Local band Insured Sound, sponsored by the Belpre Woman’s Club, will lead off the entertainment at the Belpre Homecoming on Thursday, Aug. 6, in Civitan Park. (Photo provided)

BELPRE – Local artists and tribute acts will provide the entertainment at the 2026 Belpre Homecoming in August for the festival’s 94th year.

The four-day event kicks off Thursday, Aug. 6, in Civitan Park. Local band Insured Sound takes the stage at 8 p.m., sponsored by the Belpre Woman’s Club. Performing for over 50 years, the band will deliver classics and oldies.

Friday night has featured tribute acts for many years, and that continues at 8 p.m. Aug. 7 with Hell’s Bells, dubbed “the No. 1 tribute to AC/DC.”

Saturday includes the annual parade up Washington Boulevard at 10 a.m., followed by activities starting at noon in Civitan Park, including the puppy pageant, kiddie tractor pedal pull and more. The evening’s entertainment, at 8:30 p.m., is Alabama tribute act Songs of the South, followed by fireworks at 10 p.m.

On Sunday, Rockland Church sponsors again, with a worship service at 10:45 a.m. followed by music from the Clark Family at 11:30.

Hell’s Bells will perform the music of AC/DC on Friday, Aug. 7, during the Belpre Homecoming at Civitan Park. (Photo provided)

“We depend on sponsors and fundraising to make it all happen, along with our volunteers,” Homecoming board President Amanda Wires said in a press release. “This is a tradition that is important to the community that we are carrying on.”

A full schedule can be viewed online at www.belprehomecoming.com and the Belpre Homecoming Facebook page.

Songs of the South will take the stage at Civitan Park with their tribute to the band Alabama before a fireworks display on Saturday, Aug. 8, at Belpre Homecoming. (Photo provided)

The Clark Family will perform following a worship service on Sunday, Aug. 9, during Belpre Homecoming at Civitan park. (Photo provided)