Entertainment Districts

Alabaster, Alabama

Alabaster presents restaurants and bars serving Birmingham's fast-growing Shelby County suburbs.

Albertville, Alabama

Albertville presents a Main Street with restaurants serving Marshall County near Lake Guntersville in northeast Alabama.

Alexander City, Alabama

Lake Martin near Alexander City presents waterfront restaurants and marinas along one of the largest man-made lakes in the Southeast.

Aliceville, Alabama

Aliceville presents restaurants near Lake Aliceville in west Alabama's Pickens County.

Andalusia, Alabama

Andalusia presents a historic square with restaurants serving Covington County in south Alabama.

Anniston, Alabama

Downtown Anniston presents restaurants and bars serving Calhoun County in northeast Alabama near the Talladega National Forest.

Athens, Alabama

Downtown Athens presents a historic courthouse square with restaurants serving Limestone County near the Tennessee border.

Auburn, Alabama

Downtown Auburn presents Toomer's Corner and a college-town bar scene serving Auburn University's Tigers campus community.

Bay Minette, Alabama

Bay Minette presents restaurants serving Baldwin County north of Mobile Bay.

Bayou La Batre, Alabama

Bayou La Batre, the setting of Forrest Gump's shrimping scenes, presents working waterfront seafood restaurants on the Alabama Gulf Coast.

Bessemer, Alabama

Downtown Bessemer presents restaurants and bars serving Birmingham's western industrial suburbs.

Birmingham, Alabama

5 Points South is Birmingham's most vibrant entertainment neighborhood — a walkable district of bars, restaurants, and music venues centered on Caldwell Park in the Southside area. Anchor venues include a rotating cast of cocktail bars, live music rooms, and late-night restaurants that serve the young professional and University of Alabama at Birmingham community who make this the social heart of Birmingham nightlife.

5 Points South, Birmingham 35205

Birmingham, Alabama

Avondale is Birmingham's most celebrated neighborhood entertainment district — a Victorian-era streetcar suburb transformed into a creative hub of craft breweries, farm-to-table restaurants, art galleries, and music venues anchored by Avondale Brewing Company. The neighborhood's preservation of original architectural character combined with its creative business ecosystem has made it a national model for urban revitalization through arts and entertainment investment.

40th St N, Birmingham, AL 35222

Birmingham, Alabama

Avondale presents Birmingham's densest concentration of craft breweries and restaurants along 41st Street, one of the city's most revitalized entertainment neighborhoods.

Birmingham, Alabama

Five Points South presents bars and restaurants near UAB's campus, one of Birmingham's oldest and most storied entertainment districts.

Birmingham, Alabama

Lakeview District presents converted industrial warehouses housing bars and restaurants, one of Birmingham's fastest-growing entertainment corridors.

Birmingham, Alabama

Lakeview District is Birmingham's most walkable entertainment neighborhood — a stretch of independently owned bars, restaurants, and music venues south of downtown that serves as Birmingham's most concentrated nightlife corridor. The district's eclectic mix of dive bars, craft cocktail lounges, and live music venues along 29th Street South makes it the authentic heart of Birmingham's young creative community.

29th St S, Birmingham, AL 35233

Birmingham, Alabama

Railroad Park presents a 19-acre downtown green space hosting concerts and events, dubbed 'Birmingham's Living Room.'

Birmingham, Alabama

The area around Regions Field presents sports bars and restaurants serving Birmingham Barons game-day crowds in the city's Parkside district.

Birmingham, Alabama

Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark presents concerts and the Sloss Music and Arts Festival in a preserved 19th-century iron-making plant.

Birmingham, Alabama

Topgolf Birmingham presents a golf-driving-range entertainment complex with bars and games serving the metro area.

Birmingham, Alabama

Vulcan Park atop Red Mountain presents Birmingham's iconic iron statue alongside an observation deck and event space overlooking the city skyline.

Boaz, Alabama

Boaz presents outlet shopping and restaurants serving Marshall County in northeast Alabama.

Bon Secour, Alabama

Bon Secour presents working seafood docks and restaurants along the Bon Secour River near Gulf Shores.

Brewton, Alabama

Brewton presents restaurants serving Escambia County in south Alabama's timber country.

Camden, Alabama

Camden presents a small-town square with restaurants serving Wilcox County in Alabama's Black Belt.

Centre, Alabama

Centre presents restaurants near Weiss Lake, the 'Crappie Capital of the World,' in northeast Alabama's Cherokee County.

Centreville, Alabama

Centreville presents a historic square with restaurants serving Bibb County in west-central Alabama.

Chickasaw, Alabama

Chickasaw presents restaurants serving Mobile's industrial northern suburbs.

Citronelle, Alabama

Citronelle presents restaurants serving rural Mobile County's northern reaches.

Clanton, Alabama

Clanton presents peach-orchard roadside markets and restaurants along I-65, the 'Peach Capital of Alabama.'

Collinsville, Alabama

Collinsville presents a rural trade-day market tradition with restaurants in northeast Alabama's DeKalb County.

Columbiana, Alabama

Columbiana presents a historic courthouse square with restaurants serving Shelby County south of Birmingham.

Courtland, Alabama

Courtland presents rural restaurants serving Lawrence County in the Tennessee Valley of north Alabama.

Creola, Alabama

Creola presents restaurants along the Mobile River north of the city.

Cullman, Alabama

Downtown Cullman presents restaurants and bars serving north-central Alabama near the famous Ave Maria Grotto.

Daphne, Alabama

Daphne presents restaurants and bars serving the Eastern Shore of Mobile Bay.

Dauphin Island, Alabama

Dauphin Island presents beachfront seafood restaurants at the mouth of Mobile Bay, a historic barrier island community.

Decatur, Alabama

Downtown Decatur along the Tennessee River presents restaurants and bars serving north Alabama's Tennessee Valley region.

Demopolis, Alabama

Downtown Demopolis along the Tombigbee River presents restaurants serving west-central Alabama's Black Belt region.

Dothan, Alabama

Downtown Dothan serves as the entertainment anchor for southeast Alabama — the Peanut Capital of the World's downtown entertainment district featuring local restaurants, bars, and live music venues serving the city's position as the regional hub for the Wiregrass area. Dothan's Central Business District revitalization and the National Peanut Festival each November bring enormous energy to the city's entertainment corridor.

Downtown Dothan, AL 36301

Dothan, Alabama

Downtown Dothan presents restaurants and bars serving the Wiregrass region of southeast Alabama, the 'Peanut Capital of the World.'

Double Springs, Alabama

Double Springs presents restaurants near the Bankhead National Forest in northwest Alabama's Winston County.

Elberta, Alabama

Elberta presents rural restaurants serving Baldwin County's Gulf Coast hinterland.

Enterprise, Alabama

Downtown Enterprise presents the famous Boll Weevil Monument alongside restaurants serving the Wiregrass region near Fort Novosel.

Eufaula, Alabama

Downtown Eufaula presents one of the largest and most intact collections of antebellum architecture in the South, with restaurants along Lake Eufaula.

Fairhope, Alabama

Downtown Fairhope presents a charming bluff-top Main Street with restaurants overlooking Mobile Bay, one of the most acclaimed small towns in the South.

Fayette, Alabama

Fayette presents a historic square with restaurants serving west Alabama's Fayette County.

Florence, Alabama

Downtown Florence along the Tennessee River presents restaurants and the W.C. Handy blues heritage in the Shoals music region of northwest Alabama.

Foley, Alabama

Downtown Foley presents antique shops and restaurants serving Baldwin County's Gulf Coast tourism corridor.

Fort Payne, Alabama

Downtown Fort Payne presents restaurants near Little River Canyon National Preserve in northeast Alabama's Appalachian foothills.

Gadsden, Alabama

Downtown Gadsden along the Coosa River presents restaurants and a revitalizing entertainment scene in northeast Alabama.

Grand Bay, Alabama

Grand Bay presents restaurants serving Mobile County near the Mississippi border.

Greensboro, Alabama

Greensboro presents antebellum architecture and restaurants serving Hale County in Alabama's Black Belt region.

Greenville, Alabama

Greenville presents a historic Alabama town square with restaurants along I-65 in Butler County.

Gulf Shores, Alabama

Gulf Shores Beach is Alabama's most popular resort entertainment zone — a sugar-white beach on the Gulf of Mexico anchored by venues like The Hangout (home of the Hangout Music Festival), Flora-Bama roadhouse, and dozens of beachside bars that collectively draw 6 million visitors to Alabama's Gulf Coast annually. The area's spring break and summer tourism economy makes it one of the Southeast's most economically significant entertainment destinations.

Gulf Shores Pkwy, Gulf Shores, AL 36542

Gulf Shores, Alabama

Gulf Shores beach strip presents oceanfront bars and restaurants along Alabama's most popular Gulf Coast resort destination.

Gulf State Park, Alabama

Gulf State Park presents a lakeside lodge and beach access alongside restaurants serving Alabama's premier state park on the Gulf Coast.

Guntersville, Alabama

Lake Guntersville presents waterfront restaurants and marinas along the Tennessee River's largest Alabama reservoir.

Haleyville, Alabama

Haleyville, site of the first 911 call in America, presents restaurants serving Winston County in northwest Alabama.

Hamilton, Alabama

Hamilton presents restaurants serving Marion County in northwest Alabama near the Mississippi border.

Hartselle, Alabama

Hartselle presents a preserved historic Main Street with restaurants serving Morgan County in north Alabama.

Homewood, Alabama

Downtown Homewood presents a walkable 18th Street corridor of restaurants and bars serving Birmingham's inner suburbs.

Hoover, Alabama

Hoover presents restaurants and bars near the Riverchase Galleria serving Birmingham's largest suburb.

Huntsville, Alabama

Campus No. 805 presents a converted historic cotton mill now housing breweries and restaurants in Huntsville's growing entertainment scene.

Huntsville, Alabama

Downtown Huntsville's Big Spring Park and Courthouse Square present restaurants and bars serving Rocket City's tech and aerospace workforce.

Huntsville, Alabama

MidCity District in Huntsville presents Top Golf, restaurants, and entertainment venues in a new mixed-use development near the Von Braun Center.

Huntsville, Alabama

U.S. Space and Rocket Center presents Space Camp and rocket exhibits alongside restaurants serving the Rocket City's aerospace tourism.

Huntsville, Alabama

Downtown Huntsville's Lowe Mill and Greene Street entertainment district has emerged as one of the South's most dynamic creative economies — home to Lowe Mill A&E (America's largest privately owned arts facility), craft breweries, and a concentration of restaurants and bars serving the city's rapidly growing aerospace and defense technology workforce. Huntsville's economic boom driven by military technology contracts has created a sophisticated entertainment market that the downtown district serves with increasing ambition.

Jefferson St, Huntsville, AL 35801

Jasper, Alabama

Downtown Jasper presents restaurants and bars serving Walker County in west-central Alabama's coal-mining region.

Lillian, Alabama

Lillian presents waterfront restaurants on Perdido Bay near the Florida border in Baldwin County.

Livingston, Alabama

Livingston presents restaurants serving the University of West Alabama's campus community in Sumter County.

Loxley, Alabama

Loxley presents restaurants serving Baldwin County's growing Gulf Coast corridor.

Madison, Alabama

Downtown Madison presents a historic railroad depot square with restaurants serving Huntsville's fast-growing western suburbs.

Magnolia Springs, Alabama

Magnolia Springs presents a historic riverboat mail-route village with restaurants on Baldwin County's Eastern Shore.

Marion, Alabama

Marion presents historic Judson College buildings and restaurants in Perry County's Black Belt region.

Mentone, Alabama

Mentone atop Lookout Mountain presents mountain-resort restaurants and shops in northeast Alabama's highest-elevation town.

Mobile, Alabama

Dauphin Street is Mobile's most vibrant entertainment corridor — the historic downtown strip connecting the waterfront to the entertainment district with bars, jazz clubs, restaurants, and the venues that make Mobile's Mardi Gras season the longest and most festive in the United States. The street's antebellum architecture and French Colonial heritage create an entertainment atmosphere unique along the Gulf Coast.

Dauphin Street, Mobile, AL 36602

Mobile, Alabama

Dauphin Street presents Mobile's most concentrated nightlife corridor, lined with bars and live music venues in the historic downtown district.

Mobile, Alabama

Downtown Mobile presents Dauphin Street's bar and restaurant corridor, home to America's original Mardi Gras celebration predating New Orleans.

Mobile, Alabama

GulfQuest National Maritime Museum on the Mobile riverfront presents maritime history exhibits alongside downtown dining.

Mobile, Alabama

Mobile Carnival Museum presents the history of America's oldest Mardi Gras celebration alongside downtown restaurants and bars.

Montevallo, Alabama

Downtown Montevallo presents restaurants and bars serving the University of Montevallo's campus community in Shelby County.

Montgomery, Alabama

Downtown Montgomery presents restaurants and bars along the riverfront, home to the Alabama State Capitol and civil rights history sites.

Montgomery, Alabama

Montgomery's Riverfront Park and adjacent entertainment district has become Alabama's capital city's most visited public entertainment space — anchored by the Riverwalk Amphitheater (8,000 capacity) and the revitalized Dexter Avenue entertainment corridor serving state government workers, convention visitors, and the growing professional community drawn to Alabama's capital.

Riverwalk, Montgomery, AL 36104

Montgomery, Alabama

Riverwalk Stadium along the Alabama River presents sports bars serving Montgomery Biscuits game-day crowds in downtown Montgomery.

Montgomery, Alabama

The Alley in downtown Montgomery presents restaurants and event space in a redeveloped historic railroad corridor.

Moulton, Alabama

Moulton presents restaurants serving Lawrence County in north Alabama's Tennessee Valley.

Moundville, Alabama

Moundville presents restaurants near the Moundville Archaeological Park, one of the largest prehistoric Native American sites in the Southeast.

Mountain Brook, Alabama

Mountain Brook Village presents upscale restaurants and boutiques serving one of Birmingham's most affluent suburbs.

Muscle Shoals, Alabama

Muscle Shoals Sound Studio presents the legendary recording studio where the Rolling Stones and countless soul legends recorded, anchoring the 'Hit Recording Capital of the World.'

3614 Jackson Hwy 35660

Opelika, Alabama

Downtown Opelika presents a revitalized railroad-town Main Street with breweries and restaurants near Auburn University.

Orange Beach, Alabama

Orange Beach presents waterfront restaurants and bars along Alabama's easternmost Gulf Coast beach community near the Florida border.

Orange Beach, Alabama

The Wharf at Orange Beach is Alabama's premier Gulf Coast entertainment complex — a marina-based destination with a 10,000-capacity outdoor amphitheater, restaurants, retail, and waterfront bars drawing millions of Gulf Shores/Orange Beach tourists annually. Its summer concert series brings national touring country and rock acts to Alabama's Redneck Riviera for one of the Southeast's most popular outdoor entertainment experiences.

4650 Wharf Pkwy, Orange Beach, AL 36561

Ozark, Alabama

Downtown Ozark presents restaurants and bars serving Dale County in the Wiregrass region of southeast Alabama.

Pelham, Alabama

Pelham presents restaurants and bars serving Birmingham's southern Shelby County suburbs.

Phenix City, Alabama

Phenix City's riverfront along the Chattahoochee River presents restaurants across from Columbus, Georgia.

Point Clear, Alabama

Point Clear presents the historic Grand Hotel resort alongside restaurants on Mobile Bay's Eastern Shore.

Prattville, Alabama

Downtown Prattville presents Alabama's oldest continuously operating cotton gin factory alongside restaurants serving Montgomery's northern suburbs.

Prichard, Alabama

Prichard presents restaurants serving Mobile's northern suburban communities.

Robertsdale, Alabama

Robertsdale presents restaurants serving Baldwin County's inland communities near the Gulf Coast.

Russellville, Alabama

Russellville presents restaurants serving Franklin County in the Shoals region of northwest Alabama.

Saraland, Alabama

Saraland presents restaurants and bars serving Mobile's northern suburbs.

Satsuma, Alabama

Satsuma presents restaurants serving Mobile's northern industrial suburbs.

Scottsboro, Alabama

Downtown Scottsboro presents restaurants near Lake Guntersville in northeast Alabama.

Selma, Alabama

Downtown Selma presents restaurants near the historic Edmund Pettus Bridge, a landmark site of the American civil rights movement.

Semmes, Alabama

Semmes presents restaurants serving Mobile's western suburbs.

Sheffield, Alabama

Sheffield presents restaurants serving the Shoals music region alongside the Tennessee River in northwest Alabama.

Spanish Fort, Alabama

Spanish Fort presents restaurants and shopping serving Mobile Bay's fast-growing Eastern Shore suburbs.

Summerdale, Alabama

Summerdale presents rural restaurants serving Baldwin County near the Alabama Gulf Coast.

Sylacauga, Alabama

DeSoto Caverns near Sylacauga presents cave tours and family entertainment in central Alabama's Talladega County.

Sylacauga, Alabama

Sylacauga presents restaurants and bars serving Talladega County's marble-quarrying heritage region.

Talladega, Alabama

Downtown Talladega presents restaurants near the famous Talladega Superspeedway, one of NASCAR's most iconic tracks.

Theodore, Alabama

Bellingrath Gardens and Home presents 65 acres of formal gardens and a historic mansion near Mobile, one of the South's premier botanical attractions.

12401 Bellingrath Gardens Rd 36535

Theodore, Alabama

Theodore presents restaurants near Bellingrath Gardens and Home, one of the most acclaimed public gardens in the South.

Troy, Alabama

Downtown Troy presents restaurants and bars serving Troy University's campus community in southeast Alabama.

Trussville, Alabama

Downtown Trussville presents a revitalized historic Main Street with restaurants serving Birmingham's northeastern suburbs.

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Downtown Tuscaloosa presents restaurants and bars serving the University of Alabama's campus community along the Black Warrior River.

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

The Strip along University Boulevard presents Alabama's most concentrated college-town bar corridor, packed on Crimson Tide football gamedays.

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

The Strip is Tuscaloosa's legendary University of Alabama entertainment corridor — University Boulevard's bar district that transforms into one of the South's most electric social environments on Crimson Tide football Saturdays. The combination of 100,000+ game-day crowds, the nation's most passionate college football fanbase, and a dense concentration of bars makes The Strip one of the most intense entertainment experiences in American college sports culture.

University Blvd, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

The Tuscaloosa Riverfront entertainment development along the Black Warrior River has transformed the former industrial waterfront into a destination for restaurants, bars, and events serving the University of Alabama community. The area's combination of river views, walkable entertainment options, and proximity to Bryant-Denny Stadium creates a comprehensive entertainment zone for America's most decorated college football program's home city.

Riverwalk, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401

Tuscumbia, Alabama

Downtown Tuscumbia presents Ivy Green, birthplace of Helen Keller, alongside restaurants in the Shoals music heritage region.

Tuskegee, Alabama

Tuskegee presents Tuskegee University and the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site alongside restaurants in Macon County.

Union Springs, Alabama

Union Springs presents a historic downtown with restaurants serving Bullock County in Alabama's Black Belt.

Valley Head, Alabama

DeSoto State Park near Fort Payne presents lodge dining and waterfalls in northeast Alabama's Lookout Mountain region.

Vernon, Alabama

Vernon presents restaurants serving Lamar County near the Mississippi border in west Alabama.

Vestavia Hills, Alabama

Vestavia Hills presents restaurants and bars serving one of Birmingham's largest and most established suburbs.

Wetumpka, Alabama

Downtown Wetumpka along the Coosa River presents a picturesque historic downtown with restaurants near Montgomery.

Winfield, Alabama

Winfield presents restaurants serving Marion and Fayette counties in northwest Alabama.