I Love America Night

Annual Wald Park Event Helps Crowd Beat the Heat While Entertaining

The red, white and blue was in full force at I Love America Night in Vestavia Hills on June 22.

The annual event always draws a big crowd to Wald Park, and this year was no exception. The pools and the splash pad at the city’s Aquatic Center invited cooling relief from the heat for kids and adults while others perused sponsor booths and participated in children’s activities.

Live music by local bands Lucky Larue and Chevy 6 provided entertainment, and those attending could pack their own picnic or buy dinner from the concession stand.

July Fourth Festival Activities, Music and Fireworks Marks the 4th in Homewood

Homewood celebrated the Fourth of July with a festival that drew people of all ages.

The fun began in the late afternoon, when two blocks of 18th Street South and one block of 29th Avenue South in downtown Homewood were blocked to traffic. Children’s rides and inflatables and other attractions were set up. Interactive activities were available, and a DJ provided music.

Since downtown Homewood offers one of the best spots in Birmingham to view the Thunder on the Mountain fireworks show on Vulcan Park, by nightfall crowds looked to the north to watch the spectacle.

The festival was presented by the city of Homewood and the Homewood Parks and Recreation Board.