Is it just me or is everyone else chomping at the bit to get outside and play?! If the weather guys got it right, it looks like and absolutely perfect Spring weekend, which works out great because there's so much to get out and enjoy. A great way to kick things off tonight is with the Big To Do Concert in Uptown Columbus and performing tonight is everyone's favorite...Peggy Jenkins! She and her band know how to put on a show that will have everyone up and dancing in the streets of Broadway. And you actually get a double-dose of fun tonight because it's also the First Friday Artwalk along Broadway. I walked by there a bit ago and it looked like the artists are setting up some really interesting stuff.
Plan to head back down to Uptown Saturday morning because of course you'll be able to wind your way through the tons of vendors set up for Market Days on Broadway, but there's also something extra special going on that kicks off at 9:00am. It's something a little out of the ordinary, and frankly more than a little bit silly...but that's the whole point with "Strut the Hooch!" The sillier the better! It's zany parade of fun folks, just for the fun of it. The parade will showcase silliness and include such entries as a Ukulele Band, bagpipes, small antique vehicles, musical groups, clowns, stilt walkers, and who knows what else you might see! All this goofiness will proceed up Broadway from 10th to 12th street and return. Take your kids to this one...they'll get a big kick out of it!
And don't forget, it's the first weekend in May so that means the "Granddaddy of Southern Festivals," the Cotton Pickin' Fair will be going on all day Saturday and Sunday. If you've been before, then you probably already have plotted out the booths you'll visit and how to pace yourself with all the food you're going to eat. If you haven't been before, go and then prepared to be amazed at this festival. It's set in the middle of a beautiful meadow and barn and it's chocked full of antique dealers, entertainment, and more food choices than you can shake a stick at!
Just think...a weekend with no rain, no humidity, and no heat. You'd better get out and enjoy this while it lasts!