Truck or Treat at Brook Run Park
Halloween celebration featuring food trucks, live entertainment, and trick-or-treating.
Dunwoody Family-Friendly Fall Activities 2026
50 family-friendly fall activities in Dunwoody and nearby.
Dunwoody families can find Halloween fun nearby, from large outdoor festivals to indoor theatrical performances. Consider the family-focused trick-or-treating at Avalon in Alpharetta, or the Spooky Puppet Show at the Center for Puppetry Arts in Atlanta if you prefer a different kind of show.
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Roswell Boos & Booze Halloween Bar Crawl
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Costumed bar crawl through downtown Roswell featuring drink specials and costume contest.
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Stone Mountain
Features haunted attractions Curse of the Collector and Beyond Oblivion.
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show
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Screening featuring original stars Barry Bostwick and Nell Campbell plus shadow cast.
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Roswell Ghost Tour
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Walking ghost tour led by experienced paranormal investigators.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How do we handle food allergies at Halloween events around Dunwoody?
Look for teal-pumpkin events offering non-food treats, and bring your own safe candy for a swap-out at the end of trunk-or-treats. Pack safe snacks since farm concessions rarely label allergens well, and ask vendors about shared fryers before ordering. Keep epinephrine on your person, not the car, and brief kids on the nothing-gets-eaten-until-checked rule before the first trunk.
What are the best free or nearly free family Halloween activities in Dunwoody?
Trunk-or-treats, library story hours and craft days, downtown merchant trick-or-treat afternoons, and community costume parades are typically free and calendar-published by early October. Add a self-made itinerary: decorated-house drive at dusk, home pumpkin carving with patch-stand pumpkins, and a backyard scavenger hunt. Two free events plus one paid farm day makes a full season without a big spend.
What should we expect to pay at a pumpkin patch near Dunwoody?
Budget in layers: many farms charge $5-15 admission or per-activity wristbands, pumpkins run by size or weight on top, and food, face painting, and pony rides stack quickly. A family of four commonly lands at $60-100 with a pumpkin each. Cheaper plan: free-admission farm stands for the pumpkin itself, and pay for one activity bundle instead of a la carte everything.