Events

Classic Car Cruises are held three times a year during the Spring, Fall, and Summer months. 

2021 Schedule
The summer Classic Car Cruise will be held on Saturday, July 31 from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

The fall Classic Car Cruise will be held on Saturday, October 30 from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Main Street in downtown Acworth is lined with classic cars from days gone by. The event begins at 4:00 p.m. and end at 9:00 p.m. No entry fee is required, but a $5 donation to a local charity is requested to enter the cruise.

There is no charge for the general public to attend the event.

For more information contact Jeff Chase at jchase@acworth.org or call 770-917-1234.

Due to inclement weather, we postponed the Concert of the Green: A Juneteenth Celebration. The Concert on the Green: A Juneteenth Celebration will now take place at Logan Farm Park on Sunday, August 1. The event opens at 3:00 p.m. with live music taking place from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Food and refreshments will be available for purchase from Red Top Brewhouse. The City of Acworth invites the whole community to bring blankets and folding chairs and join this celebration of freedom and respect for all cultures.

Tables are now available for purchase for $25. Table sales will close Friday, July 30 at noon. Please click here to purchase your table.

Pizza, Pizza everywhere!!  Pizzerias from all over Cobb County will converge on Logan Farm Park for food, fun, and games on September 11, 2021.  Each restaurant will serve their best pizza dish along with other yummy fares.  Bring the whole family to eat, play in our huge Kid’s Zone, listen to your favorite music, grab a cold beverage from the beer garden, relax and have fun!  Help us judge the best pizza, most creative, and a myriad of other pizza contests. 

People’s Choice Award goes to ...come help us decide!  Can you think of a better way to spend a Saturday with the family besides tasting each pizzeria’s best and deciding who will take home the trophy?  There will also be a Judge’s Choice and Most Creative. 

For more information about this event, contact Jordon Gonzalez at jgonzalez@acworth.org or call 770-917-1234.

Volunteers come out each year to help remove litter and debris from the shores of the lake. The next clean up will take place in October of 2021. The event is sponsored by the Acworth Parks and Recreation Department, the Acworth Lake Authority, and the Lake Allatoona Preservation Authority. This is a great project for Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, community groups and anyone who wants to help keep Lake Acworth clean. 

This event is part of the Great Lake Allatoona Clean Up.

For more information contact Nick Fryman at nfryman@acworth.org or call 770-917-1234.

Come out to Logan Farm Park (4405 Cherokee Street) for a spooky good time!  Next year’s Halloween fun will take place this year on Saturday, October 23, 2021 from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on the large field in front of the playground.  

For more information call 770-917-1234.

The Taste of Acworth will take place on October 9, 2021 from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The City of Acworth partners with the Acworth Business Association and JRM Management to host this event on Main Street in Downtown Acworth.  This event benefits numerous local schools and charities in our community.  Approximately 18,000 visitors taste their way through this collection of delicacies every year and it is expected to evolve tremendously!  There are over 120 booths from local restaurants and businesses, plus two live entertainment stages!

For information about sponsoring the event, renting an arts and crafts booth or being a food vendor contact JRM Management at 770-423-1330.

The City of Acworth partners with Atlanta Beer Festivals each year to bring you this annual event! The Acworth Craft Beer & Wine Festival will take place on Center Street in November of 2021. Participants will come out and enjoy over 100 craft beers, live music, great food, wine, and TONS of fun! This event is for people 21 and older, no kids or pets will be allowed. Registration is required for this event and limited tickets are available. Registration will include event entry, a souvenir cup, all beer samples, and entertainment. 

For all additional details and to purchase tickets, please visit: www.acworthbeerwinefest.com

The City of Acworth is proud to say thank you to those who have faithfully served their country, as well as those who are now serving. Acworth is honored to have these brave men and women living in our community and what better way to honor them than to host a Veterans Day Ceremony on November 11.  

Order forms can be picked up at the Acworth Parks and Recreation Department Office, Acworth City Hall, or downloaded by clicking here. Please contact Edwin Lacher at elacher@acworth.org or call 770-917-1234 for any additional information.

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For more information, to register, or to sponsor the event please visit www.acworthturkeychase.com or contact Jeff Chase at jchase@acworth.org.

Santa will return to historic downtown Acworth for holiday photos in December of 2021!

Join us as we light the Menorah to celebrate Chanukah in 2021.

For questions pertaining to this event, please contact Jeff Chase at  jchase@acworth.org.

The City of Acworth, along with their partner NorthStar Church is excited to host this year's Santa’s Arrival!  Santa arrives in Historic Downtown Acworth on Senator Russell Avenue on Friday, December 3, 2021.  Festivities will begin at 5:30 p.m. and Santa is scheduled to arrive at 6:30 p.m.  There will be a host of live performances and activities until 8:30 p.m. to help Santa kickoff the holiday season.  Don’t forget to visit Frana Brown Park, where you can peruse the beautiful Festival of Trees!  Bring the entire family to hear Mayor Tommy Allegood read The Night Before Christmas and watch the lighting of the tree on the Plaza behind Henry's.  Enjoy pictures with Mr. Claus, eating candy canes with all his elves, and filling the streets with the holiday spirit.  Pictures with Santa are free each year and begin at 6:45 p.m.  There will not be a photographer onsite, so please plan on bringing your camera to capture the special moment.  

The Acworth Parks, Recreation and Community Resource Department will host the 9th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration and 11th Annual Day of Service on Monday, January 17, 2022.   

For additional information, please contact Jordon Gonzalez at jgonzalez@acworth.org

The Special Olympics Polar Plunge, hosted by the Law Enforcement Torch Run For Georgia, will take place at Acworth Beach at Cauble Park in February of 2022.

The purpose behind the Polar Plunge is to support and spread awareness for the 27,115 Special Olympics Georgia athletes. The Polar Plunge is the largest fundraising effort benefiting Special Olympics. Many states across the nation participate in this annual event through the efforts of their Law Enforcement Torch Run program. The Polar Plunge is an official Law Enforcement Torch Run event.

Anyone with a little guts and a warm heart wanting to support the athletes of Special Olympics Georgia is welcome to participate! Participants collect pledges from friends and family in exchange for the opportunity to jump into icy waters in the middle of winter. All proceeds collected by “plungers” will benefit the athletes of Special Olympics Georgia. Prizes will be awarded in several categories, including best costume, highest individual fundraiser, highest team fundraiser, and many more.

Visit www.specialolympicsga.org for more information on Special Olympics Georgia.

The City of Acworth will host a Daddy Daughter Dance at Tanyard Creek Overlook on a Saturday in February 2022!


For further information, please contact Jordon Gonzalez at jgonzalez@acworth.org

The City of Acworth and Freedom Church would like to invite your family to experience an egg hunt like you’ve never seen before!  The event will take place on Friday, April 8, 2022 at the Acworth Sports Complex, located at 4000 South Main St. The egg hunt will be held on the baseball fields and we ask all participants to please park on the baseball side of the complex.  We will have concessions and activities before the hunt so make sure you arrive early.

Each year the hunt consists of 50,000 eggs!  You won’t want to miss out on the fun or the Easter Bunny’s amazing arrival. 

For more information contact Jessy Patterson at jpatterson@acworth.org 

The historic district on Main Street in downtown Acworth provides a delightful backdrop for 100 whimsical and talented artisans from around the country. Their creative booth displays decorate our charming streets with paintings, pottery, metalwork, folk art, glass, jewelry, yard art, and much more!

At the Acworth Art Fest, the always energetic Kidz Zone is filled with fun activities that make smiles bloom. This vibrant playland is an exhilarating place to be for young people and their happy parents. Of course, there is wonderful food from Acworth’s own eateries, and shoppers will also find delectable treats in the food court to satisfy their taste buds.  

The City’s art scene is growing, downtown shops and galleries are hopping, and the Acworth Art Fest is the sweet cherry on top of our delicious and enchanting community!

The Acworth Art Fest will return in April of 2022.

For more information please click here.

The North Cobb Rotary Club, City of Acworth, and the Georgia Barbecue Association partner each year to bring you the Smoke on the Lake BBQ Festival presented by Superior Plumbing.  This event will be held at Logan Farm Park on Friday, May 6, 2022 from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. and Saturday, May 7, 2022 from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.  All proceeds from this event are distributed amongst several local charities, so everyone come out and help make a difference in your community! 

This two-day event features a Friday night concert under the stars and a BBQ competition on Saturday!  Teams from all over the Southeast compete in professional and amateur divisions to see who will take home the title.  For a small fee, you can taste your way through some of the best BBQ in the Southeast!  

Parking will not be available at the park so please park downtown.  

For more information on this event, please visit www.smokeonthelake.org.

Join us for some live music at Logan Farm Park (4405 Cherokee Street) next spring!  The Acworth Arts Alliance will be partnering with the City of Acworth to bring you Live at Logan Farm Park featuring a free concert. 

Live at Logan Farm Park is the annual Acworth Arts Alliance and the Acworth Art House fundraiser. Event proceeds support the Acworth Arts Alliance, specifically to fund a scholarship for students pursuing a degree in art as well as to fund arts initiatives in underfunded programs and among the underserved in our community.

For more information on this event or to purchase a table, please visit www.acworthartsalliance.org.

A ceremony to honor those who have given their lives in service to our country will be held on a Saturday, May 28, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. in Cauble Park at Patriots Point. Veterans and current servicemen will pay tribute to brave men and women who have fought and died for our nation. Engraved pavers dedicated to those who have served in our armed forces that have been purchased since the previous Veterans Day will be presented at the event.

For more information on the event contact Jeff Chase at jchase@acworth.org or call 770-917-1234.

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Let freedom ring!  The City of Acworth and the Acworth Business Association are proud to present one of the largest fireworks extravaganzas in Metro Atlanta.

Each year on July 4th, live music and fireworks take place at Cauble Park.  Live music will start at 5:30 p.m.  Fireworks will begin at approximately 9:30 p.m. (subject to change depending on weather).

If you do not have a parking pass or if the parking is full, you will need to park downtown and walk down to the park.  Shuttles will not be running for this event.  Handicap parking will be available at McCall Primary School and there will be a shuttle provided for handicap attendees.  Handicap shuttles begin at noon.