Good food, good atmosphere! I had the chicken & waffles & the hubby had a hot chicken wrap w/fries…read more The chicken was extremely good, juicy & tender & the breading was very good. The waffles were fluffy & extremely fantastic. The tray had granny smith sautéed apples & maple syrup I had 1/2 of my hubby's had Nashville chicken wrap the next day & it was awesome & heated up very well. The meal came out to 42 & change which considering how good the food was it was worth it. The atmosphere was very good you have to get in line to order then you get to sit at a table, there is full service waitress from then on. The service was great & we even had a waitress keep someone from taking our table! Highly recommend if you are in downtown Marietta.

This was my first Taste of Marietta! I had a wonderful time…read moresampling all the food at the many different restaurants. Now I have some kind of idea of how much fun this festival is.

This was my very first time coming out for the festival. It does remind me of going to Marietta…read moreSquare where there are vendors and local owned businesses. The location was cool but could be on the dangerous side due to the train still running. Not many places to park and the places you can park they were charging $10. If you plan on eating any food from the trucks make sure your prepared to spend some money. There were three different stages with many local schools performing and also dance schools. Unfortunately it rained all Sunday so we did not get to catch any of the performances.

THE KID IN ME The…read morekid in me loves a big festival in a small town. Kennesaw is the perfect backdrop for this annual festival that features a parade, musical performances, food and arts and crafts. I was determined to get to the festival regardless of the weather. As always, we arrive early, just after 8:30 so that we can get the lay of the land and take it all in. Parking was great, very close, well-staffed with attendants and only cost $5. Can't beat it! The parade usually precedes the beginning of the festivities. I did not get to see the beginning of the parade because I was distracted by one of the jewelry vendors and was too busy purchasing items. We did however get there before all was done. Every parade is unique, but audience participation is essential if you really want to have a good time. This parade is not as open as others. The streets are very narrow, so gates are used to contain the crowds. They don't throw candy from floats because they don't have them. They actually walk along the route and politely put the candy into the hands of the kids. If you yell out "Hey! I want candy too , they will give you some. If you yell out to the square dancers to "do-si-do", they will comply. The Steampunk group was one of my favorite as the fashion is just so cool and their sign read something like: Steampunk gun club and sewing circle, (interesting combination). That Harrison High School Band was the bomb! They sound so professional! After the parade, we continued to check out the various vendors. Some of my favorite vendors are the jewelry vendors that travel around with their wares. Stones to Wear is my favorite as I love sterling silver and big bold pieces. Phil and Sharon are like family and we always stop by and visit with them. The Panjo guy was unique. He took kitchen pans, (cake, brownie, heart-shaped etc) and made banjos out of them. He actually did a demonstration which was very cool. If you like dulcimer music, then you would appreciate this. I want to give a special shout-out to Superior Plumbing who provided superior toilet facilities complete with sinks and running water. Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!! If you decide to go, be careful as the ground is very wet and muddy. I wore sport sandals that can be easily cleaned and are quick to dry. If you don't want to eat typical carny food, eat before you go or eat afterwards because the only healthy vendor we saw was the Smoothie vendor. We wanted something more substantial so we just ate after we left. We had a great day and it was made even more special because of the train that frequently runs right through the festival! Love it!

This was a return, after not attending the past several years. The food was great! I had the Lamb…read moreBowl and my wife had the Greek Lemon Chicken Bowl. We had a Coke and a bottle of water to drink. Later, we had Almond Crescents and Baklava, which we shared after a dance program. The chicken dish was so very enjoyable that my wife used the internet to find a similar dish that she could prepare at home, it was both healthy and tasty - a rare combination. All that we had to eat was quite tasty. We chose well.

We had a great time Saturday. It was very organized with several stations from food to live music…read moreto face painting to an artisan shop. We enjoyed the food thoroughly. I recommend it. It has been going on for over 30 years.

We had a fun time at the North Georgia State Fair! There's a lot to do, so I'd recommend going…read moreearly. All the shows are included with admission, but food, games, and rides cost extra. Food isn't cheap either, with prices around $8 -$25. Parking took a while because there were so many cars. At least it's free, but be prepared to walk since some of the lots are a good distance from the fair. Still a great outing with family or friends. Tomorrow, October 4, is the last day if you're hoping to go! If you do go, 5 pantry items will get you in for free.

40+ MINUTES IN LINE JUST TO BE TOLD "I DON'T CARE"…read more Phones falling during rides!! A bird that appeared to to be dying, along with horrible treatment from staff. The fair itself felt extremely unprofessional. Earlier that night, we witnessed a bird from the exhibit fly down, hit the ground, and remain motionless with its legs in the air. It appeared to be dying. When my brother picked it up, it couldn't even lift its head. The employee had his back turned to the exhibit, so I had to speak to him from behind to get his attention. When I first told him what happened, he did not seem concerned. He eventually turned around and saw my brother holding the bird near the exit, where he could clearly see that the bird was completely motionless. He then took the bird, left the exhibit unattended, and returned without the bird as if nothing had happened. But the ride-line incident was ultimately the final straw for me. My younger brother is 11 years old and urgently needed to use the restroom, but he didn't know where one was. Why would an 11-year-old be expected to walk through a dark crowded fairground alone to find a restroom? So my adult brother took him to find one while I stayed in line and held our place. One of my other adult brothers also had a dead phone, so they had to find him as well especially with how easy it was to get separated or lost in a crowd that large. My brothers eventually returned together, and the employee saw them come back and rejoin me but said nothing. We continued waiting as the line moved closer to the ride. It wasn't until we got closer to the barricade leading to the ride that he stopped my brothers and told them they had to go to the back. We explained what happened and even showed him the dead phone. I had remained in line the entire time. My brothers weren't trying to cut in front of strangers -- they were returning to the family member who had stayed in the same spot in line. The employee then addressed the people behind me as though they would have a problem with my brothers returning. Instead, they said they had no issue with it and confirmed they had seen me remain in line the entire time. They were actually frustrated with the employee because they disagreed with how he was handling the situation. After they spoke up, he dismissed their input and said, "I don't care." He then ordered my brothers to the back. What made this even more frustrating was that my coworker had left the line in this same employee's view, sat at a nearby bench because his legs were hurting, returned to the line, later left to throw something away, and came back -- and was never told to go to the back. I also told the employee that I was an Animal Control Officer with Cobb County and was there with my family trying to enjoy our time together using the free admission provided through my job. He responded in a snarky tone, "you paid," and still ordered us to leave the line. As we were walking away, he smiled. Moments before we were told to leave the line, a group of girls who appeared to be unattended began looking around the ride area for a phone that had fallen during the ride that had just finished. There was a clear no-cellphone policy. The ride workers eventually began looking as well. This raised a serious safety concern, as someone could have been seriously injured. If you're planning to ride the Mantis, please be aware. The employee pictured in this review is the employee who was managing the Mantis ride line -- the green-and-purple roller coaster. He was extremely rude and dismissive throughout this interaction. Phones MAY NOT be secured!!! Fair staff directed me to the sheriff's officers to report the incident. I did, but no name or contact information was taken and I wasn't given a report number. I'm disappointed. I would not recommend this fair to anyone even as someone who works for the community.

Wonderful venue to spend time with friends while listening to great music! Get there early to get…read morethe best seats.

ROSWELL ARTS IN THE PARK…read more Arts in the park is an annual event that takes place in September. It is held at Town Center in Roswell. Although I have attended other art event, (Mother's Day weekend), at this location, I somehow expected this event to be different but it wasn't. This venue is so small and so crowded, that there was simply not enough room for me to even take out my wallet. We lasted about 20 minutes before it just got to be too much. This is probably the perfect venue for someone who just wants to go in, purchase a piece of art and go home. I like to tend events to actually purchase, jewelry, home decor and clothing items and so I tend to frequent very large festivals that involves the entire town, (Moonshine, Duluth Fall Festival, Gold Rush). I love having tons of artists using various mediums and I really like being able to find interesting and unique foods to eat. With the larger events, we enjoy spending the entire day listening to music and watching performers. After 49 years, I would think that this event would be much bigger and have a more suitable space. Although we did not make a purchase today, we can say that there were some beautiful displays of art: phenomenal water colors, pottery, hand carved items, and so much more. I really felt that the vendors are at a disadvantage when they are crowded into such tight quarters because some people just need space, (physical and mental) to shop. I know I do! The great news is that you don't have to fight with parking. Simply park at City Hall and ride the festival shuttle. The drivers are always on time and very polite.

The Taste of Smyna is an annual food festival that takes part in downtown Smyna located in between…read morethe Smyrna Public Library/Smyrna Community Center/Smyrna City Hall. When coming here I recommend parking in front of the First Baptist Smyna church. Parking is completely free. This is our second year coming here, this year was better than last here. There was a huge turn out this year as viewers can see from the pictures, the weather turned out to be completely beautiful and there was such a great selection of food. The Taste of Smyna is a free event to visit and guests can walk along Village Green Circle and try out samples from over 30 restaurants, each sample ranges anywhere from 1 to 4 dollars. They had live music from the Scott Thompson Band this year. For kids, they have plenty of activities, the Atlanta Braves had a tent setup for young kids to practice hitting a ball (3 times) and afterwards they could get their face painted by a local airbrush artist with different brave logos. They also had a great selection of blowup houses for kids to jump around, slides, rock climbing, bungee cord lift (goes about 20 feet) and they had this really cool thing where kids are put into a huge ball, it is filled with air and then they float around inside a pool like environment. Checkout the pictures so you know get a better idea. What is also cool about this festival is that the festival sponsor gives out awards to one restaurant for four categories; this includes the best Entree, Dessert, Decorated Booth and Food Presentation. There are also gift giveaways and free balloons for kids. I am very impressed with the way Jrm Management Services puts on this event, they also run the tastes of Forsyth/Kennesaw/Acworth. Even though this year was extremely crowded, there was still plenty of room to get around. This is definitely a food festival that is worth checking out and that is coming from someone who drove 50 miles one way to come to The Taste of Smyna. I highly recommend this festival. [Review #207]

Really enjoyed myself this year I went alone and met so many People. The food options were…read morereasonable but delicious. I even took some samples to go. Parking was free and I feel the organizers did a great job with the setup of everything. I will be going back next year, because I absolutely enjoyed this event

SHADE on a hot day..It's dangerous to have to sit in the direct sun..how is that having concern for…read morepeople..

Continuing for three days in Atlanta's Piedmont Park, this is a gigantic art festival and music…read morestage. I went through on Friday for about three hours. It's amazing how many different artists are here. At least 200 tents set up along the concrete pathways of the park. Jewelry, paintings, sculptures, each one completely unique. I saw some neat wrist straps made from machine badges, sculptures made with lunch boxes, glass works that looked so beautifully delicate, amber necklaces and bracelets, coffee cups and mugs mde from clay, landscapes and portraits. One artist's format uses insects (not actual insects, reproductions) and the beautiful purple butterflies fill a 3-foot by 5-foot picture frame. That one was for sale for $5000! Food vendors included barbecue, pineapple drinks, noodles, turkey legs, Ben & Jerry's, chicken strips and "meat on a stick." Credit card payments accepted. The festival is free to enter and there was some security. An Atlanta police officer idled by on his motorcycle a couple of times. It started off crowded and then the rain seemed to chase a few people away but by early afternoon, the crowds were back. We parked on a side street in a completely legal space. Free. There is paid parking nearby. Note that pets are NOT allowed in the park during the festival and Atlanta regulations prohibit smoking in the park, too. [Review 19535 overall - 591 in Georgia - 505 of 2023.]

My very first time and .... I'll be back!!! Popped in on the farmers market and was pleasantly…read moresurprised by the variety AND the crowd. Loved seeing people out and about on a Saturday morning buying fresh flowers, veggies, herbs, honey and FOOD! I decided to grab fresh pressed juice from Go Juicy LLC out of Decatur and a raw pizza Strive Lyfe LLC out of Sandy Springs (I think ). DELICIOUS! DELICIOUS! And likely two of the places I'll add to my regular rotation when I'm here again. BUT there is so much more, including art, a few clothing items, a knife sharpening stand - random, I know. A Saturday treat for sure and definitely worth a visit .

This is located in downtown Marietta. Since we like to support local farmers, we wanted to explore…read morethis market. We walked around to see what was available. Ended up talking the owner of one of the booths and she is from Birmingham and has tasty pies. It's Vi's pies. We talked for a while. Everything is good. Look her up. Great service and a home girl. The rest of market as fine too.

The Marietta Street fest has been going on for at least 20 years or longer. I use to go every year…read morewhen it was a smaller festival but in the past 2-3 years its been so crowed and parking has become a total nightmare. I went last year and it was a lot of fun and so I invited a couple of friends this year to go and well, we couldn't even get out of the car... This year for example we drove around from 10:15 AM until about 11:05 looking for parking. It was totally ridiculous. They have dozens of empty church parking lots just sitting there when these signs that said "private parking lot" which sucks because its a total waste of space...if I were the organizer I'd figure a way to get these churches to let the attendees park...I mean whats the harm? We found at least 3 "paid" parking lots and they were totally full. So we just gave up and went to a nearby restaurant instead...a total disappointment.

As streetfairs and festivals go, this one is one of the smaller ones. There were probably about 20…read moreor so booths selling wares (we bought yummy jarred okra and preserves) but several vendors trying to sell home improvement services. The highlight was the antique car show -- really cool camaros, vettes, and even a VW van and chevette! I'd recommend going in the morning while the farmers market is still going on and before many of the booths have left. We noticed a few (like Wellstar) that only seemed to be there until early afternoon, even though the streetfest was set to go until 5.

The experience got better and better as the nite went on…read more We arrived around 8, and was delayed by poor management. Bottleneck problem at the parking lot and will call box. They should have had 2-3 people working the parking lot and collect payment. I prepaid my parking and had to wait in line for all the other drivers. Same with Will Call box.. had to wait for queue jumpers..ugh..rude people Upon entrance, we were first greeted by the arts and craft vendors. It was a huge letdown to just see these vendors, until I discovered the area next to the vendors. Now it got much more interesting.. yeah, there were corporate vendor stands, but they also had some of the food trucks there and large open area with picnic tables and lights strung up. Quite festive, .. think OctoberFest. We got us a few things and enjoyed out dinner under the stars and lights. The food is overpriced, but that is to be expected at any festival. We eventually found the main stage and enjoyed a few performances. It was windy out and the balloon show was delayed. We left when it was too cold to be outside. Its a lively festival and lots of folks were dressed up. Very kid friendly and tons of security folks around to prevent the drunk college kids. A well managed festival once you get inside. Pro tip : Wear Layers to stay warm. If you have kids, come earlier to hit up the stand and grab swag and candy.

Me and my family had a great time attending Owl-o-ween. Reading past reviews made us nervous but it…read morewas not that bad since we arrived at 7pm. Purchased our ticket on Groupon(big money saver). Pros: Because of past reviews on parking issues, we paid for parking upon arrival and did the walk up for $15. The lines to get in to the parking lot were long but moved pretty quickly. The walk to the field was also not bad. Upon arrival were a bunch of hot air ballowns. The event was separated into several sections. The first field had a couple of hot airballowns with different vendor stalls. The kids recieved a gift bag at the entrance and were able to trick or treat to each booth and airballoon. The treats were pretty big so we were pleased. We didn't wear costumes but many people and kids did. We saw many creative costumes around the area and they also featured a stage cat walk for everyone who bought a costume. Watching the kids were amazing. 3 different stages with musical performances. To ride the hot air balloons were $15 and the line gets long. Thatnshould be the first thing to do once you get there, its pretty awesome. They also had pumpkins near the kids stage to take home and a silent music party which i found interesting. Con: My only argument would be the food. Many food stalls don't provide straws for drinks, so it wasn't the greatest experience with my 4 year old and their were many fried options, than healthy ones, so not really kid friendly when it comes to food.