It's that wonderful time of year when there's a crispness in the air and all the ghoulies come out to celebrate Halloween. Here in Atlanta there are two fun parades that will put you in the holiday spirit. The Decatur Haints and Saints parade and the Little 5 Points Halloween Festival and parade.
The Placita Latina Day of the Dead/Haints and Saints Parade will be on Sunday, October 30th, in downtown Decatur. They will start at the Bell Street entrance of the Decatur Cemetery and wind their way through the streets to the courthouse. It's a tradition that started with one man.
“Decatur is rich with parade history beginning way back in 1899 with Maury Mable. Ole' Maury donned his black silk top hat and paraded down Ponce de Leon Ave annually for 51 years.
Sometimes the parades were huge; sometimes they were just him!
Rolling holiday parades have been scarce of late.
That is, until the fun-loving HomeGrown Decatur gals decided to bring parading back to Decatur.”
Source: Haints and Saints Parade on Facebook
Homegrown Decatur is a local artisans market for area artists and from around the southeast. A friend of mine who owned the market with her partner decided to bring back the Halloween fun about 8 years or so ago and it's been going strong since.
Down on Moreland and Euclid avenues in the Little 5 Points neighborhood they know how to truly put Halloween on and have done so since the 1970's. A two day festival affair with band performances, ghost tours, a monster hunt and much more. It's all happening this weekend October 22nd and 23rd. Even if you can't make the festival come out for the awesome parade. And take a ghost tour during the month of October or into early November.
Ghost Tours
Restless spirits haunt these streets! Hear tales from the spooky side of Atlanta on the Little 5 Points Ghost Tour. Join our clairvoyant tour guides on a mile long, 1.5 hour trek through the neighborhood's most historic and eerie landmarks. Journey through the shadows of L5P in search of long ago lost souls and their apparitions. On the tour we hope to encounter Lady Sintana from House of Ravenwood, 7Stages ghosts, Deacon Lunchbox, Gregory Davis, and more. Don't be afraid to bring a camera… our most spooky residents are not known for resting quietly.
Tours meet at L5P Community Center parking lot and last from May until November 6, setting off once a week at 7pm. It will be a scary good time!
Money raised from L5P Ghost Tours benefits non-profit organizations, and all sales are final. Tickets can be transferred to another date/time, if available.
Tours begin October 1st. Choose a date on the calendar below to go to the ticketing page. LIMITED dates left.
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Restless spirits haunt these streets!
Hear tales from the spooky side of Little 5 on a date listed below.
Two actually three big events if you count the festival are coming to Atlanta. We hope you'll go and have a scary good time! It's the most wonderful time of the year!!
