ABOUT / EDITORIAL
A guide for getting out there.
By Hey There Huntsville
Hey There Huntsville brings together practical starting points for exploring Huntsville, Alabama.
How to use this guide
We link to original sources so you can check current hours, admission, accessibility, and other details before you go. Individual guides show when their information was checked.
Seasonal guides are separate from dated weekend listings, so you can use them to plan beyond the current weekend.
How we research
We use organizers, venues, public agencies, and other original sources to check practical details. Guides show the date their information was verified; a check date is not a promise that every detail remains unchanged. Follow the source links for current information.
The events calendar draws from five organizer feeds. Listings may change or disappear, so confirm the date, time, location and any admission requirements with the organizer. A separate weekend edition is reviewed before publication.
Our seasonal guides describe recurring ways to plan and may include dated listings; the calendar and weekend edition focus on upcoming events. We credit the photographers whose work appears in the guide below.
Photo credits
Photos are resized and cropped to fit the guide.
- Saturn V Exterior Display at the US Space & Rocket Center in Alabama USA — Craigboy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Big Spring International Park, Huntsville AL 20160715 1 — DXR, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Big Spring Park Japanese Bridge — Richard Bitting, CC BY 2.0.
- Big Spring International Park 2025a — Antony-22, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Monte Sano State Park Lodge Overlook — AquilaMMXI, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Monte Sano - Fall 2011 (6296857692) — Shannon McGee, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Glass blower Susan Knecht and her associate Allison Smith create art in the historic Lowe Mill in Huntsville, Alabama — Carol M. Highsmith / Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, Landegger Collection of Alabama Photographs, Public domain.
- Lowe Mill Huntsville Oct 2011 01 — Chris Pruitt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Orion Amphitheater exterior — GranCavallo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- NASA Marshall Space Flight Center 65th Anniversary Community Event at Orion Amphitheater (CEB 0403) — NASA Marshall Space Flight Center / Charles Beason, Public domain.
- Huntsville Botanical Gardens2 — Richard Bitting, CC BY 2.0.
- Huntsville Botanical Garden — Scott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Huntsville Botanical Garden Guest Center 2019 — Kmacgilvray, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Davidson Center-27527-1 — Ken Thomas, Public domain.
- Aldridge Creek Greenway — Shannon McGee, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Vaught House Oct 2011 — Chris Pruitt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- 703 & 705 Ward Ave Huntsville Oct 2011 — Chris Pruitt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Panoply Arts Festival in Huntsville, Alabama — Carol M. Highsmith / Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, Landegger Collection of Alabama Photographs, Public domain.
- Huntsville Museum of Art Dec10 01 — Chris Pruitt, CC BY-SA 3.0.