Decatur, Alabama Jubilee Hot Air Balloon Festival (5/25 - 5/26): Enjoy balloon races, key grab, tether rides, balloon glow, arts and crafts, entertainment and more.

Ashland, 5th Annual Spirit of the Wolf Pow Wow and Annual Kiowa Gourd Dance (5/24 - 5/26): Enitachopco Ceremonial GroundsBring a blanket and lawn chair to enjoy drumming, dancing, arts and crafts, music, demonstrations, food and Wolf Garden Ambassador Contest by Karen Cooper.

Alexander City, Art on the Lake (5/25 - 5/26): More than 40 artists display and sell their works, including canvas art, pottery, jewelry and more.

Brilliant, Coalfest (5/24 - 5/25): BrilliantLive bands, food, arts and crafts, clogging, children attractions, and more. Also, state checkers champions play local politicians.

Livingston, Geiger Day (5/25): -Celebration of the founding of the town, with live music, sporting events, kid's activities, food and drink vendors and more.

Alexander City, Art on the Lake (5/25 - 5/26): More than 40 artists display and sell their works, including canvas art, pottery, jewelry and more.

Aliceville, 16th Annual Freedom Creek Festival (6/1): 16th annual blues music festival - traditional blues with a focus on Alabama

Anniston, American West (1/1 - 12/31): Journey through the history of the exploration and colonization of the American west.

Anniston, Environments of Africa (1/1 - 12/31): This open-air exhibit hall explores the concept that every animal plays an important role in maintaining the stability of the Earth by adding to or taking from the environment only what it needs to su

Anniston, Visit the Anniston Museum of Natural History : Displays include dinosaurs and fossils, mammals in open dioramas, 400-species bird collection, 2 authentic Egyptian mummies, walk-through replica of Alabama cave, children’s discovery room, nature tra

Anniston, Visit the Berman Museum of World History (1/1 - 12/31): American West, world wars, Napoleon, Jefferson Davis, Hitler objects. Swords (including one with 1,295 diamonds), sacred and secular Asian art, 19th-century European sculptures.

Ashland, 5th Annual Spirit of the Wolf Pow Wow and Annual Kiowa Gourd Dance (5/24 - 5/26): Enitachopco Ceremonial GroundsBring a blanket and lawn chair to enjoy drumming, dancing, arts and crafts, music, demonstrations, food and Wolf Garden Ambassador Contest by Karen Cooper.

Birmingham, African Art (1/1 - 12/31): The African collection at the Birmingham Museum of Art consists of about 1,600 objects.

Birmingham, Alabama Dinosaurs : In the entire United States, Alabama is the best place east of the Mississippi River to find the remains of dinosaurs.

Birmingham, Alabama Museum of the Health Sciences/Reynolds Historical Library (1/1 - 12/31): Museum: equipment, instruments and objects representing the history and development of the health sciences in the U.S., with special emphasis on Alabama. Library: Collection of rare books on medical history. handicap accommodations

Birmingham, Barber Motorsports Park and Museum : Welcome to the Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum, home to the world’s best motorcycle collection. We are dedicated to the presentation, interpretation, exhibition and history of motorcycles, vintage vehicles and motorsports.

Birmingham, Historical Radio Collection (1/1 - 12/31): See and listen to radios manufactured over fifty years ago.

Birmingham, Permanent Collection (1/1 - 12/31): This art-deco museum honors great jazz artists with ties to the state of Alabama.

Birmingham, Tour the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame Museum (1/1 - 12/31): Original memorabilia from 200+ inductees, including Coach Paul “Bear” Bryant, boxer Joe Louis, track and field greats Jesse Owens and Carl Lewis. 2 Heisman trophies, 3 World Series trophies, awards.

Birmingham, Vietnam War Helicopters Exhibit : One of the many exciting exhibits on display at the Southern Museum of Flight in Birmingham.

Birmingham, Visit the Birmingham Museum of Art : As we begin the new year, we’re enjoying the warm glow of a hopeful season at the Museum!

Birmingham, Visit the Vulcan Park and Museum (1/1 - 12/31): Vulcan Park is home to the world’s largest cast iron statue and features spectacular panoramic views of Birmingham and opportunity to hear the stories of Birmingham’s past, present and promise for the

Brilliant, Coalfest (5/24 - 5/25): BrilliantLive bands, food, arts and crafts, clogging, children attractions, and more. Also, state checkers champions play local politicians.

Courtland, Parade, Pageant and Picnic in Park (6/1): -5K run, children's parade, Miss Cotton Pageant, entertainment, games and concessions.

Danville, See the The Jesse Owens Story Gallery - at Jesse Owens Memorial Park and Museum (1/1 - 12/31): Larger-than-life panel displays invite visitors to journey alongside Owens as he grows from a sickly child of Alabama sharecroppers to a track star of international acclaim and then a hero for underpr

Decatur, Alabama Jubilee Hot Air Balloon Festival (5/25 - 5/26): Enjoy balloon races, key grab, tether rides, balloon glow, arts and crafts, entertainment and more.

Fayette, Permanent Collection (1/1 - 12/31): The Fayette Art Museum put Fayette (pop. 5,000) on the tourist map when in 1999 National Geographic flagged the museum as a regional attraction.

Fayette, Tour the Fayette Art Museum (1/1 - 12/31): Group tours welcomed with prior arrangements. Permanent collection of 3700 pieces. Full gallery devoted to each of the following folk artists: Jimmy Lee Sudduth, Sybil Gibson, Benjamin Perkins. Other

Florence, Club Percussion (1/1 - 12/31): Children can learn about the amazing music history of the Shoals area.

Florence, From Blueprint to Building : Children can discover how to plan, design, and build a house in this exhibit highlighting the architecture of the Shoals area.

Florence, Tour the Indian Mound and Museum (1/1 - 12/31): Located near the banks of the Tennessee River, the Florence Indian Mound is the Tennessee Valley's largest domiciliary mound. It is a typical example of the work of the early Native Americans who liv

Florence, Visit the Pope’s Tavern Museum : One-time stagecoach stop, tavern and inn used as hospital by Confederate and Union forces during Civil War. Upstairs museum houses extensive collection of Civil War artifacts. Lower floor furnished wi

Gadsden, Imagination Place : A visit to Imagination Place Children’s Museum always adds spark to the imagination!

Gadsden, rezHERection (2/11 - 5/24): Works by Jahni.

Huntsville, Little Toots Imagination Station : An area just for children aged 6 and under allows our littlest visitors the chance to play and pretend!

Huntsville, Visit the Weeden House Museum : Birthplace of Maria Howard Weeden (1846–1905), noted artist and poet. Federal period domestic architecture with curved stairway and central hall. Period furniture featured.

Livingston, Geiger Day (5/25): -Celebration of the founding of the town, with live music, sporting events, kid's activities, food and drink vendors and more.

Mobile, Tour the The History Museum of Mobile (1/1 - 12/31): Innovative exhibits come alive in this National Historic Landmark. Explore Mobile as the first Americans saw it. Relive the journey of African-Americans. Sense the revelry of Mardi Gras. Get your hand

Mobile, Visit the Mobile Museum of Art (1/1 - 12/31): Beautiful, newly expanded art museum in Langan Park features permanent collection of fine arts and crafts covering 2000 years of cultural history, blockbuster and traveling exhibitions, theater and in

Mobile, Visit the Richards-DAR House Museum (1/1 - 12/31): One of Mobile's finest examples of the Italianate style. Famous for its cast-iron facade depicting the four seasons.

Monroeville, Visit the Old Courthouse Museum (1/1 - 12/31): Courtroom used as model for famous trial scene in "To Kill a Mockingbird," movie based on Pulitzer Prize-winning novel written by Monroeville native Nelle Harper Lee. Annual spring performance of "To

Montevallo, Rosa Parks Museum (1/1 - 12/31): The Museum is a major landmark in the revitalization of downtown Montgomery constructed on the site of the old Empire Theatre where Mrs. Parks made her courageous and historic stand in 1955.

Montevallo, Visit the Mann Wildlife Learning Museum (1/1 - 12/31): North American wildlife in realistic settings. Three-sided viewing offers an up-close and personal experience. Touch and feel a variety of displays.

Montgomery, Tour the Exhibits - at Museum of Alabama : Bring your family and friends to tour the new exhibits, The Land of Alabama, and The First Alabamians.

Montgomery, Visit the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts (1/1 - 12/31): Permanent collection includes examples of 19th- and 20th-century American paintings and sculpture, Southern regional art, Old Master prints and decorative arts. Also home to ARTWORKS, a participatory

Montgomery, Visit the Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald Museum (1/1 - 12/31): Scott and Zelda lived here from 1931 to 1932. Bottom right apartment is where museum is located, although Fitzgeralds rented entire house. Only museum dedicated to either of them.

Opelika, Visit the Museum of East Alabama : Regional museum of approximately 4000 artifacts form fascinating glimpse into east Alabama life over last century. Noteworthy collection includes Camp Opelika (WWII POW camp) memorabilia, Roanoke doll

Roanoke, Summer on Main Street Festival (6/1): Downtown. Arts & crafts, food, live entertainment, games and family fun.

Selma, Visit the National Voting Rights Museum and Institute (1/1 - 12/31): Located near Edmund Pettus Bridge, museum offers pictorial history of voting rights struggle. Displays exceptional record of events and participants that made Civil Rights history.

Skyline, Skyline Day Festival (6/1): Cumberland Mountain Park--Free entertainment and Catfish dinner. Bring a covered dish and lawn chair.

Stevenson, Visit the Stevenson Railroad Depot Museum (1/1 - 12/31): In 1861, Stevenson was a vital rail link to major points throughout the Southeast. Union General Rosecran's forces constructed a pontoon bridge across the Tennessee River at Stevenson in 1863, allowin

Tuscaloosa, Captain Tim Parker : Oh, the sun on your face and the spray from the river!

Tuscaloosa, Geology Rocks (1/1 - 12/31): Rocks and Minerals From Around The World.

Tuscaloosa, Japan House (1/1 - 12/31): Visit a replica of a traditional Japanese home.

Tuscaloosa, Visit the Alabama Museum of Natural History : Visit historic Smith Hall. View Grand Exhibition Hall built at turn of century: displays of fossils, rocks, minerals from Age of Dinosaurs, Ice and Coal Ages. See only meteorite known to have struck a

Tuscumbia, African Heritage Festival (6/1): Explore African art & fashion, culture, crafts, food, children's activities and more. .