Boyington Oak Festival
Event Date: May 20,2023-May 21,2023
Venue: Oakleigh House Museum
Journeyman printer, poet, and musician, Charles Boyington, a nineteen-year-old, was hanged for the murder of his critically ill best friend. As he predicted would happen to prove his innocence, an oak tree grew from his gravesite in Mobile, Alabama. It still stands almost 200 years later. The weekend of events includes the play, "The Truth is in the Tree," tours, refreshments and artist/vendor booths.