Photo Provided The Crooked Ear will be a craft vendor at the Rhythm and Brew FallFest at Central Park in St. Clairsville, which takes place at 2 p.m. Saturday, put on by St. Clairsville Parks & Recreation.

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Festival lovers can eat pizza, enjoy live music and purchase crafts at this year’s Rhythm and Brew FallFest.

The third annual festival put on by St. Clairsville Parks & Recreation will be happening from 2-9 p.m. Saturday at Central Park, 102 Fair Ave. in St. Clairsville. It is a free event that is open to the public.

Recreation Director Eric Gay said it’s great for St. Clairsville residents to enjoy a festival without leaving their hometown.

“It’s a really fun time,” he said. “It’s just a chance for families to come out and listen to local live music, get something to eat and just not have to drive too far.”

Food vendors, including DiCarlo’s Pizza, Choo Choo LLC, Insane Food Train and Kirke’s Homemade Ice Cream, will be on hand along with other food vendors selling pizza, loaded nachos and hot sausage.

“I’ve tried all their products, it seems like,” Gay said, “and you can’t go wrong with anything you choose there.”

Gay said the “doors open” at 2 p.m., but the live music doesn’t start until 3 p.m. with 40 performing first, Hoard & Jones performing after at 5 p.m. and finally Light Up the Moon Band at 7 p.m.

A craft and vendor show is incorporated into the festival with around 15 craft vendors appearing. Crafts, ranging from shirts and cupcakes to wood carving and candles, will be available to purchase.

Fireworks were supposed to be a part of the festival but due to the ban on open burning issued by the Ohio Fire Marshal because of the drought, fireworks will be postponed to a later date to be determined.

Gay would like to thank the two main event sponsors, including WesBanco and Project Best of Wheeling, which help to put on the festival.

“I really want to make sure that I thank them,” he said. “Thank all the sponsors that do stuff for us, because, you know, we get a ton of support from local businesses, and they really do a lot of stuff for us that allows us to do the things that we do and can keep offering to the people.”

Gay said this is a family-friendly event to look forward to, including children who will have plenty of room to run around and a playground. He encourages everyone to come out on the beautiful day.

He said past festivals have been fun and laid back and that attendees can bring a chair and blanket to relax at the festival.

Gay hopes for the festival to grow this year. He said the first year was a success followed by more people showing up the second year, which he hopes will happen this year, too.

“I always say that the things that I enjoy the most are the events that bring a broad range of people together,” Gay said. “This is something cheap for your family to come and do and just allows people to get out of the house and be together to do something fun where it’s close to them.”