Ten Sixty Five Fest! The name gives me chills of excitement! The music spectacular of the fall…read morecalendar is Ten Sixty Five and makes music lovers of all kinds coming out and support local and nationally recognized musicians performing in Mobile! Put on through the Jake Peavy Foundation in partnership with many local businesses including Gulf Distributing, Austal, Regions Bank, and others, it's a 100 percent FREE festival held for an entire weekend in Downtown Mobile! Aptly named as Mobile is where I-10 and I-65 meet forming a crossroads for the nation, Ten Sixty Five brings a myriad of regional, local, and national music acts from all genres to Mobile to show us what they can do! The main festival stage takes over the end of Dauphin Street near Moe's BBQ in the Lower Dauphin Street Entertainment Area for three days allowing local bands and national headliners to descend on downtown Mobile to entertain Mobilians and visitors alike. Spanning the music of today in the genres of Folk, Rock, Alternative, and a little Bluegrass and Country there is something for everyone, Last year local heroes the Mulligan Brothers played, as did nationally renowned recording artists the Counting Crows, with Trombone Shorty and others rounding out the lineup! This year the list is riddled with alternative rock groups that will be sure to draw major crowds such as Cage the Elephant and Judah and the Lion; both of which have been featured on Sirius XM for years now. Local favorites Wet Willie will be jamming out like hometown hero Jimmy Buffet bringing that Mobile bay and beach vibe to Ten Sixty Five. In addition, Southern Rockers and national recording artists Blackberry Smoke will grace the Ten Sixty Five stage bringing their unique sound which seems to take its roots from that of Confederate Railroad and .38 Special! In my opinion Ten Sixty Five is a can't miss event of the fall and showcases the absolute uniqueness of the Mobile community and its desire to be known as a business, social, music, and food mecca of the Gulf Coast. With Bayfest being gone, this was an event that needed to happen and in the eyes of this Mobilian is a welcome addition to the entertainment calendar.

This was my first year to attend 1065. I love when Mobile is able to put events like this together…read more 1065 took the place of Bayfest and while it didn't secure the most popular bands or singers, it delivered fantastic groups- both local and non-locals (it did grab Cage the Elephant!). For a free event, it didn't disappoint. It's always nice to see a variety of people turn out to support and enjoy things like this. It's located in the heart of downtown with carrots stages scattered along Dauphin street, close enough to walk to the next but far enough the sounds don't take over each other. It's also in a prime location for fantastic restaurants and bars to keep you fed and hydrated. It's a must for anyone who hasn't been, at least once!

Had a great time at the food truck festival! Just prior to the start of the event the bottom fell…read moreout of the sky and there were high winds that may have kept some people away, but the weather cleared up before the event start. The selection of food at the trucks present was great! there was a vendor selling bamboo shirts that would have probably sold more if he had brough a variety of sizes. I was the lucky winner of the bay bites water bottle and beer glass! I'll be back next year! I enjoyed the live music and seating areas!

Although there were long lines, the good trucks had a wide variety of good and everything was…read moredelicious. The Sweetwater brews were great, too. We also enjoyed visiting the Yelp booth!

We found this one of a kind piece on our second visit to the show. Purchased from The Copper…read moreColumn. For the price paid we feel like we got a great piece for a large wall at our home. They even delivered it to our house within 15 minutes of our purchase.

Super fun art fair to be involved in as a vendor and a spectator. Well organized and tons of…read morepeople. Super fun!

Looking forward to anything Art wise, arriving to Loud music kids dancing tents with nice people…read moretrying to sell their art. If Only rude people would not unleash their children on others. The loud out of tune and spastic music selection, loud TV with football, and 4 wheeler with his own music which was not only annoying but even caused the artists headaches. Good advice to planners of these types of events, alittle quiet please so those sincere appreciators can enjoy and shop. People with dogs should understand it's not a dog show, your dog loves you but not the heat of blacktop, crowds and noise. To those people who's parents never teaching the art of etiquette, using interrupting behavior makes you appear classless. It doesn't help in sales or elsewise.

Y'all....go. Just go. The Jubilee Festival is awesome!…read more I try to go every year and I always find the cutest stuff. Some of my finds included a Corian trivet shaped like a turtle, and I got our niece one that's shaped like a mermaid. I also bought a spoon made from Corian with a notch on it so it can rest on the side of the pot. I bought a print of the Middle Bay lighthouse painted by a retired fireman. I bought two prints of sea turtles painted by an up and coming artist named Gary Pope, Jr. My friend Bev kept telling him he should increase his prices before I paid for mine. She's totally right, but wait until after I buy mine. My favorite local photographer/candle maker was there selling her candles and wax melts and I loaded up. That's Lynn Jordan/Bon Secour Candle Company, in case you're wondering. I bought Jasmine a tutu from a booth that had everything you could possibly want for your pet. Of course I bought some pottery. I got the most fabulous and practical utensil holder with crabs on it for only $36! I wanted so much more and the prices were great. In addition to what we bought, we saw wood bowls, gorgeous and well-made handcrafted jewelry, paintings, clothing, address plaques and so much more. There were several food stands as well and some live music. This festival is not huge. We walked in in a matter of a couple of hours and saw everything. It's really a can't miss annual event. There's no admission and parking is free.

Thriller nights of Lights is unlike anything else in the Gulf Coast area to have a family friendly…read moreand fun Halloween celebration. When you arrive you turn the radio to a certain station in order to hear the music. A note here, the music isn't a weak signal it comes in super clear and strong the entire time. Take your time as you drive through with no headlights on and flashing lights all around it would be easy to have a car wreck. The lights and different Halloween symbols and characters dance and sync up to the music. It's a good little attraction for the 6 dollar price. It took us about 20 minutes to go through it. The lines can get long on weekends and on Halloween night but in general the hours are dusk till 10pm. Go see it, it's super fun and we had a blast!

We drove through Hank Aaron Stadium's parking lot to see the Thriller of Nights and Lights during…read moreOctober for their Halloween light show and it was amazing! My kids couldn't get enough and for $6.00 per person, 3 and under FREE, plus $2 off for military I'd say it's a very fair price. We'll be going again next year for sure!

It's great for Mardi Gras and holidays when the drop the moon pie. Just all around fun place to be.read more

This Festival is an annual event for the city of Mobile AL. While The first Moonpie Drop festival…read moreoccurred in 2007 (spearheaded by councilman Fred Richardson), the celebration of Mardi Gras started in Mobile Alabama in 1703. The reason the festival is called "Moonpie" is because the main things that the revelers throw from the floats during all Mardi Gras parades are moon pies. While it was not that way in the very begining, it has developed into a phenomenon. In New Orleans, the revelers throw mostly beads, trinkets and other non-edible things; while in Mobile, they throw beads, candy and other edible goodies. Speaking of New Orleans...most people think that Mardi Gras originated there. That is completely false. New Orleans did not begin to celebrate Mardi Gras until after the Civil War when a ,Prominent Mobilian introduced the concept to that city. So for Mobile, then the moon pie became the icon and the symbol for Mardi Gras. Sometime in early 2000s, councilman Fred Richardson came up with the great idea to have a celebration of the New Year in Mobile much like the celebration in New York City's Times Square. So his idea was to have a moon pie descend from the tallest building in the city of Mobile and let this be a countdown to the New Year. Hence, the moon pie drop over Mobile celebration was born. The first drop occurred in 2007 and it has grown to a really nice, family-friendly celebration . Usually, the 4-6 hour schedule includes, among other things, City dignitaries welcoming the crowd, giving a short history of the Celebration, cutting the World's largest Moonpie and joining the Historic Excelsior Band in a parade to the music stage, which is next to the beautiful, historic downtown park, Bienville Square (so named for one of the founders of the city of Mobile) about 4 blocks away. Then, some semi-popular band plays until about 11p and prepares the crowd for the feature entertainment. Generally, the featured band gets the crowd hyped for the countdown and the dropping of the Moonpie. Once the moonpie has finished its descent, Fireworks continue to mark the arrival of the New Year and the featured band continues to entertain the crowd. One really positive thing about the Moonpie Drop is the weather. Usually, Mobile's temperature on New Year's Eve is conducive to standing outside for hours on end. Even if the temperature is in the 30s or 40s, numerous downtown restaurants, bars and coffee shops open their doors on that night. It's just one big party..... that I've attended for the last 7 years. Mobile's finest in blue (city police) provide security and in a decade of the Celebration, I've never beard of any violence occurring there. So.....If you are planning to go South to escape the brutal cold elsewhere, this Celebration of the Moonpie Drop in Mobile, AL is worth a visit.