It’s that time of year when Atlanta’s favorite fun family Halloween festival returns! Sample treats throughout the Zoo, and enjoy the sights, characters and adventures of the whimsical Zoo Boo Town on four magical days with more than 1,500 animals from around the world. Don’t forget your costume!

Date:
Through 10/30/2016
Time:
9:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Location / 
Venue:
Zoo Atlanta
800 Cherokee Ave
Atlanta, GA 30315
Phone:
404.624.5600​

Taste of Atlanta
More than 90 local restaurants, including Bartaco and Buttermilk Kitchen, will prepare bites at Taste of Atlanta for attendees to enjoy. Watch as local grill masters prepare food on a Big Green Egg, attend workshops and a Chef’s Table during this two-day festival Oct. 22-23.

Noon-7 p.m. Saturday, noon-6 p.m. Sunday. Oct. 22-23. $40 (two-day general admission), $25 (one-day general admission). Midtown at Tech Square, 6400 Powers Ferry Road, Atlanta. TasteofAtlanta.com.

​A HUGE thank you to everyone who came out to Peachtree DeKalb Airport last night for our Oktoberfest Social. How cool was it to watch planes from the old control tower? Uh, VERY COOL!!!

​Fall Festival: October 15-16, 2016

Festival Hours
Saturday: 10 am – 6 pm
Sunday : 11 am – 5 pm
www.festivalonponce.com
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The Festival on Ponce is an Atlanta arts and crafts festival set in the historic park, Olmsted Linear Park. Visitors will enjoy the gorgeous landscape designed by one of America’s most celebrated landscape architects, Fredrick Olmsted Sr. along with over 125 displays of fine arts and crafts, folk and “outsider art”. In addition to the fine arts, there will be a children’s area and local food and beverage. Attendance is Free.
ABOUT THE PARK:The Olmsted Linear Park Alliance has a $10 million capital improvement plan to protect these historic parks. These beautiful parks have lovely trees and paths and great visibility from one of Atlanta’s main traffic arteries between Atlanta and Decatur.
This is a unique and wonderful opportunity for locals and visitors to appreciate the vision and legacy of Fredrick Olmsted, Sr. Learn more about this location by visiting The Olmsted Linear Park Alliance website.

Daylight is dwindling and there's a nip in the air. Yup, it's time to bring out the Crockpot for some delicious - and easy - evening meals.

Slow Cooker Cashew Chicken
Ingredients

• 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts (About 4 pieces)
• 3 Tablespoons Cornstarch
• ½ tsp black pepper
• 1 Tbsp canola oil
• ½ cup low sodium soy sauce
• 4 Tbsp rice wine vinegar
• 4 Tablespoons ketchup
• 2 Tablespoons sweet chili sauce
• 2 Tbsp brown sugar
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tsp grated fresh ginger
• ¼ tsp red pepper flakes
• 1 cup cashews

Instructions

1. Combine cornstarch and pepper in resealable food storage bag. Add chicken. Shake to coat with cornstarch mixture.
2. Heat oil in skillet over medium-high heat. Brown chicken about 2 minutes on each side. Place chicken in slow cooker.
3. Combine soy sauce, vinegar, ketchup, sweet chili sauce sugar, garlic, ginger, pepper flakes, and cashews in small bowl; pour over chicken. (If you like your cashews to be softer add them during the cooking process, if you want more of a crunch, add them right before serving)
4. Cook on LOW for 3 to 4 hours.
5. Serve over rice. Makes 4-6 servings.

Date:
10/8/2016 - 10/9/2016
Location / 
Venue:
Piedmont Park
400 Park Drive Northeast
Atlanta, GA 30309
http://atlantapride.org

Atlanta's Pride celebration centers around a handful of events over three days each October.  The weekend begins on Friday night (Oct. 7) at 7 pm, with an official Atlanta Pride Kickoff Party at the Georgia Aquarium.
The actual Pride Festival takes place throughout the two-day weekend (Oct. 8 and 9, 2016), and includes plenty of top-notch entertainment on the stages at the festival grounds in Piedmont Park, as well as a Pride Marketplace (held from 10 am until 7 pm on Saturday, and 2 pm until 6 pm on Sunday) featuring some 200 vendors and organizations from the greater Atlanta GLBT community. Featured entertainment this year at the Atlanta Gay Pride Festival includes Jason Maek & Zaena, Kiiara, Zara Larsson, Jody Watley, the Michael Jons Band, and many others.
The annual Pride Parade, held on Sunday, October 9, begins at noon (floats and participants begin assembling around 10:30 that morning), departs from the Marta Civic Center Station, and ends at Piedmont Park.