This Week

North Georgia Corn Maze, Cleveland. Opens Friday. Maze and hay rides; haunted house opens Sept. 20. North Georgia Corn Maze, 559 Tom Bell Road, Cleveland. Maze, $10 adults, $9 children age 11 and younger. 800-959-1874.

Uncle Shuck’s Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch, Dawsonville. Opens Saturday. Maze, haunted trails and pumpkin patch. Uncle Shuck’s Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch, 4525 Ga. 53, Dawsonville. $9 admission, free for children age 3 and younger. Free admission to pumpkin patch; pumpkin and gourd prices vary. 888-674-8257.

Mountain Marketplace and Heritage Festival, Blairsville. Mountain arts and crafts, music, farm animals, living history activities and games for children. Saturday and Sunday, Butt-Mock House, one block south of the Historic Court House, Blairsville. 706-745-5493.

Upcoming

Humane Society of Hall County Kid’s Club, Gainesville. Preparing Animals for Love & Shelter. Critter Crew (ages 7-9), 4 p.m. Sept. 5; Animal Ambassadors (ages 10-12), Sept. 12. Adoption Center, Humane Society of Hall County, 845 W. Ridge Road, Gainesville. $60 membership for four months, $100 for school year. 770-532-6617.

Corn Maize, Alto. 9 a.m.-11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 1 to 6 p.m. Sundays Sept. 6- Nov. 1, Jaemor Farm Market, 5340 Cornelia Highway, Alto. $8 adults, $7 children ages 4-7, free for children age 3 and younger. 770-869-3999 or info@jamsjellies.com.

Sundown Cinema Series, Buford. Saturdays beginning at sundown. "Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds," Sept. 6; "Ratatouille," Sept. 13; "College Road Trip," Sept. 20; "Agent Cody Banks," Sept. 27. The Village Pavilion, Mall of Georgia, 3333 Buford Drive, Buford. Free. 678-482-8788.

History Center Family Day, Gainesville. Children can learn to tie a variety of knots. Sept. 14, Northeast Georgia History Center, 322 Academy St., Gainesville. Free for members, $3 all others. 770-297-5900.

Clermont Days Festival, Clermont. Live music, food, games, pony rides, train rides, civil war re-enactment, parade and fireworks. 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sept. 20, Clermont Gym Park, downtown Clermont. 678-616-4778.

Cabbage Patch Kids 25th Birthday Party, Cleveland. Music, rides for children, climbing wall and Cabbage Patch Kid Costume Characters. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 20, Babyland General Hospital, 73 Underwood St., Cleveland. Free. 706-865-2171.

Ongoing

Storytimes, Hall County. Children can listen to stories, sometimes read by special guests. Various days and times at libraries in the Hall County Library System. Free.

Chestatee Wildlife Preserve & Zoo, Dahlonega. More than 125 animal species. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, Chestatee Wildlife Preserve, 469 Old Dahlonega Highway, Dahlonega. $10 adults, $5 children age 11 and younger. 706-864-9411.

Interactive Neighborhood for Kids events, Gainesville. Workshops, classes, home school, foster family, Girl Scout and Cub Scout days. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Saturdays, 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays, Interactive Neighborhood for Kids, 999 Chestnut St., Gainesville. $6 adults on Sundays, $8 adults and children age 2 and older all other days, free for children younger than 2. 770-536-1900.

"Waters of Time: The Chicopee Woods Story," Gainesville. Learn about previous eras and inhabitants of Chicopee Woods. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Saturdays, Elachee Nature Science Center, 2125 Elachee Drive, Gainesville. $3 adults, $2 children ages 2-12, age 1 and younger and members free. 770-535-1976.

"Ends of the Earth: From Polar Bears to Penguins," Atlanta. With "Antarctica" IMAX movie. Through Jan. 2, Fernbank Museum, 767 Clifton Road, Atlanta. IMAX tickets: $13 adults, $12 students and seniors, $11 children ages 3-12 and free for children younger than 2. 404-929-6400.