The annual Native American Festival and Pow Wow returns to Stone Mountain Park this week.

The event, which is billed as the largest Native American gathering in Georgia, runs from Thursday through Sunday. It showcases dance, music, craft demonstrations, cooking traditions, storytelling, wildlife presentations and more.

The festival is free for park members. Tickets are $15 plus tax and can be purchased at the park for others. Children under 3 are free.

The event, held in the Historic Square, also informs attendees on such primitive skills as flint-knapping, bow-making, fire-starting, open fire-cooking and pottery.

The times of the festival are as follows.

Thursday and Friday: 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

Saturday: 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Sunday: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

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