101 Ideas for Holiday Family Fun in Atlanta - 2022
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Santa Sightings
| Nov 5 - Dev 22, 2022 | Santa's Wonderland - Bass Pro Shops |
| Nov 10 - Dec 24, 2022 | Santa Photo Experience- Mall of Georgia |
| Nov 11 - Dec 24, 2022 | Photos with Santa - Town Center at Cobb |
| Nov 17 - Dec 24, 2022 | Photos with Santa - Lenox Square |
| Nov 12 - Dec 24, 2022 | Santa's Office Window Visit - Stone Mountain |
| Nov 18 - Dec 24, 2022 | Visit Santa - Arbor Place |
| Nov 18 - Dec 24, 2022 | Santa - North Point Mall |
| Nov 19-27, 2022 (select dates) | Santa Photo Experience - Gorgia Festival of Trees |
| Nov 19 - Dec 11, 2022 | Santa at Rhodes Hall - Castle on Peachtree Street |
| Nov 19, 2022 | Santa Arrives - Southeastern Railway Museum |
| Nov 25 - Dec 24, 2022 | Pictures with Santa - Perimeter Mall |
| Nov 25 - Dec 23, 2022 | Santa Tuck-Ins - The Hotel at Avalon |
| Nov 21, - Dec 24, 2022 | Santa At Avalon - Santa's Cottage in Palmer Plaza |
| Nov 24 - Dec 24, 2002 (select dates) | Santa'a Cottage - Pettit Creek Farm |
| Nov 25 - Dec 24, 2022 | Santa's Post Office - The Battery Atlanta |
| Nov 25, 2022 | Santa on the Square - Main Street on Main |
| Nov 25 - Dec 18, 2022 (select dates) | Visit with Santa - Berrys Tree Farm |
| Nov 25 - Dec 18, 2022 (select dates) | Visit with Santa - Southern Belle Farm |
| Nov 27, 2022 | Live Reindeer and Santa's Sleigh - Lenox Square |
| Dec 1, 2022 | Hometown Holidays Parade - Downtown Forsyth |
| Dec 1, 2022 | Pictures with Santa - The Mall at Stonecrest |
| Dec 3, 2022 | Breakfast with Santa - Ben Robertson Community Center |
| Dec 3, 2022 | Day with Santa Parade & Festival - City of Kennesaw |
| Dec 3-4, 2022 | Cookies with Santa - Zoo Atlanta |
| Dec 3, 4, 2022 | Photos with Santa Winter Market - Still Family Farm |
| Dec 4, 2022 | Santa Cares Day - Cumberland Mall |
| Dec 5 - Dec 20, 2022 (Mondays & Tuesdays) | Pictures with Santa Norman - Cumberland Mall |
| Dec 10, 2022 | Breakfast with Santa - Chick-Fil-A |
| Dec 10, 2022 | Breakfast with Santa - Cumberland Mall |
| Dec 10, 2022 | All Aboard for Holiday Fun - Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History |
| Dec 11, 2022 | Breakfast with Santa - Oak Steakhouse |
| Dec 17, 2022 | Cookies & Cocoa with Santa - City of Duluth City Hall |
Old-Time Christmas
| Nov 12, 2022 - Jan 2, 2023 | Stone Mountain Christmas - Stone Mountain |
| Nov 24 - Dec 24, 2022 | A Country Christmas - Pettit Creek Farm |
| Nov 25 - Dec 10, 2022 (select dates) | Winter House - Callanwolde |
| Nov 25 - Dec 18, 2022 | Christmas on the Farm - Southern Belle Farm |
| Dec 2 - 16, 2022 | Season of Celebration - Alpharetta |
| Dec 3, 2022 | Christmas Carolers - Lenox Square |
| Dec 3, 2022 | The Kennesaw Holiday Market - Downtown Kennesaw |
| Dec 3, 2022 | Deck the Hall - City of Duluth City Hall |
| Dec 10, 2022 | Merry Little Christmas - Downtown Lawrenceville |
Light Displays
| Nov 12, 2022 - Jan 2, 2023 | Stone Mountain Christmas - Stone Mountain |
| Nov 12, 2022 - Jan 14, 2023 | Garden Lights, Holiday Nights - Atlanta Botanical Garden |
| Nov 24 - Dec 24, 2022 | A Country Christmas - Pettit Creek Farm |
| Nov 16, 2022 - Jan 1, 2023 | Word of Illumination Reindeer Road - Six Flags White Water |
| Nov 18, 2022 - Jan 2, 2023 | Fantasy in Lights - Callaway Resort & Gardens |
| Nov 19, 2022 | Light the Station - Atlantic Station |
| Nov 19 - 27, 2022 (select dates) | Georgia Festival of Trees - GA World Congress Center |
| Nov 20, 2022 - Jan 4, 2023 | Celebration at the Station - Atlantic Station |
| Nov 20, 2022 | The Lighting of Avalon - Avalon |
| Nov 17, 2022 - Jan 15, 2023 (Select Days) | IllumiNights at the Zoo - Zoo Atlanta |
| Nov 24 - Dec 31, 2022 | Lights of Life - Life University |
| Nov 24, 2022 | Lighting of the Tree - Gwinnett Historic Courthouse |
| Nov 24 - Dec 23, 2022 | Mountain Country Christmas - Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds |
| Nov 25 - Dec 22, 2022 | Festival of Trees - Lawrenceville Arts Center |
| Dec 3, 2022 | Festival of Trees - Museum of Aviation |
| Dec 3, 2022 | Deck the Hall - Duluth Town Green |
| Dec 3, 2022 | Lilburn Christmas Parade & Tree Lighting - Main St. Lilburn |
| Dec 4, 2022 | Sparkle Sandy Springs Parade - City Springs |
Living Nativities
| Nov 24 - Dec 24, 2022 | Live Nativity & Petting Zoo - Pettit Creek Farm |
| Dec 2 - 3, 2022 | Journey to Bethlehem Live Nativity Show - St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church |
| Dec 4, 2022 | A Walk Through Bethlehem - Dunwoody Baptist Church |
| Dec 10, 2022 | Walk Though Bethlehem - St. John UMC |
| Dec 9-11, 2022 | Walk Through Bethlehem - Simplewood United Methodist Church |
| Dec 11, 2022 | Best Christmas Pageant Drive Thru Ever - Trinity Presbyterian Church |
| Dec 11, 2022 | Live Nativity & Bethlehem Village- Bethlehem Village |
Holiday Theatre
| Nov 12 - Dec 24, 2022 | A Christmas Carol - Coca-Cola Stage Alliance Theatre |
| Nov 19 - 20, 2022 | A Very Grinchy Christmas - Gas South Theatre |
| Nov 25 - Dec 23, 2022 | Christmas Canteen 2022 - Clyde & Sandra Strickland Grand Stage Theatre |
| Nov 25,26, 2022 | The Nutcracker - Gas South Theatre |
| Nov 26 - Dec 31, 2022 | Holiday Tours - Fox Theatre |
| Dec 3,4,9,10, 2022 | Gwinnett Ballet Theatre's 41st Annual Nutcracker - Gas South Theatre |
| Dec 1, 2022 | Elf - Cinema at the Red Clay |
| Dec 8 - 23, 2022 | A Christmas Carol - Lawrenceville Arts Center |
| Dec 13, 2022 | The Hip Hop Nutcracker - Fox Theatre |
| Dec 20, 2022 | It's A Wonderful Life - Earl & Rachel Smith Strand Theatre |
Holiday Concerts
| Nov 26 - 27, 2022 | The Polar Express in Concert - Atlanta Symphony Hall |
| Nov 27, 2022 | Mannheim Steamroller Christmas - Fox Theatre |
| Dec 2, 2022 | Joy to the World Starring Emmet Cahill - Atlanta Symphony Hall |
| Dec 2, 2022 | AGMC Holiday Show - The Cathedral of St. Philip |
| Dec 9 - 11, 2022 | Christmas with Atlanta Master Chorale - Emerson Concert Hall |
| Dec 9 - 22, 2022 (select dates) | A Christmas Tradition 2022 - Earl and Rachel Smith Strand Theatre |
| Dec 10 - 11, 2022 | ASO Holiday Celebration - 11Alive air on WXIA-TV |
| Dec 13, 2022 | 3 Redneck Tenors Christmas SPEC-TAC-YULE-AR - Earl and Rachel Smith Strand Theatre |
| Dec 17, 2022 | Winter Wonderland Live Performance - Lenox Square |
| Dec 17, 2022 | Celtic Women: A Christmas Symphony - Atlanta Symphony Hall |
| Dec 21, 2022 | Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Holiday Concert - North Avenue Presbyterian Church (Atlanta) |
| Dec 21, 2022 | Handel's Messiah - Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall |
Christmas Tree Experience
| Open Nov 18, 2022 | Choose a Tree - Big John's Christmas tree Farm |
| Nov 19 - 18, 2022 | Ponce Tree Market - The Yard at Ponce City Market |
| Open Nov 19, 2022 | Choose or Cut Your Own Tree - Berry's Christmas Tree Farm |
| Open Nov 19, 2022 | Get the Perfect Christmas Tree - Sugarland |
| Open Nov 25, 2022 | City of Refuge Christmas Tree Sale - North Parking Deck |
| Nov - Dec 2022 | Family Christmas Experience - Worthington Tree Farm |
Ice Skating
| Nov 18, 2022 - Jan 16, 2023 | Skate the Station - Atlanta Station |
| Nov 20, 2022 - Jan 16, 2023 | Avalon on Ice - Avalon |
| Nov 27, 2022 - Jan 16, 2023 | The Rink - Park Tavern |
| Nov 25, 2022 - Jan 8, 2023 | Skate the Sky - Ponce City Roof |
Hanukkah
| Dec 4, 2022 | Mommy & Me Chanukah - Chabad of Smyrna and Vinings |
| Dec 11, 2022 | Celebrate Hanukkah: A Cultural Exploration - Children's Museum of Atlanta |
| Dec 18, 2022 | Menorah Lighting at Avalon |
| Dec 19, 2022 | Hawks Chanukah Celebration - State Farm Arena |
| Dec 20, 2022 | Light up the JCC: Hanukkah Celebration - MJCCA Zaban Park |
| Dec 21, 2022 | Menorah Lighting - Depot Park |
| Dec 22, 2022 | Decatur Square Menorah Lighting - Chabad Intown |
Shopping & Craft Fairs
| Nov 18, 2022 | Holiday Sip & See - Main Street Newman |
| Nov 20 - Dec 24, 2022 (select dates) | Makers Market - Atlantic Station |
| Dec 4, 2022 | Deck the Hall - Downtown Duluth |
| Dec 4, 2022 | Christmas Market - Trinity Presbyterian Church |
| Dec 2 & 4, 2022 | Winter Market - Still Family Farm |
New Year's Eve
| Dec 31, 2022 | Kids' Early New Year's Eve Celebration - Stone Mountain |
| Dec 31, 2022 | New Year's Eve Bubble Bash - Children's Museum of Atlanta |
| Dec 31, 2022 | Noon Year's Eve - Avalon |
| Dec 31, 2022 | The Possum Drop - Tallapoosa, Georgia |
| Dec 31, 2022 | New Year's Eve Geranium Drop - McDonough, GA |
Miscellaneous
| Nov 19, 2022 | Art in the Park:Wreath Making - Robertson Community Center |
| Dec 10, 2022 | All Aboard for Holiday Fun - Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History |
| Dec 3, 2022 | Season on the Square - Colony Square |
| Dec 28, 2022 | Celebrate Kwanzaa - Children's Museum of Atlanta |
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