High tea with Santa in Marietta

You can treat your 3 to 10-year-old kiddies to a high tea ceremony with Santa and his elf, and at the same time benefit the Marietta Educational Garden Center, Inc., and the Zachary Harrison Harden Memorial Scholarship Fund.

According to the announcement for the event, “dressy attire is encouraged.”

The event is called Lucy’s Christmas Tea with Santa and it will be held at the Marietta Educational Garden Center, 505 Kennesaw Avenue, on Saturday, December 4, 2021, from 10:00 a.m. to noon.

There will also be cookie decorating and face painting.

Tickets are limited and are $20.

The deadline to buy tickets is December 1 and can be purchased at https://mariettagardencenter.com or by contacting Lisa Vollbracht at 770-427-3494

About the City of Marietta

The City of Marietta is the county seat of Cobb County. The latest estimate from the U.S. Census Bureau puts the population of the city at 60,867 which makes it the largest city in Cobb County by population.

However, the city is in a neck-and-neck race with fast-growing Smyrna, whose population was 56,666 at the last estimate.

Here are a few fast facts from the Census Bureau

Marietta city, Georgia

2019 Population Estimates 60,867

Source: Vintage 2019 Population Estimates

Median Household Income $ 57,452

Source: 2015-2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates

Persons in poverty, percent 14.0 %

Source: 2015-2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates

Educational Attainment: Percent high school graduate or higher 87.7 %

Source: 2015-2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates

Persons without health insurance, percent 18.1 %