Commissioner Eric Allen previews Cobb County Parks’ summer programs and festivals

Commissioner Eric Allen invited Cobb County Parks staff on Inside the District to lay out summer programming for children and adults, saying, “School is out and our kids need somewhere to go.”

Amari Ramsey, Recreation Coordinator I in the Special Events unit with Cobb County Parks, listed camps and family events the department will run or support this summer, including a mini-golf program at the civic center, a block party featuring a performer identified as Jenny T and a related show referenced in the recording as “Genny T Anderson,” a sports village for children, and the Cobb International Festival — which Ramsey said drew “over 6,000 attendees last year.” Ramsey also described a fall festival and July wellness and family events at Milford.

Ramsey and Mario Henson, Division Director, Parks Services, said the parks system will continue structured youth offerings such as summer day camps and open-gym programs, as well as therapeutic recreation at Wendy Hill and a day-ambassadors program that takes participants on outings. For adults, staff pointed to organized leagues including a pickleball league at Larry Bell and adult basketball and volleyball at Fair Oaks Recreation Center.

Registration and event information will be posted online; staff referred to the county registration portal in the recording as “Civic Recre” and said links will be available in the county newsletter and podcast notes. Commissioner Allen closed by encouraging residents to use the county’s recreation services this summer.

The department also described partnerships with local organizations (for example, Master Gardeners at the spring arts festival) and family-oriented attractions including a North Georgia fair partnership and a May family circus that staff named in the recording as the "Shride Circus."