Description: Jubilee Cityfest is the biggest event in Montgomery. It is held memorial Day Weekend on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. There is live music, food, kids' areas, indoor activities, and plenty of people-watching.
The live music usually consists of country music and classic rock. The two biggest radio stations in town are WLWI (country) and WXFX (rock), and they have the money to bring in the acts, so that is what is usually there. We have seen Molly Hatchet, Foghat, Kansas, Cowboy Mouth, George Clinton, B.B. King, Bo Diddley, Hank Williams Jr., Candlebox, Matrina McBride, and The Beach Boys just in the last few years, and that has not been everybody. There are four major stages going all day all three days so there is plenty to pick from.
As for food, there is the usual midway style setup with charity organizations, etc. and beer is sold but is not allowed to be carried in. For those not so fond of the late May heat, there are exhibitions, big band concerts and local school kids putting on performances in the Civic Center which is encompassed in the area.
This festival is Montgomery's big to-do. It is hot and muggy, but every year, thousands of people come out. For those who have experienced Birmingham's City Stages or Atlanta's Music Midtown, this is very similar only smaller. And no one needs to worry. The whole thing is covered by plenty of police... it is very, very safe.
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