The annual Little Five Points Halloween Festival and Parade brings together ghouls and goths and freaks and fiends for a day of spooky reverie.
FAIRS, FESTIVALS, ETC.
Atlanta Asian Film Festival 2015. Through Oct. 24. Individual screenings $8; all-access pass $25; premiere gala ($65) at Plaza Theatre, 1049 Ponce De Leon Ave. N.E. Atlanta. Other screenings at various venues in and around Atlanta. www.atlaff.org.
NFC Fight Night. 7 p.m. Oct. 16. $50-$125. Center Stage, 1374 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta. www.centerstage-atlanta.com.
Wood & Wire Alpharetta Songwriters Festival. Oct. 16-17. $30. Free kickoff party at Avalon 6-8 p.m. Oct. 15. Milton Avenue, Alpharetta. www.wireandwoodalpharetta.com.
Cumming Greek Festival. Oct. 16-18. $2. Saints Raphael, Nicholas & Irene Greek Orthodox Church, 3074 Bethelview Road, Cumming. www.cumminggreekfestival.com.
Little Five Points Halloween Festival and Parade. Noon-11 p.m. Oct. 17. Noon-11 p.m.; parade starts at 4 p.m. Free. Euclid and Moreland avenues, Atlanta. l5phalloween.com. Read our interview with parade Grand Marshal and Variety owner Steve Harris here.
Decatur Craft Beer Festival. Noon-5 p.m. Oct. 17. Sold out. Courthouse Square, Decatur. decaturbeerfestival.com.
Harvest Balloon Festival. 1-8 p.m. Oct. 17. $1. Parking at Flowery Branch High School, 6603 Spout Springs Road. Sterling on the Lake, 7005 Lake Sterling Boulevard, Flowery Branch. www.harvestballoonfestival.com.
Whittier Mill Parktoberfest. 3 p.m. Oct. 17. $25 with beer wrsitband; $10 general admission; $5 kids. Whittier Mill Village Park, 2975 Wales Ave., Atlanta. www.whittiermillvillage.com.
DeKalb International Food and Music Festival. Noon-6 p.m. Oct. 17. Free; food and retail priced by vendor. Northlake Mall, 4800 Briarcliff Road, Atlanta. www.facebook.com/DeKalbFoodandMusicFestival.
HarvestFest. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 17. Free. Glover Park, 50 Park Square, Marietta. www.marietta.com/harvestfest.
Festival on Ponce. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Oct. 17; 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Oct. 18. Free. Olmsted Linear Park, 1451 Ponce de Leon Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 404-873-1222, festivalonponce.com.
Georgia Apple Festival. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Oct. 17, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 18. $5; free ages 9 and younger. Ellijay Lions Club Fairgrounds, 1729 S. Main St., Ellijay. 706-636-4500, georgiaapplefestival.org.
Gold Rush Days. 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Oct. 17-18. 13 S. Park St., Dahlonega. dahlonegajaycees.com.
Stone Mountain Highland Games. Oct. 17-18. $15-$19; ages 4-12 $5-$6. Stone Mountain Park, Highway 78, Stone Mountain. www.smhg.org.
Brookhaven Arts Festival. Oct. 17-18. 1266 Apple Valley Road N.E., Atlanta. brookhavenartsfestival.com.
Johns Creek Arts Festival. Oct. 17-18. Free. 1930 Bobby Jones Drive, Johns Creek. johnscreekartfest.splashfestivals.com.
Dogtoberfest. Noon-4 p.m. Oct. 18. Free for people; $5 per dog; $5 to enter costume contest. East Atlanta Farmers Market, 561 Flat Shoals Ave. S.E., Atlanta. www.facebook.com/dogtoberfestineav.
Moonshine Festival. 5-9 p.m. Oct. 23, 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Oct. 24, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 25. Downtown Dawsonville. kareforkids.org/moonshine.php.
Atlanta Arts Festival. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Oct. 24; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 25. Free. Piedmont Park, 14th Street and Piedmont Avenue, Atlanta. atlantaartsfestival.com.
Red Bull Soapbox Race. Noon Oct. 24. Free. North Avenue and Glen Iris Drive N.E., Atlanta. www.redbullsoapboxrace.com.
Cagle's Haunted Barn. Through Oct. 31. $12. Cagle's Family Farm, 362 Stringer Road, Canton. www.cagleshauntedbarn.com.
13 Stories Haunted House. Through Nov. 13. $25-$55. 320 Temple Ave., Newnan. www.13storieshauntedhouse.com.
Netherworld. Through Nov. 7. $22-$55. 6624 Dawson Boulevard, Norcross. 404-608-2484, www.fearworld.com.
Stone Mountain Park's Pumpkin Festival. Through Oct. 25. Adventure pass $19.95-$24.95; daily parking $15. Stone Mountain Park, U.S. 78, Stone Mountain. www.stonemountainpark.com.
Fright Fest. Through Nov. 1. $43.99-$50.99. Six Flags Over Georgia 275 Riverside Parkway, Atlanta. www.sixflags.com/overgeorgia.
Paranoia Haunted House. Through Nov. 1. $20-$40. 2075 Marietta Highway, Canton. www.paranoiahaunt.com.
Fear the Woods. Haunted barn, haunted trail, zombie paintball hayride and more. Through Nov. 1. 3565 N. Highway 155, Stockbridge. fearthewoods.com.
