Atlanta Kids Weekend Events: Nov. 26-28
Your bellies may be full but your kids are still ready to play. This Thanksgiving weekend, shake a leg and explore Atlanta and our surrounding areas for festive activities and holiday fun. Keep reading for our favorite places to take our turkeys, below.
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Explore the Christkindl Market in Buckhead
Check out a German-style holiday extravaganza for the most wunderbar time of the year. You’ll find more than 50 vendors dishing hot chocolate, cider, and German Glühwein (aka, mulled wine), alongside traditional German eats such as pretzels, brats, and schnitzel. Shopping booths will feature wooden toys, jewelry, hardwood pipes, and other German handcrafts, including ornaments from well-known maker Käthe Wohlfahrt. Live music and entertainment are scheduled for the weekends, and “complimentary fire pits” will be dotted around the Village’s new open-air Veranda all season. Find out details here.
Visit IllumiNights at Zoo Atlanta
Check out one of Atlanta’s newest and most noteworthy holiday events at Zoo Atlanta. IllumiNights is a nighttime lantern wonderland celebrating the beauty of the natural world. Stroll the Zoo after dark to be inspired by more than 80 animal lanterns – some up to 20 feet tall – depicting some of Earth’s most charismatic creatures. Each lantern is made and hand-painted by Chinese artisans. Wildlife lights the night at the all-NEW IllumiNights at the Zoo: A Chinese Lantern Festival, opening in November 2021 and running through mid-January. Here‘s the scoop.
Book Your Holiday Shows Now
Is it just us or is there a little extra jingle in our steps this holiday season? If you’re feeling festive and are ready to fill your calendar with performances that will make you downright jolly, check out our collection of shows in Atlanta to put on your calendar, now. Find out details here.
See Christmas Town 1964 Exhibit at Center for Puppetry Arts
Don’t miss Christmas Town 1964, a special holiday exhibition that digs into the history of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, which will once again be performed at the Center. The halls will be decked in vintage style décor and the Rudolph and Santa puppets from the original Rankin/Bass production can be viewed. Here are the details.
See ATL Holiday Lights at Atlantic Station
ATL Holiday Lights is back with a bigger, better and longer lights display than ever before! This year’s show features hand-crafted light displays from everyone’s favorite holiday movies, a mini neighborhood featuring some local Atlanta establishments and more. Here‘s the scoop.
Dive Into (Fake) Marshmallows at Candytopia
Head to Candytopia for an indoor candy museum, tasting areas, cute photo opportunities, and a giant “marshmallow” pit that you can hop in. Holiday weeks have additional hours of operation. Check out the details here.
Invent with Rube Goldberg at The Children’s Museum
See inventor and artists Rube Goldberg’s iconic contraptions and illustrations, and explore new 3D life-size machines and interactive components of a Rube Goldberg machine. The Museum is closed on Wednesdays except for the Wednesday before Thanksgiving and before New Year’s Day. Here‘s what you need to know.
Learn with Thomas Edison’s Secret Lab at Tellus Museum
Inspired by the educational, animated comedy series, Thomas Edison’s Secret Lab presents an exciting world of science and discovery! The exhibit invites you to join the fun through interactive explorations of science, technology, engineering, and math. Discover invisible forces that seem more like magic than science, manipulate simple machines, learn basic coding, and much more. Check it out here.
Catch the Holiday Spirit at World of Illumination in Hampton & Marietta
Choose from two new Worlds of Illumination drive-through light experiences for the ultimate holiday activity for all ages—from tots to grandparents, and everyone, in between. At the Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton (opening Nov. 17) you’ll have an Arctic Adventure, while at Six Flags White Water in Marietta (opening Nov. 12) you’ll have a Rockin’ Christmas. Both shows feature millions of colorful lights and animated displays synchronized to holiday music. Here‘s the scoop.
Check out our incredible virtual adventure calendar here for more options!
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—Shelley Massey
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