The Ballyhoo Festival is a Fine Art and Culture Festival, located at the Gulf State Park in Gulf Shores, Alabama. Each year locals and tourists alike gather for live music, great art and a celebration of American heritage.

This exciting event is unique in its focus on fine art combined with cultural charm and the fun-loving spirit of residents of Coastal Alabama! Join us and you, too, will Ballyhoo!

Schedule of Events

Ballyhoo Main Stage Lineup

March 1, 2025

9AM-11AM: The Destinations
11AM-Noon: Poarch Creek Indians
Noon-2PM: Cowgirl Up Bluegrass Band
2pm-4pm: Sugarcane Jane
4pm-5pm: Poarch Creek Indians

March 2, 2025

10AM-11:30AM: Winky Hicks & The Frontier Bluegrass Band
11:30-1:30PM: Banjo/Fiddle Competition
1:30-2PM: Judges Perform
2pm-4pm: The Selma Boys

Ballyhoo East Stage Lineup

March 1, 2025

10AM-11AM: Jason Husky
11am-1pm: Mac Walter
1pm-3pm: Lisa Christian

March 2, 2025

10AM-11AM: Jason Husky
Noon-2pm: Jesse Taylor Perry

March 2, 2025

11AM-2PM: Fiddle & Banjo Competition

To enhance Ballyhoo's cultural exchange, we are presenting an early Americana flare to the festival, in the form of a Fiddle & Banjo Competition. Anyone is free to enter!

Click here for Banjo & Fiddle Competition ENTRY FORM

Date: March 1-2, 2025

Location:
Gulf State Park,
20115 State Highway 135,
Gulf Shores, AL 36542.

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