2025 Fall Festivals & Pumpkin Patches

Interested in taking your family on a traditional pumpkin patch outing or a festive fall-themed day? Here’s our list of the best local fall festivals as well as local pumpkin patches.

Fall Festivals

Stone Mountain Pumpkin Festival (Fridays – Sundays, now through November 2nd): Enjoy family-friendly park attractions and special fall entertainment featuring some of your favorite classic storybook characters. Then, after the sun goes down, you’ll Glow by Night in a whole new light with a nighttime Glow-a-Long Party Parade, NEWPumpkin Drone Show, World’s Largest Pumpkin Light Show, and plenty of other not-so-spooky glowing experiences!

Cumming County Fair (Now – October 12th): Where family and friends gather for delicious fair food, heart-stopping and hair-raising amusement rides, never-to-be-forgotten concerts and ground acts.

Scarecrows in the Garden (Now through November 2nd): Enjoy creative scarecrows handcrafted by businesses, individuals, schools and organizations scattered throughout Atlanta Botanical Garden.

Wire & Wood Festival (Oct 10th - 11th): Alpharetta’s Wire & Wood music festival brings together nationally and locally recognized musicians to perform and tell the stories that inspired their songs.

Taste of Chamblee (Oct 18th): It’s more than just a food festival! Taste of Chamblee will have a Kid Zone, your favorite college football teams will be playing on the BIG screens in the beer gardens, and a “wine down tent” will be returning with live performances, selections of red or white wine of your choice and a few new additions.

Boo at the Zoo (Oct 18 & 19, 25 & 26): During the last two weekends of October from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., enjoy trick or treating, plenty of photo opportunities, themed entertainment and activities, costumed characters, and so much more. Costumes are welcome.

Little 5 Points Halloween Festival (October 18th - 19th): Rated Top 10 Best Halloween Events by USA Today and the Travel Channel! The Little Five Points Halloween Festival & Parade is the biggest—and spookiest—Halloween celebration in the Southeast. ​Two day event featuring 100+ vendors, live music, Wrestling, Skate Ramps, and more!

Brookhaven International Festival at Lenox Park: (October 18th -19th): An assortment of cultures will be woven together for Brookhaven’s third annual International Festival.  This year, the festival will be held at 1801 Corporate Boulevard NE at the Peachtree Creek Greenway.

Harvestfest (Oct 18th): The festival includes the HarvestFest Arts & Crafts Show, Pie Eating Contest, Touch-A-Truck, Scarecrows In The Square, Costume Contest and Halloween Happenings kid’s festival.

Chastain Park Fall Arts Festival (November 1st - 2nd): Visitors will enjoy fine art and crafts, a children’s area, and local food and beverage concessions including gourmet food trucks. Local acoustic musicians will enliven the atmosphere. 

Brookhaven Art Festival (November 8th - 9th): The Event takes place in Brookhaven Park, which is the perfect venue for a fall artist market in the park. Customers will enjoy finding delish items from food trucks, holiday gifts and unique one-of-a-kind treasures created by talented makers. The hours are 10 am – 5 pm both days.

Pumpkin Patches

Southern Belle Farm (McDonough): A 330-acre farm, Southern Belle is a beautiful destination for pumpkins, flowers, corn mazes, and over 20 other fall activities.

Jaemor Farms (Alto): Known for their apple picking, Jaemor Farms is also a fun location for u-pick pumpkins. In addition to 80 acres of pumpkins, Jaemor offers corn mazes, hayrides, a petting zoo, and a pumpkin train.

Washington Farms (Bogart): Pumpkins, sunflowers, corn maze, paintball, slides, trains, and a giant pirate ship – Washington Farms is truly a one-stop-shop for fall.

Burt’s Pumpkin Farm (Dawsonville): Burt’s boasts one of the best selections for pumpkins, and their country store is a favorite to many. Plus it is less than a mile from Amicalola Falls State Park – making it a fun destination for a mini-fall road trip.

Scottsdale Farms (Milton): If you’re looking for a pumpkin patch a little closer to the metro area, Scottsdale Farms may be the perfect choice for you. They have a variety of fall activities for all ages – plus a garden center, home decor store, and cafe.

Uncle Shucks (Dawsonville): With over 4 miles of trails, Uncle Shucks is probably most famous for their massive corn maze. Other traditional fall activities offered are hayrides, bonfires, and of course, plenty of pumpkins.