HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Bluegrass tunes and barbecue brought the community of South Huntsville together this afternoon, which is something South Huntsville Main and Commissioner Phil Riddick of Madison County District 5 were hoping for.
"It takes a lot of effort to get this many people to show up for something on a football Saturday," Commissioner Riddick said.
He says events like this one are meant to bring the community together, all while enjoying what Southside Park has to offer.
"We built this park a few years ago, and a lot of people don't know that it's even here. So a festival like this draws people down here and helps them know one of our good assets that we have in South Huntsville."
This park hosted the bluegrass tunes and the food, something South Huntsville resident…Zane Drost is excited about, "it's great to see an event like this come to South Huntsville, because we really don't have a venue like this down here. But to come out today and just listen to some great bluegrass music, grab some barbecue, there's food trucks out."
And this festival brought some attendees from Eva, Alabama, like Mike Mclemore, "I have never been to this park before. I'm not even from Huntsville, so we decided to come out today and listen to bluegrass music in a very comfortable setting and bring some of our grandchildren here to enjoy the music."
Commissioner Riddick shares they'll continue to do events like this one, and encourages everyone to come visit Southside Park.
"This is a great venue. You've got the mountain in the backdrop and these trees and we've got an archery range, a dog park. We've got disc golf down here and picnic areas. And, you know, we've put a lot into building this park and we want people to know that it's here."