Welcome to Cobb County, where community spirit comes alive through a diverse range of events and gatherings. From family-friendly festivals and cultural celebrations to sports competitions and art exhibitions, there is always something happening in Cobb County. In the section below, we highlight some of the most popular events happening in Cobb County. Please click a link below for more information about any of these annual events, or choose events by city in the navigation above:
Weekly Events
- Acworth Farmers Market – Acworth (April to October)
- Kennesaw Farmers Market – Kennesaw (April to August)
- Marietta Square Artisan Market – Marietta
- Marietta Square Farmers Market – Marietta
- Vinings Farmers Market – Vinings (late March through October)
Monthly Events
- First Friday Concert Series – (May through October, no July concert) – Kennesaw
- Greater Atlanta Coin Show – Marietta
- Hyde Farm Walking Tour – East Cobb
- Marietta Square Art Walk – Marietta
January Events
- 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
- 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
- Board Game Day – 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
- Marietta the Gathering – Marietta
- Shamrock Shuffle 5k – Marietta
- Spring Classic Car Cruise – Acworth
- Touch-A-Truck – Kennesaw
March / April Events
- Beeping Easter Egg Hunt – Acworth
- Bunny Breakfast – Kennesaw
- Bunny Brunch – Marietta
- Easter Egg Hunt – Acworth
- Easter Egg Hunt – Smyrna
- Easter Egg Hunts – Cobb County
- Marietta Community Egg Hunt – Marietta
April Events
- Acworth Art Fest – Acworth
- Big Shanty Festival – Kennesaw
- Cobb County School System Spring Break – Cobb County
- Glover Park Concert Series – Marietta Square
- KCB Community Recycling Event (electronics and paper shredding) – Cobb County
- KCB Medication Disposal Day – Cobb County
- Kennesaw Beer and Wine Festival – Kennesaw (likely canceled after 2023)
- 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
- Taste of Mableton – Mableton
April / May Events
- Taste of Marietta – Marietta Square
- Yaarab Shrine Circus – Marietta
May Events
- Acworth Dragon Boat Festival – Acworth
- Backyard Campout – Kennesaw
- Brown Bag Concert Series – Marietta Square
- Glover Park Concert Series – Marietta Square
- Kennesaw Grand Prix 5k Run – Kennesaw
- M2R TrailFest – Marietta
- Marietta Greek Festival – Marietta / East Cobb
- May-retta Daze Arts & Crafts Festival – Marietta Square
- Memorial Day Ceremony – Acworth
- Memorial Day Ceremony – Marietta
- Memorial Day Ceremony – Smyrna
- Outdoor Movie Series – Kennesaw
- Smoke on the Lake BBQ Festival – Acworth
- Taste of East Cobb – Marietta / East Cobb
June Events
- Concert on the Green, a Juneteenth Celebration – Acworth
- Daddy Daughter Date Night – Acworth
- Dixie Highway Yard Sale
- Glover Park Concert Series – Marietta Square
- Juneteenth Celebration – Marietta Square
- KCB Annual Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Event – Cobb County
- Kennesaw Grand Prix 5k Run – Kennesaw
- Outdoor Movie Series – Kennesaw
- Summer Classic Car Cruise – Acworth
July Events
- Cobb Tasting Festival – Marietta
- 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
- Outdoor Movie Series – Kennesaw
- Railroad Rendezvous – Kennesaw
- Vinings Ice Cream Social – Vinings
August Events
- Cobb County International Festival – Marietta
- Cobb International Film Festival – Marietta
- Glover Park Concert Series – Marietta
- Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival – Kennesaw
August / September Events
- Art in the Park – Marietta Square
September Events
- Brown Bag Concert Series – Marietta Square
- Cars on the Lake – Acworth
- Concert on the Green: Celebrating Hispanic Heritage – Acworth
- East Cobber Parade & Festival – Marietta / East Cobb
- Fall Classic Car Cruise – Acworth
- Fall Community Recycling Event – Marietta
- Field of Flags – Marietta/Kennesaw (next event in 2026)
- Glover Park Concert Series – Marietta Square
- Kennesaw Grand Prix 5k Run – Kennesaw
- Marietta Streetfest – Marietta Square
- Mother-Son Camp Out – Acworth
- North Georgia State Fair – Marietta
- Noshfest – Marietta / East Cobb
- Pizza, Pints, & Pigskins – Acworth
- Taste of Kennesaw – (moved to November)
- Taste of Smyrna – Smyrna
October Events
- Acworth Book Festival – Acworth
- Chalktoberfest – Marietta
- Cobb County Library Fall Book Sale – Marietta
- Cobb Diaper Day – Marietta
- Crafts & Drafts – 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
- Safe-O-Ween – Acworth
- Scarecrows on Main – Kennesaw
- Sprayberry Trunk or Treat – Marietta / East Cobb
- Taste of Acworth – Acworth
- Truck-a-Palooza – Kennesaw
November Events
- Acworth Beer & Wine Festival – Acworth
- Cherokee Heights Arts Festival – Marietta
- Cobb County Gem & Mineral Club Annual Show – Marietta
- Gobble Jog 5k and 10k – Marietta
- Mistletoe Market – 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
November / December Events
- Christmas and Holiday Lights at Life University – Marietta
- Christmas Wonderland – Marietta
- World of Illumination – Marietta
December Events
- A Day with Santa (parade and festival) – Kennesaw
- Breakfast with Santa – Kennesaw
- Breakfast with the Grinch – Acworth
- 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
- Marietta Pilgrimage Christmas Home Tour – Marietta Square
- Marietta Square Christmas Tree Lighting – Marietta Square
- Menorah Lighting Ceremony – Acworth
- Menorah Lighting Ceremony – Kennesaw
- Menorah Lighting on the Square – Marietta
- Photos with Santa at Town Center Mall – Kennesaw
- Santa in the Square – Marietta Square
- Santa’s Arrival – Acworth
School Calendars
Cobb County School Calendars:
Cobb County School Calendar 2023-2024
Cobb County School Calendar 2024-2025
Cobb County School Calendar 2025-2026
Marietta City School Calendars:
Marietta City School Calendar 2023-2024
Marietta City School Calendar 2024-2025
Marietta City School Calendar 2025-2026
Canceled Events
- 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)
