Check back often for upcoming events in the City of Decatur.
For more information on events and activities in Decatur, please contact the Decatur-Morgan County Convention & Visitors Bureau 
and the Decatur Parks & Recreation Department.
2013
may
Opening Day
Point Mallard Aquatic Center
10:00 A.M.-6:00 P.M.
may
Alabama Jubilee Hot Air Balloon Festival
Point Mallard Park
Free Event
may
Daikin Japanese Festival
Morgan Co. Fairgrounds
Free Event
may
Soulstock
Point Mallard Park
Free Event
may
Beautification Awards Ceremony
11:30 A.M.-1:00 P.M.
Ingalls Harbor Pavilion
3rd Friday Downtown
5:00 - 8:00 P.M.
Free Event
may
Concerts by the River
Rhodes Ferry Park
6:00 Sophisticated Swingers
7:00 Southern Splendor
Free Event
may
Household Chemical Collection
9 A.M. - Noon
Public Works Complex
1802 Central Parkway
may
Story Time at Riverwild
1:00 P.M.
Delano Park
Free Event
may
AYSA U11-U13 DII Final Four
Jack Allen Soccer Complex
may
SWAC Softball Tourney
Wilson Morgan Complex
may
Farmers Market
6:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.
1st Ave & 2nd St NE
may
AYSA U11-U13 DII Prelims
Jack Allen Soccer Complex
may
Story Time at Riverwild
1:00 P.M.
Delano Park
Free Event
apr
AHSAA Tennis Tournament
Jimmy Johns Tennis Complex
apr
Medication Disposal
10:00 A.M. - 2:00 P.M.
Bender's Elite Fitness
Veteran's Pkwy & Knight St.
Historic Decatur Walking Tours
Begins at the Morgan Co. Courthouse
10:00 A.M.
Free Event
apr
Screening “Eugene Walter: Last of the Bohemians” by filmmaker Robert Clem
Princess Theatre
7:00 P.M. - $10 Tickets
apr
Don't Drop It On Alabama
Spring Cleanup Week
PDF Download
Volunteer Now
apr
Homeland Security Bass Tournament
Ingalls Harbor
Farmers Market Opens
Mon. - Sat.
6:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.
1st Ave & 2nd St NE
Historic Decatur Walking Tours
Begins at the Old State Bank
10:00 A.M.
Free Event
apr
ACCC Tennis Tournament
Jimmy Johns Tennis Complex
apr
3rd Friday Downtown
5:00 - 8:00 P.M.
apr
Screening of “A Smile As Big As the Moon” movie
4:00 P.M.
Talk with author Mike Kersjes - 6:30 P.M.
Decatur Public Library - Free Event
apr
Household Chemical Collection
9 A.M. - Noon
Public Works Complex
1802 Central Parkway
Screening “Eating Alabama” with filmmaker Andrew Beck Grace
Princess Theatre
1:30 P.M. - Free Event
Historic Decatur Walking Tours
Begins at the Old State Bank
10:00 A.M.
Free Event
apr
The Open Cup International Soccer Tourney
Jack Allen Complex
apr
Calhoun Writers’ Conference – Author Judith Ortiz Cofer
Princess Theatre
7:00 P.M.
$10 & $5 Students/Teachers
apr
Annual Big Band Bash
Princess Theatre
7:00 P.M.
$10 Admission
Apr-May
Exclamations! Works by the Students of Jackie Briscoe
Carnegie Visual Arts Center
apr
Historic Decatur Walking Tours
Begins at the Old State Bank
10:00 A.M.
Free Event
apr
Calhoun Softball JV Tourney
Wilson Morgan
apr
Morgan County HS Soccer Tourney
Jack Allen Recreational Complex
Mar
Jack Allen Soccer Complex
Mar
45,000 Eggs to hunt & Kid's Art Contests
Ingalls Pavilion
10:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M. - Free Event
Mar
Spring Door Decoration Workshop presented by Kathleen's on 2nd
Noon - 1:00 P.M.
Aquadome Gym
Free Event
Grand Reopening
Decatur Public Library
10 A.M. Ribbon Cutting
5:00-7:30 P.M. Open House
Free Event
Mar
American Girl Show
Princess Theatre
10:00 A.M. and 2:00 P.M.
USSSA Tournament
Jack Allen Complex
Mar
5:00 - 8:00 P.M.
Mar
Alabama Center for the Arts
133 Second Ave.
M-Thu 8:30 A.M.- 5:00 P.M.& Fri 8:30 A.M.-Noon - Free Event
Mar
9 A.M. - Noon
Public Works Complex
1802 Central Parkway
Mar
River City Shootout Soccer Tournament
Jack Allen Complex
Mar
Classic Bass Tournament
Ingall's Harbor
Feb
Home & Garden Show
Ingalls Harbor Pavilion
Feb
Wilson Morgan Complex
Feb
New Shanghai Circus Chinese Acrobats
Princess Theatre
7:00pm
Arbor Day Ceremony
Frances Nungester Elementary School
726 Tammy Street
1:00 P.M.
Feb-Mar
The "Scottsboro Boys": Outside the Circle of Humanity Exhibit
Carnegie Visual Arts Center
Feb
UAH Charger Chillout Softball Tournament
Wilson Morgan Complex
Feb
3rd Fridays in Downtown Decatur
Bank Street and 2nd Avenue
5:00 P.M. – 8:00 P.M.
Feb
Beautification Workshop
Fire Ant & Other Insect Management
Aquadome Gym
Noon - 1:00 P.M.
The Del McCoury Band bluegrass
Princess Theatre
7:30pm
Feb
Lecture & Book Signing: Frye Gaillard’s The Books That Mattered
Princess Theatre
7:00pm
Feb
Household Chemical Collection
9 A.M. - Noon
Public Works Complex
1802 Central Parkway
Carnegie Carnival Events
Downtown & Ingalls Harbor
EVENT SCHEDULE:
- Red Beans and Rice Cook Off
Bank Street Green
10 A.M. to 4 P.M. - Kiwanis Children's Creation Station
Founder's Park at Bank & Church St.
10 A.M. to 4 P.M. - Children's Stage
2nd Avenue
10 A.M. to 5 P.M. - Carnival Canine Parade
2nd & Gordon to Bank & Church St.
11A.M. - TAG Artists
Lee & Bank Streets
Noon to 4 P.M. - Prince & Princess Parade
2nd & Gordon to Bank & Church St.
2 P.M. - Carnegie Carnival Parade
2nd & Gordon to Bank & Church Street
6 P.M.
Feb
Les Kerr & the Bayou Band with the Bayou Horns Saxophone Section
Princess Theatre
7:30 P.M.
Jan
Bobby Horton’s “Songs & Stories of the Civil War”
Princess Theatre
7:00pm
Jan
Classical-Blues Cabaret
Princess Theatre
7:30pm
Jan
Peggy Towns Talk and book signing
“Duty Driven: The Plight of African Americans During the Civil War”
Princess Theatre
$10 & $5 Students/Teachers - 7:00 P.M.
Jan
Household Chemical Collection
9 A.M. - Noon
Public Works Complex
1802 Central Parkway
Festival of the Cranes
Tours, crane viewings, workshops, live raptors & nature walks
Wheeler Wildlife Refuge
6:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.
Free event
Jan
Greg Screws – Local Media Icon
Princess Theatre
7:30 P.M.
Jan
City offices closed
2012
Dec
City offices closed
Dec
Friday @ 5
Carnegie Visual Arts Center
5:00 P.M.
Dec
Annual Christmas Show on Ice
Point Mallard Ice Complex
2:00 P.M.
Dec
Annual Christmas Show on Ice
Point Mallard Ice Complex
1:00 P.M.
Dec
Songwriter’s Showcase with
John Ford Coley, Lenny LeBlanc & Marty Raybon
Princess Theatre
7:30 P.M.
Dec
Household Chemical Collection
9 A.M. - Noon
Public Works Complex
1802 Central Parkway
Sing-a-Long-a with Sound of Music Movie
Princess Theatre
1:00-4:00 P.M.
Christmas Tour of Homes
Albany & Old Decatur Historic Districts
2:00 - 8:00 P.M.
Dec
Decatur Jaycees Christmas Parade
6:00 P.M
Downtown Decatur
Rotary Family Movie Night
“It’s A Wonderful Life”
7:00 P.M.
Princess Theatre
Free Event
Nov
Tasia’s Table Belle Chevre Cookbook Talk & Signing
6:00 P.M.
Princess Theatre
Nov
Friday @ 5
5:00 - 8:00 P.M.
Carnegie Visual Arts Center
Nov
Henry Cho’s Clean But Fun Comedy Tour
7:30 P.M.
Princess Theatre
Nov
Household Chemical Collection
9 A.M. - Noon
Public Works Complex
1802 Central Parkway
Nov-Dec
Nov
Governor’s Cup Soccer
Jack Allen Rec Complex & Point Mallard
nov
DI & DII State Cup Soccer Prelimins (U14 +)
Jack Allen Rec Complex & Point Mallard
oct
Trunk or Treat
Costume Contest, Games, Prizes & Concessions
6:00-8:00 P.M.
Wilson Morgan Park
Monster House (2006)
Starts at 7:45 P.M.
Wilson Morgan Park
Free Event
oct
Ingalls Harbor
oct
Princess Theatre
oct
Household Chemical Collection
9 A.M. - Noon
Public Works Complex
1802 Central Parkway
oct-nov
Abraham Lincoln: A Man of His Time. A Man for All Time.
Carnegie Visual Arts Center
oct
USSSA Softball Tourn.
Wilson Morgan Complex
Sep
AL State Chess Championship
TC Almon Recreation Center
Sep
Diversity Summit
8:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.
Turner-Surles Community Center
Diversity Awards Celebration
6:00 – 9:00 P.M.
Holiday Inn and Suites
Sep
Movie in the Park
Happy Feet Two
Delano Park
Free Event - Starts at dark
USSSA Softball Tournament
Wilson Morgan Complex
Sep
FLW Outdoors
Ingalls Harbor
Sep
Riverfest
Ingalls Harbor
Sep
Household Chemical Collection
9 A.M. - Noon
Public Works Complex
1802 Central Parkway
Sep
Battle for Decatur Civil War Re-Enactment
"September Skirmish"
Point Mallard Park - Free Event
Aug
Concerts by the River
Reginald Jackson and Friends
6:00 P.M. - :8:00 P.M.
Rhodes Ferry Park - Free Event
Aug
Movie in the Park
Happy Feet Two
Wilson Morgan Park
Free Event - Starts at dark
Aug
Concerts by the River
6:00 P.M. Briana Dean
7:00 P.M. Red-Headed Stepchild
Rhodes Ferry Park - Free Event
Aug
Elvis! Remembered Show
Princess Theatre
2:00 P.M. Gospel
8:00 P.M. Vegas
Aug
3rd Fridays in Downtown Decatur
Bank Street and 2nd Avenue
5:00 P.M. – 8:00 P.M.
Friday @ 5
Carnegie Visual Arts Center
5:00 P.M.
Aug
Aug
NFL Punt Pass & Kick
9:30 A.M.
Delano Park
Aug
Concerts by the River
6:00 P.M. - Dan Hocter Trio
7:00 P.M. - Kacy Fox and the Two-Timers
Rhodes Ferry Park - Free Event
Aug
9 A.M. - Noon
Public Works Complex
1802 Central Parkway
Aug-sep
Embracing Arts: Works by area Amateur and Professional Artists
Carnegie Visual Arts Center
Free Admission
Aug
Concerts by the River
6:00 P.M. - Michael Quarry
7:00 P.M. - Ben Parker Project
Rhodes Ferry Park - Free Event
USSSA Youth Softball Tournament
Wilson Morgan Complex
Aug
Movie in the Park
Dolphin Tale
Point Malllard Park Spirit of America Pavilion
Free Event - Starts at dark
USSSA Softball Tournament
Wilson Morgan Complex
Jul
Concerts by the River
6:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M. Bimini Road
7:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. Slip Jig
Rhodes Ferry Park - Free Event
Jul
July 28, 2012
Farmer's Market /1st Avenue
Free Event
Jul
Concerts by the River
6:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M. Robert Montgomery and Friends
7:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. Down the Road
Rhodes Ferry Park - Free Event
Jul
3rd Fridays in Downtown Decatur &
Cruise-In in Downtown Decatur
Bank Street and 2nd Avenue
5:00 P.M. – 8:00 P.M.
Movie in the Park
The Adventures of TINTIN
Founders Park at Bank Street
Free Event
Starts at dark
Jul
Wet Dog Triathlon
Point Mallard Park
Household Chemical Collection
9 A.M. - Noon
Public Works Complex
1802 Central Parkway
NBT-North AL Distrist-Fishing
Ingalls Harbor
Jul
Princess Theatre
Jul
Concerts by the River
6:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M. CROSSFIRE
7:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. Madison Community Band
Rhodes Ferry Park
Free Event
Jul
USSSA Youth Softball Tourn.
Wilson Morgan Complex
Jul
Spirit of America Festival
Bike parade, entertainment, fireworks
Point Mallard Park
Free Event
