Paw Patrol Live! Holiday Light Shows, and More Things to Do this Weekend in Atlanta with Kids

Calling all ghouls and goblins! Enjoy a Halloween celebration for kids of all ages during Avalon’s trick-or-treat event. Photo courtesy of the event

Looking for the best things to do in Atlanta this weekend? Here are some family-friendly events and activities to add to your list for this weekend! 

Atlanta is glowing this weekend with the launch of our favorite holiday light shows like Illuminights at Zoo Atlanta and Garden Lights, Holiday Nights at Atlanta Botanical Garden. These festive light shows are a great way to put everyone in the holiday spirit. (Bonus: Experience smaller crowds by going on these earlier dates!) If you have Paw Patrol fans in your house, you can still get tickets for Paw Patrol Live! at Gas South Arena this Saturday Sunday. This all-new live stage show picks up where where PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie left off, so audiences are in for a fun adventure. Read on for our full list of fun things to do this weekend in Atlanta! 

Disney Jr. Live, Movie Nights, and More Fun Things to Do in Orlando This Weekend With Kids

Visit the City of Tavares for the annual BOO! Festival at Wooton Park, featuring tons of free candy and special activities. Photo by the author

Looking for the best things to do in Orlando this weekend? Here are some family-friendly events and activities to add to your list!

Bring the family together for an outdoor movie night this weekend! Enjoy movie screenings on Friday evening in Avalon Park, Ocoee, and Oviedo, and on Saturday night in Maitland and Orlando. On Saturday, join Mickey Mouse, his clubhouse friends, and the Disney Junior crew at the Dr. Phillips Center for Disney Jr. Live On Tour. Plus, holiday festivities are kicking off across Central Florida, including the Asian Lantern Festival at the Central Florida Zoo, Christmas at Gaylord Palms, and the Festival of Trees at Orlando Museum of Art. Find all the details below!

Children's Theater, Light Shows and More Things To Do in Chicago This Weekend With Kids

Slightly Spooky Saturdays: Family Halloween. Photo courtesy of Navy Pier

Looking for the best things to do in Chicago this weekend? Here are some family-friendly events and activities to add to your list!

The calendar has flipped over to November and fall-themed events are fading and giving way to holiday shows. Check out the opening weekends of Illumination at the Morton Arboretum, A Christmas Carol at the Goodman Theater, or Christmas Around the World: A Holiday of Lights at the Museum of Science and Industry. If you're not quite ready for the holidays, check out some shows about powerful girls and women. Annie opens this week at the Chicago Theatre, Wheaton kids are performing Moana, Jr., and little Swifties can celebrate Taylor at a Rock 'n Roll Playhouse show in Evanston.

If you don't want to cook for Thanksgiving, we have a great list of kid-friendly restaurants that are open. And now is the time to book your tickets to one of our favorite productions of The Nutcracker -- many of these shows sell out as the date approaches.

Hope you have a fantastic fall weekend!

Halloween Weekend 2024 in Los Angeles: Trick-or-Treat and More Things To Do with Kids

Kidspace Halloween is a real treat. Photo by Jamie Pham, courtesy of the event.

Looking for the best things to do in Los Angeles this Halloween weekend? Here are some events and activities to add to your list for Halloween 2024.

This weekend in Los Angeles, there is one trick and many treats. The trick? Halloween is next Thursday. The treats? Many of the most popular Halloween events are this weekend! Among the favorites is the Marina Spooktacular in Marina del Rey, two days of free fun for all ages, and all scare levels. The Anaheim Halloween Parade marks its Centennial. Babe Ruth was one of its first Grand Marshalls 100 years ago! Many Día de los Muertos events are held this weekend in Los Angeles, including the annual observance at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.

These are only the beginning of Halloween weekend events. Los Angeles is flush with Halloween celebrations, and our event calendar, just like your kid’s goodie bag, is overflowing with Halloween goodness!

Don’t miss our roundup of free Halloween events in Los Angeles, the best pumpkin patches near Los Angeles, our favorite LA neighborhoods for trick-or-treating, and more Halloween activities on this wonderfully spooky weekend. 

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