Get your creative juices flowing and that box of colored chalk at the ready!

The Marietta Cobb Museum of Art announced the return of Chalktoberfest, aka the  Chalk Art and Craft Beer Festival, October 12-13, 2024 on the Marietta Square. Museum entry is free during the Chalktoberfest event.

Tickets are available at https://www.chalktoberfest.com.

According to the news release on the City of Marietta website:

Chalktoberfest is an art-filled weekend with something for the whole family to enjoy. Professional chalk artists from across the USA, and around the globe bring their talents to the beautiful streets of Marietta Square for all to enjoy. Enjoy your afternoon as you watch the chalk artists create their masterpieces, listen to local bands perform in Glover Park, and support local arts, craft, and food vendors. Chalktoberfest has something for everyone, and the best part is that the chalk festival is free and open to the public! In addition to the weekend-long chalk art festival, Chalktoberfest will present our annual Craft Beer Festival on Saturday, October 12th and our annual Community Chalk Competition on Sunday, October 13th.

The Craft Beer Festival will be held on Saturday, October 12th, 2024 from 12:00pm – 5:00pm on West Park Square. Enjoy unlimited samples of over 100 different kinds of brew from dozens of local companies and 25 varieties of wine. Visit www.chalktoberfest.com to purchase your tickets today.

The Community Chalk Competition will be held on Sunday, October 13th, 2024, 11:00am – 1:00pm. This competition is a unique opportunity for community members to try their hand at creating their own chalk art, have a chance to win exciting prizes, and be part of the chalk art legacy that Chalktoberfest brings each year. The competition is open for the public to participate, and participants may enter as individuals or as part of a group. Visit our website to register for the competition.

About the Marietta Cobb Museum of Art

The Marietta Cobb Museum of Art is housed in a building that was once a U.S. Post Office that opened in 1910.

In 1963 the main branch of the Cobb County/Marietta Public Library occupied the building.

In the early 1950s the Marietta Women’s Club formed the Fine Arts Club of Marietta.  In 1983 the name was changed to the Marietta/Cobb Fine Arts Center, and in 1986 the museum gained non-profit status and afterwards began development of the museum in its current location.

According to the Marietta Cobb Museum of Art website:

In 1989, the Main Branch of the Cobb County/Marietta Public Library vacated the Post Office building on Atlanta Street, moving into a newly erected building on Roswell Street. During this same time in September, the Marietta/Cobb Fine Arts Center changed its name to the Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art.

On April 5, 1990 the Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art officially took over the original Post Office building chosen by the Cobb County Commission.