It might seem like the dog days of summer will never end here in the ATL, but cooler days are just around the corner! And with chillier air comes all your favorite fall activities, including the one and only Little 5 Points Halloween Festival and Parade! Keep scrolling for all the details.
What is the Little 5 Points Halloween Festival & Parade?
Voted as one of the best Halloween events in the country by USA Today, the famous Little 5 Points Halloween Festival & Parade is headed back to town… with a spooky new theme!
The festival has been a hit in the city for more than half a century: and this year, there’s some fun new flavor. This year, the festival will be a spooky celebration of Cryptids, Creatures & Community Legends!
What can festival-goers expect?
This year’s lineup is full of creepy crawlies and fun!
Here are some of the fun things you can expect at the festival:
- 2-day artist market
- live music
- a monster sticker hunt
- ghost tours of the neighborhood
- pet costume contest
- pumpkin smashing
- food trucks & yummy local restaurants
And of course, the famous Little 5 Points Halloween Parade! The parade is on October 18th, 2026, beginning at 1pm on Moreland Ave.
And this year, L5P has a cryptid of its own…
Little 5 Points says,
Meet Hi5, a strange little creature who seems to have made Little 5 Points home. Keep an eye out for Hi5 throughout Halloween season — and for plenty of other cryptids, creatures and unexplained sightings around the neighborhood.
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Where: Little 5 Points neighborhood
When: October 17-18, 2026 from 12pm – 7pm
*vendors will be open until 6pm both days
*the Parade is on Sunday, beginning at 1pm
This year, the festival will also celebrate some of Little 5 Points’ legacy businesses — just a few of the independent businesses that have helped make L5P unlike anywhere else for 30, 40, even 50 years. Wax n’Facts turns 50, Outback Bikes and Stratosphere turn 40, Criminal Records turns 35 and Ragorama turns 30.
You can learn more, sign up to volunteer, vend, or participate, and MORE on L5P’s website, here!
Don’t miss out on all the fun this Halloween season, Atlanta! Little 5 Points’ Halloween Festival & Parade is back, baby!