November 2024: Things to do in Atlanta & Beyond

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Events Happening all November

• Learn about fun ways to enjoy the Christmas season with this Atlanta Holiday Guide
• Beginning of November: Peak Leaf Season at Gibbs Gardens
• All November: Enjoy the fall color on this Self-Guided Walking Tour of Inman Park
• November 2 – December 7: Renaissance Festival Fall Fling – all the fun of Ren Fest without the heat!
• November 8 – February 23: Fernbank’s WildWoods: AGLOW runs on select nights
• November 8 – February 16: Ice Rink at Sugar Hill – check the calendar for specific dates
• November 9-30: Magical Flight to the North Pole at Stone Mountain Park
• November 9-30: Stone Mountain Christmas
• November 14 – January 19: Illuminights Chinese Lantern Festival at Zoo Atlanta
• November 16 – December 29: Festival of Trees at the Southeastern Railway Museum – featuring trains and over 50 decorated trees
• November 16 – December 29: Festive Features at the Worlds of Puppetry Museum at the Center for Puppetry Arts
• November 16 – January 12: The Atlanta Botanical Garden’s Garden Lights, Holiday Nights
• November 22 – December 22: Christkindlmarket Roswell at Bulloch Hall
• November 22 – December 24: Atlanta Christkindl Market in Buckhead Village and Galleria on the Park in Cobb Co
• Beginning November 16: Margaritaville at Lanier Islands Lakeside Lights Spectacular

Individual November Events

• Friday, November 1: Night Market in Peachtree City
• Saturday, November 2: Chop & Stomp – Cabbagetown chili cookoff & bluegrass festival
• Saturday, November 2: Dia De Los Muertos Festival in Thrasher Park, Norcross
• Saturday, November 2: Sketchbook Saturday at the Center for Puppetry Arts
• Saturday, November 2: Festival Del Dia De Los Muertos in the Lawrenceville Arts Center Courtyard  
• Saturday & Sunday, November 2-3: Día De Los Muertos Festival in Woodstock
• Saturday & Sunday, November 2-3: Chastain Park Fall Arts Festival
• Saturday & Sunday, November 2-3: Bank of America’s Museums on Us
  • Atlanta History Center
  • Center for Civil and Human Rights
  • High Museum of Art
  • Tellus Science Museum
• Sunday, November 3: Día De Muertos at Oakland Cemetery
• Sunday, November 3: Sunday FUNday at the Michael C. Carlos Museum – free drop-in program for all families and includes admission to the galleries
• Sunday, November 3:  First Free Sunday at the Marietta Cobb Museum of Art

• November 8-10: IrishFest Atlanta 2024 at the Roswell Cultural Arts Center
• Saturday, November 9: Suwanee Chili Cook Off & Music Festival
• Saturday, November 9: Lawrenceville Harvest Festival on the Lawrenceville Lawn
• Saturday, November 9: Historic Walking Tour of Norcross beginning at Thrasher Park Pavilion
• Saturday & Sunday, November 9-10: Indie Craft Experience Holiday Shopping Spectacular at the Yaarab Temple on Ponce De Leon Ave
• Sunday, November 10: High Museum of Art UPS Second Sunday – free admission and family friendly programming – advanced registration is recommended

• Monday, November 11: Veterans Day – free admission to all National Park Service sites
• Thursday, November 14: Free Family Thursday at the Booth Western Art Museum
• Saturday, November 16: West Ponce Music Stroll in Decatur
• Saturday, November 16: Atlanta Chili Cook Off at Brook Run Park in Dunwoody
• Saturday, November 16: Festival of Trees Opening Day Event at the Southeastern Railway Museum – featuring train rides, photos with Santa and over 50 decorated trees
• Saturday, November 16: Harvest Moon Stemfest at Fernbank Science Center
• Saturday, November 16: Historic Norcross Holiday Open House in Downtown Norcross
• Saturday, November 16: Pop-in for Family Fun: On the Move! Trucks, Plans & Trains at the Marietta History Museum

• Saturday & Sunday, November 23-24: Target Wonderland at Pullman Yards
• Thursday, November 28: Happy Thanksgiving!
• Friday, November 29: Lighting the Square in Dahlonega to kick off Dahlonega‘s Old Fashioned Christmas
• Saturday, November 30: Helen’s Christmas Market in Helen, Georgia
• Saturday, November 30: Christmas Tree Lighting and Lighted Christmas Parade in Snellville
• Saturday, November 30: Christmas Parade and Tree Lighting in downtown Loganville
• Saturday, November 30: Santa on the Square and Small Business Saturday in Decatur

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