It’s Memorial Day weekend on the Alabama Gulf Coast which means we have no shortage of

activities for all to choose from.

Friday, May 26, in Downtown Foley Heritage Park, will be lined up with a variety of vendors

continuing into this year’s Marketplace season. Onlookers may find anything from fresh vegetables

and plants to arts and crafts from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. with live entertainment starting at 6 p.m. At

Dusk, Movie in the Park will start and concessions will open and are available to purchase as well as

grilled hot dogs and burgers from Boy Scout Troop 77. Guests are encouraged to bring either a

blanket or chair to relax and enjoy the movie in comfort and style. This weekend’s movie feature will

be the Disney movie Encanto.

Also happening this Friday starting at 7:30p.m as part of the C Spire Concert Series, Country Music

superstar Kenny Chesney will be performing at the Wharf Amphitheater alongside special guest

Kelsea Ballerina. Stop by the San Bar and pregame to tunes from local legend the Smoky Otis Band

where he will kick off the weekend at the Wharf and finish off with three more show times at Flora

Bama over the Holiday weekend.

Saturday the fun continues at the Wharf with a second night of Kenny Chesney don’t have a ticket

head on over to the Flora Bama where the official pre-concert NSR ( No Shoe Radio and Blue Chair

rum) party will be held from 12-3p.m and you just might run into Kenny Chesney hanging with his

no shoe nation friends in the Dome before his evening show. Join the Bamily as we kick back grab a

world-famous Bushwacker and spend the whole day.

The Memorial Day weekend wouldn’t be complete without one of Flora- Bama’s annual Bikini

Contests. Saturday, May 27th at 3 p.m. join Miss Memorial Day contestants in the tent for a venture

to watch them compete at becoming a top finalist. Once a top finalist has been selected from all

three annual contests they have an opportunity to compete in the Labor Day Finale for a chance to

win a $5,000 Grand Prize.

Friday through Sunday, Flora Bama excluding Oyster Bar, Yacht Club, Ole River Grill, and Gift Shop

will be a CASH ONLY event. For guest convenience plenty of ATMs will be available on sight, however

coming cash prepared is always best.

We can’t forget this Saturday at Lulu”s in Gulf Shores it’s LuluPalooza time an annual back-to-back

outdoor music day that kicks off summer fun, filled with great food, Mountain of Youth Ropes

Course, Arcade complete with prizes, and featuring Flow Tribe. The music will start at noon and end

at 8 p.m.

Sunday Pop into Summer presented by Pepsi will host a main street party at the Wharf. The event is

free with some purchasable activities for kids and runs 5-9 p.m. Camel rides, bouncy house, bubbles

and glow bubble truck, rock climbing wall, magic poodle show, retile bus, Pepsis Pong, live animals,

and face painting. The SPECTRA Laser Light Experience will start directly after the events at 9 p.m.

where the fireworks will show off to the beat of The Wharf’s summer-themed music.

Let’s start the Summer right with salutes to our veterans, beach fun, musical entertainment,

shopping, and supporting all the great things our little towns put on for family fun adventures all

summer long.