The Rundown: Spring is in full bloom with a weekend full of fun

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - We are heading into the month of April! So let’s find something for you to do this weekend.

You can come out and celebrate the arts and the legacy of Wilson Pickett, a Prattville native, at the 2023 Wilson Pickett Music & Arts Festival. The entertainment stage will last all day. You can also shop at the artist village, enjoy the game zone, and more. There will be fun for the entire family. Admission to the Wilson Pickett Music & Arts Festival is free!

A fun Saturday in Montgomery is in store for you this weekend. At 10 a.m. come out and support Market Day at Old Alabama Town. You can shop for items made by local artists, also baked goods, plants, and garden accessories. There will be food trucks, live entertainment, as well as dogs available for adoption from the Montgomery Humane Society and the Humane Society of Elmore County.

April Walking Tours are back. The Montgomery Visitor Center will be hosting one hour tours of Downtown Montgomery that center around Civil War and Civil Right history. They will begin at 10 a.m. on Saturdays in April.

At 11 a.m. on Saturday, you can head out to Blount Cultural Park and enjoy the city of Montgomery’s Annual Easter Egg Hunt Eggstravaganza. It will feature food vendors, photos with the Easter Bunny, and the best part it is FREE to attend.

Sunday, Alex City Arts will present Auburn University Singers at 2 p.m. This show concert is free and open to the public

The Eufaula Pilgrimage and a Free Drive-in Easter Movie are also this weekend.

Here are some other events happening around central and south Alabama this weekend:

Friday, Mar. 31st:

• Eastdale Bunny Pictures
• Free Drive-in Easter Movie
• Eufaula Pilgrimage
• Live Music with Dean Batten
• Inspire NDC Montgomery Regional Dance Competition
• 51st Retiree Rally 2023
• The Importance of Being Earnest
• Urban Nites @ Goat Haus
• Miss Amanda Pageant
• Walk with a Doc

Saturday, Apr. 1st:

• Wilson Pickett Music & Arts Festival
• Market Day at Old Alabama Town
• Montgomery’s Easter Egg Hunt Eggstravaganza
• Eastdale Bunny Pictures
• Eufaula Pilgrimage
• Pike Road Community Easter Egg Hunt
• Alabama BCIA 2023 Annual Meeting
• Spring Party 2023 at Lake Martin
• Reptiday Montgomery
• Passionate Poets Performing in Purple Poetry Show
• STEAM Faire 2023
• Dino Dig Education Event
• 51st Retiree Rally 2023
• Special Needs Easter Egg Hunt
• Breakfast with the Bunny
• Taylor Road Egg Hunt

Sunday, Apr. 2nd:

• Eastdale Bunny Pictures
• Eufaula Pilgrimage
• Blues Sunday at the Cafe
• Pilates Fusion
• Community Easter Egg Hunt
• 51st Retiree Rally 2023
• Bunny Hop at Ronnie Sharp Park

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