Date Change for Alley Fest 2012
Posted/updated on: October 13, 2011 at 2:22 am
LONGVIEW – Longview is changing the date for the yearly AlleyFest. “AlleyFest – A Real East Texas Celebration of the Arts,” will be held in downtown Longview next year on the second weekend in May, May 11th through 13th. There will be live music, demonstrations, kids’ activities, and of course exhibits filled with all types of art work from pottery, jewelry, paintings to metal work.
Kelly Hall, President of the Longview Chamber said moving the date from the first weekend of June was not taken lightly. For the last four years we’ve experienced hotter than normal weather and it greatly impacted our daytime attendance. Combine that with the sluggish economy since 2008 and exhibitors found it very challenging to move their products and services. At the conclusion of the 2011 AlleyFest Director Elaine Reynolds surveyed exhibitors from the past 5 years to see if they would like to see the date changed to May and if the date change took place which weekend would work best with their festival schedule. Elaine did not stop there reported Hall. She also surveyed suppliers and volunteers and reviewed the festival schedule within a 100 mile radius to ensure AlleyFest would remain the signature event for East Texas!
Volunteers are also excited about the date change because of the new doors it will open for the event. They have always wanted to engage area schools and bring art related programming, competitions, etc. for the students and now they can.
