Family and Kids, Arts and Music
Spookhouse Annie
Center for Puppetry Arts1404 Spring St. NW, Atlanta, GA 30309Fulton County
The Center for Puppetry Arts performs Spookhouse Annie, with the family calendar still listing shows through Nov. 1.
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Family and Kids
Events for kids and families.
Arts and Music, Family and Kids
Native American Festival and Pow Wow
Stone Mountain Park1000 Robert E. Lee Blvd., Stone Mountain, GA 30083DeKalb County
Stone Mountain Park hosts a four-day Native American festival and powwow.
Arts and Music, Food and Drink, Family and Kids
Día De Muertos
Oakland Cemetery374 Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. SE, Atlanta, GA 30312Fulton County
Historic Oakland Cemetery hosts a free Day of the Dead festival with dances, crafts, food and altars. Admission is free.
Family and Kids, Arts and Music
Family Saturday
High Museum of Art1280 Peachtree St NE, Atlanta, GA 30309Fulton County
Families can make art in studios and take gallery tours during the monthly Family Saturday.
Outdoors, Family and Kids
Introduction to Birding Workshop
Fernbank Museum of Natural History767 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30307DeKalb County
Fernbank Museum and Birds Georgia lead a beginner birding program for families.
Family and Kids, Outdoors
Stone Mountain Christmas
Stone Mountain Park1000 Robert E. Lee Blvd., Stone Mountain, GA 30083DeKalb County
Stone Mountain Park runs a holiday event with more than two million lights, a parade and a drone and light show. The parade begins at 6 p.m.
Arts and Music, Family and Kids
UPS Second Sunday
High Museum of Art1280 Peachtree St NE, Atlanta, GA 30309Fulton County
The High offers free admission on the second Sunday, with art-making activities, performances and the collection on view.
Family and Kids, Arts and Music
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Center for Puppetry Arts1404 Spring St. NW, Atlanta, GA 30309Fulton County
The Center for Puppetry Arts stages a puppet adaptation of the 1964 Rudolph television special. The show page lists a 60-minute performance and says museum admission is included.
Family and Kids
Fernbank After Dark
Fernbank Museum of Natural History767 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30307DeKalb County
Fernbank After Dark opens the museum for an evening program on unusual animals.
Home and Garden, Family and Kids
Garden Lights, Holiday Nights
Atlanta Botanical Garden1345 Piedmont Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30309Fulton County
The Atlanta Botanical Garden lights its grounds nightly through Jan. 10, including displays on Flower Walk and the Skyline Garden.
Family and Kids, Local Makers and Markets
Georgia Festival of Trees
Gas South Convention Center6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth, GA 30097Gwinnett County
The Georgia Festival of Trees shows decorated Christmas trees and children's activities at the Gas South Convention Center. The event benefits Street Grace.
Family and Kids
Holiday in the Park
Six Flags Over Georgia275 Riverside Pkwy, Austell, GA 30168Cobb County
Six Flags Over Georgia runs a holiday overlay on select days with lights, rides and live entertainment.
Family and Kids
IllumiNights at the Zoo
Zoo800 Cherokee Avenue SE, Atlanta, GA 30315Fulton County
Zoo Atlanta opens on select nights for a walk through illuminated animal lanterns, with cocoa and fire pits.
Family and Kids, Arts and Music
Season of Celebration Tree Lighting
Downtown2 Park Plaza, Alpharetta, GA 30009Fulton County
The city lights a 50-foot tree in downtown Alpharetta, with live holiday music and a visit from Santa.
Home and Garden, Family and Kids
Winter Wonderland: Celebrations & Traditions Around the World
Fernbank Museum of Natural History767 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30307DeKalb County
Fernbank's seasonal exhibit uses decorated trees and displays to present holiday traditions chosen with local cultural partners. It is included with general admission.
Arts and Music, Family and Kids
Elf in Concert
Atlanta Symphony Hall1280 Peachtree Street NE, Atlanta, GA 30309Fulton County
The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra plays John Debney's score while the film Elf is shown on a large screen.
Family and Kids, Arts and Music
Christmas Tree Lighting
Glover Park50 N Park Square, Marietta, GA 30060Cobb County
Glover Park hosts the Christmas tree lighting, with choir performances, an ugly-sweater parade and a visit from Santa.
Arts and Music, Family and Kids
The Nutcracker
Cobb Energy Centre2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway, Atlanta, GA 30339Cobb County
Atlanta Ballet dances The Nutcracker at Cobb Energy Centre, with the Atlanta Ballet Orchestra playing Tchaikovsky's score live.
Family and Kids, Home and Garden
Winter Fest 2026
Atlanta History Center130 West Paces Ferry Road NW, Atlanta, GA 30305Fulton County
Atlanta History Center holds a holiday day with Santa photos, crafts, story times and a 12:30 p.m. campus walk led by Santa. It is included with admission.
Family and Kids, Arts and Music
Celebrate Hanukkah
Children's Museum of275 Centennial Olympic Park Dr NW, Atlanta, GA 30313Fulton County
Michael Levine gives a musical performance on the museum stage for Hanukkah. The program is included with museum admission.
Arts and Music, Family and Kids
Family Concert: Winter Wonderland
Atlanta Symphony Hall1280 Peachtree Street NE, Atlanta, GA 30309Fulton County
The orchestra plays holiday pieces, including Sleigh Ride and selections from The Nutcracker, for children 12 and under and their families.
Family and Kids, Arts and Music
Celebrate Kwanzaa
Children's Museum of275 Centennial Olympic Park Dr NW, Atlanta, GA 30313Fulton County
Nguzo Babies performs The Missing Candle: A Kwanzaa Mystery on the museum stage. The program is included with museum admission.
Arts and Music, Family and Kids
NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet
Fox Theatre660 Peachtree St NE, Atlanta, GA 30308Fulton County
A touring Nutcracker production with dancers, acrobatics and puppets plays the Fox Theatre to Tchaikovsky's score.