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Sirens of the Sea Mark 25 Years With Patriotic Gala Honoring First Responders Seven Crowned as 10th Miss Shrimp Festival Pageant Draws 90 Contestants and 8,000 Charity Items Matchbox Twenty Brings 30th Anniversary Tour to The Wharf in Orange Beach Aug. 5, 2027 Week 9 High School Football: No. 1 Williamson and No. 3 Vigor Collide Thursday at Ladd-Peebles More Than 200 Songwriters Head to the Gulf Coast for 42nd Frank Brown Festival Nov. 5-15 Brooms Up, Downtown: Foley Witches Ride Returns Oct. 24 With After-Party at Heritage Park Isaias Wipes Out Faith Academy Boardwalk Challenge as Alabama Cross Country Teams Juggle Rescheduled Meets Jessie McCovery, Theodore and Auburn Tight End, Remembered as ‘Big Brother’ by Willie Anderson and Teammates

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Picnic table with pumpkins, craft supplies, candy jars, a box turtle habitat and bat cutouts under moss-draped trees, evoking Trek or Treat at Gulf State Park

Community Events

Pumpkins, Live Animals and a Candy Buffet: Trek or Treat Returns to Gulf State Park Oct. 24

Trek or Treat brings free Halloween fun to the Learning Campus and Woodside Restaurant at Gulf State Park on Saturday, Oct. 24, from 11…

Oct 14, 2026 Gulf Shores

Illustration for the news story: Kathy Hicks Turned Poor Eyesight Into a Lens on Coastal Alabama’s Disappearing Birds

Environment

Kathy Hicks Turned Poor Eyesight Into a Lens on Coastal Alabama’s Disappearing Birds

Sep 22, 2026 Spanish Fort

Illustration for the news story: No Walls, No Screens, No Problem: Inside Montrose’s Nature Connect School

Arts and Culture

No Walls, No Screens, No Problem: Inside Montrose’s Nature Connect School

Sep 22, 2026 Fairhope

Illustration for the news story: Gulf Coast Nature Expo Found a New Home at Weeks Bay Plantation: Inside SALT’s Biggest Family Day

Community Events

Gulf Coast Nature Expo Found a New Home at Weeks Bay Plantation: Inside SALT’s Biggest Family Day

Sep 22, 2026 Fairhope

Illustration for the news story: Carnivorous Plants, Dolphins and Controlled Burns: What Happens at Weeks Bay Reserve

Education

Carnivorous Plants, Dolphins and Controlled Burns: What Happens at Weeks Bay Reserve

Sep 22, 2026 Fairhope

Illustration for the news story: Little Roots, Big Adventures: The Fairhope Summer Camp Where Kids Grow Up Outside

Feature

Little Roots, Big Adventures: The Fairhope Summer Camp Where Kids Grow Up Outside

Sep 22, 2026 Fairhope

Illustration for the news story: Alabama Coastal BirdFest: Two Decades of Celebrating the Gulf Coast’s Great Birding Region

Arts and Culture

Alabama Coastal BirdFest: Two Decades of Celebrating the Gulf Coast’s Great Birding Region

Sep 22, 2026 Baldwin County

Illustration for the news story: Alabama’s Coastal Kids Quiz Returns, With $100 Per Topic for Fifth Grade Teachers

Education

Alabama’s Coastal Kids Quiz Returns, With $100 Per Topic for Fifth Grade Teachers

Sep 12, 2026 Baldwin County

Illustration for the news story: Free Kayaking Program Opens Signups for Mobile Fourth Through Sixth Graders

Education

Free Kayaking Program Opens Signups for Mobile Fourth Through Sixth Graders

Sep 12, 2026 Mobile

Illustration for the news story: An Endangered Mouse the Size of Your Thumb Gets an Hour at Gulf State Park on Oct. 1

Events

An Endangered Mouse the Size of Your Thumb Gets an Hour at Gulf State Park on Oct. 1

Sep 7, 2026 Gulf Shores

Illustration for the news story: Scientists and Advocates Gather in Gulf Shores to Talk Sea Turtles, Manatees and a Whale With Nowhere Else to Go

Environment

Scientists and Advocates Gather in Gulf Shores to Talk Sea Turtles, Manatees and a Whale With Nowhere Else to Go

Sep 5, 2026 Dauphin Island

Illustration for the news story: Free ‘Connect to Your Coast’ Event Pairs Craft Beer and Coastal Conservation in Downtown Mobile

Events

Free ‘Connect to Your Coast’ Event Pairs Craft Beer and Coastal Conservation in Downtown Mobile

Aug 28, 2026 Mobile

Illustration for the news story: ‘Living Laboratory’ Gulf Coast Eco Center Opens Its Doors in Gulf Shores

Gulf Shores

‘Living Laboratory’ Gulf Coast Eco Center Opens Its Doors in Gulf Shores

Aug 25, 2026