One of our favorite weekends of
the year returns April 13. Noble
Street Festival and Sunny King
Criterium are back and better
than ever.
Arts, crafts, live music, games,
food, and more will line the 900
and 1000 blocks of Noble Street
in downtown Anniston. The
family-friendly festival begins
at 11:00 am and will wrap up at
7:00 pm.
“We have a great lineup of local
artisans with booths, selling
things from custom apparel to handmade
jewelry,” says festival director Reilly Johnson.
Noble Street Festival is free to attend; tickets
may be purchased for various activities and
events. As in years past, a portion of the
proceeds will be donated to Relay for Life.
This event has raised more than $120,000
for Relay for Life to date. The 2019 donation
goal is $10,000.
Local and regional musicians will perform
throughout the festival including Ed
Protho, Stampede, Melanin Magic,
Sherwood Seven Band, The StoneRollers,
and The Natti Love Joys.
“The Peerless is hosting our music stage in
front of the saloon, with live music going
from 11:00 am to 6:30 pm,” Johnson says.
“We will also have two live animal shows at
the sound stage at 1:00 pm and 3:30 pm.”
Animal shows are courtesy of the Anniston
Museum of Natural History.
The Kids Zone, sponsored by Sunny King
Toyota, offers free rides. “We will also have
Kids in the Kitchen, presented by the Junior
League, and the Quality of Life Health
INSIGHT
11:00 ED PROTHO
11:45 STAMPEDE
12:30 MELANIN MAGIC
1:00 LIVE ANIMAL DEMO
1:45 SHERWOOD SEVEN BAND
3:00 GSCC SHOW BAND
3:30 LIVE ANIMAL DEMO
4:15 THE STONEROLLERS
5:30 THE NATTI LOVE JOYS
Services Mobile Unit on site, as well as other
kid-friendly activities.”
Bringing the whole family? Look for FidoFest
stations set up along the festival route for
your four-legged family members to take a
rest and enjoy a cool drink.
Food vendors will be located on the 1000
block near the Sunny King Criterium bicycle
races, and a selection of beer and wine will
be served at pop-up pubs along the festival
route. There will be a “café area for people
to enjoy eating and watching the races
simultaneously.”
If you’ve been to Noble Street Festival
before, you know that the fast-paced Sunny
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