0513 West Homewood Lions Club
The West Homewood Lions Club will smoke 2,500 pounds of Boston butts as well as spare ribs to sell at We Love Homewood Day. All proceeds will go back to the community.
Annual We Love Homewood Day is moving west this year due to construction on the new Homewood Community Center at Central Park. The event is scheduled for Saturday, May 4 at Patriot Park and the Homewood Senior Center in West Homewood.
All the festivities, however, will remain the same: rides and inflatables, an arts and crafts and vendor expo, a Rotary bake sale and sidewalk chalk expo, a silent auction, and live entertainment. This year the West Homewood Lions Club will add ribs to their barbecue menu.
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 evening street dance in Edgewood will feature the band Bonus Round.
The climax of the day is the parade of the high school band, cheerleaders and all kinds of vehicles and floats who 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. For more on Spirit Scamper, visit spiritscamper.com.
We Love Homewood Day Schedule
7:30 a.m.- Spirit Scamper 5K /1 Mile Fun Run, Homewood High School
10 a.m.-4 p.m.- Spring in the Park Festival, Homewood Patriot Park
10 a.m.-3 p.m.- Arts and Crafts/Vendor Business Expo, Homewood Patriot Park
10 a.m.- Silent Auction, Homewood Senior Center
10:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.- West Homewood Lions BBQ Fundraiser, Homewood Senior Center Auditorium
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
