Get a taste of Greece at the Marietta Greek Festival, let your light shine at the Decatur Lantern Parade or stop and smell the flowers at the Geranium Festival.
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Decatur Lantern Parade. 8 p.m. May 15. Lineup after 8 p.m. at Color Wheel Studio at 508 E. Howard Ave., Decatur. www.decaturlanternparade.com.
Marietta Greek Festival. May 15-17. $4; under age 12 free. Holy Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church, 3431 Trickum Road, Marietta. 770-924-8080, www.mariettagreekfestival.org.
Kirkwood Spring Fling. May 16. Festival free; Tour of Homes $20; 5k run/walk registration is $35 (or $25 for kids 12 and under). Bessie Branham Park, 2051 Delano Drive S.E., Atlanta. www.kirkwoodfling.com.
Geranium Festival. 9 a.m. May. 16. Parking at Henry County High School (401 Tomlinson St.). Free. 5 Griffin St., McDonough. geraniumfestival.com.
PAWfest 2015. A benefit for the Gwinnett Humane Society. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. May. 16. Free. Lilburn City Park, 76 Main St. N.W., Lilburn. www.pawfest.com.
FURever Fest. 10 a.m. May 16. Cobb County Animal Control, 1060 Al Bishop Drive,, Marietta. 770-590-5614, Facebook.com/CobbAC.
East Atlanta Beer Festival. 1 p.m. May. 16. $40-$85. Brownwood Park, 602 Brownwood Ave., Atlanta. www.eastatlantabeerfest.com.
A Taste of the Highlands. 2-5 p.m. May. 16. $50. John Howell Park, 869 Virginia Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.tasteofthehighlands.com.
Mableton Day. 8 a.m.-4 p.m. May 16. Free. Mable House complex, 5239 Floyd Road S.W., Mableton. mabletonday.com.
Suwanee Arts in the Park. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. May 16. Free. Suwanee Town Center Park, 330 Town Center Ave., Suwanee. suwaneeartsinthepark.com.
Canton Festival of the Arts. Artist market, gardening area, food, children's area, music. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. May 16-17. $5 suggested donation ages 18 and older. 94 North St., Canton. cherokeearts.org/festival.
Kirkwood Spring Fling. 5K road race ($20-$35), artist market, music, children's area, barbecue cook-off ($5 per person), tour of homes ($20). 10 a.m.-10 p.m. May 16. Free except where noted. Bessie Branham Park, 2051 Delano Drive N.E., Atlanta. kirkwoodfling.com.
26th Annual Malcolm X Festival. Noon-8 p.m. May. 16-17. Free. West End Park, 1111 Oak St. S.W., Atlanta. www.malcolmxfestival.com.
"The Gold Rush." Charlie Chaplin's silent-film classic. 3 p.m. May 17. $9-$10. Earl Smith Strand Theatre, 117 North Park Square, Marietta. 770-293-0080, symphonyonthesquare.org.
Georgia Renaissance Festival. Through June 7. $22; $10 ages 6-12; $20 ages 60 and older; free ages 5 and younger. 6905 Virlyn B. Smith Road, Fairburn. garenfest.com.
"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.
