15 Can’t-Miss Things To Do In GA This November

November is a busy month, with the year-end push at both work and school and social events marking the start of the holiday season, all competing for Georgians’ time.

There are two major holidays to plan around — Thanksgiving, which falls on the 27th this year, and Veterans Day, which is always observed on the 11th — as Georgia residents fill out their November calendars.

We’ve rounded up 15 can’t-miss events from around Georgia, including holiday markets, a comic convention and a chili cook-off.

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Here are our picks:

• Christmas Village, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Nov. 7, 5450 GA-20, Cartersville
• Kennesaw Holiday Market, 6-8 p.m., Nov. 14, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Nov. 15, Ben Robertson Community Center, 2753 Watts Drive, Kennesaw
• Holiday Market at Lakepoint, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Nov. 15, and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Nov. 16, 261 Stars Way, Cartersville
• The Stone Mountain Village Friendsgiving Flea Market, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Nov. 15, Stone Mountain First United Methodist Church, 5312 W. Mountain St., Stone Mountain
• Decatur Makers Holiday Market, 10 a.m., Nov. 22, 605 W. Ponce de Leon Ave., Decatur
• DeKalb Symphony Orchestra Presents: Romance & Reverie, 7:30 p.m., Nov. 4, First Baptist Church of Decatur, 308 Clairmont Ave., Decatur
• Atlanta Chil Cook-off, noon, Nov. 22, 4770 N. Peachtree Road, Dunwoody
• DYCW 7th Annual 5K Walk for Diabetes 2025, 8 a.m. to noon, Nov. 1, 2125 Tribble Mill Pkwy. SE, Lawrenceville
• 5th Annual Harvest Festival, noon, Nov. 1, Lawrenceville Lawn, 210 Luckie St., Lawrenceville
• Photos with Santa at River Raised Farm, 1 p.m., Nov. 1, River Raised Farm, Old Preserve Trail, Ball Ground
• Adventure Cubs at the Zoo, 9:30 a.m., Nov. 1, Zoo Atlanta, 800 Cherokee Ave. SE, Atlanta
• Atlanta Comic Convention, 9 a.m., Nov. 2, Atlanta Marriott Northeast/Emory Area, 2000 Century Blvd. NE, Atlanta
• The Dinner Detective True Crime Murder Mystery Dinner Show, 6 p.m., Nov. 8, Sonesta Atlanta Northwest Marietta - The Battery, 6345 Powers Ferry Road NW, Atlanta
• Kilwins Grand Opening Celebration, noon, Nov. 1, 907 Memorial Drive SE, Atlanta
• A Christmas Carol, 7:30 p.m., Nov. 15, Alliance Theatre, 1280 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta