Hey Cobb residents, check out all the events happening around town this weekend:
Great Southern Food Truck Rally. Noon to 9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27. $10 per person, free for children ages 8 and under with paid adult. Kennesaw State University Sports and Entertainment Park. 3200 George Busbee Pkwy NW, Kennesaw. 470-578-4849. www.greatsouthernfoodtruckrally.com.
Get your appetite ready -- it's time for the 1st Annual Great Southern Food Truck Rally in Kennesaw. With over 40 different competing food trucks to sample from, lawn games, live music, cash prizes and trophies, you won't want to miss this delicious event at Kennesaw State University.
City of Kennesaw's Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival. Friday, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Aug. 26 and 27. Free. Adams Park. 2600 Park Drive, Kennesaw. www.pigsandpeaches.com.
Barbecue -- peaches -- perfect. You'll find out just how amazing these two ingredients can taste at the two day Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival in Kennesaw. Enjoy tasting the savory fare, shop from over 200 artisans and watch your kids have a blast in the Kids Zone bouncing on inflatables.
Cobb County Classic Rodeo. Starting Friday at 8 p.m. Aug. 26 and 27. $15 for adults, $12 for children ages 4 through 10, free for children ages 3 and under. Jim R. Miller Park. 2245 Callaway Road, Marietta. 404-625-4890. www.cobbcountyrodeo.com.
Put on your boots, grab your hat and get ready for a weekend of bull riding, steer wrestling, roping, barrel racing and, of course, rodeo clowns at the 2016 Cobb County Classic Rodeo in Marietta. Purchase a few tasty treats from the food vendors on site, then sit back and watch the show.
Cobb Community Gospel Fest. 5 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27. $25 for adults, $10 for children ages 12 and under. Mable House Barnes Amphitheater. 5239 Floyd Road, Mableton. 770-900-0604.www.brothersdestinygroomingfoundation.org.
This Saturday, Comedian Griff will host Gospel Fest 2016 at the Mable House Barnes Amphitheater in Mableton. You'll enjoy live music, spoken word, comedy shows and dancing, with proceeds benefiting the Brother Destiny Grooming Foundation.
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