Downtown readies for return of 2nd Fridays
Published 5:00 am Thursday, July 12, 2018
- Harlow Rice and Gracie the Boston Terrier spent some quality time hanging out in Cullman’s Warehouse District for this month’s 2nd Fridays street party, along with Eddie Rice, Harlow’s grandpa and Susan and Michael Smith, right.
Downtown Cullman will come alive once again this Friday evening, marking the return of 2nd Fridays, the annual summer-long series of street parties that’s proven a big draw for both locals and out-of towners.
Presented by the Cullman Area Chamber of Commerce and Cullman Parks, Recreation, & Sports Tourism, streets along Cullman’s Warehouse District and surrounding areas will close Friday afternoon for the free, pedestrian-friendly family event. The hugely popular classic and antique car show will be back, along with live music, a 10 p.m. closing time for the Festhalle Farmers Market, and much more.
The music will come from three stages spread across the streetscape, accompanied by two kids’ zones, as well as all the food, shopping, arts, crafts, and games that guests have come to expect. Organizers encourage visitors to bring their own lawn chairs and plan to stay a while. As always, admission to 2nd Fridays is free.
Courtesy of the Chamber of Commerce, here’s a rundown of what’s in store this Friday:
• The Pragmatics on the Dairy Queen Grill & Chill Restaurant Stage
• Overtones on the Shirley Quattlebaum – State Farm Insurance Stage
• Kent DuChaine on the Artist Alley Stage
• Ladies Night at Depot Park, featuring Sips n Strokes Cullman Art in the Park, Yoga in the Park and spa services from Bella Faire Day Spa & Salon
• Year 2 of the James R. Smith Trucking Artist Alley, nestled between Clark Street and First Street NE
• The much-anticipated return of the Branham Accessories – Line-X antique and classic car Cruise-In
• Farm Y’all Cullman, sponsored by the Cullman County Industrial Development Authority and highlighted by a specially opened Festhalle Farmers’ Market
• The R.E. Garrison Trucking, Inc. Show Lot
• The Buffalo Wild Wings Kids Zone
• A rock climbing wall, courtesy of the National Guard
• A salsa food demonstration, sponsored by American Proteins, Inc.
• Extended retail and dining hours at participating Cullman Warehouse District stores
• Chamber Member Pop-Up Shops lining First Street NE
• Food Trucks
Benjamin Bullard can be reached by phone at 256-734-2131 ext. 145.
