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There’s plenty to do in Montgomery in 2014. From regional triathlons, family-fun festivals, quidditch matches and more, we're not afraid to go above and beyond this year. Book your trip today!
Thu., Apr. 17, 2014, 6:00PM – 8:00PM
We Run For Boston!
Blount Cultural Park, 6055 Vaughn Rd, Montgomery, Alabama 36117
Come join Fleet Feet Montgomery and Montgomery Multisport for a commemorative run to raise money for The One Fund for the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings last year.
Thursday, April 17 to Thursday, April 24 2014
What's Cool this Weekend
"We Run for Boston" Commemorative Run
April 17
Volunteer Firefighter Appreciation Day
April 19
Alabama Book Festival
April 19
FREE April Walking Tour
April 19
Montgomery Biscuits vs. Mississippi Braves
April 19-23
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Sports We’re at the top of our game!
Montgomery is becoming one of the South’s hottest sports tickets. National sporting event planners are taking notice of Montgomery as a fun, energetic destination for a wide variety of sporting events. With our brand new, top-of-the-line sports facilities, team-friendly hotels, fun activities and an active vibe all throughout the city, Montgomery is the perfect city to host your next high-octane sporting event.
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PRESS. Have I got a story for you!
In Montgomery, we know a little something about great stories since we’ve been producing headline news since the 1800s! The Montgomery Convention & Visitor Bureau can help media plan and create compelling stories with information about everything hot and newsworthy, fact sheets, press releases and statistics. Plus a comprehensive media library filled with incredible images to support your article. So call us! And you’ll see that we have a history of great angles for future stories.
The Latest Press
April 2 Alabama Prepares For 50th Anniversary Of Selma To Montgomery Voting Rights March
January 7 Montgomery Regional Airport Welcomes the Auburn University Tigers Home!
Cool Story Ideas
THE COOLEST WAY TO HAVE FUN INSIDE…inside Eastdale Mall’s Ice Palace you can ice-skate year round.
HAVE A WILD TIME…the Montgomery Zoo houses habitats from five different continents. At the Zoo you can feed the giraffes, take a paddle boat cruise or train ride. And now you can “view the zoo” from atop on a brand new sky lift. Fun events at the Zoo include ZooBrew, Zoobilation, ZooBoo, Ballet and the Beasts and the annual Christmas Lights Festival.
EARLY TEXT MESSAGE THAT CHANGED THE COUNTRY? … on April 11, 1861, President of the Confederacy Jefferson Davis issued the telegraph containing the orders to fire on Fort Sumter. That message was sent from the Winter Building on Dexter Avenue, thus beginning the War Between the States.
