Come join us on Friday at 5 p.m.  for the Alma Spinach Festival – only 3 days away.

The 2009 Alma Spinach Festival starts in just 7 days. It’s a great time to look at scheduled activities (recently updated), forward this to friends & family, and start planning for a great weekend.  The official kickoff is at 5 p.m. on Friday, April 17th.

• Entertainment Schedule
• General Schedule
• Amusements & Rides
• Quilt Show
• Purchase Arm-bands early for a 20% Discount

Here is the planned kickoff for April 17th at the Alma Spinach Festival.

2009 ALMA SPINACH FESTIVAL KICK OFF

FRIDAY, APRIL 17TH, 2009, 6:00 PM

DOWNTOWN, ALMA

CARNIVAL
Wristband Night – Starting at 5PM
(Wristbands will be pre sold before the festival for $12 each. After festival begins price will be $15)

FOOD
Catfish, Chicken & BBQ Dinners

SPINACH DROP
Your chance to win $500

7 PM Opening Act
“Gwendalyn Kay Bradley”

&

8 PM “RICOCHET” IN CONCERT

We just got some exciting news about our planned activities for the 2009 Alma Spinach Festival!

Ricochet - #1 best selling country band

The #1 country band, Ricochet, is going to be playing Friday night (April 17th).  Ricochet is well known for “Daddy’s Money” and an award winning rendition of the Star Spangled Banner that they play at major sporting events.  Watch the “Daddy’s Money” video below or see more on the festival home page.

We also have two new bits of entertainment that start on Saturday morning (April 18th):

• Vintage Tractor Show -- great for kids and gear heads
• Barrel Train Amusements -- more fun for the kids

Look forward to seeing you there!

The Alma Spinach Festival Buttons and tickets are now available. Don’t miss your chance to win $500 while supporting our community.

Here are the places where the buttons and tickets are available:

• Alma Water Department
• Aire-Looms Gift Shop at Alma High School
• Shelter Insurance – Randy Milam
• The Calico Goose
• Magic Touch Salon
• Bank of the Ozarks
• BancorpSouth
• Citizens Bank
• DeWayne Jones-Realtor Pat Satterfield’s

We’ve got to be creative on this one. The best reason to not miss the 2009 festival may generate some heated discussions, but we’ve got to know: what is the favorite reason to be at the festival?  Everybody can think of a lot of fun reasons – the pageant kids are great, the delicious food, catching up with friends, just getting out of the house, and more.

We will be announcing in our April 10th update the most talked about unofficial “Best Reason” to not miss this year’s fun.  Sure, you can use the ShareThis button to invite your extended family to talk up your reason that you know should be #1.

Just one favorite?  Really?  How can I pick between the chili, cotton candy, bratwurst, and the FUDGE?  Is that even possible?

Try to think of your Top Favorite Festival Food and tell us about it in the comments.  Do you have a reason why it it is at the top of your favorite list?

As always, you can send friends to your comment by using the ShareThis button at the bottom of this post.  You could even get your friends to vote up why bratwurst is better than cotton candy (really? is it?) – just send them to this post using the ShareThis button and ask them to help you make your point.

See you at the concession stand.

Is there ONE can’t miss thing for the Alma Spinach Festival that would just make you sad if you didn’t get to see or experience it?  What is it?  Is it one of the big events?  Is it one of the great quirky things you get to see every year?

Let us know what we CAN’T MISS in the comments.

You can direct friends to your ONE thing by using the ShareThis button at the bottom of this post.

If you know of somebody with an unusual idea about what makes the Alma Spinach Festival great, have them visit this post and drop in their comment by using the ShareThis button.

What is YOUR best memory from past Alma Spinach Festivals?  Let us know by adding a comment.

You can direct friends to your comment or story by using the ShareThis button at the bottom of this post.

If you know of somebody that might have a great story (proposal, eating contest win, Popeye lookalike spotting, crazy weather, etc.), send them to this post using the ShareThis button and ask them to join in the discussion.

We will soon be asking you for your stories at the festival.  What did you like?  What do you look forward to? and more will be put online.