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Things to do in Atlanta this weekend: Fairs, festivals, etc. | May 4-11

By Shane Harrison
May 3, 2016

Suwanee Town Center Park goes to the dogs this weekend at Woofstock, while art rules at Chastain Park, Dunwoody, Tucker, Marietta and Roswell.

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Cirque du Soleil's "Kurios: Cabinet of Curiosities." Through May 8. $35-$495. Under the blue-and-yellow big top at Atlantic Station, 1380 Atlantic Drive N.W., Atlanta. 1-877-924-7783, www.cirquedusoleil.com.

Georgia Renaissance Festival.  10:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturdays,  Sundays and Memorial Day. Through June 5. $19-$22;  $8-$10  ages 6-12; age 5 and younger free. 6905 Virlyn B. Smith Road, Fairburn.www.garenfest.com.

Sweet Auburn Springfest. 5-9 p.m. May 6; 11 a.m.-9 p.m. May 7; 2-8 p.m. May 8. Free admission. Historic Auburn Avenue District, 230 John Wesley Dobbs Ave., Atlanta.www.Sweetauburn.com.

Pick'n in Grant Park BBQ & Music Festival. May 6-7.  Grant Park, 840 Cherokee Ave. S.E., Atlanta. www.grantparkbbq.org.

Tucker Art Festival. May. 6-7. Free. Tucker Recreational Center, 4898 LaVista Road, Tucker. www.facebook.com/Artuckerga.

Woofstock. Canine agility demonstrations and live music share the spotlight  Noon-7 p.m. May 7. Suwanee Town Center Park, 330 Town Center Ave., Suwanee. www.star941atlanta.com/events/woofstock-2016.

Furkids Annual Birthday Bash. 6:30 p.m. May 7. $75. Carlos Hellenic Community Center, 2500 Clairmont Road N.E., Atlanta. furkids.org/events.

Chastain Park Arts Festival. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. May 7; 11 a.m.-6 p.m. May 8. Free. Chastain Park, 4469 Stella Drive, Atlanta.chastainparkartsfestival.com.

Dunwoody Art Festival. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. May 7; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. May 8. Free. Dunwoody Village Parkway, 1449 Dunwoody Village Parkway, Atlanta.dunwoodyartfestival.com.

Barefoot in the Park Arts Festival. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. May 7; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. May 8. Free. Buford Town Park, 2200 Buford Highway, Buford.barefootinthepark.org.

Cherokee County Indian Festival & Mother's Day Powwow. May 7-8. $15; ages five and younger $5. Boling Park, 930 Marietta Highway, Canton. www.rthunder.com.

May-retta Daze Arts & Crafts Festival. May 7-8. Free. Historic  Marietta Square,  Marietta. 770-794-5601,  www.marietta.com/may-retta-daze.

Colors Festival of Arts. May 7-8. 616 Atlanta St.,  Roswell. www.colorsfestivalarts.com.

About the Author

Shane Harrison is the Arts & Entertainment editor for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and ajc.com. He has been with the AJC since 1990.

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