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What: Spirit of Oakland Halloween Tours
Where: Oakland Cemetery
When: Friday, Oct. 22; Saturday, Oct. 23 or Sunday, Oct. 24
Cost: FREE if you win the tickets. If not, $17.50 for adults, $10 children 10 and under
Historic Oakland Cemetery has many visitors by day, but only at Halloween do its gates stay open at night. What better place for a Halloween tour than a cemetery. Hear about Atlanta’s past from a host of Oakland’s “residents.” Bring a flashlight and comfortable walking shoes. The stories are historic in nature and there aren’t any goblins or ghosts jumping out at you.We did this tour last year and the stories themselves aren’t scary, but walking around a cemetery at night could be a little frightening for little ones. We left my youngest at home that night.
Tours start at 5:30 pm each night at the Bell Tower (Quasimodoish, how creepy) and last approximately one hour. There will also be musical entertainment and fortune telling throughout the evening. You must have your ticket to enter. Tours are sold in timed increments, so advanced ticket purchases only. These tours sell out, so if you want to go, get tickets now.
So how can you win FREE tickets? Leave a comment below and tell us your favorite fall activity in Atlanta.
Want an extra shot at winning?
Twitter: Follow @suerodman and tweet “Looking for a haunted house alternative? Capture the spirit of @oaklandcemetery w/the Halloween Tours. Win Free tix from @suerodman”
Facebook: “Like” Field Trips with Sue on Facebook and leave us a wall post on your favorite fall activity in and around Atlanta. Better yet – upload a photo for us to see! If you upload a photo, leave your name so we can include you in the contest for tickets.
We’ll announce the winner on Monday, Oct. 4.
So many great fall activities in Atlanta! Going apple picking (and corn maze) this weekend- that’s a good one!
Fall temperature is perfect for family bike rides!
My favorite fall activity is walking nature trails (when the weather’s cooler!) but soon I’m going apple picking for the first time, so that may become my favorite fall activity.
Our family loves to go to pumpkin patch!
We love to go the fair and apple picking and hiking to see the color change and Helen Oktoberfest–so much to do-so little time “sigh”
We would love to add a cemetary tour to our “Fall” Thanks
We love to go to the botanical gardens Halloween event.
My family’s absolute favorite fall event is the Little Five Points Halloween Parade!! We are going this year, and looking foward to hearing live music and taking part in all the fun activities for kids!!!
Candler Park Fall Festival!
Amy, When is the 5P parade. We love that one too!
I love going to Cagles’ Dairy in the fall!!
My favorite fall activities are apple picking and pumpkin carving! So much fun with my nieces and nephew! =)
Favorite Fall activity is going to one of the local corn mazes! Then shopping for a pumpkin and carving it.
I love doing anything outdoors this time of year, especially with the kids!! Love all the corn maizes, apple farms, and fairs!!
weekend in NC & football with family
Love going to fall festivals and the pumpkin patch
As many other people have posted there are many fun fall activities here in the ATL, I love going to Jaemor Farms (all kinds of fun things to do there), 6 Flags, trick or treating, different home improvement stores have fall crafts and even tips for pumpkin carving. Not to mention all the fall festivals, tractor pulls, and pumpkin tossing going on!
This is my favorite time of year for local activities, my favorite is going to all the Fall Festival I can.
we love the fall!! my husband transforms our yard into a most wicked yard haunt every year! pumpkin patches, football, leaves…all awesome!!
I just love walking outside and crunching through leaves during the fall!
Family retreat in NC and watching the girls play soccer.
Us as a family love to go and pick out pumpkins at the Pumpkin patch every year.
Jennifer, Did you see today’s Groupon – It was for discounted tickets to Jaemor Farms!
Going to Burts Farm and this year we are signed up to try North Ga Canopy Tours 10/23. Cant wait!
Never went to one but would love to experience it.
Finally, the weather is cooler to go for walks in the neighborhood. Since we are fairly new to the area, I’m still finding Atlanta’s hidden festivities!
Patricia Mejia – You are the winner of the Oakland Cemetery Tickets! Congratulations. Email me your address and we’ll have the tickets mailed to you. Email is sue (at) fieldtripswithsue.com
Laura, You’ll love N. Ga. Canopy Tours. Did you see the post I did on it – including video? Here it ishttp://www.fieldtripswithsue.com/2010/03/zip-line-through-north-georgias-canopy.html
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Natalie, Just wanted to let you know that trick or treating is alive and well in my neighborhood. I love it. I’ve decided that my criteria for buying any other house comes down to two questions 1. do you have sidewalks 2. what’s Halloween like.
If you know the answer to those two things, you can pretty much judge the neighborhood.
Haunted hayride at Red Top Mtn!
Pleas enter me for the contest!! Thank you