Press Release
One of the largest arts and crafts shows in northern Georgia, the 40th annual Superior Plumbing/Big Shanty Festival, returns to downtown Kennesaw on April 16 – 17. The family-friendly festival, co-sponsored by the City of Kennesaw and the Kennesaw Business Association (KBA), is, offering more than 250 booths of crafters and artisans as well as live entertainment on several stages, children’s activities, and more than 40 food booths. A parade down Main Street opens the festival on Saturday at 9:30 am featuring local high school bands, colorful floats, and over 2,000 young marchers.
Among the other attractions will be a Civil War encampment in Depot Park; a Kids’ Zone with inflatables; the free Robinson’s Racing Pigs and Paddling Porkers Show (pigs race for the grand prize of an Oreo); Kachunga & the Alligator Show; clowns and stilt walkers roaming through the crowds; and performances by local dance and demonstration teams and school choruses.
During the festival, roads in downtown Kennesaw will be closed beginning at 6 pm on Friday, April 15 and will reopen at 8 pm Sunday. A list of the closures can be found at kennesaw-ga.gov. The festival hours are Saturday, April 16 from 9:30 am – 6 pm and Sunday, April 17 from 12 – 5 pm.
Admission to the festival is free. Parking is available at Adams Park; a shuttle bus will run from Swift-Cantrell Park to the event. For more information, 770-423-1330 or visit the Kennesaw Business Association website, kennesawbusiness.org.
