FAIRHOPE, Alabama --- Rev your engines and crank up the music for a weekend of fun for a good cause at the 11^th Annual Angel Ride and Concert, set for Nov. 1-3 at Oak Hollow Farms in Fairhope to benefit the Rileigh and Raylee Foundation.

Mary Carolyn McDaniel, whose granddaughter, Rileigh Glass, was born with Down syndrome, helped organize the event with the help of motorcycle enthusiast Dr. Albert Corte, to support the foundation, which was organized with the family of Raylee Odom, who was born with muscular dystrophy.

“Through this event and individual donations we have raised over half a million dollars and funded families with medical expenses over 700 times,” McDaniel said. “We have been able to help many people through UAB and it’s certainly a worthy cause.”

In the beginning the ride began at Battleship Park on the Causeway between Baldwin County and Mobile and extended approximately 20 miles to Oak Hollow Farm.

It has since grown from a few local bands with about 200 riders participating to draw more than 10,000 riders and concert goers featuring major music acts such as Charlie Daniels, Gary Allen, Greg Allman, Blake Shelton and last year’s featured act Montgomery Gentry.

This year the event will feature nearly a dozen acts performing on four stages, culminating with former Bad Company lead singer Brian Howe set to perform Saturday night.

Again this year, the event will begin with the Thursday night Kickstart Party.

“This event is open to the public, but it is mainly for our campers, who are here throughout the three-day event,” McDaniel said. “We want to invite everyone who can to come out and camp with us. It is truly a fun experience.”

Camper/RV sites are available for $210 with tent sites available for $150, both of which include parking, access to the grounds and admission to all three days of the event. Campers must be self-contained, McDaniel said.

For the general public, tickets for the kickoff party cost $15 and with concerts beginning at 6 p.m. Brook Woods, a Pensacola, Fla., vocalist and fiddle player, will perform on the main stage.

Tickets for the Friday night Street Party are $20 each for the general public and will feature the Alabama Blues Brothers, Jamey and Justin Christler; the Tommy Morse Band and the SuperToons Party Band.

“This is a more informal event that will include plenty of entertainment,” McDaniel said. “Food and drink vendors will also be available so there’s no need to eat before you come.”

Mustang Sally will perform on the main stage. This all-female five-some has performed with Montgomery Gentry, Gretchen Wilson, Big n Rich and Blake Shelton.

Gates open at 9 a.m. Saturday morning with music all day long on four stages.

Parking is $5 on Friday and Saturday, but the morning’s events will feature free admission.

New this year there will be cabanas and a sports bars, all decked out with big screen televisions featuring various sporting events throughout the day, including Saturday night’s Alabama-LSU football game.

There will be a free car and tractor show, along with a bike show beginning at noon with prizes awarded around 1 p.m.

The Angel Ride begins at 2:30 p.m. heading out from Oak Hollow Farm south on Greeno Road to County Road 42. From County Road 42 the ride will travel east to County Road 27, then south on County Road 27 to County Road 1/Alternate U.S. Highway 98. The route will then follow the Highway west to Homestead Avenue and travel along Homestead Avenue north, then east along Highway 104 to County Road 55, where riders will travel south to County Road 32. From County Road 32, the Ride will travel west to Greeno Road, then back south to Oak Hollow Farm.

Cost is $40 for Ride participants, which includes concert admission and access to the Festival grounds.

Following the ride, music will crank up featuring all your favorite artists. Tickets for Saturday’s concerts are $25 each and will feature Grits n Pieces, a duo of Alabama natives featuring acoustic Southern rock; Holli Mosley, a Gulf Coastal native and winner of the Coast Into Fame talent contest at the Beau Rivage and the Mississippi Coast Colgate Country Showdown, among others, performing a variety of country and Southern rock with her five-piece band, and Todd Sparks and the Shrimpboat Cowboys, playing a combination of country, beach and classic rock.

Howe will close down the event on Saturday performing all of your Bad Company favorites. Howe replaced Paul Rodgers as lead singer in 1984 and fronted the group for 10 years before venturing out on his own.

Tickets are available at the gate for each day of the concert. VIP passes, camping, vendor, concert and raffle ticket inquiries can be made by calling 251-243-0365 or visit angel-ride.com for tickets and for more information.

“Of course we want everyone to come out and have a good time in support of a good cause,” McDaniel said. “This event isn’t just about motorcycles. We have events planned that will appeal to everyone.”

The event’s organizers also want to thank all of the event sponsors, McDaniel said, including Pilot Catastrophe Services Inc., Mobile Bay Harley-Davidson, Eastern Shore Harley-Davidson, Baldwin EMC, Hardee’s, Coca-Cola, Blue Rents Party Center of Mobile, Sound Associates Inc., Holiday Inn Express, Terry Thompson Chevrolet, Mediacom, Courtyard by Marriott and Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott.