Explore new cultures at JapanFest and the St. Elias Middle Eastern Festival, and tempt your tastebuds at Taste of Smyrna and Fair on the Square.
Gwinnett County Fair. Sept. 17-27. $2-$5. Gwinnett County Fairgrounds, 2405 Sugarloaf Parkway, Lawrenceville. www.gwinnettcountyfair.com.
Happy Days Festival. Sept. 18-19. Free. Jess Lucas Y-Teen Park, 680 S Central Ave., Hapeville. www.hapeville.org.
Taste of Smyrna. 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Sept. 19. Free. Village Green, 200 Village Green Circle, Smyrna. 770-423-1330, jrmmanagement.com.
Paws in the Park. 9 a.m.-noon Sept. 19. Free. Swift-Cantrell Park, 3140 Old 41 Highway, Kennesaw. www.kennesawpawsinthepark.com.
Fair on the Square. 11 a.m. Sept. 19. Free. Historic Gwinnett County Courthouse, 185 W.Crogan St., Lawrenceville. www.lawrencevillefallfestival.com.
Party for the Paws. 6:30 p.m. Sept. 19. $85. Red Brick Brewing Company, 2323 Defoor Hills Road N.W., Atlanta. www.redbrickbrewing.com, www.pawsatlanta.org.
Sandy Springs Festival. Sept. 19-20. $2-$7. Sandy Springs Historic Site, 6075 Sandy Springs Circle, Sandy Springs. www.sandyspringsfestival.com.
St. Elias Middle Eastern Festival. Sept. 19-20. Free. St. Elias Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church, 2045 Ponce De Leon Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.steliasofatlanta.org.
Southeast Exotic Bird Fair. Sept. 19-20. $5. North Atlanta Trade Center, 1700 Jeurgens Court, Norcross. 770-279-9899, www.northatlantatradecenter.com.
Suwanee Fest. 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Sept. 19, noon-5 p.m. Sept. 20. Town Center Park, 370 Highway 23, Suwanee. 770-945-8996, suwaneefest.com.
JapanFest. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sept. 19; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 20. $10; free ages 6 and younger. Infinite Energy Forum, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth. 404-842-0736, japanfest.org.
Marietta StreetFest. 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Sept. 19; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 20. Free. Marietta Museum of History, 1 Depot St., Marietta. www.mariettahistory.org. mariettastreetfest.com.
Meet the Hugging Dogs Fundraiser. A benefit for Angels Among Us Pet Rescue, which rescued the hugging dogs that gained fame on Facebook. 5 p.m. Sept. 20. $20 donation includes a digital image with the Hugging Dogs, appetizers and two drink tickets. Joey D's Oak Room, 1015 Crown Pointe Parkway, Atlanta. www.facebook.com/angelsrescue.
"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.
