Best Bets

Best Bets

Check your Best Bets before you make your weekend plans, so you don't miss out! We've got local events, concerts and more all along the Gulf Coast.Full Bio

 

Best Bets For The Weekend, 10/23-10/25

LOCAL EVENTS:

FLORA-BAMA MULLET TOSS- Fri-Sun, Flora-Bama Lounge, Perdido Key

There are some changes this year, due to COVID-19, but there will be mullet tossing from 10am to 4pm each day. There will be ONE Miss Mullet Toss Bikini Contest Saturday at 3pm. No cover for entry into the Flora Bama for Mullet Toss. CLICK HERE

BOO AT BELLINGRATH- Sat 11am-2pm, Bellingrath Gardens, Theodore

Dress up your little ghosts and goblins and enjoy a day of Halloween fun with spooky and fun inflatables, treat stations and entertainment.  CLICK HERE  

BOO AT THE ZOO - Sat/Sun 10am-5pm, Gulf Breeze Zoo

It’s scare-free, daytime fun for children and the young at heart. Explore the trick-or-treat trail complete with candy, treats and toys, bounce houses, face painting, and of course our Ambassador Animal Headquarters, not to mention the entire Zoo! CLICK HERE  

WOOFSTOCK (COVID EDITION + SCAVENGER HUNT)- Sat 12 noon-6pm, Serda Brewing Company, downtown Mobile

The brewery is headquarters for the Woofstock Scavenger Hunt; explore downtown, complete the tasks and take pics to win prizes. Get your dog photographed at the costume contest booth for the socially distanced dog costume contest. Wiener and small dog races will be held spaced out throughout the day with socially distanced viewing. Proceeds benefit the Animal Rescue Foundation (ARF). CLICK HERE

HOWL-O-WEENIE PET PARADE- Sat 4pm, Baldwin Square, Satsuma

Bring your leashed canine dressed in their favorite Halloween costume and parade him or her around the square. All proceeds will go toward the construction of the Satsuma Bark Park. CLICK HERE

THRILLER NIGHTS OF LIGHTS- 7pm-10pm nightly through Halloween, Hank Aaron Stadium, Mobile 

(****Friday Oct 23rd is a "Providing Light for our Community" night. Use the promo code LARCHE. Proceeds to benefit L'Arche Mobile.)

Returning this season at the Hank is Thriller Nights of Lights of Mobile, a family-friendly drive-thru light show synchronized to music playing through your car radio. Displays of giant spiders, spooky eyes, friendly ghosts, and tumbling scarecrows are just a few of the displays to see dancing to a fun variety of music.​ The only show of its kind in the countryCLICK HERE   

NIGHTMARES: A LIVE RADIO SHOW performed onstage, featuring: The Tell-Tale Heart, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Poltergeist - Fri/Sat 7:30pm, Playhouse In The Park, Langan Park, Mobile

Perfect for a Halloween date night; costumes encouraged. Masks required. CLICK HERE

HEALTHY HALLOWEEN: SAFE TRICK OR TREATING AND THE MOVIE “COCO”- Sat 5:30pm, Pensacola Blue Wahoos Stadium

The Junior League of Pensacola will hand out healthy tasty treats at stations around the ballpark. At 6:30 PM, guests will be invited to settle in for a showing of the Disney hit Coco on the videoboard. CLICK HERE

SPOOKY DRIVE-IN AT THE PILLARS: THE ADDAMS FAMILY- Fri 7pm, The Pillars, Government St, Mobile

Get 4 tickets to the food trucks, popcorn and a parking space for the movie, for a $40 donation per car to Children’s of AlabamaCLICK HERE

DATE NIGHT MOVIE- NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET- Sat 6pm, Exploreum Science Center, downtown Mobile

Date Night includes a tour of the Fear: The Science of Phobias exhibit and the option to BYOW (Bring Your Own Wine) with a small corking fee. This event will be a 21+ event only. CLICK HERE

MOVIES AT MEYER PARK: GREMLINS- Thursday 6pm, Meyer Park, Gulf Shores

Free movies under the stars, every Thursday through November 19th. CLICK HERE

PENSACOLA INTERSTATE FAIR- Oct 22- Nov 1, Pensacola Interstate Fairgrounds

Midnight Madness is back, along with eleven days of rides, food, fun and gaming that is affordable for families looking for exciting things to do on a budget! CLICK HERE

MOBILE SAENGER MOVIE SERIES: MUSCLE SHOALS -Thursday 7pm, Mobile Saenger Theatre

A documentary that celebrates Rick Hall, the founder of FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, and the signature sound he developed in songs such as "I'll Take You There", "Brown Sugar", and "When a Man Loves a Woman". CLICK HERE  

MOBILE SAENGER MOVIE SERIES: NATIONAL LAMPOON’S VACATION- Sun 3pm, Mobile Saenger Theatre

The Griswold family's cross-country drive to the Walley World theme park proves to be much more arduous than they ever anticipated. CLICK HERE  

MARKET IN THE PARK- Saturdays through Nov 21st, 7:30am-12 noon, Cathedral Square, downtown Mobile.

Produce, plants, jams/jellies, seafood, baked goods, honey and other edible items will be available for purchase at the Fall market. All attendees MUST wear a mask. CLICK HERE

SOUTH ALABAMA JAGUAR FOOTBALL vs ULM - Sat 6 pm, Hancock-Whitney Stadium, USA campus, ESPN+

**Single game tickets are not on sale for 2020 as Hancock Whitney Stadium is at capacity due to social distancing requirements.

CLICK HERE

Listen to the Jags all season on 96.1 The Rocket, Sports Talk 99.5, and the free iHeartRadio app.

ON THE ROCKS (R) - A young mother reconnects with her larger-than-life playboy father on an adventure through New York. Stars Bill Murray, Rashida Jones, and Marlon Wayans. Now showing at the Crescent Theater in downtown Mobile.

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