Old 280 Boogie

April 19-20/WAVERLY – 4-9 Friday and 11 a.m. – 9 p.m. Live music on the lawn at Standard Deluxe Inc. World Class Musicians, Art Vendors, Food Vendors and Southern Culture FUN. This year’s entertainment includes Billy Allen & The Pollies and the Wanda Band on Friday. Saturday will feature the 79rs Gang and SUSU among others. Tickets are $25 Friday and $50 Saturday. Kids under 12 are free. For at https://standarddeluxe.com/shop/boogie2024

GEICO 500 NASCAR Cup Series

April 21/LINCOLN – Talladega Superspeedway is NASCAR’s Most Competitive Track (record 88 changes in 188 laps), most banked (33 degrees), and longest (2.66 miles), as well as the most fun and fan-friendly, offering up hundreds of acres of free camping, amazing kids ticket prices (kids get in for FREE on Saturday) and special offers for military members, teachers and educators, as well as college students. Talladega is much more than a race – it’s the family experience that features Kids VIP programming, along with other activities such as the Saturday Night Concert, as well as Friday’s Big One on the Blvd. https://www.talladegasuperspeedway.com/

Panoply Arts Festival

April 26-28/HUNTSVILLE – Big Spring Park. The event features live performance stages, interactive arts experiences and activities for all ages, a juried Art Marketplace with more than 100 visual artists, art interactives, a variety of culinary artisan food trucks and much more.  Day passes are $15 with kids 12 and under free. Weekend passes are $20. Hours are 5-9 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. – 9 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. – 6 p.. Sunday. For more information, visit  https://www.artshuntsville.org/event/panoply/

Interstate Mullet Toss & Gulf Coast’s Greatest Beach Party

April 26-28/ORANGE BEACH – What started as just a reason to party has become one of the biggest beach parties on the coast. Those who participate in the Mullet Toss will throw a dead mullet over the state line of Florida and Alabama to see who gets the farthest. A mullet is one of the more popular and plentiful fish indigenous to the gulf coast area. Toss competition is divided into kids and adults groups. More information at https://www.florabama.com/mullet-toss

Strawberry Festival

May 3-4/MOULTON – At the Moulton Lions Club Fairgrounds.  Family fun, fresh strawberries, antiques and live music now in its ninth year. Entertainment geared to children includes free inflatables, a bungie jump, petting zoo, horse and buggy rides ($2/person) and the Strawberry Princess Walk (Saturday). There will be a classic car/truck/motorcycle show, tractor show, arts and crafts vendors, cornhole tournament (Saturday) and a celebration for veterans (Saturday) and Lawrence County’s Got Talent will take to the stage at 12 p.m. Saturday. Mouthwatering strawberries, the highlight of the two-day event, will be available to purchase. Admission is $1 both days. https://www.northalabama.org/listing/strawberry-festival/718/

Rockin’ The River 2024

May 4/ELBA – 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the Courthouse Square in downtown area. Join us for Live Music, the Foggy Bottom Cruisin’ Car Show, Artist Demonstrations, Vendors, Art Exhibition, Free Arts & Crafts, Sidewalk Chalk Competition, River Run 5k, and the annual Rubber Ducky Race . Admission is free. See alabama.travel for more.