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Holiday & Seasonal

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Holiday & SeasonalBirmingham

Christmas Village Festival

10:00 AM – 7:00 PM · BJCC Exhibition Halls · From $17

Christmas Village Festival fills the BJCC in downtown Birmingham Nov. 4 to 8, 2026, with 700+ booths of handmade gifts, holiday food and Santa photos.

November 2026

Family & KidsMobile

Magic Christmas in Lights

Fri, Nov 20 · 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Bellingrath Gardens and Home

Magic Christmas in Lights at Bellingrath Gardens near Mobile runs Nov. 20, 2026, to Jan. 9, 2027, from 5 to 9 p.m., with a lit garden walk and home tours.

December 2026

Family & KidsMontgomery

Christmas Lights Festival at the Montgomery Zoo

Tue, Dec 1 · 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Montgomery Zoo

Christmas Lights Festival at the Montgomery Zoo: evening walks past lighted paths and displays each December, with Santa and hot cocoa in Montgomery.

Holiday & SeasonalDowntown Prattville

Prattville Christmas Market and Pictures with Santa

Thu, Dec 3 · 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Spillway Park Pavilion

Prattville Christmas Market at Spillway Park: local holiday vendors and pictures with Santa on select December evenings in downtown Prattville.

Family & KidsDowntown Prattville

Prattville Christmas Ice Skating Rink

Thu, Dec 3 · 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Spillway Park · Free

Prattville Christmas Ice Skating Rink: free outdoor skating and carousel rides at Spillway Park in downtown Prattville, December 3 through 31.

CommunityHomewood

Lighting of the Star and Homewood Christmas Parade

Thu, Dec 3 · 6:30 PM · Downtown Homewood

Homewood lights its historic star and holds its downtown Christmas parade and City Hall tree lighting on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2026, at 6:30 p.m.

CommunityDowntown Prattville

Prattville Christmas Parade

Fri, Dec 4 · 7:00 PM · Historic Downtown Prattville · Free

Prattville Christmas Parade: a 7 p.m. nighttime parade from the Autauga County Courthouse up Main Street in downtown Prattville on December 4.

Holiday & SeasonalMontgomery

Wetumpka Farmers Market Seasonal Markets

Sat, Dec 5 · 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM · City of Wetumpka Farmers Market

Wetumpka Farmers Market seasonal markets: a Hometown Heroes fall market October 24 and a Holiday Market December 5 on East Coosa Street in Wetumpka.

FestivalsMontgomery

Christmas on the Coosa

Sat, Dec 12 · 11:00 AM · Downtown Wetumpka

Christmas on the Coosa in Wetumpka: a December festival with vendors, a 6 p.m. parade, waterskiing Santa on the Coosa River and fireworks.

CommunityBirmingham

Trussville Christmas Parade

Sat, Dec 12 · 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Historic Downtown Trussville · Free

The Trussville Christmas Parade rolls through downtown Trussville on Saturday, Dec. 12, 2026, at 2 p.m. Free to watch, with a Dec. 13 rain date.

Arts & TheaterBirmingham

Alabama Ballet: George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker

Sat, Dec 12 · 1:30 PM · BJCC Concert Hall

Alabama Ballet's George Balanchine's The Nutcracker plays the BJCC Concert Hall in Birmingham Dec. 12 to 22, 2026, with matinees and evening shows.

Arts & TheaterDowntown Mobile

Mobile Ballet: The Nutcracker

Sat, Dec 19 · 2:00 PM · Saenger Theatre · From $25

Mobile Ballet performs The Nutcracker at the Saenger Theatre in downtown Mobile on Dec. 19 and 20, 2026. Tickets from $25 go on sale Oct. 15.

Holiday & SeasonalBirmingham

Birmingham Bowl

Tue, Dec 29 · Protective Stadium

The 20th Birmingham Bowl kicks off at Protective Stadium in downtown Birmingham on Dec. 29, 2026. Tickets go on sale Dec. 6 through the bowl's site.

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