Get Out to Tastes, Trains, a Circus, Music

Take a look at family fun events going on in Marietta this weekend. On the more practical side there will be a Sip n' Stroll focusing on trees, free medication disposal and gardening workshop.

1. Marietta Tree Keepers will host a Sip n’ Stroll, featuring a special neighborhood to tour with tree experts, identifying common opportunities and issues relating to trees. It’s free and open to the public. The event is BYOB.

For this Sip n’ Stroll, those in attendance will stroll down historic Camp/Awtrey/Stewart Streets in Marietta. Certified arborists, forester and landscape architects will lead the tour of the neighborhood, pointing out the many treasures and challenges that exist among the valuable stock of trees.

Meet at 347 Camp St. and park near the location. The event runs from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Friday.

2. Prime will kick off the Friday, April 27, at 8 p.m. in and around the park in Marietta Square. 

Blankets and lawn chairs may be set up in the park after 4 p.m. in the park but may be set up on North Park Square after 6 p.m.

or contact Marietta's  at 770-794-5601.

3.  Yaarab Shrine Circus will take over the fairgrounds at .

On Thursday, April 26, t that day. Monday through Thursday is $20 unlimited rides and Friday through Sunday is $25 unlimited rides.

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4. The will offer a free medicine disposal on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This is a great opportunity for those who missed the previous events, or who have subsequently accumulated unwanted, unused prescription drugs, to safely dispose of those medications.

5. The "Green Thumb Gardening Series" presented by Marietta Council of Garden Clubs, Inc. will hold its Annuals and Container Gardening workshop on Saturday. Registration is at 8:30 a.m., and presentations are from 9 to 11 a.m. Lunch is included. Registration is required and cost is $30. Meet at the Marietta Educational Gardening Center at 505 Kennesaw Ave. For more information call 770-426-0538 or email newtonms1968@gmail.com.

6.  The kid in all of us can with musicians, model trains, and dress-up, craft and photo stations on Saturday, at . The event runs from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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7. is coming up Sunday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Marietta Square. Over 80 restaurants will be showcasing their best dishes. .

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