April | Around Alabama
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Scottsboro Salsa on the Square, downtown. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Arts and crafts vendors, food vendors and competitions for best salsa, specialty sauce and festive booth, with business and amateur divisions. 256-912-0520 or search Scottsboro Trade Days on Facebook.
Cullman’s annual Strawberry Festival features locally grown strawberries as well as arts and crafts and a baking competition.
APRIL
22-23
Gardendale Magnolia Festival, Gardendale Civic Center complex. More than 150 arts and crafts vendors, two stages with live entertainment, a pooch parade, midway-style carnival, car show, free kid zone, petting zoo, pony rides and cookie-eating contest. MagnoliaFestival.org
22-24
Orange Beach Interstate Mullet Toss and Gulf Coast’s Greatest Beach Party, Flora-Bama. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday through Sunday; finals each day at 4:30 p.m. $15 to toss a mullet, and all tossers receive a T-shirt. Proceeds benefit local charities. FloraBama.com
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Florence Smoke on the Water Backyard BBQ Contest, 12 p.m. at St. Florian Park. Barbecue teams compete for cash prizes; this family-friendly event has other activities, including live entertainment. Ages 18 and older, $15; youth under 18 free with paid parent. SmokeOnTheWaterFestival.com
23-24
Guntersville 61st annual Art on the Lake, along Lake Guntersville. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Fine artists and craftsmen from throughout the Southeast and beyond are featured. Food vendors, outdoor games and rides and a bake shop. $2 for ages 13 and older; event is rain or shine. ArtOnTheLake-Guntersville.com
23-24
Troy TroyFest Art Festival, downtown Troy. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Held in honor of Troy artist Jean Lake, this weekend show draws upwards of 10,000 to downtown. Art, food, entertainment and activities for all ages. Free. TroyFestArts.com
29-May 1
Huntsville Panoply Arts Festival, Big Spring Park. This 40th celebration of art, music and more will welcome more than 100 visual artists from a variety of mediums to the Art Marketplace, plus two musical performance stages, artisan food trucks, kid-friendly interactives, community art projects and more. ArtsHuntsville.org
30-May 1
Enterprise Piney Woods Arts Festival, Enterprise State Community College. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 12 to 4 p.m. Sunday. One of the oldest juried arts and crafts shows in the area, the festival features original arts and crafts, children’s fun center, food and entertainment. Free. CoffeeCountyArtsAlliance.com
MAY
7
Fairhope Barnwell Community Crawfish Derby 2022, 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Oak Hollow Farm, 14210 S. Greeno Road. All you can eat crawfish, live music, Kentucky Derby watch party, silent auction and more to benefit restoration of the Barnwell Community Center, a historic 1918 wooden schoolhouse. BarnwellCommunity.org
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Cullman Cullman Strawberry Festival, 10 a.m., Depot Park. Free event with live music, craft vendors, fun and games, Doggy “Pawgeant,” baking competition, food and locally grown strawberries. CullmanStrawberryFest.com.
13-14
Troy Thunder on Three Notch, Pioneer Museum of Alabama, 248 U.S. Highway 231 North. Two days of living history, including re-enactments of the last two battles of the Creek War of 1836 that were fought near Hobdy’s Bridge on the Pea River. Battles between militia and Native Americans at 2 p.m. each day. Skilled artisans and craftsmen in period clothing come to life on the grounds of the museum. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. both days. 334-566-3597.
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Henagar May on the Mountain Bluegrass Festival, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Henagar City Park at the Cabin. Free; bring a lawn chair to enjoy a full day of local and professional bluegrass music and free food. 256-657-6282.
28-29
Dothan A Night at the Park, Landmark Park. This camping adventure for families features a night walk through the park, hay rides, s’mores, Nerf war, water balloon battleship and tent camping. 4 p.m. Friday through 9 a.m. Saturday. Fee is $20 per person for park members, $25 per person for nonmembers. Food included. Families are responsible for their own tents, sleeping bags and camping gear. LandmarkParkDothan.com
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