LIGHTING OF THE MARDI GRAS TREE & BRASS BAND SHOWCASE- Sat 5:30pm-8:30pm, Mardi Gras Park, Downtown Mobile
Join the City of Mobile for the kickoff to Carnival season! Enjoy brass bands from Mobile, Pensacola and Jackson Mississippi, and don’t miss the lighting of the tree at 6:20. There will also be food trucks and vendors. CLICK HERE
SARALAND MARDI GRAS TREE LIGHTING - Thurs 7:30pm, Town Center Park, Saraland
The Krewe of Sparta is thrilled to invite you to a spectacular celebration to kick off the 2026 Carnival season. Join them for the Third Annual Mardi Gras Tree Lighting, where the spirit of the season comes alive with lights, laughter, and community. Free event. CLICK HERE
30th Annual MAGIC CHRISTMAS IN LIGHTS - Nightly 5pm-9pm, EXTENDED THROUGH JANUARY 10th , Bellingrath Gardens & Home, Theodore
The season is beginning earlier than ever and continuing nightly through January 6th, to give guests even more time to experience the wonder of the season. The show features more than 3 million lights, 1,100 set pieces, and just under 20 themed scenes, transforming the 65-acre Gardens into a glowing winter wonderland. CLICK HERE
MOBILE MARATHON - Sun 7:30am-2pm, Mardi Gras Park, Downtown Mobile
This event features a Full marathon, Half marathon, Relay and Fun Run. And the Mobile Marathon is a Boston Marathon Qualifier! The event benefits the First Light Community Foundation of Mobile, which creates homes where people with and without Intellectual Disabilities share life together. CLICK HERE
SWAN LAKE performed by INTERNATIONAL BALLET STARS- Wed 7pm, Mobile Saenger Theatre
This production features all-new, hand-painted sets and over 200 custom-designed scenery elements, transforming the stage into a dreamlike landscape. With world-renown ballet artists from Italy, Spain, Georgia, Ireland, Turkey, Brazil, Great Britain, Ukraine, Japan, Tajikistan, Moldova, and Kazakhstan, this performance embodies the spirit of international artistry and excellence. CLICK HERE
FORTUNE FEIMSTER: Taking Care of Biscuits Comedy Tour- Thurs 7pm, Mobile Saenger Theatre, CLICK HERE
RUMOURS ATL: A Fleetwood Mac Tribute- Sat 7:30pm, Mobile Saenger Theatre, CLICK HERE
BLUE MAN GROUP- Fri 7pm; Sat 2pm and 7pm; Beau Rivage Theatre, Biloxi, CLICK HERE
84: A TRIBUTE TO VAN HALEN- Fri 7:30pm, OWA Theater, OWA Parks & Resort, Foley, CLICK HERE
THE ALABAMA TROUBADOURS: THE MUSIC OF JOHN PRINE- Sat 7:30pm, OWA Theater, OWA Parks & Resort, Foley, CLICK HERE
PENSACOLA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA presents BEETHOVEN & BLUE JEANS- Sat 7:30pm, Pensacola Saenger Theatre
Dress up or dress down for this annual celebration of Ludwig van Beethoven! CLICK HERE
LODA ARTWALK CELEBRATES NATIONAL HOBBY MONTH- Fri 6pm-9pm, Lower Dauphin Arts District, Downtown Mobile
Explore local vendors, nonprofits, live music, and captivating art at January’s Artwalk. There will be hands-on hobby activities for all ages, and the Kids Zone will feature DIY craft projects. CLICK HERE
ICE SKATING RINK AT THE WHARF- Mon-Fri 4pm-10pm; Sat 10am-10pm; Sun 12noon-8pm, Nov 14-Jan 19, The Wharf, Orange Beach
Let us bring winter to you! Grab a pair of skates and glide, spin or fall into the season on real ice. CLICK HERE
PALAFOX MARKET- Sat 9am-2pm, TWO LOCATIONS: Martin Luther King Jr Plaza and Plaza Ferdinand, Pensacola
Join us every Saturday, rain or shine for farm-fresh produce, plants, flowers, baked goods, hand-crafted works of art, sculpture, fresh tea and coffee, delicious food and spices, hand-blown glass, ceramics and much more at the event that was named Florida's Best Farmers Market by Southern Living magazine. CLICK HERE