25th Annual Pell City Hometown Block Party downtown June 1

Published 1:00 am Thursday, May 30, 2024

For the past 25 years, the Pell City Hometown Block Party has brought the community and surrounding areas together to support businesses, arts and music.

Hosted by the Pell City Chamber of Commerce, this event in downtown Pell City, includes more than 100 vendors, four stages of live music, carnival rides and a car cruise-in. Festivities will be Saturday, June 1, from 3-9 p.m.

“We are so excited for the block party this year,” said Urainah Glidewell, Executive Director of the Pell City Chamber of Commerce. “We really have something for everyone.”

The Block Party brings between 15,000-18,000 people to Pell City’s historic downtown district.

There will be four stages including country, rock, R&B and a Homegrown Stage featuring local churches and students. The lineup features:

R&B Stage

Coosa Phat Katz, Greg White Band, Cleo Stringer Jr., SJRJ Productions

Country Stage

Josiah Rodda, Erica Ryleigh, Deputy 5

Rock Stage

One-Eyed Mary, Tyler Nichols, Kudzu

Homegrown Stage

Nate Burch & Friends, Rocky Zion Baptist Church, St. Clair Community Choir, New Destiny, Duke Truss & Anointing Voices, Seddon Baptist Church

The Fun Zone area, sponsored by WinSouth Credit Union, will include carnival rides from C&M Southern Midways, Foam Zone Parties and DJ Jesse Burgos.

“We really could not host this event without the support of our community, city of Pell City, St. Clair County Commission, Pell City Police and Fire Departments, our volunteers and of course our sponsors,” said Glidewell.

Sponsors include Country Stage Sponsor Buffalo Rock-Pepsi, Homegrown Stage Sponsor Union State Bank, Fun Zone sponsor Winsouth Credit Union, Cruise-in Sponsor Brightspeed Business, VIP Sponsors Hargray, Southern Steam Cleaning, United Johnson Brothers, “Block Party Pooper” sponsors Joiner Plumbing and more.

The event will be around the St. Clair County Courthouse. Shuttles will be available for attendees to ride if they need assistance.

For more information, visit pellcitychamber.com/events or Facebook @pellcitychamber.