We LOVE Halloween at Poe in Wonderland and the month of October is the best. We write about events around the southeast, but since we're based in Atlanta, Georgia, we publish those the most. October 9th through 10th is a BIG Halloween weekend. We're only mentioning 5 events below. With a little Googling you can find even more. Let's get started.
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Atlanta Celebrates Photography Hallowine Crawl in the Little 5 Points neighborhood
Every October in Atlanta there's a fantastic photography festival where you visit galleries, restaurants, public spaces, libraries, coffee houses, and various points in the city where artists exhibit their work. It's a fantastic festival and we highly recommend checking out their events. They're part of a wine crawl in the historic Little 5 Points neighborhood where you have the opportunity to walk the streets and view photographs displayed in storefronts.
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Details:
Join us for the Atlanta Celebrates Photography HalloWINE Crawl in Little 5 Points, featuring Chronic Cellars, the Official Wine of Little 5 Points.
First Come First Served !!
First 60 people will receive tickets for TREATS !!
****$20 donation for the L5PBIZ is appreciated !!****
Includes a pizza slice at Savage Pizza, and wine tastings at Little 5 Corner Tavern, The Porter Beer Bar, Elmyr, Cameli’s Pizza, and Brewhouse Pub.
Parade through Atlanta’s most unique neighborhood and celebrate the 20 winners of our Atlanta Celebrates Photography (ACP) Festival contest!!
Masks are required. This event is self-guided, and COVID19 friendly.
MUST BE 21+
**DONATIONS to the Little 5 Points Business Association ENCOURAGED **
For more information visit this link to the event.
Little 5 Points Ghost Tours – this weekend and the entire month.
A Little 5 Points Ghost (L5P) Tour is a fun, spooky way to get into the Halloween spirit. L5P is a unique neighborhood, rich in HISTORY and HAUNTINGS. This is a walking tour, approximately one mile, and lasts around 1.5 hours. We start at the L5P Center for Arts and Community (1083 Austin Ave) and end at the Wrecking Bar (292 Moreland Ave NE). Sanctioned by a local neighborhood psychic. Scripts written by Dr. Megan Hodgkiss. More details are at this link.
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3 Events at Historic Oakland Cemetery
Gather a small group of friends or family for a day of spooky sleuthing on this self-guided scavenger hunt throughout historic Oakland Cemetery! From October 1-31, purchase your printable Haunted Hunt packet online and follow the all-new cryptic clues to solve riddles.
Choose from three different packets organized by degree of cemetery riddle difficulty: Easy, Medium, or Deadly. Each team that purchases a packet will be entered into a weekly drawing for prizes including tour tickets, memberships, and more. More details are at this link.
Every year participants dress up in their best Halloween costumes and converge on Oakland to run for their lives. It's a fun event to raise money for cemetery repairs and upkeep.
Details of the event are below and more can be found at this link:
Join Historic Oakland Foundation for the 14th annual Run Like Hell (Live and Virtual) 5K!
The largest cemetery run in the country, Run Like Hell is one of Atlanta’s favorite neighborhood 5K fundraisers, with all proceeds going to the restoration and preservation of Historic Oakland Cemetery. This year's race returns with both a live and a virtual format, with an extended run to allow for physical distancing and expanded access.
The in-person portion of the 5K will take place at Oakland Cemetery on October 9th at 9:00 AM. Please plan to arrive at least 30 min before race time to stretch and get ready to run. The race winds through the roadways of the historic cemetery, and also highlights the Memorial Drive Greenway down to the state capitol. The keyhole course is entirely paved and gently rolling with soft turns.
Virtual Race
The virtual 5K will run from September 24 to October 8th – runners can complete the 5K inside the Cemetery or along any route that equals 5K any time between those dates, recording and submitting their times. Submitted times are then uploaded to our leaderboard for the chance to win prizes.
All runners will receive a commemorative Run Like Hell 5K t-shirt and will have the chance to win awards and prizes.
Runners, joggers, and walkers of all levels are welcome. Leashed dogs and strollers are always welcome in the cemetery.
From Oakland Cemetery –
We hope to see you at our Pumpkin Patch next weekend, October 9 and 10, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. In addition to pumpkins, shop for quirky and seasonal wares at our Museum Store Pop-up. Plus, bring the family for a fantastic photo opportunity. The Gothic Revival Richards Mausoleum, with its bat-winged gargoyles, will be decorated for the season.
Oakhurst Neighborhood Porchfest 2021
Every year this Atlanta neighborhood hosts bands literally on neighbors' porches. You can bring a chair and sit on the sidewalk or driveways or simply stand and listen to all of the great music.
“A grassroots community music festival where front porches become stages, yards become venues, and radical generosity and goodwill rule the day. 200 bands scheduled. 7 hours of totally free music in Decatur's beautiful Oakhurst neighborhood.” Oakhurst Neighborhood
Learn more at this link.
Whew! These are only 5 events as we mentioned in the beginning. October is exciting and you can find something going on almost every week and weekend. Do go to one of these events if you can, enjoy yourself, and revel in the glory that is the fall weather. Happy Haunting!!
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