Georgia National FairPerry
Oct 8 to 18
The big state fair, with the rides and the fair food and the livestock shows and nine free concerts, and parking is free.
Fall in Macon and Middle Georgia1 things
The ones people drive in from other counties for. Most of them run the whole season, so you don't have to pick a weekend yet.
The little stuff, by town0 things
The city Halloween parties and the trunk or treats and the free stuff. Cities post their 2026 dates late, so anything marked "check the date" gets fixed the second it's announced.
The cities post these in early November. Check back.
For the rest of your list
These don't need an address, tap them and they go on your list with everything else.
Christmas in Macon and Middle Georgia2 things
Macon posts its Christmas dates in November, so these show last year's windows. The Light Extravaganza is free every night, so that one's easy to fit in.
Christmas Light ExtravaganzaMacon
late November through early January (last year Nov 28 to Jan 4) · check the date
Over a million lights over five blocks of downtown that dance to Christmas music by the Macon Pops every hour, plus a Christmas market and Santa and his reindeer.
Festival of Trees at the Museum of AviationWarner Robins
most of December · check the date
Over 40 decorated Christmas trees set up with all the airplanes, and it's free.
Town Christmas stuff
The town stuff, and I'll add the tree lightings as the cities post them in November.
Christmas in Macon
Macon Christmas Parade
a Sunday afternoon in early December (last year Dec 7 at 4) · check the date
Over 60 floats and marching bands down Cherry Street with Santa at the end.
Christmas in Warner Robins
Warner Robins Tree Lighting
a Thursday night in early December · check the date
Train rides and face painting and a snowy surprise, and then the countdown to light the city tree.
For the rest of your Christmas list
This is the at-home stuff, tap them and they go on your list with the lights and the train.
put it on the wall
Turn your Christmas picks into a real bucket list
Tap the lights and the trains and the town stuff you want and pick the Christmas design you like, and I'll hold onto your picks. The Christmas lists are coming soon, and the second they're up your picks drop straight into the slots.
Good any weekend2 things
The stuff that doesn't need a date, for the Saturday when nothing's going on.
Museum of AviationWarner Robins
Hangars full of real planes you can walk right up to, and it's free.
Ocmulgee MoundsMacon
Huge ancient earth mounds you can climb, and one you can walk down inside.
Macon and Middle Georgia fall and Christmas questions
When is the Georgia National Fair in 2026?
October 8 to 18, 2026 at the fairgrounds in Perry. Adults are $15, kids 10 and under are free with a paying adult, and parking is free.
When is the Macon Christmas Light Extravaganza?
It usually runs from the weekend after Thanksgiving into early January in downtown Macon, and it's free. Last year it was November 28 to January 4.
When is the Macon Christmas parade?
It's usually a Sunday afternoon in early December downtown. Last year it was December 7 at 4.
What is free to do in Macon with kids?
The Christmas Light Extravaganza, the Museum of Aviation in Warner Robins, and Ocmulgee Mounds.
What is there to do around Macon on a rainy day?
The Museum of Aviation is free and mostly inside, and at Christmas it has the Festival of Trees.
who's writing this
Hi, I'm Amy.
We roadschool six kids out of a van. I'm just a mom with a Ford Transit and a lot of opinions about corn mazes, so if something on here is wrong, or your town's party is missing, email me at hello@bellebucket.com and I'll fix it.
put it on the wall
Turn your picks into a real bucket list
Tap the ones you want and I'll drop them onto whichever fall design you pick, then you add your own stuff (birthdays, carving pumpkins, whatever your family does). It prints big, like 24x36 big, and it hangs on the wall all season.