The Fayetteville Dogwood Festival is back and we've got the top 13 things you have to experience this weekend.

It’s Fayetteville Dogwood Festival weekend and we are so excited to have things feeling a little more normal.

All six Beasley Media Group stations will be on site all weekend long to help celebrate the festival’s 40th anniversary, from April 22 through April 24.

There’s so much to look forward to, including concerts on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights.

There are a lot of returning favorites, like the midway, food trucks, and craft vendors. But there’s also a bunch of cool new stuff.

The festival general hours are Friday, 5 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Saturday, noon to 11 p.m.; and Sunday, noon to 9 p.m.

Here’s the top 13 things to experience this weekend at the Fayetteville Dogwood Festival:

1. Meet Our Team!
Come out and meet all your favorite Beasley Media Group radio station team members and on-air talents! We’ll be on the promenade all weekend long, plus in the park!

Stop by and you can enter to win lots of different contests, including:

WKML: Win front row tickets to Stars & Guitars and a signed guitar

Foxy 99: Win tickets for Apple Chill or other concerts!

96.5 BOB FM: Win pampering for your mom for Mother’s Day

107.7 JAMZ: Win tickets to see H.E.R. live in concert!

Sunny 94.3: Win tickets to the Fort Bragg Fair

My Kiss Radio: Win tickets to New Kids on the Block!
2. The Concerts
Festival Park will be filled with three nights of big concerts for rock night, country night, and Prince tribute band night (the legend transcends genre). All the concerts are FREE, in Festival Park (best seats in the house are a paid ticket).

Friday night – Rock night

5 pm – Best seats in the house open (first come first serve, must have ticket)

6:00pm – Opening Ceremony

6:30pm – Council Ring

8:00pm – MARCY PLAYGROUND

9:45pm – HOOBASTANK

Saturday night – WKML Country Night

2 pm – Jarrett Raymond

4 pm – Driskill

5 pm – Best seats in the house open (first come first serve, must have ticket)

6:00pm – DILLON CARMICHAEL

7:45pm – KAMERON MARLOWE

9:30pm – TYLER FARR

Sunday night – Prince Tribute night

2:30pm – Jarrett Raymond

3:45pm – 87 & Pine

5 pm – Best seats in the house open (first come first serve, must have ticket)

5:30pm – Will McBride Group

7:30pm-9:00pm THE PURPLE MADNESS – A TRIBUTE TO PRINCE
3. Car, Truck & Motorcycle Show

Join us for a Fayetteville Dogwood Festival tradition – the annual Car, Motorcycle, and Truck Show!

The cars will be on display around the Market House on Hay St., starting when the Festival opens Sunday at noon, and will be there until the awards at 5 p.m.
4. KidZone

KidZone by Carolina Fun Factory will be open on Saturday, April 23 and Sunday, April 24. Swing on by with your littles and enjoy a variety of games and entertainment pieces in the area.

KidZone is located in Festival Park.
5. The Carnival Midway

Ferris wheels, carousels, popcorn, oh my! The Midway is back and better than ever. This staple will be open during festival hours from Friday through Sunday and is located on the corner of Mason Street and Ray Avenue, in the Masonic Lodge parking lot. That’s right outside the Festival Park gate. The Midway has attractions for all ages of the family.

Open during all festival hours.

6. Boom & Bloom Fireworks!
Join us on Friday, April 22 for Boom & Bloom! This booming fireworks show will take place as HOOBASTANK’s performance ends at 11 p.m. The fireworks will be shot off from behind the Festival Park stage and will be viewable to the general Festival Park stage.

Friday night about 11 p.m. in Festival Park.
7. The Street Fair

Take a stroll down Hay Street and visit the variety of vendors and sponsors. You will surely find several cool things to enjoy.

Saturday and Sunday on Hay St. and Ray Ave.
8. BMX Shows

BMX shows will be available on Hay Street, near Huske Hardware. This is a show that will keep you on the edge of your seat so this is an opportunity you will not want to miss! Don’t miss out on the meet and greet after every show!

Showtimes are 1, 3 and 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
9. Air Born Aerials

The Air Born Aerial entertainers will perform acrobatic performances on Saturday and Sunday near the Festival Park Plaza Food Court from noon to 6 p.m. both days.
10. Ring Wars Carolina
Ring Wars Carolina will host a wrestling tournament at the intersection of Ray Avenue and Hay Street. Festival patrons will be able to cheer on their favorite wrestler on Saturday, April 23 and Sunday, April 24.

Show times are every hour from noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.

11. Sweet Valley Ranch
Sweet Valley Ranch…Where Nature Meets Adventure! offers a family-friendly experience where age is only a number and everyone can be a kid again! come out to their area on Green Street and enjoy a variety of activities. From a petting zoo with llamas, goats, miniature horses, to carnival games to taking a ride down the street on a dinosaur, this area has something for each member of the family!

Open from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
12. FOOD!

Who can resist Dogwood Festival food? Some of the best food truck and fair foods vendors in the region will be on site all weekend long for your dining pleasure.

Mostly along the promenade above Festival Park all weekend long.
13. So Much More Fun!