Stage Lights and Holiday Markets Headline a Busy Weekend
De Armanville, AL · November 13, 2026
Fridays in mid-November mean bright stadium lights and pulling the heavy winter coats out of the closet before kickoff. With playoff football tonight and a jam-packed weekend ahead, you will want to map out your calendar early.
The Lead
Touring rock legends Grand Funk Railroad take the stage at the Oxford Performing Arts Center this Sunday night, capping off a weekend that officially starts the region’s holiday season. Tickets for the 7:00 PM performance are moving fast as the classic rockers bring decades of arena hits to the downtown venue.
Earlier on Sunday, the annual Christmas Eat & Shop Expo fills the Anniston City Meeting Center from noon to 6:00 PM. Organized by Lets B Sweet, the event packs the hall with independent makers, holiday gifts, and local food trucks lined up along the curb. Between high-demand concert seats and the first major holiday market of November, securing your tickets today and arriving early on Sunday will keep you well ahead of the weekend crowds.
Local Pulse
County Approves Courthouse Heating and Cooling Upgrades City Hall Commissioners awarded a $370,000 contract to Climate Flow LLC to replace aging climate control systems at the county courthouse.
Five Area Football Squads Play for Quarterfinals Schools Pleasant Valley and Piedmont host home playoff battles tonight as teams chase quarterfinal spots across multiple state classifications.
Today's Outlook
- High 52°F · Low 36°F — Clear
- Grab a heavy jacket for the evening commute as temperatures drop quickly after sunset.
What's On Around Town
Today
Class 2A Playoff: Collinsville at Piedmont Field of Champions (750 Tom Bible Way), Piedmont, 7:00 PM · Paid Cheer on the Bulldogs under the home lights in round two.
Class 2A Playoff: Gordo at Pleasant Valley Pleasant Valley High Stadium (4141 Pleasant Valley Rd), Jacksonville, 7:00 PM · Paid Back the home Raiders in a pivotal state playoff battle.
Tomorrow
Student Overflow Weekend First Baptist Church Oxford (95 E Oak St), Oxford, 9:30 AM · Free
Yellow Jackets Tip-Off Showcase Oxford High Sports Arena (1 Yellow Jacket Dr), Oxford, 2:00 PM · Paid
Sunday
Christmas Eat & Shop Expo Anniston City Meeting Center (1615 Noble St), Anniston, Noon–6:00 PM · Free
Grand Funk Railroad Oxford Performing Arts Center (100 E Choccolocco St), Oxford, 7:00 PM · Paid
Spotlight & Story
- The Sunny King Criterium
- In 2003, local cycling advocates and a hometown dealership turned downtown Noble Street into a high-speed road course. What began as a regional showcase now attracts world-class racers every spring, funding cancer patient care across Calhoun County through every pedal stroke.
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