Mobile Events

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Address: 6801 Airport Blvd, Providence Hospital Campus, Mobile, AL 36608 Category: Fair / Festival - Garden / Flower Dates: March 25 - March 29, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

Held each year in early spring, the Festival of Flowers stands as one of the state's largest floral and horticultural events. The gardening extravaganza features more than 100,000 square feet of exhibits and activities, along with the informative "Southern Living" Gardening School.

Address: 13790 S Wintzell Ave, St. Margaret Catholic Church, Bayou La Batre, AL 36509 Category: Community Event - Holiday / Seasonal Dates: May 2 - May 3, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

Rooted in a centuries-old Mediterranean tradition, prayer for safe journey and plentiful catches is offered at the onset of Bayou La Batre's annual shrimping season. As brightly adorned ships and boats parade past cheering crowds, a priest from St. Margaret's asks the Lord to bless each vessel in the local fleet....

Address: Bienville Sq, Downtown, Mobile, Al 36606 Dates: October 2 - October 4, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

Featuring nine stages of live music and activities for the entire family, BayFest has earned a reputation as one of the area's best and largest annual festivals, surpassing even Mobile's famed Mardi Gras festivities. Past performers have included legendary stars like B.B. King, Gladys Knight, Buddy Guy, the Doobie...

Address: 1035 Cody Rd, Mobile Fairgrounds, Mobile, AL 36608 Category: Fair / Festival - State / County Dates: October 23 - November 1, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

Fun for the entire family, this 10-day October event offers attractions that appeal to people from all walks of life. Indeed, from arts and crafts exhibits to concerts, livestock expos, and petting zoos, the Greater Gulf State Fair offers a little bit of everything. In addition, the fair hosts the PRCA Rodeo and the...

Address: Ladd Stadium, AL Dates: January 30, 2010 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

Many of NCAA football's best and brightest upperclassmen take the stage at this annual bowl game. Pitting the North against the South, the Senior Bowl provides these athletes one final opportunity (before the NFL draft) to showcase their skills against their peers. Among past collegians who used the Senior Bowl as a...