If you need a little more action than just turning over every 30 minutes, Gulf Shores and Orange Beach offer plenty of activity. From music to history, sports to festivals, parades to plays, we'll give you plenty to do all year-round.

Of course, doing nothing but rolling over every half hour has some definite appeal too. It's all up to you.

Fall back on our Coast...
Fall in love with Alabama's Gulf Coast... where our idea of autumn color is rows of golden-brown sea oats framing the spectacular orange and pinks of lingering sunsets and glistening white sand. Summer into fall, we've got it all! In October, join us for the world-renowned Annual National Shrimp Festival. Fabulous seafood, arts and crafts, and music make this the event of the season. Fall fishing is fantastic! The month-long October Fishing Rodeo offers fun and great prizes. In November, listen as local songwriters croon their hearts out at the Frank Brown International Songwriters’ Festival.

Upcoming Events

1st Annual Turkey Bowl Invitational
Date: 11/3/2009 - 11/24/2009
Location: 24621 Perdido Beach Boulevard Gulf Shores, AL 36542
Price: $10.00 per team.
Phone: 251-974-1800

4:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Every Tuesday in November before Thanksgiving. Throw a frozen turkey down a slip n slide lane for prizes. Teams consist of four people. part of the proceeds will be donated to disabled veterans. Your chance to win a fried turkey dinner and fixings for four. Hook your spot soon. Limited lanes available.

Cascading Chrysanthemum Bloom Out!
Date: 11/7/2009 - 11/22/2009
Location: 12401 Bellingrath Gardens Rd Theodore, AL 36582
Price: Admission: Regular admission – Adults $11, children 5 – 12 $6 and children 4 and under are free.
Web Site: www.bellingrath.org

Hundreds of colorful four-foot long cascades will be displayed on bridges and balconies, in baskets and containers throughout the Gardens. Guests will also enjoy the columns of mums and the thousands of mums in the flower beds with the fall colors of yellow, bronze, red, orange and white. The Great Lawn’s dramatic border will be a feast for the eyes. Bellingrath’s mum display is one of the grandest in the country and all the cascades are grown at Bellingrath.

25th Annual Frank Brown Songwriters Festival
Date: 11/12/2009 - 11/22/2009
Location: Various venues, check website for complete details.
Price: TBD
Phone: 850-492-7664
Web Site: www.fbisf.com

The festival provides an atmosphere to promote all writers, whether they had written hit songs which made people open their eyes and view the world in a different way or they are aspiring writers and musicians who knew they could do the same but needed a forum in order to get their music out to the world.

Digital Photography classes with Dorie Parsons at the Orange Beach Art Center
Date: 11/14/2009 - 11/21/2009
Location: Orange Beach Art Center 26389 Canal Road Orange Beach, AL 36561
Price: Class fee is $27 per class.
Phone: 251 981-ARTS (2787)
Web Site: www.orangebeachartcenter.com

Saturdays, 10:00am - 12:00pm. This popular and educational class will be offered twice in November.
Nov 14 and again on Nov 21. This is a hands-on class designed to give you the necessary information and skill needed to understand and become proficient with your digital camera. We will learn about the camera controls and work on overcoming common problems such as shutter lag and blurred images.
Each participant should bring a digital camera, charged batteries, a camera memory card, and the camera manual (if available).

Pottery Classes Hand Building with Maya Blume-Cantrell at the Orange Beach Art Center
Date: 11/17/2009 - 12/8/2009
Location: Orange Beach Art Center, 26389 Canal Road, Orange Beach
Price: The class fee is $100.00
Phone: 251-981-2787
Web Site: www.orangebeachartcenter.com

This class begins Tuesday night, Nov. 17, 6:00pm - 8:00pm and runs four weeks.
Join us for fun in clay. Study with this wonderful potter the techniques of hand building. We will be utilizing hand building techniques, including coil, slab, and pinch. Functional and nonfunctional projects will be explored. Stoneware clay will be provided in the cost of the class.

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