East Cobber Parade

There’s a chance it could rain on the East Cobber parade

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East Cobber parade
The possibility of rain and partly sunny skies in the forecast isn’t likely to dampen the spirit of the Twilight Twirlers, an East Cobber parade regular. (ECN file)

If you’re making plans to attend the EAST COBBER parade and festival Saturday, you may want to include some rain gear just in case.

The thunderstorms that came through the East Cobb area Friday night are the front edge of what could be a rainy weekend.

The parade steps off from Mt. Bethel Elementary School at 10 a.m., then heads down Johnson Ferry Road to the south parking lot of Johnson Ferry Baptist Church, where the event’s festival runs from 11-3 (Details of traffic closures and the parade route.).

According to the National Weather Service in Atlanta, there will be a 40 percent chance of rain Saturday, mostly after 2 p.m. The forecast calls for partly sunny skies, with a high temperature in the East Cobb area of 87.

By the start of the parade, the temperatures are expected to be in the mid 70s.

A 30 percent chance of rain is expected Saturday night and a 20 percent is possible Sunday, also after 2 p.m. Highs Sunday are forecast to be in the high 80s.

Sun will return by the start of the week. Temperatures are forecast in the low to mid 90s, a bit lower than this week’s blistering heat, and into the high 80s by the end of next week.

 

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Traffic alert: Part of Johnson Ferry Road closed Saturday for parade

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East Cobber parade, Pope HS, Johnson Ferry Road closed

Just a reminder that this Saturday is the EAST COBBER parade, which means that one of the busiest parts of Johnson Ferry Road will be closed for a few hours.

Johnson Ferry between Roswell Road and Lower Roswell Road will be closed to all traffic between 9:45 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.

The parade route stretches southbound from Princeton Lakes Drive to the entrance to the Johnson Ferry Baptist Church ball fields parking lot (at Olde Towne Parkway).

The parade starts at 10 a.m., with the parade participants marching down the southbound lane.

The festival follows from around 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. in the ball fields parking lot.

Admission to both components of the event is free.

We’ll have more in a separate post about weekend events, but here’s a link to parade and festival activities.

East Cobber parade route
Key: Black stars are road closure points; red stars mark the parade route; blue star is festival site. Map source: OpenStreetMap

 

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PHOTOS: 22nd annual East Cobber parade and festival

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East Cobber parade, Walton flag team
The Walton High School flag team marching in the East Cobber parade. (East Cobb News photos and slideshow by Wendy Parker)

A host of organizations, schools, churches and businesses took part in the East Cobber parade down Johnson Ferry Road Saturday and a community festival that followed at Johnson Ferry Baptist Church.

Started in 1995 by East Cobber magazine publisher and founder Cynthia Rozzo, the parade has grown to include several dozen organizations representing a wide variety of community life in East Cobb.

Among those walking the 0.8-mile trek from Mt. Bethel Elementary School to Johnson Ferry Baptist were elected officials, civic leaders, scout troops, school bands and cheerleaders, local businesses and librarians shuffling book carts from the Cobb County Public Library System.

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Unicyclists from Mt. Bethel Elementary School.
East Cobber parade, Wheeler HS band
The Wheeler High School marching band.
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Young attendees taking in the sights of a community parade, and waiting for candy thrown by participants.
East Cobber parade, Pope HS
The Pope High School marching band.
East Cobber parade, East Cobb Rotary Club
Members of the East Cobb Rotary Club.
East Cobber parade, The Lady Lions Cheer Team
The Lady Lions Cheer Team from Smyrna.
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Students from the Dance Stop studio perform to Aaron Copland.
East Cobber parade, School of Rock
Student from the School of Rock Playing hits from the 1970s.

Check out more photos from the East Cobber parade and festival:

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EAST COBB TRAFFIC ALERT: Road closures for East Cobber parade

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East Cobber parade
Unicyclists from Mt. Bethel Elementary School are a regular part of the East Cobber parade. (East Cobb News photo by Wendy Parker)

The one Saturday out of the year in which you can actually see unicyclists pedaling down Johnson Ferry Road is this Saturday. That means it’s time for the East Cobber parade, which begins at 10 a.m. and includes some significant closures along one of East Cobb’s busiest traffic arteries.

If you’ve experienced this before, the schedule is familiar, and remains essentially the same. Cobb Police will be shutting down Johnson Ferry Road between Roswell Road and Johnson Ferry Road between 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.

There may be some changes to this, in terms of time and precise closure points. Sometimes you can drive all the way to Princeton Lakes Drive, where the parade route begins, out of Mt. Bethel Elementary School, up until around 9:45 a.m. East Cobber parade route map

It’s best to observe the 9:30-11 window, and the Roswell-Lower Roswell boundaries, especially to give yourself time to find parking and a vantage point, and in case there are any logistical changes.

Woodlawn Drive will remain open, and is a good route to find a place to watch the parade—the Johnson Ferry Baptist Church parking lot will be available—but expect delays due to the closures.

Princeton Lakes Drive will be closed entirely from 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Saturday as the parade route assembles at Mt. Bethel Elementary School and heads south on Johnson Ferry Road.

Cobb DOT also is setting up detours at the following intersections, and these too have been done in previous years:

  • Intersection of Roswell Road and Indian Hills Parkway;
  • Intersection of Lower Roswell Road and Indian Hills Parkway;
  • Intersection of Roswell Road and Timber Ridge Road;
  • Intersection of Lower Roswell Road and Timber Ridge Road.

If you can’t get to the parade but want to watch, it’s being streamed live on East Cobber‘s Facebook page (link here) and Instagram account (link here).

The festival begins at 11 a.m. in the Johnson Ferry Baptist parking lot near the athletic fields. Here’s a full list of parade and festival participants. Here’s more on this weekend’s events in East Cobb.

EAST COBB WEEKEND: East Cobber parade & festival; garden tour; Sunday Funday & more

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East Cobb weekend events, East Cobber parade
The Walton High School band, including the flag team, will once again participate in Saturday’s East Cobber parade. (East Cobb News photo by Wendy Parker)

After a harrowing week of stormy and fall-like weather, the East Cobb weekend schedule is perfectly suited for the Indian Summer-like conditions that are on tap.

In other words, get—and stay!—outdoors! In addition to some local rivalry football tilts, one of East Cobb’s biggest most festive events returns, while another that figures to become a big hit makes its debut. Check our full calendar listings for more, but here are some of the highlights of a jam-packed schedule of events designed to soak up some welcome sun and warmth in mid-September:

  • Walton vs. Wheeler football, Friday, 7:30 p.m.: Raider Valley (1590 Bill Murdock Road) is the site for this backyard bout, which also is a key regional game. The Raiders are 3-0 and Wheeler is 2-1;
  • Lassiter Homecoming: Parade starts at 5:30 p.m. Friday, followed by the 3-0 Trojans vs. Marietta at 7:30 (2601 Shallowford Road);
  • East Cobber Parade & Festival, Saturday 10 a.m.: Johnson Ferry Road from Princeton Lakes Drive to Johnson Ferry Baptist Church (955 Johnson Ferry Road) for the parade, featuring dozens of schools, faith communities, organizations, businesses, elected officials and more. The festival featuring exhibitors, food, live music and more takes place in the church parking lot from 11-3;McFarlane Nature Park
  • East Cobb Garden Tour, Sunday 12-5 p.m.: The inaugural event, sponsored by the Cobb Master Gardeners, starts at the McFarlane Nature Park (280 Farm Road) and extends to several nearby Chattahoochee Plantation homes;
  • Sunday Funday at East Cobb Park, Sunday 4-6 p.m.: Free family entertainment includes live music from The LooSe ShoEs Band. Bring a blanket and picnic food in the last Sunday Funday of the summer. 3332 Roswell Road.

Check out our full calendar listings for more events, including more football games and live music. Did we miss something? Would you like to let the community know about your event? E-mail us: calendar@eastcobbnews.com.

Please keep in touch, and have a great weekend!