Free and cheap things to do over the long Thanksgiving 2022 holiday weekend

Steak and Lobster Wednesday at Red Lobster

All Day | $23.00

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

All Day | FREE | Cabela’s (Acworth)

Free Santa photos at Bass Pro Shop's Santa's Wonderland (reserve in advance)

All Day | FREE | Bass Pro Shops (Lawrenceville)

McDonald's SZN of Sharing: daily deals including free items, BOGO deals, more

All Day

Free paper shredding at The UPS Store, many participating locations (click for coupon info)

All Day | FREE | Multiple Locations

FREE: stream "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving" (it's not on network TV this year)

FREE

Avalon on Ice skating rink (click for daily hours)

Discounted | Avalon

World Cup watch party at La Chingada (please verify the daily details yourself!)

FREE

Total blood moon lunar eclipse (watch from home or thru a live stream)

5:00 am to 6:30 am | FREE

"Party for the Cup" World Cup Watch Party (click for today's match details)

2:00 pm to 8:30 am | FREE | The Battery

Metropolitan Opera offers FREE streams of past performances

7:30 pm | FREE | Virtual Event

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

All Day | FREE | Cabela’s (Acworth)

Free Santa photos at Bass Pro Shop's Santa's Wonderland (reserve in advance)

All Day | FREE | Bass Pro Shops (Lawrenceville)

McDonald's SZN of Sharing: daily deals including free items, BOGO deals, more

All Day

Free paper shredding at The UPS Store, many participating locations (click for coupon info)

All Day | FREE | Multiple Locations

Avalon on Ice skating rink (click for daily hours)

Discounted | Avalon

World Cup watch party at La Chingada (please verify the daily details yourself!)

FREE

Total blood moon lunar eclipse (watch from home or thru a live stream)

5:00 am to 6:30 am | FREE

"Party for the Cup" World Cup Watch Party (click for today's match details)

2:00 pm to 8:30 am | FREE | The Battery

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

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

Yappy Hour Pup Meetup

5:00 pm to 6:30 pm | FREE | The Works (westside Atlanta)

Gwinnett's tree lighting and Santa's arrival (bring your camera for pics!)

5:30 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Gwinnett County Courthouse (Lawrenceville)

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)

A Country Christmas at Petit Creek Farm

6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Pettit Creek Farms (Cartersville)

Weekly Group Run / Walk

6:30 pm | FREE | Gate City Brewing Company (Roswell)

Dirty South Trivia at Round Trip Brewing on Thursday nights

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Round Trip Brewing (NW Atlanta)

Thirsty Thursday Trivia Night

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Best End Brewing

FREE Karaoke Night

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | The Works (westside Atlanta)

Metropolitan Opera offers FREE streams of past performances

7:30 pm | FREE | Virtual Event

Fish Fry Friday at Red Lobster

All Day | $12.00

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

All Day | FREE | Cabela’s (Acworth)

Free Santa photos at Bass Pro Shop's Santa's Wonderland (reserve in advance)

All Day | FREE | Bass Pro Shops (Lawrenceville)

McDonald's SZN of Sharing: daily deals including free items, BOGO deals, more

All Day

Free paper shredding at The UPS Store, many participating locations (click for coupon info)

All Day | FREE | Multiple Locations

City of Refuge Christmas tree lot (click for daily hours)

Avalon

Atlanta Christkindl Market (click for daily hours)

FREE | Buckhead Village shopping district

Avalon on Ice skating rink (click for daily hours)

Discounted | Avalon

World Cup watch parties (doors open 30 mins before a match kicks off)

FREE | Round Trip Brewing (NW Atlanta)

World Cup watch party at La Chingada (please verify the daily details yourself!)

FREE

Total blood moon lunar eclipse (watch from home or thru a live stream)

5:00 am to 6:30 am | FREE

Tot Time and You

10:45 am to 11:15 am | FREE | Wills Park Recreation Center (Alpharetta)

World Cup: Alanta Silverbacks host USA v. England watch party

12:00 pm | FREE | Silverbacks Park (sports arena)

"Party for the Cup" World Cup Watch Party (click for today's match details)

2:00 pm to 8:30 am | FREE | The Battery

Atlanta United sponsored watch party for FIFA World Cup (click for today's sports bar location)

2:00 pm | FREE | Various locations

Santa's Post Office: free photos with Santa

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

Newnan's Santa on the Square: tree lighting and free visits with Santa

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Downtown Newnan

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)

A Country Christmas at Petit Creek Farm

6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Pettit Creek Farms (Cartersville)

Holiday Lights of Hope (walk-thru display; kids 14 & younger are FREE)

6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | $0-10.00 | Hobgood Park (Woodstock)

Shine Drive-thru Holiday Light Show (Price is per car, but varies by date)

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $33.00-43.00 | Coolray Field

Metropolitan Opera offers FREE streams of past performances

7:30 pm | FREE | Virtual Event

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

All Day | FREE | Cabela’s (Acworth)

Free Santa photos at Bass Pro Shop's Santa's Wonderland (reserve in advance)

All Day | FREE | Bass Pro Shops (Lawrenceville)

McDonald's SZN of Sharing: daily deals including free items, BOGO deals, more

All Day

Free paper shredding at The UPS Store, many participating locations (click for coupon info)

All Day | FREE | Multiple Locations

City of Refuge Christmas tree lot (click for daily hours)

Avalon

Atlanta Christkindl Market (click for daily hours)

FREE | Buckhead Village shopping district

Avalon on Ice skating rink (click for daily hours)

Discounted | Avalon

Sports on the Screen

FREE | Peachtree Corners Town Green

World Cup watch parties (doors open 30 mins before a match kicks off)

FREE | Round Trip Brewing (NW Atlanta)

World Cup watch party at La Chingada (please verify the daily details yourself!)

FREE

Shop the Amazon Black Friday & Cyber Monday sales

Total blood moon lunar eclipse (watch from home or thru a live stream)

5:00 am to 6:30 am | FREE

Marietta Square Artisan Market

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

FREE guided walking tour in Piedmont Park

10:00 am to 11:30 am | FREE | Piedmont Park

Santa on the Square (bring your camera for free pics!)

10:00 am to 2:00 pm | Decatur Square

Piedmont Park Holiday Market

10:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Piedmont Park

Alpaca Barn Tour

11:00 am to 4:00 pm | $10.00-15.00 | Creekwater Alpaca Farm (Snellville)

Santa's Post Office: free photos with Santa

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

Free Santa photos and Christmas train rides

1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | The Collection at Forsyth (Cumming)

"Party for the Cup" World Cup Watch Party (click for today's match details)

2:00 pm to 8:30 am | FREE | The Battery

Atlanta United sponsored watch party for FIFA World Cup (click for today's sports bar location)

2:00 pm | FREE | Various locations

FREE Marietta Beer Bus runs between 6 breweries

3:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE

Saturday Sounds Music Series

4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | The Works (westside Atlanta)

Snellville Lighted Christmas Parade and Tree Lighting, plus family fun on the Green

5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Snellville Towne Green

Santa's arrival, tree lighting, outdoor showing of The Grinch

5:30 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | The Battery

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)

A Country Christmas at Petit Creek Farm

6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Pettit Creek Farms (Cartersville)

Holiday Lights of Hope (walk-thru display; kids 14 & younger are FREE)

6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | $0-10.00 | Hobgood Park (Woodstock)

Shine Drive-thru Holiday Light Show (Price is per car, but varies by date)

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $33.00-43.00 | Coolray Field

Free outdoor movie: The Grinch (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

Kids eat free at Moe's Southwest Grill

All Day | FREE

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

All Day | FREE | Cabela’s (Acworth)

Free Santa photos at Bass Pro Shop's Santa's Wonderland (reserve in advance)

All Day | FREE | Bass Pro Shops (Lawrenceville)

Ice Skating at Park Tavern (click for daily hours)

All Day | $0-20.00 | Park Tavern

McDonald's SZN of Sharing: daily deals including free items, BOGO deals, more

All Day

Free paper shredding at The UPS Store, many participating locations (click for coupon info)

All Day | FREE | Multiple Locations

City of Refuge Christmas tree lot (click for daily hours)

Avalon

Atlanta Christkindl Market (click for daily hours)

FREE | Buckhead Village shopping district

Avalon on Ice skating rink (click for daily hours)

Discounted | Avalon

World Cup watch parties (doors open 30 mins before a match kicks off)

FREE | Round Trip Brewing (NW Atlanta)

World Cup watch party at La Chingada (please verify the daily details yourself!)

FREE

Shop the Amazon Black Friday & Cyber Monday sales

Total blood moon lunar eclipse (watch from home or thru a live stream)

5:00 am to 6:30 am | FREE

Piedmont Park Holiday Market

10:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Piedmont Park

Alpaca Barn Tour

11:00 am to 4:00 pm | $10.00-15.00 | Creekwater Alpaca Farm (Snellville)

Santa's Post Office: free photos with Santa

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

FREE: Drag Bingo at Politan Row food hall, in Colony Square

1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Colony Square

Free Santa photos and Christmas train rides

1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | The Collection at Forsyth (Cumming)

Sunday FUNKday: live music, outdoors

1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | The Works (westside Atlanta)

Atlanta Blues Challenge

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

$5 Regal Classic Holiday Movie Series: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (click for participating theaters)

1:00 pm | $5.00

Atlanta United sponsored watch party for FIFA World Cup (click for today's sports bar location)

2:00 pm | FREE | Various locations

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)

A Country Christmas at Petit Creek Farm

6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Pettit Creek Farms (Cartersville)

Holiday Lights of Hope (walk-thru display; kids 14 & younger are FREE)

6:00 pm to 9:30 pm | $0-10.00 | Hobgood Park (Woodstock)

Shine Drive-thru Holiday Light Show (Price is per car, but varies by date)

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $33.00-43.00 | Coolray Field

Metropolitan Opera offers FREE streams of past performances

7:30 pm | FREE | Virtual Event