Free and cheap things to do this week in Atlanta, including the whole metro area!

12 months ago 55

Free things to do in Atlanta! Once again, we present to you our eclectic assortment of FREE & CHEAP events around town. Make sure to click on each link for details, because some free events require pre-registration.  If you...

Free things to do in Atlanta!

Once again, we present to you our eclectic assortment of FREE & CHEAP events around town.

Make sure to click on each link for details, because some free events require pre-registration. 

If you don’t already subscribe to our email newsletter, remember to sign up with the form at the bottom of this post.

If you’re looking for just a weekend listing — Friday through Sunday — you can jump to our list of Free and Cheap Things to Do This Weekend.

Check out our huge, day-by-day list of holiday happenings -- including festivals, tree and menorah lightings, Santa visits, light shows, and more!

You may also be interested in our list of Kwanzaa celebrations and our list of ways to celebrate the Winter Solstice.

 


FREE & CHEAP things to do this week

PLEASE keep in mind that some recurring weekly events will be affected by Christmas this Monday — double-check before you head out.

 

Monday, December 25, 2023

Enchanted Woodland Trail (free with price of admission)

All Day | $9.00-15.00 | Chattahoochee Nature Center

Sandy Springs Sparkle Village holiday lights display

FREE | City Green Park (Sandy Springs)

FREE Movie Mondays: Afternoon matinee

1:30 pm | FREE | Norcross Cultural Arts and Community Center

Nightly tree lighting shows at the top of the hour

5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Colony Square

Lights Over Alpharetta (click for daily details)

5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00-35.00 | Ameris Bank Amphitheatre (Alpharetta)

Drive-thru "Lights of Life" holiday light display (Price is per car)

6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | $10.00 | Life University Campus (Marietta)

Magic of Lights holiday drive-thru experience (price is per car)

6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Discounted | Dixie Speedway (Woodstock)

Holiday Lights drive-thru (price is per car)

6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | $20.00 | Veteran’s Park (Canton)

Enchanted Safari drive-through animated holiday light show (price is per car)

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $40.00-50.00 | White Water (parking lot)

FREE holiday lights display at Brook Run Park

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Brook Run Park (Dunwoody)

Shadrack's Christmas Wonderland drive-thru light show (priced per car)

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $40.00 | Jim R. Miller Park (Marietta)

FREE Movie Mondays: Evening show

6:30 pm | FREE | Norcross Cultural Arts and Community Center

 


Tuesday, December 26, 2023

Enchanted Woodland Trail (free with price of admission)

All Day | $9.00-15.00 | Chattahoochee Nature Center

Stone Mountain Christmas

Discounted | Stone Mountain Park

Sandy Springs Sparkle Village holiday lights display

FREE | City Green Park (Sandy Springs)

FREE contemporary art exhibits

12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Atlanta Contemporary (west midtown)

Half-price cheeseburgers at Sonic Drive-In

5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Discounted

Lights Over Alpharetta (click for daily details)

5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00-35.00 | Ameris Bank Amphitheatre (Alpharetta)

Drive-thru "Lights of Life" holiday light display (Price is per car)

6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | $10.00 | Life University Campus (Marietta)

Magic of Lights holiday drive-thru experience (price is per car)

6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Discounted | Dixie Speedway (Woodstock)

Holiday Lights drive-thru (price is per car)

6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | $20.00 | Veteran’s Park (Canton)

Holiday Lights of Hope walk-thru light show (kids 11 and under are FREE)

6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | $0-10.00 | Hobgood Park (Woodstock)

Enchanted Safari drive-through animated holiday light show (price is per car)

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $40.00-50.00 | White Water (parking lot)

FREE holiday lights display at Brook Run Park

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Brook Run Park (Dunwoody)

Shadrack's Christmas Wonderland drive-thru light show (priced per car)

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $40.00 | Jim R. Miller Park (Marietta)

Dirty South TRIVIA night

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Wild Heaven Beer (West End location)

 


Wednesday, December 27, 2023

Enchanted Woodland Trail (free with price of admission)

All Day | $9.00-15.00 | Chattahoochee Nature Center

Stone Mountain Christmas

Discounted | Stone Mountain Park

Sandy Springs Sparkle Village holiday lights display

FREE | City Green Park (Sandy Springs)

Free "Just Walk" group walk events at Mason Mill Park

10:00 am to 11:00 am | Mason Mill Park

FREE contemporary art exhibits

12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Atlanta Contemporary (west midtown)

Lights Over Alpharetta (click for daily details)

5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00-35.00 | Ameris Bank Amphitheatre (Alpharetta)

Drive-thru "Lights of Life" holiday light display (Price is per car)

6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | $10.00 | Life University Campus (Marietta)

Magic of Lights holiday drive-thru experience (price is per car)

6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Discounted | Dixie Speedway (Woodstock)

Holiday Lights drive-thru (price is per car)

6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | $20.00 | Veteran’s Park (Canton)

Holiday Lights of Hope walk-thru light show (kids 11 and under are FREE)

6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | $0-10.00 | Hobgood Park (Woodstock)

Enchanted Safari drive-through animated holiday light show (price is per car)

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $40.00-50.00 | White Water (parking lot)

FREE holiday lights display at Brook Run Park

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Brook Run Park (Dunwoody)

Shadrack's Christmas Wonderland drive-thru light show (priced per car)

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $40.00 | Jim R. Miller Park (Marietta)

Gifts of Yoga at Uptown (free indoor yoga; must register online)

6:30 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Uptown (formerly Lindbergh City Center)

Midweek Roll group bike ride (meet at 97 Estoria)

7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | 97 Estoria (Cabbagetown)

 


 

Thursday, December 28, 2023

Enchanted Woodland Trail (free with price of admission)

All Day | $9.00-15.00 | Chattahoochee Nature Center

Stone Mountain Christmas

Discounted | Stone Mountain Park

Sandy Springs Sparkle Village holiday lights display

FREE | City Green Park (Sandy Springs)

FREE contemporary art exhibits

12:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Atlanta Contemporary (west midtown)

Taco Thursdays at Del Taco: 3 grilled chicken tacos for $2.49

3:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Multiple Locations

Yappy Hour Pup Meetup

5:00 pm to 6:30 pm | FREE | The Works (westside Atlanta)

Drive-thru "Lights of Life" holiday light display (Price is per car)

6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | $10.00 | Life University Campus (Marietta)

Magic of Lights holiday drive-thru experience (price is per car)

6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Discounted | Dixie Speedway (Woodstock)

Holiday Lights drive-thru (price is per car)

6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | $20.00 | Veteran’s Park (Canton)

Holiday Lights of Hope walk-thru light show (kids 11 and under are FREE)

6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | $0-10.00 | Hobgood Park (Woodstock)

Enchanted Safari drive-through animated holiday light show (price is per car)

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $40.00-50.00 | White Water (parking lot)

FREE holiday lights display at Brook Run Park

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Brook Run Park (Dunwoody)

Shadrack's Christmas Wonderland drive-thru light show (priced per car)

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $40.00 | Jim R. Miller Park (Marietta)

Weekly Group Run / Walk

6:30 pm | FREE | Gate City Brewing Company (Roswell)

Thirsty Thursday Trivia Night

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Best End Brewing

FREE Karaoke Night

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | The Works (westside Atlanta)

Acoustic Open Mic Night

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Indio Brewing (Sugar Hill)

Public observatory viewing

9:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Fernbank Science Center & Planetarium / Observatory

\

 


Friday, December 29, 2023

Enchanted Woodland Trail (free with price of admission)

All Day | $9.00-15.00 | Chattahoochee Nature Center

Stone Mountain Christmas

Discounted | Stone Mountain Park

Sandy Springs Sparkle Village holiday lights display

FREE | City Green Park (Sandy Springs)

FREE contemporary art exhibits

12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Atlanta Contemporary (west midtown)

Lights Over Alpharetta (click for daily details)

5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00-35.00 | Ameris Bank Amphitheatre (Alpharetta)

Drive-thru "Lights of Life" holiday light display (Price is per car)

6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | $10.00 | Life University Campus (Marietta)

Magic of Lights holiday drive-thru experience (price is per car)

6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Discounted | Dixie Speedway (Woodstock)

Holiday Lights drive-thru (price is per car)

6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | $20.00 | Veteran’s Park (Canton)

Holiday Lights of Hope walk-thru light show (kids 11 and under are FREE)

6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | $0-10.00 | Hobgood Park (Woodstock)

Enchanted Safari drive-through animated holiday light show (price is per car)

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $40.00-50.00 | White Water (parking lot)

FREE holiday lights display at Brook Run Park

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Brook Run Park (Dunwoody)

Shadrack's Christmas Wonderland drive-thru light show (priced per car)

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $40.00 | Jim R. Miller Park (Marietta)

Public observatory viewing

9:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Fernbank Science Center & Planetarium / Observatory

"The Rocky Horror Picture Show" with live shadow cast

11:00 pm | $15.00 | Plaza Theatre (midtown)

 


Saturday, December 30, 2023

Enchanted Woodland Trail (free with price of admission)

All Day | $9.00-15.00 | Chattahoochee Nature Center

Stone Mountain Christmas

Discounted | Stone Mountain Park

Sandy Springs Sparkle Village holiday lights display

FREE | City Green Park (Sandy Springs)

Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl Parade

8:00 am to 10:00 am | FREE | Downtown Atlanta

Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl FanFest

8:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Georgia World Congress Center

Marietta Square Artisan Market

9:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Marietta Square

Alpaca Barn Tour

11:00 am to 4:00 pm | $10.00-15.00 | Creekwater Alpaca Farm (Snellville)

FREE contemporary art exhibits

12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Atlanta Contemporary (west midtown)

Saturday Sounds Music Series

4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | The Works (westside Atlanta)

Lights Over Alpharetta (click for daily details)

5:30 pm to 10:00 pm | $20.00-35.00 | Ameris Bank Amphitheatre (Alpharetta)

Drive-thru "Lights of Life" holiday light display (Price is per car)

6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | $10.00 | Life University Campus (Marietta)

Magic of Lights holiday drive-thru experience (price is per car)

6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Discounted | Dixie Speedway (Woodstock)

Holiday Lights drive-thru (price is per car)

6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | $20.00 | Veteran’s Park (Canton)

Holiday Lights of Hope walk-thru light show (kids 11 and under are FREE)

6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | $0-10.00 | Hobgood Park (Woodstock)

Enchanted Safari drive-through animated holiday light show (price is per car)

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $40.00-50.00 | White Water (parking lot)

FREE holiday lights display at Brook Run Park

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Brook Run Park (Dunwoody)

Shadrack's Christmas Wonderland drive-thru light show (priced per car)

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $40.00 | Jim R. Miller Park (Marietta)

Hops and Humor -- FREE comedy show

8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Pontoon Brewing (Tucker location)

 


Sunday, December 31, 2023

Enchanted Woodland Trail (free with price of admission)

All Day | $9.00-15.00 | Chattahoochee Nature Center

Stone Mountain Christmas

Discounted | Stone Mountain Park

Sandy Springs Sparkle Village holiday lights display

FREE | City Green Park (Sandy Springs)

Alpaca Barn Tour

11:00 am to 4:00 pm | $10.00-15.00 | Creekwater Alpaca Farm (Snellville)

FREE contemporary art exhibits

12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Atlanta Contemporary (west midtown)


View Entire Post

Read Entire Article