Marietta Museum of History

Art in the Park

8/31/2013 to 9/2/2013

Artists from throughout the Southeast will display their work at the 24th annual Art in the Park held in Glover Park on the Historic Marietta Square during Labor Day weekend. read more

150th Commemmoration of the Marietta Confederate Cemetery

9/21/2013 to 9/22/2013

The Marietta Confederate Cemetery was established in 1863 and contains the graves of more than 3,000 soldiers from every state in the Confederacy. It is the largest Confederate cemetery south of Richmond, Va., and the oldest Confederate cemetery in Georgia. The Commemoration weekend includes an encampment... read more

45th Annual Great Locomotive Chase Festival

10/4/2013 to 10/6/2013

The 45th Annual Great Locomotive Chase Festival takes place in the Adairsville Historic Square Oct. 4-6, 2013. Attend the arts and crafts festival in the town that witnessed Andrews' Raiders Civil War escapade. Today, the entire town is on the National Register of Historic Places. Enjoy carnival rides... read more

Battles of Marietta, Georgia 150th

6/13/2014 to 6/29/2014

Marietta's commemoration of the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain and the Atlanta Campaign will take place over two weeks in June 2014. Featured events include a special reenactor's parade from the Marietta Square to Kennesaw Mountain on June 21, and the rededication of the Illinois Monument on June 28, 2014... read more