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September is shaping up to be a great month for the Scenic 98 Coastal community with temperatures (hopefully) starting to cool off, football season in full swing, and a packed slate of events to enjoy. With the Autumn Equinox approaching on September 22, several communities have festivals scheduled for September 21. In addition to the Top 5 below, we have linked some other September Events on our radar at the end of the article. As always, be sure to check out the Tidbits and Best Bets section of the newsletter and at Scenic98Coastal.com to see everything going on this upcoming weekend.
28th Annual Emerald Coast Beer Festival: September 6
28th Annual Emerald Coast Beer Festival, Seville Quarter, Pensacola, FL
The Emerald Coast Beer Festival is back for its 28th year! It is Pensacola's largest and oldest craft beer-tasting event. This year's festival will feature breweries from all around the Gulf Coast area, including 50+ microbreweries and another 50-100 represented by their distributors. In addition to the microbreweries, there will be 10+ homebrew clubs providing beer. The festival will also feature live music, food trucks, and a variety of other activities. VIP and General Admission Tickets are still available; however, only General Admission tickets are being sold online.
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Mobile Brick Convention: September 7 & 8:
Brick Convention, Mobile Convention Center, Mobile, AL
The BRICK CONVENTION LEGO® Fan Event brings all the creative hands-on and minds-on fun of LEGO® building together in one activity- an entertainment-packed family event for children of all ages and builders of all skills and interests. A portion of the proceeds from each Brick Convention is donated to Creations for Charity, an all-volunteer nonprofit organization that buys new LEGO sets for underprivileged children around the world during the holidays.
Tickets for all sessions are still available. Click Here for more information!
Black Jacket Symphony – Madman Across the Water: September 13
Black Jacket Symphony – Madman Across the Water, Saenger Theatre, Mobile, AL
The Black Jacket Symphony will return to the Mobile Saenger Theatre on Friday, September 13th to perform Elton John's Madman Across The Water” in its entirety! Over the past ten years, the Black Jacket Symphony has brought an incredible night of entertainment to over a million music lovers across the US. Performing over 40 classic rock albums. t the hand-picked musicians rotate based on the album being performed—and no sonic detail is overlooked. It’s a full night of rock and roll magic!
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Warren Haynes Band: Million Voices Whisper Tour, September 24
Warren Haynes Band: Million Voices Whisper Tour, Saenger Theatre, Pensacola, FL
The Warren Haynes Band, led by GRAMMY® Award-winning vocalist, songwriter, guitar legend, producer, and Gov’t Mule frontman, Warren Haynes, is coming through Pensacola in support of their new studio album, Million Voices Whisper. Performing alongside Haynes (vocals, guitar) is Gov’t Mule bassist Kevin Scott, two-time Grammy Award-winning drummer Terence Higgins, and the venerable Greg Osby on sax. Longtime friend and famed keyboardist John Medeski (most notably known as one-third of the groundbreaking trio Medeski, Martin & Wood) returns to the fold for the band’s fall tour.
Tickets are still available. Click Here for more information!
2024 Pensacola Seafood Festival: September 27–29
2024 Pensacola Seafood Festival, Downtown Pensacola, FL
The Pensacola Seafood Festival is a FREE community event hosted by Fiesta Pensacola. Savor delicious seafood, enjoy live music by the bay all weekend, and immerse yourself in historic downtown Pensacola. This festival is one of the largest arts and crafts fairs in northwest Florida with more than 150 artisans and craftsmen who travel from around the country to participate.
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Additional September Events on our Radar:
11th Annual Bulls on the Beach, Flora-Bama, Perdido Key, FL – September 5 – 7
Charter Boat Billfish Tournament, Zeke’s Landing, Orange Beach, AL – September 5 – 7
We Got Soul, Saenger Theatre, Mobile, AL - September 6
Brett Robinson Alabama Coastal Triathlon, Gulf Shores, AL – September 7
Turtle Fest 2024, Gulf State Park Beach Pavilion, Gulf Shores, AL – September 14
Arti Gras, Flambeaux Hall, Mobile, AL - September 21
Fall Festival, Ben May Main Library, Mobile, AL - September 21
Son of a Sailor Fest, Cathedral Square, Mobile, AL - September 21
37th Annual Alabama Coastal Cleanup, Fairhope, AL – September 21
South Alabama Comic Con, Mobile Convention Center, Mobile, AL - September 21 & 22
Mobile Symphony Orchestra, Saenger Theatre, Mobile, AL - September 21 & 22
Great Bellingrath Harvest, Bellingrath Gardens, Theodore, AL - September 21–October 31