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Atlanta Pride. The 46th annual Atlanta Pride festival will celebrate gender and sexual identity diversity with the help of more than 250 exhibitors, nonprofit organizations and artists in Piedmont Park. 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Oct. 8-9. Free. Piedmont Park, 400 Park Drive, Atlanta. atlantapride.org. Cumming Country Fair and Festival. Oct. 6-16. Ages 11 and up $7; 10 and under free. Cumming Fairgrounds, 235 Castleberry Road, Cumming. www.cummingfair.net. “Elevate: Microcosm.” Expect performance art, music and art installations incorporating sound and video when Elevate, now in its sixth year, returns to Broad Street in downtown Atlanta with its week-long showcase of art and performance. Oct. 13-21. Free. Broad Street. 404-546-6980, www.ocaatlanta.com. Marietta Chalktoberfest. Oct. 8-9. Free admission. $30-$75 (beer festival). Marietta Square, 4 Depot St., Marietta. chalktoberfest.com.