2025 Events on The Gulf Coast

Annual Orange Beach Seafood Festival & MAAAC Car Show
When: February 22
Where: The Wharf, Orange Beach, AL 

Annual Fort Morgan Oyster Fest
When: February 22 - 23
Where: The Beach Club Resort, Gulf Shores, AL

Orange Beach Festival of Art
When: March 8 - 9
Where: Orange Beach Waterfront Park, Orange Beach, AL

Orange Beach Invasion Car & Truck Show
When: March 14 - 16
Where: The Wharf, Orange Beach, AL 

The Wharf Boat + Yacht Show
When: March 21 - 23
Where: The Wharf, Orange Beach, AL

73rd Annual Fairhope Arts & Crafts Festival
When: March 14 - 16
Where: Fairhope, AL (Downtown)

Ballyhoo Festival
When: March 1 - 2 
Where: Gulf State Park, Gulf Shores, AL

Bama Coast Cruisin’ Car Show
When: April 24 - 26
Where: The Wharf, Orange Beach, AL 

Annual Interstate Mullet Toss
When: April 25 - 27
Where: Flora-Bama, Perdido Key, FL

Gulf Coast Hot Air Balloon Festival
When: May 1 - 3
Where: OWA, Foley, AL 

National Collegiate Beach Volleyball Championship 
When: May 2 - 4
Where: Gulf Shores Public Beach/Gulf Place, Gulf Shores, AL

Orange Beach Billfish Classic
When: May 13 - 18
Where: The Wharf Marina, Orange Beach, AL 

Sand in My Boots Music Fest
When: May 16 - 18
Where: Gulf Shores Public Beach/Gulf Place, Gulf Shores, AL

Pensacola Beach Blue Angels Air Show
When: July 12
Where: Pensacola Beach, FL

Blue Marlin Grand Championship
When: July 11 - 12
Where: The Wharf Marina, Orange Beach, AL

Bulls On The Beach
When: September 4 - 6
Where: Flora-Bama, Perdido Key, FL

Orange Beach Freedom Fest/Bama Coast Cruisin Car Show
When: September 20 - 21  
Where: The Wharf, Orange Beach, AL

Annual National Shrimp Festival
When: October 9 - 12
Where: Gulf Shores Main Public Beach 

Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show
When: November 7 - 8 
Where: NAS Pensacola, Pensacola, FL

Flora-Bama Polar Bear Dip
When: January 1, 2026
Where: Flora-Bama, Perdido Key, FL