Check out the best of the book world at the AJC Decatur Book Festival, or whet your appetite for sci-fi and pop culture at Dragon Con.
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Dragon Con. Sept. 4-7. The parade will step off at 10 a.m. Sept. 5 from the intersection of Peachtree Street and Linden Avenue. Memberships: $150 for all four days — available online store.dragoncon.org. Memberships for Sept. 4 and 6 ($40), Sept. 5 ($50) for Sept. 5 and Sept. 7 ($30) available at the door only. In downtown Atlanta. dragoncon.org. Read an interview with Peter Mayhew, who plays Chewbacca and will appear at Dragon Con, here and read about Masquerade, the premiere costume event of Dragon Con, here.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Decatur Book Festival. Sept. 4-6. Free. At venues around downtown Decatur. www.decaturbookfestival.com. Read about the AJC Decagtur Book Festival here, read about Art DBF here and the AJC DBF Food and Cooking Stage here.
Art in the Park. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 5-7. Free. Glover Park, 50 Park Square, Marietta. artparkmarietta.com.
Bulgaria Festival Atlanta. Noon Sept. 6. Pinckneyville Park, 4758 S. Old Peachtree Road, Norcross bulgariafestival.com.
Atlanta Caribbean Jerk Festival. Noon Sept. 6. $20-$30. Panthersville Stadium, 2817 Clifton Springs Road, Decatur. atlantajerkfestival.com.
Pure Heat Community Festival. Noon Sept. 6. Piedmont Park, 10th Street and Piedmont Avenue, Atlanta. pureheatcommunityfestival.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. Runs 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.
