Things to do: Your guide to Spring 2023 festivals on the Gulf Coast

By MELANIE LECROY
Lifestyle Editor
melanie@gulfcoastmedia.com
Posted 3/8/23

The weather is warming, the flowers are blooming, and the spring festival season is upon us.

There are so many events and things to do on the Gulf Coast between March and May that you may have a …

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Things to do: Your guide to Spring 2023 festivals on the Gulf Coast

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The weather is warming, the flowers are blooming, and the spring festival season is upon us.

There are so many events and things to do on the Gulf Coast between March and May that you may have a hard time choosing. To aid in your planning, we put together a list of festivals from Pensacola to Mobile.

Mark your annual favorite or step off your well-beaten path and discover something new.

MARCH

March 10-11

March 11

  • St. Pawtty's Day – OWA, free to attend and $10-$15 to register for parade, www.visitowa.com
  • Nature Connects Spring Festival in the Forest – Fairhope, tickets are $10, www.natureconnectalabama.org

March 11-12

March 17-18

March 17-19

  • Annual Fairhope Arts and Crafts Festival – Downtown Fairhope, free to attend, www.fairhopeartsandcraftsfestival.com
  • The Wharf Boat and Yacht Show – The Wharf, Orange Beach, tickets start at $15, www.wharfboatshow.com

March 23-26

March 24-26

  • Orange Beach Invasion – The Wharf, Orange Beach, free to attend, www.obishow.com

March 25

  • The Elberta German Sausage Festival – Elberta Town Park, free to attend, www.elbertafire.comPensacola VegFest – Community Maritime Park, tickets are $6.26, www.pensacolavegfest.com

March 25-26

  • Gulf Breeze Celebrates The Arts Festival – Gulf Breeze High School, Gulf Breeze, Florida, free to attend, www.gulfbreezearts.com

APRIL

April 1

April 15-16

  • Kites Over Mobile 2023 – Brookley by the Bay, Mobile, free to attend, www.cityofmobile.org

April 16

April 21-22

  • Annual Waterway Village Zydeco and Crawfish Festival – Waterway Village, Gulf Shores, free to attend, www.gulfshoresal.gov

April 22

  • Mobile Bay Anime Festival - Daphne Civic Center, adult tickets are $20, www.mobilebayanimetfest.com
  • Heritage Day Festival – Silverhill, free to attend, www.silverhillalabama.com

April 23

  • Annual Mud Bottom Revival Music Festival – Bender Point, Mobile, tickets are $35, www.dogriver.org

April 28

April 28-30

  • Interstate Mullet Toss and Gulf Coast's Greatest Beach Party – Flora-Bama, Pensacola, tickets range from $10 to $15, www.florabama.com
  • LuLu's Paradise Boat Show at Homeport Marina – Gulf Shores, free to attend, www.lulusfunfoodmusic.com
  • Tall Ships Pensacola – Plaza De Luna, Pensacola, free to attend, www.visitpensacola.com

MAY

May 4-6

May 12-13

  • Festival of Quilts – Abba Shrine Center, Mobile, tickets range from $5 - $10, www.mobilearts.org

May 13-14

May 19-21


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