Cobb County is home to some of the best festivals, events, and associations in the metro area. For more information about any of these annual events, please click a link below:
Every Week
- Marietta Square Farmers Market – Marietta
- Marietta Square Artisan Market – Marietta
- Kennesaw Farmers Market – Kennesaw (April to August)
- Acworth Farmers Market – Acworth (April to October)
Every Month
- Marietta Square Art Walk – Marietta
- First Friday Concert Series – (May through October, no July concert) – Kennesaw
- Greater Atlanta Coin Show – Marietta
January
- Christmas Tree Recycling – Marietta
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration – Marietta
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service – Acworth
- Kennesaw Book, CD & DVD Swap – Kennesaw
- Trains, Trains, Trains – Kennesaw
February
- Cobb County School System Winter Break – Cobb County
- Family Fancy Pants Dance – Marietta
- Valentines Dance Party – Kennesaw
- Polar Plunge – Acworth
- Kennesaw Business Expo – Kennesaw
March
- Cobb County Library Spring Book Sale – Marietta
- Document Shredding Day – Marietta
- Touch-A-Truck – Kennesaw
- Georgia Food + Wine Festival – Marietta
- Family Dance Party – Acworth
- Shamrock Shuffle 5k – Marietta
- Marietta the Gathering – Marietta
March/April
- Northeast Cobb Community Egg Drop – East Cobb / Marietta
- Cobb County Easter Egg Hunt – Marietta
- Easter Egg Hunt – Acworth
- Bunny Breakfast – Kennesaw
- Easter Egg Hunt – Smyrna
- Marietta Community Egg Hunt – Marietta
April
- Cobb County School System Spring Break – Cobb County
- Spring Fling & Sports Showcase – Marietta
- Glover Park Concert Series – Marietta Square
- Taste of West Cobb – Marietta
- Acworth Art Fest – Acworth
- Big Shanty Festival – Kennesaw
- Spring Jonquil Festival – Smyrna
- Kennesaw Beer and Wine Festival – Kennesaw
- Spring Classic Car Cruise – Acworth
- Live at Logan Farm Park – Acworth
April/May
- Taste of Marietta – Marietta Square
- Yaarab Shrine Circus – Marietta
May
- Acworth Dragon Boat Festival – Acworth
- May-retta Daze Arts & Crafts Festival – Marietta Square
- Brown Bag Concert Series – Marietta Square
- Marietta Greek Festival – Marietta / East Cobb
- Taste of East Cobb – Marietta / East Cobb
- Smoke on the Lake BBQ Festival – Acworth
- Memorial Day Ceremony – Acworth
- Memorial Day Ceremony – Marietta
- Memorial Day Ceremony – Smyrna
- Outdoor Movie Series – Kennesaw
- Swift-Cantrell Classic 5k – Kennesaw
June
- Juneteenth Celebration – Marietta Square
- Concert on the Green, a Juneteenth Celebration – Acworth
- Glover Park Concert Series – Marietta Square
- Cobb Classic Rodeo – Marietta
- Outdoor Movie Series – Kennesaw
- Law Enforcement Torch Run 5k – Kennesaw
- Dixie Highway Yard Sale
- Daddy Daughter Date Night – Acworth
July
- Fourth of July Parade, Festival, and Fireworks – Marietta Square
- Glover Park Concert Series – Marietta Square
- Fourth of July Celebration – Acworth
- Kennesaw Salute To America – Kennesaw
- Vinings Ice Cream Social – Vinings
- Outdoor Movie Series – Kennesaw
- Summer Classic Car Cruise – Acworth
- Cobb Tasting Festival – Marietta
- Railroad Rendezvous – Kennesaw
- Downtown Dash 5K – Kennesaw
August
- Glover Park Concert Series – Marietta
- Cobb Classic Rodeo – Marietta
- Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival – Kennesaw
- Cobb County International Festival – Marietta
- Cobb International Film Festival – Marietta
August / September
- Art in the Park – Marietta Square
September
- Brown Bag Concert Series – Marietta Square
- Marietta Streetfest – Marietta Square
- Glover Park Concert Series – Marietta Square
- Noshfest – Marietta / East Cobb
- North Georgia State Fair – Marietta
- East Cobber Parade & Festival – Marietta / East Cobb
- Taste of Kennesaw – (moved to November)
- Taste of Smyrna – Smyrna
- Pizza, Pints, & Pigskins – Acworth
- Cars on the Lake – Acworth
- Mother-Son Camp Out – Acworth
- Concert on the Green: Celebrating Hispanic Heritage – Acworth
- Great Locomotive Chase 5K – Kennesaw
October
- HarvestFest – Marietta
- Chalktoberfest – Marietta
- Taste of Acworth – Acworth
- Truck-a-Palooza – Kennesaw
- Halloween JamBOOree – Acworth
- Crafts & Drafts – Smyrna
- Fall Festival of Fun – Marietta
- Fall-O-Ween Fest – Kennesaw
- Sprayberry Trunk or Treat – Marietta / East Cobb
- Fall Classic Car Cruise – Acworth
- Cobb Classic Rodeo – Marietta
- Great Lake Allatoona Cleanup – Acworth
- Document Shredding Day – Marietta
- Garden Gallop 5k – Kennesaw
- Cobb County Library Fall Book Sale – Marietta
- Acworth Book Festival – Acworth
- Fall Community Recycling Event – Marietta
November
- Acworth Beer & Wine Festival – Acworth
- Taste of Kennesaw – Kennesaw
- Veterans Day Parade – Marietta
- Veterans Day Ceremony – Acworth
- Veteran’s Day in Kennesaw – Kennesaw
- Gobble Jog 5k and 10k – Marietta
- Turkey Chase 5k and 2k – Acworth
- Tree Lighting at The Battery Atlanta – Marietta
- Mistletoe Market – Marietta
- Run for Wounded Heroes 5k – Kennesaw
- Cherokee Heights Arts Festival – Marietta
December
- Marietta Square Christmas Tree Lighting – Marietta Square
- Santa in the Square – Marietta Square
- A Day with Santa (parade and festival) – Kennesaw
- Christmas and Holiday Lights at Life University – Marietta
- Marietta Pilgrimage Christmas Home Tour – Marietta Square
- Santa’s Arrival – Acworth
- Christmas in Acworth – Acworth
- Menorah Lighting on the Square – Marietta
- Menorah Lighting Ceremony – Kennesaw
- Menorah Lighting Ceremony – Acworth
- Photos with Santa at Town Center Mall – Kennesaw
- Breakfast with the Grinch – Acworth
- World of Illumination – Marietta
- Christmas Tree Recycling
School Calendars
Cobb County School Calendars:
Cobb County School Calendar 2023-2024
Cobb County School Calendar 2022-2023
Marietta City School Calendars:
Marietta City School Calendar 2023-2024
Marietta City School Calendar 2022-2023
Canceled Events
- Fall Jonquil Festival – Smyrna (changed to Crafts & Drafts in 2022)
- Owl-O-Ween – Kennesaw (canceled in 2020)
- Pro Wakeboard Tour – Acworth (last visited Acworth during the 2018 tour)
- Boxerstock – Marietta (canceled in 2017)
- Marietta Zombie Walk – Marietta (canceled in 2016)
- Whole Hawg Happenin’ BBQ & Music Fest – Marietta (Canceled in 2015)