HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Get ready for the ultimate soccer celebration as John Hunt Park becomes the epicenter of excitement with the arrival of Huntsville City Soccer Fest. The inaugural festival, set for Presidents Day weekend (Feb. 16-18), is comprised of several soccer events – Huntsville City FC Blastoff Battle, Soccer Fest High School Invitational and Falcon Fest.
Soccer Fest is a collaboration between the City of Huntsville, Huntsville City Football Club (FC) and Huntsville Sports Commission, with assistance from several community partners.
Blastoff Battle
The Blastoff Battle is a friendly four-team invitational tournament that features Huntsville City FC, Chattanooga FC, South Georgia Tormenta FC of USL League One and the University of Alabama at Huntsville Men’s Soccer Team. The event will take place at Wicks Family Field at Joe Davis Stadium. Tickets are $15 per day or $25 for a weekend pass.
Friday
- 4pm Chattanooga FC vs. South Georgia Tormenta
- 7pm Huntsville City FC vs. UAH
Sunday
- 11am Chattanooga FC vs. UAH
- 2:15pm Huntsville City FC vs. South Georgia Tormenta
Soccer Fest High School Invitational
The Soccer Fest High School Invitational brings together the top soccer programs in Alabama at the newly renovated Loretta P. Spencer Sports Complex, which will also welcome the AHSAA State Soccer Championships in May. This event is free to attend.
Saturday
- 9am Hazel Green vs. Sparkman
- 11am Randolph vs. Montgomery Academy
- 1pm BJ JV vs Grissom JV
- 3pm BJ Varsity vs. Grissom Varsity
- 5pm Huntsville High vs Fort Payne
- 7pm Austin vs. West Morgan
Falcon Fest
Hosted by St. John Paul II Catholic School at the Merrimack West Soccer Complex, the two-day Falcon Fest brings several boys and girls varsity and junior varsity teams together for competition. Tournament passes for guests are $10 per day or $15 for the weekend.
For the full roster of Falcon Fest matches, click here.
Aside from Soccer Fest, there are several other events happening the same weekend, including the AHSAA State Wrestling Tournament at Prost Arena at Von Braun Center (VBC), NASA Volleyball Bash at VBC South Hall, Southeastern Swimming Short Course Championships at the Huntsville Aquatics Center, and College Hockey South DII Playoffs at the Huntsville Ice Sports Center. The estimated economic impact for all the events is more than $6.5 million.
