{"id":2342853,"date":"2026-03-23T23:02:36","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T23:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2342853"},"modified":"2026-03-23T23:02:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T23:02:36","slug":"pelham-to-host-new-alabama-fair-fiesta-this-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/pelham-to-host-new-alabama-fair-fiesta-this-april\/","title":{"rendered":"Pelham to host new Alabama Fair &#038; Fiesta this April"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p data-wisiwig-body1=\"true\" class=\"txtStyle_body1 mb_$body1\"><span><strong style=\"font-weight:bold\">By DAVE DOMESCIK | Staff Writer<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-wisiwig-body1=\"true\" class=\"txtStyle_body1 mb_$body1\"><span><strong style=\"font-weight:bold\">PELHAM <\/strong><\/span><span>\u2013 A new spring fair is coming to Pelham next month, bringing rides, games and family-friendly entertainment back to the city.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-wisiwig-body1=\"true\" class=\"txtStyle_body1 mb_$body1\"><span>The Pelham City Council approved an agreement on Thursday, March 19 with Kissel Entertainment to host the Alabama Fair &amp; Fiesta from April 9\u201319 at the former Oak Mountain Amphitheatre site.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-wisiwig-body1=\"true\" class=\"txtStyle_body1 mb_$body1\"><span>City leaders said the event marks the return of a fair to Pelham, though it is not a revival of the former Oak Mountain State Fair as redevelopment plans for the property continue.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-wisiwig-body1=\"true\" class=\"txtStyle_body1 mb_$body1\"><span>Under the agreement, Kissel Entertainment will oversee all aspects of the event, including rides, concessions, security and daily operations. The city will lease the property and provide limited infrastructure support, and Pelham will receive a flat $75,000 fee from ride operations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-wisiwig-body1=\"true\" class=\"txtStyle_body1 mb_$body1\"><span>Kissel Entertainment, a Clanton-based company, has spent decades producing traveling fairs and events across Alabama. The Alabama Fair &amp; Fiesta is being promoted as one of the company\u2019s most immersive experiences to date.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-wisiwig-body1=\"true\" class=\"txtStyle_body1 mb_$body1\"><span>Organizers say the fair will feature more than 100 attractions and activities, including rides, games and traditional fair food. Offerings will range from classic attractions such as a merry-go-round to a 33-meter observation wheel.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\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.shelbycountyreporter.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By DAVE DOMESCIK | Staff Writer PELHAM \u2013 A new spring fair is coming to Pelham next month, bringing rides, games and family-friendly entertainment back to the city. The Pelham City Council approved an agreement on Thursday, March 19 with Kissel Entertainment to host the Alabama Fair &amp; Fiesta from April 9\u201319 at the former [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2342854,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[348834,454299,454300],"class_list":["post-2342853","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-city-council","tag-pelham","tag-pelham-reporter"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Pelham-to-host-new-Alabama-Fair-Fiesta-this-April.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2342853","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2342853"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2342853\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2342855,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2342853\/revisions\/2342855"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2342854"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2342853"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2342853"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2342853"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}