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Annual Mountain Music Festival
Each summer, Historic Downtown Fort Payne opens up with the first annual Mountain Music Festival celebrating our rich musical heritage. The festival will encompass more than five city blocks with music, wonderful tastes for accompaniment, and the exhibition of local artist's beautiful works.
Fort Payne Depot Museum - located in the heart of Fort Payne is just one of the many things to see in the Fort Payne Area. Listed with the National Registry of Historic Places, the depot museum is open Mondays, Wednesdays, Firdays and weekends.
DeKalb County Tourism Association - find out more about the "Lookout Mountain" area.
The Town of Mentone
is just minutes away from downtown Fort Payne. Back in the 1800s the town was a popular attraction where visitors came to the mineral springs that were believed to have healing powers. The mineral springs are no more but the town still has the same charm and healing powers as it restores peace and tranquility.
The Dekalb County VFW Agricultural Fair This year's fair is set to be one of the best ever...read more
Things to do...Places to go...
Here are just a few of the many things to do in the Fort Payne area
- Snow Skiing
- Arts & Crafts
- Nature Programs
- Antique Shopping
- Hunting
- Trade Days
- Scenic Vistas
- Bed & Breakfast
- Whitewater Running
- Fishing Lakes
- Camping
- Performing Arts
- Youth Camps
- Horseback Riding
- Golf
- Hiking
"DeKalb County Alabama has the greatest concentration of summer camps of any county in the entire United States" according to "Alabama Health" magazine.
For more information on these and numerous other attractions in the Fort Payne area, contact the Fort Payne Chamber of Commerce (256) 845-2741 and visit the DeKalb County Tourist Association internet site.
"ALABAMA" Fan Club and Museum
The Supergroup Alabama's museum and fan club headquarters are a monument to their achievements. Visitors can view a short film about the band and tour the museum which holds awards and personal items for each member.
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"ALABAMA" Fan Club and Museum
Located at 101 Glenn Avenue South. Open Monday-Saturday 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sunday, noon to 4 p.m. Call 256 845 1646. (top)
Attractions - Dekalb County Fair - Best in State
The Dekalb County VFW Agricultural Fair has taken the big ribbon for a number of consecutive years being named the Grand Champion for the state of Alabama. The recognition is is based on the number of quality exhibits, the quality and variety of entertainment, community participation, cleanliness, and appearance.
This county fair features special events such as the Monday Night Ride-A-Thon where visitors pay one price and ride all night long on the Cumberland Shows midway. Tuesday is always Merchant's Day where visitors may use tickets given to them from local merchants for their rides. Thursday is the Ms. Golden Girl Beauty Pageant - a contest for ladies 65 and older where they get credit and deserved attention for their jobs well done, as well as free admittance and rides to the fair. Friday is the big day for the kids. Students are released from school early and with their school ticket, admitted free to enjoy the fair until 5:00 p.m.
Each night, usually around 7:00 p.m., the fair hosts live music on stage outside the show building.
The fair has been named the best in the state in its category - counties with a population between 50,000 and 100,000. Considering DeKalb County is on the low end of its category, this means that the community and the VFW are really active in making the event better each year.
It has won honors in the state for 14 of the past 15 years. The VFW says that this is because they run the fair like a business. The fair has an ample fairway, a permanent building for exhibits, a poultry show, produce area, flower exhibit area, and enclosed cattle area.
The fair draws in around 45,000 visitors annually.
Attractions - Krazy Kudzu Follies
Prominent citizens take active roles in the betterment of the community and the support of two needed local organizations.
"Well known members of the Fort Payne community are gathered for two evenings of good natured fun, and they hope you will join them," states a local paper about the Krazy Kudzu Follies. An event sponsored by the Fort Payne Chamber of Commerce for the first time in 1997 and is planned to be an annual one.
The Follies is not a traveling show with actors coming in from the outside the area and then moving on once their performance is complete. It involves local, well-known members of the community who show a side of themselves the public rarely - if ever - gets to see.
The event is a group effort to benefit the
DeKalb Council on Aging (256) 845 8590
and the
Fort Payne Chamber of Commerce (256) 845 2471.
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