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

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

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

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