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Kids can enjoy making art at Marietta's Art in the Park this Labor Day weekend! Photo courtesy Art in the Park
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8/27/25 - By Elsa Simcik

Looking for the best things to do in Atlanta this Labor Day weekend? Here are some family-friendly events and activities to add to your list for the three-day holiday weekend!

Labor Day weekend brings extra fun events for an extra long weekend, like Labor Day Weekend at Stone Mountain Park. Guests enjoy an extended fireworks finale for three nights (Saturday - Monday) after the popular laser show. Labor Day weekend in Atlanta means five days of costumes, comics, and characters as part of our fair city's beloved Dragon Con. (Kids especially enjoy the colorful parade on Saturday morning.) And get artsy at Art in the Park, held in Glover Park on Marietta Square, with artist vendors, food trucks, and a children's art section happening all weekend. Read on for more memory-making events happening this weekend! 

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Labor Day weekend in Atlanta is always celebrated with the beloved Dragon Con, featuring its popular parade. Photo courtesy Dragon Con
Labor Day weekend in Atlanta is always celebrated with the beloved Dragon Con, featuring its popular parade. Photo courtesy Dragon Con

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Butterfly Encounter at Chattahoochee Nature Center

Roswell
Final days! Through Sunday, August 31, 2025
Following the Butterfly Festival, the butterflies stick around the Chattahoochee Nature Center for their most popular exhibit. Visitors get up close and personal with hundreds of native butterflies surrounded by colorful nectar plants.  READ MORE

Dragon Con

Downtown
August 28 - September 1, 2025
Fans of comics descend on downtown Atlanta Labor Day weekend, costumes and all. But it's not just about comics; Dragon Con is a huge multi-media event focusing on science fiction & fantasy, gaming, music and more. Kids especially enjoy the parade which will be held on Saturday.  READ MORE

The Bowl at Sugar Hill Splash Nights

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Final night! Friday, August 29, 2025
Splash Nights are a FREE community event that occurs every last Friday from 5 – 9 p.m., from May-August. In addition to the splash pad, this event features, live music, local food trucks, inflatables and games, city-sponsored booths, and so much more! READ MORE

Norcross Summer Concert Series

Norcross - FREE
Final concert! Friday, August 29, 2025
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Groovin' on the Square at Colony Square

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Labor Day Hot Air Balloon Festival Weekend at Callaway Gardens

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August 29 - 31, 2025
Callaway Gardens is holding its annual Hot Air Balloon Festival. Explore the Balloon Glow and nightly fireworks for the weekend. READ MORE

Pioneer Days

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August 29 - September 1, 2025
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Saturday, August 30, 2025
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Peachtree Corners Concert Series

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Saturday, August 30, 2025
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Gabby's Dollhouse at Children's Museum of Atlanta

Downtown
August 30 & 31, 2025
Meet Gabby from Gabby's Dollhouse at Children's Museum of Atlanta for Gabby's Dollhouse MEOWseum Discovery Days. Families will have the chance to meet and snap a photo with the beloved costumed character Gabby. Plus, enjoy awesome activities like a scavenger hunt, making your very own cat ears, a treasure hunt storytime, and playing in the Museum! READ MORE

Labor Day Weekend at Stone Mountain Park

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August 30 - September 1, 2025
Celebrate Labor Day weekend at Stone Mountain Park with a day of adventure on their family-friendly attractions, then stay into the evening to experience the classic Lasershow followed by a special extended fireworks finale all three nights.  READ MORE

Marietta Art in the Park

Marietta - FREE
August 30 - September 1, 2025
Families flock to Glover Park on the Marietta Square for Labor Day weekend's Art in the Park. Visitors check out hundreds of artist vendors, food trucks and the children's art alley.  READ MORE

Apple Pickin' Jubilee at Hillcrest Orchards and Farms

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Elsa Simcik
Elsa Simcik has been freelance writing for 20-something years, covering a hodgepodge of fields--health & fitness, human interest stories, and even dating. After becoming a mom she segued into writing for local magazines and websites, focusing on parenting, fun things to do with kids, and travel. The travel part is fun, but not as glamorous as it sounds, because it's traveling with kids. Still, she'll take it.
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