Fort Payne’s 10th annual Boom Days Heritage Celebration this weekend

Crossville, Ala.— Tomorrow the tenth annual Boom Days Heritage Celebration will kick off in Fort Payne. Fort Payne’s downtown district will be closed to traffic from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and the festival will feature music, art, food and fun that will delight visitors of all ages. Covering five blocks in the downtown district, performers will take to the streets as a variety of music flows from three stages.  Dozens of skilled art professionals including quilters, potters, painters, and workers in iron, wood, and glass will be demonstrating their talents as part of the Holiday Inn Express City Park Invitational Art Show. Southern Torch has provided the following guide to help you navigate the festival that has been voted, “2015 Alabama Event of the Year.”

Events:

Haulin’ for Hannah 5K Run–5th Street NW / 8am

Pancake Breakfast–300 Block of Gault Ave N / 8am-11:30am

Motorcycle Cruise-In–Rotary Pavilion / 10am-6pm

Pet Parade–Depot Museum Parking Lot / 10am

Frisbee Dog Demonstrations–Alabama Park / 10am-5pm

Sheep Herding Demonstrations–Alabama Park / 10am-5pm

Aerial Demonstrations–Alabama Park / 10am-5pm

Children’s Activity Area–City Park / 10am-6pm

Vintage Vehicles–Alabama Park Parking Lot / 10am-6pm

Barbecue Bash–Rotary Pavilion / 10am-6pm

City Park Art Show–10am-6pm

Depot Museum Exhibits–10am-6pm

Hosiery Museum Exhibits–10am-6pm

Landmarks of DeKalb Book Sale–Hosiery Museum / 10am-6pm

Tommy Moorehead Art Exhibit–Coal & Iron Bldg. / 10am-6pm

Quilt Show–Coal & Iron Bldg. / 10am-6pm

Meet the Authors–Coal & Iron Bldg. / 10am-6pm

FPFD Ladder Truck–Alabama Park Parking Lot / 10am-6pm

WQSB Prize Wheel–Alabama Park Parking Lot / 10am-5pm

Hootenanny–Opera House / 2pm-4pm

Wine Tasting–Richard C. Hunt Hall / 1:3pm-4pm

Pintos & Cornbread Luncheon–300 Block, Gault Ave N / 12-4pm

Rock & Roll Show–DeKalb Theatre / 8pm featuring Flow Tribe

Stage Schedule

Rotary Pavilion Stage

Master of Ceremonies Kenn Alan

The Madd Wikkid 10am

Tucker Yochim Band 10:30am

Midnight Mob 12noon

Rock Candy 1:30pm

The Swampers featuring Jackson Nance 3pm

Delbert McClinton 4:30pm

VERIZON WIRELESS City Park Stage

Master of Ceremonies Dean Mitchell

Dean Mitchell 10am

Ricky J Taylor & the Live Roots Ensemble 11am

Jontavious Willis 12 noon

Norman Blake 1pm

Pierce Pettis 2pm

DieDra & the Ruff Pro Band 3pm

Alabama Annie 4pm

AL.com Opera House Stage

Master of Ceremonies Jim Connor

Jim Connor 2pm

Russell Gulley 2:30pm

Jontavious Willis 3pm

Norman Blake 3:30pm

ROGER’S MUSIC Theatre Courtyard Stage

Master of Ceremonies Jared Cushen

Michael Cooley 10am

Chloe Kinnon 11am

Jared Cushen 12 noon

Chris Hale 1pm

Terry Hutcheson 2pm