Festival Information email
How many communities can boast 100% participation in their major fund raising
event? In 2003, every household and business was represented in the planning
and execution of our biennial festival. The Mooresville Festival was first
held in 1989 to raise money for restoration and preservation of our historic
sites. Held in odd–numbered years only, the next tour is set for May
14, 2005. Depending on weather, attendance varies from 3,500 to 7,000. Our
adult visitors, many of who have attended more than one festival, appreciate
Mooresvile’s charm and are happy to help us preserve our history. Designed
to go back in time to the 1800s, the Tour opens all the public buildings to
our visitors, as well as the Church of Christ, and several private homes and
gardens. Our exhibitors may sell their wares but they must demonstrate their
crafts and trades. This is NOT a “flea market” event yet it is
an educational event for families and friends. This is the perfect festival
for the historian, gardener, and architectural enthusiast. All of the residents
and most of the exhibitors dress in period costumes to add to the return to
the 19th Century.
This tour will include:
• Bake Sale
• Discovery Middle School has partnered to help with our tour.
They will help us with publicity, children’s games, drama, tours, vendor
selection, civic responsibility.
• 19th Century Artisans such as blacksmiths, coopers, tin punchers,
candle dippers, story tellers, soap makers, textile crafts, artists, rope makers, wood workers, weavers, and spinners, as well as period musicians
and Civil War re-enactors.
• Historic Storytellers
• Drama Productions
• Lecturers on historic subjects
• Expanded Mooresville Market: includes pass–along–plants,
books, and gifts
• We will have 3 private homes open for the tour. The Underwood
– Price Home; the Woodruff – Pollard – Crumlish Home;
and the Zeitler – McLain Home.
• Special Postmark Cancellation
• Open Gardens
• Guided Tours
" All public buildings are open for the Festival
The Mooresville Festival is a day when families and friends can have a memorable, educational, and entertaining day. Admission is $8 for adults; $5 for 6-12 year old children; children under 6 are free. All proceeds will be used for town restoration and preservation projects.
Quick Reference
Date: May 14, 2005 (rain or shine)
Time: 11:00 am to 5:00 pm
Admission: $8 for adults; $5 for children 6–12; and children under 6 free – discounts for bus and tour groups available prior to May 10, 2005
Where: Mooresville, Alabama – located 1 mile east of I–65 / I–565 intersection at Mooresville Road (Exit 2 on I–565)
What: Nineteenth century crafts, demonstrations, vendors, children's activities, home & garden tours, historic buildings tours, character actors, story telling, music, and food available to purchase.
