• Sustainable Trails Work Day

    TVA Reservation Florence, AL

    Join us at the Muscle Shoals TVA Trails Complex to help maintain historic Civilian Conservation Core trails for our first RiverTown event of 2026! An initial demonstration will begin at 8 a.m. in the picnic pavilion with hands-on training before beginning the trail work project. This event is for ages 18+ and requires the ability […]

  • Community Cleanup at TVA Nature Trails

    Join us along with the University of North Alabama's College of Business and Technology & Keep the Shoals Beautiful for a community cleanup at the TVA Nature Trails, on TVA's […]

  • Village School Workday

    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 […]

  • Village One School Volunteer Workday

    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 […]

  • Project Threadways Symposium

    The Factory 462 Lane Drive, Florence, AL, United States

    Since 2019, Project Threadways has hosted annual symposia exploring the intersections of design, art, making, power, labor, and community. Each gathering has expanded on a central inquiry: how can making—especially through design and textiles—help us better understand the social, economic, and environmental systems we live within? The 2026 Project Threadways Symposium continues this exploration through […]

  • “Echoes of the Forks of Cypress”

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

    Frederick Murphy is the founder of History Before Us, a project that aims to capture, preserve & advocate for influential history. His film “Echoes of the Forks of Cypress” follows […]

  • Cane Creek Canyon Spring Kickoff Fundraiser

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

    Join MSNHA along with the Friends of the Cane Creek Canyon Nature Preserve & the Land Trust of North Alabama  at Cane Creek Canyon for a wonderful family-friendly day of exploring, hiking, music & lunch provided by the CCCNP Advisory Board. The event is free and open to the public; donations are appreciated & encouraged. All […]

  • Keep the Natchez Trace Beautiful!

    Natchez Trace Parkway

    Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area is partnering with Southern Native and Wildwood Tavern, both in Florence, to host a clean-up event on the Natchez Trace Parkway. We’ll have teams at three different locations -- one in Mississippi, one in Alabama & one in Tennessee. (A choose-your-own-journey situation). Sign up for which location you’d like to […]

  • Shoals Storytelling Festival

    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 the University of North Alabama, in Florence. In 2017 the festival moved to the historic Shoals Theatre in downtown Florence and was renamed The Shoals […]

  • Village School Workday

    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 work, to organizing materials and more. Email or get in touch via social media to sign up and/or alert us to specialized skills you might […]

  • Athens Fiddlers Concert Series — Wood Box Heroes

    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 rooted in tradition while melding together an eclectic-array of sounds from the country, bluegrass, blues, jazz, rock & classical varieties, paired with crafty & authentic […]

  • Landscape Sketch

    1399 N Montgomery Ave, Sheffield, AL 35660-7346, United States 1399 N. Montgomery Ave., Sheffield, AL, United States

    Join us at the standpipe in Sheffield as we learn the basics of landscape sketching! Initial instruction will begin at 10 a.m. where participants will get an overview on how […]

  • Village School Volunteer Workday

    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 […]