Events

Community Events

Open to the public, these events aren’t directly funded by the MSNHA but support our mission to promote cultural tourism in our six counties through education, preservation and conservation. Community events often are sponsored by MSNHA partners and other groups & people we work with.

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Celebrating Cane Creek Canyon

Cane Creek Canyon Nature Preserve 251 Loop Road, Tuscumbia, AL, United States

Spring is one of the best times to visit Cane Creek Canyon Nature Preserve – the waterfalls are flowing & wildflowers are blooming. This year is even more special as we celebrate the Lacefield’s donation of Cane Creek Canyon Nature Preserve to Land Trust of North Alabama. For over 40 years, Jim and Faye Lacefield […]

Young Learners’ Series — Mary Golda Ross

Florence Indian Mound and Museum Florence, AL

June's Young Learners' Series features Cherokee engineer Mary Golda Ross, the great-great granddaughter of Principal Chief John Ross. Born in 1908, Ross graduated college with a mathematics degree & studied astronomy while earning her master’s degree. She worked for Lockheed Aircraft Corporation during World War II & helped develop a fighter plane. When the space […]

An Evening with Crystal Gayle

Norton Auditorium 500 N. Pine St., Florence, AL, United States

Crystal Gayle concert presented by the non-profit Shoals Scholar Dollars to raise money for local students to attend college. Go here to buy tickets and here to learn more about Shoals Scholar Dollars.

Young Learners’ Series: Dragging Canoe

Florence Indian Mound and Museum Florence, AL

July's Young Learners' Series is about Cherokee chief Dragging Canoe, who led a separatist group to Chickamauga Creek in 1776. Known as the Chickamauga Cherokee, this group resisted American encroachment on its lands. Later Dragging Canoe worked as a diplomat to secure alliances and preserve Cherokee culture. The Florence Indian Mound Museum's Young Learners Series […]

W. C. Handy Music Festival

The Shoals AL, United States

A 10-day long series of primarily music events occurring in and around the Shoals which honors William Christopher “W.C.” Handy and the musical legacy of the “Hit Recording Capital of the World.” The talented musicians of the Muscle Shoals are among the very best. Come and experience the sound for yourself! Go here for details.

Summer Soiree

Tuscumbia Depot and Roundhouse 204 W 5th St., Tuscumbia, AL, United States

Celebrate the end of Shoals Symphony at UNA's 40th season on a perfect summer evening at the Shoals Symphony Summer Soireé. Enjoy chamber music, authentic Dixie-Land Jazz and the world premiere of Warren Ertle's Handy Suite as a W.C. Handy Music Festival kickoff. Appetizers and drinks included. *21 and older. Go here for tickets.

Village One School Workday

Village One School Sheffield, AL

Help us continue restoring Village School in Sheffield, working with the Village School Foundation. Drop in anytime from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, July 22. Village One's school building is a WWI-era school & community building that's one of the most historically significant buildings in north Alabama. The Village School Foundation seeks to repair the […]

WALKING IN MEMPHIS: Songs and Stories

Shoals Theatre 123 N. Seminary St., Florence, AL

W. C. Handy Festival week will get deep, real & completely iconic as Charlie Musselwhite & Travis Wammack -- high school Memphis friends -- share their lifelong personal history in word & music, along with Christine Ohlman, Kelvin Holly & Jerry Phillips (no stranger to Memphis himself, with deep stories of Sun, Graceland & The […]

Oka Kapassa Return to Coldwater Festival

Spring Park Tuscumbia, AL, United States

Native American gathering from Nations across the country. School day is Friday & open-to-the-public day is Saturday. Free admission. Dancing, crafts, food and more. Details to come.

Sledgefest

Town of Leighton Leighton, AL, United States

Community event with music, art & food to celebrate Leighton native Percy Sledge. Fee admission. Go to Leighton's Facebook page for details.

Tennessee River Litter Tournament

McFarland Park Florence, AL

Join Keep The Shoals Beautiful for the 8th Annual Tennessee River Litter Tournament! Fish for litter in the water, on the shorelines at Riverfront or McFarland Park or anywhere that matters to you in the Shoals. $500 Grand prize to the group with the most volunteers $100 MVP Award for most litter collected (one winner […]

Young Learners’ Series: Creek Warrior William Weatherford

Florence Indian Mound and Museum Florence, AL

In this month's Young Learners Series, the program & activity will be about Creek Warrior William Weatherford. Also known as Hoponika Fulsahi (Truth Maker), Weatherford was a member of the Wind Clan from the town of Coosada, an Alabama town in the Creek Confederacy. Born into a prominent Creek lineage on his mother’s side, he […]