3/16- 3/18
LOCAL EVENTS:
FAIRHOPE ARTS & CRAFTS FESTIVAL- Fri/Sat/Sun 10am-5pm, downtown Fairhope
The 66th annual festival features more than 230 exhibitors from all over the country, as well as live entertainment. Free to the public. CLICK HERE
SPRING FEVER CHASE- Sat 8am (10K)/ 9:30am (2 mile), Fairhope Pier
10K and 2-Mile Fun Run/Walk that winds through beautiful downtown Fairhope overlooking Mobile Bay. CLICK HERE
FRIENDLY SONS OF ST PATRICK PARADE- Sat 11:15, beginning at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, downtown Mobile
This is a walking parade, featuring marchers from the Friendly Sons of St Patrick Society along with their sons, grandsons and the McGill-Toolen High School Band. CLICK HERE
CALLAGHAN’S 72nd Annual ST PATRICK’S DAY STREET PARTY- Sat 11am-11pm, Callaghan’s Irish Social Club, Charleston St, Mobile
Everyone’s Irish at Callaghan’s Street Party… just wear something green and enjoy the green beer and the free music from The Mulligan Brothers, Blackwater Brass and Devon Gilfillian on Saturday. CLICK HERE
O’DALY’S GREEN DRESS RUN- Sat 4pm, O’Daly’s Irish Pub, Dauphin St, downtown Mobile
Registration includes an event t-shirt, post race green beer and a ticket to the after party with Paw Paw's Medicine Cabinet & New Orleans' Bag Of Donuts. CLICK HERE
GALLERY NIGHT PENSACOLA- Fri 5pm-10pm, downtown Pensacola
Enjoy some pre-St. Patty's Day Shenanigans at our March Gallery Night! The event will feature more than 20 fine artists, craftsman, performance artists and musicians all along the streets of Downtown Pensacola. CLICK HERE
FOLEY BBQ & BLUES- Sat 10am-5pm, Heritage Park, Foley
An Alabama Barbecue Association Trail event, the barbecue cook-off attracts both corporate and individual teams competing for bragging rights in several award categories. Enjoy great food, popular blues bands, children’s activities, and a raffle. All proceeds support the South Baldwin Chamber Foundation. CLICK HERE
SMOKIN’ IN THE SQUARE- Fri 12noon-10pm; Sat 10am-8pm; Sun 8am-5pm, Community Maritime Park, downtown Pensacola
NEW LOCATION this year. Great food and great entertainment (including Chioe Channel and the McGuires Pipe Band)! BBQ Cookoff includes approximately 50 professional teams and 25 backyarder teams. CLICK HERE
HOLI FESTIVAL OF COLORS- Sat 11am-3pm, University of South Alabama Intramural Fields
Holi, the festival of colors, celebrates the triumph of good over evil and the coming together of people.
Join us in the biggest celebration where we will cover each other in colored powders (safe and natural).
FREE entry and color for all attendees!!! There will be FOOD, MUSIC, DANCES, GAMES, HENNA and MORE!! CLICK HERE
ORANGE BEACH INVASION CAR SHOW- Fri-Sun, The Wharf, Orange Beach
Free spectator admission. CLICK HERE
CLAY WALKER- Fri 8pm, IP Casino Biloxi, CLICK HERE
KANSAS- Fri 8pm, Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, Biloxi, CLICK HERE
TIFFANY HADDISH- Sat 8pm, Beau Rivage Resort & Casino Biloxi, CLICK HERE
KEKE WYATT- Fri 8:30pm, Soul Kitchen, downtown Mobile, CLICK HERE
GARRISON KEILLOR- Thurs 8pm, Mobile Saenger Theatre, downtown Mobile, CLICK HERE
TOBY MAC with DANNY GOKEY, MANDISA, RYAN STEVENSON, FINDING FAVOUR- Sun 7pm, Pensacola Bay Center, CLICK HERE
PENSACOLA OPERA presents MAN OF LA MANCHA- Fri 7:30pm, Sun 2pm, Pensacola Saenger Theatre
Set against the backdrop of the Spanish Inquisition, Man of La Mancha finds the author Miguel de Cervantes imprisoned and charged with treason. Assuming the guise of the Knight-Errant Don Quixote, he and his fellow prisoners dare to “Dream the Impossible Dream” as they begin their journey to the truth. CLICK HERE
LA BOHEME- Fri 8pm, Sun 2:30pm, The Temple Downtown, Mobile
Mobile Opera presents Puccini’s unforgettable love story. When Mimi knocks on Rodolfo’s door needing a light for her candle, something else ignites between them. Faced with bitter reality, can they keep their flame alive? CLICK HERE
CABARET - Fri/Sat 7:30pm, Sun 2pm, Joe Jefferson Playhouse, Mobile
An American writer and a female entertainer at a seedy nightclub in post-World War I Berlin become romantically involved, while the Nazi Party rises to power around them. ( ** Cabaret is intended and staged for Mature Audiences**) CLICK HERE
IN A FOREST DARK AND DEEP- Thurs/Fri/Sat 7:30pm, Pensacola Little Theatre
On the night when Betty urgently needs help to empty her cabin in the woods, she calls on her brother Bobby. In this exhilarating play of secrets and sibling rivalry, we will explore the dark territory of "the lies you tell yourself to get by." Strong adult language and content! CLICK HERE
COTTONTAIL EXPRESS AT WALES WEST - Sat/Sun 11am-4pm (through Mar 31), Wales West Light Railway, Silverhill
Ride an authentic steam train and visit the Easter Bunny, enjoy an Egg Hunt, Crafts, Miniature Train Ride, Hay Ride, Playground and more. CLICK HERE
USA JAGUAR BASEBALL vs ULM- Fri/Sat 6:30pm, Sun 1pm, Stanky Field, USA campus, CLICK HERE
Listen to Jags baseball on 99.5 The Jag and on iHeartRadio (search “Jags”).
PENSACOLA ICE FLYERS HOCKEY vs PEORIA RIVERMEN- Fri/Sat 7:05pm, Pensacola Bay Center, CLICK HERE
TOMB RAIDER (R) - Lara Croft, the fiercely independent daughter of a missing adventurer, must push herself beyond her limits when she finds herself on the island where her father disappeared. Stars Alicia Vikander, Dominic West, Walton Goggins
LOVE, SIMON (PG13)- Simon Spier keeps a huge secret from his family, his friends, and all of his classmates: he's gay. When that secret is leaked, Simon must face everyone and come to terms with his identity. Stars Nick Robinson, Josh Duhamel, Jennifer Garner
I CAN ONLY IMAGINE (PG)- The inspiring and unknown true story behind MercyMe's beloved, chart topping song that brings ultimate hope to so many is a gripping reminder of the power of true forgiveness. Stars J. Michael Finley, Brody Rose, Dennis Quaid
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