Mondays
Chess Club at West
West Regional Library · Mobile, AL
West Regional Library hosts an all ages chess club for beginners and experienced players.
2:00 PM to 5:00 PM
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Mondays
West Regional Library · Mobile, AL
West Regional Library hosts an all ages chess club for beginners and experienced players.
2:00 PM to 5:00 PM
THU 8/27–THU 10/15
Mobile Museum of Art
The museum runs a free Thursday afternoon art session most weeks, working through materials and techniques borrowed from artists on view.
Thursdays 8/27 through 10/15 (except Sept 8) · 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
SAT 10/3–MON 10/5
Mobile Tennis Center
A USTA Level 4 open draws roughly 200 players from around the country to the Mobile Tennis Center over three days.
Times not yet published
MON 10/5
Page & Palette / Book Cellar · Fairhope, AL
The Book Cellar inside Page & Palette hosts Mike Estep under the Rosa Court Jesters billing for a night of cover songs, Monday from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM.
5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
TUE 9/15–SUN 11/1
West Regional Library · Mobile, AL
West Regional Library hosts this youth exhibition tied to the Jazz Art Writers South Festival, a partnership between Mobile Arts Council and Amp Up Arts.
Thursday 9/17
Ben May Main Library, Youth Programming Room · Mobile, AL
This caregiver meetup in the Youth Programming Room at Ben May Main Library pairs children's play with a warm drink.
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
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West Regional Library · Mobile, AL
A Page in Time Book Club meets at Mobile's West Regional Library to discuss historical fiction, open to readers 19 and older.
2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Tuesdays
Ben May Main Library · Mobile, AL
Health advocate and researcher Elder Makinde Gbolahan leads an adult seminar at Mobile's Ben May Main Library on using herbs and natural tools for disease prevention.
6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Tuesdays thru TUE 10/27
Parkway Branch Library · Mobile, AL
Parkway Branch Library runs a storytime built for listening, with stories, rhyming games, and crafts, aimed at children ages 3 to 7.
10:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Tuesdays
Ben May Main Library: Youth Programming Room · Mobile, AL
Ben May Main Library's Read & Play Storytime combines books, songs, and fingerplays for babies and toddlers alongside a caregiver.
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
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West Regional Library · Mobile, AL
West Regional Library's Homeschool Connect brings activities for homeschool families, aimed at the family rather than at the kids alone.
10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Saturdays
Monte L. Moorer/Spring Hill Branch Library · Mobile, AL
The Monte L. Moorer/Spring Hill Branch Library runs a tabletop Dungeons & Dragons adventure for teens ages 12 to 18.
11:30 AM to 1:30 PM · Tuesdays 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Tuesdays
Daphne Public Library
Daphne Public Library hosts a storytime for lap babies, Tuesday from 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM.
10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
TUE 10/6
Ben May Main Library, Bernheim Hall · Mobile, AL
The Ben May Main Library's monthly Documentaries with an Anthropologist screens The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers (2009) in Bernheim Hall.
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Wednesdays
Monte L. Moorer/Spring Hill Branch Library · Mobile, AL
Young children gather at the Monte L. Moorer/Spring Hill Branch Library for stories, songs and early literacy activities in this half-hour storytime.
10:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Wednesdays
West Regional Library · Mobile, AL
Adults bring their own craft project to work on together at West Regional Library's Crafternoons, an informal two-hour afternoon session.
3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
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West Regional Library · Mobile, AL
West Regional Library's Shake, Rattle, & Read Storytime pairs books with music and movement for young children and their caregivers.
10:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Wednesdays
West Regional Library · Mobile, AL
West Regional Library runs an afternoon activity program for kids, with a different engaging activity built into each session.
4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
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West Regional Library · Mobile, AL
West Regional Library runs a preschool storytime built around stories, songs and early literacy, ideal for ages 3-5.
11:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Wednesdays
Crescent Theater · Mobile, AL
Crescent Theater runs this comedy workshop every Wednesday from 5:30 to 7:30 PM, and it is a separate, earlier program from the theater's late Wednesday comedy show.
5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
18+Wednesdays
Crescent Theater · Mobile, AL
Crescent Comedy Chaos runs every Wednesday at 8 PM with a large rotating lineup of comics doing short sets, from people trying stand-up for the first time to seasoned performers.
8:00 PM
Wednesdays thru WED 11/25
Theodore Oaks Branch Library · Mobile, AL
Theodore Oaks Branch Library's Wonderful Wednesday Storytime introduces young children to books, rhymes and music in the children's area.
10:00 AM
21+Thu thru FRI 10/16
Manci's Antique Club · Daphne, AL
This Daphne institution has walls of Jim Beam decanters and live local bands Thursday through Sunday.
6:30 PM · Fri-Sat 7:30 PM · Sun 6:00 PM
Thursdays
West Regional Library · Mobile, AL
West Regional Library hosts a laid-back after-school teen meetup with console games, board games, tabletop activities and computers set up for PC gaming.
3:30 PM to 5:00 PM
Thursdays
Monte L. Moorer/Spring Hill Branch Library · Mobile, AL
The Spring Hill branch of Mobile Public Libraries hosts an evening watercolor session aimed at painters who are already working at an advanced level, not a beginner class.
6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
THU 10/8
Page & Palette · Fairhope, AL
Page & Palette hosts sportswriter Lars Anderson, Thursday from 6 PM to 8 PM, for a discussion and signing of his new biography of Tom Brady.
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Thursday 10/8
Fairhope Public Library, Lobby and Giddens Conference Center
Fairhope Public Library's lobby and Giddens Conference Center host the Friends of the Fairhope Library Book Sale, Thursday from 9 AM to 3 PM.
9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Thursdays
Daphne Public Library
Pre-K Storytime runs every Thursday morning at Daphne Public Library, with five sessions across October at the same 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM hour.
10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Thursdays
Daphne Public Library
Daphne Public Library's After-School Book Club meets Thursday afternoon from 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM, with five one-hour meetings across October at the same time.
3:30 PM to 4:30 PM
Thursdays thru THU 10/29
May Day Park · Daphne, AL
The City of Daphne holds a free lunchtime concert at May Day Park on Mobile Bay every Thursday in September and October.
11:30 AM to 1:30 PM
FRI 8/28–FRI 10/16
Mobile Botanical Gardens
Botanical arts instructor Derek Norman leads a casual Friday sketch session in the Larkins Classroom or the Magnolia Hill Studio.
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM (space permitting)
FRI 10/9
H. Austill Pharr Gymnasium, University of Mobile
The Rams open a new home weekend against Wesleyan College at Pharr Gymnasium.
6:00 PM
Fridays
Fairhope Public Library, MakerSpace
Fairhope Public Library's MakerSpace hosts a weekly art class for ages 7 to 12, led by an Eastern Shore Art Center artist, Friday from 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM.
3:30 PM to 4:30 PM
FRI 10/9
Downtown Mobile, Dauphin Street
Downtown Mobile's monthly LODA ArtWalk goes Halloween for one evening, with costumes encouraged, live performances, local artists and makers along Dauphin Street, and food trucks.
6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
SAT 10/10
Crescent Theater · Mobile, AL
The Crescent Theater screens the Mobile Animation Film Festival for two and a half hours on a Saturday afternoon, free to attend.
1:00 PM to 3:30 PM
SAT 10/10–SUN 10/11
Mobile Saenger Theatre
The Mobile Symphony season opener features Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition.
Oct 10 (7:30 PM) + Oct 11 (2:30 PM), 2026
18+Saturdays
Monte L. Moorer/Spring Hill Branch Library · Mobile, AL
An adults-only beginner Qigong class at the Moorer/Spring Hill Branch Library combines gentle repetitive movement, breathing and focused meditation.
10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
SAT 10/10
Exploreum Science Center · Mobile, AL
The Exploreum Science Center pairs its immersive Fear exhibit with a 6:30 PM screening of Final Destination for one October evening.
5:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Saturdays
Monte L. Moorer/Spring Hill Branch Library · Mobile, AL
The Monte L. Moorer/Spring Hill Branch Library runs a chess club open to beginners and experienced players alike.
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
21+SAT 10/10
Participating downtown Mobile taverns and restaurants
This 21-plus downtown beer tasting includes a commemorative mug, a temporary membership card and a wristband with each ticket.
6-9 PM
SAT 10/10
H. Austill Pharr Gymnasium, University of Mobile
Brewton-Parker Christian University visits the next day for an early-afternoon match, the second half of this October home weekend.
1:00 PM
Saturday 10/10
USS ALABAMA Battleship Memorial Park · Mobile, AL
The 10th annual Bras Across the CAUSEway runs at USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park on Saturday, October 10, with the 5K at 8:15 AM and the fun run at 8:30 AM.
5K 8:15 AM · 1-mile fun run 8:30 AM
Saturday 10/10
Mardi Gras Park · Mobile, AL
Mardi Gras Park hosts Mobile Latin Fest on Saturday from 2 PM to 9 PM, a family-friendly celebration of Latin American and Caribbean culture.
2:00 PM to 9:00 PM
SAT 10/10
Gamers N Geeks · Mobile, AL
The Pokémon League Challenge at Gamers N Geeks in Mobile is a Play Pokémon event in the Standard format, open to all ages.
1:00 PM
SAT 10/10
Gamers N Geeks · Mobile, AL
The Pokémon VG League Challenge at Gamers N Geeks in Mobile is the shop's first video-game league event using Pokémon Champions.
3:00 PM
SAT 10/10
Gamers N Geeks · Mobile, AL
Pokeween Play and Trade Day at Gamers N Geeks in Mobile is a free play and trade day, and you don't need a tournament entry to earn the Pokeween promos.
3:00 PM
SUN 10/11
Ben May Main Library, Bernheim Hall · Mobile, AL
Members of Mobile Opera's upcoming Romeo and Juliet cast perform favorite selections in a free Sunday-afternoon showcase at Bernheim Hall inside Mobile's Ben May Main Library, followed by…
3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
SUN 10/11
Coastal Makers · Mobile, AL
A Halloween-themed painted planter class at Coastal Makers, where each guest builds a witch-styled planter to take home over three hours.
2:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Mondays thru MON 11/23
Monte L. Moorer/Spring Hill Branch Library · Mobile, AL
Adults bring their own knitting or crochet projects to work alongside other yarn crafters at the Monte L. Moorer/Spring Hill Branch Library.
3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
TUE 10/13
H. Austill Pharr Gymnasium, University of Mobile
Pensacola Christian College travels to Pharr Gymnasium for a Tuesday evening match, the Rams' final home date on this stretch of the schedule.
6:00 PM
Wednesday 10/14
Ben May Main Library: AT&T Technology Center · Mobile, AL
This small group class covers basic computer use for adults in a beginner-friendly setting at Mobile's Ben May Main Library.
4:00 PM to 5:30 PM
WED 10/14
Page & Palette · Fairhope, AL
Page & Palette hosts Matt Kessler, Wednesday from 6 PM to 8 PM, for a discussion of The Wiregrass: A Tale of Murder and Retribution in the Deep South.
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
THU 10/15
Soul Kitchen · Mobile, AL
Sister Hazel plays Soul Kitchen for an all-ages show, with Copper Flats providing support.
8:00 PM
THU 10/15
National Maritime Museum of the Gulf · Mobile, AL
Laura M. Knight of Team Fight Oar Die presents a GulfChat titled Getting to the Starting Line.
12 PM (about an hour)
THU 10/15–SAT 10/17
Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church · Mobile, AL
Mobile's Greek community has run a festival downtown since Greek Night began in 1962, and the modern three-day version fills the church grounds with food, sanctuary tours, live Greek music…
11:00 AM to 9:00 PM
THU 10/15
The Jungle, University of Mobile
University of Mobile's men's soccer team hosts Andrew College at The Jungle for a Thursday evening match starting at 7:30 PM and running about two hours.
7:30 PM to 9:30 PM
THU 10/15
The Jungle, University of Mobile
University of Mobile's women's soccer team hosts Andrew College at The Jungle for a Thursday match starting at 5:00 PM and running about two hours.
5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
FRI 10/16–SUN 11/1
Theatre 98, Fairhope
Noël Coward's classic ghost-comedy plays at Fairhope's intimate community playhouse, a witty, dressed-up date in Fairhope.
Eves + matinees
FRI 10/16
Coastal Makers · Mobile, AL
A three-hour bingo night fundraiser at Coastal Makers, with cards priced at ten dollars each.
6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
SAT 10/17
Exploreum Science Center · Mobile, AL
The Exploreum Science Center turns Halloween into a daytime science event with Monster Ball, running from 9:30 AM to 2:00 PM.
9:30 AM to 2:00 PM
SAT 10/17
Soul Kitchen · Mobile, AL
This tribute show pairs Crawling, a tribute to early Linkin Park, with Nirvanna, a tribute to Nirvana, for a night of rock covers at Soul Kitchen.
8:00 PM
SAT 10/17–SUN 10/18
Mobile Tennis Center
A statewide junior tennis tournament brings about 200 young players to the Mobile Tennis Center for a two-day weekend.
Times not yet published
SAT 10/17
Saenger Theatre Mobile
Jo Koy brings his stand-up act to the Saenger Theatre in downtown Mobile for one show, with doors at 7:00 PM ahead of an 8:00 PM start.
8:00 PM (doors 7:00 PM)
SAT 10/17
The Jungle, University of Mobile
University of Mobile's men's soccer team hosts Point University at The Jungle for a Saturday afternoon match that kicks off at 4:00 PM and runs about two hours.
4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
SAT 10/17
The Jungle, University of Mobile
University of Mobile's women's soccer team hosts Point University at The Jungle for a Saturday afternoon match that kicks off at 1:30 PM and runs about two hours.
1:30 PM to 3:30 PM
SAT 10/17
Page & Palette · Fairhope, AL
Page & Palette hosts Wayne Miller for a children's signing, Saturday from 1 PM to 3 PM, for his locally set pirate adventure about kids playing around Fairhope's beaches and parks.
1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
SAT 10/17
Historic Blakeley State Park · Spanish Fort, AL
Historic Blakeley State Park teams up with the Baldwin Humane Society for an adoption day in the park.
During park hours
SAT 10/17–SUN 10/18
W.O. Lott Park · Daphne, AL
Olde Towne Daphne fills with more than one hundred local and regional artists showing handmade jewelry, paintings, pottery, sculpture, wood and mixed media work along the Eastern Shore of…
10:00 AM to 5:00 PM · Sunday 10/18 · 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
SAT 10/17
USS ALABAMA Battleship Memorial Park · Mobile, AL
The Mobile Baptist Convention holds a family fun day in the recreational area of USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park to celebrate America 250.
12:00 PM to 4:00 PM
SUN 10/18
W.O. Lott Park, Olde Towne Daphne
The City of Daphne brings its Sunday Sunset Concert Series back for two fall dates at W.O.
4:30 PM to 6:00 PM
MON 10/19
Coastal Makers · Mobile, AL
Coastal Makers runs this stained-glass snake plant class twice on the same day, a morning session and an evening session, so guests can pick whichever fits their schedule.
9:30 AM to 12:30 PM or 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
TUE 10/20
Page & Palette · Fairhope, AL
Page & Palette hosts historical fiction author Ariel Lawhon, Tuesday from 6 PM to 8 PM, for a talk and signing centered on The Pirate Queen, her novel about Irish chieftain Grace O'Malley.
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
TUE 10/20
Saenger Theatre, Mobile
A live ensemble with a rock band, electronics and vocalists performs music from the Sonic the Hedgehog games alongside iconic moments from the games, as part of a 35th anniversary…
7:30 PM (doors 6:30 PM)
WED 10/21
Page & Palette · Fairhope, AL
Page & Palette hosts a poetry discussion with Jeanie Thompson about The Myth of Water, paired with live music from Larry Mitchell, Wednesday from 6 PM to 8 PM.
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
FRI 10/23
Halstead Amphitheater · Fairhope, AL
Halstead Amphitheater hosts Sammy Kershaw for the Live at Five series, Friday from 5 PM to 11:30 PM.
5:00 PM to 11:30 PM
FRI 10/23–SUN 10/25
The Temple Downtown · Mobile, AL
Mobile Opera stages Gounod's Romeo et Juliette in French with English supertitles, with a Friday evening show and a Sunday matinee.
7:30 PM and Sunday 10/25 · 2:30 PM
SAT 10/24
Saenger Theatre · AL
Mobile Ballet brings its production of Dracula to the Saenger Theatre for one Saturday night performance.
7:30 PM
SAT 10/24
Mardi Gras Park · Mobile, AL
Mardi Gras Park hosts the Iron Sharpens Iron BBQ Cook Off on Saturday from 10 AM to 2 PM, a barbecue competition and tasting fundraiser for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Gulf Coast.
10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
SAT 10/24
Exploreum Science Center · Mobile, AL
Fear Fest closes its October run at the Exploreum Science Center on Saturday, October 24, with a 6:30 PM screening of Poltergeist.
5:00 PM to 9:00 PM
SAT 10/24
USS ALABAMA Battleship Memorial Park · Mobile, AL
World War II reenactors aboard the USS Alabama and the USS Drum bring wartime shipboard life to this living history drill at Battleship Memorial Park.
8:00 AM to 3:00 PM
SAT 10/24
USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park · Mobile, AL
The battleship park's Halloween festival packs in live music, a costume contest, a pumpkin pie eating contest, trick-or-treating, dog adoptions, pumpkin decorating and face painting across…
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
SAT 10/24
University of South Alabama Archaeology Museum · Mobile, AL
A free family Halloween day at the university's archaeology museum includes a midday Creepy Crawly Show and Tell led by USA Biology, plus pumpkin painting, a trick-or-treat trail, crafts…
10:00 AM to 3:00 PM
SAT 10/24
History Museum of Mobile
Tied to the museum's Mobile in the Gilded Age exhibit, this evening event runs a scavenger hunt, Halloween crafts and games, a dance party, treats, a costume contest and an Exploreum…
4:00 PM to 8:00 PM
SAT 10/24
Gamers N Geeks · Mobile, AL
The Pokémon Delta Reign Prerelease at Gamers N Geeks in Mobile is a prerelease for the new Mega Evolution: Delta Reign set.
12:00 PM
MON 10/26
Coastal Makers · Mobile, AL
A two-hour class at Coastal Makers where guests burn a Lichtenberg fractal pattern into their own drinkware to take home, priced per person.
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
FRI 10/30
Crescent Theater · Mobile, AL
The Crescent Theater in downtown Mobile screens the silent horror classic Nosferatu while Mike Dillon, Chris "Baby" Spies, Brian Haas and James Singleton improvise a score live.
8:00 PM (doors 7:00 PM)
FRI 10/30–SUN 11/8
Greater Gulf State Fairgrounds · Mobile, AL
The Greater Gulf State Fair fills the Mobile fairgrounds for ten days with a midway of rides, a rodeo, a community stage and a pickin porch.
Weekdays 4 PM · Weekends 12 PM
SAT 10/31
Medal of Honor Park · Mobile, AL
The City of Mobile throws a family fall celebration at Medal of Honor Park on Halloween afternoon, with live music, a candy Trail of Treats, games and a photo booth.
1:00 PM to 5:00 PM
SAT 10/31
Theodore Oaks Branch Library · Mobile, AL
A mask-making craft program at the Theodore Oaks library, aimed at ages six to eleven but stated as open to all ages.
3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
SAT 10/31
Exploreum Science Center · Mobile, AL
The Exploreum's Fear Fest ends on Halloween night with The Conjuring on the PCI Digital Dome Theater screen at 6:30 PM.
5:00 PM to 9:00 PM · film at 6:30 PM
SAT 10/31
Hancock Whitney Stadium · Mobile, AL
South Alabama hosts Louisiana Tech at Hancock Whitney Stadium on Halloween for Military Appreciation, Honor Band and USA Day.
Kickoff time to be announced
SAT 10/31
Gamers N Geeks · Mobile, AL
The second Pokémon Delta Reign Prerelease at Gamers N Geeks in Mobile is a prerelease for the Mega Evolution: Delta Reign set.
12:00 PM
Sunday 11/1
Monte L. Moorer/Spring Hill Branch Library · Mobile, AL
More than fifty paintings by artists ages 8 to 18 who attend local public schools interpret jazz music at the Monte L. Moorer/Spring Hill Branch Library.
THU 11/5
National Maritime Museum of the Gulf · Mobile, AL
An all-you-can-eat locally made soup tasting benefits Love All Pantry's food-insecurity work, with live music, a handcrafted bowl to keep and one drink ticket included.
6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
SAT 11/7
Mardi Gras Park · Mobile, AL
Chefs, pitmasters and restaurateurs compete for the Golden Noodle Award at this macaroni and cheese cookoff in downtown Mobile's Mardi Gras Park.
12:00 PM to 4:00 PM
SAT 11/7–SUN 11/8
Saenger Theatre · Mobile, AL
Conductor Scott Speck leads the Mobile Symphony in two Beethoven favorites, Symphony No. 5 and the Emperor Piano Concerto with pianist Stewart Goodyear.
7:30 PM · Sun 11/8 · 2:30 PM
SAT 11/7
Cooper Riverside Park · Mobile, AL
Port City R&B is a free waterfront R&B night at Cooper Riverside Park in Mobile, with music from 7-11 PM.
7:00 PM
SAT 11/7
Gamers N Geeks · Mobile, AL
The Pokémon League Challenge at Gamers N Geeks in Mobile is a Play Pokémon event in the Standard format for all ages.
1:00 PM
SAT 11/7
Gamers N Geeks · Mobile, AL
The Pokémon VG League Cup at Gamers N Geeks in Mobile is the first video-game League Cup of Fall 2026, played on Pokémon Champions.
2:00 PM
WED 11/11
USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park, Aircraft Pavilion · Mobile, AL
USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park honors veterans on Veterans Day with patriotic music, presentations by the Veterans Day Essay Contest winners, and a keynote address by the 2026-2027…
3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
WED 11/11
USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park, Medal of Honor Aircraft Pavilion · Mobile, AL
The Mobile Pops Symphonic Band plays its annual Veterans Day concert in the Medal of Honor Aircraft Pavilion at USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park.
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
THU 11/12–SUN 11/22
Chickasaw Civic Theatre
Michael Frayn's door-slamming backstage farce, one of the funniest plays ever written, plays at Chickasaw's community playhouse.
Eves + matinees
THU 11/12
Saenger Theatre · Mobile, AL
Multiplatinum country hitmaker Justin Moore brings his traditional country sound and rowdy live show to the Saenger Theatre in downtown Mobile, with special guests Cord Bradley and Austin…
Doors 6:30 PM, show 7:30 PM
FRI 11/13–SUN 11/15
Arthur R. Outlaw Mobile Convention Center
The Junior League of Mobile's 42nd annual Christmas Jubilee fills the Mobile Convention Center with merchants from around the country for three days of holiday shopping.
11:00 AM to 7:00 PM · Sat 11/14 · 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM · Sun 11/15 · 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
FRI 11/13–SUN 11/15
St. Pius X Catholic Church · Mobile, AL
Merry Midtown Market brings merchants, makers, artisans and specialty retailers from across the Southeast to St. Pius X Catholic Church for a holiday shopping weekend in midtown Mobile.
Evening shopping night from 5:30 PM, Sat 11/14 and Sun 11/15 · full days (hours to confirm)
SAT 11/14
Hancock Whitney Stadium · Mobile, AL
South Alabama hosts rival Troy in the Battle for the Belt at Hancock Whitney Stadium in Mobile, a Sun Belt Conference game that doubles as Hall of Fame and USA Health Night.
Kickoff time to be announced
SAT 11/14
Downtown Mobile art market
Arti Gras is an annual fine art market in downtown Mobile that benefits the Detonti Square Community Garden.
11:00 AM to 4:00 PM
SAT 11/14
Gamers N Geeks · Mobile, AL
The November Pokémon VG League Challenge at Gamers N Geeks in Mobile is a video-game event played on Pokémon Champions.
3:00 PM
SUN 11/15
USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park (finish line) · Mobile, AL
The Keesler Federal Battleship 12K is a point-to-point race dedicated to honoring U.S. veterans.
8:00 AM to 11:30 AM
WED 11/18
Saenger Theatre · Mobile, AL
Multi-platinum singer-songwriter Aaron Lewis, the gravel-voiced front man of Staind, brings his acoustic tour to the Saenger Theatre in downtown Mobile.
Doors 6:00 PM, show 7:00 PM
FRI 11/20
Halstead Amphitheater · Fairhope, AL
Robert Earl Keen plays the Live at Five fall series at Halstead Amphitheater in downtown Fairhope.
5:00 PM to 11:30 PM
SAT 11/21
The Grounds · Mobile, AL
The 43rd annual Mobile International Festival at The Grounds gives the feel of world travel, with people from more than 70 countries on hand to meet, swap languages, share food and talk…
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
SAT 11/21
Saenger Theatre · Mobile, AL
Little Feat brings The Last Farewell Tour to the Saenger Theatre in downtown Mobile.
Doors 7:00 PM, show 8:00 PM
SAT 11/21
Medal of Honor Park · Mobile, AL
The Gobbler 5K is a small, family-friendly pre-Thanksgiving race at Medal of Honor Park in Mobile.
8:00 AM
SAT 11/21
Gamers N Geeks · Mobile, AL
The Pokémon League Cup at Gamers N Geeks in Mobile is a Play Pokémon event in Standard with Swiss rounds, open to all ages.
12:00 PM
FRI 11/27
Hancock Whitney Stadium · Mobile, AL
South Alabama closes its regular season at home against App State on the Friday after Thanksgiving, with a 2 PM kickoff and Senior Day honors.
2:00 PM CT kickoff
SAT 11/28
Mardi Gras Park · Mobile, AL
The City of Mobile's Small Business Saturday Holiday Market fills Mardi Gras Park from noon to 4 PM on the Saturday after Thanksgiving.
12:00 PM to 4:00 PM
SAT 12/12–SUN 12/13
Saenger Theatre, Mobile
Big-band holiday classics play with the Mobile Symphony, a dressed-up, warm-hearted December date night in Mobile.
7:30 PM · Sun 12/13/2026 · 2:30 PM
FRI 12/18
Halstead Amphitheater · Fairhope, AL
John W Hall and The Family Jam play the 2nd Annual Jacob Hall Memorial Jam, the last Live at Five show of the fall, at Halstead Amphitheater in downtown Fairhope.
5:00 PM to 11:30 PM
SAT 12/19–SUN 12/20
Saenger Theatre · Mobile, AL
Mobile Ballet stages its annual Nutcracker at the Saenger Theatre with guest artists, the company and its students.
2 PM and 7 PM · Sunday 12/20 · 2 PM
THU 12/31
Downtown Mobile: Mardi Gras Park and main stage · AL 36602
Downtown Mobile rings in the new year by lowering a giant electric MoonPie at midnight.
Kids Zone 11 AM · Main stage 6:30 PM to midnight
Daily
Mobile, AL
Walk a WWII battleship, a submarine, and more than thirty aircraft.
8 AM-5 PM (last tickets 4 PM)
Wed-Sun
Mobile, AL
The garden paths are stroller-friendly.
9 AM-5 PM
Free, no gate
Elberta, AL
A free roadside hunt at Barber Marina: life-size fiberglass dinosaurs hidden in the trees, plus a full-scale Stonehenge replica.
Visit in daylight
Tue-Sat
Mobile, AL
A hands-on science center sits in downtown Mobile with a dome theater, a strong rainy-day Tier-3 day trip.
10 AM-4 PM · closed Sun-Mon
Daily
Spanish Fort, AL
Free boardwalks and exhibits span the Mobile-Tensaw Delta, with gators, birds, and a big open sky.
8 AM-5 PM
Mon-Sat
Mobile, AL
This covers three centuries of Gulf Coast history in the grand old city hall, an easy, air-conditioned rainy-day museum in Mobile.
9 AM-5 PM · Sun 1-5 PM
Tue-Sat
Mobile, AL
This tells the story of the Clotilda, the last known slave ship, and the Africatown community its survivors built.
10 AM-5 PM · closed Sun-Mon
Mon-Thu
Urban Air Adventure Park · Spanish Fort, AL
Trampolines, a ropes course, climbing walls, and a sky rider are in Spanish Fort.
10 AM-8 PM · Fri-Sat 10 AM-9 PM · Sun 12-8 PM
Sun-Thu
Mobile, AL
This big indoor trampoline park is the rainy-day or heat-of-summer burn-off on the Mobile side.
10 AM-8 PM · Fri-Sat 10 AM-9 PM
Tue-Fri
Fairhope, AL
Free galleries in downtown Fairhope plus paint classes make this an adult-and-kid art stop that pairs with a walkable Fairhope date or day.
10 AM-4 PM · Sat 10 AM-6 PM · closed Sun-Mon
Daily
Spanish Fort, AL
One of the largest intact 19th-century battlefields in the country offers miles of trails, Delta boardwalks, and Civil War history in Spanish Fort.
8 AM to dusk
Open
Fairhope, AL
This free estuary reserve on Mobile Bay has a visitor center plus pitcher-plant-bog and bay boardwalks.
Visitor Ctr Mon-Sat 9 AM-5 PM
Tue-Fri
Mobile, AL
Mobile's grand antebellum mansion offers hourly guided tours Tue-Fri through the restored 1855 home and gardens.
Tours 10 AM-3 PM · closed Sat-Mon
Thu-Sat
Mobile, AL
This small historic house museum in downtown Mobile's Church Street district has period rooms telling the city's colonial-through-Confederate story.
11 AM-3 PM · closed Sun-Wed
Mon-Fri
Daphne, AL
This sensory kids' gym is built for neurodiverse kids, with swings, a zip line, and calming and art zones, all designed for sensory needs.
9 AM-6 PM, Sun 11 AM-2:30 PM
Mon-Fri
Mobile, AL
This deliberately low-stim indoor play cafe has softer colors, no flashing lights or loud arcade noise, textured sensory walls, and a coffee bar for parents.
9 AM-5 PM, Sat-Sun 11 AM-3 PM
Open
Daphne, AL
This free all-abilities playground, autism-awareness themed, sits at the front of the Daphne Sports Complex with inclusive equipment so every kid plays together.
Dawn · dusk
Sun-Thu
Mobile, AL
This big Mobile family entertainment center at the Shoppes at Bel Air has bowling, laser-tag ninja courses, sports sims, and a huge arcade under one roof.
11 AM-10 PM · Fri-Sat 11 AM-12 AM
Tue-Thu
Fairhope, AL, Eastern Shore
The beloved Mobile ice-cream shop crossed the Bay.
12-8 PM · Fri-Sat 12-9 PM · Sun 1-8 PM · closed Mon
Wednesday-Saturday
Mobile, AL
The museum tells the story of Gulf shipping, shrimping and the port of Mobile through ship models, artifacts and hands on exhibits.
10 AM-4 PM; last entry 3 PM; Sunday-Tuesday closed.
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday
Mobile, AL
The museum's permanent collection runs from American and European painting through a growing contemporary wing, with rotating special exhibitions on top of it.
10 AM-5 PM; Thursday 10 AM-5 PM with free general admission for Mobile County residents and members; Sunday-Monday closed.
Sunday
Mobile, AL
Get Air Mobile is an indoor trampoline park with dedicated toddler time blocks on Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday mornings before the general jump session opens.
Toddler time 8:00-10 AM then open 10 AM-8 PM; Monday 10 AM-8 PM; Tuesday toddler time 10 AM-noon then open noon-8 PM; Wednesday 10 AM-8 PM; Thursday toddler time 10 AM-noon then open noon-8 PM; Friday 10 AM-10 PM with Club Air 7:00-10 PM; Saturday 10 AM-10 PM
Monday-Thursday
Mobile, AL
Mobile's main library downtown is running the JAWS Youth Exhibit through September 15, 2026, alongside its regular August learning and story programs.
9 AM-8 PM; Friday-Saturday 9 AM-6 PM; Sunday closed during summer.
Tuesday-Saturday
Mobile, AL
The Historic Mobile Preservation Society runs hourly guided tours of the antebellum Oakleigh House.
10 AM-4 PM; tours offered hourly with last tour at 3 PM
Open
Mobile, AL
Medal of Honor Park runs a seasonal splash pad from May through September, open 8 AM to 6 PM under the city's aquatics schedule.
Splash pad open May through September, 8 AM to 6 PM. The park itself does not publish separate gate hours.
Monday-Thursday
Mobile, AL
West Regional runs a strong children's programming calendar, including chess club, story time and crafternoons scheduled through the week of August 24, 2026.
9 AM-8 PM; Friday-Saturday 9 AM-6 PM; Sunday closed.
Monday
Mobile, AL
The Moorer branch in Spring Hill runs a Mad Science session and a chess club alongside ongoing computer and crochet programming for adults.
9 AM-6 PM; Tuesday 9 AM-8 PM; Wednesday 9 AM-6 PM; Thursday 9 AM-8 PM; Friday-Saturday 9 AM-6 PM; Sunday closed.
Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
Mobile, AL
The Parkway branch runs a Young Writers Room and Teen Takeover sessions on top of its regular collection, and its listing includes indoor play space alongside the usual library programming.
9 AM-6 PM; Tuesday and Thursday 9 AM-8 PM; Sunday closed.
Monday and Thursday
Mobile, AL
The Toulminville branch runs a Word Basics literacy session, an Ebony Moments program and tabletop gaming in a single week.
9 AM-8 PM; Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday 9 AM-6 PM; Sunday closed.
Monday
Theodore, AL · Mobile, AL
Theodore Oaks Branch Library runs the Mobile library system's regular programs.
9 AM-7 PM; Tuesday-Thursday 9 AM-6 PM; Friday-Saturday 9 AM-5 PM; Sunday closed.
Open
Mobile, AL
Trinity Gardens returned to its regular school year schedule on August 10, 2026, after a short closure the first week of August.
School-year hours beginning August 10, 2026: Monday-Wednesday 10 AM-4 PM; Thursday-Sunday closed, according to the current branch page's school-year-hours note.
Open
Mobile, AL
James Seals Community Center & Park runs a seasonal splash pad from May through September, open 8 AM to 6 PM under the city's aquatics schedule.
Splash pad open May through September, 8 AM to 6 PM. The park itself does not publish separate gate hours.
Open
Mobile, AL
Frederick D. Richardson Jr. Tricentennial Park runs a seasonal splash pad from May through September, open 8 AM to 6 PM under the city's aquatics schedule.
Splash pad open May through September, 8 AM to 6 PM. The park itself does not publish separate gate hours.
Open
Mobile, AL
McCants-Chavers Park runs a seasonal splash pad from May through September, open 8 AM to 6 PM under the city's aquatics schedule.
Splash pad open May through September, 8 AM to 6 PM. The park itself does not publish separate gate hours.
Open
Mobile, AL
Public Safety Memorial Park runs a seasonal splash pad from May through September, open 8 AM to 6 PM under the city's aquatics schedule.
Splash pad open May through September, 8 AM to 6 PM. The park itself does not publish separate gate hours.
Open
Mobile, AL
Thomas Sullivan Community Center & Park runs a seasonal splash pad from May through September, open 8 AM to 6 PM under the city's aquatics schedule.
Splash pad open May through September, 8 AM to 6 PM. The park itself does not publish separate gate hours.
Open
Mobile, AL
Baumhauer-Randle Park runs a seasonal splash pad from May through September, open 8 AM to 6 PM under the city's aquatics schedule.
Splash pad open May through September, 8 AM to 6 PM. The park itself does not publish separate gate hours.