Local guides
What to do, see and eat season by season.
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SeasonalLeaf color on Monte Sano, pumpkin farms north of town, a haunted October downtown and the first holiday lights. Here is how to spend fall in Huntsville, from late September to Thanksgiving.
SeasonalGalaxy of Lights, the Tinsel Trail, an outdoor rink downtown, hockey nights and thousands of wintering cranes. Here is how to spend winter in Huntsville, from the first lights in November to the quiet days of February.
SeasonalAzaleas and dogwoods, cool mountain trails, opening day in Madison, and the Panoply Arts Festival in the park. Here is how to spend March through May in Huntsville.
SeasonalFree concerts in the park, a river to float, splash pads, a 60-degree cave, and a rocket museum to hide in at midday. Here is how to do summer in Huntsville, even when it is 92 degrees.
SeasonalFree rec-center parties, the John Hunt Park haunted house, EarlyWorks trick-or-treating, ghost walks, Spellbound and Zombie Prom: every Halloween event in and around Huntsville for 2026, with dates, times and prices checked against each organizer.
SeasonalHayrides, corn mazes, U-pick pumpkins, sunflowers and apples, all within about an hour of downtown Huntsville. Here are the farms worth the drive this fall, with 2026 dates, hours and prices.
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