Midway
Good Old-Fashioned Fun for the Whole Family
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2026 • DOWNTOWN OZARK, ALABAMA
Take a break from browsing vendors, enjoying great food, and exploring the festival to experience the Midway—a lively gathering place filled with simple outdoor fun rooted in the spirit of a classic community field day.
The Midway is designed to bring children, parents, grandparents, friends, and neighbors together through games, friendly competition, laughter, and activities everyone can enjoy.
No complicated rules. No screens required. Just a chance to get outside, have some fun, and make festival memories together.
What’s on the Midway
🎯 Midway Games & Challenges
Test your skills with a variety of classic festival and field-day activities. Guests can challenge family members and friends, cheer each other on, and see who earns bragging rights for the day.
Activities may include ring toss, bean bag toss, sack races, relay races, hula-hoop challenges, target games, and other traditional outdoor competitions.
🏃 Family Field-Day Fun
Remember school field days? We’re bringing some of that excitement to the festival.
Children and adults can participate in fun physical challenges designed to encourage movement, teamwork, and a little friendly competition.
Grab your family, build a team, and get ready to play!
🧒 Kids’ Activities
The Midway gives our younger festival guests plenty of opportunities to stay active and entertained.
Children can enjoy age-appropriate games, challenges, and activities throughout the day while parents and family members join the fun or cheer them on.
🏆 Friendly Competitions
Think you’ve got what it takes?
Throughout the festival, visitors may have opportunities to participate in mini competitions, family challenges, and head-to-head games. Some activities may even include prizes or festival bragging rights.
📸 Make a Festival Memory
The Midway isn’t only about winning—it’s about spending time together.
Take pictures, challenge your kids, compete against your friends, cheer for your neighbors, and create memories you’ll be talking about long after festival day.
🌟Play. Laugh. Compete. Connect.
The Ozark Collard Green Festival celebrates agriculture, food, family, culture, and community, and the Midway brings all of those generations together through play.
Whether you’re 5 or 75, there is room to join the fun.
Stop by the Midway, pick a game, challenge someone you love, and enjoy some good old-fashioned festival fun!