Upcoming Events &
Fun Things To Do
in the Alabama / Florida Gulf Coast Area
Below are highlights of Upcoming Events in and around the
Orange Beach, AL area.
All events on this page are within a two-hour drive of Orange Beach.
For more Upcoming Events please visit our
Upcoming Events Calendar.
If you
know of an event that should be listed on this page, or in our Upcoming
Events Calendar, please email the details to us: Services@OrangeBeach.ws.
Coverage Area for Events
Alabama:
Orange Beach ~ Gulf Shores ~ Fort Morgan ~
Foley ~ Bon Secour ~ Elberta ~ Lillian ~
Robertsdale ~ Loxley ~ Bay Minette ~ Dauphin
Island ~ Mobile Eastern Shore: Spanish Fort
~ Daphne ~ Montrose ~ Fairhope ~ Point Clear
Florida: Perdido Key ~
Pensacola ~ Pensacola Beach
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Spring Forward
Daylight Savings Time Begins Sunday -
March 14, 2010@2:00am
2010 Waterfront Festival of Art Orange Beach Waterfront Park (click
here for map)
Sat & Sun - March 13-14, 2010 10:00 am - 5:00 pm For More Info Contact The Art Center251.981.2787
Orange Beach Art Center
Hosted by the Orange Beach Art Center, this show is growing every
year and is a favorite of patrons and exhibitors alike. Arts & Crafts are on
display and on sale by many talented artistsfrom across the region.
Elberta German Sausage Festival Location: Elberta, AL City Park
Date:
Saturday, March 27, 2010 Time:8am - 5pm For
More Info:
Visit
sausagefest.elbertafire.com
Elberta German Sausage
The best
German Sausage you have ever tasted! Made from a secret recipe developed by
the founding fathers of Elberta, AL. This is the only place you can get the
real thing! Arts & crafts, live music, carnival
rides, baked goods & more. Don't
forget to visit the Bier Garten for a large selection of imported beers. The sausage festival is a town
fund-raiser, spearheaded by Elberta's Volunteer Fire Department.
Proceeds are used for improving not only
the fire department, but for helping local non-profit organizations.
This is one Spring Festival you don't want
to miss!
$6,000 Prize Money!
11th Annual
Portion of proceeds to Smart
Inc.
(a Gulf Shores High School Scholarship Fund)
Bear Point Civic
Association
Easter Celebration & Egg Hunt Saturday - April 3, 2010
BPCA Park - 5681 Bay La Launch Ave. Orange Beach, AL
Parents & children are invited for a cookout lunch & bake sale
while waiting for the Big Egg Hunt to begin. Prizes will be awarded to
the child in each age group who finds the most eggs.
Hamburgers, hot dogs and baked goods will be on sale beginning
at 11 am.
The Big Egg Hunt begins promptly at 1 pm. Everyone is invited to come and enjoy
the fun!
26th Annual Interstate Mullet Toss at the Flora-Bama Lounge
Date: April
23-25, 2010 Location:
Flora-Bama Lounge For more info:
FloraBama.com Cost:
$15 per toss, t-shirt
This year's event includes a keg toss,
tug-of-war, live entertainment and of course the Mullet Toss. Tossing begins at
10am on Saturday and Sunday. Celebrity Tossers throw at 12 noon on Saturday. The
top three tossers in each division receive Mullet Trophies & a Flora-Bama gift
certificate.
Proceeds from the Flora-Bama Mullet Toss
benefit several local charities.
Pirates Cove Wood Boat
Show April 30 - May 2, 2010 - 10:00am
Pirates Cove - Josephine, AL For More Info: Call Pirates Cove 251.987.1224 or visit their
website at
www.PiratesCoveRiffRaff.com Or visit
www.PerdidoWoodBoat.org
Earl Callaway's Sea Duster 2007 Winner
Widespread Panic in Concert
at The Wharf With Special Guest: Band of Horses Friday & Saturday - May 7th & 8th Tickets go on
sale Feb. 9th @ 10:00am
Widespread Panic finishes it's Spring Tour in Orange Beach -
You don't want to miss the concert of the season!
Foley 38th Annual Art in the Park John B. Foley Park - Foley, AL Sat &
Sun, May 8th & 9th, 2010 - 9am to 5pm For
More Info:
251.943.4381 Celebrate
Mother's Day at Art in the Park, a juried fine arts show with more than 125
artists from across the southeast. A unique cultural experience.Choose
from original art works - paintings in all mediums, photography, pottery,
glass works, jewelry, & crafts. Artists and craftsmen compete for awards to
be determined by an independent panel of judges on Saturday evening at the
Foley Art Center.
Click on Map for Larger View
Orange
Beach Volunteer Fire & Rescue
44th Annual Cookout on the Coast ~ Best Butts on the Beach ~
Orange Beach Community Center (click on above link for map)
June TBA, 200911:00am - 3:00pm Tickets: $7.00 per plate ~ advance tickets
available at the OBFD
All proceeds go to the Orange Beach Volunteer Fire & Rescue Your Choice of:
BBQ Plate - Pulled Pork, Bread, Baked Beans, Slaw, Pickle
BBQ Sandwich - 2 Pulled Pork Sandwiches & Pickle
Bulk Meat Also Available @$7.00 per lb. Homemade Desserts on Sale by the Ladies Auxiliary
The Blue Angels Air Show Location: Pensacola Beach (click on above link for map) Date:
July 10, 2010 Time:2:00pm Air Show
For More Info: Visit
The Blue Angel's Website
A Blue Angels flight demonstration exhibits
choreographed refinements of skills possessed by all naval aviators. It
includes the graceful aerobatic maneuvers of the four-plane Diamond Formation,
in concert with the fast-paced, high-performance maneuvers of its two Solo
Pilots. Finally, the team illustrates the pinnacle of precision flying,
performing maneuvers locked as a unit in the renowned, six-jet Delta Formation.
The team is stationed at Forrest Sherman Field, Naval Air Station Pensacola,
Florida, during the show season. The squadron spends January through March
training pilots and new team members at Naval Air Facility El Centro,
California.
The Blue Angels are scheduled to fly 66 air shows at 35 air
show sites in the United States during the 2010 season, as the team celebrates
24 years of flying the F/A-18 Hornet. Last season, more than 15 million
spectators watched the Blue Angels perform. Since its inception in 1946, the
Blue Angels have performed for more than 427 million fans.
The Blue Angels practice over Naval Air Station Pensacola
during the show season. The Museum of Naval Aviation at NAS Pensacola has a
viewing area for visitors to watch the team practice. The team visits the museum
to answer questions and sign autographs after select practices.
Orange Beach Professional
Firefighter Association's $10,000 Draw-Down Location: Erie Meyer Civic Center
Gulf Shores, AL
Date:August TBA, 2010
Time:5:30 until...
For Info or Tickets: Call Keith Kyte 251.680.1789 or email kkyte@obfd.org
Need Not Be Present to Win
Enter for your
chance to win the$10,000 Grand Prize,
and/or a number of other Door Prizes.
A maximum of 300 tickets will be sold. A tax-deductible donation of $100
per ticket includes admission for two people to the catered dinner,
beverages, and music. A draw down is the opposite of a raffle - all tickets are drawn &
the last ticket remaining is the grand-prize winner. All net proceeds will go directly to the OBPFFA Benevolence Fund
which provides assistance for burnouts (people who have been burned out of
their houses) and a variety of other local charitable events. The OBPFFA
has been committed to contributing to the MDA Fill The Boot
as its official national charity through its affiliation with the IAFF and
the Fire Service.
The Perdido Key Rotary Club's 1st Annual
Big Lagoon WET & WILD Festival
Saturday, September
TBA, 8:00am-5:30pm
at the Big Lagoon State Park Admission into the park is free for the Festival
For More Information Visit:
www.PerdidoFest.com
5 mile hike – “Walk in the Park”
Nature walk, wading tour, animal show
Geo-caching hike
Cast net throwing
Fly fishing presentation
Kayaking lesson
Sailing lesson led by a volunteer
Surfing, Paddle Boarding, and Skim Boarding
Snorkeling lesson and Scuba demonstration
Marine animal touch tank
Treasure hunt
Carnival games
Rock wall and bungee power bounce
Mobile Bay Kayak Fishing Association 2nd Annual Alabama Inshore/Offshore Kayak Fishing Tournament Tournament: September TBA, 2010 - 6:00am
Weigh Station: Orange Beach Waterfront Park - 11am to 5pm
23rd Annual
Alabama Coastal Clean Up Saturday - September TBA, 2010
8:00am to 12 noon Come Show Your Support!
In its 22 year effort to clean
up the Alabama coast, over 55,000 volunteers
have removed 1,034,000 pounds of trash from 3,000
miles of shoreline.
Join
us this year as we continue to make Alabama the
Beautiful!
Visit www.AlCoastalCleanUp.org for more info
& to volunteer.
39th Annual Shrimp Festival Location: At the T in Gulf
Shores Date:
Thurs-Sun, Oct. 7 -10, 2010 For More Info:
Visit the
National Shrimp Festival Website Celebrating its 39th year
in 2010, the Festival attracts over 300,000
people who come to view Fine Arts and Arts &
Crafts from over 200 artists during the four day
Festival.
Two stages offer continuous musical
entertainment while the little one's attention
is captured in the Children's Activity
Village where they create their own art and
participate in
other fun-filled activities.
Elberta German Sausage Festival Elberta, AL City Park Sat, October TBD, 20108am
- 5pm For More Info:
Visit
sausagefest.elbertafire.com
The best German Sausage
you have ever tasted! Made from a secret recipe developed
by the founding fathers of Elberta, AL. This is the only place you can get
the real thing!
Arts & crafts, live music, carnival rides, baked goods & more. Don't forget
to visit the
Bier Garten for a large selection of imported beers. The sausage festival is a town fund-raiser, spearheaded by
Elberta's Volunteer Fire Department. Proceeds are
used for improving not only the fire department, but for helping local
non-profit organizations. This is one Festival you don't want to
miss!
Fall Back Daylight Savings Time Ends Sunday, November 7,
2010 @ 2:00am
The Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show
Location: Pensacola NAS Date:Nov. TBD, 2010 Time:2:00pm Air Show For More Info: Visit The Blue
Angel's Website or
The Pensacola NAS Website The Homecoming Air Show is held at Pensacola Naval Air
Station, Florida. Gate admission is free. Gates open at 8am each day. The show
begins at 9:30am, with the Blues scheduled to fly around 2 pm.
The pilots will sign autographs after the show.
Over 100,000 people are expected to view the show daily. Visitors are directed
to the air field parking from both gates, but encouraged to use the back gate
off Blue Angel Parkway. Traffic is well handled and clears the base easily after
the show. Patrons may bring chairs; however, no coolers, backpacks, food, drinks
or pets will be allowed. A handicap area is set aside for wheelchairs only.
Golf with a Songwriter Date: November TBD, 2010 Location: Lost Key Golf Club Registration:
10:30am Lunch: 11:00am
Food & Beverages Provided
For
additional information call 850-492-4660
Send entry Fee and form to: FBISF, P.O. Box
228, Pensacola, FL 32591 Click here
for Entry Form & More Information
If you know of an event that should be
listed on this page, or in our Upcoming Events Calendar, please email the
details to us:Services@OrangeBeach.ws.
Coverage Area for Events
Alabama:
Orange Beach ~ Gulf Shores ~ Fort Morgan ~
Foley ~ Bon Secour ~ Elberta ~ Lillian ~
Robertsdale ~ Loxley ~ Bay Minette ~ Dauphin
Island ~ Mobile Eastern Shore::/strong> Spanish Fort
~ Daphne ~ Montrose ~ Fairhope ~ Point Clear
Florida: Perdido Key ~
Pensacola ~ Pensacola Beach
Upcoming Events Around Orange Beach, AL
