The City of Acworth exemplifies the quality of life most Americans dream of. While it is close enough to Atlanta to experience professional sports and cultural events equated with a larger city, the small-town atmosphere of Acworth provokes opportunities for families that offer fun and tranquility close to home. The City and its community host many events year round. Below is a list of annual events. For information about these and other events, call 770.974.8813 or click here for the City’s Calendar of Events.

• Come join us in Historic Downtown Acworth for the Artist’s Market 2010 Saturday, May 1st from 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. – The Historic Downtown Acworth Merchants Group and the Acworth Downtown Development Authority will be hosting the First Annual Artist’s Market. Fine artists will be displaying and selling their artwork in the upper parking lot on Main Street next to the Depot. There will be artwork in many mediums such as watercolor, oils, acrylic, graphite, colored pencil and glass. Join us for a beautiful day of art appreciation as well as shopping and dining in Historic Downtown Acworth. For information contact Amanda Sutter at 770.974.8813 or click here.


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• Smoke on the Lake BBQ Festival – Saturday, May 8th – The Rotary Club of North Cobb will be hosting a backyard BBQ Cook-Off for charity on Saturday, May 8th from 10:00am – 6:00pm. The event is called “Smoke on the Lake BBQ Festival” and will be held at Cauble Park. Festivities will include BBQ competition, live music, a Boy Scout Dutch Oven Dessert Cook-Off, and activities for the kids. Attached are the advertisement and Vendor/Sponsorship form. For more information on the event, visit their website a www.smokeonthelakebbq.com.






• Mastercraft Professional Wakeboard Tour and Block Party – Saturday, May 22nd - Please click here to view the official press release.
• Downtown Classic Car Cruise Nights – Each summer the City of Acworth and Lake City Cruisers host Classic Car Cruise Nights on the 5th Saturdays of the month from May through October in Historic Downtown Acworth. The first Classic Car Cruise Night will be held on Saturday, May 29th from 4:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. The location of the car show has been temporarily changed to the Acworth City Hall and Acworth Branch Library parking lots due to construction on Senator Russell Avenue. The second and typically largest Classic Car Cruise Night will be on July 31st. The last event will be on Saturday, October 30th. Come out dressed in your Halloween costumes and bring the kids for Halloween festivities.


• Dixie Highway Yard Sale – June 4th – 6th – One man’s trash is another man’s treasure! Mark your calendars for this year’s Annual Dixie Highway Yard Sale the first weekend in June. The 90 mile yard sale organized by the Georgia Dixie Highway Association stretches down North Georgia from Ringgold, Tunnel Hill, Rocky Face, Dalton, Resaca, Calhoun, Adairsville, Cassville, Cartersville, Emerson, Acworth, Kennesaw, and Marietta. Originally created as an avenue to promote the historic driving tour along Old Highway 41, it has flourished in an opportunity for each community to showcase their hidden treasures. This year the Dixie Highway Yard Sale falls on June 4th -6th. Be sure to stop downtown to check out the Historic Downtown Acworth Merchants sidewalk sales and specials. For additional information visit www.dixiehighway.org.


• July 4th Concert and Fireworks! – The City of Acworth along with the Acworth Business Association are sponsoring the July 4th Concert and Fireworks at Cauble Park on Sunday, July 4. Flashback will be the headliners of the evening. They will take the stage at 8:00 p.m. They have been entertaining the crowd at Cauble Park since 2003. They are a high energy show that will keep you on your feet dancing all night long!! Come out early and enjoy the warm acts. The first band will take the stage at 2:00 p.m. At approximately 9:30 p.m. the best fireworks show in Cobb County will take place over beautiful Lake Acworth. Tables can be purchased at www.acworth.org/aprd. Tables cost $45 each for city residents and $55 each for non residents. Table reservations include 6 chairs and one parking pass. This parking pass will allow you to park at Cauble Park for the event. If you do not have a parking pass, you will need to park downtown and take a shuttle down to the park. Parking is available at City Hall, the Post Office and Acworth First Baptist Church. Shuttles will begin picking people up from these locations at 2:00 p.m. This concert is free to the public. For more information, contact Acworth Parks and Recreation at 770-917-1234 or visit www.acworth.org/aprd.