Best Bets

Best Bets

Check your Best Bets before you make your weekend plans, so you don't miss out! We've got local events, concerts and more all along the Gulf Coast.Full Bio

 

Best Bets For The Weekend, Oct 15- Oct 17

THE JOE BULLARD WINE ON THE RIVER- Sat 4pm-7pm, Cooper Riverside Park, downtown Mobile

Taste over 100 different wine and beer samples! Sample wine from national and international vineyards. Ticket price includes admission into the event, a souvenir tasting cup, all beverage samples, food samples, and a portion benefits the Junior League of Mobile . Live music entertainment will be going throughout the evening to keep the fun going!  CLICK HERE

JUBILEE FESTIVAL OF ARTS- Sat/Sun 10am-5pm, Lott Park, Olde Towne Daphne

The Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce is welcoming a record 133 artists and craftsmen for the 33rd Annual Jubilee Festival of Arts, along with 11 food makers in the Jubilee Market. Kids Art (fish prints, pumpkin painting etc) and High School Art Exhibit are back, plus local entertainment both daysCLICK HERE    

GREEK FEST 2021 “A TASTE OF GREECE” DRIVE-THRU ONLY EVENT -- Thurs/Fri/Sat 10:00am-7:00pm; Sun 12:00pm-6:00pm, Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, 50 South Ann Street Mobile

Experience Greek Fest 2021 from the comfort of your car! DRIVE-THRU ONLY (no walk-ins) and a new traffic pattern– enter the parking lot off of Azalea Street to order, pay with credit/debit card/cash app, make your way through the parking lot while enjoying Greek music, receive food under the breezeway, and exit onto South Ann Street. Pre-orders will be available for 5 or more dinners, and pick-up will bypass the drive-thru. CLICK HERE

THRILLER NIGHTS OF LIGHTS-- Nightly 7pm-10pm, through Oct 31st, Hank Aaron Stadium

Returning this fall season at the Hank Aaron Stadium is the Thriller Nights of Lights of Mobile, a family-friendly drive-thru light show synchronized to music playing through your car radio. Displays of giant spiders, spooky eyes, friendly ghosts, and tumbling scarecrows are just a few of the displays to see dancing to a fun variety of music.​ The only show of its kind in the country, Thriller Nights of Lights of Mobile will thrill kids and adults of all ages. CLICK HERE

TERROR IN THE PARK- Fri 5pm-10pm, Sat 6pm-10pm, Sun 6pm-9pm, Oct 15-Oct 31, OWA, Foley

Face your fears in 3 socially distanced, walkthrough haunts. These seriously scary zones in The Park at OWA will fill your evening with chills. Brave OWA’s spine-tingling thrill rides along with some seriously whacky uninvited guests: aliens, clowns, and a zombie uprising. CLICK HERE

ISLAND MOVIE NIGHTS: BEETLEJUICE - Sat 7:30pm, Downtown OWA, Foley

Join us under the stars in Downtown OWA for a spooky lineup of free and seasonal movies. Showtime is at 7:30pm, and we hope you can arrive early to enjoy the rest of our family-friendly Halloween fun like a live show, kids crafts and trick-or-treating! CLICK HERE

LEGENDS IN CONCERT FALL 2021- September 14 – October 31, 2021, Tuesdays – Saturdays: 7:30pm; Sunday Matinees: 3pm; OWA theme park, Foley

Now showing — tributes to Tina Turner, Cyndi Lauper, Celine Dion & Whitney Houston! CLICK HERE

SEWARD FARMS CORN MAZE- Sat 10am-9pm, through Nov 6, Seward Farms, Tanner Williams Road, Lucedale

Lots of activities at the farm to keep you busy for hours! Activities: Corn Maze, Corn Cannons, Hay Rides, Cow Train Rides, Jumping Pillow, Pony Rides, Pig Races, Farm Animal Alley, Playground Area, Kernel corn box and new this year Hop-a-Long Rodeo!!! Don't forget the Haunted Hayride and Field of Fright Oct 16, 23 and 30. CLICK HERE 

GALLERY “FRIGHT” NIGHT PENSACOLA- Fri 5pm-9pm, downtown Pensacola

The October 15 Gallery Night will return at full capacity after two months of virtual-only events. Palafox Street, from Garden to Main, will be closed to provide open streets for patrons to explore and enjoy music, art, food and more. The October Gallery Night's theme is Halloween and attendees are encouraged to dress up and haunt the streets of Downtown Pensacola! CLICK HERE 

For KING & COUNTRY- Thurs 7pm, Mobile Civic Center, CLICK HERE

MOBILE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA presents MUSIC CITY HIT-MAKERS- Thurs 6:30pm, Mobile Saenger Theatre

Three of Nashville’s most talented songwriters will perform with the Mobile Symphony for a Music City Hit-Makers concert: Hillary Lindsey, Cary Barlowe and Brett JamesCLICK HERE

MOVIES IN THE PARK: COCO- Thurs 6:30pm-8:30PM, Langan Park, Mobile

Grab the Family and Join us for Movies in the Park! Movie will start promptly at Dusk. Get Dinner or Snacks from local Food Trucks. Bring your chairs, blankets, and any additional refreshments for a fun family night under the stars! CLICK HERE   

LAINE HARDY- Fri 8pm, Soul Kitchen, downtown Mobile, CLICK HERE

PENSACOLA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA presents OPENING NIGHT - Sat 7:30pm, Pensacola Saenger Theatre

The season begins with Brahms’ hauntingly beautiful Fourth Symphony, Berlioz’s “Hungarian March” and Liszt’s First Piano Concerto, featuring the return of Roberto Plano.  CLICK HERE

MOBILE BALLET presents THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG- Sat 7:30pm, Sun 2:30pm, Mobile Saenger Theatre

This production will showcase the stellar Mobile Ballet Company dancers along with guest artists, and will feature local theatrical singers through a special collaboration with The PACT Theatre CompanyCLICK HERE

DAUPHIN STREET BEER FESTIVAL- Sat 6pm-9pm, downtown Mobile

Ticketholders visit 22 downtown taverns and restaurants to sample over 60 different craft beers from all over the world.  CLICK HERE   

FALL MARKET IN THE PARK- Saturdays October 16 - November 20, from 7:30am-noon, Cathedral Square, downtown Mobile

Shop local for seasonal fresh fruits, local produce, vegetables, seafood, baked goods, jams/jellies, original art, decor and more. CLICK HERE

PENSACOLA FOOD TRUCK FEST- Sun 11am-8pm, Community Maritime Park, Pensacola

There will be Food Trucks, Vendors, Live Entertainment, a Food Truck People’s Choice Tasting competition and a bounce house for the kids. A portion of the proceeds go to Feeding the Gulf Coast.  CLICK HERE  

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL:

SOUTH ALABAMA JAGS FOOTBALL vs GEORGIA SOUTHERN- Thurs 6:30pm, Hancock Whitney Stadium, USA campus  CLICK HERE   

Listen to the game on Sports Talk 99.5FM, 96.1 The Rocket, and on the iHeartRadio app. Pre-game show starts 2 hours prior to kickoff. 

UWF FOOTBALL vs WEST GEORGIA (Homecoming) - Sat 4pm, Blue Wahoos Stadium, Pensacola, CLICK HERE

ALABAMA @ MISSISSIPPI STATE- Sat 6pm, Starkville MS, ESPN, CLICK HERE

AUBURN @ ARKANSAS- Sat 11am, Fayetteville AR, CBS, CLICK HERE 

FLORIDA @ LSU - Sat 11am, Baton Rouge, ESPN, CLICK HERE

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PENSACOLA ICE FLYERS HOCKEY vs BIRMINGHAM BULLS- Sat 7:05pm, Pensacola Bay Center, CLICK HERE


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