Exploring Montgomery AL Spring 2024
Monster Truck Nitro Tour
Saturday, March 23RD, 2024......1:30 pm (Pit Party 12:00 pm–1:00 pm)
Saturday, March 23RD, 2024…..7:30 pm (Pit Party 6:00 pm–7:00 pm)
GARRETT COLISEUM
1555 Federal Dr
Montgomery, AL 36107
MONTGOMERY, AL will be motorsport entertainment’s epicenter with the nation’s most competitive MONSTER TRUCKS as the Monster Truck Nitro Tour invades the Garrett Coliseum on March 23RD for TWO MONSTER shows! See these incredible 10,000-pound, car crushing giants compete in racing, wheelie contests, and then rock the house with amazing freestyle action during the Monster Truck Nitro Tour! Plus, you can meet the drivers and see the trucks up close at the pre-event Autograph Pit Party!
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World Ballet Series: Swan Lake
Tuesday, March 26 – 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Montgomery Performing Arts Centre,
201 Tallapoosa Street, Montgomery Performing Arts Centre,
Montgomery, United States
Event Information:
Experience the legendary! Swan Lake, the ballet of all ballets, will be performed one night only as a part of the World Ballet Series. See the iconic Dance of the Little Swans, count the 32 fouettés performed by Odile, and immerse yourself in magical Tchaikovsky's music. The production will feature richly detailed, hand-painted sets as well as over 150 radiant costumes that bring fresh representation to this timeless classic. World Ballet Series is a unique project that attracts many international artists and is composed of renowned professional dancers representing over ten countries who are united by a passion for entertaining audiences and enriching classical ballet traditions through brilliant, critically-acclaimed new productions of timeless ballet classics. Audience: For ages 5 & over Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes (including 20-minute intermission)
Please Note:
Audience: For ages 5 & over Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes (including 20-minute intermission) Click HERE to purchase tickets.
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Easter Egg Hunt Eggstravaganza
April 1, 2023 – 11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Blount Cultural Park
3 Festival Drive, Montgomery, AL 36117
Join us Saturday, April 1st, at Blount Cultural Park from 11AM to 1PM for the City's Annual Easter Egg Hunt Eggstravaganza! This free event will feature children's activities, photos with the Easter Bunny, food vendors and more!
**Join us at MMFA on Friday, March 31st at 7pm for a special showing of the movie HOP!**
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Wilson Pickett Music and Arts Festival
April 6th, 202410:00 am-6:00 pm
The annual Wilson Pickett Music and Arts Festival will held at Cooters Pond Park on April 6! Artists will fill the park and there will be fun for the whole family from 10 am until 6 pm. You don’t want to miss this event! For more fun and information, visit
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Beyond the Horizon Air & Space Show at Maxwell AFB
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April 6th, 2024 - April 7th, 2024Gates open 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
The U.S. Navy Blue Angels aerial demonstration team highlights the Beyond the Horizon Air and Space Show at Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery, Ala., April 6-7, 2024. The show will also include America’s air power on display, flying demonstrations, a STEM Expo and activities for the whole family. The event is free and open to the public—tickets or special passes are not needed. Gates open from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. both days. Visit HERE for more information.
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Seafood & Arts Festival
April 12, 2024 – 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Blount Cultural Park
3 Festival Drive, Montgomery, AL 36117
The City of Montgomery will kick-off live music season this week with the annual Seafood & Arts Festival.
River Region-based blues, funk, jazz and rock band, Sabadas, will headline the Seafood & Arts Festival. Featured food vendors include the Cousins Maine Lobster Food Truck, The Wharf, Potz & Panz, D’Road Café, Gumbo to Geaux Food Truck and more!
The event is free to attend, but the City will encourage donations to Child Protect Children’s Advocacy Center.
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CoosaPalooza Brewfest
SAT, APR 20, 2024
3:00PM - 6:00PM
231 Hill Street
Wetumpka, AL 36902
CoosaPalooza Brewfest is BACK in 2024!
Join us for the fourth annual Coosapalooza Brewfest in Downtown Wetumpka for good beer, great friends, & awesome entertainment! This is a fundraising event for Main Street Wetumpka. All proceeds from this event go to Main Street Wetumpka's mission of downtown revitalization.
This event, which takes place along the beautiful Coosa Riverwalk at Merchants Alley, is a primary fundraiser for Main Street Wetumpka, a 501c3 organization dedicated to downtown revitalization.
General admission ticket holders will enjoy nearly 40 craft brews while taking in the beautiful backdrop of the Coosa River in downtown Wetumpka. General admission price also includes entertainment, souvenir tasting glass, and beer tastings.
The 2024 Coosapalooza Brewfest is an event for people 21 years of age or older. Chairs, blankets, and small bags are allowed. No outside food or beverages are allowed. Rain or shine event; no refunds. Free bottled water is available.
General Admission event times are 3pm to 6pm. Beer tastings will be cut off at 6 p.m.
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Earth Day Safari at the Montgomery Zoo
April 26, 2024 – 9:00 am to 2:00 pm
Montgomery Zoo and Mann Wildlife Museum
2301 Coliseum Parkway, Montgomery, AL 36110
Help us learn how to save the planet and protect our environment on Earth Day, April 26, 9am - 2pm at Earth Day Safari Educational Event at the Montgomery Zoo. Spend a fun-filled day at the Montgomery Zoo learning about how simple changes in our daily habits can affect the environment and the planet on which we live. It is fun, educational, always a wild adventure, and an awesome learning experience for all ages; especially school groups.
Admission includes
-- Entry to the Zoo and Mann Museum
-- Entry Worlds of the World
-- Entry to Parakeet Cove
-- Entry to our Reptile Facility
-- Special zookeeper talks @ 11:30am and 1:30pm
Additional fun, attractions, and rides
-- Train ride: $3 per person
-- Giraffe Encounter: $3 per person
-- Sky lift ride: $5 per person
-- Parakeet sticks: $2 per stick
-- Concessions: Prices vary
For more information call (334) 625-4909
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CIA SPRING CONCERT SERIES, 2024
WHEN: SUNDAY AFTERNOONS AT 4:00 PM
WHERE: Cloverdale “Bottom” Park (Cloverdale Rd and Ponce de Leon)
WHO: April 7 Big Vic and the Convicts. Our first “college band”. Been playing fraternity parties and clubs in Alabama
And Mississippi and now they’re here in Cloverdale.
April 14 Long Sleeve Pants. You’ve seen them all over town, with their mix of popular and cover tunes.
April 21 Blackbird Pickers. Some of these guys have been with us since our first concert. Still delivering great rock with a folk flavor.
April 28 John Bull Trio. John and his guys are back with their own special treatment of the blues. Harmonicas and harmonies, doesn’t get any better than that.
May 5 Montgomery Dixie Trio: The trio will bring a little bit of New Orleans to the Cloverdale Bottom Park.
May 12 Curt McKinney and Chuck Loston: They’re bringing their own combination of rock and blues to our concert series.
May 19 The Marvtones. They are returning again this year.
Great music and a light-hearted patter to go with it.
May 26 Bekky and Doyle: They are bringing their popular acoustic sounds for our enjoyment and entertainment.
WHY: Mostly for the fun of it.
HOW: ADMISSION IS FREE. Bring your chairs, coolers, and snacks. Sit under the beautiful oak trees in the park and enjoy the music.
With special thanks to the Pine Bar for sponsoring the Porta-Potties.
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