Photo by Jon Anderson
Kids ride ponies at the 2025 Celebrate Hoover Day at Veterans Park in Hoover, Alabama, on Saturday, April 26, 2025.
The 2026 Celebrate Hoover Day is scheduled to take place Saturday, April 25, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Veterans Park and this year will feature some new amenities.
City officials have added a 40-foot-tall ferris wheel and a zipline to the activities that are available. The free, citywide event also will include live music, carnival rides, inflatables, a Euro Bungee, pony rides and a variety of other family-friendly activities.
Attendees can also enjoy karate demonstrations, soccer activities, a braid bar and performances by the Black Sedan Band, Miss Hoover Ali Mims (who sings) and Miss Hoover’s Teen Grier Feldman (who twirls baton).
MOB INC (Motorists of Birmingham in Nice Cars) will be putting on a car show.
Food trucks and vendors will be on site, along with a large vendor area featuring local businesses. The Hoover police and fire departments will display specialty vehicles and equipment for visitors to explore, and a traditional highlight of the event is a 10-foot-wide apple pie, served with ice cream.
Admission and activities are free, with food available for purchase.
People also can bring documents to be shredded for free in the parking lot of Spain Park High School (which is one of the parking areas for the festival). Document shredding is being provided by United Ability’s Gone for Good organization.
In case of bad weather Saturday, Celebrate Hoover Day will be held the next day, Sunday, April 26, from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. A final call on that is expected to be made Friday morning and shared on the city’s social media pages.
