Alpharetta is BIG on Family Fun

Looking for a family adventure to scare away the winter blues? Alpharetta, GA has colossal-sized fun this season and is perfect for your next getaway with the kids or grandkids!

GO PREHISTORIC AT DINO SAFARI: A WALK THRU ADVENTURE

Alpharetta has a LARGER THAN LIFE exhibit, Dino Safari: A Walk Thru Adventure that you don’t want to miss! Now through Labor Day 2023, grab a primitive passport to see 30+ giant moving dinosaurs in a walk thru safari on a globetrotting expedition adventure for the whole family. See a variety of dinosaurs from each of the seven continents that were once Pangea during the Age of Reptiles. Along the journey, earthquakes might erupt, dinosaurs could battle, and you might have to help save a baby dinosaur’s life! Ticket admission required.

MAKE EPIC TREATS AT A KID FRIENDLY COOKING WORKSHOP

Flour Power Kids Cooking Studio and Publix Aprons Cooking School offer up one-time cooking workshops designed for little ones and families to take together. Try the Wok N Roll or Cooking with Love family events at Flour Power. The “Big and Little Chef” sessions at Publix Aprons are designed to pair up an adult guardian and young chef for a delicious adventure.

FOR THE MAMMOTH SPORTS ENTHUSIASTS

Knock your way through “The Back 9” at Fairway Social – then sharpen your sports gaming skills with 11 top-rated simulators featuring everything from basketball to zombie dodgeball! Standing at over 60,000 sq. ft., Topgolf Alpharetta is an enormous entertainment venue with point-scoring golfing games for all ages and skill levels, refreshments and live entertainment. If parents need a night out on the town, Hi-Five Sports Zone at North Point Mall offers “Parents Night Out” classes for kids aged 5-12 – the little dinos can spend their evening playing sports, games, skills challenges, listening to music and eating pizza.

GARGANTUAN GAMES GALORE

Discover your competitive side at Main Event Entertainment with state-of-the-art bowling, black light laser tag, more than 100 arcade games, and an indoor ropes course. Dave & Buster’s is the place to chill offering kid and grown-up fun! Put your gaming skills to the test with classic joystick and racing games. Teamwork makes the dream work at Urban Escape Games and Odyssey Escape Game! Within these pulse-pounding escape rooms, you can work as a team to break the code to escape. If your family digs digital gaming, PLAYlive Nation is a premium social gaming lounge inside North Point Mall where you can compete with like-minded players on the hottest new video games.

ART IS NOT EXTINCT

Get artsy in Alpharetta with a kid-friendly painting or pottery class at Painting with a Twist, or All Fired Up. These create-your-own piece studios inspire creativity with your crew and each person gets to take home their masterpiece as a souvenir. Take home 3D art by getting the family 3D printed at Mini Me Factory! Walk away from their state-of-the-art studio with a lifelike “mini me” family portrait statue.