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.
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.
PERFORMING ARTS
"Peter Pan." Through Oct. 26. $16.50. Center for Puppetry Arts, 1404 Spring St. N.W., Atlanta. www.puppet.org.
"Divorcées, Evangelists and Vegetarians." Presented by Teatro Aurora. Through Oct. 18. $20-$30. Aurora Theatre, 136 W. Pike St., Lawrenceville. www.auroratheatre.com. Read our review of "Divorcées, Evangelists and Vegetarians" here, and read about Teatro Aurora here.
"Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike." Through Oct. 25. $30-$55. Aurora Theatre, 128 E. Pike St., Lawrenceville. www.auroratheatre.com.
"In a Forest, Dark and Deep." Oct. 9-24. $17-$25. Out of Box Theatre at the Artisan Resource Center, 585 Cobb Parkway S., Marietta. www.outofboxtheatre.com.
"Tiger Style." Through Oct. 18. $20-$55. Alliance Theatre, 1280 Peachtree Street N.E., Atlanta. www.alliancetheatre.org. Read our review of "Tiger Style" here.
"Informed Consent." Deborah Zoe Laufer's new play is about a genetic anthropologist whose research on a Native American tribe is motivated by personal issues. Through Nov. 8. $25-$30. Horizon Theatre, 1083 Austin Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.horizontheatre.com. Read our review of "Informed Consent" here.
"The Sleepy Hollow Experience." Through Nov. 1. $25. Serenbe Playhouse, 10950 Hutchesons Ferry Road, Chattahoochee Hills. 770-463-1110, serenbeplayhouse.com.
"A Few Good Men." Through Oct. 24. $15. CenterStage North at the Art Place – Mountain View, 3330 Sandy Plains Road,Marietta. 770-509-2700, www.centerstagenorth.org.
"Barefoot in the Park." Through Oct. 25. $16-$8. Southside Theatre Guild, 20 W. Campbellton St., Fairburn. www.stgplays.com.
"The Crucible." Through Nov. 1. $18-$39. Atlanta Shakespeare Company at the New American Shakespeare Tavern, 499 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. www.shakespearetavern.com.
"The Ghastly Dreadfuls: Raising Spirits." Oct. 14-31. $25. Ages 18 and up. Center for Puppetry Arts, 1404 Spring St. N.W., Atlanta. www.puppet.org.
"Grace and Glorie." by Tom Ziegler. Through Oct. 18. $20; $17 in advance. Academy Theatre at Hapeville Performing Arts Center, 599 North Central Ave., Hapeville. www.academytheatre.org.
Frank Caliendo. 8 p.m. Oct. 16. $36.50-$86.50. Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, 2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway, Atlanta. www.cob benergycentre.com. Read our interview with Frank Caliendo here.
Eric Andre. 7 p.m. Oct. 17. $20. Center Stage, 1374 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta. www.centerstage-atlanta.com.
John Cleese and Eric Idle. 7:30 p.m. Oct. 21 and Oct. 22. $56.50-$96.50. Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, 2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway, Atlanta. www.cobbenergycentre.com. Read our interview with Eric Idle here.
"Reefer Madness the Musical." Oct. 22-Nov. 1. $20. Oglethorpe University Theatre at Conant Performing Arts Center, 4484 Peachtree Road, Atlanta. www.facebook.com/OglethorpeTheatre.
"Dracula." Oct. 22-Nov. 1. $10-$15. Newnan Theatre Company, 24 First Ave., Newnan. www.newnantheatre.org.
"Grace and Glorie." by Tom Ziegler. Oct. 23-Nov. 1. $20; $17 in advance. Academy Theatre at Stockbridge Community Arts Center, 146 Burke St., Stockbridge. www.academytheatre.org.
Atlanta Eats Live! Hosted by Steak Shapiro and Mara Davis. 5 p.m. Oct. 24. $55-$110. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, 2200 Encore Parkway, Alpharetta. www.vzwamp.com.
The Comedy Get Down featuring Cedric the Entertainer, Eddie Griffin, D.L. Hughley, George Lopez and Charlie Murphy. 8 p.m. Oct. 24. $49.75-$69.75. Philips Arena, 1 Philips Drive, Atlanta. www.philipsarena.com.
Russell Peters. 8 p.m. Oct. 24. $47-$62. Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, 2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway, Atlanta. www.cobbenergycentre.com.
MUSIC
Leon Bridges. 8:30 p.m. Oct. 14. Sold out. Variety Playhouse, 1099 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.variety-playhouse.com.
Our Lady Peace. 8 p.m. Oct. 14. $20-$25. The Loft, 1374 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta. www.centerstage-atlanta.com.
Juan Gabriel. 8 p.m. Oct. 14. $68-$353. Infinite Energy Arena, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth. www.infiniteenergycenter.com.
Joe Jackson. 8 p.m. Oct. 15. Sold out. Center Stage, 1374 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta. www.centerstage-atlanta.com.
Old 97's with Banditos. 8 p.m. Oct. 15. $25-$28. Terminal West, 887 W. Marietta St. N.W., Atlanta. www.terminalwestatl.com.
Cimorelli. 8 p.m. Oct. 15. $20-$75. Vinyl, 1374 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta. www.centerstage-atlanta.com.
The Pollies. Oct. 15. $8 in advance. Smith's Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-875-1522, www.smithsoldebar.com.
Aaron Neville Quintet with Kristina Train. 8 p.m. Oct. 15. $29-$79. Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, 2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway, Atlanta. www.cobbenergycentre.com.
Patty Griffin with Darlingside. 8 p.m. Oct. 15. $20-$25. Variety Playhouse, 1099 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.variety-playhouse.com.
Vega String Quartet. Noon Oct. 16. Free. Emory University's Candler Library, Matheson Reading Room, 550 Asbury Circle, Atlanta. arts.emory.edu.
Rock Chastain featuring Chuck Leavell and Michelle Malone. Benefiting the Chastain Park Conservancy. 8 p.m. Oct. 16. $50-$200. Chastain Park Amphitheatre, 4469 Stella Drive N.W., Atlanta. www.chastainparkconservancy.org.
Band of Heathens with Cory Branan. 7 p.m. Oct. 16. Eddie's Attic. $15-$20.Eddie's Attic, 515-B N. McDonough St. Decatur. eddiesattic.com.
Mac DeMarco. 9 p.m. Oct. 16. Sold out. Variety Playhouse, 1099 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.variety-playhouse.com.
Angela Hewitt, piano. 8 p.m. Oct. 16. $60. Spivey Hall, Clayton College and State University, 2000 Clayton State Boulevard, Morrow. www.spiveyhall.org.
Jerry Joseph & the Jackmormons. Oct. 16. $12 in advance. Smith's Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-875-1522, www.smithsoldebar.com.
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra: Classical Mystery Tour. 8 p.m. Oct. 16-17. $20-$65. Symphony Hall, Woodruff Arts Center, 1280 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. www.atlantasymphony.org.
Yacht Rock Revue (performing Michael Jackson's Thriller and a set of '80s favorites). 8:30 p.m. Oct. 17. $20-$25. Variety Playhouse, 1099 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.variety-playhouse.com.
Bottle Rockets with Mark Olson of the Jayhawks. Oct. 17. $15 in advance; $100 VIP tables. Smith's Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-875-1522, www.smithsoldebar.com.
Chris Tomlin with Rend Collective. 7 p.m. Oct. 17. $10.47-$43. Infinite Energy Arena, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth. www.infiniteenergycenter.com.
Don Henley. 8 p.m. Oct. 17. Sold out. Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, 2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway, Atlanta. www.cobbenergycentre.com.
Florida Georgia Line with Thomas Rhett and Frankie Ballard. 7:30 p.m. Oct. 17. $25-$59.75. Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood, 2002 Lakewood Ave. S.E., Atlanta. www.livenation.com.
Blitzen Trapper. 8:30 p.m. Oct. 17. $15-$18. The Loft, 1374 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta. www.centerstage-atlanta.com.
Parklife Music Festival. With Jason Isbell, Strand of Oaks, Natalie Prass and Chris Stapleton. 2 p.m. Oct. 18. $45. Promenade at Piedmont Park, Atlanta. www.parklifefest.com.
Itzhak Perlman. 3 p.m. Oct. 18. $54-$129. Symphony Hall, Woodruff Arts Center, 1280 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. www.atlantasymphony.org.
Victor Manuelle. 7 p.m. Oct. 18. $58-$128. Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, 2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway, Atlanta. www.cobbenergycentre.com.
Family Force 5. 7:30 p.m. Oct. 18. $15-$30. Vinyl, 1374 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta. www.centerstage-atlanta.com.
Hiatus Kaiyote. 8:30 p.m. Oct. 18. $22-$24. Center Stage, 1374 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta. www.centerstage-atlanta.com.
The Struts. 9 p.m. Oct. 19. $8. The EARL, 488 Flat Shoals Ave. S.E., Atlanta. www.badearl.com.
Elvis Costello (A conversation, presented by A Capella Books). 8 p.m. Oct. 19. $33 (price includes signed book). Variety Playhouse, 1099 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.variety-playhouse.com.
Hanson. 8 p.m. Oct. 19 and Oct. 20. $79. Center Stage, 1374 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta. www.centerstage-atlanta.com.
AER with Cody Simpson and Chef'Special. 8 p.m. Oct. 20. $20. Buckhead Theatre, 3110 Roswell Road N.E., Atlanta. www.thebuckheadtheatre.com
Funk Volume 2015 Tour with Hopsin, Dizzy Wright, Jarren Benton, DJ Hoppa. 8 p.m. Oct. 21. Center Stage. $24-$27. Center Stage, 1374 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta. www.centerstage-atlanta.com.
Brothertiger. 8 p.m. Oct. 21. Vinyl. $8-$10. Vinyl, 1374 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta. www.centerstage-atlanta.com.
Boz Scaggs. 8 p.m. Oct. 21. $39.50-$75.50. Symphony Hall, Woodruff Arts Center, 1280 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. 404-733-4900, www.atlantasymphony.org.
Tobias Jesso Jr. 9 p.m. Oct. 21. $17-$20. Terminal West, 887 W. Marietta St. N.W., Atlanta. www.terminalwestatl.com.
Ricky Martin. 7:30 p.m. Oct. 22. Philips Arena. $26-$126. Philips Arena, 1 Philips Drive, Atlanta. www.philipsarena.com.
The White Buffalo. 8 p.m. Oct. 22. $12-$15. Vinyl, 1374 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta. www.centerstage-atlanta.com.
The California Honeydrops. Oct. 22. $12 in advance. Smith's Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-875-1522, www.smithsoldebar.com.
Goodnight Buffalo (CD release) with The Night Shift, the Alarms and World's Greatest Dad. Oct. 23. $8 in advance. Smith's Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-875-1522, www.smithsoldebar.com.
Andrea Zonn with the DuPont Brothers. 7 p.m. Oct 23. $15-$20. Eddie's Attic, 515-B N. McDonough St., Decatur. eddiesattic.com.
Paul Thorn Band. 8 p.m. Oct. 23. $30-$35. Eddie Owen Presents at Red Clay Music Foundry, 3116 Main St., Duluth. 404-478-2749, www.eddieowenpresents.com.
Jennifer Nettles. 8 p.m. Oct. 23. $46.50-$66.50. Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, 2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway, Atlanta. www.cobbenergycentre.com.
Leo Kottke. 8:30 p.m. Oct. 23. $27.50-$30. Variety Playhouse, 1099 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.variety-playhouse.com.
Plain White T's with Matt McAndrew. 8:30 p.m. Oct. 23. $20. The Loft, 1374 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta. www.centerstage-atlanta.com.
Turnpike Troubadours with the Black Lillies. 8 p.m. Oct. 23. $20-$25. Center Stage, 1374 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta. www.centerstage-atlanta.com.
Jeremy Loops. 9 p.m. Oct. 23. $15. Vinyl, 1374 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta. www.centerstage-atlanta.com.
Chris Young. 7:30 p.m. Oct. 23. $19.50-$49.50. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, 2200 Encore Parkway, Alpharetta. www.vzwamp.com.
The Devil Makes Three. 9 p.m. Oct. 24. $20-$25. Variety Playhouse, 1099 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.variety-playhouse.com.
Lincoln Durham. Oct. 24. $10 in advance. Smith's Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-875-1522, www.smithsoldebar.com.
The Black Cadillacs with Future Thieves. 8:30 p.m. Oct. 24. $10-$12. Vinyl, 1374 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta. www.centerstage-atlanta.com.
Taylor Swift with Vance Joy and Shawn Mendes. 7 p.m. Oct. 24. Georgia Dome. $59.50-$200. TM.
The Lone Bellow with Anderson East. 9 p.m. Oct. 24. $22-$25. Center Stage, 1374 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta. www.centerstage-atlanta.com.
VISUAL ARTS
"I'll Be Your Mirror: Images from the Athens Scene, 1975-1985." Through Oct. 25. 1225 S. Milledge Ave., Athens. artrocksathens.com.
Ann-Marie Manker: "El Gallo." Through Oct. 17. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays. Free. Whitespace Gallery, 814 Edgewood Ave., Atlanta. 404-688-1892, www.whitespace814.com.
"Rites." Groups show that focuses on black masculinity and rites of passage. Through Dec. 6. Free. Bernard A. Zuckerman Museum of Art, 492 Prillaman Way, Kennesaw. 470-578-3223, zuckerman.kennesaw.edu. Read our review here.
"The Waters and the Wild": Alen MacWeeney Photographs of Ireland. Includes images inspired by the poetry of W.B. Yeats. Through Jan. 3. $6-$8. Michael C. Carlos Museum, 571 S. Kilgo Circle N.E., Atlanta. www.carlos.emory.edu.
"Chinese Master Artist I-Hsiung Ju." Through Oct. 18. $12; $10 senior citizens, students and military; free for kids under 10. Millennium Gate Museum, 395 17th St. N.W., Atlanta. 404-881-0900, www.thegateatlanta.com. Read our review here.
"Filming the Camps, John Ford, Samuel Fuller, George Stevens: From Hollywood to Nuremberg." Through Nov. 20. $16.50 adults, $13 seniors 65+, students 13+, $11 youth 4-12, free for members and children under 4. Atlanta History Center, 130 West Paces Ferry Road, NW. 404-814-4000, www.atlantahistorycenter.com. Read our review here.
"Seriously Silly! The Art & Whimsy of Mo Willems." Through Jan. 10. $12-$19.50. High Museum of Art, 1280 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. high.org. Read more about Mo Willems here.
"Los Trompos" ("The Spinning Tops"). An installation from Mexican designers Ignacio Cadena and Héctor Esrawe featuring more than 40 three-dimensional, larger-than-life tops/rides in a variety of colors and shapes. Through Nov. 29. Free. Outside the High Museum of Art, 1280 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. www.high.org. Read more about Los Trompos here.
"Bobby Jones: The Game of Life." Through Nov. 30. Free. Schatten Gallery at the Robert Woodruff Library, Emory University, 540 Asbury Circle, Atlanta. web.library.emory.edu.
"Bodies … The Exhibition." Ongoing. $16-$24. Premier Exhibition Center at Atlantic Station, 265 18th St., Atlanta. 866-866-8265, www.atlanticstation.com.
