Art in the Park @ Marietta Square, Labor Day Weekend

The 37th-annual Art in the Park in historic Marietta Square promises to be the best year yet with a larger footprint and 200 artists. Festival favorites like the Chalk Spot, Children's Art Alley and live music will return for three days of family-friendly outdoor fun.Art in the Park is the best reason to stay in town for Labor Day!

The only fine art festival in Cobb County, the outdoor, family-friendly event regularly welcomes more than 45,000 attendees. A portion of the proceeds from Art in Cobb County's only fine art festival, Art in the Park expects more than 50,000 attendees in 2023. A portion of the proceeds from Art in the Park benefits the Marietta Business Association, making the event its largest annual fundraiser.

ARTIST MARKET
This year will be the festival's largest fine art Artist Market to date, welcoming 200 professional artists working in a variety of mediums, such as acrylic, glass, jewelry, oil, pastel, photography, pottery, textiles, watercolor, woodworking and more. Artists are invited by an independent jury of art professionals, and all art is handcrafted. Visitors will have the chance to talk with the artists, watch demonstrations and get to know the work they are purchasing. Artists also offer attendees the opportunity to commission pieces.

CHALK SPOT
A longtime favorite among younger attendees, Chalk Spot is an interactive street art display for children that benefits the Marietta High School Visual Arts Department. At Chalk Spot, kids have the chance to make a 3-ft. square space on a closed street their masterpiece with a box of sidewalk chalk and sheer imagination. Chalk Spot takes place on Saturday, Sept. 2 only, and the art remains on display throughout the weekend (weather permitting). Advance registration is not necessary, but supplies are limited. The participation fee is $10.

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