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Press & Media
Matthews Alive Entertainment Schedule Released
Date: August 3, 2010
Contact:
R. Jayson Johnston,
Executive Director, Matthews Alive, Inc.
704- 321-7275 ext. 322
MATTHEWS, NC:
Matthews Alive will toast the thousands of volunteers who make the Town of Matthews and the festival a caring successfully community. This year’s theme is “Volunteer Matthews.”
The Matthews Alive Festival, in its 18th year, is a 4 day family festival which takes place every year over Labor Day weekend in Downtown Matthews. This year the event kicks off Friday, September 3 and concludes on Monday, September 6.
A variety of musicians and groups will perform and are sure to please everyone’s different tastes. Headlining the Festival Are:
Billy Scott and The Prophets, the great beach music band; Livehouse, playing Motown favorites and Midnight Special, a classic rock band.
For a complete schedule see below.
The festival is made up of three live music stages, a large arts and crafts area made up of over 160 regional artisans, a Family Fun Zone made up of rides, games and amusements, a Kid’s Connection with pony and train rides, a wide array of food vendors, the Southeast’s Largest Labor Day Parade, and much more! The festival attracts more than 200,000 attendees each year and continues to grow.
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Labor Day Weekend |
Town Ordinance 91A-31
Alcohol is not permitted
For the safety of you and others:
- - No Firearms or Weapons
- - No Bicycles, Skateboards, Rollerblades or other wheeled recreational items
