the great alabama Homecoming 215 towns welcome y all in 2010.

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1 the great alabama Homecoming 215 towns welcome y all in 2010.

2 The Great Alabama Homecoming Some 215 towns across Alabama welcome you home this year during the Great Alabama Homecoming. It s all part of the Year of Alabama Small Towns & Downtowns - a celebration of everything that is Sweet Home Alabama. Northport Remember to enjoy some good old-fashioned Southern cuisine along the way. Sample local favorites like the barbeque chicken with white sauce at Big Bob Gibson BBQ in Decatur, the orange rolls at the All Steak in Cullman, banana pudding at Sisters in Troy, and the royal red shrimp at King Neptune s in Gulf Shores. If you ve never visited Alabama then this is the perfect year to make your first trip and experience Sweet Home Alabama. Huggin Molly s - Abbeville There are homecoming events and festivals going on practically every weekend from mid-march through mid-december. Special homecoming events like the Ashland Homecoming Weekend, Clayton Homecoming, Celebrate Guntersville, the Monroeville Reunion, and Talladega s 175th Birthday Bash. Check the calendar to see when your favorite towns are holding homecoming events and start planning your trip today. Trowbridge s Ice Cream - Florence Check the Great Alabama Homecoming calendar at and start packing! 1 2

3 Red s Little Schoolhouse - Pine Level Cullman Dothan Abbeville May 8 Yatta Abba Day abbevillechamber@centurytel.net Alabaster Jun 4-5 Alabaster CityFest moseley@cityofalabaster.com Albertville Jun 28-Jul 4 Happy Birthday Albertville mwhitten@cityofalbertville.com Alexander City Jun Alex City Jazz Fest mwagoner@charterinternet.com Aliceville Apr 7-10 Aliceville Dogwood Festival mbpaluzzi@nctv.com Andalusia Nov Absolutely Andalusia ashley@andalusiachamber.com Anniston May Military Heritage Weekend joanmck@earthlink.net Arab Sept 11 Welcome Home Reunion Knorton@arab-chamber.org Ashford Sept 11 Harvest Day gwenseale@yahoo.com Ashland Oct 8-10 Homecoming Weekend boddiesr@hotmail.com Athens Aug Homecoming Celebration jeanette@pclnet.net Atmore Oct 23 Williams Station Day atmoreal@frontiernet.net Auburn Nov 6 A.U. Homecoming cmorgan@auburnalabama.org Bay Minette Jul 3 Homecoming Celebration cityhall@ci.bay-minette.al.us Bayou La Batre May 1-2 Blessing of the Fleet fasttracpermits@ureach.com Birmingham Aug 18 Rickwood Centennial david@rickwood.com Belk Apr Belk Bluegrass Festival waldrop543@centurytel.net Berry Apr 24 Berry Heritage Festival townofberry@centurytel.net Blountsville Oct 9 Harvest Festival abailey@otelco.net Boaz Oct 1-2 Boaz Harvest Festival boazchamberpresident@charterinternet.com Brent Jul 3 Heroes and Patriots Weekend mayorofbrent@bellsouth.net Brewton Jun 19 Alabama Blueberry Festival syuhasz@cityofbrewton Brighton Jun Brighton Homecoming cityofbrighton@bham.rr.com Brookside Nov 6-7 St. Nicholas Food Festival ssglover@bellsouth.net Brundidge Oct 30 Peanut Butter Festival lindafaust@troycable.net Camden May 1 Camden Homecoming Weekend shblackmon@frontiernet.net Cardiff May 2 Cardiff Cemetery Decoration Day ssglover@bellsouth.ne Center Point Apr 10 Center Point Springs Festival timgann@hotmail.com Centre Oct 2 Centre Fall Festival centreal@tds.net Chelsea Mar 6 Celebrate Chelsea jchampion@cityofchelsea.com Cherokee Jul 3 Independence Day Celebration NinonParker@Comcast.net Chickasaw Oct 30 Founder s Day jen0120@zebra.net Childersburg Sept 25 CoosaFest pbstorey@childersburg.com Clanton Jun 25 Peach Jam Jubilee chiltonchamber@bellsouth.net Clay May 8 Clay May Days pfeemster7388@charter.net Clayton May 1 Clayton Homecoming beccabeasley@bellsouth.net Coffeeville Dec 4 Coffeeville Christmas Parade clarkemuseum@galaxycable.net Collinsville Nov 13 Turkey Trot marthab@tds.net Columbia May 1 190th Birthday Celebration ctx38087@centurytel.net Columbiana Jun Liberty Day tom@pelhamonline.com 3 4

4 Athens Cordova Oct 9 Discover Cordova Day ldawkins@charterinternet.com Cottonwood May 1 Down Home Country Fest dscott@centurytel.com Cowarts May 1 Cowarts Homecoming Weekend townofcowarts@graceba.net Crossville Sept Crossville Harvest Festival cvilletownclerk@charter.net Cullman May Strawberry Days at the Market efuller@cullmancity.org Daleville Nov 13 National Heritage Week tetheredge@centurytel.net Daphne Sept Jubilee Festival mayorassist@bellsouth.net Dauphin Island May 1-2 An Historic Journey wsandagger@townofdauphinisland.org Daviston Nov 13 Daviston School Reunion lyndah1956@hotmail.com Decatur Sept Riverfest Homecoming treist@decaturcvb.org Demopolis Nov 28-Dec 4 Christmas on the River dacc@westal.net Dothan May 1 Mural City Art Fest cathy@thedowntowngroup.com Dutton Dec 11 Dutton Christmas Parade duttonto@farmerstel.com Elba Nov Foggy Bottom BBQ Bash echamber329@troycable.net Emelle Oct 2 Business Appreciation Day roywillingham@bellsouth.net Ensley Jul Function at Tuxedo Junction maryallison@mainstreetbham.org Eufaula Oct 9 Eufaula Homecoming asparks@mainstreeteufaula.com Eutaw Jun 12 Family & Friends Day ruthythomas@yahoo.com Eva Sept Eva Frontier Days irpguy@bellsouth.net Evergreen Oct 9 Evergreen Sausage Festival emma0916@bellsouth.net Fairfield Aug 7 Fairfield Music Festival nroberts@fairfieldal.us Fairhope Nov 18 Tree Lighting Celebration alex.robinson@cofairhope.com Falkville Oct 30 Falkville Fall Festival mattmsw@msn.com Fayette Oct 1-2 Alabama Frog Level Festival fcoc@cyberjoes.com Five Points Aug Back-to-School Homecoming mike.woody1@gmail.com Flomaton Oct Homecoming Weekend dkillam@panhandle.rr.com Florala Jun 26 Masonic Day gatoraka@aol.com Florence Jun 5-6 Frontier Days alison@visitflorenceal Foley Nov 5-7 Heritage Harbor Days foleycvb@gulftel.com Franklin May 15 Possum Day mfloyd@charterinternet.com Fulton Oct 2 Gospel Singing clarkemuseum@galaxycable.net Fultondale Aug 21 Founder s Day Festival visemedical@bellsouth.net Furman Apr 17 Furman History Celebration grsouth@frontiernet.net Gadsden Sept 3 First Friday Homecoming kay@downtowngadsden.com Gainesville Jun 19 Gainesville Day cmgff@aol.com Garden City Oct 9-10 Homecoming Weekend townofgardencity@bellsouth.net Gardendale Apr Magnolia Festival maryalicet@aol.com 5 6 Mobile

5 Selma Mooresville Dothan Pell City Arab Gee's Bend May 1 Gee s Bend May Day tbgbinc@aol.com Geneva Sept Geneva Homecoming powellmaryellen@yahoo.com Geraldine Jul 10 Picnic in the Park townofgeraldine@farmerstel.com Glen Allen Oct 2 Dedication of Town Park/Trail townglenallen@yahoo.com Gordo Jun 4-5 Mule Day/Chickenfest Gordomayor@aol.com Grant Oct 8 Dedication Day, DAR School terripowell454@yahoo.com Graysville Jul 10 Mayberry Day carolburt2915@bellsouth.net Greenville Oct Greenville Reunion sue@cityofgville.com Grove Hill Apr 24 Old-Timer s Weekend clarkemuseum@galaxycable.net Guin May 8 Mayfest cityhall@guinal.org Gulf Shores Dec 2 No Place Like Home phollingsworth@gulfshoresal.org for the Holidays Guntersville Jul 2-4 Celebrate Guntersville cityclerk@guntersvilleal.org Gurley May 7-9 Celebrating Our Past stanvolman@aol.com Haleyville Jun 5 Haleyville Alumni Day debrah@ala.nu Hamilton Oct 30 Hamilton Fall Fest chamber@cityofhamilton.org Hanceville Oct 16 Mud Creek Marching walls747234@bellsouth.net Band Festival Harpersville Jul 31-Aug 1 Harpersville Homecoming hvillemayor@aol.com Hartselle Sept 18 Depot Days Festival susan@hartsellechamber.com Hayneville Jul Founders Day annier@htcnet.net Headland Oct 9 Harvest Festival terryg@headlandalabama.org Heflin May 29 A 1950s Heflin Homecoming aberry@cityofheflin.org Helena May 7-8 Buck Creek Festival pam@cityofhelena.org Hobson City Aug Founders Day Celebration hobsoncityhall@bellsouth.net Hodges Oct 2 Spirit of Hodges townofhodges@centurytel.net Homewood May 1 We Love Homewood director@homewoodchamber.org Hoover May 2 Celebrate Hoover Day colbauge@ci.hoover.al.us Hueytown Sept Hueytown Homecoming jara2991@bellsouth.net Huntsville Sept 8 50th Anniv. of Marshall jennifer@huntsville.org Space Flight Center Jackson Nov 6 Fall Festival cityhalljackson@bellsouth.net Jacksonville Sept Homecoming Weekend jaxmayor@cableone.net Jasper Jun 19 Memorial Park Homecoming pkennedy@wacf.org Kansas May 1 Kansas Day townhallann@bellsouth.net Killen Aug Killen Founder s Day interriors1@hotmail.com Lanett Mar Small Town Celebration deb@cityoflanett.com Langston Apr 25 Homecoming Weekend dustybarrels93@yahoo.com Leeds Sept Gateway to a Region phall@windstream.net Leighton May 15 Rabbit Festival NinonParker@Comcast.net Level Plains Apr 30 45th Anniversary jbullinger@sw.rr.com Lincoln Jul 3 100th Anniversary mayorwatson@lincolnalabama.com 7 8

6 Decatur Demopolis Enterprise Montgomery Florence Linden Dec ChiLLy Fest Lineville Nov 6 Heritage Day carolyn@acs-isp.com Liscomb Aug Centennial Celebration mbouyer@lipscombal.net Littleville Aug 14 Littleville Fun Fest NinonParker@Comcast.net Livingston Apr 17 Sucarnochee Folk Festival nvhauser@bellsouth.net Locust Fork Sept 18 Locust Fork Founders Day holtsa@bellsouth.net Lottie May 31 Lottie Memorial Day Services annbw@bellsouth.net Lowndesboro Apr 30-May 2 Heritage Celebration townoflowndesboro@yahoo.com Madison Oct 2 Come Home to Madison robert.atallo@madisonal.gov Magnolia Springs Jul 4 Fourth of July Homecoming talponia@gulftel.com Margaret Oct 16 Friendship Festival mayorjeffwilson@gmail.com Marion Apr Muckle s Ridge Festival tiffanyvaughan@bellsouth.net Mathews Oct 16 Jonesville Community Day stampofapproval1@aol.com McIntosh Sept 6 Labor Day Celebration sdawson01@aol.com Mentone May Rhododendron Festival rmhammond@mindspring.com Midway Jul 3 Midway Homecoming seffiebabygirl56@gmail.com Millbrook Dec 4 Spirit of Christmas Parade debgilliam@bellsouth.net Monroeville Apr The Monroeville Reunion sandy@monroecountyal.com Montevallo Oct Homecoming Weekend hlehman@cityofmontevallo.com Montgomery May Jubilee Cityfest mberney@montgomerychamber.com Mooresville Dec 4 Homecoming Celebration sdm43@bellsouth.net Mt. Vernon Sept 12 Founder s Day vdeest1510@gmail.com Muscle Shoals Oct Muscle Shoals Music Fest SGHamlin@Comcast.net Natural Bridge Apr 3 Highway 13 Yard Sale agparrish@centurytel.net New Hope Oct 8-9 New Hope Founder s Day nhha@nehp.net Newville May 9 Small Town Celebration bertchilds@aol.com Northport May Heritage Homecoming kennis@cityofnorthport.org Notasulga Apr 24 Shiloh-Rosenwald Reunion winegjm@auburn.edu Oak Grove May 22 Bloise Zeigler Day cmerkel3111@charter.com Oak Hill Apr 3-4 Oak Hill Homecoming fdfuller@frontiernet.net Oneonta Oct Covered Bridge Festival bcmuseum71@yahoo.com Opelika July 17 Summer Celebration opelikamainst@aol.com Opp Oct 30 Opp Fest chamber@oppcatv.com Orange Beach Mar Festival of Art at Waterfront Park cottonbayugirl@gulftel.com Oxford May 31-Jun 5 Oxford Homecoming Week kmd0429@bellsouth.net Ozark Oct 1-3 Claybank Jamboree ozarkcc@snowhill.com Pelham May 1 Springtime at Ballantrae dtreslar@pelhamonline.com Pell City Jun 4-6 Pell City Homecoming wehjdg@yahoo.com Peterman Nov 20 Arts & Crafts Festival arptraffic1@frontiernet.net 9 10

7 Landmark Park - Dothan Monroeville Troy Pickensville Jul 3-4 Heritage Celebration mayorfuseyamore@aol.com Piedmont Oct 9 Foot of the Mountain Festival tommy.allison@piedmontcity.org Pine Apple Nov 27 Hunter Appreciation Festival joycewall@yahoo.com Pine Hill Oct 23 Pine Hill Depot Day rodanza@aol.com Pinson Apr 10 Pinson CityFest pinsoncouncilor5@bellsouth.net Prattville Apr 30-May 1 Come Home to Prattville jarthur@prattvillechamber.com Priceville Aug 21 Priceville Annual Cruise-In kellydean@townofpriceville.com Red Bay Sept 18 FoundersFest fabways2001@yahoo.com Red Level Jul 3 Red Level July Homecoming baak2wun@aol.com Repton Apr 24 Heritage Homecoming Festival terribcarter@frontiernet.net Rogersville Jun 5 Homecoming villageinteriors@earthlink.net Romulus Apr 3 Community Easter Egg Hunt rvfd1963@yahoo.com Russellville Aug 21 Watermelon Festival franklincounty@charter.net Rutledge Apr Rutledge Homecoming bethmrogers@gmail.com Sanford May 15 Sanford Homecoming vbowers@oppcatv.com Sardis City May 29 Sardis City Celebration dgamblin@hotmail.com Scottsboro July 3-4 Celebration on the tourjackson@scottsboro.org Tennessee River Section Sept 6 Section Labor Day Sectional@centurytel.net Selma Oct 9 Riverfront Market Day candace@selmaalabama.com Sheffield Jun 12 Sheffield Founders Day NinonParker@Comcast.net Shorter Jun 26 Town of Shorter Liberty Day WillieMaePowellmayor@shorteralabama.com Sipsey Oct 16 Homecoming Day townofsipsey64@peoplepc.com Skyline Jun 5 Skyline Day town023@centurytel.net Slocomb Jun 19 Slocomb Tomato Festival slocombcity@alaweb.com Somerville May 1 Somerville Celebration Festival tammiejo17@aol.com Spanish Fort May 1 Delta Woods & Water Expo jhasting@eschamber.com Stockton May 22 Stockton Homecoming gprescott@bellsouth.net Sulligent Oct 2 Old-Fashion Day sullclerk@fayette.net Susan Moore Jun 19 Small Town Celebration smthall@hopper.net Sylvan Springs Jun 26 Sylvan Springs Homecoming sylvansprings@charterinternet.com Talladega Mar th Birthday Celebration talladegafinance@yahoo.com Tallassee TBA Homecoming Weekend tallasseecityhal@elmore.rr.com Tarrant Apr 24 Homecoming ltuck@cityoftarrant.com Taylor Jul 3 Homecoming Weekend townoftayloral@sw.rr.com Thomaston Apr Pepper Jelly Day Festival townofthomaston@yahoo.com Thomasville Oct 23 Ghost Walk & Fall Festival dgaston@thomasvilleal.com Thorsby Oct 16 Thorsby Swedish Fest wtraciabussey@gmail.com 11 12

8 Troy Apr Troyfest Trussville Feb 20 I Love Trussville Week donnetteplant@hotmail.com Tuscaloosa Mar Dedication of Government Plaza hhill@tuscaloosa.com Tuscumbia Jun Helen Keller Festival NinonParker@Comcast.net Tuskegee May Memorial Day Weekend Fly-In dgray@tuskegeecenter.org Union Springs Apr 24 Chunnenuggee Fair macl@ustconline.net Valley Aug 7 Cotton Mill Reunion rmoon@cityofvalley.com Valley Grande May 8 Founders Day janetfrasier@att.net Verbena Oct 2 Reunion in the Park bobweir@netscape.com Vestavia Hills Apr 17 Dogwood Festival Fun Day mayor.asst@ci.vestaviahills.al.us Vina Jul 31 July Fest townvina@hiwaay.net Vincent Nov 29 Small Town Celebration townofvincent@bellsouth.net Wadley Aug 28 A Homecoming Celebration mstephens@communicomm.com Wedowee Jun 6-13 Wedowee Arts Festival gene@wedoweelakehomes.com West Blocton Jun Wild West Blocton Days mjoneswb@bellsouth.net Westover Dec 11 Westover Christmas Parade soshelby@bellsouth.net Wetumpka Apr River Fest cityclerk@bellsouth.net Whatley Sept 4 Fort Sinquefield Reenactment clarkemuseum@galaxycable.net Wilsonville Jun 27 God and Country Celebration soshelby@bellsouth.net Wilton Dec 7 Christmas Parade wiltontownutilityclerk@charter.net Winfield Sept Mule Day Festival wpl@dlis.net Woodstock Oct 2 Woodstock Homecoming fgambletclerk@aol.com York Apr 10 York Homecoming genarobbins@yahoo.com All dates subject to change. Visit for updates. Sponsors: Alabama League of Municipalities Community Bankers Association of Alabama Chamber of Commerce CCAA Association of Alabama Alabama Tourism Dept Alabama Alabama Public Library Service 13 14

9 the great alabama Homecoming 215 towns welcome y all in 2010.