11/16- 11/18
LOCAL EVENTS:
CHRISTMAS NIGHTS OF LIGHTS- Nightly 5:30pm-10pm, Fri Nov 9 through Tues Jan 1st, Hank Aaron Stadium
This drive-thru Christmas light show features thousands of LED lights, synchronized to music playing through your car radio. NEW THIS YEAR-- a 25-foot singing Santa! Plus, Monday-Wednesday, enjoy more rockin’ Christmas music; Thursday-Sunday, the show features more traditional Christmas classics. Rain or shine. CLICK HERE
FAIRHOPE TREE LIGHTING CELEBRATION- Thurs 5:30pm-8pm, downtown Fairhope
Festivities begin at 5:30 and the lights come on at 6 p.m. sharp! Entertainment includes the Fairhope High School band, the Fairhope Middle School band, and the Eastern Shore Choral Society. Mrs. Claus will be passing out candy canes and letting children write a wish list to Santa for her to take back to the North Pole. CLICK HERE Also, MOVIE IN THE STREET: POLAR EXPRESS- Sat 6:30pm, Section St at Fairhope Ave, downtown Fairhope, CLICK HERE
**CITY OF MOBILE TREE LIGHTING ***Postponed til Nov 30th***** Originally scheduled for this Friday, the event has been postponed until Friday Nov 30th. CLICK HERE
JUNIOR LEAGUE OF MOBILE CHRISTMAS JUBILEE- Thurs 11am-8pm; Fri 9am-9pm; Sat 9am-5pm; Mobile Convention Center, downtown Mobile
The Gulf Coast’s greatest holiday market features more than 100 merchants from around the country under one roof for three exciting days of shopping. The Junior League of Mobile raises funds to support community programs in Mobile and Baldwin counties. CLICK HERE
CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR- Thurs/Fri/Sat 7pm; Sun 3pm, Cottage Hill Baptist Church
Listed as one of the top 25 best Christmas events in Mobile, it is sure to delight the entire family. With over 20 ensembles and featuring over 200 students from the University of Mobile: Alabama School of the Arts’ (ASOTA) with a 50-piece orchestra of combined students and professional mentors, you will experience both sacred and holiday classics as well as original music and arrangements from the ASOTA Faculty and Students. CLICK HERE
CHRISTMAS ON THE COAST- Fri 6pm-8pm, Halstead Amphitheater, Coastal Alabama Community College, Fairhope campus
Featuring performances by Coastal Alabama's Fine Arts Division and the Mobile Big Band Society. Children's activities include inflatables and camel rides! CLICK HERE
WINTER AT THE WHARF- CLICK HERE
Ice Skating Rink- Nov. 16 to Jan. 13
Photos with Santa- Nov. 16 to Dec. 24
Horse & Carriage Rides- Nov. 18, 25, 30; Dec. 2, 8, 9, 14-16
WINTERFEST PERFORMANCE TOUR (Preview Night)- Sun 4:30pm-7:30pm, downtown Pensacola
Winterfest's premier tour features 17 performances along a 60-minute trolley trip through Downtown Pensacola. Singing guides accompany you into a world of wonder with scenes from your favorite holiday memories. CLICK HERE
MOBILE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL- Sat 10am-5pm, The Grounds, west Mobile
Enjoy international food, dance and culture, with over 70 countries represented! In addition to professional entertainers, the Festival will present several of its own members with their special folk dances and songs. CLICK HERE
TURKEY TOUCHDOWN- Sun 11am, Ladd Peebles Stadium
The Reese's Senior Bowl's inaugural event will include Saints’ tailgate on Jumbotron, three youth football games, naming of ‘Future Senior Bowl team’ and turkey dinner handoff. CLICK HERE
USA JAGS FOOTBALL @ LOUISIANA - Sat 4pm, Lafayette LA, ESPN3, CLICK HERE
Listen to Jags Football on 96.1 The Rocket, 99.5 The Jag, and iheartradio.com (keyword Jags) all season.
ALABAMA vs THE CITADEL- Sat 11 am, Tuscaloosa, SEC Network, CLICK HERE
AUBURN vs LIBERTY - Sat 3pm, Auburn, SEC Network ALT, CLICK HERE
FLORIDA vs IDAHO - Sat 11am, Gainesville, CLICK HERE
FLORIDA STATE vs BOSTON COLLEGE - Sat 2:30pm, Tallahassee, ESPN2, CLICK HERE
PENSACOLA ICE FLYERS HOCKEY vs QUAD CITY STORM- Fri 7:35pm; Sat 7:05pm, Pensacola Bay Center, CLICK HERE
USA JAGS BASKETBALL vs CHATTANOOGA- Fri 7pm, USA Mitchell Center, USA campus
USA JAGS BASKETBALL vs JACKSONVILLE- Sat 7pm, USA Mitchell Center, USA campus
South Alabama takes on Chattanooga and Jacksonville in the Goldie and Herman Ungar Classic this weekend. CLICK HERE
FRANK BROWN INTERNATIONAL SONGWRITERS FESTIVAL- Nov 8th- 18th, various venues along the Florida/Alabama coast
The 34th annual Festival will feature more than 200 nationally acclaimed songwriters in over two dozen venues from Downtown Pensacola and Perdido Key, Florida, into Orange Beach, Gulf Shores, Bon Secour and Silverhill. The festival is an opportunity for seasoned and aspiring songwriters and musicians from all over the world to have their songs heard, and for the public to learn the stories behind the lyrics. CLICK HERE
BLUE OCTOBER- Sun 8pm, Soul Kitchen, downtown Mobile, CLICK HERE
PETULA CLARK- Fri 8pm, IP Casino Biloxi, CLICK HERE
JOHNNY RIVERS - Fri 7:30pm, Pensacola Saenger Theatre, CLICK HERE
JOHNNY RIVERS - Sat 8pm, IP Casino Biloxi, CLICK HERE
BEETHOVEN & BLUE JEANS- Sat 7:30pm, Sun 2:30pm, Mobile Saenger Theatre
Beethoven’s Sixth and classical music’s coolest young trio, Time for Three, combine for the Mobile Symphony Orchestra’s best casual concert yet! CLICK HERE
GALLERY NIGHT PENSACOLA- Fri 5pm-10pm, downtown Pensacola
Gallery Night Pensacola will kick off the holiday season with a “Shop Local for the Holidays” themed event. Art, music, food, hands on activities, the start of Winterfest Pensacola events, featuring Santa and more surprises always await. CLICK HERE
OTHELLO- Fri/Sat 7:30pm; Sun 2pm, Joe Jefferson Playhouse, Mobile
The Moorish general Othello is manipulated into thinking that his new wife Desdemona has been carrying on an affair with his lieutenant Michael Cassio when in reality it is all part of the scheme of a bitter ensign named Iago. CLICK HERE
SENSE & SENSIBILITY-Thurs/Fri/Sat 7:30pm, Laidlaw Performing Arts Center, USA campus
This fast-paced and playful script follows the fortunes (and misfortunes) of the Dashwood sisters — sensible Elinor and hypersensitive Marianne — after their father’s sudden death leaves them financially destitute and socially vulnerable in gossipy late 18th-century England. CLICK HERE
COVENANT WALK FOR ALZHEIMER’S- Sat 7:45am (registration); 8:45 (Ceremony); 9:00 (walk), Seville Square, Pensacola
Make your daily steps count for local Alzheimer’s patients and families. Funds raised through the Covenant Walk for Alzheimer’s stay local in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties for education, screenings, support groups,respite care and counseling. CLICK HERE
FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE CRIMES OF GRINDELWALD (PG13)- The second installment of the "Fantastic Beasts" series set in J.K. Rowling's Wizarding World featuring the adventures of magizoologist Newt Scamander. Stars Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler, Jude Law, Johnny Depp
INSTANT FAMILY (PG13)- A couple find themselves in over their heads when they adopt three children. Stars Mark Wahlberg, Rose Byrne, Isabela Moner
WIDOWS (R)- Set in contemporary Chicago, amidst a time of turmoil, four women with nothing in common accept a debt left behind by their dead husbands' criminal activities, take fate into their own hands, and conspire to forge a future on their own terms. Stars Viola Davis, Michelle Rodriguez, Elizabeth Debicki
GREEN BOOK (PG13)- A working-class Italian-American bouncer becomes the driver of an African-American classical pianist on a tour of venues through the 1960s American South. Stars Linda Cardellini, Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali
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