November 2025: Things to do in Atlanta & Beyond

Are you looking for things to do this weekend in Atlanta? Check out the list of things to do in November in Atlanta & Beyond below. Enjoy the beautiful autumn weather at a November fall festival or a chili cook-off! Attend a Día de Muertos Festival. Enjoy Thanksgiving with your friends and family and then shop at a holiday market or enjoy the festivities of the Holiday Season in Atlanta!

• November Events happening all month
• November Individual Events
• Kick off the Atlanta Holiday Season

Events Happening all November

• Beginning of November: Peak Leaf Season at Gibbs Gardens
• All November: Enjoy the fall color on this Self-Guided Walking Tour of Inman Park
• End of November: Kick off the Christmas season with this Atlanta Holiday Guide
• November 1 – December 6: Renaissance Festival Fall Fling – all the fun of Ren Fest without the heat!
• November 14 – February 22: Ice Rink at Sugar Hill – check the calendar for specific dates
• November 8 – January 4: Magical Flight to the North Pole at Stone Mountain Park
• November 8 – January 4: Stone Mountain Christmas
• November 21 – January 18: Illuminights Chinese Lantern Festival at Zoo Atlanta
• November 15 – January 4: Festival of Trees at the Southeastern Railway Museum – featuring trains and over 50 decorated trees
• November 9 – December 28: Festive Features at the Worlds of Puppetry Museum at the Center for Puppetry Arts
• November 15 – January 11: The Atlanta Botanical Garden’s Garden Lights, Holiday Nights
• November 21 – December 23: Christkindlmarket Roswell at Bulloch Hall
• November 28 – December 24: Atlanta Christkindl Market at the Lawrenceville Lawn
• Beginning November 16: Margaritaville at Lanier Islands Lakeside Lights Spectacular

Individual November Events

• Saturday, November 1: Lawrenceville Harvest Festival on the Lawrenceville Lawn
• Saturday, November 1: Cherokee Heritage Day at New Echota Historic Site in Calhoun
• Saturday, November 1: Dia De Los Muertos Festival in Thrasher Park, Norcross
• Saturday, November 1: Lawrenceville Harvest Festival on the Lawrenceville Lawn
• Saturday, November 1: Sketchbook Saturday at the Center for Puppetry Arts
• Saturday & Sunday, November 1-2: Dia De Los Muertos Festival in Woodstock
• Saturday & Sunday, November 1-2: Chastain Park Fall Arts Festival
• Saturday & Sunday, November 1-2: Bank of America’s Museums on Us
  • Atlanta History Center
  • High Museum of Art
• Sunday, November 2: Día De Muertos at Oakland Cemetery
• Sunday, November 2: Sunday FUNday at the Michael C. Carlos Museum – free drop-in program for all families and includes admission to the galleries
• Sunday, November 2:  First Free Sunday at the Marietta Cobb Museum of Art

• November 7-9: IrishFest Atlanta at the Roswell Cultural Arts Center
• Saturday, November 8: Chop & Stomp – Cabbagetown chili cookoff & bluegrass festival
• Sunday, November 9: High Museum of Art UPS Second Sunday – free admission and family friendly programming – advanced registration is recommended

• Tuesday, November 11: Veterans Day – free admission to all National Park Service sites
• Thursday, November 13: Free Family Thursday at the Booth Western Art Museum
• Friday, November 14: Night Market in Peachtree City
• Saturday, November 15: Suwanee Chili Cook Off & Music Festival
• Saturday, November 15: Artist Holiday Market at the Alpharetta Arts Center
• Saturday, November 15: Festival of Trees Opening Day Event at the Southeastern Railway Museum – featuring train rides, photos with Santa and over 50 decorated trees
• Saturday, November 15: Historic Norcross Holiday Open House in Downtown Norcross
• Saturday, November 15: Pop-in for Family Fun: Sounds of the Century at the Marietta History Museum
• Saturday, November 15: History Seek Saturday: Civil War Tour of Smith Plantation in Roswell
• Saturday & Sunday, November 15-16: Christmas Market at Decatur First UMC

• Saturday, November 22: Decatur Makers Holiday Market in Decatur
• Saturday, November 22: Atlanta Chili Cook Off at Brook Run Park in Dunwoody
• Sunday, November 23: Avalon on Ice – opens to the public at 3pm
• Sunday, November 23: The Lighting of Avalon: holiday music and performances plus an appearance by Santa Claus
• Tuesday, November 25: Hapeville for the Holidays: tree lighting, hot chocolate, cookies & visits with Santa
• Thursday, November 27: Happy Thanksgiving!
• Friday, November 28: Lighting the Square in Dahlonega to kick off Dahlonega‘s Old Fashioned Christmas
• Friday, November 28: Tree Lighting at the Rowell Christkindlmarket
• Saturday, November 29: Christmas Tree Lighting and Lighted Christmas Parade in Snellville
• Saturday, November 29: Christmas Parade and Tree Lighting in downtown Loganville
• Saturday, November 30: Santa on the Square and Small Business Saturday in Decatur
• Saturday & Sunday, November 29-30: Piedmont Park Holiday Market
• Saturday & Sunday, November 29-30: Helen’s Christmas Market in Helen, Georgia

Kick off the Atlanta Holiday Season!

• Celebrate Christmas in Atlanta with this Atlanta Holiday Guide
• November 14 – February 22: Ice Rink at Sugar Hill – check the calendar for specific dates
• November 8 – January 4: Magical Flight to the North Pole at Stone Mountain Park
• November 8 – January 4: Stone Mountain Christmas
• November 9 – December 28: Festive Features at the Worlds of Puppetry Museum at the Center for Puppetry Arts
• Saturday, November 15: Historic Norcross Holiday Open House in Downtown Norcross
• November 15 – January 4: Festival of Trees at the Southeastern Railway Museum – featuring trains and over 50 decorated trees
• Saturday, November 15: Artist Holiday Market at the Alpharetta Arts Center
• Saturday & Sunday, November 15-16: Christmas Market at Decatur First UMC
• November 15 – January 11: The Atlanta Botanical Garden’s Garden Lights, Holiday Nights
• Beginning November 16: Margaritaville at Lanier Islands Lakeside Lights Spectacular
• November 21 – January 18: Illuminights Chinese Lantern Festival at Zoo Atlanta
• November 21 – December 23: Christkindlmarket Roswell at Bulloch Hall
• Saturday, November 22: Decatur Makers Holiday Market in Decatur
• Sunday, November 23: Avalon on Ice – opens to the public at 3pm
• Sunday, November 23: The Lighting of Avalon: holiday music and performances plus an appearance by Santa Claus
• November 24 – December 24: Santa at Avalon: book your appointment in advance, but walk ups are still welcome

• Tuesday, November 25: Hapeville for the Holidays: tree lighting, hot chocolate, cookies & visits with Santa
• Friday, November 28: Tree Lighting at the Rowell Christkindlmarket
• November 28 – December 24: Atlanta Christkindl Market at the Lawrenceville Lawn
• Friday, November 28: Lighting the Square in Dahlonega to kick off Dahlonega‘s Old Fashioned Christmas
• Saturday, November 29: Christmas Tree Lighting and Lighted Christmas Parade in Snellville
• Saturday, November 29: Christmas Parade and Tree Lighting in downtown Loganville
• Saturday, November 30: Santa on the Square and Small Business Saturday in Decatur
• Saturday & Sunday, November 29-30: Piedmont Park Holiday Market
• Saturday & Sunday, November 29-30 & December 6-7: Helen’s Christmas Market in Helen, Georgia

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 December

• Thursday, December 4: Christmas Parade in downtown Monroe
• Saturday, December 6: Holiday STEM Workshop at Fernbank Science Center
• Saturday, December 6: Roswell Makers Market at the Roswell Visual Arts Center
• Saturday & Sunday, December 6-7: Indie Craft Holiday Shopping Spectacular: a micro-Christkindlemarkt at the Yaarab Temple on Ponce De Leon Ave
• Saturday & Sunday, December 6-7: Helen’s Christmas Market in Helen, Georgia
• Sunday, December 21: Santa on the Square in Roswell – free and open to the public

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