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Top Events for March 2010
Bridge Crossing Jubilee - Mar 4-8Commemoration of the Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March. Highlights include a parade, pageant, symposiums, music, Voting Rights Hall of Fame induction and much more.
George Lindsey/UNA Film Festival - Mar 4-7Nominated by Southeast Tourism Society as one of the Top 20 Events in the Southeast for the month of March, the George Lindsey UNA Film Festival is an exciting event consisting of film screenings, panels, discussions and celebrations throughout the Shoals area.
Cottontail's Village Arts, Crafts, & Gifts Festival - Mar 5-7Mar 5-7, Birmingham
Cottontail's Village Arts, Crafts, & Gifts Festival
205-836-7178. www.christmasvillagefestival.com. Admission charged. Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex--With more than 450 booths of arts, crafts, gifts and food items, this is a great place and time to purchase Mother's Day gifts, graduation gifts, and spring decorations. Fri., 10 a.m.- 8 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m.- 7 p.m.; Sun. noon- 5 p.m.
Southeastern Livestock Exposition Rodeo, 53rd Anniversary - Mar 11-13Celebrate the 50th anniversary of "The Greatest Show on Dirt." Competitions include bull riding and calf roping. Thurs. is Military Night and Fri. is "Tough Enough to Wear Pink" night.
9th Annual BBQ Championship Hog Wild Festival - Mar 12-13Each year, thousands of residents and visitors flock to the Fairgrounds for this "hog wild" benefit for the United Cerebral Palsy. Live music, children's activities, barrel racing, cooking demonstrations and barbecue.
58th Fairhope Arts & Crafts Festival - Mar 19-21More than 200 exhibitors from throughout the nation will bring their best works to show and sell at this prestigious juried show. Live entertainment is set throughout the three-day event and unique cuisine will be served in the food court. Voted as one of the 100 Best Predominantly Classic & Contemporary Craft Shows in the nation by Sunshine Artist Magazine in 2008.
Opp Rattlesnake Rodeo, 50th Annual - Mar 26-27Weekend filled with food, children's activities, musical entertainment, snake races, buck dancing, karaoke contests, beauty queens, arts, crafts, and a headliner concert.
196th Anniversary of Battle of Horseshoe Bend - Mar 27-28Celebrate the park's 51st anniversary and enjoy this festival of culture and history on the grounds of Alabama's first national park. Enjoy Creek hunting camps, military camps, dance, cannon fire demonstrations, exhibits, and more.
City of Talladega's 175th Anniversary Celebration - Mar 27Celebrating its incorporation 175 years ago with a grand parade, historical play, a DVD of Talladega's history shown at our historical Ritz Theatre, bands, karaoke, and fireworks!
Siege of Bridgeport Re-enactment - Mar 27-28Bridgeport brings history alive when almost 1,800 re-enactors thrill thousands of curious visitors and history buffs with their authentic re-creation of this fateful battle of the Civil War. Also included are period music, authentic encampment and vendors of historical objects and clothing.
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