PHOTOS: Moss Rock Festival 2023

Patrons look through different art pieces during the annual Moss Rock Festival at the Hoover Met Stadium parking lot Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. Photo by Erin Nelson Sweeney.

Viktoria Partain, education coordinator for the Alabama Wildlife Center, holds Atlas, a Eurasian Eagle Owl, as she gives a presentation during the annual Moss Rock Festival at the Hoover Met Stadium parking lot Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. Photo by Erin Nelson Sweeney.

Betty Blighton looks at different pottery pieces at Palmtree Pottery during the annual Moss Rock Festival at the Hoover Met Stadium parking lot Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. Photo by Erin Nelson Sweeney.

Diana Vest holds one of her “Junkyard Bots” as Noah Roberts, 6, folds in the wheels during the annual Moss Rock Festival at the Hoover Met Stadium parking lot Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. Photo by Erin Nelson Sweeney.

Aria Tickell, 5, pets Deacon, a 7-year-old Great Dane, during the annual Moss Rock Festival at the Hoover Met Stadium parking lot Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. Photo by Erin Nelson Sweeney.

Caroline Kaal, 6, and her younger brother Cameron, 3, paint at the children’s area during the annual Moss Rock Festival at the Hoover Met Stadium parking lot Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. Photo by Erin Nelson Sweeney.

Patrons pick through free pollinator seeds at the Jefferson County Master Gardeners booth during the annual Moss Rock Festival at the Hoover Met Stadium parking lot Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. Photo by Erin Nelson Sweeney.

Patrons stand in line for food from Sons Donuts food truck at the annual Moss Rock Festival at the Hoover Met Stadium parking lot Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. Photo by Erin Nelson Sweeney.

Paintings by Jeffro Hollington at the annual Moss Rock Festival at the Hoover Met Stadium parking lot Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. Photo by Erin Nelson Sweeney.

Junkyard Bots made from found objects by Diana Vest during the annual Moss Rock Festival at the Hoover Met Stadium parking lot Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. Photo by Erin Nelson Sweeney.

Diana Vest holds one of her “Junkyard Bots” as Noah Roberts, 6, folds in the wheels as his younger brother Jonathan, 4, Billy Swift and Kate Skelton look on during the annual Moss Rock Festival at the Hoover Met Stadium parking lot Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. Photo by Erin Nelson Sweeney.

Viktoria Partain, education coordinator for the Alabama Wildlife Center, holds Atlas, a Eurasian Eagle Owl, as she gives a presentation during the annual Moss Rock Festival at the Hoover Met Stadium parking lot Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. Photo by Erin Nelson Sweeney.

Caroline Kaal, 6, and her younger brother Cameron, 3, paint at the children’s area during the annual Moss Rock Festival at the Hoover Met Stadium parking lot Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. Photo by Erin Nelson Sweeney.

Patrons sample different beers at the Moss Rock Beer Garden during the annual Moss Rock Festival at the Hoover Met Stadium parking lot Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. Photo by Erin Nelson Sweeney.

Guests walk through different booths during the annual Moss Rock Festival at the Hoover Met Stadium parking lot Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. Photo by Erin Nelson Sweeney.

A Red Winged Blackbird made from cardboard by a student at the Alabama School of Fine Arts is displayed at the annual Moss Rock Festival at the Hoover Met Stadium parking lot Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. Photo by Erin Nelson Sweeney.

Viktoria Partain, education coordinator for the Alabama Wildlife Center, holds Atlas, a Eurasian Eagle Owl, as she gives a presentation during the annual Moss Rock Festival at the Hoover Met Stadium parking lot Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. Photo by Erin Nelson Sweeney.