Kayla Worthey Has A Passion For The Rhododendron Festival And Home

By Karim Shamsi-Basha

Festivals come and festivals go, but for Kayla Worthey, the Rhododendron Festival in Mentone is a lifetime passion.

Taking place the third weekend in May for the past 34 years, the Rhododendron Festival each year draws more than 15,000 people to the artsy and eclectic Alabama mountain resort town. Worthey is on the board of the Mentone Area Preservation Association (MAPA), which holds the festival.

Worthey, marketing manager with DeKalb Tourism, has been a part of the festival most of her life. To her, it’s a chance to boast about the place she loves, the place she calls home.“I was born and raised in Mentone,” she said. “I moved away but have been back for 11 years. The Rhododendron Festival is our spring event and the Colorfest is in October. The two celebrations have been part of Mentone my entire life. We usually have around 70 vendors at the Rhododendron Festival.”

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