Festivals this week

SEPT. 20-30

› North Georgia State

Fair: Jim Miller Park, 2245 Callaway Road, Marietta, Ga., gates open 4 p.m. weekdays, 10 a.m. Saturdays, 12:30 p.m. Sundays; $7 ages 11 and older, unlimited-ride passes $15-$30; daily admission specials, free nightly concerts with paid admission. www. northgeorgiastatefair.com

SEPT. 21-23

› Bats, Beer &

Bluegrass: Fricks Cave Preserve, Fricks Gap Road, Chickamauga, Ga., 4-9 p. m., $ 50, barbecue dinner, music by Slim Pickins and Caney Creek Company before watching flight of gray bats. https:// batsbeerandbluegrass. brownpapertickets.com

› Boro Art and Craft

Festival: Courthouse square, Murfreesboro, Tenn., 8 a.m.-3 p.m. CDT Sunday, all handmade work. boroartandcraft@ gmail.com

› Chatt-R-Bug Open

House: 5231 Wilbanks Drive, Hixson, 10 a. m.- 6 p. m. Saturday, free; music, food trucks, crafts and boutique items. 615-319-5342

› Fall Heritage

Festival: Railroad Park and downtown Cowan, Tenn., 5-9 p. m. Friday, 10 a. m.-9 p. m. Saturday, 11 a. m.-5 p. m. Sunday (all times Central), free; arts and crafts, cruise- in and

fireworks show Friday; living- history presentations, cornhole tournament and fireworks Saturday. www. fallheritagefestival. info

› GoFest: Chattanooga Zoo, 301 N. Holtzclaw Ave., 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, free, music, food and activities for children of all abilities. www. chattanooga.gov/gofest › Homesteads Apple Festival: Cumberland Homesteads Tower and Museum, junction of U. S. 127 and Tennessee 68, four miles south of Crossville, Tenn., 10 a. m.-5 p. m. Saturday, 11 a. m.- 4 p. m. Sunday (all times Central), $ 5 ages 11 and older; 100 crafts booths, music, antique tractors. www.cumberlandhomesteads.org › Mistletoe Merchants: Wilson County Expo Center, 945 E. Baddour Parkway, Lebanon, Tenn., 9 a. m.-9 p. m. Friday, 9 a. m.- 6 p. m. Saturday, 11 a. m.-5 p. m. Sunday (all times Central), $ 10 one- day ticket, $ 18 three- day pass, children 12 and under free; 150 merchants at holiday market. www.themarketshows.com ›

Mule Day: Winfield, Ala., 6 p. m. CDT Friday street dance and midnight 5K, events begin at 7 a. m. CDT Saturday with 10 a. m. tractor pull, 11 a. m. parade of mules through downtown, free. 205- 487-3002 › Ride the Rails Festival: L&N Depot, 150 Railroad Ave., Mineral Bluff, Ga., 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, $11 cash ages 13 and up, $12 debit/credit card ages 13 and up, $6 ages 2-12; 5-mile round-trip train ride, model-train railroad, handcar rides sponsored by Tri-State Model Railroaders.

706-455-8903 › River Clay Fine Arts Festival: Decatur City Hall, 402 Lee St., Decatur, Ala., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday (all times Central), $5 ages 13 and older, 75 artists from 12 states in juried show. www.riverclay.org › Sandy Springs Festival: Heritage Green, 6075 Sandy Springs Circle, Sandy Springs, Ga., 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, free admission; 600 arts, crafts and food vendors, chalk walk art competition, children’s programs. https://heritagesandysprings.org › Sunflower Stables Barn

Sale: The Commons, 4950 Swinyar Drive, Collegedale, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, $5 ages 13 and older; handmade, vintage and antique items, jewelry, art and food vendors. www.sunflowerstablesbarnsale.com › Valley Fest:

Chattanooga Valley Church of the Nazarene, 2853 Chattanooga Valley Road, Flintstone, Ga., walking track beside the church, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, free; Chattanooga Valley Lions Club fundraiser with crafts, inflatables and concessions. 706-841-2595

SEPT. 24-29

› DeKalb County VFW Agricultural Fair: VFW Hall, 151 18th St. NW, Fort Payne, Ala., gates open 5 p.m. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. Saturday (all times Central), $3 ages 6 and older. www. dekalbcountyvfwfair.com SEPT. 26-OCT. 24 › Rotary Club Craft Fair: Patriot Park, 186 Old Mill Ave., Pigeon Forge, Tenn., 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily, admission by donation to benefit Pigeon Forge Rotary Club’s philanthropic projects; 75 craftsmen. www. mypigeonforge.com