Tempt your tastebuds in Alpharetta and Grant Park and get your art fix at Chastain Park and in Dunwoody.
You'll find our annual guide to spring festivals here.
Atlanta Symphony Decorators' Show House & Gardens. Through May 10. $30. Chateau Soleil, 4701 Northside Drive N.W., Atlanta. decoratorsshowhouse.org.
Taste of Alpharetta. 5-10 p.m. May 7. Free; food tickets cost 50 cents each, and most samples range from $1 to $3. Milton Avenue and Roswell Street, Alpharetta. awesomealpharetta.com.
Pick'n In Grant Park ATL BBQ and Music Festival. 5 p.m. May 8. Grant Park, 840 Cherokee Ave. S.E., Atlanta. www.grantparkbbq.org.
"Africa Belle: Rythmes Africains." 6 p.m. May 8. $25; $20 in advance. Alliance Française d'Atlanta, 1197 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. afatl.com.
Sweet Auburn Springfest. 5-9 p.m. May 8; 11 a.m.-9 p.m. May 9, 2-8 p.m. May 10. Free. 230 John Wesley Dobbs Ave., Atlanta. sweetauburn.com.
Chastain Park Arts Festival. Artist market, music, food, children's area. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. May 9, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. May 10. Free. Chastain Park, 4469 Stella Drive, Atlanta. chastainparkartsfestival.com.
Dunwoody Art Festival. Artist market, music, food, children's area. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. May 9, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. May 10. Free. 1449 Dunwoody Village Parkway, Dunwoody. dunwoodyartfestival.splashfestivals.com.
Colors Festival of Arts. The 25th annual event has artists from across the Southeast as well as children's activities, food and music. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. May 9-10. Historic Town Square, 616 Atlanta St., Roswell. 770-640-3253, www.visitroswellga.com.
26th Annual Cherokee County Indian Festival & Powwow. May 9-10. $15; ages 6-12 $5; age 5 and younger free. Boling Park, 930 Marietta Highway, Canton. www.rthunder.com.
Barefoot in the Park. 10 a.m. May 9-10. Free. Duluth Town Green, 3142 Hill Street N.W., Duluth. www.barefootinthepark.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.
