Show off your lantern-making skills at the Atlanta Beltline Lantern Parade and take advantage of the last days of summer at the Yellow Daisy Festival.
FAIRS, FESTIVALS, ETC.
Old Fourth Ward Fall Festival. 5 p.m. Sept 11 and 11 a.m. Sept. 12. Free (but fundraising event tickets available $20-$40). Historic Old Fourth Ward Skate Park, 830 Willoughby Way N.E., Atlanta. rivalentertainment.com.
Yellow Daisy Festival. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sept. 10-11, 10 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Sept. 12, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 13. Free. $15 daily parking, $40 annual parking pass. Stone Mountain Park, 1000 Robert E. Lee Drive, Stone Mountain. 1-800-401-2407, stonemountainpark.com.
11th Annual Passion for Piedmont. 6:30 p.m. Sept. 10. $75. Greystone at Piedmont Park, 10th Street and Piedmont Avenue, Atlanta. www.piedmontpark.org.
Atlanta Salsa Festival. Sept. 10-14. $20-$160. Marriott Peachtree Corners, 475 Technology Parkway, Peachtree Corners. atlantasalsafestival.com.
Georgia RV & Camper Show. Sept. 11-13. $8. North Atlanta Trade Center, 1700 Jeurgens Court, Norcross. 770-279-9899, www.northatlantatradecenter.com.
Small Town, Big World: Lilburn International Festival. 10 a.m. Sept. 12. Lilburn City Park, 76 Main St., Lilburn. www.lilburnevents.com.
East Cobber Parade and Festival. 10 a.m. Sept. 12. Free. Johnson Ferry Baptist Church, 955 Johnson Ferry Road, Marietta. www.eastcobber.com/parade.
12th Annual Flowery Branch Car Show and Chili Cook Off Plus the 8th Annual Bugs at the Branch VW Show. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 12. The Train Depot, 5517 Main St., Flowery Branch. flowerybranchga.org.
Taste of Kennesaw. 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Sept. 12. Free; samples $1-$4. Downtown Kennesaw Georgia, 2829 Cherokee St. kennesawbusiness.org.
Reynoldstown Throw Down. 11 a.m. Sept. 12. 1000 Manigault St. S.E., Atlanta. www.reynoldstown.net.
Taste of Chamblee 2015. 3-9 p.m. Sept. 12. Free. Downtown Chamblee, at the corner of Peachtree Road and Broad Street. www.tasteofchamblee.net.
Art on the Atlanta Beltline / Atlanta Beltline Lantern Parade. As darkness falls on Sept. 12, more than 20,000 people carrying glowing lanterns of whimsical shapes and colors will snake along the Atlanta Beltline's Eastside Trail to kick off one of the largest temporary, outdoor public art exhibitions in the South. More than 100 works of visual and performing arts will be on display along the path for nine weeks. Sept. 12-Nov. 15. Atlanta Beltline, Eastside Trail. art.beltline.org. Read more about the Lantern Parade and Art on the Beltline here.
The 5 Arts Festival. Noon Sept. 12. Free. Little Five Points, Euclid Avenue (between Moreland and Washita Ave.), Atlanta. www.5artsfest.com.
Brazilian Day Festival Atlanta. 1-7 p.m. Sept. 13. $5. Mable House Amphitheatre, 5239 Floyd Road, Mableton. www.braziliandayfestivalatlanta.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.
