Page 6 Alabama Ledger Newsworthy Notes & Events YARD SALE - The 14th Annual Mountain Trails 50 Mile Yard Sale is held annually on the weekend before Labor Day. This year's five day event is set to start on Thursday, Sept. 2 and continue until Sept. 6. The yard sale is held on Sand Mountain and goes from Section to Bryant, Alabama on Highways 71 and 73 in Jackson County. For more info call 256-259-5500. September 2021 - E-Edition
Read Free Online at AlabamaLedger.com Bellamy Brothers and Sawyer Brown To Perform At 2021 Boom Days A two-day festival centered on music, art and historical artifacts pays tribute to the City of Fort Payne’s humble beginnings and rich cultural past. Set for September 17-18, 2021, in downtown Fort Payne, Boom Days Heritage Celebration offers live music, a children’s entertainment area, arts and crafts, model train exhibit and museum tours at the Fort Payne Depot. The two-day event kicks off Friday, September 17 with live music from 6 to 9:30 p.m. Live music returns Saturday morning, September 18, at 10 a.m. running continuously until 9:30 p.m. and the streets and parks will be filled with arts and crafts, artists and artisans as well as numerous food vendors. Over a dozen acts are slated to perform during the two-day event culminating Saturday evening with headliners Bellamy Brothers (6 p.m.) and Sawyer Brown (8 p.m.). Friday’s featured acts include Damon Johnson and Aeromyth, “Ultimate Tribute to Aerosmith.” Local acoustic acts are set to perform throughout the day Saturday at the Coal and Iron building from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and music can be heard at the pavilion in City Park from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. There also will be musicians performing up and down Gault Avenue and interacting with the crowd from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. All music is presented for free. The children’s area was a huge success when the event was last held in 2019 and even more activities are planned this year including entertainment from Katie Sunshine Hola Hoop girl, frisbee dogs, youth performances from the Fort Payne Robotics, dance performers and taekwondo demonstrations. A $10 wristband gets festivalgoers unlimited pony rides, inflatable slide and access to a new interactive sports game and includes five tickets to use on meltdown ride, bungee jump, rock climbing wall, new spin art, balloon animal or face painting. Children activities are on September 18t from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Depot Museum will also be open for tours 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and the model train exhibit will be on display 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at 504 Gault Avenue. During the late nineteenth century, Fort Payne experienced a huge coal and iron boom, and in the twentieth century, a surge in textile manufacturing led to the city’s one time claim of “Sock Capital of the World.” As a nod to its manufacturing heritage, the mountaintop town hosts the Boom Days Heritage Celebration. Festival hours are Friday 6 to 10 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Admission is free. For more information including a schedule of events, go to www.boomdays.com or call 256-845-1524.
MUSIC SHOWCASE - The 2021 Summer Series Music Showcase will be held on September 25 at the Mentone Inn Bed & Breakfast. The free music event is sponsored by the Little River Arts Council. FALL VINTAGE PICKIN' - The 2021 Fall Vintage Pickin' Marketplace will take place on October 8-10 at the DeKalb County VFW Fairgrounds. For more information call 256-717-9365. Tickets are available online at vintagepickin.com. MUSIC FEST - The 2021 Hanceville Music Fest will be held on Saturday, September 18 at the Veteran's Memorial Park. Some of this year's artists include Confederate Railroad, Willie Underwood, and the Tommy Crowder Band. Tickets available on Evenbrite.com. ALBERTVILLE CONCERT - The music group TLC will be in concert on Friday, September 3, 2021 at the Sand Mountain Parks Amphitheater in Albertville Country Music Star Clint Black will also be in concert on Sept. 17. LIGHT SHOW - The opening night for the 2021 Hall Family Light Show in Owens Crossroads will be held on Thursday, November 25 at 6 p.m. The event will run throughout the Holiday Season. ARTONTHE ROCKS - The 2021Art on the Rocks event will be held at Noccalula Falls on September 18-19. General Park admission applies and over 60 vendors are anticipated to be at the event. NEW STADIUM - The UAB Blazers football program will host Liberty on October 2, 2021. The game is scheduled to be the first of many games to played in the new Protective Stadium in downtown Birmingham. JURASSIC QUEST - The most popular dinosaur event on tour, with over 80 true to life size dinosaurs, will be at the BJCC in Birmingham on Sept. 24-26. For tickets or more info visit the website www.jurassicquest.com. DEPOT DAYS - The Depot Days Festival rolls into Hartselle on September 18, 2021. For more info visit www.HartselleDepotDays.com or call 256.773.4370. OYSTERMEETING - TheAlabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ Marine Resources Division (MRD) will host an oyster meeting on September 15, 2021, from 2-4 p.m. at the Bayou La Batre Community and Senior Center located at 12745 Padgett Switch Road in Irvington, Alabama. The focus of the meeting will be to update the community about MRD activities related to the management of Alabama’s oyster fisheries and to receive public input. The meeting is open to the public. Space is limited and face masks are required at the meeting.
BOAZ HARVEST FESTIVAL - The City of Boaz will hold its 57th annual Harvest Festival on October 1-2, 2021 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information call 256-593-8154. BBQ COOK-OFF - The 6th annual Scottsboro BBQ Cook-off Festival will be held on October 9, 2021. The event will include a cornhole tournament, arts/crafts vendors, and a dog parade. For more information email Katie Kirkland at kkirkland@cityofsocttsboro.com. BARBER VINTAGE FESTIVAL - The 16th annual Barber Raceway Vintage Motorcycle Festival is considered one of the largest in the country and this year the event will be held on Oct. 8-10. In addition to on track action, the event also includes a Swap Meet with over 600 vendors. For more information call 877-332-7804. Children 15 and under are admitted free with an adult ticket. Camping and Golf Cart rentals are also available. NATIONAL PEANUT FESTIVAL - The Nations Largest Peanut Festival is set for Nov. 5-14, 2021 in Dothan. Festivities include amusement rides, concerts, agricultural displays, contests, food, a beauty pageant, peanuts, and more. 'FORE THE KIDS' - The 16th annual "Fore the Kids" Golf Tournament will be held on October 7, 2021 at the Terrapin Hills Golf & Country Club in Fort Payne. Following an 11 a.m. catered lunch, there will be a noon shotgun start. DEKALB COUNTY FAIR - The 66th annual DeKalb County VFW Agricultural Fair will be held on September 28 through October 2, 2021 at the VFW Fairgrounds in Fort Payne. Gates open at 5 p.m. COLORFEST - The 2021 Mentone Colorfest will be held on October 16-17 at the Brow Park. The event will include arts, crafts, food and entertainment. FOUNDER'S FEST - The 2021 Red Bay Founder's Fest will be held on Saturday, September 25. The free Family event kicks off at 8:30 a.m. with the King and Queen's Train Ride, which will feature the beauty pageant winners from the upcoming Sept. 19 pageant at Red Bay High School. Other festivities include music, dancing, contests, arts & crafts, an antique vehicle show, and much more. For more information call 256-356-4473.
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