Posted by Liz and John Attaway, 10/26/20
Hampton + Hudson
Saturday, October 31 8pm
The community bar and restaurant will be celebrating Halloween beginning at 8pm on October 31. With masks required and social distancing in place, the celebration will feature drink specials, a potion bar, photo booth, tarot reader, a DJ spinning all night and an outdoor bar. Plus, there will be a costume contest, with “best costume” announced at 11:30pm.
Posted by Liz and John Attaway, 10/26/20
Eventide
Saturday, 10/31 all day
Posted by Liz and John Attaway, 10/18/20
Saturday, October 31st at 8pm
Sports & Social and PBR Atlanta
2 Celebrations under one roof. Don’t miss Freakoween inside Sports & Social presented by Coors Light. Enjoy access to our costume contest featuring cash and prizes, special giveaways, and drink specials. Tickets start at just $20 in advance. Tickets here. Over at PBR Atlanta, buckle up for PBR’s exclusive VIP event to guarantee your entry into Atlanta’s hottest cowboy bar. Join us 8-10PM and enjoy “buffet” style bites, drink specials, advanced entry to our PBR costume contest, giveaways and more! Tickets are $45 and can be purchased here.
Posted by Liz and John Attaway, 10/13/20
Krystal South Cobb Transforms into
Madame Krystal’s Haunted Drive-Thru Starting Oct. 15
Quick-Service Restaurant Invites Guests for Halloween Fun and Drive-Thru Trick-or-Treating
All dressed up with nowhere to go? Get in the Halloween spirit at Madame Krystal’s haunted drive-thru. Beginning Oct. 15 through Oct. 31, guests can enter a world of mystery, fortune and mystique at Krystal located at 5140 South Cobb Drive in Smyrna, Georgia.
Guests will be greeted on the street by a larger-than-life fortune teller gazing into her crystal ball. Upon entering the drive-thru, guests can learn about the history of Krystal’s namesake, the crystal ball. They will then begin to unravel their futures and the future of Krystal with Madame Krystal in the drive-thru window. Spooky skeletons, ghastly ghouls and creepy carnival scenes complete the hocus-pocus fun for the whole family.
From 4-8 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 31, Krystal is partnering with the Hershey Company to hand out candy to children who yell “trick or treat” safely from their car windows at the drive-thru. The drive-thru will be open all day for guests to enjoy Krystal’s full menu of favorites including Original Krystals, Chili Cheese Pups, Tots and more.
“In this challenging year, Krystal is thrilled to provide a festive Halloween in the communities we serve,” says Angela Johnson, Vice President of Marketing at Krystal Restaurants LLC. “We want families to have a safe way to enjoy all the things that make Halloween so exciting and fun.”
All Krystal drive-thrus will be open on Halloween, and participating locations also will be handing out candy.
The Krystal Company remains committed to the health and safety of guests and team members. Restaurants are following strict public health guidelines and also are taking extra precautions such as staying in contact with local health officials for the latest advisories. Krystal drive-thrus are open 6 a.m.-midnight with dining rooms open with limited hours, and restaurants are offering delivery through UberEATS®, DoorDash® and Grubhub®.
Posted by Liz and John Attaway, 10/4/20
AN OUTDOOR SERIES OFFERING FESTIVE ACTIVITIES, FOOD & DRINK FROM RESTAURANTS AROUND THE PROPERTY & MORE
Held Every Other Saturday Through December 12
October 3rd to Feature Tailgating Theme with Livestreamed Football Games, Game Day Bites & Drinks, Yard Games & a DJ in The Courtyard
Atlanta’s iconic community hub Ponce City Market announces PCM Goes Inside Out, a series bringing the best of PCM outdoors every other Saturday through December 12. Visitors will enjoy a variety of exciting happenings throughout the fall as PCM Goes Inside Out brings favorites to The Courtyard and Yard where guests can safely relax and spend some time enjoying food and drink, football, music and fun.
The theme will change with each date, and with football season in full swing, this weekend’s October 3 festivity will feature a tailgating theme. From noon-4pm, guests will be able to enjoy bites and drinks from restaurant kiosks in The Courtyard alongside restaurant patios, watch livestreams of football games on a big screen – South Carolina v. Florida at noon and Alabama v. Texas A&M at 3:30pm – play yard games on The Yard provided by Mountain High Outfitters and listen to beats from a DJ. PCM will also offer plenty of umbrellaed outdoor seating throughout the property for guests to enjoy. This weekend’s food participants include Batter Cookie Dough Company, Biltong Bar, Botiwalla, El Super Pan, King of Pops, Minero, Pizza Jeans, Saint Germain and W.H. Stiles Fish Camp.
Additional PCM Goes Inside Out dates and themes are listed below:
October 17: Fall Apple Market
October 31: Halloween
November 14: Tailgating
November 28: Thanks for Giving
December 12: Holiday Market
Ponce City Market is adhering to health and safety guidelines, including requiring guests to wear facemasks in the Central Food Hall; requiring property staff to wear face coverings at all times; providing social distancing signage and hand sanitizer throughout the property; and cleaning and sanitizing the property regularly.
Posted by Liz and John Attaway, 10/4/20
NETHERWORLD Haunted House Launches 2020 Haunt Season
with COVID-19 Safety Procedures in Effect
WHEN:
Oct. 2-4
Every Wednesday – Sunday through Nov. 1
Nov. 6-7 and 13-14
7:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m., Wednesdays and Thursdays
7:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m., Fridays and Saturdays in October
7:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m., Sundays & all November Dates
WHERE:
1313 Netherworld Way, Stone Mountain, GA 30087
TICKETS:
Capacity will be very limited this season. Purchase in advance at www.fearworld.com. All tickets are date and time specific and include entry into both HALLOWEEN NIGHTMARES and CYBORG SHOCK. Reserved Time General Admission: $35. Reserved Time SpeedPass Admission: $55
ATLANTA: Haunt fans, the time has finally arrived – NETHERWORLD has returned for its third year in Stone Mountain and 24th year on the haunt scene, and now has its very own street name, 1313 Netherworld Way! After the success of sneak peek weekend on Sept. 25 and 26, this season’s two attractions, HALLOWEEN NIGHTMARES and CYBORG SHOCK, are ready to provide the mix of terrifying moments and exhilarating fun guests expect every year from this over-the-top Halloween event. Visitors will dive into two distinctly different scary experiences swarming with unique creatures, sets, and special effects, then explore new outdoor areas like The Festival of Monsters.
“Our entire crew has been working tirelessly to make this season’s haunts as thrilling and impressive as possible, and we are excited to finally announce our full calendar for the 2020 season,” said Billy Messina, NETHERWORLD Haunted House co-creator. “Along with delivering an incredible experience for our guests, we are dedicated to maintaining a safe environment for both our staff and guests alike. With a full slate of carefully planned COVID-19 policies and procedures in effect, such as limiting capacity and timing entry to allow for social distancing, this year is sure to be just as safe as it is spooky.”
Known for intense special effects, state-of-the-art makeup and incredibly elaborate sets, NETHERWORLD has built and maintained a loyal following over the last 24 years, and this season the haunt has already been ranked as one of “10 of the Scariest Haunted Houses in America” by O, The Oprah Magazine.
Despite COVID-19 related changes, guests can expect this year to be as thrilling and entertaining as ever.
COVID-19 Policies:
NETHERWORLD will be enacting a myriad of new safety measures, among the most obvious will be:
For full details on all COVID-19 policies, please visit www.fearworld.com/wordpress/
2020 Ticketing:
Given the greatly reduced number of available tickets for the 2020 haunt season, guests are strongly encouraged to purchase tickets online and well in advance as timeslots will sell out. In addition, all tickets will grant access to both HALLOWEEN NIGHTMARES and CYBORG SHOCK, and guests will be directed from one haunt directly into the other to maintain single direction flow and allow for better social distancing.
Timed entry tickets allow guests access to the queue lines during a designated 30-minute timeslot. Up to one half hour before the designated timeslot begins, guests can wait in a socially distanced pre-queue area. Guests should not arrive earlier, if they do, it is suggested that they wait in their vehicle until 30 minutes before the time designated on their tickets. Additionally, SpeedPasses, which are also timed, are available and offer guests a convenience above and beyond that of a regular timed ticket, allowing entry at a greatly expedited pace. At the conclusion of both haunts, all guests will have access to the newly expanded Midway area.
For more details on ticketing or to purchase, please visit www.fearworld.com/wordpress/
Continue for more information about this year’s two new haunts…
HALLOWEEN NIGHTMARES:
Based on classic harvest and horror themes, HALLOWEEN NIGHTMARES’ story begins over one hundred years ago when the survivors of a brutal family feud sought vengeance against another mountain clan. Utilizing evil powers stolen from monsters beneath the earth, they were transformed into savage bat-like creatures and slaughtered their enemies on Halloween night! This Halloween, these subterrain monsters have resurfaced once more, disguised as distorted costumed revelers bent on bringing destruction to the cursed town of Whyshburg! Guests can expect eerie shadow creatures, legions of grinning jack-o’-lanterns, the Lair of the Ancient Alchemist, the Chamber of the Elder Thing and the Temple of the Bat God. Prepare for more vintage Halloween horror than one’s melted mind can handle!
CYBORG SHOCK:
Can guests survive the Robot Rampage? A strange metallic obelisk of unknown origin stored in a secret facility known as the BOX has blasted out an electromagnetic pulse and seized control of the entire base. Now the robotics and cloning sections have begun creating nightmarish Cyborgs, half metal and half flesh, animated by a strange energy emanating from the artifact. This army of hybrid horrors is making its way to the surface armed with the most advanced weaponry imaginable, bent on total domination! Can guests halt this menace before they escape to wreak havoc on an unsuspecting world?
Posted by Liz and John Attaway, 9/29/20
Georgia’s Only Drive-Thru Halloween Event
Halloween is not cancelled! We have found a way to save Halloween so all ages can continue to enjoy this special time of year with a drive-thru contactless experience near downtown Atlanta. Keep the fun traditions and excitement of Halloween alive this year in a safe, engaging, and interactive format.
Celebrate all the tricks and treats of Halloween from the comfort and safety of your own vehicle at The Haunted Highway Family Friendly Experience. Get dressed up with us and enjoy the spooktacular fun that makes Halloween what it is. This interactive experience will take you through a not-so-scary adventure suitable for Halloween-lovers of all ages; full of spooky ghosts, goblins, and ghouls with a few tricks and treats along the way. Wind your way through Witches’ Cove, Candyland, Haunted Hall and a Pumpkin Patch to catch the Halloween spirit. And capture some pictures and treats along the way.
“My children start planning their Halloween costumes in August and it’s become a family tradition to dress-up. As Halloween approached and the pandemic remained, we were getting worried that Halloween would be canceled this year. So we got creative! We made a safe event for Halloween-lovers of all ages and found local actors, event organizers, set producers and marketers that were also passionate about saving Halloween to produce an event for Atlantans” said Event Organizer, Kevin Cregan. “It feels good to support families and employ talented individuals by safely bringing a little joy this pumpkin season”
“We will also be supporting a Costume Drive to provide costumes for children in need including kids living in poverty, those with special needs, physical and/or mental disabilities, kids in foster care or those that have experienced a recent trauma or natural disaster. Attendees are encouraged to bring gently used costumes to donate through The Halloween Helpers, a non-for-profit organization, that last year alone saved Halloween for 10,000 children. We are thrilled to be able to provide Georgians with a way to bring a smile and a costume to children across the country”
The Haunted Highway will be open daily, from 3:00pm to 11:00pm from Friday October 16th – Saturday October 31st During the daytime, it be suitable for children ages 3 and up, and from 8 pm and on, frights will increase to terrify those brave souls PG-13 willing to travel down The Haunted Highway. Your 30-40 minute drive-thru only event is located in the parking lot of North Dekalb Mall, 2050 Lawrenceville Hwy, Decatur, GA 30033 – conveniently located just off of Highway 285.
Tickets can be purchased online at thehauntedhighway.com
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What to expect:
Safety Precautions are Being Taken
-The speed limit is 5 mph once you enter The Haunted Highway.
-All guests must remain in their vehicle at all times, there are no restrooms or concessions on site.
-All vehicles must have current car insurance.
-The driver will be responsible for any damage and injuries that may occur, due to the fault of the driver.
-If vehicle windows are open, passengers must be wearing masks.
-There will be a maximum vehicle height restriction at the event. No vehicles taller than 7’ 6” and no wider than 8’6” will be able to travel through The Haunted Highway.
Posted by Liz and John Attaway, 9/21/20
Good gourd, it’s Fall! Beginning October 1st while supplies last, revelers can purchase a Pumking Carving Kit from Red’s Beer Garden. For $35, a kit includes one medium-sized pumpkin, tools for carving, a 4-pack of Southern Tier Brewing Co.’s Pumking Imperial Pumpkin Ale, a 4-pack of Bold Rock Carolina Apple Cider, two Koozies, and a Halloween Candy Goodie Bag. There’s no better way to ring in the Fall season with family and friends, fun pumpkin carvings, and festive beers. Share carved pumpkin creations on Instagram or Facebook with the hashtag, #RedsPumpkingContest, for a chance to win a $25 gift card. The winner will be announced on Halloween. To pre-order, visit https://www.toasttab.
Red’s Beer Garden is nestled between Grant Park and East Atlanta in Benteen Park, 1328 Boulevard SE, Atlanta, GA 30315. For more information, visit www.redsbeergarden.com
