From the frankly frightening to the safely spooky, Cobb County has trick or treat and Halloween events for all ages and terror tolerance levels.
Cobb is home to Six Flags Over Georgia, which through Oct. 31 is running "the largest and scariest Fright Fest in park history." A quick trip to Six Flags' Fright Fest web page prepares you for the gore level, but parents of younger children who want to avoid the ghastly can attend the Thrills by Day children's programming. Stick to the Bugs Bunny Boomtown for trick or treating. Children 12 and younger can dress up (no face masks) for a costume contest with Looney Tunes characters 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Visitors are encouraged to enjoy the entire park and may see roving scarecrows and nice witches, but after 6 p.m., and on Fridays, the frights begin.
Here is more Halloween fun planned in Cobb County:
HarvestFest
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 15, on the Marietta Square, www.marietta.com/harvestfest
Parking will be available in the Cobb County Parking Garage on Cherokee Street.
This annual arts and crafts festival is free and includes Halloween-themed carnival games, prizes, costume contest and treats for children younger than 12 for a safe Halloween event.
Seventh annual Fall Festival of Fun
4-7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 31, at Jim Miller Park , 770-528-8875. www.travelcobb.org/events/Fall-Festival-of-Fun
This free event is intended to provide kids of all ages a safe alternative to the traditional rick or treat in their neighborhoods. The festival will include arts and crafts, games, inflatable rides, police and fire activities, costume contest for kids and adults, coloring contests, a photo booth, and other surprises. Come in costume and be sure to bring a bag to carry all of your candy. There is a charge for concessions and the inflatable rides.
Acworth Classic Car Cruise
4-9 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 29, Main Street in downtown Acworth. www.acworth.com/acworth-classic-car-show
Some folks will decorate cars and give out candy, according to Acworth assistant parks and recreation director.
Fall-O-Ween Fest & Outdoor Movie
5-9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, Swift-Cantrell Park, 3140 Old 41 Highway NW, Kennesaw, Ga. 30144. www.kennesaw-ga.gov/event/fall-o-ween-fest-outdoor-movie-star-wars-force-awaken
Come to Kennesaw Parks and Recreation's free "Spook-Central Park" in costume and trick or treat, then showcase your moves during a Monster Mash Dance Party. Judges will award prizes every half hour to their favorite costumed participants.
Festival events end at 7:30, after which "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" will be projected onto a giant inflatable screen after sundown. Bring a blanket or low-back chairs, but no pop-up tents, canopies or beach umbrellas. Concessions will be available for purchase.
Cancellations may occur due to weather. Visit www.kennesawparksandrec.com for updates.
Fall Fun on the Farm
2-6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Spooky Hollow Farm, 628 Sleepy Hollow Road, Powder Springs, Ga., 30127. 770-942-6770. www.sleepyhollowtrees.com/pumpkins-corn-maze
$12 per person, 3 and younger free
Sleepy Hollow Farm offers a pumpkin patch, corn maze and hayrides. Children can also meet sheep, donkey, pigs, chickens and rabbits, or visit the country store for jams, jellies, honey, ciders and more. The event also offers a spookier Dark Woods outdoor haunted house experience for older kids and adults, at $13 a person. For hours click here.
Kidgits Boo Bash
6 to 8 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 22, Town Center at Cobb, 400 Ernest W. Barrett Parkway, NW, Kennesaw, Ga. 30144. www.simon.com/mall/town-center-at-cobb/stores/kidgits-club/stream/kidgits-boo-bash-and-mall-wide-trick-or-treating-4396833
This event is free for Kidgits members. If not a member, parents can sign up online or at the mall. Hundreds show up to enjoy trick-or-treating at participating stores, a bounce house, and Halloween giveaways, crafts and games in the center of the mall.
Casper's Friendly Castle
10 a.m. to noon, Oct. 28. Smyrna Community Center, 200 Village Green Circle, Smyrna, Ga. 30080. 770-431-2842. http://smyrnacity.com/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/8850/15?curm=10&cury=2016
Halloween fun for preschool age children includes games, moon walk, inflatable slide, a hay ride around the Village Green and more. You can register online or call.
Smyrna Children's Halloween Costume Parade
9:30 a.m. (registration at 8:30 a.m.) Oct. 22. Smyrna First Baptist Church. 1275 Church St. SE, Smyrna, Ga. 30080. www.smyrnacity.com/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/9616/15
The Smyrna Police Department is host of this free event. The parade will travel north on King Street around Village Green Circle and end in the memorial field, where there will be a costume contest. A trophy will be given out for the best costume in the following age groups: newborn-2, 3-6 and 7-12.
First United Methodist Church Trunk or Treat
5:30-8 p.m. Oct. 26. First United Methodist Church, 1315 Concord Road SE, Smyrna, Ga. 30080. 770-436-4108. www.smyrnafumc.org/events/trunk-or-treat
This free event for all ages includes dinner, a cake walk, and trick-or-treating from the trunks of local residents, many of whom wear costumes and decorate their cars. Rev Coffee will provide hot beverages, and the Chick-fil-A cow will make an appearance.
Woodstock Kidsfest
3 to 7 p.m., Oct. 31. The Park at City Center, 101 Arnold Mill Road, Woodstock, Ga. 30188. www.woodstockga.gov/events
Now in its 12th year, Woodstock Kidsfest began as a trick or treat option for kids. Now, nearly 2,000 adults and kids alike dress up and come to the event, which offers music, face painting, vendors and more.
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