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Stone Mountain Pumpkin Festival runs weekends September 14-November 3. Photo courtesy Stone Mountain Park
Stone Mountain Pumpkin Festival runs weekends September 14-November 3. Photo courtesy Stone Mountain Park
9/1/24 - By Elsa Simcik

Fall festivals in Atlanta mean pumpkins + football + months ending in the suffix -ber! Every weekend families can fill their calendars with the best Atlanta pumpkin festivals and harvest fairs, taking advantage of cooler temps and less humidity.

We've rounded up our favorite fall festivals in Atlanta, so you can be assured your family will have an awesome experience this season. Enjoy good food, fun activities, music, and (most likely) comfortable weather at these wonderful fall festivals near Atlanta. Need more fall ideas? Use our Atlanta Fall Fun Guide to make the most of the season. And get ready for our upcoming monster Atlanta Halloween Guide for all things sweet and spooky!

For even more fun events, activities, and festivals and fairs, check out our Atlanta family activity calendar!

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The Old Fourth Ward Arts Festival is a fun way to spend a fall weekend. Courtesy of Atlanta Foundation For Public Spaces
The Old Fourth Ward Arts Festival is a fun way to spend a fall weekend. Courtesy of Atlanta Foundation For Public Spaces

Harvest and Pumpkin Festivals and Fairs Near Atlanta

Apple Pickin' Jubilee at Hillcrest Orchards and Farms

Ellijay
Weekends through October 27, 2024
On weekends in September and October, visitors to Hillcrest Orchards get to pick apples and experience all kinds of attractions like the apple tree maze, cow train rides, cow milking, mini golf, wagon rides, as well as live shows, like pig racing. ​ READ MORE

Pumpkins at Callaway

Pine Mountain
Weekends, September 14 - November 2, 2024
Pumpkins at Callaway is a fun fall event at Callaway Gardens with glowing decor, a pumpkin patch, a corn maze, and a gigantic "pumpkin tree." After sundown, visitors experience a glowing enchanted pumpkin forest.  READ MORE

Stone Mountain Park Pumpkin Festival

Stone Mountain
Weekends, September 14 - November 3, 2024
The Pumpkin Festival takes place Friday-Sunday until November 3. Ticket holders enjoy family-friendly park attractions and not-so-spooky Halloween-themed entertainment throughout the day. At night the whole park glows and visitors enjoy a pumpkin-themed laser show (additional cost).    READ MORE

Duluth Fall Festival

Duluth - FREE
September 28 & 29, 2024
Duluth residents look forward to this huge festival every year. The festival includes booths, food, carnival rides and live entertainment. It all kicks off with a parade on Saturday morning.  READ MORE

Crabapple Fest

Milton - FREE
Saturday, October 5, 2024
Families head to Crabapple Road in Milton the first Saturday of October for the city's annual Crabapple Fest. Shoppers love the antiques and arts vendors. Football fans appreciate the giant TV for watching their favorite college football games. Everyone enjoys the variety of food.  READ MORE

The Great Pumpkin Fest

Canton
Saturday, October 12, 2024
Cherokee County throws a mega fall/Halloween festival with a DJ, trick-or-treating, a costume contest, a petting zoo and hay ride. But that's not all. Kids get a kick out of the pumpkin launcher too. They even have axe throwing and archery.  READ MORE

Georgia Apple Festival

Ellijay
October 12, 13, 19, 20, 2024
Check out the crispiest, juiciest apples from Georgia's apple capital--Ellijay. For two weekends, Ellijay hosts the Georgia Apple Festival complete with arts and crafts, food, an auto show and live music.  READ MORE

HarvestFest at Marietta Square

Marietta
Saturday, October 19, 2024
Marietta's HarvestFest celebrates the best of fall with a ton of fun, free activities, including an arts & crafts show, touch-a-truck, pie-eating contest, Halloween kids festival, costume contest, and more! READ MORE

Donalsonville & Seminole County Harvest Festival

Donalsonville - FREE
Saturday, October 19, 2024
Head to Donalsonville for the annual Harvest Festival, featuring live music, great food and drinks, arts & crafts for purchase, a fun run, and much more. READ MORE

Little Five Points Halloween Festival and Parade

Little Five Points - FREE
October 19 & 20, 2024
Little Five Points is always THE place for cool, eclectic fun and Halloween is the culmination of that awesomeness. On Saturday, kids search Little Five for monsters designed by local artists from 11am-6pm. On Sunday, families check out the BIZarre Bazaar Haunted Market and catch the parade.  READ MORE

Howl on the Green

Duluth - FREE
Friday, October 25, 2024
Families kick off Halloween fun with this Duluth tradition on the city's Town Green. Visitors can expect food, treats and live entertainment. The event is fun for the whole family, even the furry ones.  READ MORE

Spooky Springs

Sandy Springs - FREE
Saturday, October 26, 2024
Little trick-or-treaters head to Abernathy Greenway Park for a fun, safe Halloween festival. Kids enjoy face painting, not-scary costumed characters and their favorite--trick or treating candy stations.  READ MORE

Virginia Highland Candy Crawl

Virginia Highland - FREE
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Everyone is invited to trick or treat before Halloween in Virginia Highland's shopping district. Costumed kids travel from shop to shop, collecting candy during this fun, free event.  READ MORE

More Fun Fall Festivals and Fairs in Atlanta

Yellow Daisy Festival at Stone Mountain Park

Stone Mountain
September 5-8, 2024
This popular arts and crafts festival is back! Visitors to Stone Mountain Park can explore the event with hundreds of vendors plus food trucks and The Yellow Daisy Vintage Village READ MORE

Oktoberfest in Helen

Helen
Select days, September 5 - October 27, 2024
Head north about 1.5 hours to join the German celebration in Helen for its 53rd year. Visitors embrace all things Bavarian from food to beverages to music and dancing. Kids enjoy the festivities too with their own dance floor (and the always kid-favorite chicken dance).  The 2024 Oktoberfest Parade will begin at 12:00 PM on Saturday, September 7, 2024.   READ MORE

Gwinnett County Fair

Lawrenceville
September 12-22, 2024
The Gwinnett County Fair is back with all the concerts, rides, livestock shows and fair food families love.  READ MORE

Sandy Springs Fall Arts Festival

Sandy Springs - FREE
September 14 & 15, 2024
Families shop arts and crafts, enjoy local musicians and hit the children's play area at Artsapalooza.  READ MORE

North Georgia State Fair

Marietta
September 19-29, 2024
The North Georgia State Fair is back with all the rides, shows and food families love. The fair has a mega slide and a petting zoo too.  READ MORE

JapanFest Atlanta

Duluth
September 21 & 22, 2024
Learn more about the culture of Japan at JapanFest Atlanta! Festival events include kids activities, martial arts performances, cosplay contest, live performances, food, and more! READ MORE

Georgia State Fair

Hampton
September 27 - October 6, 2024
Georgia's State Fair promises carnival rides, children's attractions and carousels, live shows, concessions, a family magic show, a petting zoo, and more. It all takes place at the Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton. READ MORE

East Atlanta Strut

East Atlanta - FREE
Saturday, September 28, 2024
Folks can participate in this East Atlanta tradition or just watch. Either way, families have fun celebrating the neighborhood's arts, culture and personality. The strut takes place all over East Atlanta. See the map for details on how to watch.  READ MORE

Cumming Country Fair & Festival

Cumming
October 3-13, 2024
Families love this fair becasuse it has all the traditional elements: delicious food, fun rides, attractions (think magicians), and concerts.  READ MORE

Chalktoberfest

Marietta - FREE
October 12 & 13, 2024
There is something for every member of the family at Chalktoberfest, a free event on the Historic Marietta Square hosted by The Marietta Cobb Museum of Art. The Chalk event is held in conjunction with a Craft Beer Festival.  READ MORE

Old Fourth Ward Arts Festival

Atlanta - FREE
October 12 & 13, 2024
This popular arts festival includes fine arts, arts and crafts, a children's play area, local food and beverage concessions, and live music at Historic Fourth Ward Park.  READ MORE

Gold Rush Days

Dahlonega - FREE
October 19 & 20, 2024
Visitors to Dahlonega celebrate the town's discovery of gold (which happened back in 1828) with a traditional festival on the square in the Historic District. READ MORE

Taste of Kennesaw

Kennesaw
Saturday, November 2, 2024
Parents head to the Taste of Kennesaw for the food—over 40 restaurants with yummy samples—while kids prefer the children's area with inflatables, slides, a rock wall, and a train.    READ MORE

Chastain Park Fall Arts Festival

Buckhead - FREE
November 2 & 3, 2024
Visitors enjoy fine art and crafts, a children’s area, and local food and beverage concessions including gourmet food trucks. Local acoustic musicians enliven the atmosphere. READ MORE

Places featured in this article:

Ellijay Lions Club Fairgrounds
Little Five Points
Virginia-Highland District
Historic Dahlonega Town Square