Friendship Festival in Bear Creek willbe held on Saturday, July 5

BEAR CREEK — The Town of Bear Creek will hold its annual Friendship Festival on Saturday, July 5, at Twin Forks Park, located on Upper Bear Creek.
Mayor Rob Taylor said, “We’d like to invite everyone out to our annual Friendship Festival. This year promises to be a good festival.
“We’ll have food vendors, arts and crafts vendors, merchandise vendors and a car show. We’ll have the Sons of Confederate Veterans there with their cannons.
“And, of course, we’ll have a huge fireworks show at dark. We’re looking forward to seeing everyone there.”
The mayor noted the car show registration starts at 8 a.m., with festivities and music beginning at 10 a.m.,  and lasting all day until after the fireworks show concludes.
“We’ll have vendors, arts and crafts and some live music beginning at 10 a.m.,” he said. “Our headliners will start playing around 1 p.m., and the music is scheduled to continue right up until the fireworks show starts.”
The huge fireworks show lasts approximately 30 minutes, with patriotic music accompanying the event. The display is visible from all areas of Twin Forks Park, as well as boats out on Bear Creek.

Musical lineup
Among others, the following featured musical artists are scheduled to appear:
• Joseph Baldwin, from 1-2 p.m.;
• Mike Jones, from 2:30-3:30 p.m.;
• Dustin Busbee and Nathan Sandlin, from 4-5 p.m.;
• Bound South from 5:30-6:30 p.m.; and
• Festival headliner L.A. Shepherd from 7-9 p.m.
 
Car show details
Registration for the Christian Street Rodders Car & Motorcycle Show is from 8-11 a.m. and is held on-site the day of the show. The cost is $20 per vehicle, with proceeds to benefit the Town of Bear Creek.
Organizer Sam Heath said awards will be given out at 1 p.m., and he has 15 different trophies to give away. He also noted free door prizes will be given away to car show entrants every 15 minutes.
The car show will be held in the open area behind the ball fields to the left of the main stage, as you’re looking toward the water.
For more information on the car show, contact Heath at 205-269-3663.
For more information on the festival or to sign up as a vendor, contact town clerk Kay Wiginton at 205-486-4707.
Twin Forks Park is located off of County Highway 79 at 740 Twin Forks Road, Bear Creek, AL 35543.