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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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Leashed dogs in bandanas among pet vendor tents, a caricature easel and a music stage at a waterfront park, illustrating Orange Beach Fido Fest

Community Events

Leashes Up: Orange Beach Fido Fest Brings a Dog Pageant and Pet Market to Waterfront Park Nov. 8

Orange Beach Parks and Recreation holds its second annual Fido Fest on Sunday, Nov. 8, from 2 to 5 p.m. at Waterfront Park, with…

Oct 14, 2026 Orange Beach

Two children in butterfly and superhero costumes carry orange treat bags past pumpkins as a lemur and giraffe watch at a zoo, illustrating Boo at the Zoo

Community Events

Costumes and Critters: Boo at the Zoo Brings Scare-Free Trick-or-Treating to Gulf Shores Oct. 17

Oct 14, 2026 Gulf Shores

Downtown street closed to traffic with Halloween booths, pumpkins, a hay wagon and a bounce house at dusk, illustrating Foley Hometown Halloween

Community Events

Costumes, Hayrides and a Cake Walk: Foley Hometown Halloween Fills Downtown Oct. 29

Oct 14, 2026 Foley

Shoppers walk past lighted storefronts in historic downtown Foley, Alabama, on an autumn evening

Community Events

Downtown Foley’s ‘The Prowl’ Third Thursday Launches a Black Cat Hunt Through Halloween

Oct 13, 2026 Foley

Children in Halloween costumes collecting candy from decorated car trunks along a lit outdoor shopping street at dusk

Events

The Wharf Trunk or Treat Brings Free Halloween Night to Orange Beach Oct. 28

Oct 11, 2026 Orange Beach

Illustration for the news story: Trunk or Treat, Hayride and Prizes Set for Robertsdale Library Halloween Fun Night Oct. 27

Community Events

Trunk or Treat, Hayride and Prizes Set for Robertsdale Library Halloween Fun Night Oct. 27

Oct 10, 2026 Robertsdale

Illustration for the news story: Elberta Adds Blocktober Fest, Turning Its Fall Sausage Festival Into a Two-Day Weekend

Events

Elberta Adds Blocktober Fest, Turning Its Fall Sausage Festival Into a Two-Day Weekend

Oct 10, 2026 Elberta

Illustration for the news story: Grit, Gold & Glory Pro Rodeo Returns to Bay Minette Oct. 23-24 to Benefit Elberta, Fairhope FFA

Education

Grit, Gold & Glory Pro Rodeo Returns to Bay Minette Oct. 23-24 to Benefit Elberta, Fairhope FFA

Oct 9, 2026 Bay Minette

Illustration for the news story: Kids Win Fishing Tournament Sets Record With $30,000 for Make-A-Wish Alabama

Events

Kids Win Fishing Tournament Sets Record With $30,000 for Make-A-Wish Alabama

Sep 30, 2026 Orange Beach

Illustration for the news story: Fort Morgan Bird Banding Returns Oct. 3-10, Offering a Close Look at Fall Migrants

Events

Fort Morgan Bird Banding Returns Oct. 3-10, Offering a Close Look at Fall Migrants

Sep 30, 2026 Fort Morgan

Illustration for the news story: Costumes, Candy and a 5K on the Sand: Gulf Shores’ Haunted Hustle Set for Oct. 17

Events

Costumes, Candy and a 5K on the Sand: Gulf Shores’ Haunted Hustle Set for Oct. 17

Sep 30, 2026 Gulf Shores

Illustration for the news story: RockaBilly Bama Lama: Red, White & Boom Brings Rockabilly Home to Baldwin County

Arts and Culture

RockaBilly Bama Lama: Red, White & Boom Brings Rockabilly Home to Baldwin County

Sep 22, 2026 Baldwin County

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