Dates:  Weekends: Sept. 28 – Oct. 28 (Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays)

Hours: Friday & Sunday 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sat 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Location: Crossroads at the base of Stone Mountain

 

Families are invited to take part in the fall festivities with fun filled games and family shows at Stone Mountain Park’s 10th Annual Pumpkin Festival, Sept. 28 through Oct. 28. The Pumpkin Festival provides non-spooky fun for the whole family and new theme this year is The Mayor’s Rockin’ Costume Party. Children are encouraged to dress up in Halloween costumes, dance around on stage with the Mayor of Pumpkinfest and learn new fun choreographed dances including the Pumpkin Mash.

Also new this year is the debut of Spookley the Square Pumpkin into the festival’s activities. Spookley, a character from Author Joe Troiano’s book “The Legend of Spookley the Square Pumpkin,” is the “spokes-pumpkin” for National Bullying Prevention Month during October. Spookley’s story resonates with children and parents as it offers a message of tolerance and acceptance. Families will enjoy hearing the tale at the festival’s Storytelling stage.

The Pumpkin Festival Entertainment Schedule includes lots of fun activities including:

• Kids Trick or Treat Scavenger Hunt
• Spookley Family Scavenger Hunt – Completed scavenger hunts automatically enter families into a drawing to win a one-night stay at the Evergreen Marriott Conference Resort and a four-pack of Snow Mountain™ tickets valued at $112.
• The Mayor’s Rockin’ Dance Party
• Pumpkinpalooza –  A high energy family game show where audience members are picked to participate in a series of zany and messy challenges. The winner takes all and the losers have to spin the “Wheel of Misery,” with consequences ranging from a pie in the face, dancing like a chicken, to getting “splurfed” (a slimy substance poured on top of participants’ heads).
• Storytelling at Campfire Corner
• Pie Eating Contest
• Pumpkin Junction – an activity area where guests can dress their own scarecrow, make crafts, and play pumpkin themed festival games.
• Little Quarry Discovery Zone

Guests will also have an opportunity to pick out the perfect pumpkin to take home from the park’s Pumpkin Patch.

In addition to the Pumpkin Festival activities, tickets include admission to Stone Mountain Park’s most popular attractions such as the new Geyser Towers®, SkyHike®, Summit Skyride, Scenic Railroad, mini-golf and more.  Guests can join Yogi Bear on his never-ending quest to find picnic baskets in Yogi Bear’s 4-D Adventure. On Saturdays, just after sunset, families may complete their outing by watching the famed Lasershow Spectacular™ in Mountainvision.

There are several savings options available to guests including the Family Value Pass – Online Only. The FVP saves families 30 percent and includes four all-attractions AdventurePasses, four meals and four unlimited refillable cups and is sold exclusively online at http://www.stonemountainpark.com.

Listed in Frommer’s 500 Places to Visit with Your Kids Before They Grow Up and cited by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution as one of “35 Natural Wonders in Georgia You Must See Before You Die,” Stone Mountain Park is located 16 miles east of downtown Atlanta.  To get to the park, take I-285 to Exit 39B, Hwy. 78 East.  Stone Mountain Park is Exit No.8 on Hwy 78. More information regarding Stone Mountain Park attractions and hours of operation is available at 770-498-5690 or by visiting http://www.stonemountainpark.com.