OAK GROVE, Ala. – The second Saturday of October means it’s time for the annual Oak Grove Fall Festival on Saturday, Oct. 11, and the committee has been working for months now, putting together the best event in the last 20 years.
Getting things started is a Marble City Cruisers Car Show that celebrates nostalgia, craftsmanship, and the joy of sharing a love for classic automobiles. Bulldog BBQ and El Pastorcito food trucks will be on-site in case your tummy rumbles while looking at the classic cars.
Inside the Town Park walking track, there’ll be plenty of activities for the kids and vendors for the adults. Home Depot will be under the Pavilion to help the kids complete their popular craft kits, and the kids will be able to enjoy the fresh fall air and sunshine as they play in the inflatables.
Artists Elena Crattic and Christina Jackson of E & C Face Painters are always popular with the little ones, and they will be ready to transform their faces into a canvas of imagination.
Please bring a chair and enjoy visiting with your neighbors as you enjoy the music planned for you this year on the Town Park stage. You will be entertained by the husband-and-wife duo Adam and Erica Catt of Cherry Avenue, Ronnie Forbus of Sons of Thunder, and Randy Gill of Crossfire. The closing band, A Simple Man Revival, is a tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd and will be sure to get you on your feet.
RadioAlabama will be there all day as well. If you need to stretch your legs and browse the vendor row, be sure to check out Naelina Farms with the nice assortment of canned pickles, soups and jellies, jerky, and fudge.
Sandra Moore will be displaying her wreath creations, Simply Havik and Fair to Middlin’ Gifts & Boutique making custom hats, shirts, and gift items, and Saltwater and Saddle selling jewelry, drinkware, and wood crafts, just to name a few.
Here’s a list of the vendors:
There’s a nice selection for everyone to get started on those Christmas shopping lists. An ATM truck will be on-site, courtesy of Heritage South Credit Union, so you are able to shop freely.
The Food Row vendors will be able to help you out after you work up an appetite shopping. Doug’s BBQ, Sweet Thangs, Hope’s Snobiz, Champions’s Pork Skins and Peanuts, and newcomer Lea Riddley in the Bubble Cheese Truck serving hand squeezed lemonades, crafted drinks, and grilled cheese has a nice selection to satisfy a hungry belly.
The weather will be beautiful to enjoy this community gathering, so please come out and bring the family this Saturday, Oct. 11 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
