What to do in Atlanta: Fairs, festivals and more | July 22-29
Crawl with zombies and cool down with some ice cream this weekend.
Atlanta African Dance & Drum Festival. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. July 24-26. Tri-Cities High School, 2575 Harris St., Atlanta. 404-669-8200. www.aaddf.org.
Slide the City. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. July 25. 100 W. Ponce de Leon Ave., Decatur. www.slidethecity.com/events/decatur-ga/.
5th Annual Atlanta Ice Cream Festival. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. July 25. Admission is free. Piedmont Park near the 10th Street and Charles Allen Drive entrance, Atlanta. atlantaicecreamfestival.com.
Drum Corps International Atlanta Southeastern Championships. Gates open 10:30 a.m.; show at 2 p.m. July 25. $30-$60. Georgia Dome, 1 Georgia Dome Drive N.W., Atlanta. www.gadome.com, www.dci.org.
Repticon Atlanta Reptile & Exotic Animal Show. 10 a.m. July 25. $10; $5 ages 5-12. Gwinnett County Fairgrounds, 2405 Sugarloaf Parkway, Lawrenceville. www.repticon.com.
6th Annual Zombie Pub Crawl. 4 p.m.-11 p.m. July 25. Meet at Diesel Filling Station, 870 N. Highland Ave. NE, Atlanta. www.zombiecrawlatlanta.com/.
National Dance Day Celebration. 9 a.m.-Noon July 25. Avalon, 2200 Avalon Boulevard, Alpharetta. 770-765-2000. www.experienceavalon.com/happenings/news/featured-events/eventitems/national-dance-day-athleta/
Battle of Atlanta. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. June 25. Various events around East Atlanta, Flat Shoals Avenue and Glenwood Avenue. www.batlevent.org.
"Ghostbusters." Part of the Fox Theatre Coca-Cola Summer Film Festival. 7:30 p.m. July 30. $10. Fox Theatre, 660 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. 1-855-285-8499, www.foxtheatre.org. Read more about the Fox Summer Film Festival lineup here.
"Bruce Munro: Light in the Garden." A British artist famed for using light as an artistic medium, Munro will create six site-specific installations around the Atlanta Botanical Garden and its conservatories, some set to music. It will be a nighttime experience, running through Oct. 3. $22.95, $15.95 ages 3-12 on Fridays-Saturdays; $19.95, $13.95 children on Wednesdays-Thursdays and Sundays. 1345 Piedmont Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 404-876-5859, atlantabotanicalgarden.org.
