September 2025: Things to do in Atlanta & Beyond

Are you looking for things to do this weekend in Atlanta? Kick off the first weekend of autumn with a September fall festival! Do you want to celebrate Oktoberfest or take your family to North Georgia to pick apples? Then you’ve come to the right place. Check out the list of things to do in September in Atlanta & Beyond below:

• All Month September Events
• Kids Free September
• Individual September Events
• Apple Picking
• Oktoberfest

Month Long September Events in Atlanta

• All September: Take the Ultimate Fall Day Trip to North Georgia: photos with sunflowers, pumpkins and a waterfall!
• All September: SWAPtember – if you have a membership at one of these Atlanta Attractions, you can get a discount off of admission tickets or memberships in participating Atlanta area attractions – visit the website for list of participating attractions & more information
• Every Thursday-Sunday All September: Oktoberfest in Helen at the Helen Festhalle
• September 11-November 1: Fairytale Village – non-spooky Halloween adventure for young children at Alpharetta’s North Point Mall
• September 13-November 2: Pumpkin Festival at Stone Mountain Park
• September 13-November 1: Pumpkins at Callaway in Pine Mountain
• September 13-November 2: Kids Boo Fest at Six Flags over Georgia – a fall festival with family-friendly activities
• September 13-November 2: Fright Fest at Six Flags over Georgia
• September 13-November 2: Oktoberfest at Six Flags over Georgia
• September 18-28: North Georgia State Fair at Jim R. Miller Park in Cobb County

Kids Free September in Atlanta

Enjoy free admission for kids to the following Atlanta Attractions from September 2-30, 2025. Visit Discover Atlanta for more information.

• Georgia Aquarium – one free child admission (ages 3-12) with every general admission ticket – available on-line only
• College Football Hall of Fame – one free child admission (under 12) with every adult ticket purchased on weekdays in September (excluding Labor Day)
• World of Coca-Cola – Save 20% off two or more general admission tickets with code FAMILY2025
• Center for Puppetry Arts – Save 10% on Click, Clack Moo all inclusive performances using code CLICK10
• Atlanta History Center – one free youth admission (ages 4-12) with every adult ticket purchased with the code FREESEPT25 – available on-line only
• Fernbank Museum of Natural History – one free child admission (ages 3-12) with every general admission ticket – available on-line only for daytime visits
• Tellus Science Museum – one free child admission (ages 3-12) with every general admission ticket – available for walk-in tickets only (excluding September 27)
• The Bremen Museum & Cultural Center – one free child admission (ages 3-12) with every general admission ticket
• LEGO Discovery Center – one free Child ticket (ages 3-17) with the purchase of an adult ticket – available only online

September Events in Atlanta

• September 4-7: Yellow Daisy Festival at Stone Mountain Park – arts and crafts show
• Friday, September 5: First Friday Concert Series in Tucker: Heart Breaker – a Heart tribute band
• Friday, September 5: Movies by Moonlight at City Springs in Sandy Springs
• Friday, September 5: Alpharetta Moonlight Market downtown on the green
• Saturday, September 6: Atlanta British Car Fayre in downtown Norcross
• Saturday, September 6: Waffle House Museum – Open House at the original location in Avondale Estates
• Saturday, September 6: Touch-A-Truck at Stonecreek Church in Milton
• Saturday, September 6: Sketchbook Saturday at the Center for Puppetry Arts’ Worlds of Puppetry Museum
• Saturday & Sunday, September 6-7: Bank of America’s Museums on Us
  • Atlanta History Center
  • Center for Civil and Human Rights
  • High Museum of Art
• Sunday, September 7: Concerts by the Springs: The Bourbon Brothers Band – free lawn seating at City Springs in Sandy Springs
• Sunday, September 7: Sunday FUNday at the Michael C. Carlos Museum – free drop-in program for all families and includes admission to the galleries

• Thursday, September 11: First Free Thursday at the Booth Western Art Museum
• Friday, September 12: Alpharetta Moonlight Market downtown on the green
• Friday, September 12: Art Stroll in Castleberry Hill
• Saturday, September 13: Cabbagetown Tour of Homes & Forward Warrior Mural Festival
• Saturday, September 13: Wheelbarrow Festival in Reynoldstown
• Saturday, September 13: Fall into STEM at Fernbank Science Center – free planetarium shows and free STEM activities from 10am-2pm
• Saturday, September 13: Dogtoberfest on the Town Green in Duluth
• Saturday, September 13: Touch-A-Truck at Cherokee Veterans Park in Canton
• Saturday & Sunday, September 13-14: Sandy Springs Fall Arts and Craft Festival
• Sunday, September 14: High Museum of Art UPS Second Sunday – free admission and family friendly programming – advanced registration is recommended
• Sunday, September 14: Avondale Estates Weekend Wind Down Concert – COT Band celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
• Sunday, September 14: College Students receive Free Admission to Zoo Atlanta with college ID

• Friday, September 19: Kirkwood Wine Stroll – purchase tickets online in advance
• Saturday, September 20: Fall Festival at the Atlanta History Center
• Saturday, September 20: Sippin’ Safari at Zoo Atlanta – a Wine Festival with live music. Explore the zoo after hours – a great date night idea!
• Saturday, September 20: Pop-in for Family Fun at the Marietta History Center – Spy Kids: Secrets of the Square
• Saturday, September 20: History Seek Saturdays: Walking Tour of Roswell’s Historic District – free & open to the public – meet at the historic town square
• Saturday, September 20: Duluth Fall Festival Concert at the Duluth Festival Center
• Saturday & Sunday, September 20-21: Roswell Arts Festival at Roswell City Hall
• Saturday & Sunday, September 20-21: Suwanee Fest at Suwannee Town Center Park
• Saturday & Sunday, September 20-21: Buckhead Arts Festival in Buckhead Village
• Saturday & Sunday, September 20-21: Peachtree Corners Festival at Peachtree Corners Town Green
• Saturday & Sunday, September 20-21: JapanFest at the Gas South Convention Center
• Sunday, September 21: Family Fun Days at the Chattahoochee Nature Center: Back to Your Roots Farm Fair – purchase tickets in advance
• Saturday, September 21: Alpharetta Brew Moon Fest on Milton Ave

• September 25-28: Atlanta Art Fair 2025 in Pullman Yards
• Friday & Saturday, September 26-27: Blue Stone Arts & Music Festival in the City Springs District in Sandy Springs
• Friday, Saturday & Sunday, September 26-28: Rocktoberfest at Ball Ground’s Rock Rolid Bewing
• Saturday, September 27: Thriving Together Atlanta Arts and Wellness Festival in Historic Fourth Ward Skate Park
• Saturday, September 27: Atlanta India Festival in Roswell at St. Mary’s Orthodox Church
• Saturday, September 27: National Public Lands Day – free admission to all National Park Service sites
• Saturday, September 27: East Atlanta Strut
• Saturday, September 27: Washington Park Jamboree
• Saturday & Sunday, September 27-28: Riverfest Arts and Crafts Festival in Etowah River Park, Canton
• Saturday & Sunday, September 27-28: Duluth Fall Festival at the Duluth Festival Center
• Saturday & Sunday, September 27-28: Sweet Auburn Music Fest at 312 Irwin Ste NE, Atlanta
• Saturday & Sunday, September 27-28: Old Fourth Ward Arts FALL Festival
• Sunday, September 28: Sunday in the Park featuring Tunes from the Tombs at Oakland Cemetery – purchase tickets in advance

Apple Picking

Head to the North Georgia Mountains to pick your own apples are one of these farms:

• Mercier Orchards in Blue Ridge
• BJ Reece Orchards in Ellijay
• Hillcrest Orchards in Ellijay – don’t miss their fried apple pies!
• Red Apple Barn in Ellijay
• The Folk Collaborative in McCaysville

Oktoberfest

• Every Thursday-Sunday September 4 – November 2: Oktoberfest in Helen at the Helen Festhalle
• September 13-November 2: Oktoberfest at Six Flags over Georgia
• September 20-October 5: Tucktoberfest at Tucker Brewing 
• Friday, September 19: Atlanta Biertoberfest “Stammtisch“ at Halfway Crooks Brewing
• Saturday, September 20: Oktoberfest at Good Word Brewing & Public House in Duluth
• Every Saturday this Month: Oktoberfest at Der Biergarten in downtown Atlanta – reservations recommended
• Friday, Saturday & Sunday, September 26-28: Rocktoberfest at Ball Ground’s Rock Rolid Bewing
• Saturday & Sunday, October 11-12: Chalktoberfest in historic Marietta Square – a chalk art and craft beer festival
• Saturday, October 18: Oktoberfest at Redeemer Lutheran Church and Block Party
• Saturday & Sunday, October 25-26: Crafts & Drafts Festival in Smyrna’s Village Green

Are you celebrating a birthday this month?

Georgia residents get free admission to the Georgia Aquarium on your birthday! Bring your Georgia ID or a copy of a child’s birth certificate

Coming up in October

• Thursday – Sunday, October 2-5: Atlanta Greek Festival at the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Atlanta
• Saturday, October 4: Porches and Pie Festival in Adair Park – Tasting Passes available online
• Saturday & Sunday, October 4-5: S’mores ‘n Snores in Duluth’s Rogers Bridge Park – family-friendly introduction to camping event – register in advance
• Saturday & Sunday, October 11-12: Georgia Apple Festival in Ellijay
• October 17-27: Capturing the Spirit of Oakland – Halloween Tours of Oakland Cemetery – purchase tickets in advance
• Saturday, October 18: French Market in Buckhead Village
• Saturday & Sunday, October 18-19: Georgia Apple Festival in Ellijay
• Saturday, October 25: Castleberry Hill Loft Tour & Wine Tasting – get tickets in advance

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