BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CalDiscovery//caldiscovery//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH DESCRIPTION:Atlanta: festival\, Thursday (Thu Sep 17\, America/New_York). Rolling: the window moves forward every day\, so subscribe rather than dow nload. Discovered and maintained by CalDiscovery (https://caldiscovery.com ). Event details belong to their publishers. Contains information from Cal Discovery\, which is made available under the ODbL 1.0. SOURCE:https://caldiscovery.com/atlanta-ga/thursday-festival.ics X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT12H REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT12H X-WR-CALDESC:Atlanta: festival\, Thursday (Thu Sep 17\, America/New_York). Rolling: the window moves forward every day\, so subscribe rather than do wnload. Discovered and maintained by CalDiscovery (https://caldiscovery.co m). Event details belong to their publishers. Contains information from Ca lDiscovery\, which is made available under the ODbL 1.0. X-WR-CALNAME:Atlanta · festival · Thursday · CalDiscovery BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Registration: Pumpkin Carving Contest DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260817 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261002 DTSTAMP:20260815T002734Z UID:10011764-1786924800-1790899199@atlantabg.org CATEGORIES:arts,festival DESCRIPTION:Apply to compete in Atlanta’s Great Pumpkin-Carving Contest\ , held live at the Garden on Oct. 22\, 2026. \nTeams of amateur carvers wi ll have three hours during the Garden’s annual Great Pumpkin-Carving Fes tival to design and carve pumpkins at individual stations in front of even t guests. Teams may contain up to two carvers. \nAll selected competitors will receive one (1) Garden Golden Ticket\, which grants access to a year of exciting special events at the Garden and two (2) guest tickets to the Great Pumpkin-Carving Festival. The contest winner will receive additional prizes. \nApplications open: Aug. 17\, 2026\nApplication deadline: Oct. 1 \, 2026\nEvent date: Oct. 22\, 2026\, 4–9 p.m. (winners announced 8:30 p .m.) \n\nGuidelines:\n \n\nOpen to pumpkin-carving enthusiasts 18 and olde r\nTeams of up to two carvers\nCarvers must be on-site 4–9 p.m. on Oct. 22\, 2026\nChoose one (1) or two (2) medium-sized pumpkins\, provided by t he Garden\nCarvers must bring their own tools and supplies\nCarving must b e suitable for viewing by children — no controversial\, commercial\, pol itical or religious subjects\nAll carved pumpkins become the property of A tlanta Botanical Garden\n\nApply to carve LAST-MODIFIED:20260815T002734Z LOCATION:Atlanta Botanical Garden\, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE\, Atlanta\, GA\, 30309\, United States URL:https://atlantabg.org/calendar/registration-pumpkin-carver-contest/?ut m_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=atlanta-ga X-SOURCE-NAME:Atlanta Botanical Garden X-SOURCE-URL:https://atlantabg.org/calendar/category/atlanta END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Latin American Heritage Month DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260901 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260930 DTSTAMP:20260828T060414Z UID:10008587-1788220800-1790726399@www.atlantaparent.com CATEGORIES:festival DESCRIPTION:Celebrate some of the Latine individuals who have helped shape our world. $19.95+\; ages 11 months and younger\, free. LAST-MODIFIED:20260828T060414Z LOCATION:Children’s Museum of Atlanta\, 275 Centennial Olympic Park Dr. NW\, Atlanta\, GA URL:https://www.atlantaparent.com/event/latin-american-heritage/?utm_sourc e=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=atlanta-ga X-SOURCE-NAME:Atlanta Parent X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.atlantaparent.com/topevents END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Gwinnett County Fair DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260917 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260928 DTSTAMP:20260914T061048Z UID:10002914-1789603200-1790553599@www.atlantaparent.com CATEGORIES:festival DESCRIPTION:Ride carnival rides\, see themed stunt shows\, watch puppet pe rformances\, listen to live concerts and more. Mon.-Fri. 5-11 p.m.\; Sat. 11 a.m.-midnight and Sun. 1-10 p.m. $10\; ages 6-11\, $5\; ages 5 and youn ger\, free\; ride tickets\, extra. LAST-MODIFIED:20260914T061048Z LOCATION:Gwinnett County Fairgrounds\, 2405 Sugarloaf Parkway\, Lawrencevi lle URL:https://www.atlantaparent.com/event/gwinnett-county-fair/?utm_source=c aldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=atlanta-ga X-SOURCE-NAME:Atlanta Parent X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.atlantaparent.com/topevents END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Alive in Roswell Festival DTSTART:20260917T210000Z DTEND:20260918T010000Z DTSTAMP:20260914T061048Z UID:10010433-1789664400-1789678800@www.atlantaparent.com CATEGORIES:festival,free DESCRIPTION:This family-friendly festival is held every third Thursday fro m April to October. Free admission. LAST-MODIFIED:20260914T061048Z LOCATION:Historic Downtown Roswell URL:https://www.atlantaparent.com/event/alive-in-roswell-festival-2/2026-0 9-17/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=atlanta-ga X-SOURCE-NAME:Atlanta Parent X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.atlantaparent.com/topevents END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:illumine 2026 DTSTART:20260917T233000Z DTEND:20260918T030000Z DTSTAMP:20260917T063859Z UID:10045945-1789673400-1789686000@www.artsatl.org CATEGORIES:arts,festival DESCRIPTION:As the sun sets\, Oakland Cemetery is transformed. Through col orful lighting and art installations by some of Atlanta’s most innovativ e artists\, illumine 2026 will light up the shadows of the night. \nWe’r e excited to once again partner with Atlanta gallery and studio Cat Eye Cr eative to curate artists\, and join us in creating an elevated Oakland aft er dark experience against the inspiring backdrop of Atlanta’s glitterin g skyline. \nIn addition to exploring parts of the Cemetery after the sun sets\, illumine attendees will also enjoy live entertainment\, multiple ba rs\, and an Oakland pop-up shop. This year\, we are excited to offer new w ays to experience illumine—including Premium Tickets\, Artist Spotlight Tours\, and Pick Your Price Nights.\nillumine is a fundraiser and your tic ket purchase supports Historic Oakland Foundation’s mission to continue preserving\, restoring\, and beautifying historic Oakland Cemetery for all to enjoy. \n2026 artists include Vanna Black\, Marcia R Cohen\, Jordan Gr aves\, Christina Kwan\, Ralph Eugene Meatyard (1925 – 1972) presented in partnership with the High Museum of Art\, The Neon Company\, Eddie Farr\, Daniel Phelps featured on the MAP Rover provided by Downtown Atlanta\, In c\, and VAYNE. LAST-MODIFIED:20260917T063859Z LOCATION:Oakland Cemetery\, 248 Oakland Ave SE\, Atlanta\, GA\, 30312\, Un ited States URL:https://www.artsatl.org/event/illumine-2026/2026-09-17/?utm_source=cal discovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=atlanta-ga X-SOURCE-NAME:ARTS ATL X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.artsatl.org END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR