2013 Orange Beach Activities | Things to do

Our area has attractions and activities for everyone. The Alabama Gulf Coast has all kinds of water sports to enjoy. From Jet Ski Rental, Parasail Rids and Sailing Charters, you will always have something to do on the Alabama Gulf Coast. There is also the Orange Beach Community website that is full of news and information about local happenings. If you would like to learn more about tourism, then the Orange Beach convention and visitors bureau is available for you.

2013 Calendar of Events Near The Alabama Gulf Coast

February 25 - Heritage Arts Festival - Monroeville, Al 251-575-3754 - 10 am to 4 pm
February 25 - Orange Beach Seafood Festival and Antique Car Show. Orange Beach Sportsplex
March 1 to April 18 - To Kill a Mockingbird Play - Monroeville, Al. 251-575-7433
March 3 - Colonies of the Gulf Coast - Dauphin Island, Al. 251-861-6992 Explore Colonie Life on the Island dating back to the 1700 and 1800's.
March 9-10 - Hog Wild BBQ Championship - Mobile, Alabama Gulf State Fairgrounds
March 10 - March Fantasy Doll and Toy Show and Sale, Fairhope, Al Civic Center Auditorium 251-980-5958
March 10 - Festival of Art at Waterfront Park, Orange Beach, Al. 251-981-2787
March 10 - April 8 - Cottontail Express. Silverhill, Al 251-978-3050
March 16 - 19 - Arts and Craft Festival in Fairhope, Al 251-621-8222
March 16 - 18 Outdoor Art Show - 40th Annual - Fairhope, Al 251-928-2228
March 17-18 Bicentennial of the War of 1812 - Tensaw, Alabama. Visit Historic Fort Mims
March 17-18 Model Train Show - Fairhope, Al 251-660-1659 9-5 pm and 10-4 pm.
March 17 BBQ and Blues Cook Off - Foley, Al. Heritage Park.
March 17 Luck of the Irish Festivities - Bienville Square, Mobile, Al 251-479-5700
March 17 Spring Azaleas - Bellingrath Gardens, Mobile, Al
March 22-25 Plantasia Spring Plant Sale - Mobile Botanical Gardens, Mobile, Al 251-342-0555
March 24 - Azalea Trail Run and ATR Health and Fitness Expo - Mobile Al Civic Center 251-401-8039
March 29 - Crawfish in the Courtyard - Gulf Coast Exploreum - Mobile, Al 251-208-6869
March 29 - April 1- Festival of Flowers - Providence Hospital - Mobile, Al 251-639-2050
March 31 CW Trust Park Day - Dauphin Island, Al 251-861-6992
March 31 - April 12 Spring Bird Banding at Ft. Morgan, Al. 205-681-2888
March 31 German Sausage Festival - Elberta, Al 251-974-1510
March 31 Easter Egg Hunt at Bellingrath Gardens - Mobile, Al 800-247-8420
April 6-18 Spring Bird Banding Session
April 6 - 8 Easter Weekend at the Grand Hotel - Point Clear, Al 251-928-9201
April 7 Camelia Classic Car Show - Bellingrath Gardens, Mobile, Al 800-247-8420
April 8 Easter Sunrise Service - Dauphin Island, Al 251-861-6992
April 12-14 USS Alabama Crewman's Reunion - Battleship Park, Mobile, Al 251-433-2703
April 14-15 Baldwin County Strawberry Festival - Loxley, Al Municipal Park 251-550-2003
April 15 Nature Walk - Graham Creek Nature Preserve - Foley, Al 205-540-6642
April 15 Running for St. Jude - Bellingrath Gardens, Mobile, Al 800-247-8420
April 19 One Enchanted Evening - Mobile Botanical Gardens 251-342-0555
April 21 Discovery Day at Dauphin Island Sea Lab - Dauphin Island, Al 251-861-2141
April 21 St. Francis Arts and Craft Festival - Dauphin Island, Al 251-861-2473
April 21-28 Blushing Roses at Bellingrath - Mobile, Al 800-247-8420
April 26-28 Delta Woods and Waters Expo - Five Rivers Resource Ctr. Spanish Fort, Al 251-626-4884
April 27-29 Mullet Toss Beach Party - Florabama Bar - Orange Beach, Al 251-980-5118
May 5 Oakleigh Porch Tour - Historic Gardens District - Mobile, Al 251-432-6161
May 11 Fairhope Rotary Steak Cook-off - Fairhope, Al 251-621-4438
May 12-13 Art in the Park - Downtown Foley, Al 251-943-4381
May 18-20 Gulf Coast Zydeco Music and Crawfish Festival - Daphne, Al 251-626-5300
May 18 Chicago Street Farmers Market - Music and a Movie - Heritage Park, Foley, Al 251-943-1300
May 17-19 Hangout Music Festival - Gulf Shores, Al 251-948-3030
May 19-26 Alabama Magnificent Bicycle Adventure - Daphne, Al 334-524-0226
June 2 Bald Eagle Bash - Shrimp Tasting - Weeks Bay, Alabama 251-990-5004
June 5 - July 25 Fort Morgan Candlelight Tours - Fort Morgan, Al 251-540-7202
June 15-17 Gulf Coast Hot Air Balloon Festival - Foley, Al 251-943-3291
June 16 Alabama Blueberry Festival - Brewton, Al 251-867-3224
July 4 - Daphne 4th of July Fireworks Celebration - Daphne, Al 251-621-8222
July 4 - Gulf Shores Independence Day Fireworks Celebration - Gulf Shores, Orange Beach
July 4 - Fourth of July at the Wharf - Orange Beach, Al
July 4 - Perdido Beach Resort 4th of July Celebration - Orange Beach, Al
July 4-8 Fourth of July at the Grand Hotel - Point Clear, Al 251-928-9201
July 20-22 79th Annual Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo - Dauphin Island, Al 251-471-0025
July 26 Flavors of the South Food and Wine Festival - Roberstdale, Al 251-947-2626
August 6 Founders Day - Bellingrath Gardens - Mobile, Al 800-247-8420
August 17-26 Alabama Restaurant Week - Statewide
August 25-26 Civil War Reenactment at Ft. Mims, Tensaw, Al 251-937-5665
September 2-3 Labor Day Beach Bash in the Sand - Orange Beach, Al 251-981-9811 ext 117
September 7 Brett Robinson Alabama Coastal Triathlon 205-595-8633
September 13 National Shrimp Festival Golf Tournament for Education 251-968-6091
September 14 Brett Robinson Alabama Coastal Triathlon & Tri-it-on Triathlon
September 29-30 Jubilee Festival fine arts - Daphne, Al 251-621-8222
September 29 Taste of Bayou La Batre - Bayou LaBatre, Al 251-824-4088
October 1-31 Pumpkin Patch Express train ride - Silverhill, Al 251-978-3050
October 4-6 Alabama Coastal Birdfest - Fairhope, Al 251-625-0814
October 5-7 Bayfest Music Festival - Mobile, Al 251-478-5679
October 6 Mullet Run 5k and 1 mile - Fairhope, Al 251-709-0188
October 10-13 National Shrimp Festival - Gulf Shores, Al 251-968-6091
October 19-28 Greater Gulf State Fair - Mobile, Al 251-344-4573
October 25 Uptown Foley Halloween Party - Foley, Al 251-943-1300
October 26-27 Renaissance Festival Gatalop 39 - Dauphin Island, Al 251-861-6992
October 26-31 Spooky Trails - Mobile Botanical Gardens, Mobile, Al 251-342-0555
October 27 Elberta German Sausage Festival - Elberta, Al 251-974-1510
November 3-4 Heritage Harbor Days - Foley, Al 251-943-1300
November 2 Gulf Coast Oyster Cook-off at the Hangout 251-948-3030 x 112
November 2-4 Alabama Pecan Festival - Mobile, Al 251-401-5555
November 8-10 Christmas Jubilee - Mobile, Al 251-471-3348 Mobile Junior League
November 8-18 Frank Brown Songwriters Festival - Orange Beach, Al 850-492-7664
November 10-11 Mobile Renaissance Fair - Mobile, Al 850-429-8462
November 15 Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony - Fairhope, Al 251-928-2718
November 17 Mobile International Festival - Mobile, Al 251-208-1556
November 22-25 Thanksgiving at the Grand Hotel - Point Clear, Al 251-928-9201
November 23-December 31 Magic Christmas Lights - Bellingrath Gardens, Mobile, Al
November 23-December 24 Arctic Express Train - Silverhill, Al
November 24 Kaiser Realty Coastal Half Marathon - Orange Beach, Al 205-908-5970
November 24 Lighting of the Island - The Wharf - Orange Beach, Al 205-224-1012
December 1-22 Visit with Santa - The Wharf - Orange Beach, Al
December 7-9 Christmas Festival - Bay Minette, Al 251-937-5665
December 7 Christmas Parade - Fairhope, Al 251-929-1466
December 7 Christmas in the Park - Foley, Al 251-943-1300 Heritage Park
December 8 Let it Snow - Foley, Al 251-943-1300
December 8 -2012 Annual Christmas Lighted Boat Parade 251-968-4237
December 14, 2013 Annual Christmas Lighted Boat Parade
December 21-25 Christmas at the Grand Hotel - Point Clear, Al 251-928-9201
December 31 New Years Eve Block Party - Orange Beach, Al 205-224-1012

Alabama Gulf Coast Activities Website - Gulf Shores, Fort Morgan, Orange Beach

Orange Beach Sailing Charters

Gulf Shores Family Friendly Fishing Charters

Orange Beach - Gulf Shores Shopping Coupons

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Orange Beach Scuba Diving and Snorkeling

Orange Beach Dolpin Cruises

Gulf Shores Zoo and Animal Parks for Kids

Alligator Zoo near Orange Beach

U.S. Navy Aviation Museum Near Orange Beach

USS Alabama Battleship Museum in Mobile

Other Orange Beach - Gulf Shores Attractions

Spear Hunting Museum - 20216 Hwy 59, Summerdale, Al - 251.989.7700
Hot Air Balloon Rides - 708 West Laurel Avenue, Foley, Al - 251.970.3598
Sea Lab Estuarium - 101 Bienville Blvd, Dauphin Island, Al - 251.861.7500
Museum of Mobile - 111 South Royal Street, Mobile, Al - 251.208.7569
The Track Amusement Park - 3200 Gulf Shores Parkway, Gulf Shores, Al. 36542 251.968-8111
Waterville Amusement Water Park - 906 Gulf Shores Parkway, Gulf Shores, Al 251.948.2106
Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research Lab - 11300 hwy 98, Fairhope, Al 251.928.9792
Adventure Island Amusement Park - 24559 Perdido Beach Blvd, Orange Beach, Al. 251.974.1500
Adventures Unlimited Outdoor Center - 8974 Tomahawk Landing Road, Milton, FL 850.623.6197
Baldwin County Heritage Museum - 25521 Hwy 98, Elberta, Al 251.986.8375
Bird of Paradise Biplane Rides - 3190 Airport Dr. Gulf Shores, Al. 251.609.2043
Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge - 11248 State Hwy 180, Gulf Shores, Al. 251.540.7720
Alabama Marine Resources Mariculture Center - 21055 Waterway E. Gulf Shores, Al. 251.968.7576
Ferris Wheel at the Wharf - 4985 Wharf Pkwy, Orange Beach, Al. 251.224.1000
Fort Gaines Historic Site - 51 Bienville Blvd, Dauphin Island, Al. 251.861.6992
Fort Mims Historic Site - 60075 Hwy 59, Tenesaw, Al. 251.937.5490
Gulf Bowl - Bowling Center - 2881 South Juniper St. Foley, Al. 36535
Mobile Bay Ferry - 51 State hwy 180 W. Fort Morgan, Al 251.861.3000