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Rooster Day
In 1919, Demopolis hosted the great Rooster Auction to raise funds to build a bridge over the Tombigbee River connecting Marengo and Sumter counties, the last link in the Dixie Overland Highway. Thus was erected the infamous Rooster Bridge! Join the Marengo County Historical Society in commemorating this unique event in Alabama history! Guests can run the Cock's Crow 5K, browse Rooster Fair in Public Square (arts/crafts/food) as you listen to live entertainment, let the kids be kids at the…
10th Annual Mark Curl Barbecue Cook-off
Wrapping around the Wilcox County Courthouse, cook teams grill-out for a chance to win cash prizes, vendors, antique car display, live music, and so much more! Join us for a chance to experience downtown Camden in a unique and exciting way!
Sucarnochee Folklife Festival
Everyone is invited to Livingston to discover some of the best musicians, artists, storytellers and cornbread chefs the Black Belt has to offer. The festival, named after the Sucarnochee River that flows through Livingston, is packed with a variety of activities situated around Courthouse Square. An always favorite is the Cornbread Cook-off, a culinary delight, allowing cooks to wow the judges in three categories: traditional cornbread, specialty cornbread and best recipe using cornbread. Artisans from around the region will create…
Hog Wild for Art Festival 2020
BLACK BELT TREASURES IS HOG WILD FOR ART - Annual Spring Arts Festival Black Belt Treasures Cultural Arts Center (BBTCAC) will host its 10th Annual Hog Wild for Art Festival on Saturday, April 18, 2020 from 10:00 am until 3:00 pm. This year's festival will feature demonstrations by artists and artisans from across the Black Belt region of Alabama, kids art activities, "make and take" activities and more. This event is held in cooperation with the Wilcox Area Chamber of…
Pepper Jelly Festival
Held every year on the last Saturday in April on the grounds of the Alabama Rural Heritage Center, the Pepper Jelly Festival celebrates rural Alabama's crafts, history and the Black Belt Heritage. Historically, the Pepper Jelly Festival has attracted vendors, exhibits, musicians, various tournaments, etc. from Marengo County and throughout the southeast region. The Pepper Jelly Festival provides an excellent venue for our residents and visitors to enjoy arts, crafts, food, entertainment, participative activities and take part in many other…
Mayfest 2020
Travel to the beautiful Atmore, Alabama for Mayfest 2020 on Saturday, May 4th for a day of fun-filled family activities at Tom Byrne Park. This quaint city park— surrounded by tall longleaf pines, oak trees, a central gazebo, and walking trail—offers the perfect setting for this event. We are sure Mayfest won’t disappoint with so much fun and exciting events throughout to make for an entertaining day. Mayfest 2020 offers something for everyone—arts and crafts, plenty of delicious food, and…
Alabama Wildlife Center’s Baby Bird Shower
Come join in the fun and help Alabama Wildlife Center prepare for baby bird season. Bring a gift, tour bird nursery and aviaries, enjoy refreshments, fun children's activities, baby bird videos, and meet live raptors. Free after paid admission to Oak Mountain State Park. See website & Facebook for Baby Bird Wish List, updates & details: alabamawildlifecenter.org. For more information, call 205-663-7930 or email wildlife@awrc.org.
40th Annual Alabama Blueberry Festival
This festival has arts and crafts, a car show, live entertainment, blueberries, blueberry bushes, t-shirts, and food. There is also a free children's section. Home of the "original" blueberry ice cream (made especially for the festival). Also, blueberry cobbler & crunch made with local berries! For more information, call 251-867-3224 or email info@brewtonchamber.com.
17th Annual Butler Fest
A “parade of pigs” leads up to the Memphis in May Sanctioned BBQ Cook-Off. A two day carnival does charge admission but provides family fun. For two days over 75 food and craft vendors display their wares around Courthouse Square. Friday night will have a street dance. All day Saturday we display local talent. We kick off the morning with a 5K run, 2K and children's walk. We have something for everyone! Come out to Butler and get Jiggy with…
Hiram Becoming Hank
Monroe County Museum will produce the stage play Hiram Becoming Hank, which depicts the evolution of Hiram King Williams into the country music star Hank Williams, written by longtime Atlanta Journal and Constitution journalist and author Rheta Grimsley Johnson, along with retired LaGrange (GA) College English professor and Georgia Author of the Year in Fiction John M. Williams. Hiram Becoming Hank is scheduled for performance on October 16, 17, 18, 23, 24 & 25, 2020 at the Old Courthouse Museum in Monroeville.
