21st Annual Moss Rock Festival

Discoveries are the norm at Moss Rock Festival, presented by Chase Bank. This one-of-a-kind, outdoor fall weekend welcomes thousands of visitors annually to explore Nature, Art + Design, Smart Living, craft beer, and more as saturated colors settle into the season. We invite you to grab friends and family and join us at the Hoover Met Complex as we present our eco-creative 21st year, plus MRF’s favorite signature events!

Moss Rock Festival is a 501c3 non-profit:
Foundation for Arts and Cultural Connections, Inc. (FACC) / Find Art Birmingham (FAB)

Explore Nature, Art + Design, Smart Living, craft beer, and more at Alabama’s premier fall festival, which is celebrating its 21st year November 7-8, 2026 at the Hoover Metropolitan Complex. Artistry, innovation, imagination, and fun await thousands of visitors as fall settles in and saturated colors blanket the Hoover area.

MRF features:

Juried exhibiting artists whose work is depicting, influenced or inspired by nature in some way, who are recycling and repurposing objects into their art, or who are working with natural materials and creating beautiful crafts from wood, clay, glass, fiber, etc.

+Design artisans, makers & exhibitions showing off the world of design and how it supports, sustains, guides, complements, and surprises everyday life

Moss Rock Market featuring local goods for home, body, and health, and yum as part of its Smart Living programming

The Nature Enclave will inspire an appreciation, enjoyment, and connection to nature and the great outdoors with special features and exhibitions like the Planet Project School Sculptures, Take Root: A Tree Planting Initiative & Legacy Project

bDot Architecture “Ask an Architect”

“Cahaba River Watershed Project” special exhibition featuring large-scale Entaglio Prints by local artists and art professors

The 15th Beer Garden craft tasting event featuring a great selection of brews, homebrews, wine, beer snacks, football on screen, and more

WonderKid Studios and art experiences for kids inspired by nature, science, and recycling

Planet Projects: “Small Wonders | Big Impact” Insects: Above, Below, and All Around” – a classroom sculpture and installation project for creative recycling

Popular local food trucks

The Sweetery will offer confections and other baked goods in the Moss Rock Market area.

Giveaways for winning great Festival Swag and Trees to plant

Soundscapes & Umbrella Lounges for lingering

SO MUCH MORE!

Saturday, November 7
10:00am – 5:00pm

Sunday, November 8
10:00am – 4:00pm

Where
The Hoover Metropolitan Complex directly in front of the baseball stadium

Free Parking
The Hoover Metropolitan Stadium. Follow parking signs on Stadium Trace Pkwy.

FAQ’s
Visit our FAQs page at www.mossrockfestival.com for answers to all your attendance questions.

15th Annual Beer Garden

Constructing a great beer is truly an art form. We hope you’ll join us and toast the 15th year of Moss Rock Festival’s BEER GARDEN November 7-8, 2026 at the Hoover Metropolitan Complex. Discover a new beloved, enjoy a local favorite, or just relish in all that the Garden has to offer! 

DATES

Saturday, November 7, 2026
Sunday, November 8, 2026

HOURS

12:30pm – 3:00pm each day

WHERE

Under the 2 big tents at the Hoover Metropolitan Complex
5500 Stadium Trace Parkway, Hoover, AL 35244

purchase tickets

BEER GARDEN TICKET INCLUDES: A 15th annual commemorative glass (13 oz Belgian) sponsored by The Beer Hog, a great selection of craft beers to sample from AL breweries & beyond, special brews created by local homebrewers, PLUS Wine, Beer Floats, Beer Snacks, Football Games of the day on Mr. Mancave’s multi-screen display wall, and two day Admission to Moss Rock Festival’s 21st year.

advance

• $40 Advance
• Advance tickets are guaranteed the 2026 glass design. See photo of glass design below.

GATE

• $45
• Door tickets will get the 2026 design until supplies run out. Former glass designs will be given once out of stock.

DESIGNATED DRIVER

• Designated Driver: You must be 21+ years old with a valid photo ID to purchase a $5 designated driver ticket. NOTE: These ticket will be available at the Beer Garden door and is separate from Festival gate admission.