Popular Events

Alabama Jubilee Hot Air Balloon Festival

One of the largest free hot air balloon festivals in the Southeast, featuring more that 60 balloons with races, key grab, tether rides and a glow.

Art in the Park

Juried art show in its 10th year welcomes 70+ artists who bring paintings, sculpture, jewelry, woodworking, pottery, all types of arts & fine crafts,

Cahaba Lily Festival

Morning program is held indoors and features a leading authority on the Cahaba Lily with other wildflower speakers.

Crawfish Boil

An outdoor music and crawfish festival that originated to raise money for certain charities and benefits throughout the Birmingham area.

George Washington Carver Arts and Crafts Festival

Annual community co-sponsored event celebrating the life, work and genus of Dr. George Washington Carver with music, arts, crafts and other multi-generational activities.

Historic Decatur Spring Garden Tour

Free tour of gardens in Decatur's two historic districts.

Huntsville Pilgrimage Association Historic Homes Tour

Select private residences and gardens in three of Huntsville's historic districts are open for tours.

Lake Wedowee Summer Jam

Lake Wedowee Summer Jam kicks off the summer on Lake Wedowee with an eclectic mix of music and vendors.

Memorial Day Fly-in

Fly-overs, music, free airplane rides, food, airplane building workshop, kids activities.

Southern Makers

A two-day event celebrating creativity and artisans in Alabama, bringing together good people, food and design into one central place, making it easy for adventurers from near and far to get a sampling of what Alabama has to offer. Rich with history in textiles, food, literature, art and design, Southern Makers will explore Alabama-based design with panel discussions, artist talks, workshops, tours and a bazaar featuring wares and goods from talented southern artisans.

The Hangout Music Festival

Festival featuring an impressive lineup of bands and musicians performing on the white, sand beaches of Alabama's beautiful Gulf Coast.

Whistlestop Weekend

A foot-stompin', pig-chompin' two-day festival on the grounds of the Huntsville Depot.

Alabama Blueberry Festival

Original arts & crafts, car show, motorcycle show & ride, free children's section, live entertainment, blueberries, blueberry bushes, cookbooks and food.

Chilton County Peach Festival

Join in as Chilton County celebrates Alabama peaches.

Regions Tradition

Come and see golf legends as they take on one of the country's finest golf courses, Shoal Creek.

Riverfest

Gadsden RiverFest is a two-day music festival on the banks of the Coosa River in Gadsden, AL.

Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo

More than 3,000 anglers from over 24 states will fish in the Gulf of Mexico for three days for more than $400,000 in cash and prizes in 30 categories.

AMPalooza

Make plans to join us again for AMPalooza.

Spirit of America Festival

Area's largest free patriotic festival featuring children's activities, live music, Miss Point Mallard Pageant and large fireworks display.

W.C. Handy Music Festival

The W. C. Handy Music Festival is a week-long celebration of the musical heritage of Northwest Alabama, honoring Florence Alabama native, W. C. Handy, "Father of the Blues."

Black Belt Folk Roots Festival

Unique celebration which brings together craft persons, musicians, dancers, storytellers, food specialist, artists and community workers.

World's Longest Yard Sale

Travel the scenic byways of America for more than 450-miles of yard sales and unique treasure finds.

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Alabama Coastal BirdFest

10th annual Alabama Coastal BirdFest includes more than 20 guided trips by land and boat to birding spots on the Alabama Coastal Birding Trail, evening dinner/speaker events, and free Bird & Conservation Expo in Fairhope.

Alabama Gourd Festival

Come see the beautiful original pieces of gourd art.

Alabama Renaissance Faire

Wenches and Queens alike will enjoy this authentic Renaissance Feast prepared by world-renowned chef.

BayFest Music Festival

Come enjoy a weekend of entertainment from over 125 artists on multiple stages in the streets of downtown Mobile.

Black Belt Treasures Patchwork Festival

Enjoy a day discovering the heritage arts which form the pieces of the cultural patchwork of Alabama's Black Belt region.

Break 'n Bread

Since 2003, Birmingham Originals has hosted the Magic City’s premiere food and wine festival, Break ’n Bread.

Colonial Isle Dauphine

A living History Day exploring life on the Gulf Coast before Historic Fort Gaines was built.

Covered Bridge Festival

The high point of the beautiful autumn season in Blount County, the Covered Bridge Festival brings the entire area alive with arts and crafts vendors, vintage cars, children's activities, food and music and more.

Evergreen Sausage Festival

Enjoy live entertainment, arts and crafts, antique car show, children's activities, food and more food.

Homestead Hollow Arts & Crafts Festival

Handmade, hand decorated one-of-a-kind arts and crafts festival in a recreated pioneer setting.

Kentuck

The Kentuck Festival of the Arts, is a juried art show of 250+ artists.

National Shrimp Festival

Held each year during the second full weekend in October, this event is one of the nation's premier outdoor festivals featuring more than 300 vendors that offer fine art, arts and crafts, a retail marketplace, children's activity village, 10K/5K run, live entertainment, and of course, shrimp.

Oktoberfest

Week full of planned activities. Authentic German food, costumes, and music.

Pioneer Days

Horse and wagon rides, trips on the Pioneer Express, Native American camps with demonstrations of candlemaking, spinning, weaving, quiltmaking, blacksmithing, drum, dance, etc.

Talladega 500 Weekend

NASCAR's Sprint Cup and Camping World Truck Series come to Talladega Superspeedway for a weekend of incredible racing.

Wiregrass Heritage Festival

Enjoy the sights, sounds and smells of cane grinding, syrup making, butter churning, basket weaving, soap making and other traditional farm activities.

Frank Brown Songwriter's Festival

The festival provides an atmosphere to promote all writers, whether they had written hit songs which made people open their eyes and view the world in a different way or they are aspiring writers and musicians who knew they could do the same but needed a forum in order to get their music out to the world.

Lighting of the Trees

The City of Fairhope will kick off the holiday season with their annual Fairhope Tree Lighting Ceremony.

National Peanut Festival

The nation's largest peanut festival is held each fall to honor peanut growers and to celebrate the harvest season.

Christmas on the River

Historical Home Tours, Nautical Parade, Day Parade, 5K Run, Arts and Crafts, Al. State BBQ Cook-off, Gala and Fireworks Show.

Governor's Mansion Christmas Open House Tours

The 1907 Governor's Mansion will be aglow with lights and filled with the spirit of the season.

Eagle Awareness

Live bird of prey shows with guest speakers from all over the southeast, field trips to a bald eagle nesting site as well as other nature-based trips, an informative orientation program/apple cider social with live music, great food and lodging at Lake Guntersville State Park Resort.

First Monday Trade Days

One of the Deep South’s oldest and largest trade days where bartering, haggling, and swapping of goods has not passed on with time.

Mardi Gras

Mobile is not only recognized as celebrating the first-known American Mardi Gras celebration in 1703 (yes, even before New Orleans), but also as home to the "America's Family Mardi Gras" delighting both young and old from around town and across the nation.

Mardi Gras - February

Mobile is not only recognized as celebrating the first-known American Mardi Gras celebration in 1703 (yes, even before New Orleans), but also as home to the "America's Family Mardi Gras" delighting both young and old from around town and across the nation.

Orange Beach Seafood Festival and Antique Car Show

Arts and crafts vendors featuring local artisans with handmade wares and an impressive auto show including classic cars, hot rods and newer models, and great live music.

Battle of Horseshoe Bend Anniversary

Experience live cannon fire, the lives of Creek and Cherokee Indians, hunting camps and demonstrations of traditional skills of the early 1800s.

Bridge-crossing Jubilee

The weekend is a commemoration of the anniversary of "Bloody Sunday" and the Selma to Montgomery March.

Fairhope Arts & Crafts Festival

More than 230 fine arts and crafts exhibitors, unique festival food served in food court, live local entertainment every hour on the festival stage.

Tannehill Trade Days

Outside flea market, held the third weekend of the month from March through November. 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

Auburn CityFest

Auburn CityFest is Auburn's largest, FREE outdoor festival featuring live music.

Eufaula Pilgrimage

Alabama's Oldest Tour of Homes.

Indy Grand Prix of Alabama

This unique event brings nearly 80,000 fans from around the world to watch drivers of the IZOD IndyCar Series compete on the 17 turn, 2.38 mile-road course at Barber.

Interstate Mullet Toss and Gulf Coast's Greatest Beach Party

Fun, food and frivolity on the beach with other activities for the weekend including a bikini contest, a keg toss and tug of war.

Magic City Art Connection

This award-winning Top 20 Southeast Tourism event celebrating its 30th anniversary transforms Linn Park each year with its blast of fresh talent, sights, sounds and aromas, drawing from a pool of artists who have been recognized locally, regionally and nationally in visual art, food and wine, dance and music.

Montgomery Biscuits Baseball

The Montgomery Biscuits (AA Affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays) play in beautiful Riverwalk Stadium located in downtown Montgomery.

Noble Street Festival

Join 5000 others and watch world-class pro bicyle racing in the Sunny King Criterium, taste great local cusine in the Red Diamond Restaurant Tour, feel the beat of live music in the Hot Blast Music Cafe, exhaust your kids in the Scion KidZone, and run for a cause in the Mellow Mushroom Mad Dash and YMCA 5k.

Panopoly Arts Festival

This annual festival offers the best in music, dance, theater, and visual art and includes the Official Alabama State Fiddling Championship and Mountain Valley (MOVA) Songwriter’s Competition.

Riverfront Market Day

Together with Arts Revive, the Selma-Dallas County Historic Preservation Society invites quality vendors, artisans and craftsmen to market their wares.

To Kill a Mockingbird Performances

Monroeville’s 23rd annual theatrical production of Christopher Sergel’s “To Kill A Mockingbird,” presented by the all-local Mockingbird Players.

Yatta Abba Day

Each year the community celebrates the beginning of spring and the blooming of the dogwoods with a local festival filled with entertainment, garden items, art, crafts, children's activities, and lots of food vendors.