Six Flags Over Georgia is adding three Friday night sessions this month, and the official page is already naming the lands that will stay dark.
If an Atlanta night visit is the plan, the dates are Aug. 14, 21, and 28. The traveler check is not “is the park open after dark.” It is whether the reduced lineup still has the rides you came for.
- Dates: Bonus Friday Summer Nights run Aug. 14, 21, and 28, 2026.
- Who is affected: Guests planning an Over Georgia Friday night this month.
- Closed that night: Metropolis, Lickskillet, Carousel Hill, and Hurricane Harbor.
- Hours: The official page says extended evening hours, not an exact close time.
- Decision: Go only if the remaining lineup still matches your ride list.
What the official event page actually says
The live Bonus Friday Summer Nights page is the primary source. It dates extra evening hours at Six Flags Over Georgia on Aug. 14, 21, and 28.
The same page says guests can keep riding coasters, family attractions, games, shopping, and dining after sunset. It also names Gotham City and the main loop as places that stay in play.
Then it prints the catch in bold. Metropolis, Lickskillet, Carousel Hill, and Hurricane Harbor will be unavailable during those visits.
That reduced-lineup sentence appears more than once. The park is not treating it as a footnote. It is the operating fact that separates these Fridays from a normal summer night or a full-park Halloween event.
The official page does not print a closing hour. Do not invent 9 p.m. or 10 p.m. Treat “extended evening hours” as the only sourced clock, then recheck the Six Flags app the afternoon you go.
The four closed names are the real planning list
Metropolis, Lickskillet, Carousel Hill, and Hurricane Harbor are not one interchangeable “kids area.” They are four different reasons a group might have picked Friday night in the first place.
Hurricane Harbor is the water park. If the night plan was a late slide session, these Fridays do not deliver that. The dry park can stay open while the water park stays closed, and the official page says that is what happens here.
Carousel Hill and Lickskillet are the family and kids zones many parents use to split a mixed-age group. If those lands are dark, a toddler-heavy visit gets thinner even if the big teal coasters are still cycling.
Metropolis is the newer land guests have been using as a reason to return this year. The official night page does not say every Metropolis ride is down for a mechanical outage. It says the land is unavailable during the bonus nights. Plan as if that whole pocket is off the map.
Deep Arrival’s Six Flags Over Georgia park guide is the place to match those land names to ride heights before you buy. The height chart is more useful on a reduced night than it is on a full-park Saturday, because one closed land can wipe out the only ride a shorter guest could do.
What stays open, and what you still have to verify
The event page says Gotham City and the main loop remain part of the night. That is as specific as the official copy gets on the positive side.
It does not publish a ride-by-ride “open” list. Attraction availability may vary, and the park tells guests to check the Six Flags app for the latest lineup and operating status.
That app check is not filler. On a reduced Friday, a posted land closure plus a same-night ride downtime can stack. A family that drove from Marietta for one stand-up coaster should confirm that ride is in the live list before they leave the driveway.
The official copy also sells cooler evening temperatures, park lights, and night rides. Those are reasons to go if the remaining steel is what you wanted.
Use the Over Georgia height requirements page to build a short list of two or three must-rides that sit outside Metropolis, Lickskillet, Carousel Hill, and Hurricane Harbor. If that short list is empty, pick a regular operating day instead of forcing a Friday night.
How this differs from the July pass day and fall haunt
Deep Arrival already covered a different Over Georgia summer perk: the July 25 season pass appreciation early-ride window. That card was about getting into selected rides earlier, not about staying later on a reduced map.
This Friday-night product is the opposite clock. It is extra evening time in August, with four named areas removed.
The fall product is different again. Deep Arrival’s Tricks and Treats and nighttime haunt card covers the September to November split of daytime family hours and after-dark scare zones. Bonus Friday Summer Nights is not that event, and it is not a preview night for it.
If you want Halloween, wait for those dated haunt nights. If you want one more summer Friday with steel and snacks after sunset, these three dates are the current official offer.
The park homepage repeats the same three Fridays under a Bonus Friday Summer Nights module. The park’s public Facebook post uses the same Aug. 14, 21, and 28 dates and calls them Bonus Friday Nights.
Neither surface prints a close time or a full open-ride list. The official Over Georgia events calendar also lists Season Pass Appreciation Days on Aug. 15 and 16, the morning after the first Friday night.
Tickets, passes, and the sale sitting next to the event
The event page sends guests to daily tickets. A standard paid ticket or a valid season pass is the expected entry path. The page does not say these Fridays are passholder-only, and it does not say they require a separate night ticket.
That matters because other parks sell after-hours events as add-ons. Over Georgia is framing this as extended park hours on three named Fridays, with a reduced attraction lineup. Budget a regular ticket unless the app or gate later says otherwise.
The same page also advertises 2027 Gold Passes from $65 and a Sept. 7 renew-by friend ticket. That is a parallel sale, not the night-hours rule. Do not buy a 2027 pass only because you want the Aug. 14 extra hours.
A season pass already in hand is the cleanest way to use these nights. The official copy even calls them a way to maximize pass value.
Parking, security, and lockers still follow the regular park process. Plan to arrive before sunset if you want a daylight first hour, because the sourced extra is the evening, not a late-entry window.
The three concrete checks before you drive to Austell
First, pick the Friday. Aug. 14 is tomorrow night as of this report. Aug. 21 and Aug. 28 are the backups if weather or a schedule conflict kills the first one.
Second, write down the four closed names. If anyone in the car needs Hurricane Harbor, Carousel Hill, Lickskillet, or Metropolis, this is the wrong night. Switch to a regular operating day.
Third, open the Six Flags app after lunch on the day you go. Confirm the park is still running the bonus night and that your two must-rides are in the live list. The official page told you to do that. Treat it as the last gate, not a suggestion.
Atlanta traffic does not get a bonus just because the park stays later. Leave enough time to park and clear security before the evening rush inside the gates.
As of Aug. 13, 2026, the official file is three Fridays, four closed lands, no printed close time, and an app check before you leave.
| If you… | What to do |
|---|---|
| Want a Friday night with the remaining steel | Pick Aug. 14, 21, or 28 and recheck the Six Flags app that afternoon. |
| Need Hurricane Harbor or a kids land | Skip these Fridays. Those four areas are officially closed that night. |
| Are shopping only for Halloween | Use the later Tricks and Treats dates, not this August night product. |
| Hold a current season pass | Treat the extra hours as pass value, not a reason to buy a 2027 pass today. |
- Lock a date: Choose Aug. 14, 21, or 28 before you buy a one-day ticket.
- Drop four lands: Do not count on Metropolis, Lickskillet, Carousel Hill, or Hurricane Harbor.
- Recheck the app: Confirm the live ride list the afternoon you go.
- Ignore the close clock: The official page does not print an exact end time.
Go on one of the three Fridays only if the remaining lineup still has your rides. If it does not, wait for a regular operating day.
When are Six Flags Over Georgia Bonus Friday Summer Nights?
The official event page dates them Aug. 14, 21, and 28, 2026, with extended evening hours and no printed close time.
What is closed during Bonus Friday nights?
Metropolis, Lickskillet, Carousel Hill, and Hurricane Harbor are unavailable. The park says attraction availability can still vary.
Do you need a separate night ticket?
The official page points to regular daily tickets and does not describe a separate after-hours add-on. Confirm at purchase.
Is this the same as Tricks and Treats?
No. Tricks and Treats is the later fall daytime and haunt program. These three Fridays are a summer night-hours product.
What should you check before leaving home?
Open the Six Flags app and confirm the bonus night is still running and that your must-rides are on the live list.
