The Marietta Arts Council will present its second annual arts festival, Mountain to River Trailfest, on Saturday, May 11, 2019 from 11:00 am to 7:00 pm along the Mountain to River Trail. The M2R Trailfest will celebrate public art with an all-day festival featuring a variety of art installations including fine art, photography, sculpture, live performance, and the return of the popular mural exhibit.

The opening ceremonies for the 2019 M2R Trailfest will be held at Atherton Square at 11:00 am, followed by ongoing music performances at Lewis Park until 6:00 pm. Pop-up performances and art installations will be featured along the trail throughout the day, until the closing ceremonies begin at Brown Park at 6:30 pm. Artwork installations will begin in the weeks leading up to the event, and works will stay installed between 60 days to One Year.


11:00 OPENING CEREMONY
Atherton Square (Rain location:
Marietta Museum of History)

  • Elon Graves

  • Aaron Carter

  • Euphoric Flow Tribe

  • Samantha Gregory

  • Travis Cottle

11:30

  • Aaron Carter: Atherton Square (Rain location: Marietta Museum of History)

  • Samantha Gregory: Atherton Square (Rain location: Marietta Museum of History)

  • Euphoric Flow Tribe: Performing Trailside (Rain location: Strand Theatre, 117 N Park Square)

  • Brennyn Grace Shelton: Performing Trailside (Rain location: House of Lu, 89 Cherokee Street)

  • Interactive Kids’ Art Alley: Located along Brumby Lane (Rain location: Marietta Museum of History)

    • Day-long activities for kids of all ages! Featuring

      • Make + Take Crafts with Save The Giant Otters

      • Face Painting with The Walker School

      • Youth Improv with Peachtree Acting Studio (Rain location: The Vineyard Cafe, 21 W Park Square)

      • Steel City Pops

      • SchoolBox Kids Art Zone

      • Live painting with Claire Dunaway

  • Red Hare Brewing Root Beer samples: Atherton Square

12:00

  • John Patrick Anthony: The Hunt House Stage at Lewis Park (Rain location: Hemingway’s Bar and Grill, 29 W Park Square)

  • Strand Ole Opry Singers: Strand Theatre, 117 N Park Square

  • Euphoric Flow Tribe: Interactive Kids’ Art Alley along Brumby Lane (Rain location: The Vineyard Cafe, 21 W Park Square)

  • Youth Improv with Peachtree Acting Studio: Interactive Kids’ Art Alley along Brumby Lane (Rain location: The Vineyard Cafe, 21 W Park Square)

  • Elon Graves: Performing Trailside (Rain location: The Vineyard Cafe, 21 W Park Square)

  • Brennyn Grace Shelton: Performing Trailside (Rain location: House of Lu, 89 Cherokee Street)

1:00

1:30

  • The Georgia Ballet: dk Gallery, 25 W Park Square (Available for photos — weather dependent — Trailside, 1:45-2:15)

2:00

2:30

3:00

4:00

4:30

5:30

  • Brennyn Grace Shelton: Performing Trailside (Rain location: House of Lu, 89 Cherokee Street)

6:00

6:30 CLOSING CEREMONY
Brown Park (Rain location: Strand Theatre: 117 N Park Square)

  • Brennyn Grace Shelton

  • Quadratum

get involved!

Click an option above or email us at mariettaartscene@gmail.com for more information!


mural proposals for the 2019 m2r trailfst


the Mountain to River Trail

More than 15 years in the making, the Mountain to River trail stretches from Kennesaw Mountain, continues along the Marietta Square, and ends at the City limits on Atlanta Street. It serves as the backbone for future growth of Marietta's planned trail system which will connect residents, pedestrians, and cyclists from across the City of Marietta.  Even better, the Mountain to River Trail will connect separated trail systems from across Cobb County.