Atlanta’s Top Holiday Events
Celebrate the season with these top-notch attractions and events. Also check out our list of Top Holiday Events Beyond Atlanta.
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Rare Puppets and the Return of Rudolph
The Center for Puppetry Arts is thrilled to announce the return of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer™ live and in-person. This faithful adaptation of the beloved 1964 stop-motion special speaks to the misfit in all of us. This year, on exhibition for the first time since 2006, are rare puppets from the original Rankin & Bass production! All-inclusive tickets include the performance, museum admission, and a Create-A-Puppet Workshop™. Prices vary according to day and date. Discounts are available in November. For everyone’s safety, all visitors and Center staff are required to wear a mask. Nov. 10-Jan. 2.
Deck the Hall This Holiday
The Chick-Fil-A College Football Hall of Fame is the perfect place to celebrate the season! This December, the Hall lights up with bright holiday decorations and holiday cheer! Santa and his Elf will be at the Hall on Friday, December 3, from noon-2 p.m., with gifts for all fans, courtesy of the Georgia Festival of Trees. Capture the perfect family photo for your holiday cards on December 3 in the photo booth. While visiting the Hall, make sure to play like a legend on the 45-yard field, engage with exciting interactive exhibits, and go “caroling” with your school’s fight song!
The Most Sparkling Time of the Year
“Sparkle! A Celebration of Kids, Creativity and Magic” returns to the City of Norcross with activities, including a tree lighting on December 3. Enjoy carols performed by the local choir, hot chocolate, s’mores and “Jingle All the Way” on the big screen. Santa himself will arrive in his big red fire truck and be on hand for photos! But the fun doesn’t stop there. Throughout the month, carriage rides will dash through the sparkling streets of Norcross, and Santa will continue to pop up downtown to hear your Christmas wishes and take pictures.
Magical Moments in Light
Holiday Road – Atlanta’s newest family tradition – is an entertaining half-mile outdoor, immersive walking experience set in the natural beauty of the Chattahoochee Hills and the HorseMansion at Bouckaert Farm. The trail reveals thousands of illuminated lights, larger-than-life installations, and iconic scenes to include all winter holiday celebrations. Enjoy fare from local food trucks along the way. Holiday Road originated in Los Angeles and is the go-to holiday experience for many celebrities and their families. The Hollywood-based production team is bringing their popular brand to Atlanta this season for the first time.
A Flurry of Fun
There’s “snow” much fun coming to Margaritaville at Lanier Islands this winter! License to Chill Snow Island features one of the fastest snow tubing hills in North America. Play in the snow and challenge friends to a snowball fight at Snowball Alley. Don’t miss the winter-themed carnival rides, ice skating rink, fire pit with s’mores, photos with Santa at his workshop and specialty winter drinks and snacks. The all-new Lakeside Lights Spectacular is a magical walk through an amazing lighting extravaganza with festive seasonal music, themed displays and light tunnels.
Charming Holiday Puppet Shows
Don’t miss the delightful Roswell Winter Puppet Series at the Roswell Cultural Arts Center this winter! In “Santa’s Missing Mail,” Ominous Crook and his sidekick, Skellmutt, are out to stop Christmas by stealing Santa’s mail. Audiences will meet some panicked elves, a wisecracking reindeer, a dim-witted superhero, and Santa himself. Dec. 17-18. See hilarious holiday hijinks in “North Pole Fa La La La Follies” – Santa has lost his laugh, the elves are on strike, and Rudolph has a runny nose. Will Christmas be cancelled? Dec. 21-22. These charming family productions will delight audiences of all ages.
