Montgomery

What’s cool to do from to

Capital Cool

The Cool Factor

  • AN Act of courage in Montgomery Sparked a National Movement... Montgomery is home to Mrs. Rosa McCauley Parks. Rosa Parks became a Civil Rights pioneer in Montgomery by courageously taking a stand and not giving up her seat which sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Troy University’s Rosa Parks Museum and Library is a tribute to that memorable movement.
  • Paddles Up!…the Montgomery Dragon Boat Festival was the first in Alabama and is now the largest Dragon Boat Festival east of the Mississippi and one of the largest attended festivals in the River Region.

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

August 5

Alabama Shakespeare Festival announces 21-22 season

ASF returns to its stages for its 50th season, filled with musicals, exciting new works, and one of Shakespeare’s most famous tragedies

> Go

March 1 Montgomery Regional Airport Expands Its Rental Car Footprint

> Go

February 26 ESPN Events Adds Red Tails Classic to College Football Opening Weekend Lineup, Honoring Tuskegee Air

> Go

November 6 Montgomery Veterans Day Celebration

> Go

> View more Press

Request a Press Kit

Cool Story Ideas

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. 

THE BIGGEST BANG IN THE SOUTHEAST…Bama’s Big Bang at Jubilee CityFest is the largest fireworks show set to music in the Southeast. The event happens in May at Riverfront Park.

MONTGOMERY’S MOST FAMOUS SOCIETY GIRL … While on military duty in Montgomery in 1918, F. Scott Fitzgerald fell in love and eventually married Zelda Sayre, a Montgomery socialite who helped inspire many of his most famous works.

> More Cool Stories!