Marietta the Gathering

See photos of the 2025 Marietta the Gathering Event!!!

Marietta the Gathering is a festival held each March in Glover Park at the Historic Marietta Square celebrating Geek Community, pop culture, and the arts. This family-friendly festival will include the Guild Show, a collection of art makers, merchandisers, crafters, and smiths; Tourney Alley, a street full of board games, video gaming, and open play card gaming tables; as well as several other panels, performances, and contests in and around Glover Park.

Date: March 7th, 2026

Time: 10AM to 8PM

Location: Historic Marietta Square

"The Guild Show" (Open from 10AM to 8PM)

Applications are now on a waiting list!

The Guild Show is a collection of artists, maker, and merchandisers showcasing their wares. Apply to be a vendor using our online application (Waiting list applications will be approved by order of submission)! or... Applications to join the show can be downloaded here. Please submit applications by February 6th, 2026 at 5:00pm.

Completed application are to be emailed to specialevents@mariettaga.gov or mailed to:

City of Marietta
Parks, Recreation, and Facilities Department Attn: Special Events
PO Box 609
Marietta, GA 30061-0609

Tournament Alley (10AM to 7PM)

Tents will be set up down East Park Square hosting an array of tabletop gaming, card play and gaming vendors.

Features:

Open Play Card/Tabletop and Video Gaming available sponsored by MomoCon!

Our friends at Southeast Cubing will be hosting a speed cubing tournament throughout the event!! Be sure to pre-register by March 3rd and catch the Finals on stage at the event! Southeast Cubing is proud to announce a full registration for this tournament! The 72 competitors include 14 who will be participating in their first ever World Cube Association competition , 9 who are representing a non-US country (Canada, India, South Korea, and Kyrgyzstan are all represented), and personal bests all the way from under 4 seconds to over a minute.

Tabletop gaming at our Premier Venue Sponsor Boxwood Social Hall featuring craft/specialty cocktails from Waystone Traveling Bar

Marietta the Gathering Line Ups

Glover Park Main Stage
Time	Performance/Panel
11PM	TBD
12:30PM	Cosplay Contest Presentation
2PM	Viking Alchemist presents "Fools with Drinking Rules"
5PM	Azazus Concert
7PM	Raspberry Pie Concert

*Cosplay Contest Pre-judging will be held at the Glover Park Gazebo *

Featured Main Stage Concerts:

Welcome to the Marietta the Gathering Main Stage ...

AZAZUS

Azazus is a rapper, producer, and voice actor known for fusing anime, gaming, and hip-hop into immersive, fan-driven performances that resonate deeply with anime and gaming communities. His music has surpassed 7.8 million TikTok music views and earned 785K Spotify streams, with multiple songs charting internationally, including three chart appearances for Hack the World.

Headlining this year's Marietta the Gathering ... Returning to the Main Stage...

RASPBERRY PIE

Melding elements of city pop, funk, disco, and contemporary pop into a signature sound, Raspberry Pie melodies and grooves are made to move your feet, while their lyrics carry a sense of storytelling not often found in dance music. Gambling loss in Japan and buying a $50 couch off of Craigslist have never sounded so funky and so compelling.

They've headlined at several notable cons across the US, including Florida Supercon in Miami, PAX East in Boston, PAX West in Seattle, and Dragon Con in Atlanta, and have opened for The Living Tombstone on several occasions. Since revamping their lineup in 2022 (now featuring the Molasses Brass and a cyborg drummer) they've toured nationally to great success.

Website: https://www.raspberrypieinthesky.com/

Social Media: RaspberryPieMusic

MomoCon, KennyCon, and Monsterama

Second Stage (East Park Square)
Time	Panel
12PM	Trivia with Sean Hagler
3PM	Box of Doom!
4PM	Southeast Cubing Tournament Final
5PM	Geek Jeopardy
6PM	Comedy Showcase

One thing that is universal across all types of communities... We have to EAT! We are looking for unique, exotic, and down-right geeky food and beverage vendors to be apart of this EVENT!! If you would like to apply, please complete our Food Vendor Application or download it (Downloadable PDF) and return it to ezillweger@mariettaga.gov before January 12th, 2026.

*Spaces are limited, and not all applications will be accepted*

Interested in sponsoring this event? Or volunteering? Email specialevents@mariettaga.gov for more information.

The City of Marietta is grateful to any group, club, organization, business or individual that wishes to volunteer their time to help the Special Events division put on the best events possible. If you are interested in volunteering for our events, please fill out our volunteer form. A representative of the team will contact you with more information!

*All individuals who directly interact with minors (under age 18) are required to consent to a criminal background check prior to working their first event*