The barbecue smellin’ entertainment festivity you’ve been waiting for is finally this weekend! WhistleStop Festival is an annual barbecue fest around Huntsville’s Historic Depot. Benefiting Huntsville’s EarlyWorks family of museums, the two-day event is sure to bring lots of food, entertainment, and fun! A professional KCBS barbecue cookout will be commencing on the fields of WhistleStop, as well an Alabama Cornhole Competition, Wing Thing competition, and brand new family fun!
WhistleStop Festival:
It’s more than just BBQ!
Along with all the competitions, one of WhistleStop’s most astonishing features is the appearance of amazing bands, stretching from local to nationwide players. The entertainment lineup:
Friday, May 3rd
- Restless Heart with The Ben Parker Project and The Springs
- Sound Trust
- Fender Bender
- Nadaband
- Estoria
- The Wheelers
Saturday, May 4th
- Lee Brice with Aaron Parker and Chris Janson
- Post War
- Clarabelle and the Creeps
- The Divine 6/7
- Planet Ink
- Fistful of Beard
- Spirit of ’76
Cornhole and Competitions
The Alabama Cornhole Competition will be held on both days of the event, and players can sign up to participate in Luck of the Draw (Friday,) Singles and/or Doubles (Saturday.) Cornhole, for those of you unfamiliar with the outdoor sport, is a game of bag tossing. Players stand opposite of their opponent and toss a series of bags at a holed-board that is propped by the feet of the opponent, about fifteen feet away. Tons of fun for both the amateur and the experienced! As space allows, contestants are welcome to sign up to play the day of the event.
Want to try your hand at a barbecue cooking competition? The ShadeTree Competition is specifically for amateur cookers to test their talents for awards for the top six teams for each chicken and rib cooking. Go ahead and register online today!
WhistleStop Festival Tickets
Gates open at 4p.m. on Friday and 10a.m. on Saturday. Buy your tickets online or at the grounds the days of the festival. One ticket will get you an entire weekend of fun, entertainment and the special treat of giving back to our local Earlyworks Museums!
And this year you can upgrade your WhistleStop expirence with a VIP Ticket. This ticket includes perks like snacks during the day, complimentary beverages including beer and wine, access to the exclusive VIP Stage Viewing Area Exclusive, VIP restroom facilities and more! Get information on all your WhistleStop Festival ticket options here.
Purchase your tickets in advance at the following locations:
- EarlyWorks Children’s Museum
- Huntsville Depot
- Alabama Constitution Villiage
- Huntsville Convention & Visitors Bureau
- Star Market (all locations)
- ServisFirst Bank
- Redstone MWR
More WhistleStop
You can follow all the WhistleStop fun in real time!
- Find WhistleStop Festival on Facebook
- Follow WhistleStop Festival on Twitter
- Follow WhistleStop Festival on Instagram (username: @WhistleStopFestival)
Event Information: Whistlestop Festival
Dates and Times:
- Friday, May 3rd from 4pm – 11pm
- Saturday, May 4th from 10am – 11pm
Location: Huntsville Historic Depot
Cost: At the gate prices
- Weekend Pass – Adult (ages 16+): $35
- Weekend Pass – Youth (ages 9-15): $20
- Single Day Ticket – Adult (ages 16+): $25
- Single Day Ticket – Youth (ages9-15): $15
- Children 8 & under FREE with paid Adult
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