Sponsored By
The Alabama Rural Heritage Foundation
Thomaston, Alabama
Everyone is invited to come and enjoy Rural Fun Day, an annual event in Thomaston on the last Saturday in August. The festival is held at the historic Marengo County High School from 9:00am - 4:00pm.
Rural Fun Day is like a good old-fashioned sampler of rural Alabama. Celebrate and sample the sights, sounds, tastes and smells of days gone by. There will be country dancing, Native American crafts, quilting, basket weaving, pottery throwing, carding and spinning, tatting and weaving, as well as gospel singing and story telling. Special children's activities are planned, including games, contests, and wagon rides. We also have a domino tournament, and a 5K run. The run is always a popular event, with participants from local and surrounding areas, and as far away as New York City.
Although the usual festival food is offered, such as cotton candy, peanuts, hamburgers and hot dogs, one item you don't want to miss is our local specialty, Good Ole Thomaston Barbecue. Flavored with a Thomaston native's secret sauce, it is truly a unique culinary delight.