Cobb County is home to an exciting lineup of annual events, from lively festivals and seasonal celebrations to concerts, food fairs, and parades. In the section below, we highlight some of the most popular events happening throughout Cobb County. Please click a link below for more information about any of these popular events, or view events by city in the navigation above, and start planning your calendar of Cobb County fun.
Weekly Events
- Acworth Farmers Market – Acworth (April to October)
- Kennesaw Farmers Market – Kennesaw (May to August)
- Marietta Square Artisan Market – Marietta
- Marietta Square Farmers Market – Marietta
- Vinings Farmers Market – Vinings (late March through October)
Monthly Events
- Caffeine and Octane – Kennesaw (first Sunday of each month)
- First Friday Concert Series – Kennesaw (May through October, no July concert)
- Greater Atlanta Coin Show – Marietta
- Hyde Farm Walking Tour – East Cobb
- Marietta Square Art Walk – Marietta
January Events
- Caffeine and Octane – Kennesaw
- Christmas Tree Recycling – Marietta
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration – Marietta
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service – Acworth
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade – Marietta
- Kennesaw Book, CD & DVD Swap – Kennesaw
- Trains, Trains, Trains – Kennesaw
February Events
- Caffeine and Octane – Kennesaw
- Cobb County School System Winter Break – Cobb County
- Dancing with the Stars of Marietta – Marietta
- Gem City Mid-Winter Break Camp – Marietta
- Kennesaw Business Expo – Kennesaw
- Polar Plunge – Acworth
- Valentines Dance Party – Kennesaw
March Events
- All 4 Kids Children’s Consignment Sale – Marietta
- Avenue Shamrock – East Cobb
- Board Game Day – Marietta
- Born Again Blessings Spring Children’s Consignment Sale – Marietta / Kennesaw
- Caffeine and Octane – Kennesaw
- Classic Car Cruise – Acworth
- Cobb 4-H Plant Sale – Marietta
- Cobb County Library Spring Book Sale – Marietta
- Cobb Library Foundation’s Booked for the Evening Gala – Marietta
- Document Shredding Day – Marietta
- Georgia Food + Wine Festival – Marietta
- Horizon Ability Gala – Acworth
- Kennesaw Concert Series – Kennesaw
- Marietta the Gathering – Marietta
- Shamrock Shuffle 5k – Marietta
- Square Screenings – Marietta
- Summer Camp Expo – Kennesaw
- Touch-A-Truck – Kennesaw
March / April Events
- Art Hatch Spring Arts Festival – Kennesaw
- Beeping Easter Egg Hunt – Acworth
- Bunny Breakfast – Kennesaw
- Bunny Brunch – Marietta
- Easter Egg Hunt – Acworth
- Easter Egg Hunts – Cobb County
- Marietta Community Egg Hunt – Marietta
- Northeast Cobb Community Egg Hunt – East Cobb
April Events
- Acworth Art Fest – Acworth
- Art Hatch Spring Garden Festival – Kennesaw
- Big Shanty Festival – Kennesaw
- Caffeine and Octane – Kennesaw
- Cobb County Job Fair – Marietta
- Cobb County School System Spring Break – Cobb County
- Cobb County Senior Services Expo – Marietta
- Fit City 5k – Kennesaw
- Glover Park Concert Series – Marietta
- KCB Community Recycling Event – Cobb County (electronics and paper shredding)
- KCB Medication Disposal Day – Cobb County
- Kennesaw Grand Prix 5k Run – Kennesaw
- Live at Logan Farm Park – Acworth
- Marietta Gardeners Club Annual Plant Sale – Marietta
- Opening of Dallas Landing Park & Proctor Landing Park – Acworth
- Root House Plant Sale – Marietta
- Spring Arts Festival – Marietta
- Spring Jonquil Festival – Smyrna
- Square Screenings – Marietta
May Events
- Acworth Dragon Boat Festival – Acworth
- Backyard Campout – Kennesaw
- Brown Bag Concert Series – Marietta
- Caffeine and Octane – Kennesaw
- Cobb Department of Transportation Touch A Truck – Marietta
- Glover Park Concert Series – Marietta
- Kennesaw Concert Series – Kennesaw
- M2R TrailFest – Marietta
- Marietta Greek Festival – Marietta / East Cobb
- May-retta Daze Arts & Crafts Festival – Marietta
- Memorial Day Ceremony – Acworth
- Memorial Day Ceremony – Marietta
- Memorial Day Ceremony – Smyrna
- Outdoor Movie Series – Kennesaw
- Smoke on the Lake BBQ Festival – Acworth
- Square Screenings – Marietta
- Taste of East Cobb – Marietta / East Cobb
- Taste of Mableton – Mableton
- Yaarab Shrine Circus – Marietta
June Events
- Caffeine and Octane – Kennesaw
- Classic Car Cruise – Acworth
- Concert on the Green, a Juneteenth Celebration – Acworth
- Dixie Highway Yard Sale
- Georgia Celebrates Quilts – Marietta (Biennial on even years)
- Glover Park Concert Series – Marietta
- Juneteenth Celebration – Marietta
- Kennesaw Concert Series – Kennesaw
- Kennesaw Grand Prix 5k Run – Kennesaw
- Lights, Camera, Avenue! Outdoor Movies – East Cobb
- Outdoor Movie Series – Kennesaw
- Marietta Brazilian Festival – Marietta
- Summer Sun Run 5k – Kennesaw
July Events
- Caffeine and Octane – Kennesaw
- Fourth of July Celebration – Acworth
- Fourth of July Parade, Festival, and Fireworks – Marietta Square
- Glover Park Concert Series – Marietta Square
- Kennesaw Salute To America – Kennesaw
- Lights, Camera, Avenue! Outdoor Movies – East Cobb
- Outdoor Movie Series – Kennesaw
- Railroad Rendezvous – Kennesaw
August Events
- Born Again Blessings Fall Children’s Consignment Sale – Marietta / Kennesaw
- Caffeine and Octane – Kennesaw
- Classic Car Cruise – Acworth
- Cobb County International Festival – Marietta
- Cobb International Film Festival – Marietta
- Glover Park Concert Series – Marietta
- Marietta History Center Rummage and Book Sale – Marietta
- Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival – Kennesaw
August / September Events
- Art in the Park – Marietta Square
September Events
- Acworth Mimosa Festival – Acworth
- Brown Bag Concert Series – Marietta
- Caffeine and Octane – Kennesaw
- Concert on the Green: Celebrating Hispanic Heritage – Acworth
- East Cobber Parade & Festival – Marietta / East Cobb
- Field of Flags – Marietta / Kennesaw (next event in 2026)
- Glover Park Concert Series – Marietta
- Harvest Hustle 5k – Kennesaw
- Kennesaw Concert Series – Kennesaw
- Kennesaw Grand Prix 5k Run – Kennesaw
- Mother-Son Camp Out – Acworth
- North Georgia State Fair – Marietta
- Taste of Kennesaw – (moved to November)
- Taste of Smyrna – Smyrna
October Events
- Acworth Book Festival – Acworth
- Caffeine and Octane – Kennesaw
- Candy Crawl – Kennesaw
- Chalktoberfest – Marietta
- Cherokee Heights Arts Festival – Marietta
- Cobb County Library Fall Book Sale – Marietta
- Cobb Diaper Day – Marietta
- Crafts & Drafts (replacing Smyrna Fall Jonquil Festival) – Smyrna
- Document Shredding Day – Marietta
- Fall Festival of Fun – Marietta
- Fall-O-Ween Fest – Kennesaw
- Great Lake Allatoona Cleanup – Acworth
- Halloween JamBOOree – Acworth
- HarvestFest – Marietta
- Kennesaw Grand Prix 5k Run – Kennesaw
- Life in the Cemetery – Kennesaw
- Nightmare on Main 5k – Kennesaw
- Safe-O-Ween – Acworth
- Scarecrows on Main – Kennesaw
- Sprayberry Trunk or Treat – Marietta / East Cobb
- Tales from the Rails – Kennesaw
- Taste of Acworth – Acworth
- Truck-a-Palooza – Kennesaw
November Events
- Acworth Beer & Wine Festival – Acworth
- Caffeine and Octane – Kennesaw
- Cobb County Gem & Mineral Club Annual Show – Marietta
- Gobble Jog 5k and 10k – Marietta
- Taste of Kennesaw – Kennesaw
- Tree Lighting at The Battery Atlanta – Marietta
- Turkey Chase 5k and 2k – Acworth
- Veterans Day Ceremony – Acworth
- Veterans Day in Kennesaw – Kennesaw
- Veterans Day Parade – Marietta
December Events
- A Day with Santa Parade and Festival – Kennesaw
- Apple Annie Arts & Crafts Show – East Cobb
- Breakfast with Santa – Kennesaw
- Breakfast with the Grinch – Acworth
- Caffeine and Octane – Kennesaw
- Christmas and Holiday Lights at Life University – Marietta
- Christmas at Piedmont Church Arts & Crafts Show – East Cobb
- Christmas in Acworth – Acworth
- Christmas Tree Recycling – Cobb County
- Cobb Christmas Stuff-A-Bus – Cobb County
- Light Up Main Parade – Acworth
- Lights, Camera, Avenue! Outdoor Movies – East Cobb
- Marietta Pilgrimage Christmas Home Tour – Marietta
- Marietta Square Christmas Tree Lighting – Marietta
- Menorah Lighting at Avenue East Cobb – East Cobb
- Menorah Lighting at The Battery Atlanta – East Cobb
- Menorah Lighting Ceremony – Acworth
- Menorah Lighting Ceremony – Kennesaw
- Menorah Lighting on the Square – Marietta
- New Year’s Eve at The Battery Atlanta – East Cobb
- Photos with Santa at Town Center Mall – Kennesaw
- Santa in the Square – Marietta
- Santa’s Arrival – Acworth
- World of Illumination – Marietta
School Calendars
Cobb County School Calendars:
Marietta City School Calendars:
Canceled Events
- Kennesaw Beer and Wine Festival – Kennesaw (canceled after 2023 event)
- Cobb Tasting Festival – Marietta (no dates announced after 2023 event)
- Cobb County Easter Egg Hunt – Marietta (replaced by Spring Arts Festival after 2023)
- Family Fancy Pants Dance – Marietta (canceled after 2023 event)
- Family Dance Party – Acworth (canceled after 2022 event)
- Fall Jonquil Festival – Smyrna (changed to Crafts & Drafts in 2022)
- Cobb Classic Rodeo – Marietta (canceled in 2020)
- 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)
