Local Events

• Mystical Order of Mirams Parade

  Date: 02/17/2012
  Time: 6:30 pm
  Begins at Wintzell's and ends at Perdido Dunes Condo, Orange Beach
  Watch and enjoy as revelers throw sweets, trinkets, beads and toys. Parades pass directly in front of SeaChase.
  Price: Free to public
  

• Mystics of Pleasure Mardi Gras Parade

  Date: 02/18/2012
  Time: 5:30 pm
  Begins at Wintzell's and ends at Perdido Dunes Condo, Orange Beach
  See the Mystics of Pleasure after the Orange Beach Parade!!! Watch and enjoy as revellers throw sweets, trinkets, beads and toys.
  Price: Free to public
  

• Orange Beach Mardi Gras Parade

  Date: 02/21/2012
  Time: 2:00 pm
  Begins at Wintzell's and ends at Hwy 161, Orange Beach
  Laissez les bons temp roulet! (Let the good times roll!) Parade will end at Hwy. 161. Get ready to shout, "Hey, Mister! Throw me a Moon Pie!" Future Mardi Gras Day Dates: February 21, 2012, February 12, 2013, March 4, 2014 and February 17, 2015.
  Price: Free to public
  Phone: 251-981-6979
  

• LuLu's 8th Anniversary Celebration and Boat Parade

  Date: 02/21/2012
  Intracoastal Canal-Begins at The Wharf and ends at Lulu's.
  Laissez Bon Temps Roule. Or, as we say on the Intracoastal, "Let the Good Times FLOW." Join us on FAT TUESDAY for the LuLu’s Mardi Gras 8th Anniversary Celebration and Boat Parade. Parade leaves the Wharf at 3:00 p.m. and ends at Lulus. Doors open at 10am. Live music from Glen David Andrews and Sugarcane Jane. As always, the best Fat Tuesday party in town. Come help LuLu’s celebrate another wonderful year on the Gulf Coast! For more information on the boat parade contact Craig Kayda at Homeport Marina. 251-968-4528.
  Price: Free to public
  Phone: 251 967-LULU (5858)
  Website: 251 967-LULU (5858)

• 2012 Orange Beach Festival of Art

  Date: 03/10/2012 - 03/11/2012
  Waterfront Park
  The Orange Beach Festival of Art is held each year on the second week-end of March. The Visual Arts • Fine Art and Fine Crafts Show • 80 Artists make this the largest Festival Ever • Glass Artists, Potters, Painters, Sculptors, Watercolorist, Textile Artists, Wood Artists The Music • 40 Regional Song Writers and Musician donate their talents • Sugarcane Jane, Rhonda Hart, Johnny Barbato and many more! Kid's Art Alley • 6 High End Art Projects for Children through the sixth grade • Pottery, 36 ft Graffiti Wall, Origami puppets, AND MORE • Sloss Furnaces of Birmingham is coming to do iron smelting projects with children and adults The Performance Stage • South Baldwin's Little Theater • Regional Dance troupes • At 3:00pm Saturday and Sunday Disney's Kid's "The Jungle Book" performed by the ASAP Theater Troupe The Literary Arts • Local and Regional Authors will be on hand to autograph copies Wine and Fine Beer Tasting Tent • Purchase a hand-blown glass from The Hot Shop and taste fine wines and beers Great Festival Food
  Price: Free admission
  Phone: 251-981-ARTS (2787)
  Website: http://www.obfoa.com

• Eric Church at The Wharf Amphitheater

  Date: 03/10/2012
  Time: 7:30 pm
  The Amphitheater at The Wharf
  ERIC CHURCH ³BLOOD, SWEAT & BEERS TOUR² 2012 With special guests:Brantley Gilbert & Drake White
  Price: Tickets on sale. General Admission: $38.50, Reserved: $30.75
  Phone: 800-745-3000
  Website: http://www.ticketmaster.com

• The Avett Brothers at the Wharf

  Date: 03/16/2012
  Time: 8 pm
  The Amphitheater at The Wharf , 23325 Amphitheater Drive, Orange Beach, AL 36561
  Admission: Tickets on sale January 13th at 10:00 a.m. General Admission: $44.00, Reserved: $44.00 & $34.00
  Phone: 800-745-3000
  Website: http://www.ticketmaster.com

• Experience Hendrix at The Wharf Amphitheater

  Date: 03/17/2012
  Time: 8:00 pm
  The Amphitheater at The Wharf , 23325 Amphitheater Drive, Orange Beach, AL 36561
  Featuring Billy Cox, David Hidalgo & Cesar Rosas Of Los Lobos, Jonny Lang, Robert Randolph, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Dweezil Zappa, Robby Krieger, Eric Johnson, Brad Whitford Of Aerosmith, Slide Brothers, Chris Layton Of Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, and Mato Of Indigenous. Tickets on sale January 20th at 10:00 a.m.
  Price: $67.00 Reserved Seating in 100 Level, $47.00 Reserved Seating in 200 Level, $37.00 Reserved Seating in Lower 300 Level, $22.00 Reserved Seating in Upper 300 Level
  Phone: 800-745-3000
  Website: http://www.ticketmaster.com

• Spring Bird Banding Session 2012

  Date: 03/31/2012 - 04/12/2012
  Fort Morgan, 51 State Highway 180 West, Gulf Shores, AL 36542
  The Alabama Gulf Coast is a critical stopover point as migratory birds return from Central and South America. Banding hours are from before dawn to mid-afternoon, depending on the flow of birds. Bring a lawn chair, binoculars and inquisitive mind but leave the pets at home.
  Price: Admission to Fort: $5:00 adults, $3:00 children 6-12, free to younger children. Banding is FREE
  Phone: 205.681.2888
  Website: http://www.hummingbirdsplus.org

• The Original German Sausage Festival

  Date: 03/31/2012
  Time: 8 am to 5 pm
  The best German Sausage you have ever tasted! Made from a secret recipe developed by the founding fathers of Elberta, AL. This is the only place you can get the real thing! Arts & crafts, live music, carnival rides, baked goods & more. Don't forget to visit the Bier Garten for a large selection of imported beers.
  Price: Free to public
  Phone: 251.986.5805
  Website: http://sausagefest.elbertafire.com