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2026 Panoply Arts Festival: A TVL preview show

Patrice Johnson of Arts Huntsville shares details about the 2026 Panoply Arts Festival

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (TENNESSEE VALLEY LIVING) - The 44th annual Panoply Arts Festival is taking over Downtown Huntsville April 24-26. TVL has the ultimate preview of what you can experience at the beloved event!

TVL Host Payton Walker was live from the Trilogy Hotel to kick off the weekend of festivities!

Payton sat down with Arts Huntsville’s Patrice Johnson to talk about what people can expect for this year’s festival.

Watch the full interview about the 2026 Panoply highlights.

Patrice Johnson of Arts Huntsville shares details about the 2026 Panoply Arts Festival

Then, TVL’s Breona Winn checked in with Megan Smith, co-owner of Four Brothers Concessions!

Watch to see why you’ll want to stop by 4B Concessions this weekend.

Breona checks out Four Brothers Concessions set up at Panoply

You can keep up with Four Brothers Concessions on Facebook.

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Payton also caught up with Panoply volunteer Joanna White, who reflected on her late father’s legacy and how this year’s event poster art honors his decades-long impact on the festival.

Watch the full interview to learn more about Lynn Broad and how he played a role in bringing Panoply to life year after year.

Payton sits down with Joanna White to chat about her late father's impact on Panoply

Jeff caught up with Vanessa Miller, the artist behind this year’s sentimental poster art.

Watch the full segment to learn more about Vanessa Miller Fine Art.

48 Meteorologist Jeff Desnoyers chats with poster artist Vanessa Miller

You can check out more from Vanessa Miller by following her on Instagram.

Live music was thrown into the show’s mix when former ‘The Voice’ finalist and Panoply headliner, Jazz McKenzie, stopped by to talk about her run on the show and performing her new single “I Will Be Alright”!

Tune in for Jazz McKenzie’s performance.

Jazz McKenzie performs new single ahead of headlining 2026 Panoply

You can keep up with Jazz on Instagram and Facebook.

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The Trilogy Hotel is elevating the Panoply experience this year by offering special offers, from food and drinks to opening its rooftop to the public.

Find out more about what the Trilogy Hotel is offering this weekend.

Trilogy Hotel talks elevating your 2026 Panoply experience

You can learn more about the Trilogy Hotel by visiting its website.

Payton and Jeff faced off in a friendly competition of guessing which crazy name is the correct one for a few colors.

Watch the full segment to see who guessed the most names correctly.

Payton and Jeff face-off in crazy color name guessing game

The show wrapped on a sentimental note with an interview and performance by the Otis Walker Band, who are putting on the tribute show for late local music icon Microwave Dave. Otis Walker shared his admiration for the man who was so well-loved in this community and what it means to bring the show to life on what would have been Microwave Dave’s 80th birthday.

Check out the performance by Otis Walker.

Otis Walker Band talks tribute show for Microwave Dave and performs live

You can keep up with the Otis Walker Band on Facebook and Instagram.

You can find the full schedule for the weekend on Arts Huntsville’s website.

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