Coming Up: 3 Festivals, 2 Book Sales

What's going on in the neighborhood this weekend? You don't have to go
far for an inaugural festival and chili cook-off, two church fall
festivals and two library book sales.

Oaktoberfest and Chili Cook-Off: The inaugural Oaktoberfest and Chili Cook-Off is Saturday, Oct. 26, from 2-7 p.m in the Oak Grove Shopping Center parking lot, 2749 Lavista Road, Decatur. You can enter the Chili Cook Off for $10 (sign up at Oak Grove Market) or for $5 give all the entries a taste. There will be live music and activities for the kids. All proceeds will benefit Contribute2America.

Clairmont Presbyterian Fall Festival. 4 p.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, on the Azalea Village lawn of Clairmont Presbyterian Church, 1994 Clairmont Road, Decatur. There will be food, music, pumpkin decorating, a pie-baking contest, and Trunk or Treat.

Still Waters United Methodist Church Fall Festival. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26. Still Waters UMC, 2650 North Druid Hills Road, Atlanta. "Please come out for the fun, and lots of laughs," their post reads.

Friends of Toco Hill Library Book Sale. The event will be held Friday and Saturday, Oct. 25-26, at the Toco Hill-Avis G. Williams Library, 1282 McConnell Dr, Decatur. Friday: Friends only, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Join at door.) Open to public 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Saturday: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $5 Bag sale starts at 2 p.m.

Book Sale: Friends of the Northlake- Barbara Loar Library. 10.am.-3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, at Northlake-Barbara Loar Library, 3772 LaVista Road, Tucker. There are two programs in addition to the book sale. At 11 a.m., Bob Roarty of Vintage Books will give a talk on "Book Collecting 101."  At 3 p.m., geologist, teacher, author Bill Witherspoon, will present "Family Rock Adventures in Metro Atlanta's Parks: Discovering Geology from Stone Mountain to the Chattahoochee Palisades."