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Special Events

• North Alabama Birding Festival
  Post Office Box 2349 • Decatur, AL 35602
  Located at the Wheeler Wildlife Refuge
  256-350-2028, 800-239-7219
  Scheduled during the spring migration, the North Alabama Birding Festival features nature exhibits, guided field trips, an art exhibition, photo workshops, seminars, and food and merchandise vendors.

• Alabama Jubilee Hot Air Balloon & Music Festival
  Held at Point Mallard Park
  256-341-4900 or 256-350-2028
  Over 60 hot-air balloonists from across the nation participate in the Alabama Jubilee Hot-Air Balloon Classic, the largest and longest-running hot-air balloon festival in Alabama. Held annually during Labor Day weekend, this family-friendly festival features such events as the Decatur Arts Guild Arts and Craft Show, Tennessee Valley Tractor and Engine Show, a classic car show, fireworks, and live entertainment.

• Battle For Decatur Civil War Reenactment
  2901 Point Mallard Circle Southeast • Decatur, AL 35601
  256-341-4900
  This event features more than 200 authentically costumed Union and Confederate soldiers in mock battles. The activities begin on Labor Day Weekend with a candlelight tour of the camp held on Saturday.

• Christmas Open House and Taste of Hartselle
  Held at Various Locations
  Stores throughout Hartselle open thier doors offering refeshments, sales and special deals for shoppers. Carolers stroll the streets and bells ring in front of the depot as the holiday season officially begins in Hartselle. While at the historic depot stop in for a Taste of Hartselle from 2-5 p.m. Local restaurants serve bite sized portions of food for everyone to taste and enjoy.

Cinema

• Carmike 8
  607 Fourteenth Street • Decatur, AL 35603
  256-350-0935
  This state of art cinema shows all the latest Hollywood hits!

• Regal River Oaks Cinema 8
  2203 Southwest Family Security Place • Decatur, AL 35603
  256-355-6622
  Features critically-acclaimed films, alternative productions, restored classics and first-run foreign movies.

Plays & Productions

• Princess Theater, The
  112 Second Avenue Northeast • Decatur, AL 35601-2345
  256-350-1745
  Once billed as the largest playhouse between Birmingham and Nashville, the Princess Theatre has been a North Alabama landmark for more than a century. Today, the Princess Theatre is once again an important part of North Alabama showcasing such artists as Ray Charles, Loretta Swit, Cloris Leachman, and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band.

Festivals & Fairs

• Riverfest
  Held at Various Sites in Decatur
  256-350-2028
  This two-day annual event, held in late September at Founders Park at the Old State Bank and the Riverwalk at Ingall's Harbor, features the Alabama State Barbeque Cook-off Championship, children's activities, and live music.