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Arts and Culture

There is no lack of creativity across this state. Film festivals, art exhibits, and the country’s original Mardi Gras celebration take place every year. Museums and other sites are dedicated to the state’s most famous artists from yesterday, while the latest batch of talent put their craft on display at theaters, exhibits, and art shows found all over Alabama.

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Lyric Theater – Birmingham

To Kill a Mockingbird Play Season

Monroeville, AL

Sidewalk Film Festival

Birmingham, AL

Gulf Coast Hot Air Balloon Festival

Foley, AL

Bluff Park Annual Art Show

Hoover, AL

Kentuck Festival of the Arts

Northport, AL

Expression & Culture

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Alabama Shakespeare Festival

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Virginia Samford Theatre

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Black Belt Treasures Cultural Arts Center

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Mobile Museum of Art

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Orbix Hot Glass

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Gees Bend Quilters Collective

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Huntsville Museum of Art

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Monroe County Museum

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Upcoming
Events

CANCELLED---Mobile Opera - " La Rondine"

Mobile, AL
Mar
29

CANCELLED---Prattville Pops Annual Spring Concert

Prattville, AL
Mar
29

Sylacauga 'Magic of Marble' Festival

Sylacauga, AL
Mar
Apr
31
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11

Alabama Asian Cultures and Food Festival

Irondale, AL
Apr
Apr
1
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30

POSTPONED---ArtPlay Parlor Series featuring Young Concert Artists Maxim Lando

Birmingham, AL
Apr
1

"Come Home, It’s Suppertime,” Alabama’s Official Folklife Play

Brundidge, AL
Apr
Apr
2
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11

POSTPONED---Alabama Auto Show

Birmingham, AL
Apr
Apr
2
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5

POSTPONED---Plein Air Painting Event

Prattville, AL
Apr
Apr
2
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3

An American in Paris

Oxford, AL
Apr
3

Knap-In at Moundville Archaeological Park

Moundville, AL
Apr
Apr
3
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4

ZimSculpt

Huntsville, AL
Apr
May
3
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31

CANCELLED---Druid City Arts Festival

Tuscaloosa, AL
Apr
Apr
3
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4

CANCELLED---Eufaula Pilgrimage, 55th Annual

Eufaula, AL
Apr
Apr
3
-
5

Easter in the Park

Atmore, AL
Apr
4

CANCELLED---Piney Woods Arts Festival

Enterprise, AL
Apr
Apr
4
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5

CANCELLED---Seventh Annual Blind Horse Benefit Pow Wow

Alpine, AL
Apr
Apr
4
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5

POSTPONED--Wilson Pickett Music and Arts Festival

Prattville, AL
Apr
Apr
4
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5

Alfredo Rodriguez and Pedrito Martinez

Birmingham, AL
Apr
9

Right off the Royal Runway...: Carnival & Couture

Mobile, AL
Apr
Jul
9
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4

Rodney Atkins

Oxford, AL
Apr
Apr
9
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10

Rooster Day

Demopolis, AL
Apr
Apr
10
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11

23rd Annual LaFayette Day for Valley Haven

Lafayette, AL
Apr
11

Easter on the Square

Opelika, AL
Apr
11

UAB Department of Theatre presents THE SECRET GARDEN.

Birmingham, AL
Apr
Apr
15
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19

Choral Evensong

Birmingham, AL
Apr
16

Erma Bombeck: At Wit's End - A Play at The Red Door Theatre

Union Springs, AL
Apr
Apr
16
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19

Mark Curl Memorial BBQ Cook - Off

Camden, AL
Apr
Apr
17
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18

The Diary of Anne Frank

Pelham, AL
Apr
Apr
17
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26

To Kill A Mockingbird Production

Monroeville, AL
Apr
May
17
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16

Anabranch: Alabama's Celebration of Literature and the Humanities

Montgomery, AL
Apr
Apr
17
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18

Simply Sinatra with Steve Lippia

Oxford, AL
Apr
17

Alabama Cycling Classic Presents: Sunny King Criterium and the Piedmont Criterium

Anniston, AL
Apr
Apr
18
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19

49th Annual Calico Fort Arts & Crafts Fair

Fort Deposit, AL
Apr
Apr
18
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19

Montevallo Arts Fest

Montevallo, AL
Apr
18

Art on the Lake, 59th Annual

Guntersville, AL
Apr
Apr
18
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19

Frankville Fiddler's Convention

Frankville, AL
Apr
18

Sucarnochee Folklife Festival

Livingston, AL
Apr
18

Tulotoma Art Trail

Wetumpka, AL
Apr
18

Huntsville Comic & Pop Culture Expo

Huntsville, AL
Apr
Apr
18
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19

Fort Mitchell Pioneer Day and Quilt Show

Fort Mitchell, AL
Apr
18

Market on the Scottsboro Square

Scottsboro, AL
Apr
18

Pioneer Day - Quilt & Art Contest

Fort Mitchell, AL
Apr
18

Divine Mercy Weekend

Hanceville, AL
Apr
Apr
18
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19

Waverly "Old 280" BOOGIE - 20th Anniversary

Waverly, AL
Apr
18

Hog Wild for Art Festival 2020

Camden, AL
Apr
18

POSTPONED--Anabranch/Alabama Book Festival

Montgomery, AL
Apr
18

2020 Statewide High School Juried Art Show

Columbiana, AL
Apr
19

Magic City Art Connection

Birmingham, AL
Apr
Apr
24
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26

Rick Springfield

Oxford, AL
Apr
24

CANCELLED---Panoply Arts Festival

Huntsville, AL
Apr
Apr
24
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26

Back When Days

Arab, AL
Apr
25

Harper Lee Birthday Celebration Play 2020

Monroeville, AL
Apr
25

Corks & Chefs: A Taste of Birmingham

Birmingham, AL
Apr
Apr
25
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26

The Heart Behind the Music: with Darryl Worley, Richie McDonald, Heidi Newfield and Kirk Jay

Oxford, AL
Apr
25

Pepper Jelly Festival

Thomaston, AL
Apr
25

TroyFest

Troy, AL
Apr
Apr
25
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26

Mobile Hanami Festival of Cherry Blossoms

Mobile, AL
Apr
25

SEACT's An Inspector Calls

Dothan, AL
Apr
May
28
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2

Southeast Alabama Community Theatre presents "An Inspector Calls"

Dothan, AL
Apr
May
28
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2

George Washington Carver Commemorative Festival

Tuskegee, AL
Apr
May
30
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2

2020 Gulf Coast Hot Air Balloon Festival

Foley, AL
May
May
1
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2

Kymulga Grits Festival

Childersburg, AL
May
2

The Flimp Festival

Montgomery, AL
May
2

Memories of Mayberry

Valley Head, AL
May
2

Mayfest

Atmore, AL
May
2

Art on the Rocks

Gadsden, AL
May
May
2
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3

Garden in the Park

Opelika, AL
May
2

50 More Years of Rock and Roll

Oxford, AL
May
2

Earthborn Open House

Leeds, AL
May
4

Spongebob Squarepants the Musical

Oxford, AL
May
5

2020 Homestead Hollow Spring Arts and Crafts Festival

Springville, AL
May
May
8
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10

Foley Art in the Park

Foley, AL
May
May
9
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10

Alabama Wildlife Center's Baby Bird Shower

Pelham, AL
May
9

CANCELLED---Plants and Pollinators Festival---CANCELLED

Millbrook, AL
May
9

Shoals Front Porch Storytelling Festival

Florence, AL
May
May
14
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16

Choral Masters of the Baroque: Music of Bach and Handel

Birmingham, AL
May
14

Music and a Movie in the Park/Marketplace

Foley, AL
May
Jun
15
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12

Poke Salat Festival

Arab, AL
May
May
15
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16

Barber Historics

Leeds, AL
May
May
15
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17

Fridays After Five

Athens, AL
May
Aug
15
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21

Father of the Bride

Tuscaloosa, AL
May
May
15
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24

Garden Tour presented by Lee County Master Gardeners

Opelika, AL
May
May
16
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17

Alabama's Magnificent Bicycle Adventure 2020

Auburn, AL
May
May
16
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23

Opera Birmingham: 42nd Annual Vocal Competition Semi-Finals

Birmingham, AL
May
16

Opera Birmingham: 42nd Annual Vocal Competition Finals Concert and Awards Dinner

Vestavia Hills, AL
May
17

Choral Evensong for Ascension Day

Birmingham, AL
May
21

Screen on the Green

Dothan, AL
May
21

Art on the Lake

Eclectic, AL
May
May
23
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24

Celebrate America!

Montevallo, AL
Jun
Jul
2
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31

Hostile Witness

Enterprise, AL
Jun
Jul
4
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18

9-1-1 Festival

Haleyville, AL
Jun
Jun
5
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6

A Celebration of Memories: Kathryn Tucker Windham Annual Birthday Celebration

Thomasville, AL
Jun
5

The "Miracle Worker" Play

Tuscumbia, AL
Jun
Jul
5
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11

Barber Small Bore

Birmingham, AL
Jun
Jun
5
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7

Kinky Boots

Birmingham, AL
Jun
Jun
5
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28

Market in the Park

Atmore, AL
Jun
6

Lil Calypso Art Festival on Lake Martin

Dadeville, AL
Jun
6

Alabaster CityFest

Alabaster, AL
Jun
6

A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum

Birmingham, AL
Jun
Jun
11
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28

Alexander City Jazz Fest

Eclectic, AL
Jun
Jun
12
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13

Summer Latino Festival

Rainsville, AL
Jun
13

2020 Caribbean Food and Music Festival

Bessemer, AL
Jun
13

Black Creek Arts Festival 2020

Fultondale, AL
Jun
13

19th Annual June Fling

Oneonta, AL
Jun
13

DISCOVER NOTASULGA DAY

Notasulga, AL
Jun
13

Samin Nosrat

Birmingham, AL
Jun
14

Screen on the Green

Dothan, AL
Jun
18

Northeast Alabama Craftsmen Association Spring Show

Huntsville, AL
Jun
Jun
19
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21

Alabama Blueberry Festival

Brewton, AL
Jun
20

Juneteenth

Montgomery, AL
Jun
20

Waitress - The Musical - National Broadway Tour

Oxford, AL
Jun
25

Art of the Dish Exhibit at Belle Mont Mansion

Tuscumbia, AL
Jun
Jun
25
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27

Peach Jam Jubilee 2020

Clanton, AL
Jun
26

Art of the Dish Luncheon at Belle Mont Mansion

Tuscumbia, AL
Jun
Jun
26
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27

Market in the Park

Atmore, AL
Jun
27

Arti Gras

Alexander City, AL
Jul
Jul
3
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4

Cedar Bluff Liberty Day

Cedar Bluff, AL
Jul
3

Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella

Birmingham, AL
Jul
Aug
10
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2

Fresh from the Post...: Carnival & the Art of the Invitation

Mobile, AL
Jul
Oct
16
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10

"Smoke on the Mountain," a musical play

Union Springs, AL
Jul
Jul
16
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19

Mamma Mia!

Tuscaloosa, AL
Jul
Jul
17
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26

Willy Wonka JR.

Birmingham, AL
Jul
Jul
17
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19

Rocket City Summer Fest Concert

Huntsville, AL
Jul
18

Rolling On The River

Rogersville, AL
Jul
24

Chilton County Arts Festival

Clanton, AL
Jul
25

Disney's Frozen Jr.

Birmingham, AL
Jul
Aug
30
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9

Thoroughly Modern Millie JR.

Birmingham, AL
Jul
Aug
31
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2

35th Annual Southeastern Woodcarving School and Exposition

Wetumpka, AL
Jul
Aug
31
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2

Market in the Park

Atmore, AL
Aug
1

Futral Artifact Show 2020

Opelika, AL
Aug
Aug
1
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31

Three on a String

Columbiana, AL
Aug
8

Art in the Park

Dadeville, AL
Aug
15

Dothan Tri-State Expo

Dothan, AL
Aug
22

Sidewalk Film Festival

Birmingham, AL
Aug
Aug
24
-
30

Alabama Antique Trail Sale

, AL
Sep
Sep
1
-
30

11th Annual International Festival of North Alabama (iFest)

Huntsville, AL
Sep
Sep
1
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30

Bluecoat Dinner Theater

Enterprise, AL
Sep
Oct
3
-
3

Old Timer's Festival

Pisgah, AL
Sep
5

Tinglewood Festival

Montevallo, AL
Sep
Sep
5
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12

Divino Nino Festival

Hanceville, AL
Sep
5

Labor Day Car Show

Foley, AL
Sep
5

Arts in the Park - First Monday Arts Sunday

Scottsboro, AL
Sep
6

Shoals Labor Day Festival

Tuscumbia, AL
Sep
7

Zoobilation

Montgomery, AL
Sep
10

Oka Kapassa Native American Indian Festival

Tuscumbia, AL
Sep
Sep
11
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12

GCAA Art Market

Gulf Shores, AL
Sep
12

Screen on the Green

Dothan, AL
Sep
17

Trail of Tears Commemoration/Ride

Bridgeport, AL
Sep
Sep
18
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20

Leeds Fall Festival & John Henry Celebration

Leeds, AL
Sep
19

Monte Sano Art Festival

Huntsville, AL
Sep
Sep
19
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20

Hank Williams 97th Birthday Bash

Montgomery, AL
Sep
19

Homestead Hollow Harvest Arts and Crafts Festival

Springville, AL
Sep
Sep
25
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27

Ballet and the Beasts

Montgomery, AL
Sep
25

Arx Mortis Haunted Attraction 2020

Killen, AL
Sep
Oct
25
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31

2020 Jubilee Festival

Daphne, AL
Sep
Sep
26
-
27

Greek Festival

Birmingham, AL
Oct
Oct
1
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31

Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Convention

Athens, AL
Oct
Oct
1
-
3

Moundville Native American Festival 2020

Moundville, AL
Oct
Oct
1
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31

Antiques at The Gardens

Mountain Brook, AL
Oct
Oct
1
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4

2020 Pioneer Day at Loachapoka

Loachapoka, AL
Oct
Oct
1
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31

Cullman Oktoberfest 2020

Cullman, AL
Oct
Oct
1
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31

Boaz Harvest Festival

Boaz, AL
Oct
Oct
2
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3

Bluff Park Art Show, 57th Annual

Hoover, AL
Oct
3

2020 Claybank Jamboree Arts & Crafts Festival

Ozark, AL
Oct
3

Hayden Day 2020

Hayden, AL
Oct
3

Prattauga Art Guild Fall Art Show

Prattville, AL
Oct
Oct
4
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31

16th Annual Barber Vintage Festival

Birmingham, AL
Oct
Oct
9
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11

2020 Huntsville Gem, Jewelry & Mineral Show

Huntsville, AL
Oct
Oct
9
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11

GCAA Art Market

Gulf Shores, AL
Oct
10

28th Annual Alabama Cotton Festival 2020

Eclectic, AL
Oct
10

49th Annual Kentuck Festival of the Arts

Northport, AL
Oct
Oct
10
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11

Headland Harvest Day

Headland, AL
Oct
10

EufaulaFest 2020

Eufaula, AL
Oct
Oct
10
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11

Hiram Becoming Hank

Monroeville, AL
Oct
Oct
16
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25

Alabama Gourd Festival 2020

Cullman, AL
Oct
Oct
16
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17

Fall Farm Day

Dothan, AL
Oct
17

ART TRAIL

Dauphin Island, AL
Oct
17

River Clay Arts Festival

Decatur, AL
Oct
Oct
17
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18

9th Annual Sunset Sips

Gadsden, AL
Oct
20

Annual Fall Festival in Dadeville Town Square

Dadeville, AL
Oct
20

Men & Myths: Julian Lee Rayford & Joe Cain

Mobile, AL
Oct
Mar
22
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27

Tombigbee Haints & Haunts

Demopolis, AL
Oct
Oct
23
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24

Howl-O-Weenie Pawty

Gadsden, AL
Oct
24

Spinners Pumpkin Patch Arts & Crafts Show, 39th Annual

Prattville, AL
Oct
Oct
24
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25

2020 Montevallo Art Walk

Montevallo, AL
Oct
24

Spookapalooza Weekend at DeSoto State Park and Little River Canyon

Fort Payne, AL
Oct
Oct
30
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31

Halloween on The Square

Scottsboro, AL
Oct
31

"Come Home, It’s Suppertime,” Alabama’s Official Folklife Play

Brundidge, AL
Nov
Nov
5
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14

GCAA Art Market

Gulf Shores, AL
Nov
7

2020 Cane Syrup Makin' Day at Rikard's Mill Historical Park

Beatrice, AL
Nov
7

Moss Rock Festival

Hoover, AL
Nov
Nov
7
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8

Beer Garden: Craft Tasting Event

Hoover, AL
Nov
Nov
7
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8

2020 Pike Road Arts and Crafts Fair

Pike Road, AL
Nov
7

Veteran's Day Breakfast & Parade

Bay Minette, AL
Nov
11

Veterans Day Concert

Mobile, AL
Nov
11

Fairhope Film Festival 2020

Fairhope, AL
Nov
Nov
12
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15

2020 Charis Crafters "Home for the Holidays" Craft Show

Wetumpka, AL
Nov
Nov
12
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14

Homestead Hollow Christmas in the Country Arts and Crafts Festival

Springville, AL
Nov
Nov
13
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15

NAC Annual Christmas Arts & Crafts Show

Gardendale, AL
Nov
Nov
13
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14

Alabama Designer Craftsmen 48th Annual Craft Show at Birmingham Botanical Gardens

Birmingham, AL
Nov
Nov
14
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15

7th Annual Harpersville Day Celebration

Harpersville, AL
Nov
14

W.C. Handy Birthday Celebration

Florence, AL
Nov
16

Music on Main

Atmore, AL
Nov
19

Mobile International Festival

Mobile, AL
Nov
21

Denim & Diamonds Charity Ball

Dadeville, AL
Nov
Nov
21
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22

2020 Art Extravaganza at Plank Road Station

Alpine, AL
Nov
21

2020 Peterman Station Festival

Peterman, AL
Nov
21

73rd Annual Presentation of Handel's MESSIAH

Birmingham, AL
Nov
22

Prattville Gallery Holiday Open House

Prattville, AL
Nov
Nov
22
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17

Galaxy of Lights 2020

Huntsville, AL
Nov
Dec
27
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31

Christmas In The Park 2020

Arab, AL
Nov
Dec
27
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31

Holiday Lights and Decorations Downtown Prattville

Prattville, AL
Dec
Dec
1
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31

A Grand Christmas Dinner Theater

Enterprise, AL
Dec
Dec
1
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23

Christmas on the River 2020

Demopolis, AL
Dec
Dec
2
-
5

Christmas Lights Festival

Montgomery, AL
Dec
Dec
3
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6

Dashing Through the Snow - a Jones, Hope, & Wooten comedy

Union Springs, AL
Dec
Dec
3
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6

Christmas in Candyland

Andalusia, AL
Dec
Dec
4
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31

Christmas Art Market

Gulf Shores, AL
Dec
5

2020 Yule Y’all: Holiday Market and Whiskey Tasting

Huntsville, AL
Dec
5

Children's Holiday Art Workshop

Prattville, AL
Dec
5

Jasmine Hill Gardens: Herbs for the Holidays: Make and Take Goodies & Gifts

Wetumpka, AL
Dec
5

Artist Market 2020

Columbiana, AL
Dec
5

Reindeer Express

Opelika, AL
Dec
Dec
11
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13

Blue Light Special Art Show

Leeds, AL
Dec
Dec
12
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13

Snacks with Santa

Gadsden, AL
Dec
12

Christmas Wagon Rides

Hanceville, AL
Dec
Dec
12
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23

Annual Christmas Lighted Boat Parade 2020

Gulf Shores, AL
Dec
12

Holiday Art Sale 2020

Auburn, AL
Dec
12

"Dickens Christmas Y'all" 2020

Tuscumbia, AL
Dec
12

2020 Spirit of Christmas Past Homes and Luminary Tour

Huntsville, AL
Dec
12

A Main Street Christmas

Prattville, AL
Dec
15

Screen on the Green

Dothan, AL
Dec
17

Christmas Services

Birmingham, AL
Dec
Dec
24
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25

Christmas Eve and Christmas Day

Hanceville, AL
Dec
Dec
24
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25

Ballyhoo Festival

Gulf Shores, AL
Mar
Mar
6
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7

2021 Festival of Flowers

Mobile, AL
Mar
Mar
25
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28

Gardendale Magnolia Festival

Gardendale, AL
Apr
Apr
16
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17

Lights, Camera, Auction! 2020

Tuscaloosa, AL
Mar
Mar
26
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29

CANCELLED---2020 Festival of Flowers---CANCELLED

Mobile, AL
Mar
Mar
26
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29

Alabama Antique Trail Sale

, AL
Mar
Mar
1
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31

CANCELLED---The Fantasticks

Birmingham, AL
Mar
Apr
26
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5

Jubilee Book Club

Daphne, AL
Jul
Aug
17
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19

Foster Fest

Dothan, AL
Mar
Oct
6
-
2

Biergarten

Huntsville, AL
Mar
Nov
12
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19

Kentuck Art Night

Northport, AL
Feb
Dec
6
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3

North Alabama Flea Market

Muscle Shoals, AL
Jan
Dec
18
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20

Bienville Bites Food Tour

Mobile, AL
Dec
Dec
1
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26

Women's Suffrage Exhibit

Birmingham, AL
Jan
Dec
6
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31

Brandon Styles Magic Show

Foley, AL
Mar
Dec
13
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31

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