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Festival/Event
Due to Covid-19 many cities have canceled or changed the typical dates of many festivals. Please confirm the dates on each event’s website.
Festival/Event
Location City
When Is Event
Activities
Phone Number
Website
Mardi Gras
Mobile
February (lasts 2 weeks and ends on Fat Tuesday)
America’s oldest mardi gras
live bands
brilliant floats
800/566-2453
Spring Azalea Festival
Mobile
March
250,000 vibrant azaleas burst into an explosion of color in Bellingrath Gardens
251/973-2217
Southern Appalachian Dulcimer Festival
McCalla
May
worlds oldest dulcimer event in Tannehill Ironworks State Park sw of Birmingham on Hwy 5
205/477-5711
Alabama Jubilee Hot Air Balloon Classic
Decatur
late May (Memorial Day Weekend)
60 pilots cpmpete in various races
antique car and tractor show
free tethered rides
800/524-6181
Helen Keller Festival
Tuscumbia
mid-late June
award winning arts & crafts
miracle worker drama
parade & concerts
800/344-0783
Worlds Longest Yard Sale
Gadsden
early August
Beginning in Gadsden this flea market runs the length of the Lookout Mountain Parkway
256/845-3947
National Shrimp Festival
Gulf Shores
mid October
sample fresh seafood prepared many tantalizing ways
sandcastle contests
entertainment
251/968-6902
Christmas on the River
Demopolis
late November-early December
day parade and evening nautical light parade
music & theatrical performances
state championship BBQ cookoff
334/289-0270
Magic Christmas In Lights
Theodore
late November-late December
3 million lights and 1000 set pieces
800/247-8420