Spring  is in the air on the Square! There are so many fun things to do on the Marietta Square, be sure to take advantage of them all! 

Special Events, Ongoing Events, Permanent Attractions

July 4, 2008 - July 6, 2008
Star Spangled Scarlett Weekend
GWTW Museum - 18 Whitlock Avenue
The three-day event begins with five Gone With the Wind stars cruising along the parade route in Marietta's annual Independence Day Parade. Meet original cast members from the movie Gone with the Wind: Cammie King Conlon (Bonnie Blue Butler), Fred Crane (Brent Tarleton), Patrick Curtis (Baby Beau Wilkes), Mickey Kuhn (seven-year-old Beau Wilkes), Ann Rutherford (Carreen O'Hara), Rhett Butler and Larry Weaver (owner and driver of famous show truck).

Schedule of Events

• July 4: Parade, autographs, museum tours, door prize drawings and Rhett Butler show truck on display, 1o a.m.-5:30 p.m.
• July 5: "Star Struck" team trivia breakfast with celebrities, 9:30 a.m.-noon
• July 5: Dancing with the Stars and Stripes, 1940s Dinner/Dance with "Salute to the Military" and special guests. Live big band music with Society Express Band, 5:30-11 p.m.
• July 6: "I'm Ready for my Close-up", photo booth, live auction with Gone with the Wind memorabilia, Gone with the Wind fashion show and costume contest, 11 a.m.-7:30 p.m.

For more information or tickets, call the Marietta Gone with the Wind Museum at 770-794-5145.

July 5, 2008
Marietta Square Farmers Market
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 Noon
New this year, the Market will be taking up residence on North Park Square. Beginning on Saturday May 3rd, the market will take place every Saturday – rain or shine – from May 3rd through August 30th and hours will be 9 a.m.- 12 noon. Vendors interested in selling their items at Marietta’s popular market should call Johnny Fulmer at 770-499-9393 or e-mail him at JFulmer@ChurchStreetMarket.com  For more information on the Marietta Square Farmers Market, and to submit an application, visit the website at www.MariettaSquareFarmersMarket.Net. Space is limited, so vendors should call at their earliest convenience to reserve a booth.

July 10, 2008 - August 3, 2008
Mount Pleasant Homecoming (2008)
Theatre in the Square
Performance times
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, 8pm
Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday, 2:30pm
A runaway hit last season, the beloved Sanders Family returns with the original cast for more shenanigans and their trademark gospel harmonies. The war is over, and big changes are on the way for a family that's increasing in size daily. Great summer fun for the entire family. Book early for this limited run.
www.theatreinthesquare.com

July 12, 2008 thru September 13, 2008
Metro Montage VIII - Our Annual Juried Exhibition
Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art
Main Gallery
The work included in this year's Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art’s Metro Montage VIII exhibition has a variety of styles and messages. An all-media show can be quite rich in terms of the range of expression. Such juried exhibitions should be viewed not only as a celebration of existing work but also as a promise for further creative endeavors. www.mariettacobbartmuseum.org

July 12, 2008
Marietta Square Farmers Market
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 Noon
New this year, the Market will be taking up residence on North Park Square. Beginning on Saturday May 3rd, the market will take place every Saturday – rain or shine – from May 3rd through August 30th and hours will be 9 a.m.- 12 noon. Vendors interested in selling their items at Marietta’s popular market should call Johnny Fulmer at 770-499-9393 or e-mail him at JFulmer@ChurchStreetMarket.com  For more information on the Marietta Square Farmers Market, and to submit an application, visit the website at www.MariettaSquareFarmersMarket.Net. Space is limited, so vendors should call at their earliest convenience to reserve a booth.

July 19, 2008 thru September 20, 2008
The PORTRAIT SOCIETY of ATLANTA
Summer Juried Exhibition 2008
Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art
Mezzanine Gallery
Proud to have celebrated their 25th Aniversary in 2004, the Portrait Society of Atlanta (PSA) is a non-profit organization of portrait artists whose main purpose is to educate the public to a greater awareness of the portrait as a valid and valuable art form. At the same time they enrich their members by offering a variety of services, Magazines, special programs and exhibitions are activities from which their local and national membership can benefit. www.mariettacobbartmuseum.org

July 19, 2008
Marietta Square Farmers Market
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 Noon
New this year, the Market will be taking up residence on North Park Square. Beginning on Saturday May 3rd, the market will take place every Saturday – rain or shine – from May 3rd through August 30th and hours will be 9 a.m.- 12 noon. Vendors interested in selling their items at Marietta’s popular market should call Johnny Fulmer at 770-499-9393 or e-mail him at JFulmer@ChurchStreetMarket.com  For more information on the Marietta Square Farmers Market, and to submit an application, visit the website at www.MariettaSquareFarmersMarket.Net. Space is limited, so vendors should call at their earliest convenience to reserve a booth.

July 25, 2008
Glover Park Evening Concert Series
Glover Park/Marietta Square
8pm
The Glover Park Concert Series is "the" place to be in Marietta the last Friday evening of each month April through August. Prime will perform this evening. The park is the perfect setting for families and friends to enjoy a picnic and listen music under the stars! Concerts are rain or shine. Blankets and lawn chairs may be set up after 4:00 PM. No personal tables are permitted in the park. A limited number of table are available for rent on the first working day of the month for that concert. Tables for six are $45 and tables for eight are $55. The free concerts are presented by Marietta Parks and Recreation Department and the Downtown Marietta Development Authority. The generous support of our premier sponsors makes this popular event possible. Call 770-794-5601 for more information.

July 26, 2008
Christmas in July
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Come out to the Marietta Square for a fun and festive summer Christmas celebration. Enjoy discounts with your favorite merchants and fun entertainment all day long! A live DJ will be providing entertainment during the event. Santa Claus will be arriving by way of an old fire engine for “Hawaiian Style” pictures with Santa. (For those of you who traditionally come to the Square during the holidays for Santa pictures- this is the SAME SANTA- so you can add to your collection!) Readings of “Elf on a Shelf”, complete with dressed actors. A “design your own” ornament craft section for the kids. This will be by donation only with all profits going to Cobb Christmas.
For more information, call 770-792-6734 or email stacy@shopdoodlebugz.com

July 26, 2008
Marietta Square Farmers Market
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 Noon
New this year, the Market will be taking up residence on North Park Square. Beginning on Saturday May 3rd, the market will take place every Saturday – rain or shine – from May 3rd through August 30th and hours will be 9 a.m.- 12 noon. Vendors interested in selling their items at Marietta’s popular market should call Johnny Fulmer at 770-499-9393 or e-mail him at JFulmer@ChurchStreetMarket.com  For more information on the Marietta Square Farmers Market, and to submit an application, visit the website at www.MariettaSquareFarmersMarket.Net. Space is limited, so vendors should call at their earliest convenience to reserve a booth.

ONGOING EVENTS

Wednesdays

• Wine Tasting at Marietta Wine Market more

Fridays

• Live Music at Johnnie Maccracken's more
• Live Music at Hemingway's more

Saturdays

• Wine Tasting at Marietta Wine Market more
• Live Music at Johnnie Maccracken's more
• Live Music at Hemingway's more

PERMANENT ATTRACTIONS

Historic Marietta Trolley Tours
All aboard Marietta’s only trolley tour!
Join us for a one-hour, fully-narrated exploration of our historic city. Experience Marietta’s rich heritage, from the vibrant Downtown Square, past grand Antebellum homes, to the battlefields at Kennesaw Mountain.

Marietta Museum of History
Located on the second floor of the historic Kennesaw House, the Marietta Museum of History houses the city’s extensive historical collections of photographs, artifacts and documentary information of Marietta in particular, and North Georgia in general.

Marietta/ Cobb Museum of Art
The Marietta/ Cobb Museum of Art is the only metropolitan Atlanta fine arts museum focusing on 19th and 20th Century American art. It hosts national touring exhibitions, and offers lectures, workshops, classes, and art festivals. Other social and cultural opportunities are also offered.

William Root House
The Root House, one of the oldest surviving frame houses in Marietta, offers visitors an opportunity to experience how a middle-class merchant and his family lived in the 1850s.

Marietta Fire Museum
The Marietta Fire Museum provides a unique look at firefighting techniques and equipment from as far back as the late 1800s. The highlight of the museum is the “Aurora,” a steam-powered fire engine purchased by the city of Marietta in 1879. Also on view are pumper trucks from the 1920s, a 1949 ladder truck, and an extensive variety of firefighting paraphernalia.

The Marietta Gone With the Wind Museum: Scarlett on the Square
The Marietta Gone With the Wind Museum: Scarlett on the Square was established in April of 2003 and currently houses Dr. Christopher Sullivan's privately owned collection of GWTW book and movie memorabilia. In recent years, Sullivan's collection was displayed at Kent State University, the Self - Family Arts Center in Hilton Head, South Carolina and at MGM Studios in Walt Disney World. The collection features an impressive compilation of artifacts related to the novel and film including foreign film posters, rare press and publicity books, premiere programs, conceptual artworks, costume pieces, contracts, advertisements, promotional items and collectibles.

The Marlow House Gallery
Featuring the art of Thomas Kinkade and other collectibles

Avery Gallery
Avery Gallery exhibits and sells original works of art by some of the best artists from the Atlanta area, the nation and the world. Oil paintings, bronze sculpture, photographs, enamel on copper, etchings and other graphics, watercolors, pottery, and acrylics. Subject matter includes impressionist landscapes, classic nude images, western horse and rider, florals, wildlife and much more.