East Cobb’s beloved Marietta Greek Festival is back for its 36th year! Come enjoy your favorite homemade Greek foods, music, dancing and atmosphere as you make your way around the beautiful grounds – experiencing the beauty of the Greek culture.
The festival is held at Holy Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church (3431 Trickum Road, Marietta GA 30066), with complimentary parking & shuttle services.
Admission is $5 and children under 12 are free. Secure your tickets ONLINE NOW!
The hours of operation are: Friday, May 15th, 4:00pm – 10:30pm Saturday, May 16th, 11:00am – 10:30pm Sunday, May 17th, 11:00am – 4:00pm
Visit www.mariettagreekfestival.com for more information about festival details, sponsorship opportunities, volunteer positions, and more.
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The rain stopped early Saturday morning and the sun came out for the 20th Taste of East Cobb.
The weather couldn’t have been more ideal, as attendees enjoyed tasty bites provided by local restaurants, listened to music from local school jazz bands and took in a picture-perfect spring weekend day at Johnson Ferry Baptist Church.
The festival is a fundraiser for the Walton Band Parent Association, which sold tickets for food and other activites, including a kids’ zone, face painting and more.
Local businesses displayed their wares and special offers, and there also was a silent auction.
After the event was over, organizers announced the following winners, as voted on by the public on hand:
East Cobb News was proud to be a sponsor of the Taste of East Cobb for the fourth year in a row!
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Activities this weekend include East Cobb’s signature’s food festival, plenty of music and other outdoor activities as spring continues. From our calendar listings:
Rain is in the forecast Saturday for the Taste of East Cobb, but it’s slated to go on rain or shine from 11-5 at Johnson Ferry Baptist Church (955 Johnson Ferry Road).
It’s the 20th anniversary of the festival featuring local restaurants, businesses and other organizations, to benefit the Walton band programs. Jazz bands from several local schools will be playing, and there will be raffle prizes, giveaways, a kids zone and more.
Admission and parking are free; you pay for food tickets as you go, and as you like.
The Cobb Fire Station 12 Open House on Saturday will celebrate the new facility at 853 Chastain Corner from 11-1. You can tour the station, meet the firefighters and see how they operate. It’s free and open to the public.
East Cobb Park (3322 Roswell Road) will be busy all day and into the evening on Saturday, starting with the East Cobb Park Garden Club Work Day from 10-12. This month’s project is the assessing newly planted annuals for pests.
Meet up at the lower level gardens to the right of the concert stage, and if you’ve got gloves, tools and shovels, bring them with you. It’s also a kid-friendly event if you wish to bring along little ones.
At the same 10-12 time frame in another part of the park, the Cobb Water System and volunteers will be having a Sewell Mill Creek Waterway Cleanup.
All you have to do is show up in clothing that can get wet, including rubber boots or waders if you have them. All equipment for the cleanup will be provided.
Just before dark on Saturday is the first Music in the Park concert at night. It features the 10-piece high-energy band 120 East, which will sound off starting at 7 p.m.
The concert is free and you can bring food, blankets and chairs to enjoy.
It’s the first of a double-dip of concerts at the park. From 3-5 Sunday you can hear Rusted Melody, a Music in the Park regular, featuring folk and light pop sounds.
One more blast of music is coming your way as the weekend concludes, also on Sunday. The Atlanta-based chorale ensemble Coro Vocati will be performing from 3-5 at St. Catherine’s Episcopal Church (571 Holt Road).
The program is called “Dirt Roads and Footpaths,” based on a musical setting of the Dylan Thomas “Fern Hill” poem evoking “youth and memory, while other works illuminate the landscapes, challenges, and joys of the human journey.”
The concert is free and free-will donations are accepted; refreshments will be served.
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Taqueria Tsunami will be back at the 2026 Taste of East Cobb.
It’s just a couple of weeks away from the 20th Taste of East Cobb festival, and organizers are rolling out the lineups for food vendors, exhibitors and sponsors for the May 2 event at Johnson Ferry Baptist Church.
Some of the restaurants that have signed up thus far are newly opened, including Pho Hoa and Playa Bowls on Johnson Ferry Road. Many of the others will be familiar to regular festival attendees:
Aapka Food Adda; AXIA Chinese Bistro; Camps Kitchen and Bar; Gong cha Boba Tea; Green Coyote Cantina; Kona Ice; Mediterranean Express; Mezza Luna Marietta; Pho Hoa; Playa Bowls; Provision Cafe; Righteous Que; Schmoo Pies; Seed Kitchen & Bar; SmallCakes East Cobb; SmokeHouseQ; Sterling Estates East Cobb; Taqueria Tsunami; Ted’s Montana Grill; Wimal Authentic Thai
Business and organizational exhibitors that you’ll be seeing include Alloy Personal Training, Atlanta Swim Academy, Blue Penguin and Cactus car washes, Club Pilates of Merchants Walk, Cobb Republican Party, Mathnasium of East Cobb, Mt. Bethel Christian Academy, Peachtree Curling, PeakZen Yoga, Stretch Zone, Strongvibe and White Tiger Martial Arts.
East Cobb News is once again proud to be a sponsor of the Taste of East Cobb—our fourth year in a row!—and here’s the full contingent:
Platinum: Atlanta Tent Rental; Custom Disposal Services; Johnson Ferry Baptist Church; Montrose Animal Hospital
Gold:East Cobb News; EAST COBBER; Savage Cabinetry
Silver: All American Gutter Protection; Camps Kitchen and Bar; Cobb County Democratic Committee; East Cobb City Lifestyle; FS8 East Cobb; Green Coyote Cantina; Hometown Indoor Billboard Network; Lamar Advertising; Precision Krav Maga; Prevent and Restore Physical Therapy; Ridgeline Floors and Bath.
Musical performances will be announced later and will feature bands from Walton, Wheeler, Dickerson, Dodgen and East Side.
The festival is a fundraiser for the Walton Band Parent Association, with proceeds to benefit the school’s band programs. Admission and parking are free.
Advance food tickets are available at this link; Taste of East Cobb discount cards also are available. For $30 the cards can be used at more than 20 local restaurants and eateries (details here).
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The Loose Shoes Duo kicks off the East Cobb Park spring concert series Sunday.
With beautiful weather in store all weekend, there’s plenty going on—most of it outdoors—in and around East Cobb. The highlights, from our calendar listings:
There are activities for all ages, with plants homegrown by the Master Gardeners, a Kids Corner and more. Hours are 10-4 and admission and parking are free.
Running alongside that event at Jim Miller Park from 10-4 Saturday is the Cobb Arts Festival, which features a wide range of handmade goods, artwork, and creative treasures, food trucks, live performances and and interactive arts experiences for kids.
As with the plant sale, admission and parking are free.
If you’re doing some spring cleaning, the Pope Band Recycling Day on Saturday the place to bring by household items that they can take in (list here with accepted items and fees). The event runs from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Northeast Cobb YMCA (3010 Johnson Ferry Road).
Kitten season is here, and the volunteers at Good Mews will be holding a Kitten Showerfrom 11-1 Saturday to teach how to care for kittens. It’s free at the Wellstar East Cobb Health Park (3747 Roswell Road), and you’re asked to sign up here.
Is there a hole in your favorite shirt, but you don’t know how to fix it? Stitched Gifts and Parkaire Landing Shopping Center are holding a free session on Saturday, Wear It, Fix It! A Clothing Repair Clinic, at the East Cobb Library (4880 Lower Roswell Road). You’ll learn the basics of sewing and repair skills. There will be repair supplies and repair guides on hand. No alterations will be performed. The event is free and no registration is required.
For those who like to dabble in color, Paint Like Bob Ross is an introduction to the techniques of an art master with a certified instructor. The class is from 4-6 Saturday at the Peachtree Art Center (2601 Sandy Plains Road), and all age groups are welcome. The cost is $45 a person and all materials will be supplied.
Sunday is the return of live concerts at East Cobb Park (3322 Roswell Road) and this spring’s concert series features the familiar Loose Shoes Duo, who will play popular blues and rock favorites from 3-5 at the concert shell. It’s free and you’re invited to bring blankets/chairs and food to enjoy.
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A beautiful spring Saturday is in the forecast in East Cobb, and a couple of new events are on tap from our calendar listings:
At The Art Place (3330 Sandy Plains Road), the Cobb Public Services Agency is debuting the Renaissance Faire, aimed as a prelude to the Georgia Renaissance Faire later this spring.
It’s a joint effort by Cobb PARKS, the Cobb County Public Library System and Cobb Senior Services, featuring “demonstrations, performances, food, crafts, and interactive activities that showcase the spirit of the era.”
Performers include the Tenpenny Travelers, School of Rock East Cobb, Center for Puppetry Arts and Shakespeare Tavern and Playhouse.
The festival lasts from 11-4 and admission is free; more information at this link. Because the event is spread throughout the parking lot at The Art Place, Tim D. Lee Senior Center and Mountain View Regional Library, parking is at the Mountain View Aquatic Center.
Easter’s just around the corner, and Avenue East Cobb (4475 Roswell Road) is hopping to it with the Bunny Bash on Saturday from 10-1. There will be balloon twisters, a petting zoo, an egg hunt and photos with the Easter Bunny. Admission is free, but the photos are $15 per child and you can reserve your spot by clicking here. Walk-in photos are available from 12-1; ticket proceeds benefit Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.
The Powers Ferry Corridor Alliance Adopt-A-Mile Spring Clean-Up takes place from 9-10:30 Saturday morning. Volunteers should meet up at the Kroger parking lot (1310 Powers Ferry Road). All materials will be provided, along with refreshments.
Keep Cobb Beautiful is holding a number of Earth Day Cleanup events around the county from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, including Shaw Park (990 Shaw Park Drive) for invasive species removal and planting. If you’re interested in taking part, you can sign up here.
On Saturday night, the Atlanta Country Club (100 Country Club Lane) once again is the venue for the Cobb Library Foundation’s main fundraiser, the Booked for the Evening Gala.
This year’s featured literary guest is New York Times bestselling author Karen White. The event includes an elegant seated dinner and other entertainment and refreshments. Tickets are $175 each.
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The Northeast Cobb Community Egg Drop returns to the Sprayberry High School football field on April 4.
We’re hoping to break out into spring for good very soon, and our events calendar is filling up with plenty of fun things to do for the season.
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A chicken salad croissant and tomato basil pasta salad from La Madeleine. ECN photos and videos.
It’s a little more than a couple of months from the 2026 Taste of East Cobb, and organizers announced last week that they’re accepting vendor applications for the 2026 festival.
The date is Saturday, May 2, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Johnson Ferry Baptist Church (955 Johnson Ferry Road).
The festival is a fundraiser for the Walton Band Parent Association, with proceeds to benefit the school’s band programs.
This year will mark the 20th anniversary of the Taste of East Cobb, and for the last three years East Cobb News has been proud to be a sponsor—and we’re looking forward to it again.
The WBPA has also begun issuing Taste of East Cobb discount cards. For $30 the cards can be used at more than 20 local restaurants and eateries (details here).
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Submitted by the Cobb County Public Library System after Monday’s event was postponed due to weather:
The Holocaust Remembrance Day program at Gritters Library is rescheduled to Wednesday, February 11 at 1 pm.
The Kennesaw State University Museum of History and Holocaust Education (MHHE), in partnership with Gritters, is presenting the program featuring a talk by Katy Matello, MHHE Educational and Outreach Coordinator. This event honors the victims and survivors of the Holocaust while reaffirming a commitment to stand against hatred in all its forms.
The MHHE exhibit “Enduring Tension: (En)Countering Antisemitism in Every Age” is on display in the library through Wednesday, February 11. This exhibit educates visitors about the history of anti-Semitism in the U.S. and challenges them to consider how they can help combat hate. Through stories and historical context, it sparks dialogue and action toward a more inclusive future.
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We’re a week into 2026 and already our calendar listings are starting to fill out in January and beyond. If you’re part of an organization that has events for the public in the East Cobb area, let us know and we’ll help spread the word!
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The Good Mews Holiday Harvest Market returns on Saturday.
November is here, which means holiday shopping events are getting underway, and if you’re interested in getting some of that done early, a couple of events in East Cobb are worth your time.
The longstanding Lassiter Craft Fair returns this weekend to the halls of Lassiter High School (2601 Shallowford Road), run by the Lassiter Band Boosters Association.
The fair includes more than 100 vendors selling handcrafted items including holiday gifts and decor, woodworking, jewelry, crochet/knitting, bath and body, candles, pottery, wreaths, and more. There also will be a bake sale, concessions and raffle prizes on-site.
Hours are 10-5 Saturday and 11-4 Sunday and admission is free.
Also on Saturday, the Good Mews Holiday Harvest Market is back to benefit operations at the no-kill cat shelter. In addition to artisan market items, you’ll be able to shop for books, puzzles and games, purchased cat products and enjoy a bake sale and other activities.
The market takes place from 10-4 at Good Mews (3805 Robinson Road), and admission is free.
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The polka band trio known as Bob and the Bavarians announced that the next number would be the “Chicken Dance”—a classic of the genre—and asked for kids to come and perform along with them.
A few children moved forward, but as the song rang out, it was adults doing the dancing.
Under a big tent in the back parking lot at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church on Saturday, Oktoberfest took place for the 14th time, with proceeds to benefit MUST Ministries.
The familiar rhythms of past festivals echoed again, and not just of the musical variety. Plates of sausage, sauerkraut, German potato salad and pretzels were washed down with huge mugs of beer.
Kids played in a bouncy house and tossed horsehoes, vendors displayed their wares in the church hall, and a display of classic cars greeted attendees out front.
Indoors, a concert of church music was featured via piano and Holy Trinity’s custom-designed Parkey organ, thundering at the conclusion with “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God,” written by Martin Luther himself.
All around the church grounds, a present-day Martin Luther greeted everyone in his monkish garb, and then settled in for a bratwurst himself.
Saturday’s festival of German music, food, culture and faith is one of many events in the East Cobb area this fall, and we’d like to share your news of upcoming events, and photos, etc., after the fact with the community.
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The ukelele-guitar duo Rusted Melody will visit the East Cobb Park stage Sunday for another Music in the Park concert.
The first weekend in October is absolutely loaded with a variety of events in East Cobb to suit many tastes and interests, and to take advantage of some gorgeous weather.
MOVIES
Events at East Cobb Park will bookend the bevy of options, starting with Movie in the Park Friday, the Disney feature “The Wild Robot.”
MUSIC
On Sunday afternoon, the ukelele-guitar duo of Rusted Melody visits the concert stage for Music in the Park, which runs from 4-6.
Both events are free and you can bring food, blankets and lawn chairs and enjoy. East Cobb Park is located at 3322 Roswell Road.
FESTIVALS
Are already in the early fall air, some that have been around for a while, and those that are new. The 14th annual Oktoberfest returns Saturday from 10-5 at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church (2922 Sandy Plains Road), celebrating German food, faith and culture.
Bratwurst, beer, a classic car show, a craft vendor fair, kids’ activities and a concert inside the sanctuary are on tap, with proceeds benefitting MUST Ministries. Admission is $7 adults, $3 children or $20 family; after 1 p.m. overflow parking is allowed at the adjacent post office.
From 1-4 Saturday The Auto Accident Attorneys Group Fall Festival will take place at its offices at 1454 Johnson Ferry Road. It’s free admission to all, and includes food, games, face-painting, music, a petting zoo and puppy adoptions.
The event is AAA Co-Founder and Partner Ali Salimi’s way of “giving back and saying thank you” to the community.
FISHING
Another Cobb PARKS Fishing Rodeo for kids is set for Saturday from 9-11 at Ebenezer Downs Park (4057 Ebenezer Road). The event will have prizes, friendly competition, and plenty of excitement for anglers of all ages. Entry fee is $5.
The meetup starts at 9 a.m. at the parking lot of the Kroger at MarketPlace Terrell Mill (1310 Powers Ferry Road), and lasts until 10:30 a.m. You can sign up to volunteer at this link.
WASTE REDUCTION
On Sunday afternoon, Chestnut Ridge Christian Church is inviting the public to a workshop, “Faithful Responses to Reducing Waste,” that will explore opportunities to address plastics at a policy level and solutions to help the congregation reduce and divert waste onsite.
The event is from 12:30-2 p.m. at the church (2663 Johnson Ferry Road).
ART
For those interested in visual art, LM Frame and Gallery (1062 Johnson Ferry Road) is featuring local artists in an Encaustic Art Show Saturday from 5-8 p.m.
MORE MUSIC
More performing arts are in store on Sunday afternoon at the Lassiter Concert Hall (2601 Shallowford Road), with the Atlanta Youth Wind Symphony Fall Concert.
Musical pieces include the works of George Gershwin, Gustav Holst and Leonard Bernstein as the AYSO marks its 37th year. The concert begins at 4 p.m.; tickets are $15 for ages 12 and over and admission is free to those 12 and under.
THEATRE
The 2025 season of CenterStage North comes to an end starting this weekend with the first three of six performances of “Lend Me a Soprano,” billed as a “madcap farce” with a high level of comedic delight.
Shows are Friday-Sunday and next weekend (Oct. 9-11) at The Art Place-Mountain View (3330 Sandy Plains Road), and you can order your tickets here. They range from $15-$27.
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Just a few hours before Thursday’s Charlie Kirk vigil, the event has relocated for a second time, to East Cobb Park.
The event is slated for 7 p.m. in the front field of the park (3822 Roswell Road).
Organizers were forced to move the event from Woodlawn Square Shopping Center when Retail Planning Corp., its property management company, said it was not told about it.
Organizers said they received permission from the manager of the Chick-Fil-A to hold the vigil near the restaurant.
But Beth Wallace, the assistant property manager for Woodlawn Square, told East Cobb News the retail center never has had events like this and doesn’t, for liability reasons.
The vigil was moved Tuesday from the East Cobb Government Services Center when county officials said the vigil organizers didn’t notify them, and that it doesn’t allow public gatherings that would interfere with public safety operations at the Cobb Police Precinct 4 and Cobb Fire Station 21.
East Cobb Park is operated by Cobb PARKS. East Cobb News asked Cobb government spokesman Ross Cavitt if the vigil organizers needed to get permission before holding such an event, and he said “only if they were planning on using any of the facilities which it’s too late for that now.”
Candles will be distributed, and participants will be invited for song and prayer.
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Come for the rides and food. Stay for the shows and exhibits. The North Georgia State Fair is coming back this week with amusements for all interests Sept. 18 – 28. This year’s shows include motocross, a demolition derby, monster trucks, bull riders, magicians, a circus, a hypnotist, racing pigs, and Frisbee dogs.
New traffic plans: All vehicles will be directed to County Services Parkway. Eastbound Al Bishop Drive will be closed to through traffic starting one hour prior to the fair opening each day. Westbound Al Bishop Drive will be two-laned for incoming fair traffic. Uber/Lyft pick-up and drop-off will be located at the Cobb Safety Village, 1220 Al Bishop Drive, Marietta. This year, parking is free.
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Students from Dance Stop Studios—a regular participant at the EAST COBBER parade—step off on Johnson Ferry Road Saturday morning. ECN photos and videos.
The East Cobb public turned out in strong numbers on a beautiful Saturday morning for the 27th annual EAST COBBER parade.
It was a familiar festive scene, as schools, community organizations, faith groups, local businesses and public agencies were represented in the parade route, which marched down Johnson Ferry Road, from Mt. Bethel Elementary School to Johnson Ferry Baptist Church.
A community festival took part early Saturday afternoon.
Many of the schools featured their teachers and classified employees of the year.
Librarians from the Cobb County Public Library pushed their book carts down the mile route.
Members of the Twilight Twirlers tossed up batons as they kept the pace.
Scout troops waved their pack flags, and marching bands from Pope, Walton and Wheeler high schools played their fight songs and provided musical entertainment (see the videos below).
Among those taking part included:
Addison Elementary School; Boy Scouts Pack 1714; Brumby Elementary School; CertaPro Painters; Club Pilates Merchants Walk; Cobb County District Attorney; Cobb County School District Transportation; Cobb County Sheriff’s Office; Dance Stop; Daniell Middle School; Dickerson Middle School; Dodgen Middle School; East Side Elementary School; Good Mews Animal Foundation; GRACEPOINT School; Hightower Trail Middle School PTSA; Keheley Elementary School; Mabry Middle School; McCleskey Middle School; Murdock Elementary School; My Best Friend’s Vet; Peach State Roller Derby; Peachtree Curling Association \; School of Rock East Cobb; Shallowford Falls Elementary School; Simpson Middle School; STORSquare; Timber Ridge Elementary School; Tritt Elementary School; Twilight Twirler of Marietta; White Tiger Martial Arts.
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Several schools in the East Cobb area have been festooned with American flags for the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the U.S.
Students at Kell High School planted 2,977 flags—equalling the number of people who were killed in the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001—on the school’s lawn.
“A truly touching morning for all who could see this display,” said a message on the school’s Facebook page, which contains more photos.
Similarly, at Pope High School, students there placed the same number of flags on school grounds on Wednesday, so they would be seen as the school day started Thursday.
“We truly have the best students and yesterday was another powerful reminder of their compassion and commitment,” said Pope’s Facebook message, which also included more photos.
The same gesture was made at Walton High School:
“Every year Student Leadership Council students line the walkways and driveways with flags in honor of the victims of the attacks on September 11, 2001.”
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Part of Johnson Ferry Road will be mostly pedestrian Saturday morning for the EAST COBBER parade. ECN file photo.
Saturday is the 27th edition of the EAST COBBER parade, which marches down the heart of Johnson Ferry Road.
For a couple of hours at least, part of the road will be completely closed to traffic.
The parade marches off starting at 10 a.m. from Mt. Bethel Elementary School, and will head to Johnson Ferry Baptist Church, with a community festival there lasting from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Both northbound and southbound lanes of Johnson Ferry will be closed between Roswell and Lower Roswell roads from 9:45 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Woodlawn Drive also will be closed during this time.
Before that, Princeton Lakes Drive will be closed, starting at 8 a.m., since that leads to the entrance to the school, which is the staging area for the parade.
Cobb DOT will be setting up detours at the intersections of Roswell Road and Indian Hills Parkway and Lower Roswell Road.
Other detours will be set up at the intersection of Roswell and Timber Ridge Road and Lower Roswell and Timber Ridge.
The parade route will detour into the church south parking lot at Olde Towne Parkway.
The participants in the parade include a variety of schools, community organizations, local businesses, scout troops and government agencies.
The festival takes place in the north lot of Johnson Ferry Baptist Church and will include a number of business and community vendors, food, and live music and entertainment.
Admission to the parade and festival is free; for more information visit the EAST COBBER website.
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Scout troops from the East Cobb are a regular presence at the EAST COBBER parade. File photo.
The 27th annual EAST COBBER Magazine parade and community festival returns to its familiar slot in mid-September.
Publisher Laren Brown announced this week that vendor and participant registration for the 2025 edition is continuing.
The event is Saturday, Sept. 13, and starts at 10 a.m. with the parade. The route begins at the entrance of the Princeton Lakes subdivision and goes down Johnson Ferry Road, to Olde Towne Parkway.
The festival takes place in the north parking lot of Johnson Ferry Baptist Church from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Local businesses and organizations will have booths, and there will be entertainment, games and food.
Admission to all portions of the event is free.
“This event has always been about more than just a parade or festival—it’s about celebrating the people and organizations that make such a desirable community,” Brown said in a publisher’s note in the August magazine that was distributed on Thursday.
“Year after year, it fills me with joy it fills me with joy to see families lining the streets, kids waving at floats and neighbors coming together to support one another.”
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The Dog Days Run steps off at the McCleskey-East Cobb Family YMCA on Saturday morning for the 20th time. File photo.
In an earlier post we mentioned the outdoor volleyball match between the highly rated Pope and Walton volleyball teams that’s taking place Saturday night.
It’s at 7:30 p.m. at the Greyhounds football stadium (3001 Hembree Road), and you can purchase tickets here, starting at $7 for general admission.
There’s a lot going on in East Cobb on Saturday, kicked off early in the morning by the 20th Dog Days Run. It’s the Rotary Club of East Cobb’s biggest fundraiser, with more than $100K collected at last year’s event that was distributed to numerous community and Rotary charities.
The 5K course starts and finishes at the McCleskey-East Cobb Family YMCA (1055 East Piedmont Road) starting at 7:30 a.m., and there will be prizes and recognitions for age-group winners. Registration continues through the event day, and for virtual runners, with a $35 fee.
More Pope-Walton activities, this time apart: Both of their marching band programs are having recycling fundraisers Saturday. Pope’s is from 9-2 at the Northeast Cobb YMCA (3010 Johnson Ferry Road), while Walton’s is from 9-3 at the school (1590 Murdock Road).
Visit the links to find out what you can’t and cannot drop off, and the charges for doing so.
This weekend is the last chance to see “Black Comedy” presented by CenterStage North at The Art Place (3330 Sandy Plains Road).
It’s the story of a struggling artist who holds a dinner party to impress a wealthy art collector and his fiancée’s father . . . . and then the lights go out.
The final shows are Thursday, Friday and Saturday, all starting at 8 p.m., and you can get your tickets here.
One more Pope vs. Walton event to mention, and it’s turned into something of an undercard for the volleyball match. The Greyhounds and Raiders football teams will be playing in a pre-season scrimmage at Pope Friday, as they tune up for their 2025 slates.
The tickets for that scrimmage start at $11 and you can get them here. Kickoff at the Hound Pound is 7:30 p.m.
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