Fall is in the air in Huntsville and Madison County, and if you love making lasting Fall memories with your family, this is the list for you. So bust out the pumpkin spice, pull out your jeans from the closet, and get the whole family ready to celebrate cooler days, football season, costume-making, beautiful leaves, and one of the most exciting times to be in Alabama!

Fall is in the air in Huntsville and Madison County, and if you love making lasting Fall memories with your family, this is the list for you. So bust out the pumpkin spice, pull out your jeans from the closet, and get the whole family ready to celebrate cooler days, football season, costume making, beautiful leaves, and one of the most exciting times to be in Alabama!

Rocket City Mom and Rocket City Causeway are hosting the Alabama Learning Conference 2025 at the Von Braun Center South Hall on Friday, April 11 and Saturday, April 12, 2025. This event is a combination of the Learning Expo and the Homeschool Show and Share. Friday, April 11 from 5p...

Fall for me means three things. Apple slushies, 31 Days of Halloween, and pumpkin picking! While my two-year old is not quite ready to watch Hocus Pocus, she can drink a mean apple slushy. We decided to head to Tate Farms to try our hand at picking pumpkins. I’ll admit,...

Fall is a splendid time to enjoy a play, catch a concert, or watch a special show with your family! Below you’ll find our list of family-friendly performances taking place this year. To get the full 411 about all that is happening in and around the Tennessee Valley this...

All aboard! Fall is a relatively short season here in Huntsville, but one of our favorite ones because there’s so much to do! Definitely be sure to add the North Alabama Railroad Museum to your Fall Must List if you have a young train enthusiast. They offer two different train rides through the countryside, and if you act fast you can snag seats on both this year.

Burritt Nature Rangers Camp: Acorns and Antics! | Grades K-5th Calling all little leaf peepers and pumpkin pickers! Fall has arrived at Burritt on the Mountain and Nature Rangers Camp: Acorns and Antics is bursting with fall fun and adventure! Join us as we explore the wonders of autumn and celebrate all things harvest, from campfire snacks to farm traditions. Come create a scarecrow for our gardens, forage on a hike and even jump back in time to learn how to cook in the 1800s. Acorns and Antics promises a fall break with laughter, learning, and celebrating the magic of the season!

To everything there is a season, and in Alabama each season in bountiful! Take your family on a local farms tour to sample the sweetest berries, freshest flowers, perfect peaches, crunchiest apples, and most perfect pumpkins. The places below are real working local farms, owned and operated by families right here in North Alabama. Our crew of Contributors have experienced each farm listed below with their families and wrote about the activities available there just for you!

Spring & Summer are a great time for road trips and you don’t have to go far from home to discover many wonderful touristy treats. Over the last few years we’ve been sending area writers out to “test drive” these day trips from Huntsville (with kids in tow of course) and they’ve come back and shared their thoughts, tips, and recommendations.

Have you discovered 4D Farm? A short trip South on 565 or 231 will land you there in no time. This beautiful family farm is situated on roughly 96 acres of land and offers beautiful views and an expansive space to explore, play, and do all things Fall!. The Corn...

Fall is my favorite time of year to hike: the weather cools and Fall Break is a great time to go on a hike. During this season, you may not see many flowers, but there are mushrooms that vary from big to small and colors that range from neon orange to a speckled brown, even bright blue. Yum! I am getting hungry just thinking about mushrooms. I’m just kidding! You do NOT want to eat unknown mushrooms because you could get really sick. Furthermore, they wouldn’t be as tasty as candy.

If you’re staying in town for Fall Break and you’ve forgone the myriad camps, you *might* at some point during the week be looking for fun outside your homestead. Likewise, you probably want to find activities that won’t bust the bank. Just in case, we’ve put together several great options that are all $5 or less!

What do you get when you combine a coven of awesome local women and good causes with tons of candy and bicycles? You get one of our favorite growing Halloween trends in the Huntsville area – Witches Rides! This year there are tons of different Witch Ride events in North Alabama and you can bring the kids to ALL of them. These fun outdoor events are so much fun to watch, and it’s easy to take in the fall weather while you’re there admiring the different costumes and collecting candy. Just stay clear of the cackling witches as they whiz by the parade route!

Do you have a tween or teenager who is “too old” for trunk or treats and pumpkin patches but still wants to celebrate Halloween? We do too and are here to help! We’ve rounded up several ways to celebrate Halloween with your tween, ranging from slightly spooky to just plain scary.

As people that work in construction management and marketing, my husband and I spend our fair share of time on screens. When we were planning our spring vacation this year, having somewhere we could unplug and relax was on the forefront of our mind, which is how we stumbled across the stunning mountain town of Blue Ridge, Georgia.

Halloween is just around the corner and as someone who LIVES for this holiday, I wanted to explore some options for our pregnant Mamas out there. A costume that accentuates that beautiful bump is easy to attain with so many options to choose from and I had a blast looking for ideas for you. I spent some time on Pinterest and pulled some of my favorites to share below!

When it comes to celebrating the 2024 Fall season in the Tennessee Valley, locals know that the many area pumpkin patches and corn mazes hold the most bang for your hard-earned family buck. Here you’ll find several that are within driving distance from Huntsville and each offers something just a little different but they are ALL a whole lot of fun!

Our family of four is all about low-key, off-beat, hidden gems. We love places we can explore at our own pace, have the place to ourselves, and chat with the owners. GNH Farms is one of those places. Every Fall we make the easy day trip to Guntersville to pick baskets full of huge, juicy muscadine and scuppernong grapes at their hilltop vineyard. We also pick up a big jar of local honey and peruse their jellies, ciders, and other products.

Taking a Ghost Walk is one of our favorite things to do on a crisp, clear autumn night in North Alabama. It’s a great way to learn more about Huntsville’s haunted history, especially when local historians are leading the guided tours. Below you’ll find several ghostly options to explore with your family!