5 things to do: Tree Lighting Ceremony - November 30 2017

What’s going on around ATL this Friday.

Positive Impact Health Centers Hosts World AIDS Day Community Fair

Positive Impact Health Centers - 523 Church St. Decatur, GA 30030 Free. Noon.

Positive Impact Health Centers (PIHC) makes their Decatur event debut with a World AIDS Day community fair at their new location 523 Church Street. The event will include free and confidential HIV testing, information tables regarding the agency’s services, carnival games with prizes, music, food, giveaways and more. Representative Park Cannon will be in attendance to help bring awareness to HIV/AIDS in Atlanta and World AIDS Day.

Holiday Morning Party - Sea Otter Stout release 

Red Brick Brewing Co. - 2323 Defoor Hills Road N.W. Free. 4:30 p.m.

Celebrate Red Brick’s collaboration with the Georgia Aquarium by wearing your favorite Christmas pajamas and sipping on their new Sea Otter Stout. Bring a toy to donate to Toys for Tots and receive $5 off your tab.

Tree Lighting Ceremony

The Battery Atlanta - 800 Battery Ave. Southeast #130, Atlanta, GA 30339 Free. 7 p.m.

Join us for the Inaugural Tree Lighting Ceremony at The Battery Atlanta. This festive ceremony will feature many special guests, including Santa and Atlanta Braves executives and players. This event is free and part of Holidays at The Battery Atlanta presented by SunTrust. Also on December 1, Skate at The Battery Atlanta will be open from 11:00 AM-11:00 PM and Santa will be in the SunTrust onUp Experience from 4:00PM-8:00PM. Following the Tree Lighting, we welcome everyone to watch the Christmas classic How the Grinch Stole Christmas. For more information visit batteryatl.com/holiday.

Sock Hop Music & Arts Festival

The Mammal Gallery - 91 Broad St. S.W. Atlanta, GA 30303 $5. 7 p.m.

Sock Hop is a two-day festival celebrating local music & visual arts.

December 1st 7:00 Yams Club 7:30 Kucoshka 8:00 Harmacy 8:30 The Callous Daoboys 9:00 Turls 9:30 Monte Qarlo 10:00 Taylor Alxndr

December 2nd 7:00 Valium Housewife 7:30 Seal Pup 8:00 Fat Spirit (VA) 8:30 Kayyp 9:00 Bagelboiz 9:30 Travis Bickle 10:00 Jay Americana 10:30 Young Bull (NC) 11:00 Loner

Cut Copy

Variety Playhouse - 1099 Euclid Ave. N.E. Atlanta, GA 30307 $46-$75. 8 p.m.

Cut Copy takes the stage at Variety Playhouse.