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Concerts, festivals, markets, and community gatherings. Here's what's coming up in the Rocket City.
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The Knights of Columbus Tootsie Roll 5K and Fun Run is at Madison City Stadium on Nov 7. The organizers say it benefits Madison City Schools special education.
Madison City Stadium
8:00 AM5K $25 to $40; Fun Run $20 to $25 (depending on registration date)
The Tunnel to Towers Foundation's Huntsville 5K Run & Walk on the UAH campus, Nov 7 at 8:30 am. The foundation supports first responders, military heroes and their families.
UAH Campus
8:30 AMAdult $35; first responders and military $30; youth (13-17) $20; child (12 and under) $10 (prices rise Oct 7)
The library's Great Big Book Festival fills the Downtown Library on Nov. 7 with an author panel, book signings, bookish vendors and food trucks. Most programming is free.
Downtown Huntsville Library
9:00 AM - 5:00 PMFree programming; the keynote with Ariel Lawhon is ticketed
The North Alabama Railroad Museum offers a scenic fall foliage train ride on Nov 7 and Nov 14, with departures at 10 am and 1 pm from the Chase Depot.
North Alabama Railroad Museum
10:00 AM$15 adults, $10 children under 12
A holiday show of Irish music and dance from A Taste of Ireland at the Von Braun Center's Mark C Smith Concert Hall, with traditional tunes, tap and Christmas carols.
VBC Mark C Smith Concert Hall
7:30 PM
Jim Henson's 1986 film Labyrinth on a big screen while a live band plays the soundtrack, at the Von Braun Center's Mars Music Hall, part of a 40th anniversary tour.
VBC Mars Music Hall
8:00 PM
A free vinyl and retro market at The Orion Amphitheater, presented by Vertical House Records, with records, cassettes, video games, clothing, live music, DJs and food trucks.
The Orion Amphitheater
11:00 AM - 5:00 PMFree admission; free parking
Stand-up from Dustin Nickerson, a comedian whose material covers marriage, parenting and everyday frustrations, at Huntsville Levity Live. Levity Live lists ages 21 and up.
Huntsville Levity Live
6:00 PM$33.39
October London, an R&B and soul singer-songwriter on Death Row Records, plays Mars Music Hall at the Von Braun Center in downtown Huntsville.
VBC Mars Music Hall
6:00 PM
Veterans Day Parade and Events of North Alabama hosts its Veterans Day Dinner in the Von Braun Center Saturn Ballroom on Tuesday, November 10, 5:30 to 8:30 PM. Tickets are $60.
Von Braun Center, Saturn Ballroom
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM$60 per ticket
Nick Rochefort and Alex Schultz bring Scuffed Realtor: LIVE to Huntsville Levity Live, with viewer-submitted house reviews, antique commentary and unsolicited life advice. Levity Live lists ages 21 and up.
Huntsville Levity Live
7:00 PM$46.34 to $103.22
The 2026 Veterans Day Parade steps off at 11 AM on Wednesday, November 11 in downtown Huntsville, with a pre-parade concert band show at Veterans Memorial Park from 10 AM.
Downtown Huntsville (Veterans Memorial Park)
11:00 AM
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