Alabama Festivals

January Festivals in Alabama

The Sam Phillips Festival celebrates the man who discovered Elvis amongst other famous musicians in a week long celebration held every January in Florence (North West Alabama).

February Festivals in Alabama

The city of Mobile parties hard with a Mardi Gras Festival that claims to be older than it’s more famous counterpart in New Orleans.

April Festivals in Alabama

Visitors to Alabama’s capital city, Montgomery, in April will be able to take in the Jubilee CityFest, a family weekend festival featuring entertainment, cultural, sporting and arts events.

May Festivals in Alabama

The Hangout Music Festival is an annual three day music festival which takes place every May on the white sandy beaches of the Gulf Shores in Alabama.

The Freedom Creek Blues Festival held the last weekend in May in Aliceville near Tuscaloosa honours Alabama Bluesman Willie King.

The Riverbend Brewfest and River Jam will take place at the riverfront in downtown Montgomery. The festivals offer residents a full day of beer, food and live music.

Blues enthusiasts can also enjoy the Down Home Blues Festival  held every May in Huntsville in the north of the state.

June Festivals in Alabama

The Hank Williams Festival celebrates the life of the Country Music legend in his boyhood hometown Georgiana with a weekend of live country music.

Jazz enthusiasts flock to the Preserve Jazz Festival held each June in Birmingham, Alabama’s largest city.

July Festivals in Alabama

Tens of thousands visit the W.C.Handy Music Festival to honour the ‘Father of the Blues’ in a celebration of Blues and Jazz,held every July in Florence.

The Gulf Coast Ethnic & Heritage Jazz Festival is also held at the end of July/beginning August in Mobile

August Festivals in Alabama

Headliner music and world class BBQ abound at the Stokin’ the Fire BBQ & Music Festival in Birmingham during August. The Black Belt Folk Roots Festival O’l Timey Blues Show is also held in Eutaw every August and offers  Blues on Saturday and Gospel on Sunday washed down with some Downhome cooking, soul food, fish and Eutaw ice cream.

September Festivals in Alabama

Huntsville’s Big Spring Jam Festival is one of the largest music festivals staged in the Southeastern USA . The event takes place at the beautiful Big Spring International Park in downtown Huntsville. More than 45 musical acts perform over a weekend each September.

October Festivals in Alabama

Orange Beach and Gulf Shores on the Gulf Coast link up with Pensacola and Perdido Key to host the Frank Brown International Songwriters Festival each October. The festival is a series of events over 10 days at venues along the Gulf Coast of Alabama and Florida dedicated to the memory of Frank Brown. It inspires songwriters, musicians and performers to participate and provides a stage for all types of music.

The Bayfest Music Festival also takes place on the streets of downtown Mobile each October. Festival goers stroll among historic buildings and parks in a site that is adjacent to the city’s entertainment district while Bayfest’s 9 stages offer continuous music for every taste over three days and nights.