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FUN FAMILY HALLOWEEN EVENTS NEAR YOU!

October 19, 2014
ALPHARETTA
  • October 25: FREE Halloween Event at North Point Mall: Kids are invited from 1PM until  3PM to trick-or-treat in the mall, make and take a craft, and enter to win giveaways.
ATLANTA 
  • October 1-31: Scarecrows in the Garden at Atlanta Botanical Garden. View the uniquely crafted scarecrows and enjoy numerous kid-centric activities that are included with the cost of admission.
  • October 3-31: Brick-or-Treat at LEGOLAND Discovery Center. Enjoy lots of Halloween fun like trick-or-treating, scavenger hunts, costume contests and more at LEGOLAND Discovery Center at Phipps Plaza in Buckhead each weekend in October included with the price of admission.
  • October 24: Mummies and Milkshakes at the Carlos Museum 6-9:30PM. Wear your costume, purchase your favorite Jake’s Ice Cream milkshake then watch funny vintage mummy cartoons and the hilarious Three Stooges short, We Want Our Mummy, followed by Abbot and Costello Meet the Mummy. You can also view the animal and human mummies in the Egyptian galleries in the museum. $5 admission, shakes sold separately.  RSVP required by calling 404-727-0519 before Oct 22.
  • October 24: FREE Spooky Film Festival at Atlantic Station: Beetlejuice on the Central Park lawn. BYO picnic and relax with friends, family, or a date! 
  • October 25: BOO-seum at the Fernbank Museum of Natural History from 10am -2pm. Celebrate Halloween in a fun and safe atmosphere with treats and prizes for kids in costume,  fun games, live music and more. Included with admission.
  • October 25: Halloween Fun with Flashlights at Fernbank Science Center at 1PM children 6 years old and younger are invited to have fun under our stars. Wear your costume and bring a flashlight. $5 per person.
  • October 25 & 26: Zoo Atlanta’s Boo at the Zoo: Costume contest from 11am -2pm, treats, crafts & live DJ party and lots of characters in Zoo Boo Town with more than 1,500 animals from around the world. Don’t forget your costume! Included with admission.
  • October 31: Halloween Night on Callanwolde Mountain from 6-9PM. This unique Halloween adventure features trick-or-treating all over the Callanwolde estate, the Atlanta Braves organist playing creepy carols, costume contest, storytelling, food trucks, and more! $5 at the door.
  • October 31: FREE Trick-or-Treating at Atlantic Station from 4-7PM 
  • October 31: FREE Spooky Film Festival at Atlantic Station: Hocus Pocus on the Central Park lawn. BYO picnic and relax with friends, family, or a date!  
BERKLEY LAKE
BUFORD
  • October 24 & 25: Halloween Night Climb at Treetop Quest from 7:30PM - 10PM. Are you brave enough to venture into the forest after dark? This is your opportunity to explore the park once the sun sets. Available for everyone 7 years and older, adventurers will explore Levels 1, 2 and 3 with only a headlamp! $47.70 per person, includes headlamp to use and take home. Call 770-904-3547 for reservation.
  • October 31: FREE Trick or Treating at Mall of Georgia from 6-9PM. Stores throughout the mall will provide tasty treats for all of the little ghouls and goblins who attend, so be sure to wear a costume.  Families and children of all ages will enjoy, including prize giveaways, a Halloween photo booth and more.
CARTERSVILLE
  • October  25: Halloween Hayrides at Red Top Mountain State Park: 7-10PM  Take a “spooktacular” hayride through Ravenwood, an old ghost town, and listen closely as storytellers bring ghosts and goblins to life around a campfire. This event is family-friendly and great for all ages. $10 per person plus $5 parking.
CHAMBLEE 
  • October 25: Chamblee's FREE Annual Halloween Spooktacular at Kestwick Park from 11am- 3pm.  Family-friendly fun includes a costume contest for all ages, a spooky haunted house, hay rides, games, a cupcake walk, and more.
CUMMING
  • October 25: Forsyth County Trunk-or-Treat at Coal Mountain Park from 6-9pm.  – The event will include youth self-defense demos, stranger danger, fire safety and traffic safety.  Also, participants can enjoy candy, face painting, tattoos and food. Cost: One bag of candy per family to enter.
DECATUR
  • October 26: FREE Haints and Saints Halloween Parade at 4PM.  bring your weird and enjoy an evening of fun!! Join this community parade or just watch from the side lines!
DULUTH
  • October 25: HOWELL AT THE MOON ZOMBIE WALK/FUN RUN at SHORTY HOWELL PARK ACTIVITY BUILDING 6pm-9pm  Come dressed as a zombie and walk or run with the living dead along the haunted 1.25 mile paved trail! Prizes will be awarded for the best costumes and pumpkin carvings. One free pass to Zombie Zumba for each race registration. Music, games, food vendors and more! Free t-shirts for the first 100 registrations.$15 678-277-0906
  • October 25: Train or Treat at Southeastern Railway Museum from 10am-5pm. Enjoy train rides, fall crafts, trick-or-treating at decorated stations around the museum, wagon rides, fall themed refreshments, and hand car rides. most activities included with admission. Costume contest for kids 12 and under from noon until 3pm.
  • October 31: FREE Howl on the Green from 6-11pm. Trick or treating, costume contests, inflatables, games and music!
  • October 31(4-9pm),November 1(11am-8pm) & November 2(11am-5pm): Mall-O-Ween Weekend at Gwinnett Place Mall  –  Enjoy a carnival, mall wide trick-or-treating, a magician with a fire show, bounce houses, costume contests & face painting. $5 donation for all games with prizes.
GAINESVILLE
  • October 25: FREE Trick or Treat on the Trail from 3-5pm. Trick-or-treat at whimsecal house fronts with tons of candy along the Midtown Greenway trail that simulate going door to door, petting zoo, costume contest and more. 
JOHNS CREEK
  • October 24: Preschool Spooky Mill at Autrey Mill Nature Preserve from 11am-2pm. Scavenger Hunt, Bounce House, Craft, Games, Stories, meet an animal, and more are all included with the $7.00 admission. This event is especially for children ages 3-6.
  • October 24 & 25: FREE Spooky Mill at Autrey Mill Nature Preserve from 6-9pm. Trick-or-treat, Haunted House, Bounce House, concessions, games and more! Purchase $1 tickets for food and some activities.
LAWRENCEVILLE
  • October 24-31: FREE Great Pumpkin Halloween Event at Bass Pro Shops. M-F 5-8pm, Sat & Sun noon -5pm and Halloween 4-8pm.  Family photo in the pumpkin patch with the Peanuts gang, crafts, and a scavenger hunt on Oct 25 & 26.
  • October 26: Halloween Boo Bash at Medieval Times. Crafts and costume contest begin at 3PM. Show starts at 5PM. His Majesty the King would like to invite all of the young Loyal Royals of the realm to a special kid-friendly Halloween tournament with Trick-or-Treating after the show! Special all inclusive price of just $31.
  • October 30: FREE Mall-Wide Trick or Treat and Kidgits Halloween Boo Bash at Sugarloaf Mills. Simon Kidgits Club Halloween Bash from 5:00-7:00pm in the food court & mall wide Trick-O-Treat from 6:00-8:00pm..
  • October 31: FREE Trick-or-Treating & Costume Parade at Bass Pro Shops from 4-8pm.   Children 12 and under and invited to come in costume and take part in the costume parade (they get a free gift) then stick around for trick-or-treating.
  • October 31: Halloween Spook-Tacular at Medieval Times at 8PM – After the show, dance the night away in the hall of arms until 11:30 P.M. Kids can trick-or-treat from the King, Princess, and Knights in the Hall of Arms after the show. Post-show Halloween Costume contest for all ages! Special all inclusive price just $31.
NORCROSS
  • October 25: FREE BOOfest & Skeleton Crossing in Norcross from 3-5;30PM.  Costume contest & parade, noise makers, hot dogs and tons of fun! Children 5 & Under, 6-12 and Teens for: Best Boy’s Costume Best Girl’s Costume and Most Original Winners will be given a Halloween pumpkin prize with treats. Dogs will be selected to win for: Most Original Costume Best Dog & Master Combo Costume Funniest Costume. Winning dogs will receive wag bags with a toy.
  • October 24 & 25: HAUNTED HISTORY WALKS OF NORCROSS: 7-8:30PM Scare yourself silly by visiting some of the most historic and spookiest spots around the southeast. East and shop or stroll and shiver. Ticket booth is located on the back patio of the 45 South Cafe at 45 South Peachtree. $8-$10  404-934-4805
  • October 24-26: NETHERWORLD HAUNTED HOUSE at GEORGIA ANTIQUE & DESIGN CENTER Fri-Sat 7:30pm-12am, Sun 7:30pm-10:30pm A walk-through dark attraction filled with terrifying live actors, amazing special effects, and incredible monsters.$22 - $50 404-608-2484
ROSWELL
  • October 25 & 26: Halloween Hikes at Chattahoochee Nature Center beginning at 6:30pm. Take your child on a 45 minute, guided, well-lit hike through the forest to meet woodland creatures and hear about their lives. It’s the perfect non-scary alternative to traditional Halloween events. Enjoy a bonfire and live music after. Cost $9 per person, Children 2 and under are FREE
  • October 24-26: Pumpkin Festival at Stone Mountain Park.  Attractions, fun-filled games, shows and more! Follow the life sized telling of The Legend of Spookley the Square Pumpkin, take in the Dance-A-Long Party Parade, meet Spookley at Spookley’s Pumpkin Patch Meet & Greet, watch Pumpkin Palooza Extreme, and get the entire family into the spirit with fall décor and special attractions, such as the Pie Eating Contest, Trick or Treat Scavenger Hunt, crafts in the pumpkin patch and much more! Included with admission.
SUWANEE
  • October 25: Trek or Treat at Suwanee Creek Park at 11AM: Dress in your Halloween costumes and go Trek or Treating with your friends and neighbors in the park!