In 1970, a Miss America preliminary pageant was added to the festival's lineup, Miss Spirit of America, along with family games and other special events. In 1976, the Spirit of America Festival relocated after an outdoor stage was constructed at Point Mallard Park, a local municipal park, owned and operated by the City of Decatur since 1970. The pageant title was changed to "Miss Point Mallard" from 1976 through 2013. In 2014, the pageant moved to the Princess Theatre Center for the Performing Arts and resumed the "Miss Spirit of America" name. It was discontinued in the late 2010s.