{"id":1972571,"date":"2025-08-21T15:54:18","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T15:54:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1972571"},"modified":"2025-08-21T15:54:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T15:54:18","slug":"sports-fans-music-lovers-foodies-unite-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/sports-fans-music-lovers-foodies-unite-this-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Sports fans, music lovers, &#038; foodies unite this weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">MONTGOMERY, Ala. (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wsfa.com\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" title=\"http:\/\/www.wsfa.com\">WSFA<\/a>) &#8211; Are you a sports fan, a music lover, or maybe a foodie? Whatever you are, this weekend has some events that you are sure to add to your schedule for a little bit of fun. It\u2019s time for The Rundown.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">This Saturday, get ready for the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1555443965839727\/?post_id=1584364659614324&amp;acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A%5b%7B%22surface%22%3A%22user_timeline%22%7D%2C%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22attachment_media%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22newsfeed%22%7D%5d%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D\" rel=\"\"><b>Central Alabama Gospel Explosion<\/b><\/a> happening at Selma\u2019s Riverfront Amphitheater and Park. Men of Prayze and Lisa Knowles-Smith and the Brown Singers will be taking the stage. Food vendors will also be on site. The gates open at 7:00 p.m. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Montgomery\u2019s biggest party returns to downtown. The <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/4266582560294729\/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A%5b%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22discovery_custom_tab%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22bookmark%22%7D%5d%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D\" rel=\"\"><u><b>8th Annual Hog Days of Summer Barbecue and Music Festival<\/b><\/u><\/a> is happening on Saturday at Union Station Train Shed. This has something for everyone and two of the best combinations ever. Music &amp; Food. Barbecue at that. This is sure to be a great time. The festival starts at 2:00 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Football fans, listen up, college football returns this weekend in downtown Montgomery. The <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/montgomerykickoffgames.com\/fcskickoff\/\" rel=\"\"><b>FCS Kickoff<\/b><\/a> game between the Mercer Bears and the UC Davis Aggies is happening at Cramton Bowl on Saturday at 6:00 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Also this weekend, The Last Honkey Tonk Tour featuring Jamey Johnson makes a stop in Dothan. For more details or if you would like a full list of events, just look below. Don\u2019t see your event on our list or want your event to be featured on The Rundown? You can email events to therundown@wsfa.com. Also, for more content and to keep in touch, visit www.wsfa.com\/therundown. You can also follow our host on Instagram here <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/trulytarlesha\/\" rel=\"\"><b>@trulytarlesha<\/b><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><i><b>We can\u2019t wait to see you on the town!<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<figure class=\"media-item | figure media-item-image article-image w-100\">\n<div class=\"figure-wrapper img-wrapper figure-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Do you want your event featured on The Rundown? Email us!\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/gray-wsfa-prod.gtv-cdn.com\/resizer\/v2\/YSOAAJIVANBITDFLU3NTYV5ZEE.png?auth=04e7dcd78b1701040cfeaddffeea19cf1f162349cce7b249fddf06fd641e3a86&amp;width=980&amp;height=551&amp;smart=true\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gray-wsfa-prod.gtv-cdn.com\/resizer\/v2\/YSOAAJIVANBITDFLU3NTYV5ZEE.png?auth=04e7dcd78b1701040cfeaddffeea19cf1f162349cce7b249fddf06fd641e3a86&amp;width=540&amp;height=303&amp;smart=true 540w, https:\/\/gray-wsfa-prod.gtv-cdn.com\/resizer\/v2\/YSOAAJIVANBITDFLU3NTYV5ZEE.png?auth=04e7dcd78b1701040cfeaddffeea19cf1f162349cce7b249fddf06fd641e3a86&amp;width=720&amp;height=404&amp;smart=true 720w, https:\/\/gray-wsfa-prod.gtv-cdn.com\/resizer\/v2\/YSOAAJIVANBITDFLU3NTYV5ZEE.png?auth=04e7dcd78b1701040cfeaddffeea19cf1f162349cce7b249fddf06fd641e3a86&amp;width=980&amp;height=551&amp;smart=true 980w, https:\/\/gray-wsfa-prod.gtv-cdn.com\/resizer\/v2\/YSOAAJIVANBITDFLU3NTYV5ZEE.png?auth=04e7dcd78b1701040cfeaddffeea19cf1f162349cce7b249fddf06fd641e3a86&amp;width=1300&amp;height=730&amp;smart=true 1300w\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"figure-caption mt-1 px-1\"><span class=\"caption-text\">Do you want your event featured on The Rundown? Email us!<\/span><span class=\"caption-credit\">(WSFA)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Here are some other events happening around central and south Alabama<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><i><b>Friday, August 22nd<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><i><b>Saturday, August 23rd<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><i><b>Sunday, August 24th<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><i>Not reading this story on the WSFA News App? Get news alerts FASTER and FREE in the <\/i><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/wsfa-12-news\/id449733109\"><i>Apple App Store<\/i><\/a><i> and the <\/i><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.raycom.wsfa&amp;hl=en_US&amp;gl=US\"><i>Google Play Store<\/i><\/a><i>! <\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"copyright |\"><i>Copyright 2025 WSFA. All rights reserved.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.wsfa.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) &#8211; Are you a sports fan, a music lover, or maybe a foodie? Whatever you are, this weekend has some events that you are sure to add to your schedule for a little bit of fun. It\u2019s time for The Rundown. 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