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.
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Private Collections Exhibit at The Orange Beach Art Center
Date: 10/15/2009 - 11/11/2009
Location: 26389 Canal Road
Orange Beach, AL 36561
Phone: 251-981-2787
Web Site: www.orangebeachartcenter.com
This limited-time exhibit will feature a variety of artists, from contemporary to outsider, including Peter Max, Jimmie Lee Sudduth and Al Sella.
The mediums include mixed media and sculpture.
The 2009 Visiting Artist & Exhibition at the Orange Beach Arts Center presents: Call to All Artist Show: “Renew”
Date: 10/15/2009 - 11/10/2009
Location: 26389 Canal Road
Orange Beach, AL 36561
Phone: 251 981-ARTS (2787)
Web Site: www.orangebeachartcenter.com
This is a juried show for any artist. Each artists will present their interpretation of the theme, renew.
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.
Kiku Matsuri – Chrysanthemum Festival
Date: 11/6/2009 - 11/7/2009
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
Friday, November 6th 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM and Saturday, November 7th 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM
We will welcome the Cascading Mums with this new event. Help us celebrate Mums with an Asian Flair! Kiku Matsuri is the fifth of the five annual festivals in the traditional Japanese calendar. The chrysanthemum is the official flower of Japan and is a symbol of longevity, power, dignity and nobility. On Friday, watch the Mobile Chapter of Ikebana International create arrangements for the display at Bellingrath for the week-end’s celebration. On Saturday, we will welcome the Bonsai Society and their beautiful living sculptures which will be on display in the Magnolia Café along with the Ikebana arrangements. On Live Oak Plaza you can learn all about building bamboo fences and how to tie decorative knots. The Sumi-e Society will teach you how to draw chrysanthemums. You can help us make an origami crane chain. Our friends from the Mobile Public Library will be on hand to share books about Japanese Culture. We will complete the celebration with an authentic Japanese Tea Ceremony!
17th annual Old Farmhouse Christmas Arts and Crafts Show
Date: 11/6/2009 - 11/8/2009
Location: 9615 N. Loop Road, Pensacola
Price: Free to public.
Phone: 850-492-0220 Pensacola's largest autumn crafts fair. Over 100 vendors, arts and crafts, hayride or pony ride for 50 cents. Mullet plates $7.00. Fri-Sat 10-5, Sun 10-3.
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