It’s the 2021 spring festival season on Alabama’s Coastal Connection and we couldn’t be more excited! Plan your trip around the following events and get a taste of Coastal Alabama living.
March 6 – Bellingrath’s Beers & Blooms. Spend a day on the Great Lawn at Bellingrath Gardens and Home where you’ll enjoy live music and a wide variety of craft brews, plus shopping the local vendor booths and food trucks.- March 13 – BBQ & Blues Cook-off. This event of the South Baldwin Chamber Foundation is an annual fundraiser to benefit area schools. Corporate and individual cook teams compete for trophies and bragging rights while the ticket holders get to sample delicious barbecue and listen to live music.
- March 13 and 14 – Orange Beach Festival of Art. More than 100 visual, performing and culinary artists pack the grounds of the Coastal Arts Center.
- March 27 – The Original German Sausage Festival. The namesake German sausage is the star of this bi-annual Elberta festival. But wait, there’s more! As in more than 200 arts and crafts booths plus other scrumptious foods.
- April 30 through May 2 – Fairhope Arts and Crafts Festival. Downtown Fairhope is the home of this prestigious show. Live entertainment, a food court and more than 200 Alabama exhibitors will be featured in this year’s event.
- April 30 through May 2 – Eastern Shore Art Center Outdoor Art Show. The Fairhope show is on the grounds of the Eastern Shore Art Center and even spills into the surrounding downtown area.
- May 7 through 9 – Gulf Coast Hot Air Balloon Festival. The festival has a new location at OWA this year, and an added day to make it the best ever. Shop arts and crafts vendors and enjoy live entertainment each day. At dawn and dusk, balloon flights, glows, and tethered rides (weather permitting) fill the sky.
March 6 – Find these events and more on our website and start planning your spring along the byway!