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Early Learning | Not-So-Spooky Fall Festival!

Alexander Park; 955 Scenic HWY South, Lawrenceville 30044
2026-10-26 10:30:00 2026-10-26 11:30:00 America/New_York Early Learning | Not-So-Spooky Fall Festival! Join us in costume (optional) for fun fall stories and activities! Offsite -

Monday, October 26
10:30am - 11:30am

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Join us in costume (optional) for fun fall stories and activities!

Join us at the Alexander Park; at the Lois Lane Pavilion, at 955 Scenic HWY South, Lawrenceville 30044 (its the big pavilion by the larger playground off of the Scenic HWY entrance) for not-so-spooky Halloween stories and Fall themed activities, for children ages 1-6.

We encourage kids to wear their Halloween costumes; adults are welcome to dress up too.

The Gwinnett County Public Mobile Library will be there to check out books and to share information about other events at the library. Other great Gwinnett entities, like Building Babies Brains, will be there too, with information on helping your little one with early literacy!

Don’t miss out!

Presented by Youth Services

AGE GROUP: | Ages 0-5 |

EVENT TYPE: | Kindergarten Readiness | Family | Early Learning |

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Mon, Sep 28 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Tue, Sep 29 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Wed, Sep 30 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Thu, Oct 01 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Fri, Oct 02 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Sat, Oct 03 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Sun, Oct 04 9:00AM to 9:00PM
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