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8/30/23 - 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 in Atlanta brings around extra fun events for an extra long weekend, like the opening of Buford Corn Maze —kids can try hay rides, a jumping pillow, and of course, the corn maze! Labor Day weekend in Atlanta means five days of costumes, comics, and characters as part of the always popular Dragon Con. Kids especially enjoy the colorful parade on Saturday morning. Families get artsy in Marietta at Art in the Park, held in Glover Park on the square, with artist vendors, food trucks, and a children's art alley all weekend.  

This weekend marks the unofficial end of summer and the start of fall fun, like the Apple Pickin' Jubilee. For more u-pick farms and places to go apple picking, check out our guide to Awesome Apple Orchards Near Atlanta. This season is also a fun time to take fall trips, even the kind that are last-minute or day trips —we have tons of ideas in our Atlanta Weekend Getaway Guide.

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Dragon Con

Downtown - August 31 - September 4
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Brookhaven - Final weekend! Ends Friday, September 1
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Norcross Summer Concert Series

Norcross - Final concert! Friday, September 1
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Downtown Canton First Fridays

Canton - Friday, September 1
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Kennesaw First Friday Concert Series

Kennesaw - Friday, September 1
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Pine Mountain - September 1-3
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Pioneer Days

Cartersville - September 1-4
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TinyCON at Children's Museum of Atlanta

Downtown - September 1-4
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Funbox Bounce House at Cumberland Mall

Lawrenceville - September 1-10
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First Saturday at High Museum of Art

Midtown - Saturday, September 2
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Flicks on the Green at Peachtree Corners Town Center

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Sketchbook Saturdays at Center for Puppetry Arts

Midtown - Saturday, September 2
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Labor Day Weekend at Stone Mountain Park

Stone Mountain - September 2-4
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Marietta Art in the Park

Marietta - September 2-4
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

Buford Corn Maze

Buford - Opening weekend! Weekends September 2-30; Daily through October
Buford Corn Maze is open for the season. Tour the 5-acre corn maze, visit the animals on the farm, jump on the popcorn jumping pillow, take a hayride, ride a pony, and even walk through a haunted forest. In late September, the pumpkins arrive!  READ MORE

Apple Pickin' Jubilee at Hillcrest Orchards and Farms

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Disney's The Little Mermaid x CAMP

Dunwoody - Through October 14
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