Find Fun for All at Cumberland Mall Fall Festival Oct. 28

Don’t you love this festival time of year? This weekend, herd the kids to the Fall Festival at Cumberland Mall, Saturday, Oct. 28 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free activities range from decorating mini pumpkins and making seasonal crafts to face painting, a photo booth, balloon artistry, prize wheel, bouncy inflatables for little ones and upbeat, live, acoustical music. Every child receives a treat bag with candy!

Celebrate Sweet 16 for Taste of Atlanta at New BeltLine-Close Location Oct. 20-22

Eat. Drink. Do. Walk. Talk. And do it all at one highly palatable place -- Taste of Atlanta Presented by Capital One -- Oct. 20-22. The city’s premier bites and bevs fest celebrates its Sweet 16 anniversary with a brand-new home near the Atlanta BeltLine in Historic Fourth Ward Park. The 16^th annual Taste of Atlanta foodie extravaganza begins with a “Sweet 16” soiree hosted by Jonathan and Justin Fox of Fox Bros. BBQ from 7:30-11 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 20, parties on through Sunday evening, Oct. 22, and encompasses more than 200 kinds of nibbles, noms, sips and samples from a roster of the hottest restaurants to cool neighborhood favorites. Fest-goers can upgrade to the Grand Tasting Experience to access exclusive tastes and tipplers. The Grand Tasting Experience sells out quickly so hop on tickets pronto. Chef demos, barcraft competition, interactive panel conversations, music, a marketplace and more round out the abundant food-ertainment schedule during festival hours on Saturday from 12-7 p.m. and Sunday from 12-6 p.m. Enjoy tastes from 5Church Atlanta, American Cut, Bulla Gastropub, HOBNOB Neighborhood Tavern, Midtown Takorea and Ssam Bar, Seed Kitchen & Bar and many, many more buzzworthy eateries. Buy tickets online now ($25-$75 per person per day, plus service fee) and come track Atlanta’s restaurant trends at this affordable, chef-driven food fest tradition.

1+1 = 2 Years for Bantam + Biddy Ansley Mall -- Fly Over to Their Fall Festival on October 5

Bantam + Biddy Ansley is celebrating hitting the two-year mark with an anniversary party and fall festival with live music from 12-3 p.m. on Sunday, October 5. This year’s fall festival features Garnish & Gather, Jb Farm Fresh Eggs, Nottingham Nectar and Batdorf & Bronson as the scrumptious suppliers. 

Bantam + Biddy Celebrates First Anniversary with Fall Festival on October 13

We love farm-to-table restaurants, but we just found the next big thing: farm-to-festival! Help Bantam + Biddy celebrate its first anniversary with their fall festival on Sunday, October 13 in the Ansley Mall courtyard. Live music from Lily and the Tigers will be the soundtrack to a full afternoon of family fun. A bevy of local vendors such as  Nottingham Nector, Souvei, Riverview Farms, Tiny Buffalo, Deck Specks, Doux South, Capra Gia and Georgia Organics will be in attendance as well. The celebration begins at 11 a.m. and continues until 3 p.m., but the good times don't end there. Take a seat at Bantam + Biddy for a four-course prix fixe meal prepared by chefs Shaun Doty and Lance Gummere. The limited-seat dinner begins at 6:30 p.m., costs $50 per person and even includes a one-year Georgia Organics membership. For more information and to make a reservation, call 404-907-3469.