IRONDALE, Ala. (WIAT) -- The city of Irondale celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month with a giant fiesta Saturday.
Hundreds of people turned out for the fourth annual Yo Amo Irondale Festival. The event featured food, train rides, traditional dances and haircuts for children. The city of Irondale called the event a party with a purpose to celebrate the city's diversity and allow neighbors to connect.
"We just want people to come out," said Irondale Mayor James Stewart Jr. "Be able to push back from the Alabama, Auburn football games, come out, have some human interactions and to be able to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month."
Stewart said Hispanics make up around 10% of Irondale's population and said events like this show everyone is welcome in the city.