ANNUAL EVENTS SPRING
Oak Mountain State Fair
EVENTS
American Village Festival of Tulips The American Village’s Festival of Tulips allows visitors to stroll through more than 70,000 blooming tulips with replicas of some of America’s most historic places as a backdrop. As the only you-pick tulip field in the region, visitors can take home armfuls of beautiful blooms. The event is typically open through mid-April, depending on bloom time. americanvillage.org Mt Laurel Spring Festival The Mt Laurel Spring Festival offers everyone the opportunity to shop Mt Laurel’s largest-ever street fair, savor dishes from the best local food trucks, listen to live music on the Bryson Square Stage and enjoy a day Palooza in the Park strolling the idyllic streets The city of Pelham invites the of one of Birmingham’s best public to join in a celebration neighborhoods. mtlaurel.com of the city each May. Festivities include arts and crafts, kids’ Buck Creek Festival activities, live entertainment The Buck Creek Festival is a and various vendors. free, family-friendly community pelhampalooza.live event featuring crafts, children’s activities, food and live music. Oak Mountain State Fair The annual festival raises for The annual Oak Mountain various projects in the Helena State Fair features attractions, community and is typically held rides, games, live music in May at Amphitheater Park in and food. Open hours, Helena. buckcreekfestival.com ticket prices and more information is available at Fire at the Foothills BBQ & Oakmountainstatefair.com. It’s Chili Cookoff typically held in April or May Teams from across the at Oak Mountain Ampitheatre, Southeast compete for the which is located at 100 title of Grand Champion of this Amphitheater Road in Pelham. annual barbecue competition oakmountainstatefair.com in April where judges award points for ribs, butt and chicken Taste of Pelham to determine the winner. The Guests can taste their way event is hosted by the Chelsea around Pelham without leaving Kiwanis Club, which disperses Pelham Civic Center with a proceeds to its charities, and selection of dishes from local money collected from the restaurants and caterers each chili cook-off goes toward the year. The event, presented by Chelsea Fire Department’s the Pelham Library Guild, is Kids Fire Safety program. typically held in April and is cityofchelsea.com raising funds to build a new library. pelhamlibraryguild.com
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DISCOVER SHELBY COUNTY
Shelby County Dog Show
Shelby County Senior Picnic The county hosts senior citizens ages 55 and older from across the area each May at the Shelby County Exhibition Center in Columbiana for a morning and lunch of food, fellowship and live music—plus door prizes and giveaways too. Those interested in attending are asked to register in advance. shelbyal.com
Regions Tradition Early May brings senior PGA golfers to Greystone Golf and Country Club for this annual tournament, which kicks off with a celebrity pro-am round on Wednesday followed by championship play Thursday to Sunday. Recent tournament champions have been Steve Stricker, Miguel Angel Jimenez and Bernhard Langer. Prior to 2016, the tournament was held at Shoal Creek Golf and Country Club. regionstradition. com
