Free and cheap things to do over the long Thanksgiving 2021 holiday weekend

Krispy Kreme: Free doughnut by showing vaccination card

All Day | FREE

Skate the Station ice rink (click for daily hours)

$15.00 | Atlantic Station

Free Santa photos and more at Santa's Wonderland (reserve in advance)

FREE | Cabela’s (Acworth)

Free Santa photos and more at Santa's Wonderland (reserve in advance)

FREE | Bass Pro Shops (Lawrenceville)

Avalon on Ice skating rink (click for daily hours)

Discounted | Avalon

Dunwoody Nature Art Market (shop online, with local pickup or free shipping)

Holiday in Lights walk-thru light display

FREE | Ravinia campus and gardens

FREE Thanksgiving Stuffing Stroll (self-guided 1.5 mile walk in the woods)

7:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Dunwoody Nature Center

Avalon's pop-up holiday market

11:00 am to 8:00 pm | FREE | Avalon

Taco Thursdays at Del Taco: 3 grilled chicken tacos for $2.49

3:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Multiple Locations

Garden Lights, Holiday Nights

5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Atlanta Botanical Garden

Drive-thru "Lights of Life" holiday light display (Price is per car)

6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | $10.00 | Life University Campus (Marietta)

Arctic Adventure: drive-thru animated holiday light show (price is per car)

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Atlanta Motor Speedway

Group run/walk meetup on the BeltLine (click for this week's location)

6:15 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Virtual Event

Metropolitan Opera offers FREE streams of past performances

7:30 pm | FREE | Virtual Event

FREE fries at McDonalds with $1 purchase

All Day | FREE

Fish Fry Friday at Red Lobster

All Day | $12.00

Krispy Kreme: Free donut & coffee for eveyone on Black Friday, no purchase required

All Day | FREE

Krispy Kreme: Free doughnut by showing vaccination card

All Day | FREE

Wendy's: get a FREE sandwich or nuggets when you buy fries, every Friday in Nov.

All Day | FREE

Skate the Station ice rink (click for daily hours)

$15.00 | Atlantic Station

Free Santa photos and more at Santa's Wonderland (reserve in advance)

FREE | Cabela’s (Acworth)

Free Santa photos and more at Santa's Wonderland (reserve in advance)

FREE | Bass Pro Shops (Lawrenceville)

Avalon on Ice skating rink (click for daily hours)

Discounted | Avalon

Dunwoody Nature Art Market (shop online, with local pickup or free shipping)

Holiday in Lights walk-thru light display

FREE | Ravinia campus and gardens

FREE Thanksgiving Stuffing Stroll (self-guided 1.5 mile walk in the woods)

7:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Dunwoody Nature Center

Fall Colorfest at Gibbs Gardens

9:00 am to 4:00 pm | $10.00-20.00 | Gibbs Gardens

Buford Corn Maze Christmas Tree Sale

10:00 am to 7:30 pm | $8.00 | Buford Corn Maze

Avalon's pop-up holiday market

11:00 am to 8:00 pm | FREE | Avalon

Atlanta Christkindl Market

11:30 am to 10:30 pm | FREE | Buckhead Village shopping district

Buford Corn Maze Christmas Tree Sale

12:00 pm to 7:00 pm | Buford Corn Maze

Santa's Post Office: free contactless photos with Santa

4:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | The Battery

Holiday Luminosity: a laser light show

4:30 pm | $12.00-18.00 | LakePoint Sports Complex (Cartersville)

Garden Lights, Holiday Nights

5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Atlanta Botanical Garden

Arctic Adventure: drive-thru animated holiday light show (price is per car)

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Atlanta Motor Speedway

Metropolitan Opera offers FREE streams of past performances

7:30 pm | FREE | Virtual Event

Holiday Luminosity: a laser light show

8:00 pm | $12.00-18.00 | LakePoint Sports Complex (Cartersville)

Dino Safari Walk-Thru Experience

11:00 pm to 6:00 pm | $15.00 | North Point Mall

Krispy Kreme: Free doughnut by showing vaccination card

All Day | FREE

Skate the Station ice rink (click for daily hours)

$15.00 | Atlantic Station

Free Santa photos and more at Santa's Wonderland (reserve in advance)

FREE | Cabela’s (Acworth)

Free Santa photos and more at Santa's Wonderland (reserve in advance)

FREE | Bass Pro Shops (Lawrenceville)

Avalon on Ice skating rink (click for daily hours)

Discounted | Avalon

Dunwoody Nature Art Market (shop online, with local pickup or free shipping)

Holiday in Lights walk-thru light display

FREE | Ravinia campus and gardens

FREE Thanksgiving Stuffing Stroll (self-guided 1.5 mile walk in the woods)

7:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Dunwoody Nature Center

Marietta Square Artisan Market

9:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | Marietta Square

Fall Colorfest at Gibbs Gardens

9:00 am to 4:00 pm | $10.00-20.00 | Gibbs Gardens

Buford Corn Maze Christmas Tree Sale

10:00 am to 7:30 pm | $8.00 | Buford Corn Maze

Santa Parade on Small Business Saturday

11:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Decatur Square

Avalon's pop-up holiday market

11:00 am to 8:00 pm | FREE | Avalon

Atlanta Christkindl Market

11:30 am to 10:30 pm | FREE | Buckhead Village shopping district

Santa's Post Office: free contactless photos with Santa

12:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | The Battery

Regal Classic Holiday Movie Series: The Polar Express

1:00 pm | $5.00

Holiday Luminosity: a laser light show

4:30 pm | $12.00-18.00 | LakePoint Sports Complex (Cartersville)

Garden Lights, Holiday Nights

5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Atlanta Botanical Garden

Tree lighting ceremony at The Battery Atlanta, followed by a movie

5:30 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | The Battery

Arctic Adventure: drive-thru animated holiday light show (price is per car)

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Atlanta Motor Speedway

Free outdoor movie: "Abominable" (following the tree lighting ceremony)

7:00 pm | FREE | The Battery

Metropolitan Opera offers FREE streams of past performances

7:30 pm | FREE | Virtual Event

Holiday Luminosity: a laser light show

8:00 pm | $12.00-18.00 | LakePoint Sports Complex (Cartersville)

Dino Safari Walk-Thru Experience

11:00 pm to 6:00 pm | $15.00 | North Point Mall

Krispy Kreme: Free doughnut by showing vaccination card

All Day | FREE

Skate the Station ice rink (click for daily hours)

$15.00 | Atlantic Station

Free Santa photos and more at Santa's Wonderland (reserve in advance)

FREE | Cabela’s (Acworth)

Free Santa photos and more at Santa's Wonderland (reserve in advance)

FREE | Bass Pro Shops (Lawrenceville)

Avalon on Ice skating rink (click for daily hours)

Discounted | Avalon

Dunwoody Nature Art Market (shop online, with local pickup or free shipping)

Holiday in Lights walk-thru light display

FREE | Ravinia campus and gardens

FREE Thanksgiving Stuffing Stroll (self-guided 1.5 mile walk in the woods)

7:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Dunwoody Nature Center

Fall Colorfest at Gibbs Gardens

9:00 am to 4:00 pm | $10.00-20.00 | Gibbs Gardens

Buford Corn Maze Christmas Tree Sale

10:00 am to 7:30 pm | $8.00 | Buford Corn Maze

Atlanta Christkindl Market

11:30 am to 9:30 pm | FREE | Buckhead Village shopping district

Santa's Post Office: free contactless photos with Santa

12:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | The Battery

Avalon's pop-up holiday market

12:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Avalon

Atlanta Blues Challenge

1:00 pm to 9:30 pm | $10.00-15.00 | Route 66 Restaurant

Thanksgiving Gratitude Yoga (outdoors, followed by hot tea & cocoa)

4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | $10.00-12.00 | Dunwoody Nature Center

Menorah Lighting at Avalon

5:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Avalon

Garden Lights, Holiday Nights

5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Atlanta Botanical Garden

Arctic Adventure: drive-thru animated holiday light show (price is per car)

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Atlanta Motor Speedway

Metropolitan Opera offers FREE streams of past performances

7:30 pm | FREE | Virtual Event

Dino Safari Walk-Thru Experience

11:00 pm to 6:00 pm | $15.00 | North Point Mall