WE INVITE YOU TO JOIN US AT THESE UPCOMING COBB EVENTS!

Sept. 21 - Oct.1

North Georgia State Fair at the Jim R. Miller Park and Event Center

* Sept. 22 - Senior Day at the Fair, Friday, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Seniors 55 and up enjoy a morning packed with free activities, complimentary admission, and free breakfast. And that's not all – as the clock strikes 4 pm and the fair opens to everyone else, all those 55 and above get in for free.

Monday, Sept. 25

Georgia Weird - The spooky season begins at The Georgia Room with Weird Georgia. Come hear about local werewolves, sasquatches, and other unique folklore and landmarks that make our state iconic, 6 - 7:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 25 at the Switzer Library. RSVP here.

Saturday, Sept. 30

Keep Cobb Beautiful Recycling Event - Sign up for the free Keep Cobb Beautiful Community Recycling Event, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30 at White Water/Six Flags, 250 Cobb Parkway N., Marietta. Bring your electronics and metals, and hard-to-recycle plastics, and your filled Hefty EnergyBags.

• View the list of accepted items.
• REGISTER here.

Acworth Fall Classic Car Cruise, Sept. 30, 4 - 9 p.m. at Logan Farm Park at 4405 Cherokee Street, Acworth.  Check out the classic car show in Historic Downtown Acworth at Logan Farm. The show features over 200 automobiles from Chevy Chevelles to Model T Fords. A $5 entry fee is requested for all vehicles in the cruise. All proceeds go to the Horizon Field, an all-inclusive special needs sports facility in Acworth. It is free to view the cars. More information here.

Saturday, Oct. 7

911 Kids Expo Saturday, Oct. 7, from 10 a.m. – noon at 140 North Marietta Parkway, Marietta. Bring your elementary school-aged children over and learn about calling 911 from the pros! Kids can play fun games, tour the 911 center, talk on the radio, and more! This event is FREE! An adult must accompany all children.  Check out the flyer for more information.

Cool Cars and Cops Car Show, noon - 4 p.m. at  Cobb Public Safety Training Center, 2435 East-West Connector, Austell. There will be food trucks, raffles and prizes, music, and most importantly, cars of all make and models! This is a free charity event raising money to provide gifts for children in families who experience financial hardships during the holiday season. $20 per vehicle entry. Free entry to the public. More information here.

Taste of Acworth , 11 a.m.- 6 p.m. Taste of Acworth offers fun for the whole family with a live entertainment stage, inflatables, a Georgia Grown Member Village, and a beer garden. Enjoy over 150 booths of local businesses and restaurants. Restaurants will be offering food samples ranging from $1 to $10. Admission is free.  More information here.   

Fall-O-Ween Fest, Oct. 7,  4 - 9 p.m. at Swift Cantrell Park, 3140 Old 41 Highway NW, Kennesaw. Come celebrate Halloween early at Swift Cantrell Park for the Fall-O-Ween festival. There will be lots of spooky activities, a candy trail, costume contests for all ages, a scavenger hunt, arts and crafts, field games, and music. A movie showing will take place after sundown on a giant inflatable screen. Bring your blankets or low-back chairs for comfort but nothing that will obstruct the view of others. Admission is free. More information here.

Smyrna 151st Birthday Celebration / Culture & Spirit Festival, Oct. 7, 11 a.m. - 10 p.m.  It's a big day with a concert on Atlanta Road with GOO GOO DOLLS headlining, THE WALLFLOWERS opening - with a special afternoon performance by 10,000 Maniacs at the new Village Green Park at 4:30 p.m. - Fireworks at the end. Cultural fest includes drummers, salsa, bluegrass, jazz, rock and dance performances. More information here.

Tuesday, Oct. 10

Join us for the annual Cobb County Police Community Forum, where you can learn about various programs and initiatives within our department. The event will happen at 2435 East-West Connector Austell, GA 30106 from  6:30 to 8 PM.  Download the flyer for more information.
Friday, Oct. 13  

Cobb Fall Library Book Sale - Come hunt for buried treasures and good reads at the Cobb Library Fall Book Sale, Friday, Oct. 13 - Sunday, Oct. 15 at Cobb Civic Center, 548 S. Marietta Parkway SE, Marietta. We are selling books for all ages, hardcover and paperback. You'll also find DVDs, CDs, books on CD and tape, magazines, and vinyl records.
Items range from 10 cents to $4. Cash, credit and debit cards and checks are accepted. 
All profits from this book sale go directly to buying more items for Cobb County Public Library’s 15 branches and bookmobile. For more information, please visit cobbcounty.org/library.

Saturday, Oct. 14 

Enjoy a weekend filled with art and music in the square at Marietta’s annual Chalktoberfest. This event will feature the work of more than 85 professional chalk artists, live music from local entertainers, and the opportunity to sample over 120 craft beers and 25 wines. Chalktoberfest also includes a chalk art competition, an artisan market and food trucks. All of the proceeds will benefit the Marietta Cobb Museum of Art. Admission is free. More information here.
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Powers Ferry Clean-up
The Powers Ferry Corridor Alliance is gathering volulnteers for an Adopt-A-Mile clean-up event on Saturday, Oct. 14. Meet at the new Kroger Fuel parking lot on Powers Ferry and Terrell Mill at 8:30 a.m. for registration and refreshments.  The clean-up runs from 9-10:30. More information and sign up here. 

Saturday, Oct. 21

46th Annual Harvest Fest  Oct. 21, 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. at Glover Park Marietta/ HarvestFest offers all of the fall weekend fun for the whole family. Admission is free. Come participate in seasonal events all day:  

• Pie eating contest (for ages 6 and older) 11:30 a.m. - 12-30 p.m.
• Touch-A-Truck 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
• Scarecrows in the Square all day 
• Costume Contest (for all ages as well as pets) 2 - 3 p.m. 
• Halloween Happenings kids’ festival (ages 12 and younger) 1 - 5 p.m. 
  More information here.  

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The Marietta History Center will host its monthly Pop-In event on Saturday, October 21st, from 10 am-4 pm. This is a monthly event that takes place on the 3rd Saturday of every month. Pop-In’s allows children and their families to interact with the museum through themed activities and crafts. Join us for crafts and activities geared towards Halloween fun.  Cauthorn, Nohr, and Owen generously sponsor Pop-In for Family Fun. This sponsorship allows this program to be FREE for all to enjoy.  

Saturday, Oct. 28 

Smyrna Crafts and Drafts Festival - Oct. 28 - 29, Saturday, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.; Sunday noon- 5 p.m. 2800 King Street,  downtown Smyrna. Smyrna Crafts and Drafts festival has fun for the entire family, with more than 150 arts and crafts booths, 12 food booths, live entertainment, a children’s section with a puppet show, big screen TVs for football and a beer garden featuring a variety of craft beer. Admission is free. More information here
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Keep Cobb Beautiful's Medication Disposal Event, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28 at two locations:

• Precinct 1, 2380 Cobb Parkway NW, Kennesaw
• C. Freeman Poole Senior Center, 4025 South Hurt Road, NW, Smyrna

HALLOWEEN EVENTS IN COBB

Saturday, Oct. 7

Fall-O-Ween Fest, Oct. 7,  4 - 9 p.m. at Swift Cantrell Park, 3140 Old 41 Highway NW, Kennesaw. Come celebrate Halloween early at Swift Cantrell Park for the Fall-O-Ween festival. There will be lots of spooky activities, a candy trail, costume contests for all ages, a scavenger hunt, arts and crafts, field games, and music. A movie showing will take place after sundown on a giant inflatable screen. Bring your blankets or low-back chairs for comfort but nothing that will obstruct the view of others. Admission is free. More information here.

Saturday, Oct. 21

2023 Acworth Halloween JamBOOree, Oct. 21, 3-7 p.m. at Logan Farm Park, 4405 Cherokee Street, in the field in front of the playground. Come out and enjoy all of the Halloween fun in the park. There will be a costume contest for the kids, games, rides, food and music!  Admission is free. For more information, contact: 770-917-1234.

 

October 28

Cobb PARKS Fall Fest at Jim R. Miller Park - Save the date! more to come!