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Get into the holiday spirit with a festive day of fun, memory-making, and wonder at Atlanta History Center! On December 5, the campus transforms into a winter celebration featuring seasonal activities for all ages.
Snap a photo with Santa, enjoy cozy story times, make your own holiday crafts, and explore historic holiday traditions. Stroll through wintertime Goizueta Gardens, shop for unique gifts, and soak in the magic of the season across our beautifully decorated Historic Houses and exhibits. Enjoy activities while supplies last.
Whether you’re starting a new tradition or continuing a cherished one, there’s no better place to celebrate the season than Atlanta History Center.
Purchase Photos with Santa
Santa photo time sessions will be available at checkout. There will be a prompt to add to cart.
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Purchase tickets to get professional photos with Santa at Swan House!
Tickets available on a first come, first served basis. Available for Members and Insiders only; please note that Swan House will not be open to general visitation during this time.
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Afternoon Photos with Santa at Texas Locomotive
Purchase tickets to get professional photos with Santa in our museum!
Tickets available on a first come, first served basis. Available for Insiders, Members, and Not-yet Members. Please note that the Locomotive exhibit will not be open to general visitation during this time.
Timed Activities
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Jingle Parade
12:30pm
Ring in the season with a walk around campus led by Santa Clause!
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Tinsel Tales
Times forthcoming
Settle in for festive stories for kids of all ages!
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Carolers
Times forthcoming
Sound Investment and Octaves bring magic to the season as they carol throughout our campus.
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Cocoa and Camelias
Times forthcoming
Enjoy a cocoa sample (while supplies last) and hear from our Gardens team about the history and care of this beautiful cold-weather bloom.
Ongoing Activities
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Historic Holiday Demonstrations
Experience how generations past celebrated the holidays through practices like cooking and making salt dough ornaments.
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Walking in a Winter Wonderland
Discover what’s blooming in the garden during our coldest months through this seek-and-find adventure designed for families!
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Letters to Santa
Write your own letter to Santa and mail it from our festive post office playhouse!
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Crafts
Create and take home your own cozy holiday crafts!
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Reindeer Games
Play festive and fun games to ring in the season!
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Joy to the City
Visit one of our newest exhibits sharing all of the joy in Atlanta’s history. While you’re here, snap a festive picture in our photobooth!
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Goizueta Children's Experience
Join us for winter fun at the Goizueta Children’s Experience! Enjoy festive, hands-on crafts, playful activities, and creative experiences inspired by the season. It’s the perfect way to welcome the season through imagination and play, designed especially for children ages 0–8.
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Holiday Shopping
Stop by our Museum shop to complete your holiday shopping!
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Photo Ops
Snap your own holiday photos with our decorated tree in Veterans Park, Menorah light in the Entrance Gardens, and with the famous Pink Pigs from Rich’s Department Store!
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Refreshments for Purchase
Get your sweet and savory treats plus warm beverages from local vendors and our AHC Bar!
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Member Refreshments
Enjoy complimentary refreshments while supplies last—to learn more about becoming an Atlanta History Center member, click here!
Photos with Santa FAQ
No, Swan House will not be open to the public during the member-only photos in the morning.
To best manage times and visitor experience, anyone wanting to get photos with Santa will need to secure a photo session time. You and your family will meet Santa sometime during that session. Please arrive at your reserved location no earlier than 10 minutes before your photo session time. Guests who arrive early may be asked to enjoy our other activities until their scheduled session. Guests who arrive late to their scheduled session will be seen by Santa on an as-available basis.
No, you only need to purchase one photo session ticket for your groups. We are able to accommodate groups of up to 6 people.
Yes, based on which session you book, you can visit our campus and enjoy the other activities that are a part of Winter Fest. Programming will take place 10:00am-2:00pm. If you are not interested in photos with Santa, you are also welcome to get tickets just to Winter Fest.
If you are not interested in photos with Santa, you are also welcome to get tickets just to Winter Fest.
For the 9:00 am session, you are welcome to enter the museum at 8:30 am; staff members will guide you towards the Swan House.
No. As much as we love animals, pets are not permitted with the exception of service animals.