By Mobile Bay Magazine Staff
There is no excuse for being bored in 2024. Take advantage of everything Mobile and Baldwin counties have to offer, and check them off as you go!
Eat a bag of peanuts from A&M Peanut Shop in a newly renovated Bienville Square while the squirrels watch with interest
Feed part of your cheeseburger to a dog at Pirates Cove
Say hello to the almost-tame pelicans on the end of the Fairhope Pier, and catch a sunset while you’re at it
Have a bushwacker with a topper at the Flora-Bama
Watch Mobile Ballet’s rendition of the Nutcracker come December
Have a cup of turtle soup at Felix’s
Dance in the street at Fairhope First Friday Art Walk
Catch a concert in the sand on Dauphin Island
Hit the Fairhope Lighting of the Trees for a little south Alabama “snow” and a chance to mail your letter to Santa
Have a Dew Drop dog with all the fixins and a side of onion rings
Walk the Downtown streets at LODA ArtWalk
Grab a cone from Mr. Gene’s Beans and window shop in downtown Fairhope
Stop by the Church Street Graveyard to watch the Widows of Joe Cain on Mardi Gras Sunday
Test your drivers at Top Golf
Wave at your costumed furry friends in the Mystic Mutts of Revelry parade
Pick up a to-go box of baklava from the Mobile Greek Fest
Put on your pointed hat and lots of glitter for the annual Fairhope Witches’ Ride
Marvel at the majestic trees on Spring Hill College’s Avenue of Oaks
Try your hand at throwing a mullet at the annual Flora-Bama “toss”
Cheer on the Jags at a football game in Hancock Whitney Stadium
Eat a sack of oysters straight off the boat in Bayou La Batre
Free the tatas and run the Causeway to support breast cancer research with Bras Across the Causeway
Indulge in a box of heavenly hash at the Visitation Gift Shop
Catch one of each: speckled trout, redfish, crab, mullet, flounder
Sip an alfresco cocktail by the Bay at the Grand Hotel while the kids play a round of croquet or horseshoes
Eat a MoonPie while standing in the street
Ride the ferry from Fort Morgan to Fort Gaines and back again
Write a thank you note to a teacher, first responder or military person
Create art alongside professional artists at the Mobile Museum of Art
Enjoy date night 434 feet in the air overlooking the city at Dauphin’s
Reel in a big one during the Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo
Watch the fireworks over the water on the Fourth of July
Indulge in a spa day at the Battlehouse Hotel
Ride the Ferris wheel at The Wharf in Gulf Shores
Buy a can of wine from Greer’s and drink it on the rooftop while overlooking the city
Use the secret password to enter Las Floriditas through its hidden bookcase door
Walk through the twinkling lights and swaying tree branches at Bellingrath’s Magic Christmas in Lights
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Visit R&R for fresh crawfish, or better yet, take home some critters and host your own boil
Shop the monthly estate sale at Olde Mobile Antiques and then grab a charcuterie board at the Cheese Cottage
Chow down at the German Sausage Festival in Elberta
Visit the area’s magnificent historic house museums: Charlotte Conde, Oakleigh, Swift-Coles Historic Home
Cruise the Delta on a trip from Blakely State Park
Ride a Lime scooter around Downtown (but check that your insurance is up to date first)
Come for the art at the Fairhope Arts and Crafts Festival, stay for the lemonades and kettle corn
Watch an IMAX movie at the Exploreum Science Center
Stop by the Food Pak for a muffuletta
Dunk your beignets in buttercream sauce at Mo’ Bay Beignet or top them with a squeeze of lemon at Panini Pete’s
Fight for a stuffed animal in a parade but then give it to a little kid nearby
Run with the man in red at the annual Santa Run at Carpe Diem
Head to the Bluegill by boat for Sunday live music and charbroiled oysters
Commune with the cat at the Haunted Book Shop
Catch a show on the bluff with Eastern Shore Repertory Theater
Give someone a half-dozen sweet ‘n salty cookies from Bake My Day for absolutely no reason
Pick up some fresh catch in Bon Secour
Vote for your favorite king cake at the annual King Cake-Off
Listen to the Mobile Symphony Orchestra while marveling at the gilded decoration inside the Saenger Theater
Dress up and attend a Mardi Gras ball you’ve never been to before
Get a wedgie going down a slide at OWA’s indoor water park
Read “With the Old Breed” by Eugene Sledge again or for the first time
Wear some green at Callaghan’s on St. Patrick’s Day
Donate a book to a little lending library
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