Celebrate Hoover Day draws 10,000-plus to Veterans Park each April for a free festival and a 10-foot apple pie. The 2027 date is not announced yet.

Last checked Oct. 17, 2026. Facts come from the City of Hoover’s Celebrate Hoover Day page and its Veterans Park page; earlier years’ dates are from archived copies of the city page. This page is updated for each year’s festival at the same address.

Celebrate Hoover Day is the City of Hoover’s free spring festival at Veterans Park on Valleydale Road, and the city says it draws more than 10,000 residents of all ages. The 2027 date has not been announced. The 2026 festival was Saturday, April 25, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., with parking at Spain Park High School, according to the city.

Know before you go

  • When: 2027 date not announced; 2026 was Saturday, April 25, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
  • Where: Veterans Park, 4800 Valleydale Road
  • Cost: free
  • Parking: Spain Park High School, next to the park
  • Organizer: City of Hoover Parks and Recreation; event page

When it happens

The city has held Celebrate Hoover Day on the last Saturday of April three years running, each time from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.:

Year Date Hours
2024 Saturday, April 27 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
2025 Saturday, April 26 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
2026 Saturday, April 25 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
2027 Not announced

The 2024 and 2025 dates are from archived copies of the city’s event page (2024, 2025). We will add the 2027 date here when the city posts it.

What’s there

The city listed these features for 2026:

  • A giant 10-foot apple pie served with ice cream
  • Live entertainment and food trucks
  • Carnival rides, inflatables and a Euro Bungee
  • Pony rides
  • Hoover Police and Fire Department vehicles to look at up close
  • A large vendor tent where local businesses hand out goodies

In 2025 the lineup also had a petting zoo, live music from the band More Cowbell and free document shredding. In 2024 it included a dedication of new veterans memorial pavers, a kids zone and a car show.

Where to park

Parking is at Spain Park High School, which sits behind Veterans Park on Valleydale Road, the city says.

About Veterans Park

Veterans Park on Valleydale is an 82-acre city park that opened in 2007. It has a 5K crushed gravel course around its lakes and through the woods, three pavilions, restrooms, three sand volleyball courts and two playgrounds, one of them accessible. Its courtyard is paved with bricks honoring the military; a paver costs $100 to honor a veteran. The park is open daily from dawn to dusk and stays open to the public during events. Hoover Parks and Recreation runs the festival and the park.

Frequently asked questions

When is Celebrate Hoover Day 2027? The City of Hoover has not announced the 2027 date. The festival was held on the last Saturday of April in 2024, 2025 and 2026, most recently Saturday, April 25, 2026, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Where is Celebrate Hoover Day? At Veterans Park, 4800 Valleydale Road. Parking is at Spain Park High School, next to the park.

Is Celebrate Hoover Day free? Yes. The city bills it as a free, family-friendly citywide celebration that draws more than 10,000 residents.

What is at Celebrate Hoover Day? In 2026: a giant 10-foot apple pie served with ice cream, live entertainment, food trucks, carnival rides, inflatables, a Euro Bungee, pony rides, Hoover police and fire vehicles and a vendor tent of local businesses.

What this means for you

  • Watch the city’s event page for the 2027 date; it has fallen on the last Saturday of April.
  • It is free, so budget only for food trucks and rides.
  • Park at Spain Park High School and walk over.

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