Photos: Michael Warren
Springfest will return on Saturday, April 16, with a host of activities on Dickson Street in Fayetteville.
This year’s event kicks off with a pancake breakfast at 7 a.m. in the Walton Arts Center parking lot at the corner of West Avenue and Dickson, followed by the annual Springfest 5k at 8 a.m.
After that, expect a full day of live music, a dog parade, a pub crawl, the traditional bed races, dozens of local arts and crafts vendors, and more.
Participants can register for the Springfest 5k online at register-wizard.com. Registration is $25 for adults, $20 for students and the price includes a free meal at the pancake breakfast.
Live music will take place throughout the day on three different stages, the Bruce Walker Memorial Stage located in the bus loading zone on Dickson Street on the north side of the Walton Arts Center, one at nearby Powerhouse Seafood & Grill, and a third stage at Kingfish.
Proceeds from the event benefit the local chapter of Habitat for Humanity.
The full schedule of events and music lineup for this year’s festival is listed below:
Springfest 2016 Events
7-10 a.m. – Pancake breakfast (WAC Parking lot – Corner of West & Dickson)
8 a.m. – Springfest 5K run (Corner of Campbell & Dickson)
9:30 a.m. – Springfest 5k awards ceremony (WAC Parking lot)
10:30 a.m. – Dog parade
10 a.m.-2 p.m. – Face painting at the Kid’s Zone (WAC Parking lot)
10 a.m.-4 p.m. – Sliding at the Kid’s Zone (WAC Parking lot)
11 a.m. – Jack the Magician at the Kid’s Zone (WAC Parking lot)
1 p.m. – Bed races (Dickson)
2 p.m. – Jack the Magician at the Kid’s Zone (WAC Parking lot)
7 p.m. – Pub Crawl (Kingfish)
Live Music Schedule
Bruce Walker Memorial Stage
11 a.m. – Voxana
12 p.m. – Opal Agafia
2 p.m. – Left of Center
3 p.m. – Coyote Union
4 p.m. – 412 West
Powerhouse Stage
2 p.m. – Take the Space
3 p.m. – Copelin Bates
4 p.m. – Daryl Brooks Band
5 p.m. – Got it Covered
6 p.m. – Bottlerocket
Kingfish Stage
2 p.m. – The Hurricanes
3 p.m. – The Good People
4 p.m. – The Blacklisted
5 p.m. – Cosmic-American
6 p.m. – Drawing Blanks
7 p.m. – Squarshers
8 p.m. – The Alter Egos
9 p.m. – Irie Lions
