Alabama NewsCenter — Can’t Miss Alabama: Enjoy the sweet fruits of summer at the Chilton County Peach Festival

By: Shirley Jackson

Chilton County Peach Festival and Peach Jam Jubilee
Thousands of people will celebrate the annual Chilton County Peach Festival and Peach Jam Jubilee through the weekend. Events at the festival include a pageant, parade, auction, car show and shopping. The festivities will wrap up on Saturday with the Peach Jam Jubilee at Clanton City Park featuring live music, arts and craft vendors, food trucks, inflatables and hot air balloon rides. You’ll find something for the entire family at the event, which celebrates Chilton County’s peach crop and farmers. Admission is free. Email info@chiltonchamber.org for more information.

Freedom Quilting Bee Legacy
The Freedom Quilting Bee Legacy will host Celebrating Juneteenth Saturday, June 24, from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dr. Howard Robinson, historian at Alabama State University, will present the history of Juneteenth. The venue is at 4295 Wilcox County Road 29 in Alberta.

Poochella
The Shelby County Humane Society will host Poochella, a festival celebrating music, food, drinks, family and furry friends Saturday, June 24, from noon to 5 p.m. Before the event, the shelter will kick off the day with a low-cost vaccine clinic in the upper parking lot at 10 a.m. Poochella begins at noon featuring live music from Medicine Bus and Brendan Young, activities including an owner-and-pet “best dressed” contest, a 360-degree photo booth, face painting and games for the whole family. The event is at the newly renovated pavilion of the Oak Mountain Amphitheatre in Pelham. Attendees are encouraged to bring their pets for their vaccinations and stay afterward to enjoy tasty treats, spirits and brews while experiencing live music, interactive activities and contests. The event will also feature an adoption area for rescue animals, where attendees can play with adoptable dogs. Pets must be on a leash at all times.

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