Gulf Shores Area Upcoming Events

Sail around the beautiful sunset on the back bays of Orange Beach. These sailing sunsets are truly the best way to end your day. Hues of pink, purple, orange and blue illuminate the sky. Then sail into Perdido Bay for the moonrise. The views are spectacular. The moon rises above the skyline and the moonbeams dance across the water lighting up your path down the bay. This is a one of a kind experience. Book your private sunset full moon cruise today. This is a private sailing charter for up to six passengers. Perfect for stargazing for families, girls night out or a romantic evening. Limited availability. 

Although the team travels the country during the year, they return home to NAS Pensacola in Florida most weeks. In order to stay proficient in their demanding routine, they traditionally fly practice performances over the base on Tuesdays and Wednesdays during airshow season (March through November). Look below for their planned practice dates, but keep in mind that these can and do change as the year progresses due to things like weather or other circumstances. Practices typically begin at 11:30 a.m. central time and last about 55 minutes. Public viewing is available at the National Naval Aviation Museum at no cost. The outside viewing area for the Blue Angels practice is located on the museum’s flight line north of the museum. Signs are posted to direct visitors to viewing and parking locations, including limited parking for handicapped visitors. Open bleacher seating is available and seats 1,000 people. A limited quantity of chairs are available for a fee of $3 per chair, good for that day’s practice session. Concessions of bottled water, sport drinks, light food, treats and merchandise are also available. Chair service, concessions and merchandise are provided by the National Naval Aviation Museum Foundation and proceeds support the museum and foundation programs.A valid ID is required for all visitors 16 and over to gain access to the museum flight line. Backpacks, daypacks and other similar items are not allowed on the flight line.2018 Blue Angels Pensacola Practice ScheduleMarch 27March 28*March 29April 3April 4April 10April 11*April 17April 18*April 24April 25*May 1May 2*May 8May 9*May 15 NOT open to the public, the Royal Canadian Forces 431 Air Demonstration Squadron Snowbirds performance at 2 p.m. May 16* West gate opens at 8 am for this practice only. The Blue Angels fly at 9 a.m. followed by an autograph session in the Museum Atrium. The flight line will reopen at 1p.m. to allow for viewing of the Snowbirds demonstration that begins at 2 p.m. May 17May 18 (9am-10am) NOT open to the publicMay 29June 5June 20*June 26July 3July 5July 6 (9am-10am)July 11July 17July 18*July 24August 15*August 21August 22*August 28August 29*September 5*September 6September 7 (9am-10am)September 11September 12*September 18September 25*October 17*October 23October 24*October 30October 31November 1November 2*Denotes autograph session following the practice inside the National Naval Aviation Museum.Again, practices may be canceled due to weather or other circumstances without notice. Please contact the museum for last minute information.

Beginning on Thursday, May 3, St. Peter’s Episcopal Church will host old fashioned fish-frys on the first Thursday of every month at its beautiful campus in Bon Secour from 5-7 p.m. The next feasts are June, 7, July 5, August 2, Sept. 6 and Oct. 4. Fried fish plates include sides of hushpuppies, baked beans, coleslaw, potato salad and dessert - all for $10. Eat in or take out. St. Peter’s is located on the corner of County roads 10 and 49 at 6270 County Road 10 in Bon Secour. For more info, call 251-949-6254 or visit stpetersbonsecour.diocgc.com.

The flowers are blooming, beer is in the air and nothing says yoga like like warm, sunny days. We're super excited to have our yoga in the taproom (or the lawn!?) series with Glow Yoga, so excited in fact that we've added an extra day a month. Join us for donation yoga on the first Saturday of the month at 11 a.m. and the third Tuesday of the month at 5:30 p.m. These classes will be donation-based, so give what you can! This year our charity of choice will go to Project Grace - Project Grace organizes and teaches ballet and yoga camps in communities and orphanages in Haiti. So come out and support a great cause, get your yoga on, and have a pint while you're at it.

Now in its fifth installment, the highly anticipated summer culinary series has managed to become even more star-studded. Fisher’s at Orange Beach Marina announces it will host the Southern Grace dinner series featuring award-winning and celebrity chefs from across the South. Fresh off his nomination for a James Beard Award, Fisher’s Executive Chef Bill Briand will open up his kitchen to spotlight the talent and cuisine of notable chefs from across the region. May 17: Steven Satterfield of Miller Union in Atlanta, Georgia. Satterfield is the James Beard Award winning chef and co-owner of Miller Union in Atlanta, which has been featured in Bon Appetit, Food & Wine, and Esquire. June 21: Ashley Christensen of Poole’s Diner in Raleigh, North Carolina. Christensen is a Raleigh, North Carolina philanthropist and James Beard Award winning chef whose cache of restaurant including Poole’s Diner, Bridge Club, Chuck’s, Beasley’s Chicken + Honey, and Death & Taxes have gained national attention from publications such as The New York Times and Southern Living. June 28: Cassidee Dabney and brewer Roy Milner of Blackberry Farm in Walland, Tennessee. A graduate of the New England Culinary Institute, Dabney’s diverse background includes stops in Germany, Boston, Atlanta, Hawaii, Arkansas, and Wyoming, before moving on to Blackberry Farm in 2010, where it’s become one of the most respected restaurants in the South. Milner is Dabney’s brewing counterpart, creating some of the country’s finest farmhouse ales. July 12: Adam Evans (soon-to-open concept in Birmingham, AL), David Bancroft (Acre in Auburn, AL), Alex Harrell (Angeline in New Orleans, LA), Rob McDaniel (SpringHouse on Lake Martin, AL), and Robby Melvin (Time Inc. Food Studios) Formerly of Brezza Cucina and Ford Fry’s The Optimist in Atlanta, Adam Evans has returned to his home state of Alabama to open a yet-unnamed concept in Birmingham. David Bancroft is a self-taught chef, farmer, and forager whose work at Acre in Auburn has drawn recognition from Garden & Gun, Southern Living, and USA Today. A protégé of New Orleans chef Susan Spicer, Alex Harrell opened his own restaurant, Angeline, in March 2015. After honing his skills under prestigious chefs such as Chris Hastings (Hot & Hot Fish Club), Rob McDaniel accepted the position of executive chef at SpringHouse, now one of Southern Living’s 100 Best Restaurants in the South. And Robby Melvin worked under James Beard Award winning chef, Frank Stitt (Highlands Bar & Grill), before accepting the position of Test Kitchen Director at Southern Living. July 26: Hugh Acheson of Five & Ten and The National in Athens, Georgia. Hugh Acheson is the chef, author, and restaurateur behind Five & Ten and The Nationalin Athens, Georgia, as well as Atlanta restaurants Empire State South and Achie’s. He competed in Bravo’s Top Chef Masters and starred as a judge on Top Chef, seasons 9 through 13. His fourth cookbook, The Chef & The Slow Cooker, was released in the fall of 2017. August 2: Emeril Lagasse is the chef/owner of 12 restaurants, including Meril and Emeril’s Delmonico in New Orleans, Louisiana. Emeril Lagasse is the chef/proprietor of 12 restaurants, including four in New Orleans (Emeril’s, NOLA, Meril, and Emeril’s Delmonico) three in Las Vegas (Emeril’s New Orleans Fish House, Delmonico Steakhouse, and Lagasse’s Stadium), one in Orlando (Emeril’s Orlando), three at the Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem in Pennsylvania (Emeril’s Fish House, Emeril’s Chop House, and Burgers and More by Emeril), and one in Miramar Beach, Florida (Emeril’s Coastal Italian). As a national television personality, he has hosted more than 2,000 shows on the Food Network, and is the food correspondent for ABC’s Good Morning America. Each event begins at 6:30 p.m. with a cocktail reception where guests will have the opportunity to mix and mingle with their favorite chefs, followed by a communal-style seated dinner at 7:30 p.m.For more information and to purchase your tickets starting on Friday, March 30 visit our website.

Lisa Christian has spent the past decade playing her clever songs, lush vocal skills, phenomenal guitar talent, and witty stage repartee as a full-time nightclub musician throughout the southeastern United States. Her music is influenced by the soul she grew up listening to in Philadelphia, home of music legends Gamble and Huff, Teddy Pendergrass, Hall and Oates, and Todd Rundgren. Lisa picked up her first guitar at age 11 and was fronting a garage band by the time she was 12. Now a successful solo artist based on the Gulf Coast, Lisa is the classic decade-long overnight success story.  In a time where so much music is artificially produced, she is a throwback to a long-gone era of singers and musicians who got on stage and worked and sweated over every note, every night, without the crutch of backing tracks or pitch-correction devices. It’s just Lisa Christian, in total control of her voice and instrument.

Lisa Christian has spent the past decade playing her clever songs, lush vocal skills, phenomenal guitar talent, and witty stage repartee as a full-time nightclub musician throughout the southeastern United States. Her music is influenced by the soul she grew up listening to in Philadelphia, home of music legends Gamble and Huff, Teddy Pendergrass, Hall and Oates, and Todd Rundgren.  Lisa picked up her first guitar at age 11 and was fronting a garage band by the time she was 12. Now a successful solo artist based on the Gulf Coast, Lisa is the classic decade-long overnight success story.  In a time where so much music is artificially produced, she is a throwback to a long-gone era of singers and musicians who got on stage and worked and sweated over every note, every night, without the crutch of backing tracks or pitch-correction devices. It’s just Lisa Christian, in total control of her voice and instrument.

It's happening again! Eat breakfast with pirates every morning at The Hangout. Come dressed as a pirate or princess and enjoy a musical pirate production.There will be games and a treasure hunt where you can win prizes!   Three breakfast shows each day at 8:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m., and 10 a.m.  Hope to see you there! 

OWA is celebrating summer in style! Join us for fun and interactive LIVE performances throughout OWA all summer long. Show times vary, so please click on specific performances to view their schedules! This summer will feature OWA’s new house band “Cool Vibrations,” which will roam the property entertaining guests with hits from yesterday and today! Inside the amusement park, the Splash Squad will be popping in to help keep everyone cool. And if that wasn’t enough, OWA is celebrating cool coastal nights with a summer celebration on the banks of Lake OWA.  Come cool off and relax while OWA entertains you with the lights, sounds, and energy during GLOWA. GLOWA is a high energy live performance that incorporates the hijinks of the Power Skippers, an acrobatic stilt team, with singers, dancers, and cool sounds. The party is always free and is held Tuesday - Sunday at 8:30 pm in Downtown OWA. Cool Vibrations (The OWA Party Band), Splash Squad, Power Skippers, and GLOWA all perform Tuesdays-Sundays throughout the summer. Click on their links to view specific show times! Check carefully, and remember that all shows are weather dependent. 

The Sparks After Dark fireworks show will flash to life again this summer! On Mondays, May 28-August 6 at 8:45 p.m. you’ll have a weekly chance to catch the high-flying flickers in action thanks to our gracious sponsors. Bring the gang along and set up on Main Street for the best vantage point of the vibrant skies. Keep your eyes peeled for Starla the Starfish as she struts the pavement during the display. Experience the snap, crackle and pop of color all summer long! *Sparks After Dark will not be held July 2 but will instead take place on July 3 during the Independence Day Street Party