2025 Alabama Festival Guide

All your festival listings for Birmingham, Mobile, Tuscaloosa, Montgomery, Huntsville, Florence, Gulf Shores and all of Alabama.

Welcome to Alabama’s most comprehensive festival guide where you can find all of the music festivals, food festivals, cultural festivals, art festivals, historical festivals, wine and beer festivals and more in such cities as Birmingham, Mobile, Tuscaloosa, Montgomery, Huntsville, Florence, Gulf Shores and everywhere in-between in Alabama.

This guide does NOT include county/animal fairs, conventions/expos or events lacking the 3 essentials of a festival (food, vendors and entertainment). Feel free to contact me if you have a question about your event.

If there is a festival you do not see but would like listed, please Contact Me and let me know about it, especially smaller festivals that don’t have the advertising.

“My Review” means that it’s a link to my review of that festival.

Before traveling to any festivals, please be sure to double check events via the link provided as events could have been rescheduled or cancelled without my knowledge, especially after damaging weather. If there is an * (asterisk) next to the date, this means that I have not confirmed the date.

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JULY

7/3 – Fire on the Water – Pelham
7/3 – Wetumpka Independence Day Celebration – Wetumpka
7/3-7/4 – Grand Bay Watermelon Festival – Grand Bay
7/4 – Auburn Independence Day Celebration – Auburn
7/4 – Thunder on the Mountain – Birmingham
7/4 – Smith Lake Park Fourth of July Fireworks Festival – Cullman
7/4 – Spirit of America Festival – Decatur
7/4 – Shoals Spirit of Freedom Celebration – Florence
7/4 – Sand Mountain Potato Festival – Henagar
7/4 – Mobile’s 4th of July Celebration – Mobile
7/4 – Independence Day Celebration at American Village – Montevallo
7/4 – Lion’s Club Barbecue – Prattville
7/4 – Jam on Sloss Lake – Russellville
7/4 – Celebration on the River – Tuscaloosa
7/5 – Friendship Festival – Bear Creek
7/5 – Scottsboro Independence Day Celebration – Scottsboro
7/6 – The Market at MidCity XVII – Huntsville

7/11 – Ross Bridge Luau Night – Hoover
7/12 – Celebration on the Green – Centreville
7/13 – The Market at MidCity XVIII – Huntsville

7/16-7/20 – W.C. Handy Music Festival I – Florence
7/18 – Ross Bridge Watermelon Day – Hoover
7/18-7/19 – Plantmania – Daphne
7/19 – J2A Cultural Arts Street Festival – Birmingham
7/19 – Summerween Art Festival – Warrior
7/20 – The Market at MidCity XIX – Huntsville

7/21-7/27 – W.C. Handy Music Festival II – Florence
7/24-7/27 – Gulf Coast Ethnic and Heritage Jazz Festival – Mobile
7/25 – Ross Bridge Back 2 School Bash – Hoover
7/26 – Oneonta City Night Market III – Oneonta
7/26 – Vina July Fest – Vina
7/27 – The Market at MidCity XX – Huntsville

AUGUST

8/1-8/2 – Clay County Yellow-Meated Watermelon Festival – Ashland
8/1-8/2 – Killen Founder’s Day – Killen
8/1-8/3 – Black Belt Birding Festival – Greensboro
8/3 – The Market at MidCity XXI – Huntsville

8/9 – Mitchell’s Place Dragon Boat Race and Festival – Birmingham
8/9 – Trussville Dog Daze – Trussville
8/10 – The Market at MidCity XXII – Huntsville

8/15-8/16 – Franklin County Watermelon Festival – Russellville
8/16 – Sweet Tea Festival – Enterprise
8/16 – Oneonta City Night Market IV – Oneonta
8/17 – The Market at MidCity XXIII – Huntsville

8/23 – Taste of 4th Avenue Jazz Festival – Birmingham
8/23 – Fultondale Founders Day – Fultondale
8/23 – Fyffe UFO Days – Fyffe
8/23 – Hog Days of Summer BBQ and Music Festival – Montgomery
8/24 – The Market at MidCity XXIV – Huntsville

8/29-8/30* – St. William Seafood Festival – Guntersville
8/30 – SugarFest – Arab
8/31 – Caribbean Day at the Park – Huntsville
8/31 – The Market at MidCity XXV – Huntsville
8/31 – Art Sunday – Scottsboro
8/31 – Labor Day Trade Day – Scottsboro
8/31-9/1 – Sweet Tater Festival at Smith Lake Park – Cullman

SEPTEMBER

9/1* – Coon Dog Labor Day Celebration – Cherokee

9/5* – Alabama Women in Jazz Festival – Huntsville
9/5-9/6 – Birmingham Artwalk – Birmingham
9/6 – Tinglewood Festival – Montevallo
9/6* – Relay for Life – Moody
9/6-9/7 – Bernard Blues and BBQ – Cullman
9/7 – The Market at MidCity XXVI – Huntsville

9/11-9/13* – Saint George’s Middle Eastern Food Festival – Birmingham
9/12-9/13 – Foothills Festival – Jasper
9/12-9/14* – Redstone Arsenal Oktoberfest – Huntsville
9/13 – Fayette Arts Festival – Fayette
9/13* – Smoke on the Water Guntersville – Guntersville
9/13* – Yellowhammer Brewing Oktoberfest – Huntsville
9/13* – Leesburg Day – Leesburg
9/13* – Montgomery Oyster Fest – Montgomery
9/13* – Fall Festival from the Yellow Farmhouse – Talladega
9/13* – Night Skye Fall Market – Thorsby
9/13* – Oka Kapassa: Return to Coldwater Festival – Tuscumbia
9/13-9/14 – 3Sixty Jeep Club Jeep Rally – Vinemont
9/14 – The Market at MidCity XXVII – Huntsville

9/19-9/20* – Carbon Hill Hillfest – Carbon Hill
9/19-9/20 – Boom Days – Fort Payne
9/20 – Taps and Tunes Brewfest – Albertville
9/20* – Owens Volunteer Fire Department Fall Festival – Athens
9/20* – Baileyton Family Fun Day – Baileyton
9/20* – Food+Fire: The Great Southern Tailgate (Bham FOOD and Culture Festival) – Birmingham
9/20* – Magic City Conjure Fest – Birmingham
9/20* – Oktoberfest at the Birmingham Zoo – Birmingham
9/20* – Southeast Alabama Highland Games – Daleville
9/20 – Mabon Festival – Decatur
9/20* – Oktoberfest at Folklore Brewing and Meadery – Dothan
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9/20 – Depot Days Festival – Hartselle
9/20* – Killen Farmers Market Fall Festival – Killen
9/20 – Oneonta City Night Market V – Oneonta
9/20 – Lakeside Live Musicfest – Pell City
9/20* – Hispanic Festival – Piedmont
9/20* – Tuscaloosa Oktoberfest – Tuscaloosa
9/20* – Somerville Harvest Festival – Somerville
9/20-9/21 – Art on the Rocks II – Gadsden
9/20-9/21 – Monte Sano Arts Festival – Huntsville
9/20-9/21* – MMFA Fall Festival – Montgomery
9/20-9/21 – Freedom Fest – Orange Beach
9/21 – The Market at MidCity XXVIII – Huntsville

9/26-9/27 – Oktoberfest Wetumpka – Wetumpka
9/26-9/27 – Winfield’s Mule Day – Winfield
9/26-9/28* – Thriller Nights in Lights I – Irvington
9/26-9/28 – Homestead Hollow Fall Arts and Crafts Festival – Springville
9/26-9/28 – Pinhoti Fest – Sylacauga
9/26-9/28 – Fallin into Fun at Ferguson Farms I – Union Grove
9/27 – Fiesta – Birmingham
9/27* – Blountsville Harvest Festival – Blountsville
9/27 – Central AL BBQ Festival – Clanton
9/27 – Wiregrass Heritage Festival – Dothan
9/27 – Eva Frontier Days – Eva
9/27* – Harpersville Day – Harpersville
9/27 – Hokes Bluff CityFest – Hokes Bluff
9/27 – Red Bay Founder’s Fest – Red Bay
9/27-9/28* – South Star Festival – Huntsville
9/28* – Cahaba River Fry-Down: Catfish Cook-Off and Festival – Birmingham
9/28 – The Market at MidCity XXIX – Huntsville

9/29-10/5* – Thriller Nights in Lights II – Irvington

OCTOBER

10/1-10/4* – Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Convention – Athens
10/2* – Taste of Hoover – Hoover
10/2-10/4 – Birmingham Greek Festival – Birmingham
10/2-10/4* – Cullman Oktoberfest – Cullman
10/2-10/4* – Moundville Native American Festival – Moundville
10/3-10/4* – MADE SOUTH Fall Market – Birmingham
10/3-10/4* – Boaz Harvest Festival – Boaz
10/3-10/4* – Alabama Frog Level Festival – Fayette
10/3-10/4 – Breakaway Alabama – Huntsville
10/3-10/4* – Alabama Butterbean Festival – Pinson
10/3-10/4 – St. Florian Oktoberfest – St. Florian
10/3-10/5 – Barber Vintage Festival – Birmingham
10/3-10/5 – Furnace Fest – Birmingham
10/3-10/5 – Fallin into Fun at Ferguson Farms II – Union Grove
10/3-10/5* – Alabama Coastal BirdFest – Various Locations/Mobile Delta
10/4* – Carrollton Fall Festival – Carrollton
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10/4* – Centre Fall Festival – Centre
10/4 – Dadeville Fall Festival – Dadeville
10/4* – Oktobrewfest – Enterprise
10/4* – OWA Oktoberfest – Foley
10/4* – Hayden Day – Hayden
10/4 – Bluff Park Art Show – Hoover
10/4* – IFest: International Festival of North Alabama – Huntsville
10/4* – Madison Street Festival – Madison
10/4* – Dauphin Street Beer Festival – Mobile
10/4* – Moody Oktoberfest – Moody
10/4* – Oxfordfest – Oxford
10/4* – Claybank Jamboree Arts and Crafts Festival – Ozark
10/4* – Smith Tomato Fall on the Farm Festival – Steele
10/4* – Old Fashion Day – Sulligent
10/4* – The Frog Festival – Sumiton
10/4-10/5* – EufaulaFest – Eufaula
10/5 – Alabama Honey Festival – Hazel Green
10/5 – The Market at MidCity XXX – Huntsville
10/5* – Druid City Pride Festival – Tuscaloosa

10/6-10/12* – Thriller Nights in Lights III – Irvington
10/9* – Anniston Downtown Fall Market I – Anniston
10/9-10/12* – National Shrimp Festival – Gulf Shores
10/10* – Riverwalk Wine Festival – Montgomery
10/10-10/11* – Main Street Anniston Jazz and Art Festival – Anniston
10/10-10/11 – Lake City Fallfest – Guntersville
10/10-10/11* – Headland Harvest Festival – Headland
10/10-10/11 – Helena’s Buck Creek Festival – Helena
10/10-10/11* – Fall Market at The Barn of Blooms – Ranburne
10/10-10/12* – HAMR Fall Festival – Huntsville
10/10-10/12 – Fallin into Fun at Ferguson Farms III – Union Grove
10/11* – Alexander City Oktoberfest – Alexander City
10/11* – Alabama Farmers Market Fall Festival – Birmingham
10/11* – Fall CahabaQue – Birmingham
10/11* – Mt. Laurel Fall Festival – Birmingham
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10/11* – St. Symeon Food and Culture Fair – Birmingham
10/11* – Fall Farm Day at Tabernacle Farm – Brent
10/11* – Coosafest (combined Coosafest and Pumpkin Fest) – Childersburg
10/11* – Sweet Potato Fest – Clio
10/11* – Discover Shelby Fest – Columbiana
10/11* – Indian Head Harvest Fest – Cordova
10/11* – Alabama Cotton Festival – Eclectic
10/11 – Falkville Fall Festival – Falkville
10/11* – Shoals Dragon Boat Festival – Florence
10/11* – Spirit of Hodges Festival – Hodges
10/11* – Bluegrass and BBQ Festival – Huntsville
10/11* – Rockin’ for Recovery Fall Festival – Lincoln
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10/11* – Mobile Latin Fest – Mobile
10/11* – Oak Grove Fall Festival – Oak Grove
10/11* – Covered Bridge Arts and Music Fest – Oneonta
10/11* – Botanic Fall Festival – Opelika
10/11* – Scottsboro BBQ Festival – Scottsboro
10/11* – Thorsby Swedish Festival – Thorsby
10/11* – Haunted Hippie Art Festival – Warrior
10/11-10/12 – Iron Hills Country Music Festival – Birmingham
10/11-10/12 – Kentuck Festival of the Arts – Tuscaloosa
10/12 – The Market at MidCity XXXI – Huntsville
10/12* – Rocket City Pridefest – Huntsville
10/12* – Grand Riverfest: Fall – Leeds
10/12* – Semmes Fall Festival – Semmes

10/13-10/19* – Thriller Nights in Lights IV – Irvington
10/16-10/19* – Greek Fest: A Taste of Greece – Mobile
10/17-10/18* – Alabama Gourd Festival – Hartselle
10/17-10/18* – WhistleStop Weekend – Huntsville
10/17-10/19* – Gulf Coast Fungi Festival – Fairhope
10/17-10/19 – Fallin into Fun at Ferguson Farms IV – Union Grove
10/18 – Attalla Heritage Day – Attalla
10/18 – Magic City Flow Fest – Birmingham
10/18* – Boll Weevil Fall Festival – Enterprise
10/18* – Conecuh Sausage Festival – Evergreen
10/18* – Mud Creek Arts and Crafts Festival – Hanceville
10/18 – Magnolia Spring Firefighter Festival – Magnolia Springs
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10/18 – Mentone Fall Festival – Mentone
10/18* – Day’s Gap Festival – Oakman
10/18* – Great Grits Cook Off and Festival – Prattville
10/18* – White’s Mountain Chimney Corner Celebration – St. Clair Springs
10/18* – Sylacauga Fall Fest – Sylacauga
10/18* – Spruce Pine Day – Spruce Pine
10/18 – Warrior Day – Warrior
10/18-10/19* – Jubilee Festival of Arts – Daphne
10/18-10/19* – Noccalula Falls Powwow – Gadsden
10/19* – Magic City Mac N’ Cheese Festival – Birmingham
10/19 – The Market at MidCity XXXII – Huntsville
10/19* – Montgomery Pride Festival – Montgomery
10/19 – ZooBrews and Food Festival at the Montgomery Zoo – Montgomery

10/20-10/26* – Thriller Nights in Lights V – Irvington
10/22-10/26* – Bigfoot Fun-Fly and Festival – Birmingham
10/23* – Anniston Downtown Fall Market II – Anniston
10/23-10/25 – Athens Storytelling Festival – Athens
10/23-10/25 – Talladega Bluegrass and Fingerstyle Guitar Festival – Lincoln
10/24-10/26 – Fallin into Fun at Ferguson Farms V – Union Grove
10/25 – Alabaster Fall Fest – Alabaster
10/25* – Neewollah on Nobile – Anniston
10/25* – Williams Station Day – Atmore
10/25* – Alabama Wine Festival – Attalla
10/25* – Peanut Butter Festival – Brundidge
10/25* – Howloween Festival – Clanton
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10/25* – Scarecrow Festival and Car Show – Daleville
10/25* – The German Sausage Festival II – Elberta
10/25* – Pioneer Day – Grove Hill
10/25* – Haleyville Fall Festival – Haleyville
10/25 – Buttahatchee River Fall Fest – Hamilton
10/25* – Syrup Soppin’ Day at Pioneer Park – Loachapoka
10/25* – Railyard BBQ and Music Festival – Madison
10/25 – Boo Festival – Millbrook
10/25* – Mob-tober Fest – Mobile
10/25* – Montevallo Art Stalk – Montevallo
10/25* – Fall Festival at Highway 69 South Flea Market – Moundville
10/25* – Opp Fest – Opp
10/25* – Fall on Main Street – Roanoke
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10/25* – Franklin County Latino Heritage Festival – Russellville
10/25* – Steamers and Dreamers Steampunk Festival – Scottsboro
10/25* – Stapleton Bluegrass Festival – Stapleton
10/25* – Old Farm Day at Weogufka Center – Weogufka
10/25-10/26 – River Clay Fine Arts Festival – Decatur
10/25-10/26 – Alabama Renaissance Faire – Florence
10/25-10/26* – Old Baker Farm Festival Weekend – Harpersville
10/25-10/26* – Alabama Mushroom Festival – Sylacauga
10/26* – Barking at the Moon Festival – Fultondale
10/26 – The Market at MidCity XXXIII – Huntsville
10/26* – Fall Festival on the Square – Opelika

10/27-10/30* – Thriller Nights in Lights VI – Irvington
10/31* – Dia de los Muertos Market – Hoover
10/31 – Halloween on the Square – Scottsboro
10/31-11/2* – Vintage Market Days of North Alabama: Marshmallow World – Cullman – My Review
10/31-11/2 – National Peanut Festival I – Dothan
10/31-11/2* – Round Top Folk Festival – Huntsville
10/31-11/2* – Alabama Pecan Festival – Mobile
10/31-11/2 – Fallin into Fun at Ferguson Farms VI – Union Grove

NOVEMBER

11/1 – Kolectic Jam Festival – Anniston
11/1* – Fall Festival at Carters’ Country Store – Ashville
11/1* – Día de los Muertos Alabama – Birmingham
11/1 – Hometown Marketplace: Holiday Edition – Boaz
11/1* – Forestry Festival – Jackson
11/1* – Lineville Heritage Day Festival – Lineville
11/1* – Stallion Street Fair – Millport
11/1* – Christmas on the Farm – Montevallo
11/1 – Pike Road Arts and Crafts Fair – Pike Road
11/1* – Honey Bee Festival – Robertsdale
11/1* – Thomaston Historical Foundation Pecan Festival – Thomaston
11/1* – Tanner Williams Cotton Festival – Wilmer
11/1-11/2 – Moss Rock Festival – Hoover
11/2* – Birmingham Vegan Fall Festival – Birmingham
11/2 – The Market at MidCity XXXIV – Huntsville

11/3-11/9 – National Peanut Festival II – Dothan
11/5-11/8* – Alabama Frontier Days at Fort Toulouse-Fort Jackson Park – Wetumpka
11/6* – Anniston Downtown Fall Market III – Anniston
11/7-11/9 – Muscle Shoals Songwriters Festival – Florence
11/8* – Brewton Porchfest – Brewton
11/8* – Burgers Brats and Beer Fest – Foley
11/8 – West Dallas Antique Tractor, Car, Gas Engine and Craft Show – Orrville
11/8-11/9 – Coastal Alabama Food Truck and Craft Beer Festival – Gulf Shores
11/8-11/9 – Scottsboro Renaissance Faire – Scottsboro
11/8-11/9 – Battles for the Armory – Tallassee
11/9 – The Market at MidCity XXXV – Huntsville

11/14-11/15 – Alabama Fiber Festival – Birmingham
11/14-11/15* – Galaxy of Lights I – Huntsville
11/14-11/16 – Christmas Jubilee – Mobile
11/14-11/16 – Homestead Hollow Christmas Arts and Crafts Festival – Springville
11/15* – HoliGay Bazaar Market – Birmingham
11/15 – Medieval Fest and Market – Huntsville
11/15* – Morris Blue Spoon Chili Fest – Morris
11/15* – Christmas on Main Street – Oxford
11/16* – Christmas Nights in Lights I – Irvington

11/17-11/23* – Galaxy of Lights II – Huntsville
11/17-11/23* – Christmas Nights in Lights II – Irvington
11/20* – Anniston Downtown Fall Market IV – Anniston
11/20-11/23 – Cullman Christkindlmarkt I – Cullman
11/21-11/22* – Santa Land I – Rogersville
11/21-11/23* – Glow Wild: An Animal Lantern Celebration I – Birmingham
11/21-11/23*- Lights of Noel I – Birmingham
11/21-11/23* – Magic of Lights: Alabama Adventure I – Birmingham
11/21-11/23 – Christmas at the Falls I – Gadsden
11/21-11/23* – Rocket City Christmas Light Show I – Madison
11/21-11/23* – Oxford Festival of Lights I – Oxford
11/22 – Semmes Christmas Market and Tree Lighting – Semmes
11/22-11/23 – Jubilee Renaissance Faire – Robertsdale

11/24-11/30*- Lights of Noel II – Birmingham
11/24-11/30* – Magic of Lights: Alabama Adventure II – Birmingham
11/24-11/30 – Christmas at the Falls II – Gadsden
11/24-11/30* – Christmas Nights in Lights III – Irvington
11/24-11/30* – Rocket City Christmas Light Show II – Madison
11/24-11/30* – Oxford Festival of Lights II – Oxford
11/26-11/29* (Closed 11/27) – Glow Wild: An Animal Lantern Celebration II – Birmingham
11/26-11/30* (Closed 11/27) – Galaxy of Lights III – Huntsville
11/27-11/28* – Thanksgiving Pow Wow – Atmore
11/27-11/30 – Cullman Christkindlmarkt II – Cullman
11/27-11/30* – Winter Wonderland: A Festival Journey of Lights I – Dothan
11/28-11/29* – Santa Land II – Rogersville
11/28-11/30* – Christmas in the Park I – Arab
11/28-11/30* – Magic Christmas in Lights I – Theodore
11/29* – Outdoor Holiday Market – Mobile
11/29* – Hunter Appreciation Day – Pine Apple
11/30* – Maplesville Old Fashioned Christmas Festival – Maplesville

DECEMBER

12/1-12/7* – Christmas in the Park II – Arab
12/1-12/7*- Lights of Noel III – Birmingham
12/1-12/7* – Magic of Lights: Alabama Adventure III – Birmingham
12/1-12/7* – Winter Wonderland: A Festival Journey of Lights II – Dothan
12/1-12/7 – Christmas at the Falls III – Gadsden
12/1-12/7* – Galaxy of Lights IV – Huntsville
12/1-12/7* – Christmas Nights in Lights IV – Irvington
12/1-12/7* – Rocket City Christmas Light Show III – Madison
12/1-12/7* – Oxford Festival of Lights III – Oxford
12/1-12/7* – Magic Christmas in Lights II – Theodore
12/2-12/7 – Christmas Lights Festival at the Montgomery Zoo I – Montgomery
12/4* – Christmas in Camden – Camden
12/4-12/7 – Cullman Christkindlmarkt III – Cullman
12/5 – Bay Minette Christmas Fest – Bay Minette
12/5* – Wassail Festival – Madison
12/5-12/6* – A Downtown Dickens Christmas – Wetumpka
12/5-12/7* – Glow Wild: An Animal Lantern Celebration III – Birmingham
12/5-12/7* – Santa Land III – Rogersville
12/6* – Merry Little Christmas Market – Anniston
12/6* – Christmas on the River – Demopolis
12/6* – CahaBAZAAR Holiday Market – Birmingham
12/6* – Christmas at the Hills – Empire
12/6* – Whoville Celebration – Enterprise
12/6 – A Night Before Christmas – Guntersville
12/6* – Huntsville Christmas Carnival – Huntsville
12/6 – Spirit of Christmas Festival – Millbrook
12/6 – Jingle Bell Square – Scottsboro
12/6* – Festival of Yule – Tuscumbia
12/6* – Small Town Christmas Village – Vernon

12/8-12/14* – Christmas in the Park III – Arab
12/8-12/14* – Lights of Noel IV – Birmingham
12/8-12/14* – Magic of Lights: Alabama Adventure IV – Birmingham
12/8-12/14* – Winter Wonderland: A Festival Journey of Lights III – Dothan
12/8-12/14 – Christmas at the Falls IV – Gadsden
12/8-12/14* – Galaxy of Lights V – Huntsville
12/8-12/14* – Christmas Nights in Lights V – Irvington
12/8-12/14* – Rocket City Christmas Light Show IV – Madison
12/8-12/14 – Christmas Lights Festival at the Montgomery Zoo II – Montgomery
12/8-12/14* – Oxford Festival of Lights IV – Oxford
12/8-12/14* – Magic Christmas in Lights III – Theodore
12/11-12/14 – Cullman Christkindlmarkt IV – Cullman
12/12-12/14* – Glow Wild: An Animal Lantern Celebration IV – Birmingham
12/12-12/14* – Christkindlmarket – Huntsville
12/12-12/14* – Santa Land IV – Rogersville
12/13 – Athens Sippin Cider Festival – Athens
12/13* – Dothan Downtown’s Christmas Festival – Dothan
12/13* – Looney’s Country Christmas Festival – Double Springs
12/13* – It’s a Dickens Christmas Y’All – Tuscumbia
12/13* – Christmas on the Coosa – Wetumpka

12/15-12/21* – Christmas in the Park IV – Arab
12/15-12/21* – Glow Wild: An Animal Lantern Celebration V – Birmingham
12/15-12/21* – Lights of Noel V – Birmingham
12/15-12/21* – Magic of Lights: Alabama Adventure V – Birmingham
12/15-12/21 – Cullman Christkindlmarkt V – Cullman
12/15-12/21* – Winter Wonderland: A Festival Journey of Lights IV – Dothan
12/15-12/21 – Christmas at the Falls V – Gadsden
12/15-12/21* – Galaxy of Lights VI – Huntsville
12/15-12/21* – Christmas Nights in Lights VI – Irvington
12/15-12/21* – Rocket City Christmas Light Show V – Madison
12/15-12/21 – Christmas Lights Festival at the Montgomery Zoo III – Montgomery
12/15-12/21* – Oxford Festival of Lights V – Oxford
12/15-12/21* – Santa Land V – Rogersville
12/15-12/21* – Magic Christmas in Lights IV – Theodore

12/22-12/23 – Cullman Christkindlmarkt VI – Cullman
12/22-12/23* – Oxford Festival of Lights VI – Oxford
12/22-12/23* – Santa Land VI – Rogersville
12/22-12/27 – Christmas Lights Festival at the Montgomery Zoo IV – Montgomery
12/22-12/28* – Christmas in the Park V – Arab
12/22-12/28* (Closed 12/24,12/25) – Glow Wild: An Animal Lantern Celebration VI – Birmingham
12/22-12/28* – Lights of Noel VI – Birmingham
12/22-12/28* – Magic of Lights: Alabama Adventure VI – Birmingham
12/22-12/28* – Winter Wonderland: A Festival Journey of Lights V – Dothan
12/22-12/28 (Closed 12/24,12/25) – Christmas at the Falls VI – Gadsden
12/22-12/28* – Galaxy of Lights VII – Huntsville
12/22-12/28* – Christmas Nights in Lights VII – Irvington
12/22-12/28* – Rocket City Christmas Light Show VI – Madison
12/22-12/28* (Closed 12/25) – Magic Christmas in Lights V – Theodore
12/27* – BIS Cultural Food Festival – Hoover

12/29-12/31* – Christmas in the Park VI – Arab
12/29-12/31* – Galaxy of Lights VIII – Huntsville
12/29-1/1* – Lights of Noel VII – Birmingham
12/29-1/1* – Winter Wonderland: A Festival Journey of Lights VI – Dothan
12/29-1/3* – Magic of Lights: Alabama Adventure VII – Birmingham
12/29-1/3 – Christmas at the Falls VII – Gadsden
12/29-1/4* (Closed 1/1) – Glow Wild: An Animal Lantern Celebration VII – Birmingham
12/29-1/4* – Christmas Nights in Lights VIII – Irvington
12/29-1/4* (Closed 1/1) – Magic Christmas in Lights VI – Theodore
12/31* – MoonPie Over Mobile – Mobile

JANUARY (2026)

1/9-1/11* – Glow Wild: An Animal Lantern Celebration VIII – Birmingham
1/9-1/11* – Festival of Cranes – Decatur

1/16-1/19* – Glow Wild: An Animal Lantern Celebration IX – Birmingham

1/24* – Gumbo and Alabama Slammer Festival – Foley
1/24* – OWA’s Arts and Craft Festival – Foley
1/24* – The Salamander Festival – Homewood

1/30-2/1* – Mardi Gras at MidCity I – Huntsville
1/31* – Mardi Gras on Main – Enterprise
1/31* – Prattville’s Mardi Gras Celebration – Prattville
1/31* – Wetumpka Mardi Gras Festival – Wetumpka

FEBRUARY

2/5-2/8* – Mardi Gras at MidCity II – Huntsville
2/6-2/8* – Vintage Market Days of Mobile – Mobile – My Review

2/12-2/15* – Mardi Gras at MidCity III – Huntsville
2/14* – Anniston Museum’s Heritage Festival – Anniston
2/14* – Von Brewski Beer Festival – Huntsville
2/14* – Millbrook Revelers Mardi Gras Festival and Parade – Millbrook
2/15* – Winter Jam: Birmingham – Birmingham

2/19-2/22* – Mardi Gras at MidCity IV – Huntsville
2/21* – Cowboy Day – Columbiana
2/21* – Montgomery Jewish Food Festival – Montgomery
2/21* – Orange Beach Seafood Festival and Car Show – Orange Beach
2/21-2/22* – Fort Morgan Oyster Fest – Gulf Shores

2/26-3/3* – Mardi Gras at MidCity V – Huntsville
2/28* – Collard Green Festival – Evergreen
2/28* – Wetumpka Mardi Gras Festival and Parade – Wetumpka
2/28-3/1* – Ballyhoo Festival – Gulf Shores

MARCH

3/1* – Joe Cain Day – Mobile
3/1* – Winter Jam: Mobile – Mobile
3/1* – Kites and Bites – Pelham

3/6* – Ross Bridge Lucky Market – Hoover
3/6-3/7* – BBQ and Blues Cook-off – Foley
3/6-3/8* – Festival of Flowers – Mobile
3/7* – Satsume Swamp Fest – Satsuma
3/7* – Bridge Crossing Jubilee Street Festival – Selma
3/7* – Bellingrath’s Beers and Blooms – Theodore
3/7-3/8* – Orange Beach Festival of Art – Orange Beach

3/13-3/14* – Montgomery Smooth Jazz Fest – Montgomery
3/13-3/15* – Fairhope Arts and Crafts Festival – Fairhope
3/14* – BMA Holi Festival – Birmingham
3/14* – ShamROCK and Shop at Cahaba Brewing Company – Birmingham
3/14* – Wiregrass Blues Fest: Blues, Brews and BBQ – Dothan
3/14* – Hanceville Irish Festival – Hanceville
3/15* – The Market at MidCity I – Huntsville

3/20-3/21* – Singing River Smoke-O-Rama – Athens
3/20-3/22* – Opp Rattlesnake Rodeo – Opp
3/21* – Downtown Cajun Cookoff – Mobile
3/22* – The Market at MidCity II – Huntsville
3/22* – Azalea Festival – Semmes

3/26-3/29* – Opelika Songwriters Festival – Opelika
3/28* – The German Sausage Festival I – Elberta
3/28* – Taste of Soul Family Festival – Huntsville
3/28* – Mobile Chili Cook Off – Mobile
3/28-3/29* – The Selma Renaissance Faire I – Selma
3/29* – The Market at MidCity III – Huntsville

APRIL

4/1-4/3* – Southeastern Indian Festival – Atmore
4/3-4/4* – Deep South Rodeo and Crawfish Festival – Jemison
4/3-4/4* – Three Creek Fest – Millport
4/3-4/4* – Druid City Arts Festival – Tuscaloosa
4/3-4/5* – Vintage Market Days of North Alabama – Cullman – My Review
4/4* – Noble Street Festival – Anniston
4/4* – Mt. Laurel Spring Festival – Birmingham
4/4* – Winston County High School Founders Day – Double Springs
4/4* – Mudbugs and Margaritas – Foley
4/4* – Homewood’s Block Party – Homewood
4/4* – Ross Bridge Spring Market – Hoover
4/4* – Jemison Cowboy Day – Jemison
4/4* – Spring Fling Music Festival – Mobile
4/4* – Ozark Crawdad and Music Festival – Ozark
4/4* – Wilson Pickett Music and Arts Festival – Prattville
4/4* – Jubilee and Art Festival – Scottsboro
4/4* – NALZ Kids Festival – Tanner
4/4-4/5* – Bloomin Festival – Cullman
4/4-4/5* – The Selma Renaissance Faire II – Selma
4/5* – The Market at MidCity IV – Huntsville
4/5* – Tuscaloosa Heritage Festival – Tuscaloosa

4/10-4/11* – Loop Music and Art Festival – Dothan
4/10-4/11* – Smoke on the Falls – Gadsden
4/10-4/11* – Patton Creek Art Festival – Hoover
4/11* – Spring CahabaQue – Birmingham
4/11* – Corbin Farms Winery Spring Wine Festival – Calera
4/11* – Rooster Day – Demopolis
4/11* – SBCS German Festival – Elberta
4/11* – Spring Showcase at the Monument – Enterprise
4/11* – Battle of the Buffalo – Huntsville
4/11* – Mobile Chocolate Festival – Mobile
4/11* – Flimp Festival – Montgomery
4/11* – OLD 280 Boogie – Waverly
4/11-4/12* – Calico Fort Arts and Crafts Fair – Fort Deposit
4/11-4/12* – Baldwin County Strawberry Festival – Loxley
4/12* – The Market at MidCity V – Huntsville
4/12* – Pup Palooza – Huntsville
4/12* – Paws in the Park – Pelham

4/16-4/19* – Awakenus Bloom – Talladega
4/18* – Magic City Tequila Festival – Birmingham
4/18* – Crawfish Festival – Huntsville
4/18* – 420 CannaBama – Mobile
4/18* – Montevallo Arts Fest – Montevallo
4/18-4/19* – Kites over Mobile – Mobile
4/19* – The Market at MidCity VI – Huntsville

4/24-4/25* – Berry Heritage Festival – Berry
4/24-4/25* – St. Elias Lebanese Food and Cultural Festival – Birmingham
4/24-4/25* – Mark Curl BBQ Cook-Off – Camden
4/24-4/25* – Cullman Strawberry Fest – Cullman
4/24-4/25* – Gardendale Magnolia Festival – Gardenale
4/24-4/25* – Antiques in the Garden – Jemison
4/24-4/26* – Magic City Art Connection – Birmingham
4/24-4/26* – Geneva Festival on the Rivers – Geneva
4/24-4/26* – Panoply Arts Festival – Huntsville
4/24-4/26* – Flora-Bama Interstate Mullet Toss – Orange Beach/Perdido Key, FL
4/25* – Back When Fair – Arab
4/25* – Auburn CityFest – Auburn
4/25* – Bob Sykes BBQ and Blues Festival – Bessemer
4/25* – Calera Strawberry Festival – Calera
4/25* – Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival – Florence
4/25* – Helena United Festival – Helena
4/25* – Jazz and Seafood Festival on the River – Montgomery
4/25* – Silverhill Heritage Day Festival – Silverhill
4/25* – Chilton County Strawberry Festival – Thorsby
4/25* – Vestavia Hills Wing Ding (Dogwood Festival) – Vestavia Hills
4/25* – Mule Day – Weogufka
4/25-4/26* – Art on the Lake – Guntersville
4/25-4/26* – TroyFest – Troy
4/26* – The Market at MidCity VII – Huntsville
4/26* – West Alabama Food and Wine Festival – Northport
4/26* – Heights Hangout (Dogwood Days Festival) – Vestavia Hills

4/30-5/2* – Gulf Coast Hot Air Balloon Festival – Foley

MAY

5/1-5/2* – Southern Appalachian Dulcimer Festival – McCalla
5/1-5/2* – Strawberry and Antiques Festival – Moulton
5/1-5/2* – CityFest – Prattville
5/1-5/3* – O’So Good BBQ Festival – Cleveland
5/2* – Yatta Abba Day Festival – Abbeville
5/2* – Made on the Mountain Fest – Albertville
5/2* – Mayfest – Atmore
5/2* – Magic City Wine Fest – Birmingham
5/2* – Salsa Showdown at Cahaba Brewing Company – Birmingham
5/2* – Everything’s Art in the Park – Dadeville
5/2* – Cruisin’ the Bigbee Car Show – Demopolis
5/2* – Folksfest at Folklore Brewing and Meadery – Dothan
5/2* – Rockin’ the River – Elba
5/2* – Festival in the Park – Enterprise
5/2* – Porchfest FivePoints – Huntsville
5/2* – Recall LaGrange’s Distillery Raid on the Mountain – Leighton
5/2* – Rocket City Scottish Festival and Highland Games – New Market
5/2* – Pike Road Patriot Fund Crawfish Boil – Pike Road
5/2* – Scottsboro Salsa on the Square – Scottsboro
5/2* – Sunshine Saturday – Talladega
5/2* – Memories of Mayberry Festival – Valley Head
5/2* – Rebel Jam – Winfield
5/2-5/3* – Art on the Rocks I – Gadsden
5/2-5/3* – Tacos and Tequila Festival – Robertsdale
5/3* – Birmingham Vegan Spring Festival – Birmingham
5/3* – Darter Festival – Birmingham
5/3* – The Market at MidCity VIII – Huntsville
5/3* – MudBottom Revival Music Festival – Mobile

5/8* – Ross Bridge Strawberry Market – Hoover
5/8-5/9* – Springfest – Guin
5/8-5/10* – Logan Martin LakeFest and Boat Show – Pell City
5/8-5/10* – Homestead Hollow Spring Arts and Crafts Festival – Springville
5/9* – African Heritage Festival – Birmingham
5/9* – May on the Mountain Bluegrass Festival – Henagar
5/9* – Shop Black Fest – Huntsville
5/9* – Art in the Park – Jasper
5/9* – Belle Mont Celtic Fest – Tuscumbia
5/9* – Shoals Cottagecore Festival – Tuscumbia
5/9-5/10* – Foley Art in the Park – Foley
5/10* – The Market at MidCity IX – Huntsville

5/14-5/16* – Shoals Storytelling Festival – Florence
5/15* – Ross Bridge Flower Market – Hoover
5/15-5/16* – Spring Market at The Barn of Blooms – Ranburne
5/15-5/17* – Hangout Music Festival – Gulf Shores
5/15-5/17* – Sand in my Boots Festival – Gulf Shores
5/15-5/17* – Red Bluff Music and Arts Festival – Montgomery
5/16* – Poke Salat Festival – Arab
5/16* – Arley Day Festival, Car Show and Parade – Arley
5/16* – Do Dah Day at Cahaba Brewing – Birmingham
5/16* – Birmingham Folk Festival – Birmingham
5/16* – Kymulga Grits Festival – Childersburg
5/16* – Festival at the Well – Glenwood
5/16* – LiveLonger HappyFest – Guntersville
5/16* – Camp to Amp Festival – Huntsville
5/16* – Rocket City BBQ and Soul Fest – Huntsville
5/16* – Leeds Creek Bank Festival – Leeds
5/16* – Millbrook Mayfest – Millbrook
5/16* – Food and Grooves Mayfest – Montgomery
5/16* – Pelham Pazooza – Pelham
5/16* – Catfish Festival – Scottsboro
5/16* – Cahaba Lily Festival – West Blocton
5/16* – Woodstock Music Festival – Woodstock
5/16-5/17* – Piney Woods Arts Festival – Enterprise
5/16-5/17* – Arts Alive Fine Arts and Craft Festival – Florence
5/17* – Birmingham Taco Fest – Birmingham
5/17* – Jewish Food and Culture Festival – Birmingham
5/17* – The Market at MidCity X – Huntsville

5/22-5/23* – RXR Fest – Alexander City
5/22-5/23* – Coal Fest – Brilliant
5/22-5/24* – Kudzu Music Festival – Talladega
5/24 – Summer Dreamfest – Anniston
5/23* – Smith Lake Park Memorial Day Weekend Festival – Cullman
5/23* – Hanceville Grilled Cheese Festival – Hanceville
5/23* – Old School and Blues Festival – Harvest
5/23* – Oneonta City Night Market I – Oneonta
5/23* – Frog Level Music Festival – Wedowee
5/23-5/24* – Alabama Jubilee Hot-Air Balloon Classic – Decatur
5/24* – The Market at MidCity XI – Huntsville

5/29-5/30* – Pride of Douglas Band Bazaar – Douglas
5/29-5/31* – Cigar Box Guitar Music Festival – Huntsville
5/31* – Furnace Chicken Festival – Birmingham
5/31* – The Market at MidCity XII – Huntsville

JUNE

6/4-6/7* – Steel City Smooth Jazz Festival – Birmingham
6/5* – Tacos and Tequila Music Festival – Albertville
6/5* – SummerNight Art Walk – Auburn
6/5*- Zoo Brews – Birmingham
6/5* – Mule Day/Chickenfest – Gordo
6/5-6/6* – Hank Williams Festival – Georgiana
6/5-6/6* – Haleyville 911 Festival – Haleyville
6/5-6/6* – North Alabama African Heritage Festival – Tuscumbia
6/5-6/7* – Guntersville Lake Hydrofest – Guntersville
6/6* – Alabaster CityFest – Alabaster
6/6* – Pride on the Plains – Auburn
6/6* – Marvel City Caribbean Food and Music Festival – Bessemer
6/6* – Birmingham Festa Italiana – Birmingham
6/6* – Alabama June Jam – Fort Payne
6/6* – Picnic in the Park – Geraldine
6/6* – Stevenson Depot Days – Stevenson
6/6* – June Fling – Oneonta
6/7* – The Market at MidCity XIII – Huntsville

6/12* – Ross Bridge Peach Day – Hoover
6/12-6/13* – Alex City Jazz Fest – Alexander City
6/12-6/13* – Peach Jam Jubilee – Clanton
6/13* – Hueytown CityFest – Hueytown
6/13* – Rosa Parks Museum Juneteenth Celebration – Montgomery
6/13* – River Jam Music Festival (formerly River and Blues Music and Arts Festival) – Wetumpka
6/14* – Central Alabama Pride Fest – Birmingham
6/14* – The Market at MidCity XIV – Huntsville

6/18* – Birmingham Juneteenth – Birmingham
6/18-6/20* – Rock the South – Cullman
6/19* – Ross Bridge Berry Day – Hoover
6/19-6/20* – Phil Campbell Festival – Phil Campbell
6/20* – Anniston Heritage Festival – Anniston
6/20* – CahaBAZAAR Under the Stars – Birmingham
6/20* – Alabama Blueberry Festival – Brewton
6/20* – Huntsville Water Lantern Festival – Huntsville
6/20* – Juneteenth Celebration at the Orion – Huntsville
6/20* – Slocomb Tomato Festival – Slocomb
6/21* – The Market at MidCity XV – Huntsville

6/25-6/28* – Helen Keller Festival – Tuscumbia
6/26* – Fort Novosel Freedom Fest – Fort Novosel
6/26-6/27* – Liberty Day – Columbiana
6/27* – Alabaster Fireworks Show – Alabaster
6/27* – Chelseafest & The Big Kaboom – Chelsea
6/27* – Cordova Independence Celebration – Cordova
6/27* – 24th of June Celebration – Florala
6/27* – Oneonta City Night Market II – Oneonta
6/27* – Rainsville Freedom Fest – Rainsville
6/27* – Thomaston Historical Foundation Watermelon Festival – Thomaston
6/28* – The Market at MidCity XVI – Huntsville
6/28* – Rocket City Pickle Fest – Huntsville
6/28* – Semmes Independence Day Celebration – Semmes

JULY

7/3* – Fire on the Water – Pelham
7/3* – Wetumpka Independence Day Celebration – Wetumpka
7/3-7/4* – Grand Bay Watermelon Festival – Grand Bay
7/4* – Auburn Independence Day Celebration – Auburn
7/4* – Friendship Festival – Bear Creek
7/4* – Thunder on the Mountain – Birmingham
7/4* – Smith Lake Park Fourth of July Fireworks Festival – Cullman
7/4* – Spirit of America Festival – Decatur
7/4* – Shoals Spirit of Freedom Celebration – Florence
7/4* – Sand Mountain Potato Festival – Henagar
7/4* – Mobile’s 4th of July Celebration – Mobile
7/4* – Independence Day Celebration at American Village – Montevallo
7/4* – Lion’s Club Barbecue – Prattville
7/4* – Jam on Sloss Lake – Russellville
7/4* – Scottsboro Independence Day Celebration – Scottsboro
7/4* – Celebration on the River – Tuscaloosa
7/5* – The Market at MidCity XVII – Huntsville

7/10* – Ross Bridge Luau Night – Hoover
7/11* – Celebration on the Green – Centreville
7/12* – The Market at MidCity XVIII – Huntsville

7/15-7/19* – W.C. Handy Music Festival I – Florence
7/17* – Ross Bridge Watermelon Day – Hoover
7/17-7/18* – Plantmania – Daphne
7/18* – J2A Cultural Arts Street Festival – Birmingham
7/18* – Summerween Art Festival – Warrior
7/19* – The Market at MidCity XIX – Huntsville

7/20-7/26* – W.C. Handy Music Festival II – Florence
7/23-7/26* – Gulf Coast Ethnic and Heritage Jazz Festival – Mobile
7/24* – Ross Bridge Back 2 School Bash – Hoover
7/25* – Oneonta City Night Market III – Oneonta
7/25* – Vina July Fest – Vina
7/26* – The Market at MidCity XX – Huntsville