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Enlarge Jeff Roberts — The Birmingham News The city of Graysville hosts Mayberry Day, Saturday, July 9, 2011. The day-long event features a parade of classic cars, music, food and an evening performance by Bluegrass musicians and a play. At this year’s event Maggie Peterson, who played “Charlene Darling” and Rodney Dillard, one of the musicians featured in the “Darling Family” are on hand to entertain with other characters portrayed by various actors. “Ernest T. Bass,” portrayed by Phil Fox of Charlotte, NC, grabs and pretends to kiss a surprised Charlene Chestang of Hoover during the parade. (Birmingham News Photo/Jeff Roberts) Graysville Mayberry Day gallery (21 photos)

If you were in Graysville today, you might have thought you had stepped back into the land of “The Andy Griffith Show.”

A day-long “Mayberry Day” featured a parade of classic cars, music, food and an evening performance by Bluegrass musicians and a play.

There were even some real characters from Mayberry, the fictional home of Griffith and his son, Opie. Maggie Peterson, who played Charlene Darling, and Rodney Dillard, one of the musicians featured in the Darling Family, entertained. Other characters showed up via lookalike actors.

Graysville Mayberry Day The city of Graysville hosts Mayberry Day Saturday, July 9, 2011. Characters from the Andy Griffith show, musicians, food and games highlight the day-long event. Watch video

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