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Last updated: November 11, 2024

Explore the festive delights of Atlanta with our holiday event guide. Whether you're rediscovering Atlanta or experiencing it for the first time, this guide unlocks the city's holiday potential.

Popular among locals and visitors alike, the Georgia Festival of Trees showcases beautifully decorated trees and offers a magical holiday experience. With enchanting artistry and seasonal cheer, it's a great way to embrace the spirit of the season. Another highlight is A Christmas Carol at Alliance Theatre, delivering a timeless tale through captivating performances. And definitely don't forget The Nutcracker: Atlanta Ballet, an exquisite production that brings Tchaikovsky's cherished music to life. See more details on these and other fun events and activities below!

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Atlanta Holiday Light Displays

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Immersive holiday experience with live shows and millions of twinkling lights.

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Stone Mountain Christmas features a variety of festive activities, including live shows, millions of twinkling lights, and special experiences like the Christmas Drone Show and Santa's Big Flight. Enjoy park attractions like the Summit Skyride and Scenic Railroad, and immerse yourself in holiday magic with festive music and spectacular shows.

Where: Stone Mountain | More Info: Stone Mountain Christmas

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Synchronized light and sound show with giant plant sculptures.

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Garden Lights, Holiday Nights is a spectacular holiday light display featuring millions of LED lights and displays, including the world's largest curtain of synchronized light and sound, "Nature's Wonders." The event showcases giant plant sculptures from "Alice's Wonderland Returns" dramatically lit, along with other popular exhibits like the Ice Goddess and Tunnel of Light.

Where: Atlanta | More Info: Garden Lights, Holiday Nights

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10 million twinkling lights and 17 Christmas scenes.

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Fantasy in Lights at Callaway Resort & Gardens features a seven-mile drive-through experience illuminated with 10 million twinkling lights and 17 Christmas scenes, including a 40-foot Pixel Pine Tree in the Callaway Christmas Village.

Where: Pine Mountain | More Info: Fantasy in Lights

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Immersive drive-through holiday light and sound experience with themed sections.

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World of Illumination: Enchanted Safari is a drive-through holiday light and sound experience featuring over one million colorful lights and hundreds of animated displays. Guests embark on a family-friendly adventure through various themed sections, including flying with reindeer, outrunning a T-Rex, and reaching Santa’s Bazaar. The event is hosted by Toukie Toucan and offers a unique audio-visual experience with contemporary and timeless holiday music.

Where: Marietta | More Info: World of Illumination: Enchanted Safari

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Dramatic arrival of Santa via helicopter.

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Join Brookhaven for a fun-filled holiday event at Blackburn Park featuring holiday-themed activities, food, music, giveaways, and a dramatic arrival of Santa via helicopter. Enjoy the lighting of the City's 40-foot Christmas tree and the Hanukah Menorah, along with a petting zoo, train rides, and local music groups caroling.

Where: Brookhaven | More Info: Holiday on the Town

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Atlanta Holiday Shows and Entertainment

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Brilliantly reimagined set design and striking new costumes.

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A Christmas Carol at the Alliance Theatre features a stunning new adaptation with a reimagined set design and striking costumes, transporting audiences to the streets of London to revisit the timeless redemption story of Ebenezer Scrooge, told with beautiful live music and an all-star cast.

Where: Atlanta | More Info: A Christmas Carol at Alliance Theatre

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Larger-than-life sets and bold costumes enhanced by striking video projections.

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Atlanta Ballet's The Nutcracker is a reimagined, larger-than-life production set to the iconic Tchaikovsky score. Featuring elaborate sets, costumes, and video projections, this holiday celebration transports audiences into a world of falling snowflakes, twirling flowers, and spinning stars.

Where: Atlanta | More Info: The Nutcracker: Atlanta Ballet

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Breathtaking acrobatics and lovable characters inspired by the classic poem.

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Twas the Night Before... by Cirque du Soleil is an exhilarating spin on the beloved Christmas classic, featuring thrilling acrobatics, lovable characters, and a soundtrack of holiday classics reimagined by Cirque du Soleil. The show follows Isabella, a young girl who rediscovers the true spirit of the holidays through captivating performances and heartwarming moments.

Where: Atlanta | More Info: Twas the Night Before... by Cirque du Soleil

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Broadway-style production with immersive sets and traditional Christmas music.

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A Charlie Brown Christmas Live on Stage brings the timeless Peanuts holiday special to life with a Broadway-style production featuring Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy, Linus, and the rest of the Peanuts gang. The show includes all-new immersive sets, lighting, choreography, and colorful costumes, celebrating the true meaning of Christmas with traditional Christmas songs and carols.

Where: Atlanta | More Info: A Charlie Brown Christmas Live on Stage

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Atlanta Other Holiday Activities

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Auction of fully-decorated Christmas trees to raise funds for charity.

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The Georgia Festival of Trees is a holiday event featuring a forest of fully-decorated Christmas trees, children's activities, live entertainment, boutique gift shops, sugar cookie decorating, and a Christmas Gingerbread competition. Proceeds benefit organizations fighting human trafficking and supporting survivors.

Where: Atlanta | More Info: Georgia Festival of Trees

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Traditional Menorah lighting ceremony.

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Join Ponce City Market and Chabad Intown for a traditional Menorah lighting ceremony to celebrate the Festival of Lights. This event brings together the community to observe the significance of Hanukkah through a meaningful and symbolic ritual.

Where: Atlanta | More Info: Menorah Lighting Ceremony at The Point

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Participants receive a Santa Suit costume and Jingle Bells.

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The Atlanta Jingle Bell Jog is an annual running event celebrating the festive winter holidays with Jingle Bells, Santa, Mistletoe, Reindeer, and Elves. Participants receive a Santa Suit costume and Jingle Bells to attach to their shoes. The event features a 5K run and a fun walk, concluding with a holiday-themed medal for all finishers.

Where: Atlanta | More Info: Atlanta Jingle Bell Jog

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Unique holiday celebration with outrageous sweaters and festive fun.

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Join us for the Ugly Sweater Block Party in Marietta Square, where you can showcase your most outrageous and colorful holiday sweaters. Enjoy free admission to 10 bars and restaurants, complimentary shots, drink and food specials, entertainment, and party beads. Participating establishments include Hamps Harrys, Glover Park Brewery, Siete Tacos Tequila, and more.

Where: Marietta | More Info: Ugly Sweater Block Party Marietta Square

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