When it comes to Halloween-related activities and events, you can scare up plenty of options in DeKalb
Stone Mountain
Tour of Southern Ghosts, 7-9:30 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays; 7-9 p.m. Thursdays and Sundays. Oct. 9-11, 15-18, 22-25.
Stone Mountain Park, 1000 Robert E. Lee Drive, Stone Mountain.
This seasonal, spooky storytelling experience celebrates its 30th anniversary. The 45-minute tour features yarn spinners decked out in period dress and takes place in the park's lantern-lined Antebellum Plantation area.
TICKETS: $14; $6 ages 12 and younger. $12 adult tickets available at Art Station, artstation.org. $15 parking; $40 annual permit. 800-401-2407, stonemountainpark.com.
Druid Hills
Halloween Night on Callanwolde Mountain, 6-9 p.m. Oct. 30.
Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, 980 Briarcliff Road N.E., Atlanta.
DJ dance tunes, and live music from the Callanwolde Concert Band and Atlanta Braves organist Matthew Kaminksi help highlight this family-friendly evening. Other activities include Lego building tables, trick-or-treating throughout the estate, a costume contest and live storytelling.
TICKETS: $4 advance online; $5 at the door. 404-872-5338, callanwolde.org/event/halloween-night-callanwolde-mountain-2.
Chamblee
Chamblee Halloween Spooktacular, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Oct. 24.
Keswick Park, 3496 Keswick Drive, Chamblee.
This annual Halloween event includes costume road races, pumpkin painting, a fun house, corn hole games, hay rides, pony rides, a cupcake walk and more.
TICKETS: Free. 5K road race and 1.5 mile fun run: $20-$35. chambleega.com/index.aspx?NID=187.
Decatur
Decatur Ghost Tours, Downtown Decatur. Operates throughout the year. Times and dates vary. Oct.: 7:30 p.m. Oct. 2-3; 9-10; Oct. 15-17; Oct. 21-31.
This walking tour explores the haunted history associated with downtown Decatur. The trek begins in the Decatur Square, and winds down the area streets with stops at allegedly haunted spots, including an old train depot. The 54-acre Decatur Cemetery, however, may arguably be the tour's centerpiece.
TICKETS: $15; $12 ages 9 and younger. 404-296-7771, decaturghosttour.com.
Druid Hills
Martinis & Imax Fright Night. 7 p.m. Oct. 30.
Fernbank Museum of Natural History, 767 Clifton Road N.E., Atlanta.
Live music, cocktails and a costume contest help scare up an evening of adult-oriented Halloween-inspired entertainment. Admission includes access to a pair of Imax films: "Robots" and "Wonders of the Arctic."
TICKETS: $8 general admission. Party and Imax films: $13; $12 students and seniors; $8 museum members. 404-929-6300, fernbankmuseum.org/calendar-of-events/martinis-imax-fright-night.
Visit http://www.accessatlanta.com/flist/events/atlanta-city-guide/fnW/ for more things to do in Atlanta.
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