Best Bets

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, Aug 11- Aug 13

LODA ARTWALK CELEBRATES FASHION- Fri 6pm-9pm, Lower Dauphin Arts District, Downtown Mobile

Don’t miss the fashion show in Cathedral Square! Sign up to show off your favorite fashion trend. Drop by the Kids Zone to create your DIY canvas bag, hat craft, and more! This event will highlight creatives within our community, including visual artists, musical performers, local restaurants, art galleries, and more. CLICK HERE  

ROLL MOBILE SKATE NIGHT- Fri 6pm-9pm, Bienville Square, downtown Mobile

Mobile Parks & Recreation is closing off the streets and turning Bienville Square into a giant roller rink, complete with lights and a live DJ! Bring your skates or bring a chair to watch! Roller skates and roller blades only. CLICK HERE   

SATURDAYS AT THE COOP!- Sat 7pm-10pm, Cooper Riverside Park, downtown Mobile

Relax and enjoy evenings under the stars with live musical entertainment from the Duane Bartel Band (Funk Rock). Bring chairs, blankets, and your favorite cooler for an evening under the stars! Free event. CLICK HERE   

MOBILE SAENGER SUMMER CLASSIC MOVIE SERIES: 

FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH- Thurs 7pm, Mobile Saenger Theatre

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD - Sun 3pm, Mobile Saenger Theatre

Tickets may be purchased at the box office only. There are no online sales. The box office opens 2 hours prior to each film. You are encouraged to bring a donation item for United Cerebral Palsy of Mobile when you attend. Just drop your item off at the table in the lobby as you head for the popcorn! CLICK HERE   

PENSACOLA SAENGER SUMMER MOVIE SERIES: THE BREAKFAST CLUB - Sat 7pm, Pensacola Saenger, CLICK HERE   

TASHA COBBS LEONARD & THE MISSISSIPPI MASS CHOIR- Sat 5pm, Mobile Saenger Theatre, CLICK HERE    

THE COMMODORES- Sat 8pm, Beau Rivage Biloxi, CLICK HERE   

FOOZ FIGHTERS- A FOO FIGHTER TRIBUTE- Sat 7pm, OWA Theater, OWA Parks & Resort, Foley, CLICK HERE   

LARRY GATLIN- Sun 3pm, OWA Theater, OWA Parks & Resort, Foley, CLICK HERE   

DAUPHIN ISLAND REGGAE WEEKEND- Sat/Sun 11am-5pm, Green Park, Dauphin Island

Music will be provided by New Orleans Reggae greats “Ambush Reggae Band” along with Birmingham favorite “Culture Dread.” Caribbean D.J. “Rich Music” will be spinning great Calypso, Reggae and Soca tunes on Saturday, with DJ “Trini Fresh” selecting on Sunday along with “Culture Dread”. Special guests on Sunday are the Mobile Alabama Africatown Drummers. All music events are FREE. Family Friendly; Kids' Activities ; Face Painting ; Limbo Line Contest; Caribbean Food Vendors.  CLICK HERE   

WOODSTOCK WEEKEND- Fri-Sun, Seville Quarter, Downtown Pensacola

3 days of peace & music! All of the fun starts around 5pm on Friday with a Woodstock-inspired Happy Hour and the trip will last all weekend long. Seville Quarter is the place to re-live the legendary 1969 Woodstock Music Festival. We know it is as far away as you can get from the town of Woodstock, NY, but the vibe of Peace-Love, Far-Out & Groovy Feelings will be filling the Historic Pensacola Nightclub. Tie-dye and other 60s fashions are welcome. CLICK HERE 

BLUES ON THE BAY: STILL STANDING ELTON JOHN TRIBUTE- 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  

END OF SUMMER BASH AT OWA- Sat 4pm-8pm, Downtown OWA, OWA Parks & Resort, Foley

Enjoy kids’ activities, yard games, inflatables, and hip hop dancers. All crafts and activities are available for free! CLICK HERE

BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT AT MOBILE INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY- Sat 5:30pm (Grandstands open); 8pm (Racing begins), Mobile International Speedway, Irvington AL

Kids 11 and under get in free for Back To School Night, and they’re bringing back Kids Ride In Race Cars. All kids will get an opportunity to climb in one of the Crown Stocks or Pure Stocks and make a lap around the Speedway.  CLICK HERE   

LIVING HISTORY CREW DRILL- Sat 8am-3pm, USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park, Mobile

Watch history come to life! Interact with historical WWII reenactors aboard the USS ALABAMA and the USS DRUM. These crewmen, dressed in WWII period Navy uniforms, hold demonstrations, conduct weapons briefings, and share stories told to them by our original crewmen. 

The big event of the day happens at 1:00 p.m. when “Call to Battle Stations” is sounded. Grab a spot on the bow of the USS ALABAMA and watch as vintage enemy aircraft fly over and attack the ship. CLICK HERE   

BEYOND VAN GOGH: THE IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE- Sun-Thurs 10am-8pm; Fri/Sat 10am-9pm (August 5th – September 9th), Pensacola Interstate Fairgrounds

Step inside the works of post-Impressionist icon Vincent van Gogh! This stunningly exhibition blends over 300 of van Gogh’s most celebrated works with cutting-edge projection technology and a specially curated musical soundtrack to tell the story of one of history’s most enduring and influential artists in a completely unforgettable cinematic multimedia experience. 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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