Apr 26 Friday
Arts Huntsville presents Panoply Arts Festival in downtown Huntsville’s Big Spring Park April 26 – 28, 2024. Featuring more than 100 visual artists from various mediums in the fan-favorite Art Marketplace, two musical performance stages featuring 30+ musical acts by local bands and musicians, a variety of culinary artisan food trucks, kid-friendly interactives and STEAM activities, community art projects, and so much more!
DAY ONE/APRIL 26th MUSIC AND ACTIVITIESBands include, Delany Faulds, The Dawn Osbourne Band
Apr 27 Saturday
If you love Huntsville history and are looking for an excuse to get outside, you're invited to the Huntsville Historic Bike Tour, hosted by local podcast Lily Flagg's Signal on April 27th at 9am. The ride starts and ends at 108 Howe Ave and stops at important historical sites in the downtown, Twickenham, Old Town, and Five Points areas.
DAY TWO/APRIL 27 MUSIC AND ACTIVITIESBands include .. The Band Silhouette, Little and the Giants, Soul Lit Band, Quantaphonics
Apr 28 Sunday
We'll post more info as the daily schedules become available!
DAY THREE/APRIL 28th MUSIC AND ACTIVITIES
Bands include ... Jazz McKenzie, Kristoffer Leshaun, Victoria Jones, Preston Watts, GORRIO, Cheryl Llewellyn, C1Live, Tyler AK, the Love Apples, Shelly Saxman Williams
The Valley Conservatory 25th Anniversary Concert is Sunday, April 28th 3:30pm at
Roberts Hall on the Campus of UAH. The concert features Emma Boyd, violinist, Esther
Benjamin, cellist and Joshua Gaston, pianist performing the 1st movt. of Beethoven’s Triple Concerto. Dr. Iris Hankins, Soprano, and The Devere Pride Trio will also perform. Information at valleyconservatory.com and (256) 534-3131.
May 01 Wednesday
The Lee High School Creative Writing Magnet celebrates its young authors with the "Readers' Theatre" in Lee's Black Box Theatre on Wednesday, May 1st and Thursday, May 2nd from 6:30PM - 8PM. Authors will share their original pieces this school year. This event is open to the public and appropriate for all ages. Information is online at leehigh.org.
May 03 Friday
The Huntsville Master Chorale presents “Songs of Travel: Journeys of a Different Kind” on Friday, May 3, 2024 at 7:00 pm at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Huntsville. There will be a second performance Sunday, May 5, at Monte Sano United Methodist Church at 3:00 pm. The program features old and new songs with destinations in mind. The public is invited. Information at HSVMASTERCHORALE.ORG.
The Huntsville Chamber Music Guild presents the Isidore String Quartet on Friday May 3rd at 7:30 PM at Trinity United Methodist Church. Their goal is to impact the world we live in and inspire others through the art of collaboration and play. The public is invited to an educational encounter at 4pm on that day. Tickets and information at 256-489-7415 and
May 04 Saturday
Gather for an evening of unbridled fun, festivities & Derby fare including Mint Juleps & live music.
The Huntsville Museum of Art Guild proudly presents its annual flagship fundraiser, UNFRAMED: Off to the Races. 2024’s Derby-themed event will be complete with the excitement of the Derby race on a large screen and live music for guests to enjoy. Both live and silent auctions will be filled with exceptionally curated items. In addition, the event will feature fun-filled activities including the ever-popular bourbon and wine pull and outdoor Bourbon Garden, featuring distinctive distillers.
Information online at hsvmuseum.org/unframed.
Rocket City Roller Derby takes on Montgomery as part of a season of bouts with roller derby teams from around the Southeast. RCRD home bouts take place at the National Speleological Society Conference Center at 6001 Pulaski Pike NW Huntsville AL 35810. Junior bouts are early. Team bouts in the evening.
This annual event closes the streets near Huntsville's Five Points and fills more than a dozen neighborhood porches with amazing live music of all genres, shapes, sizes and sounds. PorchFest happens the first Saturday of each May ... this year it's May 4th.
LINEUP AND DETAILS COMING TO THIS PAGE SOON!
Link to the PorchFest Five Points Facebook page
May 05 Sunday
Our television friends at Alabama Public Television are hosting the APT Great BBQ Cook Off on Sunday, May 5th at Back Forty Brewing next to historic Sloss Furnaces in Birmingham, AL. Special guests include Sean of the South and Three On A String.
Gates open at noon. Lunch and music begin at 1pm. The BBQ Awards Ceremony begins at 3pm.
Only 20 competition slots remain, so register while your team while you can. The Kansas City Barbeque Society meat category is pork, defined as Boston Butt, Boston Roast, Picnic, Collar )aka Cellar) and/or Whole Shoulder. Find all the info here.
May 07 Tuesday
May is Older Americans Month and STUDIO 60 Senior Center will host our 25th Annual Retirement Lifestyle EXPO on Tuesday, May 7, from 10 to 2 at the Jaycee Community Building. The EXPO features products and services in nutrition, leisure, and healthcare for retirees and their families. Lunch for the first 300 participants. The public is invited to attend. Details at SeniorView.com and on the STUDIO 60 Senior Center Facebook page.
May 09 Thursday
3...2...1...Blastoff! It’s 1959 in Huntsville, Alabama and the space race is on! Scientists around the world were depending on all sorts of creatures to discover the great beyond! But in America, two brave monkeys led the charge for space exploration- Baker and Able! Buckle up and hold on tight as these two courageous creatures take us on an adventure through their imagination, deciphering data and preparing their human astronauts for a discovery of galactic magnitude. A story of friendship, sacrifice, and dreaming big, this world premiere play will inspire all ages through a special Alabama story set at our very own U.S. Space and Rocket Center.
Show Dates: May 9-12, 2024Times: Thursday night at 7:00 PM, Friday night at 7:00 PM, Saturday and Sunday at 1:00 PM and 6:00 PM
Space Monkeys! The Adventures of Baker and Able Sensory Show: 10:00am Saturday, May 11, 2024 FPCTA's Sensory Friendly Performances make space for audiences with special access needs. Visual and sound effects are lowered, fidget toys and other sensory assistance tools will be distributed, and house lights will stay dimly lit to accommodate first time patrons with sensory disabilities.
Fantasy Playhouse is committed to our legacy of enchanting audiences of all ages through our live theater productions. Don’t miss the chance to share the magic of Fantasy Playhouse with your family. For more information about the 63rd Theater Season and our Academy classes and camps, visit our website at http://www.FantasyPlayhouse.org.
May 10 Friday
May 11 Saturday
FPCTA's Sensory Friendly Performances make space for audiences with special access needs. Visual and sound effects are lowered, fidget toys and other sensory assistance tools will be distributed, and house lights will stay dimly lit to accommodate first time patrons with sensory disabilities.
Show Dates: May 9-12, 2024
Times: Thursday night at 7:00 PM, Friday night at 7:00 PM, Saturday and Sunday at 1:00 PM and 6:00 PM
Space Monkeys! The Adventures of Baker and Able Sensory Show: 10:00am Saturday, May 11, 2024
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On Saturday May 11 Lowe Mill Arts and Entertainment and Cattyshack Inc host the 4th annual Rocket City Kittypoloza! This multi-rescue adoption event features vendors & activities from 11 until 2. You can also get 20-minute quick cuddles in the Cattyshack lounge until 7pm, by reservation only. For more information
The Decatur orchestra Sul Ponticello presents 'Sacred Spaces, Quiet Moments' in concert and will perform the Faure Requiem and O Magnum Mysterium by Martin Lauredson orchestral version. Saturday night, May 11 th, 7 pm, Southside Baptist church. Tickets on Eventbrite by searching for Orchestra Sul Ponticello, and at the door.