Fall is here and that means pumpkin patches, fall festivals, haunted houses and more! We've compiled a list of fun fall celebrations in Cobb County and beyond. Don't see your favorite? Send us the information and we will include it!
Events, Festivals & Trunk or Treats
North Georgia State Fair
September 18 - 28
Jim R. Miller Park
http://northgeorgiastatefair.com/
ShakesBEER:
Taming of the Shrew
September 25 @ 8:00 pm
The Alley Stage
https://www.alleystage.org/calendar
Bats & Bites Ballpark Tour
September 26 @ 3:00 pm
Truist Park
https://www.mlb.com/braves/ballpark/tours/bats-and-bites?partnerId=it-20250801-14443447-atl-1-A&utm_id=it-20250801-14443447-atl-1-A
Marietta PAL Fall Festival Family Fun House
September 26 @ 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Hugh L. Grogan Jr. Community Center
https://mariettapal.org/fall-festival
Mableton Fall Jazz Concert
September 26 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Mableton Town Square
https://mableton.gov/
Acworth Scarecrow Parade
September 29 – November 3
Historic Downtown Acworth
https://acworthtourism.org/events/acworth-scarecrow-parade/
Spooky Movies at the Strand: The Dark Crystal (1982)
October 2 @ 7:00 pm
Earl and Rachel Smith Strand Theatre
https://thestrand.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/
Xfinity Movie Series at The Battery Atlanta: How to Train Your Dragon (2025)
October
3 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
The Battery Atlanta
https://batteryatl.com/event/xfinity-movie-series-at-the-battery-atlanta-2/
Spooky Movies at the Strand: Edward Scissorhands (1990)
October 5 @ 3:00 pm
Earl and Rachel Smith Strand Theatre
https://thestrand.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/
Spooky Movies at the Strand: Get Out (2017)
October 9 @ 7:00 pm
Earl and Rachel Smith Strand Theatre
https://thestrand.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/
ShakesBEER: Macbeth
October 9 @ 8:00 pm
The Alley Stage
https://www.alleystage.org/calendar
Spooky Movies at the Strand: Young Frankenstein (1974)
October 10 @ 7:00 pm
Earl and Rachel Smith Strand Theatre
https://thestrand.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/
Xfinity Movie Series at The Battery Atlanta: Migration
October
10 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
The Battery Atlanta
https://batteryatl.com/event/xfinity-movie-series-at-the-battery-atlanta-3/
Smyrna Museum Kid’s Craft Pop-Up Event: Come Celebrate Halloween
October 11 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Smyrna History Museum & Train Depot
https://www.smyrnaga.gov/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/26028/953?curm=10&cury=2025
Mable House Harvest
Festival
October 11 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Mable House Complex
https://mablehouse.org/arts-center/special-events/harvest-festival
Taste of Acworth
October 11 @ 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
Historic Downtown Acworth
https://acworthtourism.org/events/taste-of-acworth/
Chalktoberfest Craft
Beer Festival
October 11 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Marietta Square
https://www.chalktoberfest.com/beer-fest-tickets/
ShakesBEER: Macbeth
October 11 @ 4:00 pm
The Alley Stage
https://www.alleystage.org/calendar
Victorian Funeral
Midnight Wake
October 11 @ 11:00 pm – 12:15 am
William Root House
https://checkout.square.site/buy/IHGYUXDY46VU2Q22C2A4ELPM
Chalktoberfest
October 11 – 12
Marietta Square
https://www.chalktoberfest.com/
The Battery Atlanta’s Fall Festival
October 12 @ 3:00 pm – 6;00 pm
The Plaza at The Battery Atlanta
https://batteryatl.com/event/the-battery-atlantas-fall-festival/
ShakesBEER: Macbeth
October 12 @ 4:00 pm
The Alley Stage
https://www.alleystage.org/calendar
Spooky Movies at the Strand: The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
October 15 @ 2:00 pm Sensory Friendly
Earl and Rachel Smith Strand Theatre
https://thestrand.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/
Spooky Movies at the Strand: The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
October 15 @ 7:00 pm
Earl and Rachel Smith Strand Theatre
https://thestrand.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/
Spooky Movies at the Strand: Scream (1996)
October 16 @ 7:00 pm
Earl and Rachel Smith Strand Theatre
https://thestrand.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/
Capturing the Spirit of Oakland 2025
October 16 – 19
Oakland Cemetery
https://www.oaklandcemetery.com/spirit-2025
Smyrna’s Spooky Festival
October 17 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00
Smyrna Market Village & Village Green Park
https://www.smyrnaga.gov/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/25606/953?curm=10&cury=2025
Xfinity Movie Series at The Battery Atlanta: Peter Pan
October 17 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
The Battery Atlanta
https://batteryatl.com/event/xfinity-movie-series-at-the-battery-atlanta-4/
City of Mableton
Holiday Movie Night Series: Monster House
October 17 @ 7:00 pm (Doors open at 6:00 pm)
Mableton Town Square Park
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-city-of-mableton-holiday-movie-night-series-tickets-1394939374219?aff=oddtdtcreator
HarvestFest and Scarecrows on The Square
October 18 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Marietta Square
https://www.mariettaga.gov/1258/HarvestFest
Fall Festival Trunk-or-Treat
October 18 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Thurman Springs Park
https://www.cityofpowdersprings.org/838/Fall-Festival-Trunk-or-Treat
Pop-In for Family Fun: Haunted History
October 18 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Marietta History Center
https://www.mariettahistory.org/events-3
Boo at the Zoo
October 18 – 19 @ 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Zoo Atlanta
https://zooatlanta.org/event/boo-at-the-zoo/
Great Pumpkin-Carving Festival
October 23 @ 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Atlanta Botanical Garden
https://atlantabg.org/calendar/great-pumpkin-carving-fest/
Spooky Movies at the Strand: Night of the Living Dead (1968)
October 23 @ 7:00 pm
Earl and Rachel Smith Strand Theatre
https://thestrand.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/
Capturing the Spirit of Oakland 2025
October 23 - 26
Oakland Cemetery
https://www.oaklandcemetery.com/spirit-2025
Xfinity Movie Series at The Battery Atlanta: Wicked
October 24 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
The Battery Atlanta
https://batteryatl.com/event/xfinity-movie-series-at-the-battery-atlanta-5/
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra: The Rocky Horror Picture Show 50th Anniversary with Brad and Magenta
October 24 @ 7:30 pm
Atlanta Symphony Hall
https://www.aso.org/events/detail/rocky-horror
Halloween Hikes at the Chattahoochee Nature Center
October 24 - 25 @ 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Chattahoochee Nature Center
https://www.chattnaturecenter.org/special-events/halloween-hikes/
Life in the
Cemetery
October 24 - 26
Downtown Kennesaw
https://kennesawdowntown.com/event/life-in-the-cemetery-10/
Nightmare on Main 5K
October 25 @ 8:00 am – 10:00 am
Downtown Kennesaw
https://www.kennesaw-ga.gov/kennesaw-event/nightmare-on-main-5k-2/
Candy Crawl
October 25 @ 10:00 am – 4:30 pm
Downtown Kennesaw
https://www.kennesaw-ga.gov/kennesaw-event/candy-crawl-2/
Tales from the Rails
October 25 @ 2:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Southern Museum
https://www.kennesaw-ga.gov/kennesaw-event/tales-from-the-rails-4/
Acworth Halloween JamBOOree
October 25 @ 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Logan Farm Park
https://acworthtourism.org/events/halloween-jambooree/
Spooky Movies at the Strand: Hocus Pocus (1993)
October 25 @ 3:00 pm & 8:00 pm
Earl and Rachel Smith Strand Theatre
https://thestrand.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/
Depot Park Picture Shows: Invaders from Mars
October 25 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Depot Park
https://www.kennesaw-ga.gov/kennesaw-event/depot-park-picture-shows-invaders-from-mars/
Boo at the Zoo
October 25 - 26 @ 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Zoo Atlanta
https://zooatlanta.org/event/boo-at-the-zoo/
Smyrna Crafts & Drafts Fall Festival
October 25 - 26
Smyrna City Hall
https://www.smyrnaga.gov/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/25517/953?curm=10&cury=2025
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Family Concert: Halloween at Hogwarts
October 26 @ 1:30 pm & 3:00 pm
Atlanta Symphony Hall
https://www.aso.org/events/detail/halloween-at-hogwarts-aso
Halloween Hikes at the Chattahoochee Nature Center
October 26 @ 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Chattahoochee Nature Center
https://www.chattnaturecenter.org/special-events/halloween-hikes/
Sewell Mill
Spook-tacular
October 27 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Sewell Mill Library & Cultural Center
https://www.cobbcounty.gov/communications/news/falling-fun-your-guide-seasonal-events-cobb
Spooky Movies at the Strand: Halloween (1978)
October 30 @ 7:00 pm
Earl and Rachel Smith Strand Theatre
https://thestrand.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/
Tales from the Rails
October 31 @ 10:00 am – 10:30 am
Southern Museum
https://www.kennesaw-ga.gov/kennesaw-event/tales-from-the-rails-5/
Tales from the Rails
October 31 @ 2:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Southern Museum
https://www.kennesaw-ga.gov/kennesaw-event/tales-from-the-rails-6/
Trunk or Treat at The Battery Atlanta
October 31 @ 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
The Plaza at The Battery Atlanta
https://batteryatl.com/event/truck-or-treat-at-the-battery-atlanta/
Trunk
or Treat
October
31 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Cobb Vineyard Church
https://www.cobbvineyard.com/trunkortreat
Xfinity Movie Series at The Battery Atlanta: Megamind
October 31 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
The Battery Atlanta
https://batteryatl.com/event/xfinity-movie-series-at-the-battery-atlanta-6/
Spooky Movies at the Strand: The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
October 31 @ 8:00 pm & 11:59 pm
Earl and Rachel Smith Strand Theatre
https://thestrand.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/
Live! at The Battery Atlanta’s Slasher Camp Halloween
Party
October 31 @ 8:00 pm – 11:30 pm
Live! at The Battery Atlanta
https://batteryatl.com/event/slasher-camp-halloween-party-at-live-at-the-battery/
Halloween Bash at Punch Bowl Social
October 31 @ 9:00 pm – 11:30 pm
Punch Bowl Social
https://batteryatl.com/event/halloween-bash-at-punch-bowl-social/
Haunted Arcade Dance Party at Battle & Brew
October 31 @ 9:00 pm – 11:59 pm
Battle & Brew
https://batteryatl.com/event/haunted-arcade-dance-party-at-battle-brew/
Sips Under the Sea (21 and older)
October 31 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Georgia Aquarium
https://www.georgiaaquarium.org/events/event/sips-under-the-sea-halloween-2025/
Ongoing Events & Activities
Pumpkins at Callaway
September 13 – November 1
Callaway Resort & Gardens
https://www.callawaygardens.com/beach/events/pumpkins-at-callaway/
Stone Mountain Park’s Pumpkin Festival
September 13 – November 2 (Friday-Sunday)
Stone Mountain Park
https://stonemountainpark.com/activity/events/pumpkin-festival/
Kids Boo Fest at Six Flags Over Georgia
September 13 – November 2
Six Flags Over Georgia
https://www.sixflags.com/overgeorgia/events
Oktoberfest at Six Flags Over Georgia
September 13 – November 2
Six Flags Over Georgia
https://www.sixflags.com/overgeorgia/events
Six Flags Fright Fest
September 13 – November 2
Six Flags Over Georgia
https://www.sixflags.com/overgeorgia/events
Scarecrows in the Garden
October 1 – November 2 (closed Mondays)
Atlanta Botanical Garden
https://atlantabg.org/plan-your-visit/atlanta-garden-calendar/scarecrows-in-the-garden/
Fest-of-Ale
Thursdays in October
Atlanta Botanical Garden
https://atlantabg.org/plan-your-visit/atlanta-garden-calendar/fest-of-ale/
A Victorian Funeral
October 1 – November 1
William Root House
https://www.roothousemuseum.com/funeral.html
Haunted Seas
October 3 – November 2
Georgia Aquarium
https://www.georgiaaquarium.org/haunted-seas/
Acworth Ghost Tours
Fridays & Saturdays in October @ 7:30 pm
https://www.facebook.com/acworthghosttours/
Ghosts of Marietta Tours
Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays year-round
https://www.toursofmarietta.com/ghost-tours
Pumpkin Patches
Burt’s Farm (Dawsonville)
Now open
https://www.burtspumpkinfarmgeorgia.com/
Warbington Farms (Cumming)
Beginning September 20
https://www.warbingtonfarms.com/
Uncle Shuck’s Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch (Dawsonville)
Beginning September 20
https://uncleshucks.com/
Cagle’s Farm (Holly Springs)
Beginning September 26
https://caglesfarm.com/
Randy’s Pumpkin Patch (Lawrenceville)
Beginning September 27
https://www.randyspumpkinpatch.com/
Wargo’s Pumpkin Patch (Luthersville)
Beginning September 20
https://www.facebook.com/wargospumpkinpatch/
Pettit Creek Farms (Cartersville)
Beginning September 20
https://pettitcreekfarms.com/
Yahoo Farm (Jasper)
Beginning September 20
http://www.yahoofarm.com/
Fall Fun at Sleepy Hollow Farm (Powder Springs)
September 20 – November 1
Sleepy Hollow Farm
https://www.sleepyhollowtrees.com/
Berry Patch Farms (Woodstock)
Beginning October 1
http://www.berrypatchfarms.net/
Scottsdale Farms (Milton)
https://www.scottsdalefarms.com/family-fun/
Pumpkin Patch Festival at Oakland Cemetery
October 4 – 5 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Oakland Cemetery
https://www.oaklandcemetery.com/events/pumpkin-patch
Haunted Houses
Camp Blood (Carrollton)
Beginning September 18
https://www.campblood.com/
Folklore Haunted House (Acworth)
September 20 – November 8
Folklore Haunted House
https://folklorehauntedhouse.com/
