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Best Bets

Check your Best Bets before you make your weekend plans, so you don't miss out! We've got local events, concerts and more all along the Gulf Coast.Full Bio

 

Best Bets for the Weekend, June 30- July 4

CITY OF MOBILE 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION- Tues 4pm-9:30pm, Cooper Riverside Park and Mardi Gras Park, downtown Mobile

Live music at Cooper Riverside Park. Kid's Zone at Mardi Gras Park, with live DJ, games and activities, bounce houses, face painting, caricature artists, and more! FIREWORKS BEGIN AT 9PM SHARP! CLICK HERE  

MOBILE POPS 4TH OF JULY CONCERT- Tues 7 pm, Medal of Honor Aircraft Pavilion, USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park

he concert will include patriotic favorites, military marches, contemporary scores, and more. Admission is free to attend, and the public is invited. CLICK HERE   

DOWNTOWN PENSACOLA- Tues 9pm, Pensacola Bayfront

PENSACOLA BEACH- Tues 9pm, Pensacola Beach Boardwalk

This year, the Beach Chamber is joining forces with the Downtown Pensacola fireworks show, creating a spectacular dual Independence Day celebration in the sky!

  

DAUPHIN ISLAND- Sat 9pm, Public Beach (next to the school), CLICK HERE   

SARALAND FIREWORKS - Sat 7:30pm-9pm, Saraland High School

Gates open at 7:30pm for this park & watch event! Food trucks, games and activities before the event. Fireworks begin at 9:00pm. CLICK HERE   

SUMMERDALE FIREWORKS & FESTIVAL- Sat 10am-9pm, Pioneer Park, Summerdale CLICK HERE

SEMMES INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION- Sun 5pm-9pm, Mary G Montgomery High School

This free City Event will include a concert by the Molly Ringwalds, as well as local entertainment, fireworks, vendors, food trucks, and plenty of fun for the family! CLICK HERE  

BAY MINETTE FIREWORKS- Mon at dusk (9pm), Bay Minette Sports Complex, CLICK HERE  

BLUE WAHOOS SUMMER CELEBRATION- Mon 6pm (gates open); fireworks at 8:30pm, Blue Wahoos Stadium, downtown Pensacola

Join us at Blue Wahoos Stadium for a fun night for the whole family, with bounce houses, water slide, Kazoo, and fireworks!  CLICK HERE  

PRICHARD FIREWORKS CELEBRATION- Tues 5pm-9pm, Highpoint Park, Eight Mile CLICK HERE

FAIRHOPE 4TH OF JULY CONCERT & FIREWORKS- Tues 7:30pm, Fairhope Municipal Pier

The Baldwin Pops Band Independence Day Concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Henry George Park. A variety of patriotic music will be played before and during the fireworks display. The Fairhope fireworks display will begin at approximately 9 p.m. CLICK HERE   

DAPHNE FIREWORKS- Tues 9pm, Al Trione Sports Complex, CLICK HERE 

ROBERTSDALE FIREWORKS - Tues 8:30pm, Garrett Park, Robertsdale CLICK HERE

NAVARRE BEACH- Tues 9pm, Navarre Beach Fishing Pier CLICK HERE

GULF SHORES- Tues 9pm, Gulf State Park Pier

Due to ongoing construction to repair damage from Hurricane Sally, fireworks will be shot from the center of the pier this year, making the Gulf State Park and the eastern area of the Gulf Shores Public Beach ideal locations for spectators. CLICK HERE  

FLORA BAMA 4TH OF JULY PARTY- Tues, all day, Flora-Bama Lounge, Perdido Key

Come enjoy the amazing Bar-B-Q or watch the Miss Firecracker Bikini Contest, participate in the annual Freedom Run, listen to live music and watch the fireworks from the beach at night. CLICK HERE  

OWA 4TH OF JULY WEEKEND PARTY- Fri/Sat/Sun 2pm-9pm, Downtown OWA, OWA Parks & Resort, Foley

Join OWA for a weekend filled with fun, entertainment, and patriotic spirit! Enjoy delicious red, white, and blueberry treats, get your caricature drawn, and let the kids make their own firework crafts. Experience a bubble truck party, and groove to live music performances.The festivities culminate with a spectacular firework show on Saturday, July 1 at 8:50pm that is synchronized to patriotic music. CLICK HERE   

WHARF INDEPENDENCE DAY STREET PARTY- Mon 5pm-9pm, The Wharf, Orange Beach

There will be family friendly activities in the Entertainment District including a bubble truck, bounce houses, mechanical shark, face painting ($10), camel rides ($10), Pirate Revenge ride, rock wall, stilt walker, Reptile Bus, special appearances by Lady Liberty, Uncle Sam and ending the night with the palm trees dancing in patriotic colors and a grand fireworks show. CLICK HERE   

PENSACOLA BLUE WAHOOS BASEBALL vs BILOXI SHUCKERS- Tues 4:05pm, Blue Wahoos Stadium

Fans can celebrate Independence Day with America's national pastime on the Fourth of July featuring a special America-themed jersey auction and a great view of downtown Pensacola's fireworks show. CLICK HERE   

GRAND BAY WATERMELON FESTIVAL- Mon 3pm-7pm, Tues 10am-6pm, Odd Fellows Festival Park, Grand Bay

On the 3rd, preview day, there’s no charge for parking and there will be Arts & Crafts vendors, rides, food vendors, and entertainment, (but no watermelon yet). On the 4th, admission is only $5 per vehicle, and in addition to Arts & Crafts vendors, rides, food vendors and entertainment, the Pretty Baby Contest, Car Show, games, and all the free, sliced, ice cold, sweet Grand Bay watermelon you can eat. CLICK HERE   

FIRECRACKER 5K- Sat 7am, Seville Quarter, downtown Pensacola

Kick off the Fourth of July weekend by running for the Ronald McDonald House of Northwest Florida! The Firecracker 5k is a family-friendly race offering a FREE Kids Fun Run. CLICK HERE   

OZANAM’S JAZZ EXTRAVAGANZA- AN RX FOR A CAUSE -Fri 6pm-9pm, The Grand Hall, Halls Mill Rd, Mobile

Jazz It Up with Ozanam is a combination of live jazz, a silent auction, raffle, wine pull, dancing, great food and drinks. A portion of the proceeds benefit the Ozanam mission of providing life-sustaining prescription medications to homeless and uninsured individuals at no cost to them.  CLICK HERE  

ASHANTI- Sat 8pm, IP Casino Biloxi, CLICK HERE  

 

THE BROKEN HEARTS: TOM PETTY TRIBUTE- Thurs 7pm, OWA Theater, OWA Parks & Resort, Foley, CLICK HERE  

WHITE TIE ROCK ENSEMBLE featuring hits of Foreigner, Styx and Van Halen- Fri/Sat 7pm, OWA Theater, OWA Parks & Resort, Foley, CLICK HERE 

  

BLUES ON THE BAY: HI TIDE BAND- Sun 6pm-8pm, Community Maritime Park, Pensacola

Enjoy a cool breeze off the bay while dancing and listening to some of the region's best musical talent. Concerts are free and open to the public. Pack your coolers, bring your lawn chairs and join us at the Hunter Amphitheater. CLICK HERE  

MARKET IN THE PARK (SPRING 2023)- 7:30am-12 noon Saturdays (May 6- July 8), Cathedral Square, downtown Mobile

Shop locally grown, locally produced and handmade items all while listening to live entertainment. CLICK HERE    

PALAFOX MARKET- Saturdays 9am-2pm, Palafox Market North, at Martin Luther King, Jr. Plaza, and Palafox Market South, at Plaza Ferdinand, downtown Pensacola

Fresh produce, live plants, baked goods, fine art and antiques are just a few of the items offered by the local small business owners who share their goods, knowledge and Southern hospitality. CLICK HERE   

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