Labor Day Weekend

Con­certs, fire­works and laser shows add up to a fun Labor Day Week­end. Stone Moun­tain Park presents the Last Blast of Sum­mer cel­e­brat­ing Labor Day for three days in a row.

There no short­age of fam­ily activ­i­ties going on at Stone Moun­tain Park such as the Sky Hike which is billed as the nation’s largest adven­ture course, a fab­u­lous pub­lic golf course, or the scenic railroad.

On Sept. 5th, locals and tourists can enjoy The Last Blast of Sum­mer Con­cert fea­tur­ing some great coun­try music pro­vided by Eden’s Edge and Lana Turner.

Last Blast of Sum­mer Time Line:

Time

4-8pm: KICKS 101.5 FM Live Broadcast

4:00pm: Pride (Navy Band from NAS Jacksonville)

5:30pm: Eden’s Edge

7:00pm: Lane Turner

9:30pm: Laser­show Spectacular

Other Labor Day Week­end fes­tiv­i­ties at Stone Moun­tain include extended fire­works dis­plays, a new Jour­ney to the Cen­ter of the Earth 4D Movie, the Sum­mit Skyride, and of course the great­est laser show in the South!

The Adven­ture Pass allows you to enjoy all the attrac­tions at Stone Moun­tain Park for one low price. Adven­ture Pass tick­ets are $26 for adults and $21 chil­dren ages 3–11.

Labor Day Week­end Cel­e­bra­tion at Stone Moun­tain Park
Dates are Sept. 5 — Sept. 7 Sat­ur­day — Mon­day
For up to date infor­ma­tion call (770) 498‑5690.

Click HERE for other Atlanta events on Labor Day Week­end.

Labor Day Weekend Fun in Atlanta

What is there to do in Atlanta Labor Day Week­end? We’re glad you asked. Atlanta­Ga­To­day has put together a list of the best things to do that will keep you busy for the last big hol­i­day of the sum­mer sea­son. Sur­pris­ingly, there’s a lot of fun activ­i­ties and events for the fam­ily to enjoy this Labor Day Week­end in Atlanta, Georgia.

We have made a recent upgrade to this list to include Stone Moun­tain Park. They have a Labor Day Week­end Cel­e­bra­tion going on Sep­tem­ber 5–7 Sat­ur­day through Monday.

Stone Moun­tain Park brings back the Last Blast Of Sum­mer Con­cert on Sat­ur­day fea­tur­ing coun­try music and national record­ing stars Lana Turner and Eden’s Edge. There will also be extended fire­works shows all three nights after the Laser­show Spec­tac­u­lar. For more infor­ma­tion go to the events section.

1) NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Atlanta Motor Speed­way
Gen­tle­man, start your engines! That’s right NASCAR rac­ing returns to Atlanta this Labor Day Week­end in a big way. For the first time ever the Pep Boys 500 will be held under the lights Sun­day night. Couch potatos can watch the NASCAR Race on ESPN, but you’ll be miss­ing out on all the fun.

There are two great events at Atlanta Motor Speed­way on Sat­ur­day. The first is the NASCAR Sprint Cup Qual­i­fy­ing. The fea­ture race after that is the Labor Day Week­end Degree V12 300.

2) Dragon*Con Parade in Down­town Atlanta
This is one of the coolest if not bizarre events to be held this Labor Day Week­end in Atlanta. Dragon*Con spe­cial­izes in sci­ence fic­tion and fan­tasy and takes place
Sept. 4 — Sept. 7 at the Hyatt in Down­town Atlanta. The Dragon*Con Parade starts at 10:00am Sat­ur­day morn­ing in Woodruff Park.

3) U.S. 10K Clas­sic, Fam­ily Fes­ti­val and Kid’s Clas­sic Races
The U.S. 10K Clas­sic is the cul­mi­na­tion of fun activ­i­ties tak­ing place this Labor Day Week­end. The Fam­ily Fes­ti­val gets under­way Sat­ur­day 10:00am at Gal­le­ria Gar­dens next to the Gal­le­ria Com­plex. The free fes­ti­val includes an artist’s mar­ket, a huge inter­ac­tive kids’ area, free sam­ples, fit­ness equip­ment and inter­ac­tive displays.

Kid’s Clas­sic Races con­sist of .5 (ages 6 and under) and 1 (ages 7–11) mile races com­menc­ing at 11:00am on Sat­ur­day Sept. 5, 2009. Labor Day fea­tures a plethora of races includ­ing the Men’s 100K Cycling Sprint, Women’s 10K Cycling Sprint and fin­ishes with the U.S. 10K Clas­sic. Go here for more infor­ma­tion on the U.S. 10k Clas­sic and Fam­ily Festival.

4) Atlanta Braves verse Cincin­natti Reds at Turner Field
It’s a great time of year to take the fam­ily to see Chip­per Jones, Brain McCann and the rest of the Atlanta Braves as they bat­tle for a spot in the play­offs. While at Turner Field don’t for­get to check out Scout’s Alley (located under the left field stands) where the kids can play inter­ac­tive games. Another fun place to visit is the Atlanta Braves Museum and Hall of Fame located near aisle 134. Games sched­uled between the Atlanta Braves and Cincin­natti Reds are Fri­day 7:35pm, Sat­ur­day 7:10pm, and Sun­day 1:35pm.

Atlanta Braves Tickets

 5) Art in the Park at His­toric Mari­etta Square
Take a stroll back in time when Down­town Mari­etta was the heart and soul of the ante­bel­lum south. The Art in the Park fes­ti­val in Mari­etta, Geor­gia con­sists of artists who travel from all over the United States to show­case their artis­tic endeav­ors. Artist’s works fea­ture paint­ings, graph­ics, sculp­tures, jew­elry, pho­tog­ra­phy, pot­tery, and much more. Visit the extra­or­di­nary stores and bou­tiques that envelop Mari­etta Square or dis­cover the won­der­ful archi­tec­ture while walk­ing through the shaded streets of five reg­is­tered his­toric dis­tricts. Times: Sept. 5 — Sept. 7 10:00am — 5:00pm

All these events, races and fes­ti­vals make a per­fect way to spend the Labor Day week­end in Atlanta!

Halloween Activities for 2009 in Atlanta

Hal­loween activ­i­ties in Atlanta are every­where as the hol­i­day sea­son gets under­way. There are so many inter­est­ing things to do in Atlanta from fam­ily Hal­loween activ­i­ties that fea­ture hayrides and pump­kin patches, to haunted houses and cos­tume parties.

An excel­lent way to get in the spirit of Hal­loween for kids, is to expe­ri­ence the Hal­loween fes­ti­vals around Atlanta. These events often include Hal­loween games, dec­o­ra­tions, cos­tumes, story telling, trick or treats and other Hal­loween activ­i­ties for kids and toddlers.

Hal­loween Trick or treats in Atlanta isn’t just for kids any­more. Teenagers may opt for a haunted house, a scary movie, Fright Fest, or Sta­dium of Screams. Adult Hal­loween fun in Atlanta is never far behind. Expect to see cos­tume bashes all over the city this Hal­loween Week­end since it falls on a Friday.

Con­sider Atlanta­Ga­To­day as the best source for Hal­loween Events in Metro Atlanta. We have com­pletely scouted out the best Hal­loween Activ­i­ties that Metro Atlanta has to offer and listed them here for your con­ve­nience. If you find a Hal­loween Event that deserves to be included con­tact us here.

Hal­loween Activities

Pump­kin Fes­ti­val at Stone Moun­tain Park

The 7th Annual Pump­kin Fes­ti­val is a fab­u­lous way for kids to get in the Hal­loween spirit. There’s enough enter­tain­ment in Stone Moun­tain Park to keep fam­i­lies busy all week­end. Don’t miss the Pump­kin Tum­bler or the Great Pump­kin Pup­pet Parade. The Pump­kin Tum­bler is a new activ­ity where you hop in a pump­kin tum­bler and stum­ble your way through an inflat­able obsta­cle course.

There are plenty of Hal­loween games for kids such as the Trick or Treat Scav­enger Hunt, sto­ry­telling, pie eat­ing con­tests and the children’s cos­tume con­test where kids par­tic­i­pate in the Great Pump­kin Pup­pet Parade. The Pump­kin Fes­ti­val goes on week­ends through­out October.

Dates: Oct 2 — 31 Fri­days through Sun­days
Times: 10am — 5pm Fri­days & Sun­days
10am — 7pm Sat­ur­days with Laser­show at 8pm

Scare­crows in the Gar­den & Gob­lins in the Garden

Another favorite Atlanta Event in Octo­ber is the annual Scare­crows in the Gar­den. Indi­vid­u­als, orga­ni­za­tions and busi­nesses all par­take in the mak­ing of scare­crows that are dis­played all over the park along with delight­ful fall dec­o­ra­tions. Get feisty Thurs­day evenings in Octo­ber at the Fest-of-Ale, fea­tur­ing a fine selec­tion of brews empha­siz­ing the Hal­loween theme.

Bring your flash­light and view the scare­crows while drink­ing some spir­its and lis­ten­ing to live music. The final event for the month long Scare­crows in the Gar­den venue is the Gob­lins in the Gar­den. This is a chil­drens cos­tume party and parade. Chil­dren are invited to dress in their favorite Hal­loween cos­tumes and have fun in the gar­den. Chil­drens activ­i­ties include story time, Ride-On-The-Train, and pony rides.

Loca­tion: The Atlanta Botan­i­cal Gar­den
Dates: Scare­crows in the Gar­den
Oct. 1 through 31
Tues. — Sun. 9:00am — 5:00pm

Gob­lins in the Gar­den
Sun­day , Oct. 25 1:00 — 4:00pm

Hal­loween Haunted Houses

*please note that Haunted Houses may not be suit­able for young children

Nether­world Haunted House

Walk through this haunted house while shock­ing spe­cial effects, spine-chilling spooky actors, and gory mon­sters scare the spir­its out of you. This is no ordi­nary haunted house and has been con­sis­tently ranked as one of the Top Haunted Houses in the Nation!

Loca­tion:
6624 Daw­son Blvd
Nor­cross, GA 30093

Times:
Sept 25,26 Oct 2–31 7:00pm — 12:00pm

Ticket Prices: Buy Tick­ets Here!
$20 for main haunt BLOOD NIGHT
$25 for BLOOD NIGHT plus ZOMBIE RAMPAGE

13 Sto­ries Haunted House

Take a ter­ri­fy­ing tour through two attrac­tions; 13 Sto­ries Haunted House and Bunker 13. Beware, there are hor­ri­fy­ing crea­tures lurk­ing everywhere!

Loca­tion:
2975 Town Cen­ter Drive (behind Town Cen­ter Mall)
Ken­ne­saw, GA 30144

Times: Get Coupons Here!
Opens at Dark Every Night in October

Ticket Prices: Order Tick­ets Here
$16.00 for 13 Sto­ries Haunted House
$20.00 for 13 Sto­ries Haunted House plus Bunker 13

Creep­ers

Billed as Atlanta’s largest and scari­est haunted house. This is one of the best haunted houses in Atlanta with over 30,000 square feet of hair-raising thrills. Voted Best Haunted House 2007 by Star 94 Listeners.

Loca­tion:
2478 Atlanta Rd
Atlanta, GA 30080

Dates:
Oct. 2–4, 9–11, Oct. 16– Nov. 1 (closed Sun­days)
Times:
7:00pm till mid­night
Ticket Prices:
Sun­day — Thurs­day $20 / Fri­day & Sat­ur­day $25
Phone: (404) 909‑9000

Atlanta Hal­loween Parties

*must be over 21 years old

The Bert Show Big Wicked Halloween

Hosted by Q100 and the Bert Show the Big Wicked Hal­loween is all about strange and weird fun. There’s all kinds of odd­i­ties such as the gypsy vil­lage with free for­tune read­ings and the strongest human con­test. This extreme cos­tume con­test awards a $5,000. prize!

Loca­tion: Com­pound Night­club
Date: Octo­ber 31, 2009
Tick­ets: $20 in advance

Brouhaha Spook­tac­u­lar

The Brouhaha Spook­tac­u­lar is back as it takes all of The Mas­quer­ade. Spon­sored by 99X.COM and ROCK 100.5, this night fea­tures a $1000 cos­tume prize, psy­chic read­ings, and all eras of rock cover bands.

Loca­tion: The Mas­quer­ade — 695 North Ave., Atlanta
Date: Octo­ber 31, 2009
Tick­ets: $16 Ticketmaster

Spi­ral­ween

Spi­ral Enter­tain­ment presents this annual Hal­loween party that includes a $1500 cos­tume con­test. This is always one of the cra­zi­est Atlanta Hal­loween events and includes a show by Here Comes the Mummies.

Loca­tion: The Park Tav­ern — 500 10th Street Atlanta
Date: Octo­ber 31, 2009
Tick­ets: $8 — increases towards Halloween

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