W.C. Handy Music Festival
2026-07-19 00:00 - 2026-07-25 23:59 (America/Chicago) | Various locations in The Shoals
Most events are free; there is a charge for specific events

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/people/WC-Handy-Music-Festival/100057338685092/

Shoals Songwriters Showcase 2026
2026-07-20 00:00 - 2026-07-25 23:59 | Florence-Lauderdale Visitor Center, 200 Jim Spain Drive, Florence, 35630, United States
The Florence-Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau is proud to present the annual Shoals Songwriter Showcase, featuring some of the area’s most acclaimed hit songwriters—including Lenny LeBlanc, Gary Baker, James LeBlanc, Mike Curtis, Billy Lawson, Mark Narmore, Donny Lowery, and many more. Enjoy a full week of unforgettable songs and the stories that inspired them! Please arrive early as this will be standing-room crowds. Our lobby area will be set up so a limited number of guests can watch the show on a large LED screen. This event is FREE and open to the public!

Historic Tuscaloosa Lecture Series
2026-07-24 17:30 - 18:30, 2026-08-28 17:30 - 18:30, 2026-09-25 17:30 - 18:30
This is a free event open to the public. Doors open at 5 P.M. lecture begins at 5:30. The location will be uploaded to our webpage when decided.

Digging into Fort Tombecbe: A Talk by Sarah Coffey
2026-07-25 10:00 - 11:00 | Mobile Public Library – West Regional Library, 5555 Grelot Road, Mobile, 36609, United States
Unearth A Story!

Join us at West Regional Library as we dig into the history of French colonial Fort Tombecbe with Sarah Coffey, president of the Alabama Archaeological Society. Ms. Coffey will discuss the history of the fort, unearthed through ongoing archeological work that began in the 1980s.

A short question-and-answer session will follow her presentation. For more information, please email Christina Coxe at ccoxe@mplonline.org or call 251-340-1588.

Butler County Historical & Genealogical Society's July Quarterly Meeting
2026-07-26 14:00 | First Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, 112 Adams Street, Greenville, 36037, United States
BCHGS July Quarterly MeetingFeaturing Alabama Humanities Alliance Road Scholar Mike Bunn

Packed With A Purpose: Honoring Those Who Served Our Country Over 250 Years
2026-08-01 10:00 - 14:00 | Pleasant Grove Elementary Parking Lot, 601 Park Rd, Pleasant Grove, 35127, United States
The event is free and is open to the public and neighboring cities. Bring your lawn chairs and tents

We the Readers - The Color Purple
2026-08-04 13:00 - 14:00 | Downtown Huntsville Library, 915 Monroe St Southwest, Huntsville, 35801, United States
Celebrate the 250th anniversary of The Declaration of Independence this year at the Downtown Huntsville Public Library with a search for The Great American Novel.

This month we are reading The Color Purple by Alice Walker, published 1982.

Celie has grown up poor in rural Georgia, despised by the society around her and abused by her own family. She strives to protect her sister, Nettie, from a similar fate, and while Nettie escapes to a new life as a missionary in Africa, Celie is left behind without her best friend and confidante, married off to an older suitor, and sentenced to a life alone with a harsh and brutal husband.

In an attempt to transcend a life that often seems too much to bear, Celie begins writing letters directly to God. The letters, spanning 20 years, record a journey of self-discovery and empowerment guided by the light of a few strong women. She meets Shug Avery, her husband’s mistress and a jazz singer with a zest for life, and her stepson’s wife, Sofia, who challenges her to fight for independence. And though the many letters from Celie’s sister are hidden by her husband, Nettie’s unwavering support will prove to be the most breathtaking of all.

Red, White, and Blue Devotional Book Talk with Becky Alexander
2026-08-05 12:00 - 14:00 | Community Room at Decatur Public Library, 504 Cherry St NE, Decatur, 35601, United States
Author Becky Alexander will discuss the latest volume in her Coffee with God devotional series, Coffee with God (Volume 6): 31 Red, White, and Blue Devotions. The book includes thirty-one patriotic devotions, a daily scripture, personal story, prayer, and place to write your own thoughts. Attendees will also learn about the 13 folds of the American flag and get to try it themselves, highlighting the devotion called “The Tattered Flag.”

Books will be available for purchase.

History First: Lelia, the Cotton Queen
2026-08-07 11:00 - 12:00
Seating is limited. Pre-registration required.Speaker: John Allison, Morgan County Archivist

Celebrate America’s 250th Birthday with Niki Sepsas: A Means to an End: Privateers in the American Revolution
2026-08-09 15:00 - 16:00 | Homewood Public Library, 1721 Oxmoor Road, Homewood, 35209, United States
This history series with Niki Sepsas tells the remarkable story of American Independence celebrating our 250th anniversary. Provided through a grant from America 250 Alabama.

Realizing that America’s rebellious colonies were in no position to challenge Britain’s Royal Navy and its rule of the seas, the Continental Congress in 1776 began commissioning private vessels to harass British shipping. This program details how daring seafarers from the colonies risked their lives to capture British vessels and how their success impacted the Revolution.

America 250: The History of the Terry-Hutchens Building
2026-08-14 12:00 - 13:00 | Downtown Huntsville Library, 915 Monroe St Southwest, Huntsville, 35801, United States
Join us for a presentation by HMCPL Special Collections Assistant Thomas Hutchens using newspaper articles from The Huntsville Daily Times and photographs from the HMCPL Special Collections archive, tracing the construction and history of the Terry-Hutchens Building from the 1920’s to the present day.

Old Baker Farm Summer Shindig
2026-08-15 18:00 - 21:00 | Old Baker Farm, 184 Furrow Ln, Harpersville, 35078, United States
The event will begin at 6:00 pm and conclude with fireworks at 9:00pm. The price is $15 per person 2 years old and up and includes 5 sunflowers. Veterans will receive free admission with valid ID, and will be recognized at the opening ceremony. There will be vendors, an Americana Scavenger Hunt, a “250 Foot” children’s races, sunflowers, and more!

USS Alabama Battleship Living History Crew Drill
2026-08-22 00:00 - 23:59
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/USSALABAMABattleshipMemorialPark/

Taste of 4th Avenue Jazz Festival
2026-08-22 14:00 - 22:00 | Historic 4th Avenue Business District
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/4thavejazz/

Celebrate America’s 250th Birthday with Niki Sepsas: Birth of the “Stars and Stripes” & the Star Spangled Banner
2026-08-24 14:00 - 15:00 | Homewood Public Library, 1721 Oxmoor Road, Homewood, 35209, United States
This history series with Niki Sepsas tells the remarkable story of American Independence celebrating our 250th anniversary. Provided through a grant from America 250 Alabama.

How did a seamstress from New Jersey (the eighth of her parents’ 17 children!) help George Washington re-design a flag that would become the banner for the fledgling Continental Army in 1776? How many times has the American flag changed over the years? And what led a Georgetown lawyer to pen 36 lines of poetry while watching the bombardment of Fort McHenry during the War of 1812 become our national anthem? This program highlights the birth of our flag and our national anthem.

Celebrate America’s 250th Birthday with Niki Sepsas: Of Colonies, States, & Territories: America's Timeline
2026-08-28 14:00 - 15:00 | Homewood Public Library, 1721 Oxmoor Road, Homewood, 35209, United States
This history series with Niki Sepsas tells the remarkable story of American Independence celebrating our 250th anniversary. Provided through a grant from America 250 Alabama. A look at the territorial growth of the United States over the past 250 years and how the 13 British colonies in North America have evolved into 50 states and 16 overseas territories.

Veteran Flag Recognition
2026-08-30 14:00 | City of Cowarts Senior Center, 2733 Jordan Ave, Cowarts, 36321, United States

Huntsville Music Month
2026-09-01 00:00 - 2026-09-30 23:59 | Huntsville, AL, Huntsville, 35801, United States
There are a variety of both free and ticketed events and festivals throughout the entire month

Over 200 events throughout all of Huntsville, Alabama for the entire month of September

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/HuntsvilleMusicOffice

We the Readers - Blood Meridian
2026-09-01 13:00 - 14:00 | Downtown Huntsville Library, 915 Monroe St Southwest, Huntsville, 35801, United States
Celebrate the 250th anniversary of The Declaration of Independence this year at the Downtown Huntsville Public Library with a search for The Great American Novel.

This month we are reading Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy, published 1985.

Widely considered one of the finest novels by a living writer, Blood Meridian is an epic tale of the violence and corruption that attended America’s westward expansion, brilliantly subverting the conventions of the Western novel and the mythology of the “Wild West.” Its wounded hero, the Kid, a fourteen-year-old Tennessean, must confront the extraordinary brutality of the Glanton gang, a murderous cadre on an official mission to scalp Indians. Seeming to preside over this nightmarish world is the diabolical Judge Holden, one of the most unforgettable characters in American fiction. Based on historical events that took place on the Texas-Mexico border in the 1850s, Blood Meridian represents a genius vision of the historical West, one whose stature has only grown in the years since its publication.

History First: Decatur's Founding Fathers & Churches
2026-09-04 11:00 - 12:00
Seating is limited. Pre-registration required.Speaker: Phil Wirey

Kickoff in the Wiregrass: America 250 Celebration
2026-09-05 15:00 | Troy University, 600 University Ave, Troy, 36082, United States
Tailgate Terrace America Block Party Begins at 3 pm, Kickoff vs Sam Houston is 6 pm

Troy vs. Sam Houston State (Saturday, Sept. 5) – Kickoff in the Wiregrass – America 250 Celebration Day

Sound of the South Alumni Band Day

Celebrating the return of College Football in the Wiregrass and the start of the 2026 season as part of our nation’s 250th birthday

United in Cardinal

All Sports Letterwinners Day

Youth Cheer Clinic

Fourteenth Colony-The Forgotten Story of the Gulf South During America's Revolutionary Era
2026-09-10 17:30 - 20:00 | Vaughn-Smitherman Museum, 109 Union St, Selma, 36701, United States
Thursday, September 10, 2026, at 5:30 pm at the Vaughn-Smitherman Museum. Reception and presentation: Fourteenth Colony-The Forgotten Story of the Gulf South During America’s Revolutionary Era by Mike Bunn. Sponsored by the Selma-Dallas Co Historical Society, Vaughn-Smitherman Museum, and the William Rufus King chapter of the DAR.

Son of a Sailor Fest
2026-09-19 00:00 - 23:59 | Downtown Mobile
September TBD, 2026; please check the website or Facebook Page for the correct date

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/people/Son-Of-A-Sailor-Fest/61562373562481/

Featured Event Photo Credit: Visit Mobile

Trail of Tears Commemorative Motorcycle Ride®
2026-09-19 00:00 - 23:59 | Downtown Bridgeport
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Trailoftearsmotorcycle

Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Convention
2026-09-30 00:00 - 2026-10-06 23:59 | Alabama State University Classroom Building, 300 N Beaty St, Athens, 35611, United States
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/TNValleyFiddlersConvention

Great Alabama 650
2026-10-01 00:00 - 23:59 | Weiss Lake Boat Launch, Centre, 35960, United States
October 2026 TBD Note: This is a nonstop 10-day race. Viewing locations cannot be guaranteed, but spectators can follow the race in real time using live tracking at AL650.com.

Free for spectators. Racer registration fees apply (November – August 15, for qualified racers only).

The Great Alabama 650 is held annually in the fall and spans across 10 days, and while we’re glad to be sending you this information now, we’d love to work with you again in January 2026 so future listings for the race can go live earlier in the year. This will help ensure fans — both in Alabama and beyond — can access accurate information well in advance. For Brand USA outreach, please also note that the 2025 race includes international participants, with confirmed racers from the UK and Germany, which highlights its growing global draw.

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/GreatAlabama650

Moundville Native American Festival
2026-10-01 00:00 - 2026-10-03 23:59
Festival hours are 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Thursday and 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.Join Moundville Archaeological Park from October 1-3, 2026 for the Moundville Native American Festival! Bring your family and friends to meet Native American artisans, see traditional dances, listen to stories and music, and support local and Native American businesses at an ancient city on the Black Warrior River.

Admission is $10 at the gate for adults, students, and seniors. Children 5-years-old and under are free.

Moundville Archaeological Park is 13 miles south of Tuscaloosa off Alabama Highway 69 and the address is 634 Mound State Parkway, Moundville, AL 35474-6413. Information on the schedule, performers, demonstrators, and vendors will be updated on our website at festival.museums.ua.edu

Kentuck Festival of the Arts
2026-10-03 00:00 - 23:59 | Snow Hinton Park, 21st St E, Tuscaloosa, 35404, United States
October TBD, 2026

The Kentuck Festival of the Arts is an annual event that celebrates creativity, culture, and community in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Held at Snow Hinton Park every October, this nationally recognized festival attracts over 15,000 visitors from across the country for a weekend filled with inspiring art, live entertainment, and hands-on experiences. The Kentuck Festival has been named a top ten event to attend by the Alabama Department of Tourism and named a “Local Legacy” by the US Library of Congress.

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/KentuckArt/
