Avenue Live with The Rents Friday, Lassiter at Pope, a free kids' musical at East Cobb Library Saturday and Fish with Your Commish. Chalktoberfest is canceled.

The free Avenue Live concert on Friday night is the easiest night out in East Cobb this weekend, with Lassiter at Pope in football the same night and a free children’s musical at East Cobb Library on Saturday morning. Chalktoberfest on Marietta Square is canceled.

Last checked Oct. 8, 2026. Every listing links to the organizer’s own page; times and prices are as the organizer published them. Library events come from the Cobb County events calendar.

Weather: The National Weather Service in Peachtree City forecasts a partly sunny Friday with a high near 79, then showers and thunderstorms likely Saturday (80% chance) and Saturday night, and more storms likely Sunday morning. Check outdoor events with the organizer before you go.

Friday, Oct. 9

  • Playtime for Littles, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., East Cobb Library, 4880 Lower Roswell Road; free. Drop-in play for children 5 and under with an adult, per the Cobb County Public Library.
  • Storytime in the Park, 10:30 a.m., Mabry Park, 4466 Mabry Park Road. Mountain View Regional Library’s outdoor storytime for babies to preschoolers; bring a towel or blanket, per the library’s listing.
  • Avenue Live: The Rents, 6 to 8 p.m., The Plaza at Avenue East Cobb, 4475 Roswell Road; free. Bring a chair; coolers and outside drinks are not allowed, says Avenue East Cobb.
  • Friday night football: Lassiter at Pope, Sequoyah at Kell and Blessed Trinity at Sprayberry are the East Cobb home games, per the GHSA schedule. Walton plays at Cherokee and Wheeler at Paulding County. Kickoff times and tickets are on each school’s athletics page; all six teams are on our Friday night football page.

Saturday, Oct. 10

  • Fish with Your Commish, 9 to 11 a.m., Ebenezer Downs Park, 4057 Ebenezer Road; free, registration required. A fishing morning with a county commissioner; bring your own gear if you can, per Cobb County. Information: 770-528-8825.
  • Marietta Square Farmers Market, 9 a.m. to noon, 41 Mill St., Marietta. Year-round, with produce, bread, flowers and plants, per the market. More on our farmers markets page.
  • Scribbles and the Journey Home, 10:30 a.m., East Cobb Library; free. Discovery Stage Company’s short musical for ages 5 to 9, per the Cobb County Public Library.
  • Yoga with HSS, 10:30 a.m. to noon, Mountain View Regional Library, 3320 Sandy Plains Road; free, registration required, per the library’s listing.
  • Tales and Mocktails, 2 to 4 p.m., Gritters Library, 880 Shaw Park Road. Adults turn books into zero-proof drinks; registration required, per the library’s listing.
  • Georgia Symphony Orchestra: American Tapestry, 7:30 p.m., Bailey Performance Center at Kennesaw State University. The orchestra’s season opener of American music, per the Georgia Symphony Orchestra.

Sunday, Oct. 11

Storms are likely Sunday morning, and no large event is confirmed in East Cobb.

  • Music in the Park, East Cobb Park, 3322 Roswell Road: the Friends for East Cobb Park’s free Sunday afternoon concert series. Our live music page lists Oct. 11 from 3 to 5 p.m. from the park’s calendar when we checked on Oct. 5; the park calendar would not load for us today, so check it before you go, especially with rain in the forecast.

All weekend

  • Mt. Zion United Methodist Church pumpkin patch, 1770 Johnson Ferry Road. The church’s pumpkin patch page lists the patch Oct. 6 to 31, noon to 7:30 p.m. Sunday to Friday and from 9:30 a.m. Saturday. The page does not name the year, so call the church before a special trip. More on our fall festivals and pumpkin patches page.
  • Chalktoberfest is canceled. The Marietta Cobb Museum of Art called off the Oct. 10-11 chalk art and craft beer festival on Marietta Square because of inclement weather.

Regular weekend fixtures

  • Avenue Live: every Friday, 6 to 8 p.m., through Oct. 30 at Avenue East Cobb.
  • Marietta Square Farmers Market: every Saturday, 9 a.m. to noon, year-round.

For the rest of October, see things to do in East Cobb this month and arts and exhibitions this month.

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Frequently asked questions

What is there to do in East Cobb this weekend?

The Rents play the free Avenue Live concert at Avenue East Cobb from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9, and Pope hosts Lassiter in football the same night. On Saturday, Oct. 10, Discovery Stage performs a free children’s musical at East Cobb Library at 10:30 a.m., and Cobb County holds Fish with Your Commish at Ebenezer Downs Park.

What is free in East Cobb this weekend?

Avenue Live on Friday, library storytimes and playtime, the Discovery Stage musical at East Cobb Library, yoga at Mountain View Regional Library and Fish with Your Commish are all free, their organizers say. Some need registration.

Is Chalktoberfest on this weekend?

No. The Marietta Cobb Museum of Art has canceled Chalktoberfest 2026, planned for Oct. 10-11 on Marietta Square, because of inclement weather. The National Weather Service forecasts showers and thunderstorms Saturday.