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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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.
MSNHA Recreation
One of MSNHA’s missions is to expand outdoor-recreation opportunities. We want everyone to discover & enjoy northwest Alabama’s natural beauty and learn to be good stewards of our waterways & land. MSNHA Recreation Events are those we directly facilitate.
- League of Outdoor Women
  The League of Outdoor Women is a MSNHA program that help educates women about camping, hiking, backpacking and other outdoor activities. Visit League of Outdoor Women to learn more.
- Operation Pollination
  The National Park Service launched Operation Pollination to focus attention on the global loss of habitat for bees and other pollinators. Local events include educational workshops and native-habitat restoration workdays. Visit Operation Pollination to learn more.
- Tennessee RiverLine
  The Tennessee RiverLine celebrates the Tennessee River, connects people & communities and catalyzes economic development & healthy lifestyles in river communities through outdoor experiences. Local events include free community paddles with our RiverLine fleet & river cleanups. Visit Tennessee RiverLine to learn more.
MSNHA Sponsored Events
Through grants as well as partnerships & sponsorships, MSNHA directly funds many projects & events within our six counties of Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone & Morgan. Sponsored events are linked to our three main themes: the Tennessee River, music & Native American heritage.

Community Events

May 2026
Shoals Storytelling Festival

May 14 @ 7:00 pm - May 16 @ 5:00 pm

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

The Shoals Storytelling Festival, listed as a Top Twenty Events in the Southeast, began in 2011 as the Front Porch Storytelling Festival. It was originally hosted on the campus of […]
Village School Workday

May 16 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Village One School Sheffield, AL

Join us for our next volunteer event at Village One School. We'll provide supplies and direction -- no experience necessary. Work will include anything from cleaning, painting, scraping, to yard […]
Athens Fiddlers Concert Series — Wood Box Heroes

May 21 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

McCandless Hall, Athens State University 302 Bryan St., Athens, AL, United States

Wood Box Heroes, the American acoustic super-group, is hardly anything like the bluegrass music you used to find in the cassette player of your grandad’s old chevy pickup truck. Deeply […]

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May 2026

Shoals Storytelling Festival

Village School Workday

Athens Fiddlers Concert Series — Wood Box Heroes

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