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Check out the events and cultural attractions that are reshaping the new Montgomery.

Second Saturdays
Don't miss this family friendly festival at Riverfront Park every Second Saturday through September.
www.funontheriver.net

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Biscuits Baseball
The Montgomery Biscuits kick-off their season on April 4.
www.biscuitsbaseball.com

Calendar Event Full!

There’s plenty to do in Montgomery in 2013. 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!

Fri., Apr. 19, 2013

Around the World in 80 Days

1 Festival Drive, Montgomery, AL 36117

The ultimate Amazing Race is showing at the world renowned Alabama Shakespeare Festival.

Sunday, May 19 to Sunday, May 26 2013

Sundays at One

ARTtalk 2012

God of Carnage

Around the World in 80 Days

Montgomery Symphony Orchestra’s Memorial Day Weekend Pops Concert

What's Cool this Weekend

Capri Classics presents: The Graduate
May 16
www.capritheatre.org

Riverbend Brewfest & RiverJam
May 18
www.funontheriver.net

Oakwood Cemetery Walking Tour
May 18
www.oldalabamatown.com

Cloverdale-Idlewild Spring Concert Series
May 19
www.montgomerycia.com

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.

This brand new 90,000 square foot indoor sports facility is adjacent to Cramton Bowl. The main floor is approximately 70,000 square feet with a seating capacity of 4,000. The lower level is approximately 20,000 square feet. Admission varies. Call for schedule.
This new facility includes eight lit soccer fields along with two stadium fields.

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CULTIVATING A SUSTAINABLE LIFESTYLE…Hampstead Institute of Montgomery has opened two urban farms within the city limits: the Downtown Farm and the farm at the Town of Hampstead in east Montgomery. Both locations offer residents and visitors the chance to connect with the area’s agricultural heritage, its natural resources and wealth of farm-fresh food.

WELCOMING VISITORS FOR NEARLY 500 YEARS! … Montgomery has lured travelers since 1540, when Hernando deSoto staked a Spanish flag on the banks of the Alabama River.

MONTGOMERY’S STARRING ROLE … the majority of the hit film "Big Fish," starring Ewan McGregor and Albert Finney and the 1990 release, “The Long Walk Home” starring Sissy Spacek and Whoopi Goldberg, were filmed in Montgomery and the River Region.