Kids' activities in Alpharetta: playgrounds, story times, rainy days

Playgrounds and water play in Alpharetta parks, free library story times, Avalon's play area and train, and indoor picks for rainy days, with hours.

Last checked 2026-10-04. Park details come from the City of Alpharetta’s park pages, story times from the Fulton County Library System and everything else from each venue’s own site, linked below.

Alpharetta’s city parks cover most of the outdoor basics: playgrounds, water play and room to run. The library runs free story times every week, and Avalon and North Point Mall have the indoor options for a wet afternoon.

Who to call

City parks and programs: Recreation, Parks and Cultural Services, 678-297-6100

Wills Park Recreation Center: 678-297-6130

Alpharetta Arts Center classes: 678-297-6135

Wills Park Pool (summer): front desk 678-297-6107

Playgrounds and parks

Park	Address	What is there for kids	Hours
Mid Broadwell Park	1480 Mid Broadwell Road	Playground with two sets of slides, a sideways rope swing and water play stations; walking trail	Not posted
Wacky World	1815 Old Milton Parkway, Wills Park	Rebuild planned to reopen spring 2026; check status	Not posted
Windward Community Park	6435 Windward Parkway	Swings, walking paths, open green space, restrooms	Daylight hours
Webb Bridge Park	4780 Webb Bridge Road	City park; see park rules	8 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily
Old Rucker Park and Farm	900 Rucker Road	Gardens, a pollinator garden, chicken coop, orchard, greenhouse and outdoor classroom	Not posted

Mid Broadwell Park opened as the city’s newest park on a 4-acre site, paid for by the 2021 parks bond. The city designed it as a neighborhood park for people who can walk there, so parking is limited.

Wacky World, the big wooden playground at Wills Park, closed after Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025, for a full rebuild. The city’s page says the new playground will have adaptive surfacing and modern equipment so every child can play, with reopening planned for spring 2026. The volunteer and donor drive is at wackyworld.org.

Old Rucker Farm is the home of the city’s community agriculture program, on part of a 10.7-acre former nursery with a small stream.

More parks, fields and trails are in our parks and trails guide and walking and biking trails guide.

Water play and swimming

Mid Broadwell Park has water play stations at its playground (above).
Wills Park Pool has a leisure pool with zero-depth entry, interactive play stations and a water slide, plus a 10-lane competition pool with two diving boards. The 2026 season ran from May 23, daily through Aug. 2 and weekends only to Labor Day. Front desk: 678-297-6107.

Library story times

The Alpharetta Branch Library, 10 Park Plaza, runs free programs for young children:

Storytime, Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. Stories, songs, rhymes and movement for babies, toddlers, preschoolers and their caregivers. Upcoming dates include Oct. 28, Nov. 4 and Nov. 25.
Stay and Play, the last Wednesday of each month from 11 a.m. to noon, right after Storytime, with toddler toys (listing).
Read with Riley, Monday, Oct. 26: children reserve a 15-minute slot to read aloud to Riley, a READing Paws therapy dog (listing).
Bilingual Storytime, Wednesday, Dec. 16, at 10:30 a.m.

Seasonal story times are on our things to do this month page.

At Avalon

Children’s Play Area, next to Regal Cinemas near Kona Grill: a 1,300-square-foot indoor-outdoor, squirrel-themed soft play area for ages 6 and under. Open 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 7 p.m. Sunday. A family lounge next door has family restrooms and a nursing room with changing stations.
Avalon Express Train rides along the Boulevard from outside Branch and Barrel: Fridays 4 to 7 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays 1 to 7 p.m. It costs $5 cash or $6 by credit card per person.
Little Acorns, free playtime for preschoolers on The Plaza two Tuesdays a month, April through October, 10 a.m. to noon. The last two this year are Oct. 13 and Oct. 27, with a “Little Monsters” Halloween theme.

More is in our Avalon visitor’s guide.

Rainy-day picks

Place	Address	What it is	Hours
Once Upon a Maze	North Point Mall, second floor	Storybook walk-through maze, 30 to 60 minutes; timed entry every 15 minutes	Seasonal; Merry Maze opens Nov. 13
Main Event	10700 Davis Drive	Bowling, arcade and laser tag	From 11 a.m. daily; 9 a.m. Saturday
Alpharetta & Old Milton County History Museum	2 Park Plaza (City Hall)	Artifacts and displays on the town’s past	8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Thursday; to 4:30 p.m. Friday
Alpharetta Arts Center	238 Canton St.	Classes for children and teens in ceramics, painting, drawing, cartooning, theater and music; two galleries	8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday to Thursday; to 4:30 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday

Once Upon a Maze’s Not-So-Spooky Maze runs through October; tickets are online or at the door, and the mall has free garage parking, the maze says. Main Event’s phone is 770-521-9100.

Seasonal

Fall and holiday events for families are on their own pages: fall festivals and pumpkin patches, Halloween events, trick-or-treat hours, holiday lights and Christmas events and New Year’s Eve, including Noon Year’s Eve for kids.