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Friday, June 2

Food Truck Friday

5:00 PM, Downtown Opelika. Spend your first and third Friday of every month, where you can enjoy dinner and drinks from downtown restaurants, bars & breweries, and up to five different food truck partners each week. Enjoy your brews, bites, and beautiful downtown Opelika.

Sundilla Presents Deidra McCalla in Concert

(Advance tickets are $20 and can be found at Spicer’s Music, Ross House Coffee.) 7:30 PM Pebble Hill, 101 S. Debardeleben, Auburn Sundilla will welcome Deidre McCalla to the stage for a long-awaited concert. The show will begin at 7:30 at Pebble Hill. www.sundillamusic.com

Hank Williams Festival through Saturday, June 3, 2023 Hank Williams Boyhood Home & Museum, 127 Rose Street, Georgiana, AL The 43rd Annual Hank Williams Festival pays tribute to native son, Hank Williams, with country music, arts, crafts and food. 334-376-2396. www.hankwilliamsfestival.com.

Saturday, June 3

Uptown’s Beer and Wine Festival

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM,, Uptown Columbus, Ga

This event is held in the Rankin Courtyard. The festival will feature more than 100 craft beers and wines, allowing attendees to sample beverages from all over. Join in on an experience like no other! www.alwaysuptown.com

The Chattahoochee Valley Daylily Festival

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Columbus Botanical Garden, 3603 Weems Road, Columbus, Ga The annual Chattahoochee Valley Daylily Festival is presented by The Chattahoochee Valley Daylily Society, Columbus Botanical Garden & UGA Extension! This festival includes a Daylily show (at 1:30pm), Daylily class, various types of vendors, activities for kids, food trucks, and more! https://columbusbotanicalgarden.org/

Family Splash

10:30 AM - 4:30 PM,, Samford Pool Put your swimsuit on, bring your goggles and sunscreen as we offer FREE admission to Samford Pool all day! We will have food, contests, sample classes, and pool games for the whole family. Registration is not required.

9th Annual Burger Wars www.opelikarotaryclub.com or www.facebook.com/ burgerwarsopelika/

11:00 AM - 2:00 PM,, Downtown Opelika The 9th annual hamburger grilling competition is sponsored by Opelika Rotary Foundation, the non-profit arm of Opelika Rotary and Happy Hour Rotary Club! All are welcome to participate in the event. Whether you’re a professional, a business or just a master at a backyard cookout, enter your burger and put your grilling skills to the test.

Float-in-Movie: The Goonies (FREE admission with Splash Pass or $2 per person.)

8:00 PM - 11:00 PM,, Samford Pool, Auburn Join the Aquatics Staff for a float-in-movie. Enjoy a movie under the stars while relaxing and floating on a tube or lounging on the pool deck. Participants are encouraged to bring their favorite inflatable from home, as some will be provided. Concessions will be available throughout the evening. Pool floats are allowed for float-in-movies. www.auburnalabama.org/parks

Touch-a-Truck

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM,, Downtown Opelika Vehicles of all types will line the street of downtown Opelika at this fun family event. Kids of all ages can come and explore military vehicles, race cars, dump trucks, and more. Admission is free, and visitors are encouraged to touch and go inside the vehicles. www.facebook.com/touchtruck

Second Saturday at Pioneer Park

9:30 AM - 12:30 PM, , 650 Stage Road, Loachapoka, Al On the second Saturday of every month, a group of history reenactors gather at the LCHS Museum in period attire to demonstrate their arts and crafts. Blacksmiths are working at the forge, spinners and weavers are in the textile room, the gardeners are in the gardens, crafts and seasonal activities are scheduled, and someone is always cooking up a meal in the fireplace or outdoors. www.leecountyhistoricalsociety.org/second-saturday

Monday, June 5

Robert Trent Jones Amateur by College Tour X through Tuesday, June 6, 2023, RTJ Golf Trail, Opelika The College Tour X presents an amateur golf tournament for collegiate athletes who are on an active college golf team. This tournament includes 54 holes of championship golf, a golf cart for all tournament rounds, a premium tee gift, player lunch, and more! Top 5 finishers in each division will be awarded.

Tuesday, June 6

Summer Swing: Muse (Free) www.opelika-al.gov/746/Summer-Swing

7:00 PM, Municipal Park, Opelika Come out early! Bring the whole family, a quilt or lawn chair and relax on the bank of Rocky Brook Creek for an evening of musical fun, fellowship and relaxation. Food vendors available.

USA Pickleball Atlantic South Diamond Regional through Sunday, June 11, 2023, Opelika Pickleball Facility This beautiful facility features twenty-four covered, dedicated, individually fenced courts. June 6-8 will be for player age groups 60+ and above, June 9-11 will be for players age groups 55+ and below. All round robin matches will be played to 15, win by 2. www.pickleballtournaments.com

Friday, June 9

The Commodores www.sweetlandamp.com/events/the-commodores/

6:30 PM Sweetland Amp, 100 Smith Street, LaGrange, Ga For three decades, the Commodores have remained a force in the music industry. “The Legends of Motown”, “Hit, After Hit, After Hit”, “Grammy Award Winners”, “All The Emotion, All the Excitement”, “If You Haven’t Seen Them Live, You Haven’t Heard The Commodores”.

2023 Alexander City Jazz Fest

6:00 PM - 10:00 PM,, Downtown Alexander City For over 30 years the Alexander City Jazz Fest has been a draw to music fans from all over the U.S. We have featured well known musicians and groups from New Orleans to California, Alabama to New York - well you get the picture! A two-night FREE event. Downtown Alex City on Friday and at The AMP on Saturday. The festival is held annually on the second full weekend of June.

Braves Country Battle 6U-14U through Sunday, June 11, 2023, Duck Samford Park, Auburn The Atlanta Braves are excited to bring the Braves Country Battles to Auburn, AL! The Braves Country Battles is a youth baseball tournament series that focuses on a fun competitive experience for youth ball-players across Braves Country. The tournament includes a Friday Night Welcome Ceremony where a Braves Alumni kicks off the night by greeting all of the participating teams and families. Followed by an awesome skills competition (Home Run Derby, Base Running Competition, and Pitching Challenge.) 404-242-5351

SummerNight Downtown Art Walk

6:00 PM - 10:00 PM,, Downtown Auburn Enjoy a creative evening in downtown Auburn! The SummerNight Downtown Art Walk is a free, entertainment district event, taking place in the streets of downtown Auburn. Downtown merchants and restaurants stay open late, and people of all ages are encouraged to take advantage of this great opportunity to shop, dine and relax while enjoying the arts in downtown Auburn. Artists have their work on display and live musical entertainment is provided. www.auburnsummernight.org

Saturday, June 10

Science on Saturdays: Raptors (Tickets are $5 ($4 for members) and available on our website or at the door; children 3 and under are free.)

10:00 AM Kreher Preserve & Nature Center, 2222 North College Street, Auburn Raptors are birds of prey characterized by sharp beaks and powerful talons! The group includes eagles, owls, hawks, and many others. At this program, representatives from Auburn University’s Southeastern Raptor Center will visit the Kreher Preserve & Nature Center to show you some of these incredible birds, up-close and in-person. The program will include a variety of live raptors, most native to Alabama, and you will learn all about their habitat, natural history, and the challenges facing these majestic creatures. www.wp.auburn.edu/preserve/events/

Covington Children’s Carnival

11:00 AM - 2:00 PM, Covington Recreation Center, Opelika Petting zoo, pony rides, giant slide, bounce house, concessions and more. www.opelikaparks.com

2023 Alexander City Jazz Fest

6:00 PM - 10:00 PM,, Downtown Alexander City For over 30 years the Alexander City Jazz Fest has been a draw to music fans from all over the U.S. We have featured well known musicians and groups from New Orleans to California, Alabama to New York - well you get the picture! A two-night FREE event. Downtown Alex City on Friday and at The AMP on Saturday. The festival is held annually on the second full weekend of June.

Monday, June 12

Aces Fore Austin

Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Grand National, 3000 RTJ Trail, Opelika Created for rare disease awareness and to raise money for supporting the mission of the Austin 1st Foundation. 95% of funds raised through the foundation go directly towards our mission. www.austin1stfoundation.org/events

Tuesday, June 13

Family Discovery Hike

3:30 PM Kreher Preserve & Nature Center, 2222 North College Street, Auburn Join the monthly guided hikes