We Love Homewood Day set for May 3

Construction on the new Homewood Community Center will be complete just in time for We Love Homewood Day to return to Homewood Central Park. Last year the event was plagued by rain at Patriot Park and the Homewood Senior Center in West Homewood.

May 3 will bring the return of everyone’s favorite festivities: rides and inflatables, an arts and crafts and vendor expo, a Rotary bake sale, the Lions Club barbecue sale, a silent auction and live entertainment. 

The day kicks off with the Spirit Scamper run, which starts at Homewood High School at 7:30 a.m.

Back at the park, a $15 wristband will provide unlimited access to rides, and individual tickets will also be for sale for 50 cents each. 

The climax of the day is the parade of the high school band, cheerleaders and all kinds of vehicles and floats that proceed from the Homewood Library to Edgewood starting at 6 p.m.

“The parade is the most fun part to me,” said Rusty Holley of Homewood Parks and Recreation. “I remember riding in the parade one year, and we saw as we topped the hill at Trinity United Methodist the whole area was solid people. It was neat to see.”

For more on We Love Homewood Day, visit homewoodparks.com/special-events/we-love-homewood-day or contact Rusty Holley at 332-6705 or rusty.holley@homewoodal.org. Updates on the event will be announced on Twitter @homewoodparks, on Facebook and on the website. 

For more on Spirit Scamper, visit spiritscamper.com.

We Love Homewood Day Schedule

*All events will take place at Homewood Central Park unless otherwise noted.

8 a.m. - Spirit Scamper 5K/1-Mile Fun Run, Homewood High School 

10 a.m.-5 p.m. - Spring in the Park Festival

10 a.m.-1 p.m. - Rotary Club Bake Sale

10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. - West Homewood Lions Club Barbecue Sale

10 a.m.-3 p.m. - Arts and Crafts/Vendor Business Expo

10 a.m. - Silent Auction

6 p.m. - We Love Homewood Day Parade, route from the library to Edgewood

7-9:30 p.m. - We Love Homewood Day Street Dance, Edgewood Business District