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ith event season underway, May is a great time to celebrate. Here in Acworth, we love to celebrate our blessings with our friends, families and neighbors. As these celebrations get started, we’re reminded how grateful we are to live in a city of culture, and we look forward to you and your family joining in on the fun. This year, we’ll be celebrating all the contributions each of us brings to this great life in Acworth. We have events and festivals scheduled every month, and we welcome all to come and enjoy as we raise each other up and have a great time together. From our Juneteenth and Fourth of July festivals this summer to our Hispanic Heritage Month concert and Halloween JamBOOree this fall – and every event in between – Acworth is ready to come together in celebration. North Cobb Rotary Club’s annual Smoke on the Lake BBQ Festival returns to Logan Farm Park this month. We’re excited to be the home of this large outdoor barbecue event, which kicks off May 6 with the Lord of the Wings contest and an evening concert in the park. May 7 will be the Tasters’ Choice Pork Competition, and you won’t want to miss that one. For more information on this fundraiser and all that North Cobb Rotary does for our community, visit www.smokeonthelake.org.
The Acworth Dragon Boat Festival is back at Dallas Landing Park May 21. Make sure to stop by this fun event to see the teams compete in rowing competitions in 40-foot-long dragon boats. We’ll have our own Acworth team competing against other cities, and we look forward to a win this year. This fundraiser benefits Loving Arms Cancer Outreach. For more information, visit www. acworthdragonboatfest.com. Don’t forget to come out to Cauble Park at 10 a.m. May 28 for Acworth’s annual Memorial Day Ceremony to honor those who gave their lives to protect the freedoms we enjoy every day in this country. This year might serve as a poignant reminder to value all that we have and the sacrifices that many give to keep our freedoms constant. Thank you to all who serve, and please join us as we honor those who gave all. As always, for the latest information on any of our events and projects, you can visit www.acworth.org, sign up for our e-news blasts on our home page, “like” Visit Acworth on Facebook or follow us on Instagram at @VisitAcworth. May God bless you and your families,
— Tommy
Tommy Allegood was elected to Acworth’s city council in 2000 and has served as mayor since 2002. He is a community builder who is purposed to make it count!
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AROUND ACWORTH | May 2022
