HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — Crowds from across the nation are making their way to the Rocket City to take part in a weekend full of events.
Some of those events include the Panoply Art Festival, Huntsville Comic & Pop Culture Expo, Broadway Theatre League’s Peter Pan, Monster Jam and more.
Officials credit the city’s busy schedule to its continuous growth.
“As we grow, more options pop up for people to enjoy,” Claire Aiello with the Huntsville Madison County Chamber of Commerce said. “It just happens that this is gonna be a really busy one.”
Aiello said more events mean more people, and more people mean more business.
“You’re going to see a lot of people, maybe eating dinner before or after, or eating lunch downtown, checking out the shops,” Aiello said. “It’s a great opportunity to bring in new eyes to your business.”
Caleb Shaw is the co-owner of One Man’s Vintage, which has been open for the past three years in Downtown Huntsville. He said event weekends bring in the bucks.
“There’s definitely a spike of sales, spike of people,” Shaw said. “We get a lot of people from out of town, especially for these events. People that aren’t used to coming to Huntsville usually.”
Shaw hopes this weekend is no different.
“I just hope to see more people,” Shaw said. “Maybe a little spike in sales and people enjoying downtown and being, you know, coming to see us maybe for the first time.”
When asked if he agrees with Shaw about more revenue on event weekends, “The Bottle” manager Colton Dixon said, “1,000%, absolutely.”
Dixon went on to add that he hopes people get their fill at the festivals, then get full at “The Bottle”.
“I hope everybody goes out, has a great time, and then comes here for a great dinner,” Dixon said. “I mean, obviously, we love the business, and I know Huntsville loves to have events and stuff like that to bring in.”
The City of Huntsville released a list of “dos and don’ts” for parking, traffic and similar downtown activities for the weekend. That list can be found on News 19.
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