Grab your bags and get a mask, it’s Mardi Gras on the Alabama Gulf Coast. Mardi Gras, the pre-Lenten season of merriment and fun, kicked off on Twelfth Night (Jan. 6) and continues until the clock chimes midnight on Feb. 17. From the time when the first Mardi Gras parade, the Conde Cavaliers, rolls at ...Read More
It’s a brand new year, and the Gulf Shores Orange Beach Sports Commission team is excited about the launch of our new website! Upon first glance, you will see why we are proud of our new look. With a beautiful user-friendly design, the revamped website makes it simple for you to navigate through each section. ...Read More
Mardi Gras is February 17 this year, and for something exciting to give you an extra reason to visit the Gulf for a few rounds of golf at your favorite courses, there’s no more festive Gulf tradition than Mardi Gras! If you aren’t from the area, you might not know that Mardi Gras originates in ...Read More
With mild temperatures during the winter, it’s an ideal time for outdoor sporting events in Gulf Shores Orange Beach. Spring and summer sports are played year-round here in our top notch facilities on the beautiful Alabama Gulf Coast. Our February schedule is already jam-packed with exciting events, so make plans to attend! We’re swinging into ...Read More
Have you ever felt like everything in you needed to get away somewhere? It’s like your body just won’t rest until you do it. I know that feeling all too well. Back in September, that is what I was going through, and then I got to visit Gulf Shores and Orange Beach, Alabama for a ...Read More
If the holidays left you with tired feet and an aching back, consider a trip to Alabama’s beaches for post-holiday rejuvenation. With so many homes to visit, people to see and gifts to wrap, a beach getaway for unwinding sounds like a welcome respite. Enjoy the tranquil atmosphere of Alabama’s white-sand beaches for your after-Christmas ...Read More
Instead of singing the “12 Days of Christmas,” you could sing the “12 Months of Golf” and live the reason Alabama’s Golf Coast attracts people year-round to improve their swings and enjoy a round of golf. Average yearly temperatures of 68 degrees give Gulf Shores a temperate climate just right for taking in some of ...Read More
Snuggled up on the couch, and dreaming of summer vacation at the beaches of Gulf Shores and Orange Beach? If so, why put off to tomorrow what you can do today? Taking a winter beach vacation offers a lot to visitors, including mild temperatures and fewer crowds. While there may be some activities or places ...Read More
It’s Christmastime all along the Alabama Gulf Coast, and nothing says that more than holiday light displays lining the way to the sugar-white sand beaches of your favorite vacation spot. It’s been a wonderful year in Gulf Shores and Orange Beach aswe’ve welcomed friends and families to these sandy shores all year long. A chilly ...Read More
Have you made your list and checked it twice? If you still have some last minute shopping to do, we’ve got have some suggestions on how you can hit a hole-in-one with your favorite golfer this holiday season. • Craft Farms boasts two courses, Cotton Creek and Cypress Bend, each designed by the legendary Arnold ...Read More