Community Corner
Liven Up Your Weekend at One of These Local Events Near Midtown
Whether you want to stay close to home or you want to get in the car and drive, there is fun to be had this weekend.
Here are 5 things happening this weekend in the area. If you know of an event or having one, make sure to Add Your Events to our Calendar!!
Normally we feature only local events in and around the Midtown area, but because it is still a holiday weekend, we figure you may want to venture out a little. Enjoy!
- Snow Mountain. Through Feb. 17. Snow Mountain pass $28. Snow Mountain and Christmas combo pass $45. $10 parking per vehicle. Stone Mountain Park, 1000 Robert E. Lee Drive, Stone Mountain. 770-498-5690, www.stonemountainpark.com.
- Fantasy in Lights at Callaway Gardens. Take the Jolly Trolly or drive your personal vehicle through the 5-mile light show employing 8 million lights and featuring 15 larger-than-life holiday scenes in a woodland setting. Christmas Village offers 22,000 square feet of shopping and refreshments. Through Dec. 30. $28; $17 advance; children $8.50-$14; under 5 free. 60 miles southwest of downtown Atlanta, intersection of Ga. 18/354, Pine Mountain. 1-800-225-5292, www.callaway gardens.com.
- Lights of Life. Through Dec. 31. 6-10 p.m. Sundays-Thursdays, 6-10:30 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays. Cars: $10 Fridays-Sundays and Nov. 28-Dec. 1, Dec. 20-25; $5 all other nights. Vans, buses: $20 nightly. Life University, 1269 Barclay Circle, Marietta. 678-331-4334, www.life.edu/index.php/info/info-visit-life/info-lightsoflife.
- Garden Lights, Holiday Nights. Through Jan. 4. $11-$20. Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave. N.E., Atlanta. www.atlantabotanicalgarden.org.
- Global Winter Wonderland. Through Jan. 5. $16.99-$24.99. Turner Field, 755 Hank Aaron Drive S.E., Atlanta. 404-226-0507,www.globalwonderland.com.
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