Events Around Alabama
Frank Brown Songwriters Festival, 24th Annual
Orange Beach; Nov 13-Nov 23
Musicians from all over the world bring a variety of music to Alabama's Gulf Coast. Great opportunity for hit writers, aspiring newcomers, and an audience that appreciates great music to come together. www.fbisf.com
Mobile International Festival, 25th Annual
Mobile; Nov 22
Travel around the world in a day and experience the wonders of the cultures of more than 70 countries. Let us be your passport to adventure as you visit, explore, shop and taste the delicious fanfare presented. Wonderful artists everywhere, entertainment, great food and more.
Dickens Downtown Celebration
Northport; Dec 2
Join Kentuck and the Downtown Northport merchants for the annual Dickens Downtown celebration December 5, 2006 from 5- 9 pm . The streets and shops of historic downtown Northport will come alive with Victorian music, crafts and family activities. Visitors can enjoy the sounds of the holidays with live music, a visit with Father Christmas, carolers, a winter wonderland and much more. The shops and galleries of downtown Northport will be open and decorated for the holidays, and merchants will be in traditional Victorian costume.
Candlelight Christmas at Oakleigh
Mobile; Dec 5-Dec 7
Steo back into a festive 19th-century holiday celebration at Oakleigh Historic Complex.Daily activities 10-4, will feature seasonal music, horse-drawn carriage rides, guided tours, Victorian Santa, exhibitors, and refreshments. Tours by candlelight are 6:30-8:00. Day admission $5.00 members, $10.00 nonmembers. Evening admission $7.00 members, $12.00 nonmembers, $5.00 children.
Orange Beach; Nov 13-Nov 23
Musicians from all over the world bring a variety of music to Alabama's Gulf Coast. Great opportunity for hit writers, aspiring newcomers, and an audience that appreciates great music to come together. www.fbisf.com
Mobile International Festival, 25th Annual
Mobile; Nov 22
Travel around the world in a day and experience the wonders of the cultures of more than 70 countries. Let us be your passport to adventure as you visit, explore, shop and taste the delicious fanfare presented. Wonderful artists everywhere, entertainment, great food and more.
Dickens Downtown Celebration
Northport; Dec 2
Join Kentuck and the Downtown Northport merchants for the annual Dickens Downtown celebration December 5, 2006 from 5- 9 pm . The streets and shops of historic downtown Northport will come alive with Victorian music, crafts and family activities. Visitors can enjoy the sounds of the holidays with live music, a visit with Father Christmas, carolers, a winter wonderland and much more. The shops and galleries of downtown Northport will be open and decorated for the holidays, and merchants will be in traditional Victorian costume.
Candlelight Christmas at Oakleigh
Mobile; Dec 5-Dec 7
Steo back into a festive 19th-century holiday celebration at Oakleigh Historic Complex.Daily activities 10-4, will feature seasonal music, horse-drawn carriage rides, guided tours, Victorian Santa, exhibitors, and refreshments. Tours by candlelight are 6:30-8:00. Day admission $5.00 members, $10.00 nonmembers. Evening admission $7.00 members, $12.00 nonmembers, $5.00 children.
AAU Cross Country Nationals
Moulton; Dec 6
Snug between Bankhead National Forest and the Tennessee River is one of America's top rated cross country courses where Lawrence County will host the Amateur Athletic Union Cross Country National Championship.
Christmas at Arlington
Birmingham; Dec 6-Dec 7
Celebrate with Arlinton's staff as they commemorate the mansion's 52nd anniversary as Birmingham's historic house museum. See local floral designers transfrom the interior into replications of Christmas past.
Governor's Mansion Candlelight Open House
Montgomery; Dec 8-Dec 22
Monday nights Dec. 8, 15, and 22. Tour the the state's executive residence while it's decorated in all its holiday grandeur. The 1907 Governor's Mansion will be aglow with lights and filled with the spirit of the season.
Victorian Front Porch Tour
Opelika; Dec 9-Dec 13
See the historic Victorian homes of Opelika transformed into an Ole World Christmas wonderland. Over 60 turn-of-the-century homes are adorned with life-size Santas, angels, toys, teddy bears, carousel horses and other figures. Featured in Southern Living and Better Homes and Gardens, Opelika artist Jan Jones spent years creating the impressive displays by loving hand. A self-directed driving or walking tour, the event includes live entertainment, carolers, costumed homeowners and other festivities.
Rocket City Marathon, 32nd Annual
Huntsville; Dec 13
For the past 32 years the Rocket City Marathon has been a premiere marathon event in the South. Conducted by the Huntsville Track Club, it scores double points on the Running Journal Grand Prix XXVIII Championship Circuit.
Christmas on the Coosa
Wetumpka; Dec 13
Christmas extravaganza with arts and crafts, parade, food, quilt show, classic car show, entertainment and activities on the Coosa River culminating with a spectacular fireworks exhibition at dusk.
Moulton; Dec 6
Snug between Bankhead National Forest and the Tennessee River is one of America's top rated cross country courses where Lawrence County will host the Amateur Athletic Union Cross Country National Championship.
Christmas at Arlington
Birmingham; Dec 6-Dec 7
Celebrate with Arlinton's staff as they commemorate the mansion's 52nd anniversary as Birmingham's historic house museum. See local floral designers transfrom the interior into replications of Christmas past.
Governor's Mansion Candlelight Open House
Montgomery; Dec 8-Dec 22
Monday nights Dec. 8, 15, and 22. Tour the the state's executive residence while it's decorated in all its holiday grandeur. The 1907 Governor's Mansion will be aglow with lights and filled with the spirit of the season.
Victorian Front Porch Tour
Opelika; Dec 9-Dec 13
See the historic Victorian homes of Opelika transformed into an Ole World Christmas wonderland. Over 60 turn-of-the-century homes are adorned with life-size Santas, angels, toys, teddy bears, carousel horses and other figures. Featured in Southern Living and Better Homes and Gardens, Opelika artist Jan Jones spent years creating the impressive displays by loving hand. A self-directed driving or walking tour, the event includes live entertainment, carolers, costumed homeowners and other festivities.
Rocket City Marathon, 32nd Annual
Huntsville; Dec 13
For the past 32 years the Rocket City Marathon has been a premiere marathon event in the South. Conducted by the Huntsville Track Club, it scores double points on the Running Journal Grand Prix XXVIII Championship Circuit.
Christmas on the Coosa
Wetumpka; Dec 13
Christmas extravaganza with arts and crafts, parade, food, quilt show, classic car show, entertainment and activities on the Coosa River culminating with a spectacular fireworks exhibition at dusk.
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