HOLIDAY DELIGHTS

A guide to Intown events, festivals and tree lightings

By Collin Kelley INtown Editor

e holiday season o cially begins in November with tree lightings, shopping, theatre and much more. Check out our guide and get in the spirit. ere’s something here for everyone.

Chastain Park Arts Festival

Find a unique gi or piece of art for the holidays at the annual festival set for Nov. 1 and 2 in the park. Nearly 200 artists will be on hand along with a children’s area, live music, food from local food trucks and more. For more, visit chastainparkartsfestival.com.

Garden Lights, Holiday Nights

e Atlanta Botanical Garden in Midtown will transform into a glowing wonderland with millions of lights from Nov. 15 to Jan. 3, from 5 to 10 p.m. each evening. e trees, Imaginary Worlds topiary (including new giant butter ies, frogs and a unicorn) and more will be wrapped in special LED lights for this nightly display. For ticket information and more details, visit atlantabotanicalgarden.org.

Rudolph the RedNosed Reindeer

e faithful recreation of the classic animated TV special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer returns to the Center for Puppetry Arts for a h year from Nov. 11 to Dec. 28 (there are preview shows on Nov. 11 and 12, too). ere will also be create-a-puppet workshops. e shows always sell out quickly, so reserve your tickets now at puppet.org.

Pink Pig & Lighting of the Great Tree

It’s not the holiday season in Atlanta until e Great Tree is blazing atop Macy’s and the Pink Pig is taking kids on a ride through a winter wonderland. is year, the Pink Pig (located on top of the Lenox Square parking deck in Buckhead) will be open Nov. 1 to Jan. 4 (closed anksgiving Day and Christmas Day). On anksgiving night, the annual Lighting of Macy’s Great