The word Panoply (pa-nə-plē) comes from the Greek panoplia and means “a magnificent or impressive array”.
It is held annually in April.
The next festival will be held Friday-Sunday, April 26 – 28, 2024.
Public hours are:
Friday, April 26
5:00 – 9:00 pm
Saturday, April 27
10:00 am – 9:00 pm
(Art Marketplace closes at 7:30pm)
Sunday, April 28
11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Day passes are $15 and weekend passes are $20. Kids 12 and under get in FREE.
NOTE: Weekend passes are only available before the festival. Sales end on the Friday of Panoply at 4 pm.
Downtown Huntsville, Alabama in Big Spring International Park.
All ticket sales are final at the end of the purchase transaction and there are no refunds or exchanges.
Parking for Panoply is available at numerous locations easily accessible to Huntsville’s Big Spring International Park. The City of Huntsville will open garages and lots around Big Spring Park for Panoply, striving to make the parking convenient to festival gates.
Specific City facilities open for Panoply will be Garage M with an entrance on Church Street and Garage B on Fountain Circle. Lot V on Clinton Avenue west of the VBC and Lot K across from the Clinton Avenue Post office will be open for overflow. All City parking facilities will be staffed and have a fee of $5, and credit and debit cards will be accepted. The public is asked to use caution when parking in an unstaffed lot; private property owners can have vehicles towed. If a city lot is not staffed, it is designated for another use and parking citations may be issued in that facility.
All of the parking mentioned above is within walking distance of Panoply. Many other surrounding businesses will also open their parking lots for Panoply guests.
BRING:
DO NOT BRING:
Panoply is wonderful opportunity to give back to the community and you, along with your fellow coworkers, club members, church friends, neighbors, families, and more are welcome to contact the festival Chairmen or Arts Huntsville staff to sign up to volunteer. Shorter volunteer shifts at the festival are also available, and you can sign up for those by clicking here to submit a Volunteer Application.
Panoply is a rain or shine event. No refunds or exchanges. You assume all risk and danger incidental to the festival event whether occurring prior to, during, or after said event. And you agree that the management, its agents, and the performers are not responsible or liable for any injuries sustained as part of the festival experience. No alcohol, drugs, weapons, tobacco, e-cigarettes, food, drinks, pets, bikes, skateboards, skates, heelys, or glass containers allowed. No recording devices, flash photography, or video cameras permitted. You hereby consent to the reasonable search for alcoholic beverages, drugs, or weapons. You further consent to the use of your image or likeness incidental to any display, transmission, or reproduction of the event. Management reserves the right to refuse admission or eject any person whose conduct is deemed by management to be disorderly or who fails to comply with the terms and conditions herein.
