MARIETTA — Over 50 vendors selling various forms of art gathered along Freyer Drive in Marietta for the 16th annual Cherokee Heights Arts Festival.
From Etowah Drive to Chicasaw Drive, hundreds of guests perused through dozens of tents selling crafts from pottery to crochet animals.
Cherokee Heights is a National Historic Register subdivision built in 1924 just a mile north of the Marietta Square.
The festival originally began as a invitation-only art show among neighbors of Cherokee Heights to show off their skills. In 2009, organizers moved the show outdoors and opened it to the public.
The one-day-only, free event is entirely produced by dozens of volunteer neighbors. The festival also featured two stages hosting performances from local musicians.
This year’s lineup included Marietta-based West African drumming group the Emerson Drummers, Atlanta-based rock band the Palace Mirrors and others.
This year was Marietta resident Patty Terrell’s first time visiting the festival. She said community events like this one can help bring neighbors together.