5 Things Around Town This Weekend - Enjoy the Holiday Season

Here are just some events happening around town to help plan your weekend activities.  If you are hosting an event it is easy to submit it to our calendar, just go to the Events Page!

Normally we feature only local events in and around the Cascade area, but because it is still a holiday weekend, we figure you may want to venture out a little.  Enjoy!

- Holiday in Lights at Centennial Olympic Park. Thousands of lights illuminate the 21-acre park. Through Jan. 2. Park is open 7 a.m.-11 p.m. Free.  404-223-4412, www.centennialpark.com.

- Snow Mountain. Through Feb. 17. Snow Mountain pass $28. Snow Mountain and Christmas combo pass $45. $10 parking per vehicle. Stone Mountain Park, 1000 Robert E. Lee Drive, Stone Mountain. 770-498-5690, www.stonemountainpark.com.

- Season of Magic in Piedmont Park. Features horse-drawn carriage rides (5-10 p.m. daily; $20 per individual, $60 groups of 3-5), carousel rides, Legacy Fountain light show, beer garden, arts and crafts and more. Through New Year’s Day. 404-875-7275, www.piedmontpark.org.

- The Pink Pig. Ride Priscilla the Pink Pig on train tracks through a life-sized storybook. Daily through Jan. 5 (closed on Christmas). $3. Macy’s Lenox Square, 3399 Peachtree Road N.E., Atlanta. www.macys.com/pinkpig.

- Global Winter Wonderland. Through Jan. 5. $16.99-$24.99. Turner Field, 755 Hank Aaron Drive S.E., Atlanta. 404-226-0507, www.globalwonderland.com.