March | Around Alabama rides, BIMO the magician, arts and crafts, raffles and more. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Pier 7 Road in Gantt. 334-508-2797.
2 Sculptors from around the world participate in the Magic of Marble Festival in Sylacauga each spring.
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Prattville Wilson Pickett Music and Arts Festival, Pratt Park. Art from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and music from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Entertainment stage, food vendors, children’s activities and an artists’ village, featuring local and regional artists representing a variety of media. Free. WilsonPickettFestival.com
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Orange Beach 48th annual Festival of Art, Coastal Arts Center of Orange Beach, 26389 Canal Road. More than 100 artists work in a variety of media, plus culinary art, live music and kids’ art. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Free. CoastalArtsCenter.com
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Fairhope 70th Fairhope Arts and Crafts Festival. Artists from all over the U.S. come to picturesque downtown Fairhope for this free event. Show hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Children’s tent, live entertainment and food vendors will be on site. FairhopeArtsAndCraftsFestival.com
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Elba “Shakespeare in Jazz: All the World’s a Song.” The Daniel Kelly Quartet featuring Frederick Johnson presents this participatory celebration of Shakespeare’s work. 7 p.m., Elba High School. Event is part of the Coffee County Arts Alliance season. CoffeeCountyArtsAlliance.com
Fort Deposit Calico Fort Arts and Crafts Fair, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Outdoor show on six acres features more than 100 exhibitors. Admission is $5 adults, $2 for ages 2 to 12. Proceeds benefit community projects. CalicoFort.com
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LaFayette 26th annual LaFayette Day for Valley Haven, downtown on the square, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. CDT. Musical entertainment, barbecue, craft booths, car show (including street rods, antique cars and trucks and tractors) and a motorcycle ride that leaves at 9:30 a.m. from parking lot next to Greene’s Super Drug. Benefit for Valley Haven School. 334-219-1890 or 334756-2868.
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Loxley Baldwin County Strawberry Festival, Loxley Municipal Park, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Carnival, car shows, music, crafts, more than 160 vendors and special strawberry shortcakes. All proceeds benefit Loxley Elementary School and ARC Baldwin County Inc. BaldwinCountyStrawberryFestival.org
Sylacauga Magic of Marble Festival. This annual event celebrates the magic of marble through its artistic, commercial and industrial applications. Sculptors will begin carving on April 5 at Blue Bell Park on North Norton Avenue each day until the end of the festival. Marble quarry tours will also be available (registration required). MagicofMarbleFestival.com
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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 Call or verify events before you make plans to attend. Due to the changing nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, some events may change or be canceled after press time.
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Opp Rattlesnake Rodeo, Channel Lee Stadium. Arts and crafts, concessions, snake handling and snake demonstrations, live music, children’s rides, a beauty pageant and a 5K race are among the activities. Musical guests include Sawyer Brown on Sunday and Joe Nichols on Saturday. RattlesnakeRodeo.com
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Furman Wilcox Historical Society’s Tour of Homes. Tour includes eight homes and two historic churches. Registration is at the Furman Methodist Church, circa 1882, both Friday and Saturday. Ticket holders can have breakfast Saturday morning at The Brittany House Antiques at Oak Hill. Keynote speaker is P. Allen Smith, one of America’s most talented garden designers. WilcoxHistoricalSociety.org
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Eufaula 55th annual Eufaula Pilgrimage and car show. This historic tour of homes is the oldest in Alabama; order tickets by calling the Shorter Mansion at 334-6873793. EufaulaPilgrimage.com
Call or verify events before you make plans to attend. Due to the changing nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, some events may change or be canceled after press time.
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Gantt Festival 7, a free event designed to bring the community together. Live music, car show, food, kids’ activities, horse and buggy Alabama Living
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