10/26- 10/28
LOCAL EVENTS:
MAKING STRIDES AGAINST BREAST CANCER WALK- Sat 6:45am (Registration); 8:00am (Walk), Bienville Square, downtown Mobile
Put on something pink and join us in the fight against breast cancer, with the American Cancer Society. This 3 and a half mile walk brings people together to make a difference for everyone who has been touched by breast cancer. CLICK HERE
WOOFSTOCK- Sat 3pm-11pm, Serda Brewing, Government St, downtown Mobile
Woofstock is changing locations this year, taking over the grounds of Serda Brewing Co. - a full city block and will have activities for ALL ages. Join the Animal Rescue Foundation (ARF) for beer, music, and tons of Halloween fun! Bring your pooch and be sure to enter the doggy costume contest. CLICK HERE
THRILLER NIGHTS OF LIGHTS - Every night (rain or shine) through Oct 31, 7pm-10pm, Hank Aaron Stadium, Mobile
Thriller Nights of Lights is a family-friendly drive-thru light show synchronized to music playing through your car radio. Displays of giant spiders, spooky eyes, friendly ghosts, and tumbling scarecrows are just a few of the displays to see dancing to a fun variety of music. CLICK HERE
GREATER GULF STATE FAIR- Fri Oct 26- Sun Nov 4, The Grounds, west Mobile
This year’s theme is “How the West was Fun.” Enjoy the largest midway on the Gulf Coast, along with the Rhinestone Roper Show, World of Wonders and The Escape Explosion. This Saturday, see Josh Turner at 7:30pm. CLICK HERE
PENSACOLA INTERSTATE FAIR- Thurs Oct 18- Sun Oct 28, Pensacola Interstate Fairgrounds
There is always something fun and exciting to see at the Fair! This Friday night, see White Tie Rock Ensemble – Presents A Tribute To Led Zeppelin at 7:30. Saturday night, see Craig Campbell at 7:30. All shows are FREE with admission into the Fair. Each day features a different discounted admission special at the Fair. CLICK HERE
UWF ARGOS FOOTBALL @ NORTH GREENVILLE- Sat 12noon, Tigerville, SC, CLICK HERE
FLORIDA vs GEORGIA- Sat 2:30pm, Gainesville, CLICK HERE
FLORIDA STATE vs CLEMSON - Sat 11am, Tallahassee, CLICK HERE
PENSACOLA ICE FLYERS HOCKEY vs HUNTSVILLE HAVOC- Fri 7:35pm, Pensacola Bay Center, CLICK HERE
US AGAINST THE WORLD: MANN FAMILY TOUR- Thurs 7pm, Mobile Civic Center
The Us Against the World Mann Family Tour will feature David, Tamela, son David Mann, Jr., and daughter Tia Mann, sharing an evening of music, comedy, and family entertainment. CLICK HERE
RILEY GREEN- Thurs 7:30pm, Mobile Saenger Theatre, CLICK HERE
DON FELDER, FORMERLY OF THE EAGLES- Sun 7:30pm, Mobile Saenger Theatre, CLICK HERE
NEWSBOYS- Sat 6pm, Pensacola Bay Center, CLICK HERE
STYX- Fri 8pm, IP Casino Biloxi, CLICK HERE
BRIAN McKNIGHT- Sat 8pm, IP Casino Biloxi, CLICK HERE
HERE COME THE MUMMIES- Fri 8pm, Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, Biloxi, CLICK HERE
KENNY G- Sat 8pm, Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, Biloxi, CLICK HERE
UPCHURCH- Sun 8pm, Soul Kitchen, downtown Mobile, CLICK HERE
LOST IN YONKERS- Fri/Sat 7:30pm; Sun 2:30pm, Theatre 98, Fairhope
In the summer of 1942, two young boys are sent to stay with their stern grandmother and their childlike aunt in Yonkers, New York. CLICK HERE
SPOOKTACULAR SOIREE HALLOWEEN PARTY- Sat 7pm, Prestige Event Center, 7054 Howells Ferry Rd
BYOB and dress in your favorite Halloween Costume for the Spooktacular Soiree Halloween Party with The Tip Tops and DJ Root Dr, featuring a tribute to the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin. A portion of proceeds benefits the American Cancer Society. CLICK HERE
MOBILE WITCHES RIDE for DELTA DOGS- Sun 3:30 (Registration); 5:00 (Ride), Blind Mule, downtown Mobile
Get your best witch costume together and hop on your broom (aka your bicycle -decorate that too!) for a 3-mile, easy paced bike parade around downtown Mobile and DeTonti Square. The fun will end in a fabulous block party with music, libations, and food available from local food trucks and The Blind Mule. Proceeds benefit Delta Dogs a local non-profit that provides free spay/neuter and veterinary care to the pets of Mobile's community in need. CLICK HERE
HALLOWEEN AT THE EXPLOREUM- Sat 10am-2pm, Gulf Coast Exploreum, downtown Mobile
Family friendly activities and demos will be inspired by animation while exploring the amazing world of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. Enjoy creative flip books, bat crafts, yummy banana mummies, ghost orbs, spooky sounds of a Theremin, games, cartoons and more!! CLICK HERE
BOO AT BELLINGRATH- Sat 11am-2pm, Bellingrath Gardens, Theodore
Dress up your little ghosts and goblins and enjoy a day full of Halloween fun at Bellingrath! The Gardens will be filled with spooky and fun inflatables, and local businesses and organizations will set up numerous treat stations to hand out candy and trinkets to guests of all ages. CLICK HERE
GULFQUEST presents FREE MOVIE ON THE PROMENADE: COCO- Fri 6:30pm, GulfQuest Maritime Museum, downtown Mobile
Grab a blanket or chair and join GulfQuest for a movie outside on the Riverfront Promenade. CLICK HERE
SPOOKY MOVIE ON THE LAWN: PARANORMAN- Sat 2pm; movie starts 7:30pm, The Wharf, Orange Beach
Gather on the Marina Lawn for an evening of spell-casting, cinematic fun. Come down before the movie and enjoy a hayride and other family-friendly activities Come dressed in costume and trick or treat at participating shops beginning at 2pm. CLICK HERE
TOWN OF TERROR: CIRCUS ASYLUM- Fri/Sat 6pm-11pm; Sun 6pm-9pm; Halloween Night 6pm-10pm, Downtown OWA (outside amusement park gates), Foley
This year’s Town of Terror theme is Circus Asylum. They came, they performed… and they never left. These forgotten acts have become possessed and taken over Downtown OWA.
(There’s a “No Boo” Behind-the-Scenes Tour, a one-time “lights on” experience to learn the history of Town of Terror from 5-6pm ONLY every weekend in October.)
There’s also The Park After Dark, with family friendly activities inside The Park at OWA! CLICK HERE
FIELD OF SCREAMS- Fri 5-7PM: Family Friendly; 7:30-Midnight Adults Only; Sat 7:30-Midnight Adults Only *No family-friendly hours Sat*
For the second year in a row, the Pensacola Blue Wahoos and Pensacola Little Theatre are teaming up to present Field of Screams, Terror Under the Stadium! On designated nights in October, two tours will take place under the stadium, one tailored to children and families, the other for adults only. Attendees will face off against their deepest fears as they travel the tunnels of Blue Wahoos Stadium. CLICK HERE
BOO AT THE ZOO- Sat/Sun 10am-5pm, Gulf Breeze Zoo
Trick-or-Treat with all your favorite animals! Boo at the Zoo is scare-free fun, designed for children up to 12 years old and their families. Join the safe zoo neighborhood of Halloween entertainment, with kid-friendly fun around every corner. CLICK HERE
HAUNTED DUCKS- Fri/Sat/Sun 7pm-9pm, The Fort of Colonial Mobile, downtown Mobile
For centuries Mobile has been home to pirates, vagabonds, miscreants, soldiers, and ladies of the night. While their bodies may be gone their souls remain. Embark on a spine-tingling tour of Mobile and the Mobile River as we search along our haunted city streets for these forgotten souls who linger somewhere between today and the afterlife. While this tour is quite creepy, this is a family attraction! CLICK HERE
SEWARD FARMS MAZE- Sat 10am-9pm, Seward Farms, Lucedale
Come to the border of Mississippi and Alabama on Tanner Williams Road, and you'll find tons of family fun, fresh air, twisting corn maze, fantastic food, and an evening by a crackling fire! Sept. 29th is American Hero Day. CLICK HERE
MAGNOLIA CORN MAZE- Sat 11am-9pm; Sun 12 noon -5pm, County Rd 49 S, Summerdale
Magnolia Corn Maze has many activities that the entire family will enjoy- 2 Challenging Corn Mazes,
Hayride & Cow Train, Zombie Paintball, Petting Zoo, Pig Race & Pony Rides and NEW!!! (Zip Line) Mag's Bee Line. CLICK HERE
PUMPKIN PATCH EXPRESS AND SCARY NIGHT TRAIN - Fri 5pm-9pm, Sat/Sun 1pm-9pm, Wales West Light Railway
Ride an authentic steam train to the Haunted Barn; enjoy the maze, kid-friendly pumpkin patch, hay ride, refreshments and bounce house. CLICK HERE
FULL MOON CATTLE CO PCA CHAMPIONSHIP RODEO- Fri/Sat 7:30pm, Carol Hodgson Arena, Bay Minette
Two nights of high-energy, professional cowgirls and cowboys competing to qualify for the PCA FINALS! The cast of The Cowboy Way will be there, including Cody Harris. CLICK HERE
HUNTER KILLER (R) - An untested American submarine captain teams with U.S. Navy Seals to rescue the Russian president, who has been kidnapped by a rogue general. Stars Gerard Butler, Gary Oldman, Common
INDIVISIBLE (PG13)- INDIVISIBLE is the extraordinary true story of Army Chaplain Darren Turner and his wife Heather. When war etches battle scars on their hearts, they face one more battle: the fight to save their marriage. One marriage, one family, under God. Stars Justin Bruening, Sarah Drew, Jason George
JOHNNY ENGLISH STRIKES AGAIN (PG)- After a cyber-attack reveals the identity of all of the active undercover agents in Britain, Johnny English is forced to come out of retirement to find the mastermind hacker. Stars Rowan Atkinson, Emma Thompson
TEA WITH THE DAMES - What happens when four legends of British stage and screen get together? Dame Maggie Smith, Dame Judi Dench, Dame Eileen Atkins, and Dame Joan Plowright are longtime friends who hereby invite you to join them for a weekend in the country as they catch up with one another, reminisce, and share their candid, delightfully irreverent thoughts on everything from art to aging to love to a life lived in the spotlight. Now showing at the Crescent Theater in downtown Mobile.
Don’t plan your weekend without your Best Bets- local events, movies, concerts and more!