OLG Annual Crabfest, Our Lady of the Gulf Catholic Church, Bay St. Louis, MS
The Our Lady of the Gulf Annual Crab Festival is a church and community seafood festival going on over 40 years 4th of July weekend! starts Thursday mid morning and ends Saturday night. It’s not just the food that keeps people coming back. Vendors fill the festival grounds with unique art, handmade jewelry, woodwork, and other crafts that you can’t find anywhere else. They also have a Golf Cart Raffle, 15k Drawdown, 5K Crabby Run and more!
Blue Marlin Grand Championship, The Wharf, Orange Beach, AL
The Greatest Show in Sportfishing is unlike any other fishing tournament with huge fish and even bigger purses. It is the final leg of the Gulf Coast Triple Crown Series, so don’t miss the chance to witness this year’s tournament fleet and prized catches. Amidst all the action, a deeper reason is top priority. The BMGC has raised over $250,000 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Registration for the tournament is open until Wednesday, July 16th at 9 AM and the tournament kicks off at noon on Thursday with a shotgun start in Perdido Pass. The Greatest Show in Sport Fishing has a tournament weigh in Friday at 5 PM and a final weigh in is Saturday at 5 PM.
There is no admission cost to view the weigh in.
Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo, Dauphin Island, AL
The Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo, a Project of the Mobile Jaycees, is the largest fishing tournament in the world. Founded in 1929, the fishing rodeo now attracts over 4,000 anglers and 100,000 spectators to Dauphin Island.
The ADSFR is a 3-day Captain’s Choice tournament and a Southern Kingfish Association (SKA) sanctioned event featuring 33 categories with prizes awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in all categories. The total awards package is valued up to one million dollars in cash and prizes and anchored by a boat, motor, and trailer packages. One Master Angler is also awarded along with cash prizes for King Mackerel, Speckled Trout and Big Game Jackpots.
The Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo continues to be conservation minded in all its efforts as we continue to seek the input from Dr. Bob Shipp, professor of Biology at the Stokes School of Marine and Environmental Sciences., regarding the state of the fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico. The Dauphin Island Sea Lab will be on site again this year collecting valuable scientific data on numerous species of fish. The Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo has donated $500,000 over the past nine years towards this fund with the University of South Alabama Foundation matching our contribution each year.
15th Annual Running of the Bulls Pensacola, Seville Square, Pensacola, FL
The Running of the Bulls Pensacola is modelled after the world-famous Festival of San Fermín in Pamplona, Spain. To maintain the thrilling spirit of the Pamplona bull run without the hazard of live animals, however, our “bulls” are skaters from West Florida Roller Derby and guest skaters from leagues far and wide! The menacing derby bulls will be equipped with roller skates, horns, and plastic bats, ready to lovingly tap runners along the roughly two-mile course. After party and award ceremony to follow at Seville Quarter.
When you register for this FUN run, you can run, jog, or walk the route, or (as participants have done in the past,) simply stroll on into Seville Quarter to enjoy complementary beer while you wait to party with the bulls at the after-party!
Gulf Coast Ethnic & Heritage Jazz Festival, The Temple Downtown, Mobile, AL
The Gulf Coast Ethnic & Heritage Jazz Festival (GCEHJF) is founded in the belief that “ethnic” means everybody and “heritage” is not some fixed point in the past. GCEHJF seeks to present Jazz through a declaration of its evolution at every turn. we are a non-profit 501(c)3 corporation whose mission is to further the preservation and growth of Jazz music for future generations. Our goal is to encourage young musicians to play Jazz by educating them in its history and music.
GCEHJF provides a vibrant mix of entertainment and education. The Festival is known for the Marcus Johnson Summer Jazz Camp, its venue for the “telling” arts, An Evening of Poetry and Jazz, and at the heart of it all, an incredible main stage jazz concert! GCEHJF has presented nationally and internationally acclaimed Jazz musicians, with some having their roots in Mobile and Baldwin counties. Many are alumni of those school systems. These artists have contributed to the success of this Jazz Festival.
Mobile:
Fourth of July Celebration, USS Alabama Memorial Park, 5:30 - 9:30 PM
Music by DJ Geaux, The Six Piece Suits, The Kazzettes
Daphne:
City of Daphne 4th of July Celebration, Al Trione Sports Complex, 7 PM
Fairhope:
4th of July Fireworks and Independence Day Concert, Henry George Park, 7:30 PM
Gulf Shores:
Gulf Shores Independence Day Celebration, Gulf State Park Fishing Pier, 7 PM
Perdido Key:
Flora-Bama All American 4th of July Party
Pensacola:
Pensacola’s 4th of July Celebration, William Bartram Memorial Park, 9 PM
Pensacola Beach:
Pensacola Chamber 4th of July Celebration, Pensacola Beach Boardwalk, 9 PM
Mobile:
Phil & Foster with Jose Santiago LIVE at Callaghan’s Irish Social Club, 7 PM
Gulf Shores:
Yeah Probably Beach and Band Party, LuLu’s Gulf Shores, 6 - 10 PM
Orange Beach:
Chris Johnson LIVE at CoastAL Orange Beach, 5 - 9 PM
Brandon Giles LIVE at OSO at Bear Point Harbor, 6 - 9 PM
Pensacola Beach:
The Band Rivera LIVE at Bamboo Willie’s Beachside Bar, 7 PM
Mobile:
Camm Lewis LIVE at Callaghan’s Irish Social Club, 7 PM
Fairhope:
Jesse Taylor Perry LIVE at Gambino’s Italian Grill, 6 - 9 PM
Gulf Shores:
Doctor’s Orders LIVE at Big Beach Brewing Company, 5 - 9 PM
Martin Lane LIVE at LuLu’s Gulf Shores, 6 - 10 PM
Orange Beach:
Brooks Johnson LIVE at CoastAL Orange Beach, 5 - 9 PM
Pensacola Beach:
Bangarang Peter LIVE at Bamboo Willie’s Beachside Bar, 8 PM
Mobile:
Johnny Hayes Band LIVE at The Ice Box, 7:30 PM
An Evening with Hanan “HB 1” Browning, The Peoples Room of Mobile, 8 PM
Fairhope:
Tensaw Jones LIVE at Fairhope Brewing Company, 5 - 9 PM
Jesse Taylor Perry LIVE at Bill-E’s, 6 - 9 PM
Matthew Jacquette Trio LIVE at The Book Cellar, 6:30 - 8:30 PM
Gulf Shores:
Montgomery Highway LIVE at Big Beach Brewing Company, 6 - 10 PM
Orange Beach:
Gavin Adcock: The Day I Hang It Up Tour 2026, The Wharf, 7 PM
Rockstarfish LIVE at OSO at Bear Point Harbor, 7 - 10 PM
Pensacola:
Red, White, & Wahoos Summer Celebration, Pensacola Blue Wahoos, 6 - 8 PM
Me & The Misfits LIVE at Five Sisters’ Blues Cafe, 6 - 10 PM
10 Good Men: The Final Story of the B-17, Saenger Theater, 7 PM
Blue Angels Comedy Show LIVE at BagelHeads, 8:30 - 10:30 PM
Pensacola Beach:
Count the Years LIVE at Bamboo Willie’s Beachside Bar, 8 PM
Mobile:
Tim Kinsey LIVE at THE DOCK at Grand Mariner, Noon - 4 PM
Galactic Engineers/The Phuxxless LIVE at Alabama Music Box, 8 PM
4th of July at Brickyard with Dennis “Finger Roll” Nelson, 10 PM
Fairhope:
Fireworks Across the Bay, American Legion, Post 199
Gulf Shores:
Mike Estep & John Keuler LIVE at LuLu’s Gulf Shores, 6 - 10 PM
Orange Beach:
Saturday Songwriters Series, The Red Haven Live, 1 - 2:30 PM
Chad Wilson LIVE at CoastAL Orange Beach, 5 - 9 PM
Feverdream LIVE at OSO at Bear Point Harbor, 7 - 10 PM
Perdido Key:
Miss Firecracker Bikini Contest, Flora-Bama Lounge, 2 PM
Pensacola:
Symphony Sparks & Stars, Hunter Amphitheater, 7 - 9:30 PM
Pensacola Beach:
Bamboo Willie’s America 250 Beach Bash, Bamboo Willie’s Beachside Bar, 2 PM
Mobile:
Celtic Throne II: Psalter of Ireland, Saenger Theater, 7 PM
The Palbearers/The Unnaturals LIVE at Alabama Music Box, 8 PM
Whisper Party LIVE at The Merry Widow, 8 PM
Gulf Shores:
Allen Barlow LIVE at Big Beach Brewing Company, 3 - 7 PM
Patrick! Band! LIVE at LuLu’s Gulf Shores, 6 - 10 PM
Orange Beach:
Howlin Grace LIVE at OSO at Bear Point Harbor, 6 - 9 PM
Fairhope:
Danny Dennis & Adam Peters LIVE at The Book Cellar, 5:30 - 7:30 PM
Pensacola Beach:
Colleen Sexton LIVE at Bamboo Willie’s Beachside Bar, 7 PM