Here are your 5 things to do this weekend!
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Serving Hope – Chocolate Challenge
@ Jackson Center, Friday, 3/31, 6 – 9 pm
If you love CHOCOLATE – this event is for you! Area chefs, caterers, bakers, and chocolate enthusiasts will come together to see who will earn the title of Serving Hope Chocolate Champion! Tickets are $25 at the door.
Serving Hope | Event Information
New Guest Center Grand Opening
@ Huntsville Botanical Garden, Saturday, 4/1
The Guest Center will have its official grand opening. Experience the brand new entrance, gift shoppe, café, and enjoy walking tours, music and more.
Huntsville Botanical Garden | Event Information
AYBT presents ‘Sleeping Beauty’
@ VBC Playhouse, Friday 3/17 – Sunday 4/2, 3 performances
Beautiful fairies and a beautiful princess who is awaken by a handsome prince. The talented local cast will be augmented by a professional dancer as the prince. Tickets are $16 and $12.
Alabama Youth Ballet Theatre | Event Information
Soggy Bottom Boat Race
@ UA Huntsville, Saturday 4/1, 9 am – noon
A fun, family-friendly cardboard boat race with all proceeds benefitting the Manna House. Boats may be made from cardboard, glue, tape, paint, and other materials. Costumes are encouraged!
Beethoven Pastoral presented by Huntsville Symphony Orchestra
@ Mark C. Smith Concert Hall, Saturday 4/1, 7:30 pm
Ligeti – Concert Românesc, Bartók – Piano Concerto No. 3, Sz. 119 and finally Beethoven – Symphony No. 6, “Pastoral,” op. 68, F major. Tickets start at $15.
Huntsville Symphony Orchestra | Event Information
NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge
@ U.S. Space & Rocket Center, Friday 3/31 & Saturday 4/1
Come and be a spectator! Rovers will be human-powered and compete over a half-mile obstacle course of simulated extraterrestrial terrain of craters, boulders, ridges, inclines, crevasses and depressions.
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Do you have a Free things to do in Huntsville & surrounding areas ? Thank you so much for all that you do to keep the community informed.
Keep up the great job.
Hi Mark –
Great question! We don’t publish a Free “things to do” list, but you can pull Free things up on our calendar. Just click on Calendar in the menu bar and type “free” in the Search Event space. That will bring up only free events. Hope this helps.
Amy