ATLANTA, Ga. – Bring the entire family to Zoo Atlanta for the 20th Anniversary of the “Big-To-Do”. Visiting Nurse|Hospice Atlanta, in conjunction, with Zoo Atlanta is hosting this benefit with “twenty steps” throughout the Zoo for children and adults to enjoy the animals and the festivities. The event will be held on Sunday, May 1 from 4:00-9:00 p.m.

Visitors will enjoy door prizes, games, animal viewings and listen to African drums as they travel through the zoo through every exhibit from the Ford African Rain Forest to the Asian Forest. Children will be able to create candy necklaces, enter the rock-climbing competition, and meet fairy tale queens “Snow White and Cinderella”, take photos at the photo booth and get “cool” designs painted on their face.

Enjoy a “backyard-style” BBQ and go home with a tale-tell T-shirt. Ticket packages to this event are $500, adults will be admitted for $75 and children, 12 and under, for $40.

ATLANTA – There are tons of fun events going on this weekend, in your area. We’ve listed a few of them for you to check out with your family and friends.

Wind down at Fernbank’s Martinis and IMAX event on Friday, April 22. This weekly event usually draws a healthy sized crowd. Most cocktails are about $8 each and tickets to each actual IMAX movie are about $12. Come join Atlanta’s cosmopolitan crowd at this event.

Swim with the Georgia Aquarium’s resident whale shark on Friday, April 22 at 4:30 p.m. Guests will be able to swim at the surface, with an air supply. The aquarium will provide a mask, air, booties and a wetsuit. All of this comes with a $224.95 price tag, talk about a nice Earth Day gift.

Arguably the best center in the NBA, the Orlando Magic’s Dwight Howard journeys home to Atlanta for game three of the NBA Eastern Conference Quarterfinals.

by: Doug Richards | Reporter, 11Alive News

ATLANTA -- On April 16, Grant Park would be the site of an apparently illegal party associated with an event called Freaknic. The organizer, J.K. Jones, has circulated numerous images on email and social media promoting a Greek picnic -- despite the fact that he has no permit nor has he asked the city for one.

That absence of a permit prompted city attorney Cathy Hampton to send a letter to Jones, saying "you are now willfully creating an event that is in direct violation of City law. You must immediately cease and desist your organization of the Greek Picnic and the advertisement of the event." The letter goes on to threaten Jones with prosecution and demands reimbursement for city costs. The city's concern about costs stems from its memory of Freaknik events in the 90s -- which clogged traffic and strained city law enforcement resources.