Atlanta Holiday Guide:: Hanukkah Celebrations

The holidays are lighting up Atlanta—literally! All around the city, you’ll find celebrations and menorah lightings bringing people together to celebrate Hanukkah with music, food, and plenty of good vibes.

From downtown events to neighborhood gatherings, there’s something for everyone looking to soak up the glow of the Festival of Lights. Whether you’re keeping up a family tradition or checking out a public lighting, here’s your guide to Hanukkah celebrations happening in and around Atlanta this year.

Atlanta Holiday Guide:: Hanukkah Celebrations

Light Up the Season at Piedmont Park

Sunday, November 23
Piedmont Park
6:00 p.m.

The “Light Up the Season” event will include the lighting of a menorah, along with a 50-foot holiday tree and a kinara. 

Hanukkah Bazaar & Food Festival

Sunday, December 7
Congregation Or Veshalom, 1681 North Druid Hills Road, Brookhaven
11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Join us for the 49th annual Hanukkah Bazaar & Food Festival. Eat delicious Mediterranean cuisine and buy delicacies and pastries to take home. Don’t miss exclusive treats like baklava – made only once a year for Bazaar. Play games, do activities, and enjoy live entertainment for kids of all ages. Shop for holiday gifts from local vendors, including everything from jewelry to gifts to Judaica, and enter to win our premium liquor and gift basket raffles.

Admission is $5 per person or $20 per family and includes all kids’ activities.
Food, gifts, and raffle tickets are available for purchase

Glow Strong: A Family Hanukkah Celebration

Sunday, December 14
Marcus Jewish Community Center
12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Join us for a high-energy, hands-on Hanukkah experience where families will explore the power of resilience through active play, creative crafts, and beloved holiday traditions. Just as the Hanukkah lights burned longer than expected, our inner strength carries us further than we realize! This event is designed to engage all ages with interactive stations that celebrate perseverance, determination, and the light we bring to the world.

Frozen Chanukah at Ashford Lane 

Sunday, December 14
4500 Olde Perimeter Way, Atlanta
4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Mitzvah House is hosting its second annual family-friendly menorah lighting on The Lawn at Ashford Lane in Atlanta. The event will feature winter wonderland activities and holiday music.

Chanukahpalooza

Sunday, December 14
1569 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta
11:15 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Family concert, shopping, lunch, Chanukah activities, and more!

Cookies & Community: A Hanukkah Celebration

Sunday, December 14
East Cobb (Location Provided Upon Request)
4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Join the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta for a fun-filled Hanukkah Cookie Decorating event where kids can unleash their creativity! We’ll provide freshly baked Hanukkah-themed cookies—dreidels, menorahs, stars, and more—along with all the decorating supplies you need to make your treats shine brighter than the shamash!

Whether you’re new to town or a longtime neighbor, this is a wonderful way to connect, celebrate, and make sweet memories together. Come for the cookies—stay for the friendships!

Menorah Lighting at Avalon

Sunday, December 14
400 Avalon Blvd, Alpharetta
5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Join us and Chabad of North Fulton for a Chanukah celebration this holiday season!

Help us light up the night! Guests are invited to the Boulevard with a traditional Menorah lighting ceremony. Our friends at Chabad of North Fulton will help us light our menorah and have special goodies for guests!

Menorah Lighting at the Forum

Sunday, December 14
5155 Peachtree Parkway, Peachtree Corners
4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Join us and the Chabad Enrichment Center of Gwinnett for a Chanukah celebration this holiday season! Guests are invited to The Forum to celebrate Chanukah with a Menorah lighting ceremony, family-friendly activities, and themed entertainment on Sunday, December 14th.

Menorah Lighting at Dunwoody Village

Tuesday, December 16
Duwoody Village, Dunwoody Village Parkway
5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Join us for our Fourth Annual Community Menorah Lighting hosted by Mitzvah House.

Chanukah Celebration

Thursday, December 18
Heart or Roswell Park, Roswell
5:30 p.m.

Drop in and enjoy a family-friendly evening of food and fun with traditional Chanukah foods, hot drinks, a prize, and gelt drop from a Roswell Firetruck, the lighting of a 9-foot-tall menorah, kids’ activities, and prizes.

Annual Menorah Lighting with Congregation Ner Tamid in West Cobb

Saturday, December 20
50 Park Square, Marietta
6:30 p.m.

Join us for a Menorah Lighting on the Glover Park Stage in Marietta Square led by Rabbi Joseph Prass, featuring Hanukkah music, raffles and prizes, and FREE hot chocolate, donuts, latkes, and chocolate gelt! EVERYONE IS WELCOME! Saturday, December 20, at 6:30 pm.

Downtown Alpharetta

Sunday, December 21
Town Green, 2 Park Plaza, Alpharetta
5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Join Chabad and the City of Alpharetta for the annual lighting of the Alpharetta Menorah on the Town Green.

Donuts, Drinks & Dinks – Hanukkah Party 

Sunday, December 21
Marcus Jewish Community Center Zaban Park
11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Celebrate the last day of Hanukkah at Cadranel’s Corner while enjoying donuts, drinks, and Hanukkah songs with Rabbi G. Free jelly donuts and hot chocolate for all! Additional drinks (alcoholic & non-alcoholic) and food are available for purchase.

Did we miss any Hanukkah activities in your community? Let us know in the comments! Posts are updated periodically.

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