What's Happening in Huntsville
May 6th - 8th, 2022

City Lights & Stars Concert Series: Calypso Vision

When: 7:30PM | Friday, May 6th

Where: Burritt on the Mountain, Huntsville

Cost: Admission Charged

Enjoy being entertained under the stars of Alabama over a breathtaking view of the City of Huntsville only Burritt can provide. A casual atmosphere encourages attendees to bring chairs, blankets and picnic food to enjoy a relaxed musical experience. Food trucks will be onsite and beverages are sold at every concert.

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Food Truck vs. Trailer Rallies

When: 5PM-9PM | Friday, May 6th

Where: Big Spring International Park, Huntsville

Cost: Prices Vary

 May through October enjoy Food Trucks vs. Trailers!…

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What's Happening in Huntsville
April 22nd - 24th, 2022

Huntsville Comic & Pop Culture Expo

When: Friday, April 22nd through Sunday, April 24th 

Where: Von Braun Center South Hall in Huntsville

Cost: Tickets Required

The Huntsville Comic & Pop Culture Expo is Alabama's largest celebration of ALL THINGS GEEK! The 7th year of this family friendly event will have 100+ Vendors, Cosplay Contests, Gaming Rooms, Celebrity Guests and Much more!

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Concerts on the Dock

When: 6PM - 9PM | Friday, April 22nd 

Where: Lowe Mill ARTS & Entertainment in Huntsville

Cost: FREE

It's the first of 'Concerts on the Dock' of 2022 to kick off the weekend! Enjoy the stylings of Alabama based Sylvia Rose…

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What's Happening in Huntsville
April 15th - 17th, 2022

Huntsville Eggstravaganza

When: 9AM - 11AM | Saturday, April 16th 

Where: John Hunt Park in Huntsville

Cost: FREE

This inaugural Eggstravaganza at John Hunt Park in Huntsville will feature free egg hunts, designed for children ages 2-12, with City crews hiding more than 10,000 eggs. The Easter Bunny will hop on by for appearances and Food Trucks will be present during the event. 

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Madison Easter Eggstravaganza

When: 9AM - 11AM | Saturday, April 16th 

Where: Dublin Park in Madison

Cost: FREE

Three egg hunts will take place at Dublin Park in Madison on Saturday, April 16th. The first two egg hunts will be at Soccer Field 1; kids 1-5 years…

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Relocating to the Rocket City

Huntsville, Alabama - affectionately known as the Rocket City - is a technological town with a large presence of both engineers and creatives. The area has started rapidly growing over recent years and a large percentage of the population has relocated to the area from different states. This has given an eclectic and diverse feel to the expanding region.

The Rocket City is made up of two main cities, Huntsville (population of 193,079) and Madison (population of 47,959), with a number of surrounding smaller cities that make up the greater Rocket City region. Harvest, Athens, Meridianville, Hampton Cove, and Athens are small cities surrounding the metro area.

What’s there to do?

One of the best parts of the…

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Ladies, if you’re looking for an exercise program focused on permanent results and without all the tough guy bluster we all imagine when we hear the words “boot camp”, look no further than Huntsville Adventure Boot Camp for Women!

ABC, run by program director and coach Joe Martin, has facilities in Huntsville and Madison. They also operate in the Harvest/Monrovia area, with their own head coach Deborah Thomason.

The boot camp is billed as “a four-week outdoor program of fitness instruction, nutritional counseling, and motivational training”. Each week most groups meet Monday-Friday, with each day’s session lasts one hour, however there are 3- and 4-day a week alternatives as well. Participants can expect to engage in core conditioning, short…

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Continuing our series of pieces on easy, outdoorsy day trips from the Huntsville area, this week I’m having a mixed bag of feelings on sharing Stephens Gap. Somewhat like a teenager who thinks their favorite band is cooler the fewer people that know them, there can be a twinge of guilt letting people in on a place like this, and I suppose I could rationalize it by wondering if someone wound up going and leaving garbage on the trail because they heard about someplace from me.

But, it’s a bummer to feel that way and much nicer to excitedly urge the sure footed among you to check out the natural wonder of Jackson County’s Stephens Gap cave. Protected by the Southeastern Cave Conservancy, and located a little over half an hour from Huntsville, Stephens Gap…

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Oddly enough, Thai restaurants are few and far between so it Is always nice to find a restaurant that specializes in Thai food and not a “fusion” that incorporates Thai qualities. The cuisine of Thailand is spicy, deceptively simple, and light. Luckily, Decatur has a Thai restaurant that is as close to Thai food as you can get without hopping on an airplane.

Menu Items

Green Leaf has modestly priced meals with a wide variety of flavors and spices from which to choose. Their list of curries are unique and varied from mild for the uninitiated to extremely spicy for the experienced. Green Leaf also has an impressive sushi selection that from Nigri Sushi to Sashimi. If you are a sushi lover Green Leaf is definitely the place for you.

Specials…

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I admit to having grown up in this area and not having heard of Huntsville’s Harmony Safari Park until a few days ago. As the internet says, it is indeed somewhat of a kept secret in town, as I don’t recall ever hearing its name in my social circle. Rocket City is home to a variety of unique experiences, this being one of them.

Folks are split on these sorts of attractions: Harmony Safari Park is home to endangered animals, and regardless of anyone’s take on the matter, it’s undoubtedly a kid magnet and likely an exciting way to .spend a few hours together as a family on the weekend. What kid isn’t fascinated by actual, live baboons and snapping turtles?

HSP’s website doesn’t have a lot of info, but it’s presented interestingly enough, as…

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The Auburn-Alabama Football fan feud is one of both viciousness and camaraderie. Much, I am led to believe, like the bickering of siblings. It is mostly good clean fun…mostly. Regardless of which of our football teams you cheer for during the season, or lament the dragging days of their off-season their is no denying the importance of sports in regard to southern culture. While those are our two most recognizable teams in the state, we in the Rocket City have another team: The Huntsville Havoc. Hockey is not the most obvious choice in the south. It’s hot pretty much all off the time, and ours is more commonly a warm Christmas than a white Christmas, but that is what makes the Huntsville Havoc such an exciting experience. There are not many place in…

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Plenty of us appreciate a quick day trip to check out neighboring towns. If you’re thinking about it but haven’t been to Athens, I can vouch for my hometown’s charm. Home to almost 22,000 people, there’s more than you might think happening in one of the oldest incorporated cities in Alabama. At one time, Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers might have been the biggest name from Athens. Now, it’s inarguably the blockbuster-crossover-appealing East Limestone band Alabama Shakes. Home to its share of sports, music, and other history, Athens is worth an afternoon trip from the Rocket City for its quaint historic district and walkable downtown. Just a half hour’s drive from downtown Huntsville if traffic isn’t bad, Athens is home to Athens State…

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