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Dads Get in FREE on Father's Day!

By Becky Samford, publisher Duluth, Norcross, Johns Creek & Peachtree Corners Macaroni Kid June 19, 2016
Next Sunday is Father's Day and many locations in our area want to help you treat your MacDaddy to a fun day for the whole family!  We have compiled a list of places Dad can get in FREE or at a highly discounted rate:

Atlanta History Center: June 18th - 19th - Admission is FREE for the whole family at this two-day family program, Juneteenth, which focuses on the appreciation and commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States. Guests explore the themes of freedom and family history through activities and crafts.

College Football Hall of Fame: June 19th Have Dad show off his leg on Father’s Day! Dads can enjoy their special day with FREE admission and
 a special Hall of Fame gift with the purchase of a regular price ticket.

Fernbank Museum of Natural History- June 19th - This Father’s Day, Fernbank Museum of Natural History presents Superhero Day, a fun-filled event for families to honor the most important superhero of them all – Dad! On Sunday, June 19 from noon to 4 p.m., Fernbank will host live superhero characters, interactive games, comic book artists and special activities. Guests are encouraged to come dressed in their most heroic gear and participate in the Superhero Costume Contest with DJ Willy Wow to win awesome prizes.  FREE Museum admission for dads and for community superheroes (firefighters, police officers, military and EMTs) in uniform. 

Georgia Aquarium: June 19th - Georgia Aquarium wants to treat all Dads with HALF PRICE admission on Sunday, June 19, 2016. Dad will receive a HALF PRICE Total Ticket admission with purchase of one regular priced adult, senior or child's admission. 

Lake Lanier Islands: June 19th: Celebrate Father's Day with us! June 19th all dad's get in FREE with a paying child! The weather is going to be perfect and there is no better way to spend the day!

Medieval Times: June 13th - 19th  - Dad's ticket is FREE when you buy one full-priced adult ticket. Add the Father's Day package for just $25 which includes a 25 oz. beer stein with choice of draft beer or soda, photo of dad in souvenir frame, and a Super Dad cape!

Stone Mountain Park - Father's Day Car Show: June 19th - Calling all Dads! Come out to Stone Mountain Park on Father’s Day to enjoy a vintage car show featuring Camaros, Mustangs, Chevys from the 1950s and more. 

Zoo Atlanta:
 June 19th
 - Dads enjoy FREE admission with the purchase of any full-price child’s or adult’s general admission ticket. Discount valid only on Sunday, June 19, 2016; may not be combined with any other offer or promotion. 

At 10 AM, celebrate Ozzie’s birthday!  He’s the world’s oldest living male gorilla, and he’s the father, grandfather and great-grandfather of many gorillas at the Zoo and around the U.S. The one-and-only Ozzie the western lowland gorilla is 55 this year!  Join us at Ozzie’s habitat to wish him well and see him enjoying his birthday surprises.