
Critter Corner — October 16, 2026
Fernbank Museum of Natural History
With admissionAll ages
- Spooky and haunted
EndedPast · Oct 16 · 7:30 PM
Haunted Seas<br><small>After Hours</small>
Georgia Aquarium
Free
- Festivals and parties
EndedPast · Oct 17 · 3:00 PM
Boo Bash — Alpharetta Hometown Fall Festival
Alpharetta Community Center at Wills Park (behind the Community Center)
FreeAll ages
- Outdoors
EndedPast · Oct 17 · 10:30 AM
Caregiver and Toddler Time with Cobb Collaborative — Smith-Gilbert Gardens
Smith-Gilbert Gardens
With admission
Oct17SatOutdoorsEndedThrough Oct 18
Fall Family Campout 2026
Dunwoody Nature Center
Oct17SatCommunityEndedPast · Oct 17 · 10:00 AM
Saturday Adventures: Side Quest
National Center for Civil and Human Rights
- STEM & discovery
EndedThrough Oct 18
Scout Workshop Weekend: Coding For Good
Children’s Museum of Atlanta
Check?datesSTEM & discoveryEndedPast · Oct 18
Scout Workshop Weekend: Coding for Good 2026
Children's Museum of Atlanta
Oct17SatPumpkins and patchesEndedPast · Oct 17 · 11:00 AM
STEM Club — Pumpkin Catapult Challenge
Cleveland Avenue Library
All ages
Oct18SunOutdoorsEndedPast · Oct 18 · 11:30 AM
Family Nature Walk — October 18, 2026
Fernbank Museum of Natural History
With admission
- STEM & discovery
EndedPast · Oct 18 · 10:00 AM
Goblins in the Garden
Atlanta Botanical Garden
Free
Oct18SunOutdoorsEndedPast · Oct 18 · 10:00 AM
Goblins in the Garden 2026
Atlanta Botanical Garden — Atlanta campus
With admission
Oct18SunArts & craftsEndedPast · Oct 18 · 11:00 AM
Nature Art — October 18, 2026
Fernbank Museum of Natural History
With admission
- Oct19MonSTEM & discovery
EndedPast · Oct 19 · 4:00 PM
Ada Lovelace Day — Intro to Coding
Peachtree Corners Branch Library
Ages 6–11
- Arts & crafts
EndedPast · Oct 19 · 6:00 PM
Ben Franklin's Kite Making Workshop — McDonough Library
McDonough Public Library
FreeAges 5–12
Oct19MonCommunityEndedPast · Oct 19 · 5:30 PM
Fall Family Carnival
Scott Candler Library
All ages
- Pumpkins and patches
EndedPast · Oct 19 · 2:00 PM
Perfect Pumpkins — Lovejoy Library
Lovejoy Branch Library
Free
- STEM & discovery
EndedPast · Oct 20 · 6:30 PM
Night Sky Observation with Tom Faller — Collins Hill Library
Collins Hill Branch Library
FreeAll ages