Calendar of Events

Liz Cochran Miss Alabama America chosen as Grande Marshall for the Fourth Annual Mystical Order of Mirams Parade. Parade begins at 6:30 p.m. From Wintzell's ending at Rite Aid. Watch and enjoy as revelers throw sweets, trinkets, beads and toys. Parade route:here.

The City is very excited to have the Honor Flight South Alabama Veterans as the Grand Marshals this year. Laissez les bons temp roulet! (Let the good times roll!) Parade kicks off at 1:30 p.m. Get ready to shout, "Hey, Mister! Throw me a Moon Pie!" Parade route:here.. Future Mardi Gras dates: March 8, 2011, February 21, 2012, February 12, 2013, March 4, 2014 znc February 17, 2015

Laissez les bons temp roulet! (Let the good times roll!) Parade kick off at 10:00 a.m. Get ready to shout, "Hey, Mister! Throw me a Moon Pie!" Future Mardi Gras Dates: March 8, 2011, February 21, 2012, February 12, 2013, March 4, 2014 and February 17, 2015.

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 6th Anniversary Celebration and Boat Parade. Doors open at 10am. Live music from New Orleans’ own Glen David Andrews Band between 1:00 to 5:00 pm and local favorite Greg Brown from 6:00 to 9:00pm. We celebrate Mardi Gras every year as LULU'S Anniversary as well. Its the biggest event in our new year, and the kick-off party to our "season." It's a day-long event with lots going on!

The festival begins at 10am and concludes at 5pm. The car show starts at 8am with judging at 11am and 2pm., and trophy presentation at 3pm. Enjoy Arts & Crafts Vendors, Silent Auction, Balloon Jumps, Rock Wall Climb (for kids), Music from Brent Burns, Car Show, Great Seafood & Drinks, and much more... The Seafood Festival is a fund raiser for the area children who participate in organized team sports.

9:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Five beautiful homes in the Gulf Shores area will be shown. 100% of the proceeds are distributed to area agencies and organizations and to scholarships for deserving students.

Gates 7:00 p.m. Showtime 8:00 p.m. Get your tickets here.If any act embodies the place to which country music has evolved in the new century, it is Rascal Flatts. Since their inception a decade ago in 1999, the trio has helped change the face of popular music. Their trademark sound--Gary LeVox's powerfully emotive lead vocals coupled with the soaring harmonies of Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney, set amid world-class arrangements and production, have made the band the standard bearers for cutting-edge country. Drawing on Nashville's best tunesmiths and their own enviable songwriting skills, they have released, in songs like "These Days," "Bless The Broken Road," "What Hurts The Most" and "Take Me There," some of the most important and successful music to come out of Nashville in recent years. Along the way, they have placed 10 #1 singles and 20 Top Tens, seen every one of their studio albums go multi-platinum, with total sales approaching 19 million, been the ACM and CMA top vocal group every year since 2003, and won multiple American Music Awards and People's Choice Awards.

Saturday and Sunday 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. TThe Orange Beach Festival of Art is held each year on the second week-end of March. The Festival of Art has been an anticipated annual event for nearly two decades. Juried artists from the region and around the nation come to display their work at the first fine art and fine craft show of the season. Located on beautiful Wolf Bay, The Orange Beach Festival of Art is held on the Arts Center's campus and the adjoining Waterfront Park. Adding to the long tradition of fine arts and fine crafts, the 2010 Festival will add four complimentary attractions. A Literary Arts Tent with house regional and celebrity authors, book readings and book signings. The new Drama and Dance Stage will see performances of theater troops and dance performances. For our youngest artists the Children's Art Alley plans more than half a dozen hands-on exciting art experiences. At the Songwriters and Musicians Stage guest will enjoy the amazing regional talent as songwriters share their songs, play and sing for everyone.

Gates open 7:00 p.m. Showtime: 8:00 p.m. For Corey Smith, one of the best things about making music has always been getting the chance to hang out and have a good time with his friends. And it’s still that way, nearly 10 years after his early days of playing the bars around Athens, Georgia. The big difference now? Well, it seems these days Corey just has a lot more friends to hang with. Corey Smith is one of modern country’s hottest young artists, a quintessentially indie performer with a dedicated following most Nashville-fueled hat racks would trade their flashy limos for. Not that he’s gotten carried away by all of the adoration, though.

Held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 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.