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Huntsville's Panoply Arts Festival is hailed as the premier arts weekend in the Southeast. The annual event highlights local artists and musicians while also hosting food vendors and interactive activities for children and the wider community.

NeighborFest is a free festival that will highlight community connections and homeownership in Birmingham. The event, hosted by the City of Birmingham and GROWTH Homes aims to equip attendees with home buying knowledge through workshops and offering information on the process. NeighborFest will also have live entertainment, food vendors and a marketplace.

It looks like November is turning into the month for medieval festivals. Last week, we told you about the very first event of this type to take place in Scottsboro. Now, it’s the turn of the Gulf coast with the Mobile Renaissance Faire and Pirate Festival starting this Saturday in Robertsdale.

In 1989, roughly 50 Fyffe residents saw what they claimed to be UFOs. Since that time, town officials have commemorated these unusual sightings with a summer festival called "Fyffe UFO Days." This APR encore presentation recounts the sights and sounds from the festival back in 2023.

Deep in the backwoods of Greenville, dirt roads open to reveal an unexpected treasure. Sprawled over several rolling acres is where the annual Alabama Medieval Fantasy Festival takes place. Patrons from far and wide recount their adventures with live history demonstrations and a step back in time.

The newest music festival to sweep the Southeast is coming to Huntsville this fall. One of the world’s largest music festival producers, C3 Presents will oversee all festival production. The name of the event, lineups and ticket information will be released in April.

The public is invited to embark on a wild adventure at the 48th Annual Zoo Weekend. The event is taking place at the Montgomery Zoo on Saturday and Sunday, March 16-17, from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. daily, with the last admission at 5:00 p.m.

Druid City Arts Festival (DCAF), a free two-day event highlighting local artists and musicians, will take place Friday, April 5 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., and Saturday, April 6, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Government Plaza.

The City of Huntsville and AshaKiran Foundation invite Alabamians to fly a kite at the 12th annual Community Kite Festival. The event is set for Saturday, March 2, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at John Hunt Park, 2151 Airport Road in Huntsville.

In 1989, roughly 50 Fyffe residents saw what they claimed to be UFOs. Since that time, town officials have commemorated these unusual sightings with a summer festival called "Fyffe UFO Days." Held on the last Saturday of every August, the event is known to draw thousands of residents and visitors each year.