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Apr 3rd, 2025 👍 3486

The 16th annual Druid City Arts Festival, a free two-day event, will be held April 4-5 in Government Plaza (a 5-acre park behind City Hall) in downtown Tuscaloosa with live music, art vendors, food trucks and a children's area. More than 70 artists will display and sell their work (spanning various art forms) during the event.

Apr 3rd, 2025 👍 2288

Weather experts say that areas in and around Tuscaloosa are at slight risk for bad weather on Sunday, April 6 from 1 a.m. to 4 p.m.—it could bring tornadoes, strong winds up to 60 mph, and hail as big as a quarter.—They add that updates may come as the event gets closer.

Apr 3rd, 2025 👍 4866

Though the calendar shows spring, local meteorologists say today and through Saturday will feel like summer in Tuscaloosa as highs reach the upper 80s—and sometimes hit 90. Temperatures will fall sharply later and a late-season frost or freeze may occur.

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