The Marietta Square Farmers Market is in full swing and so popular this year that Marietta City Council July 8 approved extending it through December 26 along North Park Square. The market takes place every Saturday – rain or shine – from 9 a.m.-noon.
“The market features products that are grown and produced in Georgia, including fresh vegetables, fruits, herbs, plants, flowers, honey, breads, garlic, cheese and other such items,” market director Johnny Fulmer said.
The city of Marietta’s Fourth in the Park celebration begins July 4 at 10 a.m. and includes a parade, free live concerts, museum tours, arts and crafts show, food, carnival games and fireworks finale.
The Marietta Freedom Parade includes 110 entries, 2,000 participants and an estimated 30,000 spectators.
The parade begins at 10 a.m. at Roswell St. Baptist Church and travels west on Roswell Street, north on E. Park Square past Glover Park and the Square, down Cherokee Street and ends at North Marietta Parkway.
Entries include marching units from the city of Marietta, Air National Guard Band of the South, civic organizations, beauty queens, scouts and local businesses.
Marietta is celebrating its 175th birthday all year long, and you’re invited to party with a bang at a special birthday tribute concert featuring Beatles cover band The Return May 29 at 8 p.m. Everyone is invited to help create a birthday party atmosphere in Glover Park by decorate their tables, blankets, and lawn chairs with festive birthday decorations. A contest will pick the winners.
Free birthday cake will be served while it lasts, and there will be face painting and balloon animals for the kids.
The Glover Park Concert Series on the Marietta Square is the place to be in Marietta the last Friday evening of each month April through September. The park is the perfect setting for families and friends to enjoy a picnic and listen to music under the stars. Concerts are rain or shine. Blankets and lawn chairs may be set up after 4 p.m. No personal tables are permitted in the park.
Taste of Marietta – Sample food favorites and help feed the hungryThe 16th Annual Taste of Marietta will be Sunday, April 26 from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. on the historic Marietta Square. At last year’s event, more than 75,000 people hit the streets to sample their favorite foods. Tastes, including Italian to seafood, steak, BBQ and desserts, range in cost from 50 cents to $4.
In addition to the food and fun, the family festival has outdoor entertainment all day, culminating with the Sunset Concert featuring “Banks & Shane.” Vintage and new cars will be on display at the Wade Ford Car Show.
“With more than 70 restaurants serving their treats and a children’s area with moonwalks, sand art, strolling characters and much more, any festival-goer is bound to have a great time,” festival coordinator Maryclaire Andres said. Festival-goers can meet some of the Atlanta Braves, Atlanta Hawks and Atlanta Thrashers at “Sports Corner,” sponsored by 790 The Zone. [Read more...]
The Hunt 2009 at Jim Miller Park had to be canceled due to inclement weather, but the Cobb County Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Department is planning two community wide hunts this weekend. Ward Recreation Center, located at 4845 Dallas Highway, Powder Springs, will host an event 5:30-7:30 p.m., Friday, April 3. For more information, call 770-528-8885. Ron Anderson Recreation Center, located in Wild Horse Creek Park at 3820 Macedonia Road, Powder Springs, will host an event 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Saturday, April 4. For more information, call 770-439-3611.
The 2009 Hunt – Cobb’s Largest Egg HuntCobb County’s Largest Easter Egg Hunt will take place on Saturday, March 28th , at Jim R. Miller Park located at 2245 Callaway Road in Marietta. The event begins at 10:00am and ends at 2:00pm. The 2009 Hunt will feature children’s art activities, music, inflatables, petting zoo, pony rides, concessions and a coloring contest. The Easter Bunny will be on hand to delight the children and the Mad Hatter Contest will determine the best hat creation.
There will be five egg hunts which will be broken down into age groups. In each hunt, there will be prize eggs which, when found, should be taken to the prize tent for redemption of candy bags. The schedule of events is as follows:
Read about some upcoming events and things to do in and around Cobb County.District 3 Commissioner Tim Lee will host a joint town hall meeting with Chairman Sam Olens 7 p.m., Thursday, March 5, at Piedmont Church, 570 Piedmont Road, Marietta. Residents are encouraged to attend this meeting and discuss progress made around the county. It is also an excellent time to express ideas and ask questions. For more information, call 770-528-3317. [Read more...]
Cobb County has lot of great events and things happening during the holiday season. Check out this list of special events.
December 13, 2008
Times: 10am-6pm
www.mariettasquare.com
Location: Marietta Square
Phone: 770-429-5601
The Strand Theater, a noted landmark on the historic Marietta Square in Cobb County, opened as a motion picture house in 1935 until its closing in 1976. The premier movie was Top Hat starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. In 2004, a capital campaign was launched to raise $5,000,000 for the restoration and endowment of the theater. As of November 2008, $3,200,000 has been pledged. [Read more...]
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