Survival Principles Instruction Program for Kids   Date: Saturday, April 13, 2024 Time: 11:00 AM-12:00 PM Price: Complimentary with regular park admission of $5 for adults and $3 for kids ages 6-12; under 6 is free. Program takes place at Old House Site   Blakeley is a partner with several local search and rescue teams. These non-profit volunteer organizations provide vital trained personnel and resources to law enforcement, fire rescue, US Coast Guard, and other agencies in our region during emergency situations. During this special series of programs, children will be introduced to a few of the most basic survival principles that could mean life or death in the unfortunate event they became lost or separated from adults in the outdoors. They will also get a chance to meet some of the specially-trained dogs which assist professional rescue teams in locating lost or injured individuals in wilderness settings.   Complimentary with regular park admission or registration for our Junior Naturalist Program at 11:00 AM. Events take place at the Old House Site.

Date: Saturday, April 13, 2024 Time: 1:00-2:30 PM Price: $21/adults and $14/kids ages 6-12 This 90-minute excursion into the wild and scenic Mobile-Tensaw Delta--known as the "American Amazon,"--introduces visitors and residents alike to a truly astounding natural habitat. This cruise departs from the Bartram dock at Five Rivers Delta Resource Center.  

Join us for the 4th Annual Kites Over Mobile, a thrilling Kite Festival at USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park! Dates: - Saturday, April 13: 10 am - 5 pm (Music by DJ Blayze, followed by The Will Thompson Band from 3-5 pm) - Sunday, April 14: Noon - 5 pm (Music by DJ Geaux) Location: USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park, 2703 Battleship Parkway, Mobile, AL 36602 Highlights: - Professional Kite Flying Demonstrations - Show Kite Displays - Kite Hospital - Kites for Sale Onsite or Bring Your Own! - Face Painting - Live DJ and Music - More Fun Family Activities! Parking: $5 For additional information, contact MPRDEvents@cityofmobile.org and stay tuned for updates and weather-related info on social media: - Instagram & Facebook: @MobileParksAndRec, @CityOfMobileEvents Get ready for a weekend filled with high-flying fun for the whole community!

Welcome to the Baldwin County Strawberry Festival! The Baldwin County Strawberry Festival is a much-anticipated local tradition held annually at Loxley Municipal Park. Every year, visitors join us from all around the Southeast to enjoy the special events, car shows, music, crafts and, of course, the strawberry shortcakes! Whether you're a festival veteran or first-timer, we invite you to join us for this year's event. Not only will you share a memorable experience with friends and family, but you will also help us raise funds for worthy causes right here in our community. Baldwin County Strawberry Festival is a local non-profit organization and all event proceeds stay local. Funds raised benefit Loxley Elementary School and the ARC Baldwin County, Inc. Our festival weekend starts on the second Saturday of April each year.

Date: Saturday, April 13, 2024 Time: 10:00-11:30 AM Price: $25 for adults/$18 for kids ages 6-12   Come along with birding enthusiasts from throughout the Gulf Coast region as we explore one of the richest bird habitats in the nation! Educators at Five Rivers Delta Resource Center, will help guide us in identification of the numerous species found in the lower Mobile-Tensaw Delta

Date: April 13, 2024 Time: 9:00-10:30 AM Price: Complimentary with regular admission   Kids ages 12 and under are invited to participate in a fun hands-on learning program sponsored by the Alabama Master Naturalists. Learn about our native trees, build pine cone barometers, create leaf art, learn about keeping a nature journal and more. All supplies are provided. Complimentary with regular park admission and/or registration to our Junior Naturalist Program. Pre-registration is required. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Event takes place at the Old House Site prior to Survival Principles Instruction Program (11:00 AM-12:00 PM) The Alabama Master Naturalists are trained volunteers who promote awareness and understanding of Alabama's natural world through science-based information and research.

Join the City of Semmes for a picnic in the park and water fun. We will have wet inflatables and will open the splash pad for the season. Our firemen will be grilling hotdogs. They will be served at noon while supplies lasts. Bring your picnic blankets, chairs, and towels.

What's Spring Break without a fun vibe? Breakthrough Teens has this and more for all teens and young adults during our Spring Break Bash. There's food and drinks, a live DJ, games, water fights, and more. This will be the anticipated event to kick off spring break!

Tweens and teens, get ready to engage your artistic abilities with this brand new program geared toward creating artworks through various media!

Join the City of Mobile Parks & Recreation Department for a Movies in the Park this spring! This is a free event in which you can hang out, play games, snack, and watch movies with us. Movies in the Park includes screenings of eight different movies in four different parks and community centers. All indoor events will begin at 6 p.m., and all outdoor events will begin at sunset. Spring Movie Series Schedule March 28, 2024 | Figures Community Center (658 Donald St.) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, Rated PG Raphael, Leonardo, Donatello, and Michelangelo are four turtle brothers with a unique set of skills and a penchant for mischief, which runs them afoul of New York City.Indoors, All Ages April 4, 2024 | James Seals Community Center & ParkBarbie, Rated PG-13 Barbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in the colorful and seemingly perfect world of Barbie Land. However, when they get a chance to go to the real world, they soon discover the joys and perils of living among humans.Outdoors, Teens & Adults April 11, 2024 | Matthews Park (3700 Michael Boulevard)Talladega Nights, Rated PG-13 Comedy about the rise and fall and rise again of a NASCAR driver and his good-ol'-boy sidekick.Outdoors, Teens & Adults April 18, 2024 | Dotch Community Center/Michael Dow AmphitheaterTrolls Band Together, Rated PG This third installment of the Trolls franchise finds friends Poppy and Branch as a couple. But as they get to know each other more, it is revealed that Branch was a member of the old popular boyband BroZone when he was younger.Outdoors, All Ages April 25, 2024 | Crawford Murphy ParkAsteroid City, Rated PG-13 In an American desert town in the mid-fifties, the Junior Stargazer Convention attracts stargazers of different ages.A group of students and their parents visit the town to attend the event. What follows is an unexpected exchange of ideas and experiences that lead to eye-opening revelations. Outdoors, Teens & Adults May 2, 2024 | Newhouse Community CenterPuss ‘N Boots The Last Wish, Rated PGOutdoors, All Ages May 9, 2024 | Hillsdale Community Center Turning Red, Rated PG Disney and Pixar’s “Turning Red” introduces Mei Lee, a confident, dorky 13-year-old torn between staying her mother’sdutiful daughter and the chaos of adolescence. Her protective, if not slightly overbearing mother, Ming, is never far from her daughter—an unfortunate reality for the teenager. Indoors, All Ages May 16, 2024 | DeTonti Square ParkElvis, Rated PG-13 A thoroughly cinematic drama, Elvis’s (Butler) story is seen through the prism of his complicated relationship with hisenigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker (Hanks). As told by Parker, the film delves into the complex dynamic between thetwo spanning over 20 years, from Presley’s rise to fame to his unprecedented stardom, against the backdrop of the evolving cultural landscape and loss of innocence in America.Outdoors, Teens & Adults By attending this event, you agree to be photographed. Events will be held rain or shine. Follow us on social media @mobileparksandrec and @cityofmobileevents for rain locations. Bring chairs, blankets, and your favorite snacks!

Join us for the return of everyon'es favorite lunchtime concert series, Brown Bag by the Bay, happening every Thursday, April 4 - May 30, 2024, 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM at Daphne's May Day Park. Complete line-up coming soon!

Join us for creative fun in the sun as we explore the outdoors to create cyanotype sun prints and nature prints using a variety of art materials. Visitors to the art studio will create two types of nature themed prints through guided instruction on monotype and cyanotype printing techniques. COST: $5 per family for MMofA Members | $10 per family for Not-Yet Members

Join us for songs, stories, and playtime every Friday in April at Centennial Park! Weather permitting, we will see you all there at 10:30 am!

Heritage Park Marketplace will showcase a variety of arts and crafts as well as plants, vegetables, fruits, and gift items. The marketplace will operate from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., with live entertainment beginning at 6 p.m., followed by a movie at dusk. Those who come for the music and a movie are asked to bring a chair or a blanket for seating.

Free family fun day, outdoors on the water to celebrate the Earth and learn about the programs around our area who work with the environment.

Join us at Tanner Williams Community Park for the monthly Tanner Williams Farmers Market! From 9am-1pm, enjoy browsing our selection of local, farm-fresh foods and handmade household goods! Held on the third Saturday of the month. If you would like to participate as a vendor, please contact Paige Poiroux Wilkinson at 251-377-8809 (text or call).

Come and enjoy Nursery Rhyme Time with the City of Mobile Parks and Recreation!  Join us for sing-a-longs, book reading, craft time, and more! Date: Saturday, April 20th Time: 10:00 AM-1:00 PM Location: Lavretta Park (200 W. Parkway Dr.)   For more info. contact MPRDEvents@cityofmobile.org.

Help us celebrate Earth Day as we collaborate with the Japanese Gardens for a family fun recycled art activity. Visitors will use recyclable materials like plastic and paper bags to create a Koinobori, also known as a Carp (or Koi in Japanese) Windsock in celebration of Japan’s National Children’s Day where families fly giant carp windsocks on flagpoles next to their homes from April to May as a symbol of perseverance, hoping their children will be as spirited and determined as the strong carp that swims upstream through powerful waterfalls. Starts at 1p.m.

Date: Saturday, April 20, 2024 Time: 10:30 AM-1:30 PM Price: $45.99 adults/$35.99 kids 12 and under   Departing from the Blakeley dock, we’ll venture through one of the nation’s most biodiverse ecosystems as we wind our way to the popular Bluegill Restaurant on the Mobile Causeway. Afterwards we will take an alternate route back to the park as we keep an eye out for some of the area’s famed wildlife, such as alligators, ospreys, bald eagles, and numerous other species of plants and animals unique to this area. Enjoy this special cruise from the comfort of the Delta Explorer, our covered pontoon boat equipped with bench seating and a restroom. Tickets include lunch; please indicate your choice of meal and beverage during booking.

Join the City of Mobile Parks & Recreation Department for a Movies in the Park this spring! This is a free event in which you can hang out, play games, snack, and watch movies with us. Movies in the Park includes screenings of eight different movies in four different parks and community centers. All indoor events will begin at 6 p.m., and all outdoor events will begin at sunset. Spring Movie Series Schedule March 28, 2024 | Figures Community Center (658 Donald St.) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, Rated PG Raphael, Leonardo, Donatello, and Michelangelo are four turtle brothers with a unique set of skills and a penchant for mischief, which runs them afoul of New York City.Indoors, All Ages April 4, 2024 | James Seals Community Center & ParkBarbie, Rated PG-13 Barbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in the colorful and seemingly perfect world of Barbie Land. However, when they get a chance to go to the real world, they soon discover the joys and perils of living among humans.Outdoors, Teens & Adults April 11, 2024 | Matthews Park (3700 Michael Boulevard)Talladega Nights, Rated PG-13 Comedy about the rise and fall and rise again of a NASCAR driver and his good-ol'-boy sidekick.Outdoors, Teens & Adults April 18, 2024 | Dotch Community Center/Michael Dow AmphitheaterTrolls Band Together, Rated PG This third installment of the Trolls franchise finds friends Poppy and Branch as a couple. But as they get to know each other more, it is revealed that Branch was a member of the old popular boyband BroZone when he was younger.Outdoors, All Ages April 25, 2024 | Crawford Murphy ParkAsteroid City, Rated PG-13 In an American desert town in the mid-fifties, the Junior Stargazer Convention attracts stargazers of different ages.A group of students and their parents visit the town to attend the event. What follows is an unexpected exchange of ideas and experiences that lead to eye-opening revelations. Outdoors, Teens & Adults May 2, 2024 | Newhouse Community CenterPuss ‘N Boots The Last Wish, Rated PGOutdoors, All Ages May 9, 2024 | Hillsdale Community Center Turning Red, Rated PG Disney and Pixar’s “Turning Red” introduces Mei Lee, a confident, dorky 13-year-old torn between staying her mother’sdutiful daughter and the chaos of adolescence. Her protective, if not slightly overbearing mother, Ming, is never far from her daughter—an unfortunate reality for the teenager. Indoors, All Ages May 16, 2024 | DeTonti Square ParkElvis, Rated PG-13 A thoroughly cinematic drama, Elvis’s (Butler) story is seen through the prism of his complicated relationship with hisenigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker (Hanks). As told by Parker, the film delves into the complex dynamic between thetwo spanning over 20 years, from Presley’s rise to fame to his unprecedented stardom, against the backdrop of the evolving cultural landscape and loss of innocence in America.Outdoors, Teens & Adults By attending this event, you agree to be photographed. Events will be held rain or shine. Follow us on social media @mobileparksandrec and @cityofmobileevents for rain locations. Bring chairs, blankets, and your favorite snacks!