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What to do in Atlanta: Fairs, festivals and more | July 22-29

Griffith James helped his five-year-old daughter Kelci add flavoring to her Kona Ice as local artisans and national classics presented their best products at the 4th Annual Atlanta Ice Cream Festival at Piedmont Park in Atlanta on Saturday, July 26, 2014. There was a variety of health /wellness agencies, fitness routines, vendors, entertainment, bands and fun family activities. (Photo by Phil Skinner)

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Credit: Phil Skinner

Griffith James helped his five-year-old daughter Kelci add flavoring to her Kona Ice as local artisans and national classics presented their best products at the 4th Annual Atlanta Ice Cream Festival at Piedmont Park in Atlanta on Saturday, July 26, 2014. There was a variety of health /wellness agencies, fitness routines, vendors, entertainment, bands and fun family activities. (Photo by Phil Skinner)
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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.

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