Just like Uncle Sam, we want YOU to have fun this Fourth of July week! Your Frugal FunMom has found some festive events to celebrate America’s birthday and other field trips to enrich your family’s summer.
SATURDAY, JULY 1
U-Pick Blackberries
U-Pick depends on weather conditions on the day of and leading up. Please check website to ensure they are picking. The farm market has plenty of goodies and homemade ice cream.
When: 10am-5pm. Last entry at 4pm. Check website to ensure they are picking.
Cost: $1 admission; $5.95 U-pick pint
Location: Southern Belle Farm, 1658 Turner Church Road, McDonough, 30252
For more info: www.southernbellefarm.com
SUNDAY, JULY 2
An American Celebration Concert. An American Celebration concert featuring music by the Johnson Ferry Orchestra. An Ice Cream Social will follow the concert in the Fellowship Hall. Bring a carton of your favorite ice cream to the Fellowship Hall prior to the concert (not required) and return afterwards to enjoy!
Cost: Free
Time: 7pm
Location: The Sanctuary, Johnson Ferry Baptist Church, 955 Johnson Ferry Road, Marietta 30068
For more info: https://my.johnsonferry.org/default.aspx?page=4625&occurrenceId=397583&profileId=21378
MONDAY, JULY 3
Salute to America. The City of Kennesaw’s 2023 pre-Independence Day celebration of freedom, music and fireworks is one of the biggest and best in North Georgia! Salute to America eventgoers will be treated to two stages of live music, festive street entertainment, food vendors and plenty of activities for the kids.
Cost: Free admission
Time: 6-9:30pm. Fireworks begin at 9:30pm.
Location: Downtown Kennesaw and Depot Park, 2829 Cherokee St NW, Kennesaw 30144
For more info: http://www.kennesawjuly3.com/
TUESDAY, JULY 4
Marietta’s Fourth in the Park! Grab your American flag, put on your red, white and blue, and celebrate America’s independence with an Independence Day parade and celebration on the Square, free live concerts, arts and crafts show, food, carnival games and the City of Marietta fireworks finale
The Marietta Independence Day parade starts at 10am at Roswell Street Baptist Church and ends at North Marietta Parkway. It will be followed by concerts, museum tours, arts and crafts, carnival games, and a fireworks finale at dark in Glover Park/Marietta Square.
Cost: Free admission
Time: 10am-10pm. Fireworks at 9:30pm
Location: Glover Park, 50 N Park Square NE, Marietta 30060
For more info: https://visitmariettaga.com/events/?imgoing-event=mariettas-fourth-in-the-park2023-647ee531f2384972b490684d
Looking for more Fourth of July activities? Check out our website at www.eastcobber.com that includes all the celebrations going on around town!
WEDNESDAY, JULY 5
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Museum Tour. It’s more than just the artifacts! Join for two special tours of the Visitor Center Museum where Rangers take you on a journey through the entirety of the Civil War (with heavy focus on the Western Theater and the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain). Discuss the causes, biggest battles, blunders and how the war still affects us today over 150 years later.
Cost: $5/parking (includes everyone in vehicle
Time: 2PM
Location: Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, 900 Kennesaw Mountain Drive, Kennesaw 30152
For more info: 770-427-4686 or www.nps.gov/kemo
THURSDAY, JULY 6
Take a Hike at Sope Creek! Sope Creek Park offers over 3 miles of hiking, mountain biking and running trails. The Sope Creek Trail travels to the multi-story ruins of a paper mill, destroyed by Union troops during the Civil War. Beside the ruins, Sope Creek flows wide and shallow, coursing through angular shoals under a canopy of trees towards the wide Chattahoochee River just downstream.
Cost: $5 for a day long parking pass or $40 for an annual pass
Time: 9am–10pm
Location: Sope Creek, National Park Service, 3760 Paper Mill Rd SE, Marietta 30067
For more info: http://www.atlantatrails.com/hiking-trails/a-getaway-close-to-home-sope-creek/
FRIDAY, JULY 7
Art Walk is a free self-guided walking tour that celebrates the vitality of Marietta’s diverse cultural Arts scene, showcasing local artists throughout the Marietta Square. Look for the balloons to point you in the direction of our artists, they will be inside instead of on the sidewalk.
Cost: Free
Time: 5-9pm
Location: Marietta Square, 50 N Park Square, Marietta 30060
For more info: mariettasquareartwalk.com
