There are a multiplicity of harrowing Halloween hi-jinks and happenings popping off in every corner of the metro Atlanta region, from now to the end of October, from haunted houses to graveyard tours to festivals to parades to parties to face painting to holiday-specific drinks — and everything in between.
If you are looking for something (or two) to do during this festive time of the year, look no further than here to find those activities to get immersed in, thanks to the help of atlanta.net, events12.com and joonbug.com.
Little 5 Points Halloween Festival & Parade
The Little 5 Points Halloween Festival & Parade is one of the biggest Halloween events in the entire country. More than 35,000 people pack the city’s music, entertainment and art district for a parade as eclectic, captivating and chilling as any you’ll ever see.
Oakland Cemetery
The gates stay open after dark around Halloween at Oakland Cemetery. Hear from one of the legendary graveyard’s eternal residents as you gaze upon gorgeous candlelit mausoleums during the hour-long tour of Atlanta’s most illustrious final resting place.
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NETHERWORLD HAUNTED HOUSE
Netherworld Haunted House (Haunted Atlanta)
Through 11/1/2015
Netherworld Haunted House is one of the top haunted houses in the country. This year, Netherworld has two new haunts that are scarier than ever! Flee from the undead hordes in “The Rotting,” and experience a secret…
PUMPKIN FESTIVAL
Stone Mountain Park
Through 10/25/2015
Enjoy the beautiful fall colors and cooler weather at Atlanta’s favorite place to celebrate the fall season. Stone Mountain Park’s annual Pumpkin Festival has become a family favorite with kids and parents alike.
FRIGHT FEST PRESENTED BY SNICKERS
Six Flags Over Georgia
Through 11/1/2015
Feast your eyes on the largest and scariest Fright Fest in park history, on select nights from September 26 – November 1 at Six Flags Over Georgia. Fright Fest offers five haunted houses and plenty of spooky shows
THE SLEEPY HOLLOW EXPERIENCE AT SERENBE PLAYHOUSE
Serenbe
Through 11/1/2015
Called one of the “top five Halloween experiences in the nation,” The Sleepy Hollow Experience at Serenbe Playhouse will be more terrifying than usual. Come see Ichabod, Katrina, and Brom Bones performed outside
GRAVEYARD SMASH: A MONSTROUS SPOOK-TACULAR AT THE GEORGIA A-SCARY-UM
Georgia Aquarium
Through 10/31/2015
Frankenstein, Dracula, Igor, and their monstrous friends are coming to the Georgia Aquarium for Halloween. But all they want to do is sing and dance to 70s and 80s hits! The Graveyard Smash will run twice a day
THE GHASTLY DREADFULS: RAISING SPIRITS
Center For Puppetry Arts
Through 10/31/2015
They’re back! Some shows just can’t stay dead! Your favorite band of specters has returned and is ready to celebrate Halloween with a cavalcade of creepy stories, frightful songs and devilish dances from around the world.
BOO AT THE ZOO
Zoo Atlanta
Through 10/31/2015
On Saturdays and Sundays from October 17 to 31, come to the zoo for our family fun Halloween festival!
HAUNTED HALL OF FAME
College Football Hall of Fame
Through 10/31/2015
The College Football Hall of Fame and Chick-fil-A Fan Experience will host a family-friendly Halloween themed event on October 17, 18, 24, 25 and 31! Sample treats at every treat station throughout the Hall,
CAPTURING THE SPIRIT OF OAKLAND CEMETERY HALLOWEEN TOURS
Historic Oakland Cemetery
10/23/2015 – 10/25/2015
Oakland Cemetery Halloween Tours are back this Halloween with costumed docents to guide guests through the historic park. Come in costume for an evening of cemetery spookiness, live music, and even a fortune teller.
HALLOWEEN HIKES BESIDE THE CHATTAHOOCHEE
Chattahoochee Nature Center
10/23/2015 – 10/24/2015
Our family-fun hikes feature costumed characters, spooky wooded trails, games, music, and more!
Newlywed comedy
October 23 – 25, 2015
23 miles SW
Barefoot in the Park is a comic play by Neil Simon about a straight-laced New Yorker and his free-spirit wife at Southside Theatre Guild in Fairburn. Discount tickets $11.
Family Halloween hike
Oct. 23, 24, 30, 2015 (7 to 10 p.m.)
22 miles north
A guide leads you on a well-lit trail to meet costumed creatures of the woods at the non-scary Halloween Hikes at Chattahoochee Nature Center in Roswell.