This year’s festival celebrating the “Father of the Blues,” W.C. Handy, will be held from July 21-30.

Handy Festival Headliner Concert will be at the University of North Alabama – Norton Auditorium, Florence
Friday, July 28th at 7 pm. It will be featuring Bobby Rush, Melvia “Chick” Rodgers, and Eric Essex. $30 for General Admission ($50 for VIP seating). For tickets or information check in at the Handy Headquarters!

History
The W. C. Handy Music Festival was initiated with the help of musician and Sheffield native Willie Ruff, who along with Dr. David Mussleman and others, envisioned and helped MPS to present the first W. C. Handy Music Festival. That first Festival was a long weekend of music featuring Dizzy Gillespie as the headliner artist. Since then, the annual celebration has evolved into a ten-day Festival with nearly 200 events. The Festival showcases music at locations throughout northwest Alabama including parks, restaurants, stores, libraries, museums, art galleries, sidewalks, parking lots, and lawns. It also features athletic events, plays, music classes, car shows, and much more.

Full Schedule

• Friday, July 21

  Handy Happy Hours: Christian Turner Duo at Swampers
  Starts: 5:00 PM | Ends: 7:00 PM
  Location: Swampers Bar and Grille, Marriott Shoals, 10 Hightower Pl, Florence, AL
  Featuring: Christian Turner Duo

  Handy Musical Nights: Dave Pointer & Friends at 306 Barbeque
  Starts: 6:00 PM | Ends: 9:00 PM
  Location: 306 Barbeque ( Florence), 322 North Court St., Florence, AL

  Handy Happy Hour: 306 BBQ (Muscle Shoals) with Roger, Kevin, and Josh
  Starts: 6:00 PM | Ends: 9:00 PM
  Location: 306 Barbeque (Muscle Shoals), 400 W Avalon Ave, Suite A, Muscle Shoals, AL
  Featuring: Roger Rudolf, Kevin Sledge, Josh Couts

  Handy Happy Hour at Kingpins with Kinfolk
  Starts: 6:00 PM | Ends: 9:00 PM
  Location: Kingpin’s Speakeasy Lounge, 203 E. 6th Street, Suite B, Tuscumbia, AL
  Featuring: Kinfolk

  Handy Happy Hour: Stephano’s Southland with Billy Lawson & Wishbone
  Starts: 6:00 PM | Ends: 9:00 PM
  Location: Stephano’s Southland, 1309 S Jackson Hwy, Sheffield, AL
  Sponsored By: Stephano's Southland

  Handy Happy Hour: Hometown Pizza with Greg Troynam
  Starts: 6:00 PM | Ends: 11:00 PM
  Location: Hometown Pizza, 119 West 5th Street, Tuscumbia, AL
  Enjoy a pizza pie and hear some karaoke!
  Featuring: Handy Happy Hour: Hometown Pizza with Greg Troynam

  Kerry Gilbert Band at FloBama
  Starts: 6:30 PM | Ends: 9:30 PM
  Location: Flobama, 311 North Court St., Florence, AL
  Featuring: Kerry Gilbert Band

  First Metro Bank: Sax in the City
  Starts: 7:00 PM
  Location: Wilson Park, 350 North Wood Ave., Florence, AL
  Rain Location: Florence-Lauderdale Coliseum
  Featuring: The Midnighters

  Shoals Mom Prom
  Starts: 7:00 PM | Ends: 11:00 PM
  Location: Singing River Brewery, 526 East College Street, Florence, AL
  Cost: $35.00 (tickets available at the door or at ShoalsMomProm.com) Sponsored by: Medical Associates of the Shoals

  Shoals Symphony Orchestra’s Summer Soiree
  Starts: 7:00 PM
  Location: Tuscumbia Depot Museum Roundhouse, 204 W. 5th St., Tuscumbia, AL
  Contact Shoals Symphony for more information! Jeremy_Smith@ShoalsSymphony.org
  Featuring: Shoals Symphony Orchestra’s Summer Soiree
  Sponsored By: Printers & Stationers Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area

  Handy Musical Nights at Lil Capone’s with Brandon Elder
  Starts: 7:00 PM
  Location: Lil Capone’s, 3370 Cloverdale Road, Florence, AL
  Featuring: Handy Musical Nights at Lil Capone’s with Brandon Elder

  Handy Night: Champy’s Chicken with Max Russell & Shakedown Kings
  Starts: 7:00 PM
  Location: Champy’s, 102 Second St., Sheffield, AL
  Featuring: Handy Night: Champy’s Chicken with Max Russell & Shakedown Kings

  Handy Musical Nights: Tremayne at FIZZ at the Clarion
  Starts: 8:00 PM | Ends: 11:00 PM
  Location: Fizz Bar & Grill, Clarion Hotel 4900 Hatch Blvd., Sheffield, AL
  Featuring: Tremayne
  Sponsored By: Clarion Hotel, Sheffield

  Handy Musical Nights: Skeleton Krew at Swampers
  Starts: 8:00 PM | Ends: 11:00 PM
  Location: Swampers Bar and Grille, Marriott Shoals, 10 Hightower Pl, Florence, AL
  Featuring: Skeleton Krew

  Handy Musical Nights: Austin Bohannan at The Boiler Room
  Starts: 9:00 PM | Ends: 12:00 AM
  Location: The Boiler Room, 313 N Court St, Florence, AL
  Featuring: Austin Bohannan

  Handy Night at Kingpins with Mississippi Queen
  Starts: 9:30 PM | Ends: 1:30 AM
  Location: Kingpin’s Speakeasy Lounge, 203 E. 6th Street, Suite B, Tuscumbia, AL
  Featuring: Mississippi Queen

  Handy Musical Nights: Dixie Mafia at FloBama
  Starts: 10:30 PM
  Location: Flobama, 311 North Court St., Florence, AL
  Featuring: Dixie Mafia

• Saturday, July 22

  WC Handy Festival Shoals Car and Truck Show

  Starts: 8:00 AM | Ends: 2:00 PM
  Location: Wilson Park, 350 North Wood Ave., Florence, AL
  Registration from 8am until 12pm. Show from 8am until 2pm. $1,700.00 worth of cash and prizes to be given away starting at 10 am! Dash plaques given to the first 150 vehicles registered! For more info, call Ronnie James at 256-381-3536 or Terry Mashburn at 256-366-0564 or visit www.ShoalsCarAndTruckClub.com
  Sponsored By: Shoals Car & Truck Club

  306 Barbeque Florence with Kevin Sledge, Micah Yorke, Josh Couts

  Starts: 11:30 AM | Ends: 2:30 PM
  Location: 306 Barbeque ( Florence), 322 North Court St., Florence, AL
  Featuring: Kevin Sledge, Micah Yorke, Josh Couts

  Shoals AxFest

  Starts: 6:00 PM | Ends: 9:00 PM
  Location: Sweetwater Depot, 502 S Royal Ave, Florence, ALFeaturing: Larry Mitchell, Doug Doppler, Jamie Lamb
  Sponsored By: Vital Care of Northwest Alabama Peak Performance Physical Therapy

  Handy Street Party

  Starts: 6:00 PM | Ends: 11:30 PM
  Location: Soul Wingery, 105 Poplar St, Florence, ALIn case of rain, the event will move to Singin' River Live
  Featuring: Bold Bloom, Dos Fuegos, Thad and Company, Coffee Black, Billy Allen and The Pollies
  Sponsored By: Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area

  Handy Happy Hour: 306 Barbeque with Matt Prater

  Starts: 6:00 PM | Ends: 9:00 PM
  Location: 306 Barbeque ( Florence), 322 North Court St., Florence, AL
  Featuring: Matt Prater

  Handy Happy Hour: Hometown Pizza with Karaoke

  Starts: 6:00 PM | Ends: 11:00 PM
  Location: Hometown Pizza, 119 West 5th Street, Tuscumbia, AL
  Featuring: Handy Happy Hour: Hometown Pizza with Karaoke

  Handy Happy Hours: Howell Sledge Revue at FloBama

  Starts: 6:30 PM | Ends: 9:30 PM
  Location: Flobama, 311 North Court St., Florence, AL
  Featuring: Howell Sledge & The Revue

  Dinner and Allstar Jazz at Old Grace Church

  Starts: 6:30 PM
  Location: Old Grace Church, 700 N Montgomery Ave, Sheffield, AL
  Doors open at 6:30pm. Dinner and entertainment begin at 7pm. Rhoda P's choice of steak or chicken indicated with ticket purchase. Bring your own wine, $5.00 corking fee. For more info or to purchase tickets in advance, call 256-740-1383Featuring: Denise Thimes, Robert Redd, Jazz Allstars
  Sponsored By: Vicki and Gary Dean

  Handy Night at Kingpins with Gary Nichols & Trey Nichols

  Starts: 7:00 PM | Ends: 10:00 PM
  Location: Kingpin’s Speakeasy Lounge, 203 E. 6th Street, Suite B, Tuscumbia, AL
  Featuring: Gary & Trey Nichols

  Music in the Park with Rewind

  Starts: 7:00 PM | Ends: 10:00 PM
  Location: Wilson Park, 350 North Wood Ave., Florence, AL
  If inclement weather, event is cancelled.

  Handy Night at Lil Capone’s with The David Phillips Duo

  Starts: 7:00 PM
  Location: Lil Capone’s, 3370 Cloverdale Road, Florence, AL
  Featuring: David Phillips Band

  Handy Night: Champy’s Chicken with Billy Lawson & Wishbone

  Starts: 7:00 PM
  Location: Champy’s, 102 Second St., Sheffield, AL
  Featuring: Billy Lawson, Wishbone

  Jazz It Up at Avalon Social

  Starts: 7:00 PM | Ends: 12:00 AM
  Location: Avalon Social, 400 Avalon Ave Ste B, Muscle Shoals, AL
  Join us for the first ever Jazzy evening with Mike Sax doing your favorite jazz and R&B covers. Call Porsche Wilson for more info at 256-335-9020. Check out their Facebook at JazzItUpHandyFest and buy your tickets through Event Brite.
  Featuring: DJ J-Rock, Mike Sax & Next Level Band

  Handy Musical Nights: Chad Bradford Band at Fizz at Clarion

  Starts: 8:00 PM | Ends: 11:00 PM
  Location: Fizz Bar & Grill, Clarion Hotel 4900 Hatch Blvd., Sheffield, AL
  Featuring: Chad Bradford Band

  Handy Night: Swampers with Kirkman Combo

  Starts: 8:00 PM | Ends: 11:00 PM
  Location: Swampers Bar and Grille, Marriott Shoals, 10 Hightower Pl, Florence, AL
  Featuring: Kirkman Combo
  

  Handy Night at Lava Room – Music by An Abstract Theory & Moon Tree

  Starts: 8:00 PM
  Location: Lava Room, 116 West Mobile Street, Florence, AL
  Featuring: An Abstract Theory, Moon Tree

  Handy Musical Nights: Douglas Riley at The Boiler Room

  Starts: 9:00 PM | Ends: 12:00 AM
  Location: Boiler Room, 313 N Court St, Florence, AL
  Featuring: Douglas Riley
  

  Handy Musical Nights: Carson Carlisle Band at FloBama
  
  Starts: 10:30 PM
  Location: Flobama, 311 North Court St., Florence, AL
  Featuring: Carson Carlisle Band

  Handy Night at Kingpins with Dylan Johnson

  Starts: 10:30 PM | Ends: 1:30 AM
  Location: Kingpin’s Speakeasy Lounge, 203 E. 6th Street, Suite B, Tuscumbia, AL
  Featuring: Handy Night at Kingpins with Dylan Johnson

• Sunday, July 23

  Blue Navigators

  Starts: 11:00 AM
  Location: Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 1332 North Pine St., Florence, AL
  Featuring: Blue Navigators
  Sponsored By: Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Shoals

  Fonda Skipworth Productions Presents 2nd Annual Handy Day Party

  Starts: 2:00 PM | Ends: 6:00 PM
  Location: Sweetwater Depot, 502 S Royal Ave, Florence, AL
  For more information, call Fonda Skipworth at 256-349-3882. Featuring the Ladies of Passion Band, DJ 7-11, and a special Surprise Performance! Hosted by WZZA Radio’s Mr. Montrell "Mr. MeNard" Reeder. Tickets are $20 advance, $25 at the door For advance tickets and more info, contact Fonda Skipworth at 256-349-3882. Food & drinks available for purchase by Ramona J’s and Sweetwater Bar.
  Featuring: DJ 7-11, Ladies of Passion Band
  Sponsored By: TNT Fireworks Greenway Automotive Gunrunner Boutique Hotel Woodruff & McCaney Law Firm Bohannon Pest Services Mullens & Mullens Luxury Real Estate Florence Gas, Water, Waste Department CBD American Shaman Vintage South Marketplace Skipworth Tax Services

  Edsel Holden Legacy Series Concert – What A Wonderful World

  Starts: 2:00 PM
  Location: Norton Auditorium, Norton Auditorium, Florence, AL
  Dr. Lyman Mitchell's Shoals Area Big Band Featuring: Dr. Lloyd Jones * Dr. Jimmy Simpson * Spooner Oldham * Mark Narmore * Michael Curtis * Ashley Brown * Alyssa Ashley-Guin * Brad Guin * Marie Lewey * Dylan Mashburn * Garrett Miles * Mark Pyle * Michael Pyle * Cindy Richardson Walker Proceeds from this concert will go to support One Place of the Shoals.
  Featuring: Spooner Oldham, Mark Narmore, Dr. Jimmy Simpson, Dr. Lloyd Jones
  Sponsored By: One Place of the Shoals * UNA School of the Arts * UNA Center for Women's Studies

  Bluegrass Gospel Music Concert

  Starts: 3:00 PM | Ends: 4:00 PM
  Location: First United Methodist Church, Tuscumbia, 104 E 3rd St, Tuscumbia, AL
  Featuring: Lisa Lambert Band
  Sponsored By: First United Methodist Church, Tuscumbia

  Handy Happy Hour at Kingpins with Sandy Lane

  Starts: 3:00 PM | Ends: 6:00 PM
  Location: Kingpin’s Speakeasy Lounge, 203 E. 6th Street, Suite B, Tuscumbia, AL
  Featuring: Sandy Lane

  Sunday Jazz at Stephano’s Southland!

  Starts: 5:00 PM | Ends: 8:00 PM
  Location: Stephano’s Southland, 1309 S Jackson Hwy, Sheffield, AL
  Enjoy your favorite Jazz Allstars and delicious food at Stephano's Southland Restaurant!
  Featuring: Denise Thimes, Robert Redd, Jazz Allstars
  Sponsored By: Stephano's Southland Steve Gaskins Music Preservation Society, Inc.

  Sunday Funday with Austin Bohannon at On The Rocks

  Starts: 5:00 PM | Ends: 8:00 PM
  Location: On the Rocks, 110 North Court St., Florence, AL
  Featuring: Austin Bohannan
  Sponsored By: On the Rocks

  Official Handy Sunday Ceremony at the Handy Home

  Starts: 6:00 PM | Ends: 8:30 PM
  Location: W.C. Handy Home & Museum, 620 W. College St., Florence, AL
  *IN HARMONY WITH NATURE LITTER-FREE EVENT* Bring your lawn chairs, blankets, and the entire family! Featuring the largest and widest variety of Handy Fest food vendors ever! Come early and take a tour of the Handy Home and Museum between 8am and 4pm, then find your favorite spot. Rain Location: Florence-Lauderdale Coliseum
  Featuring: Lorinda “Pinky” Warren Pryor, Kimble Funchess, Pastor Jerry Reeves & Friends, Quad Cities Mass Choir directed by Aaron Freeman
  Sponsored By: City of Florence WC Handy Home & Museum Music Preservation Society, Inc. Keep the Shoals Beautiful

  Unending Praise

  Starts: 7:00 PM | Ends: 8:30 PM
  Location: Grace Episcopal Church, 103 Darby Avenue, Sheffield, AL
  Featuring choirs from the Shoals area churches. Choirs will share their favorite anthems in an evening of Unending Praise.
  Sponsored By: Grace Episcopal Church, Sheffield

  Handy Night at Kingpins Speakeasy Lounge with Jordan Denton

  Starts: 7:00 PM | Ends: 10:00 PM
  Location: Kingpin’s Speakeasy Lounge, 203 E. 6th Street, Suite B, Tuscumbia, AL
  Featuring: Jordan Denton

  Woodmont Baptist Church Presents WC Handy Songwriter Showcase

  Starts: 7:00 PM
  Location: Woodmont Baptist Church East Campus, 2002 Darby Drive, Florence, AL
  Featuring: Lisa Silver, Tommy Conners, Moose Brown, Anthony Smith
  Sponsored By: Woodmont Baptist Church

  Handy Night: Champy’s Chicken with Bee & The Hive

  Starts: 7:00 PM
  Location: Champy’s, 102 Second St., Sheffield, AL
  Tribute to the Decoys!
  Featuring: Christine Ohlman the Beehive Queen

  Handy Night: Swampers with Tim Cannon & Dirty Power

  Starts: 7:30 PM | Ends: 10:00 PM
  Location: Swampers Bar and Grille, Marriott Shoals, 10 Hightower Pl, Florence, AL
  Featuring: Tim Cannon, Dirty Power

  Come Truck With Us: Ole Skool Skate Party

  Starts: 8:00 PM | Ends: 12:00 AM
  Location: Florence Skating Rink, 241 Azalea Dr, Florence, AL
  Ages 18 and up only! Let's go back to the ole skool with your favorite Shoals Area DJs on the 1's and 2's just like we used to do. Bring your best skate game and come truck with us!
  Sponsored By: Jetsetters SpaLon Sana Wooten, MarMac Real Estate Mitchell's Bail Bonding Saints Funeral Home Pride's Senior Care, April Chandler Regional Bail Bonds Herman's Cut & Style John's Package Store

• Monday, July 24

  Jazz It Up With Your Trash – Florence

  Starts: 10:00 AM
  Location: Florence-Lauderdale Public Library, 350 N. Wood Ave., Florence, AL
  *IN HARMONY WITH NATURE LITTER-FREE EVENT* Bring your own recyclable plastic bottle or can, shoebox, or coffee tin to make musical instruments and play with Microwave Dave's impromptu band! For ages 3 and over, but everyone will enjoy this!
  Featuring: Microwave Dave
  Sponsored By: Florence Recycling Center Florence-Lauderdale Public Library Keep the Shoals Beautiful

  Handy Musical Lunch: FloBama with Max Russell

  Starts: 11:30 AM | Ends: 2:30 PM
  Location: Flobama, 311 North Court St., Florence, AL
  Featuring: Max Russell

  Scope Live on Helton Drive

  Starts: 11:30 AM | Ends: 1:00 PM
  Location: Scope 310, 4129 Helton Dr., Florence, AL
  Featuring: The Midnighters
  Sponsored By: Scope 310 Authority

  Book It With Jazz

  Starts: 12:00 PM | Ends: 1:00 PM
  Location: Helen Keller Library, 511 North Main St., Tuscumbia, AL
  Featuring: Jazz Allstar Trio
  Sponsored By: Friends of the Helen Keller Library

  Shoals Singer/Songwriter Showcase

  Starts: 1:00 PM | Ends: 3:00 PM
  Location: Florence-Lauderdale Tourism & Visitors Center, McFarland Park 200 Jim Spain Dr., Florence, AL
  Featuring: James LeBlanc, Angela Hacker, Phillip White
  Sponsored By: Florence-Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau Music Preservation Society, Inc.

  WC Handy Movie: St. Louis Blues

  Starts: 3:00 PM
  Location: Alabama Music Hall of Fame, 617 US Hwy 72 West, Tuscumbia, AL
  A screening of the film St. Louis Blues, starring Nat "King" Cole as W.C .Handy. While you're there, tour the Alabama Music Hall of Fame and visit the gift shop!
  Featuring: WC Handy Movie: St. Louis Blues
  Sponsored By: Alabama Music Hall of Fame Music Preservation Society, Inc.

  Check Out the Blues

  Starts: 4:00 PM | Ends: 6:00 PM
  Location: Florence-Lauderdale Public Library, 350 N. Wood Ave., Florence, AL
  Free to enjoy the music. Come early to find books by your favorite authors.
  Featuring: Jazz Allstar Quartet
  Sponsored By: Friends of the Florence-Lauderdale Public Library

  Handy Happy Hour: Swampers with Mark Narmore

  Starts: 5:00 PM | Ends: 7:00 PM
  Location: Swampers Bar and Grille, Marriott Shoals, 10 Hightower Pl, Florence, AL
  Featuring: Mark Narmore

  Monday Blues At Sheffield Public Library

  Starts: 5:00 PM | Ends: 7:00 PM
  Location: Sheffield Public Library, 316 N. Montgomery Ave., Sheffield, AL
  Free to enjoy the music
  Featuring: Will & Janet McFarlane
  Sponsored By: Friends of the Sheffield Public Library City of Sheffield Sheffield Utilities Sheffield Redevelopment Authority

  Handy Happy Hour: Pie Factory (Florence) with Drumb & Drumber

  Starts: 6:00 PM | Ends: 9:00 PM
  Location: Pie Factory, 106 North Court St., Florence, AL
  Featuring: Drumb & Drumber

  Handy Happy Hour: Pie Factory (Muscle Shoals) with Jeff & Jordan

  Starts: 6:00 PM | Ends: 9:00 PM
  Location: Pie Factory (Muscle Shoals), 3312 Woodward Avenue, Muscle Shoals, AL
  Featuring: Jeff & Jordan

  Handy Happy Hours: Deja Vu at FloBama

  Starts: 6:30 PM | Ends: 9:30 PM
  Location: Flobama, 311 North Court St., Florence, AL
  Featuring: Deja Vu
  Sponsored By: FloBama

  A Salute to the Big Band Sound

  Starts: 6:30 PM
  Location: The Mane Room, 310 N.Pine St., Florence, AL
  Dr. Lyman Mitchell's Shoals Area Big Band directed by Dr. Lloyd Jones!
  Featuring: Dr. Lyman Mitchell’s Shoals Area Big Band
  Sponsored By: Dr. P. Keith & Elizabeth Thompson Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Music Preservation Society, Inc.

  Beale Street Monday Blues!

  Starts: 6:30 PM | Ends: 8:30 PM
  Location: Lewis Field, 1105 Beale St., Florence, AL
  *IN HARMONY WITH NATURE LITTER-FREE EVENT* Fun for the kids, music for the grown folks! Bring your lawn chairs and blankets and come on up close to the stage to hear our very own Lorinda "Pinky" Warren and her band show you how it's done! This is one you will NOT want to miss!
  Featuring: Lorinda “Pinky” Warren Pryor Band
  Sponsored By: City of Florence

  At Sundown On Monday with Vann Burchfield

  Starts: 7:00 PM
  Location: Wilson Park, 350 North Wood Ave., Florence, AL
  *IN HARMONY WITH NATURE LITTER-FREE EVENT* Enjoy the smooth sounds of jazz saxophonist Vann Burchfield!
  Featuring: Vann Burchfield
  Sponsored By: Tennessee Valley Authority Music Preservation Society Inc.

  Rock N’ Soul on Mobile Plaza

  Starts: 7:00 PM | Ends: 9:00 PM
  Location: Mobile Plaza, Florence, AL
  *IN HARMONY WITH NATURE LITTER-FREE EVENT* In case of rain, event will be moved to Gattman Park, Muscle Shoals.
  Featuring: CC Jags
  Sponsored By: K&S Tree Service Patriot Realty - Monty Allen Lewis Electric Allstate Insurance - Brad Tank Agency Cornerstone Flooring

  Joyful Sounds

  Starts: 7:00 PM
  Location: First United Methodist Church, 415 N. Seminary St., Florence, AL
  Featuring: Joyful Sounds
  Sponsored By: First United Methodist Church, Florence

  Handy Musical Nights: Trey & Gary Nichols at Swampers

  Starts: 7:30 PM | Ends: 10:00 PM
  Location: Swampers Bar and Grille, Marriott Shoals, 10 Hightower Pl, Florence, AL
  Featuring: Gary Nichols, Trey Nichols
  

  
  Handy Night: Lava Room – Music by Jay Burgess * Skylar Love

  Starts: 8:00 PM
  Location: Lava Room, 116 West Mobile Street, Florence, AL
  Sponsored By: Lava Room

  Handy Musical Nights: Tim Cannon at The Boiler Room

  Starts: 9:00 PM | Ends: 12:00 AM
  Location: Boiler Room, 313 N Court St, Florence, AL
  Featuring: Tim Cannon

  
  Handy Night at Kingpin with Jordan Watters Band

  Starts: 9:00 PM | Ends: 1:00 AM

  Location: Kingpin’s Speakeasy Lounge, 203 E. 6th Street, Suite B, Tuscumbia, AL
  Featuring: Handy Night at Kingpin with Jordan Watters Band

  Handy Musical Nights: Billy Allen & Dusty French at FloBama

  Starts: 10:30 PM
  Location: Flobama, 311 North Court St., Florence, AL
  Featuring: Billy D. Allen, Dusty French
  Sponsored By: FloBama

• Tuesday, July 25

  Kidz Jamm

  Starts: 10:00 AM
  Location: Parkview Baptist Church, 1402 Highway 72 East, Tuscumbia, AL
  Featuring Shoals Area piano students with bassist Bob Wray and drummer David Waters.
  Featuring: Bob Wray, David Waters
  Sponsored By: Shoals Area Music Teachers Forum * Music Preservation Society, Inc.

  Jazz It Up With Your Trash – Rogersville

  Starts: 10:30 AM
  Location: Rogersville Public Library, 74 Bank St., Rogersville, AL
  *IN HARMONY WITH NATURE LITTER-FREE EVENT* Bring your own recyclable plastic bottle or can, shoebox, or coffee tin and make musical instruments to play with Microwave Dave's impromptu band! For ages 3 and older.
  Featuring: Microwave Dave
  Sponsored By: Friends of the Rogersville Public Library

  Handy Musical Lunch: FloBama with Zack Hacker

  Starts: 11:30 AM | Ends: 2:30 PM
  Location: Flobama, 311 North Court St., Florence, AL
  Featuring: Zack Hacker

  Handy Lunch: Kingpin’s Speakeasy Lounge with Gage Gilbreath

  Starts: 1:00 PM | Ends: 4:00 PM
  Location: Kingpin’s Speakeasy Lounge, 203 E. 6th Street, Suite B, Tuscumbia, AL
  Featuring: Handy Lunch: Kingpin’s Speakeasy Lounge with Gage Gilbreath

  Cool Tunes and Cupcakes at the Muscle Shoals Senior Living Center

  Starts: 1:00 PM | Ends: 2:30 PM
  Location: Muscle Shoals Living Center, 994 Gattman Park Dr., Muscle Shoals, AL
  Next door to Gym #3. Air conditioned! Masks optional. Everyone is welcome!
  Featuring: Back on Track
  Sponsored By: Muscle Shoals Senior Living Center

  Shoals Singer/Songwriter Showcase

  Starts: 1:00 PM | Ends: 3:00 PM
  Location: Florence-Lauderdale Tourism & Visitors Center, McFarland Park 200 Jim Spain Dr., Florence, AL
  Featuring: Michael Curtis, Marie Lewey, Cindy Richardson Walker
  Sponsored By: Florence-Lauderdale Convention & Visitor's Bureau Music Preservation Society, Inc

  ABCs of Blues & Jazz: Beyond & Before

  Starts: 1:30 PM
  Location: Mt. Moriah P.B. Church, 818 West Irvine St., Florence, AL
  For children of all ages - the young, and the young at heart! Come and learn how instruments work together to make beautiful music with the Kimble Funchess Combo
  Featuring: CORE Drummers, Kimble Funchess Quintet
  Sponsored By: Dr. Felice J. Green Dinah Phillips Teresa McDonald Dallas Hoskins Karen Young Brenda Mayes Ryerson & Associates

  WC Handy Movie: St. Louis Blues

  Starts: 3:00 PM
  Location: Alabama Music Hall of Fame, 617 US Hwy 72 West, Tuscumbia, AL
  A screening of the film St. Louis Blues, starring Nat "King" Cole as WC Handy. While you're there, take time to tour the Alabama Music Hall of Fame!
  Featuring: WC Handy Movie: St. Louis Blues
  Sponsored By: Alabama Music Hall of Fame Music Preservation Society, Inc.

  Handy Happy Hour: Stephano’s Southland with OMG Band

  Starts: 5:00 PM | Ends: 8:00 PM
  Location: Stephano’s Southland, 1309 S Jackson Hwy, Sheffield, AL
  Featuring: OMG Band
  

  Handy Happy Hours: Hope & Dylan Stamps at Swampers

  Starts: 5:00 PM | Ends: 7:00 PM
  Location: Swampers Bar and Grille, Marriott Shoals, 10 Hightower Pl, Florence, AL
  

  Featuring: Hope & Dylan Stamps
  Dr. Eric Kirkman Combo

  Starts: 6:00 PM | Ends: 8:00 PM
  Location: Sheffield Public Library, 316 N. Montgomery Ave., Sheffield, AL
  Featuring: Kirkman Combo
  Sponsored By: Friends of the Sheffield Public Library City of Sheffield Sheffield Utilities Sheffield Redevelopment Authority

  Counting On The Music

  Starts: 6:00 PM | Ends: 8:00 PM
  Location: Patterson, Prince & Associates, 475 South Seminary St., Florence, AL
  *IN HARMONY WITH NATURE LITTER-FREE EVENT* 6:00-8:00pm: Taylor Grace then Bailey White & Bay Simpson Bring your lawn chairs! Everyone is welcome!
  Featuring: Gary & Trey Nichols, Taylor Grace, Bay Simpson
  Sponsored By: Patterson, Prince, & Associates CPA

  Hymns on the Hilltop

  Starts: 6:00 PM
  Location: Fairview Baptist Church, 150 Fairview Dr, Florence, AL
  Congregational style hymn singing.
  Featuring: Hymns on the Hilltop
  Sponsored By: Fairview Baptist Church

  UNA Night on North Court Median

  Starts: 6:00 PM | Ends: 9:00 PM
  Location: North Court Median, 500 North Court St., Florence, AL
  *IN HARMONY WITH NATURE LITTER-FREE EVENT* Live music for the entire family to enjoy! A wide variety food trucks with delicious choices! Bold Bloom: 6:00-7:00pm Austin Bohannon and Band: 7:00-9:00pm
  Featuring: Austin Bohannan, Bold Bloom
  Sponsored By: UNA Office of Alumni Relations-Advancement Division

  Handy at St. Florian Park

  Starts: 6:00 PM
  Location: St. Florian Amphitheater, 83 St. Florian Rd, St. Florian, AL
  *IN HARMONY WITH NATURE LITTER-FREE EVENT*
  Featuring: Pine Hill Haints, The Pollies
  Sponsored By: The Town of St. Florian * First Southern Bank * Connolly Animal Clinic *

  Handy Happy Hour: Pie Factory (Florence) with Gary Nichols

  Starts: 6:00 PM | Ends: 9:00 PM
  Location: Pie Factory, 106 North Court St., Florence, AL
  Featuring: Gary Nichols

  Handy at Magnolia Church

  Starts: 6:00 PM
  Location: Handy at Magnolia Church,
  Featuring: Shoals Community Concert Band, Swinging River Jazz Band
  Sponsored By: Magnolia Church of Christ Shoals Community Band

  Handy Happy Hour at Kingpin’s with Garret Hall

  Starts: 6:00 PM | Ends: 9:00 PM
  Location: Kingpin’s Speakeasy Lounge, 203 E. 6th Street, Suite B, Tuscumbia, AL
  Featuring: Garrett Hall

  Handy Happy Hours: Fathers & Sons at FloBama

  Starts: 6:30 PM | Ends: 9:30 PM
  Location: Flobama, 311 North Court St., Florence, AL
  Featuring: Fathers & Sons
  Sponsored By: FloBama

  Determined: Celebrating the Life of WC Handy!

  Starts: 7:00 PM
  Location: Shoals Theater, 123 N. Seminary St., Florence, AL
  DETERMINED: Celebrating The Life of W.C. Handy (a stage play written by Dolores Swoopes Nash) The W.C. Handy Music Festival honors the memory of Mrs. Deloris Swoopes Nash, a local educator who was the original author of Determined, and who eloquently told the story of Florence native William Christopher Handy.
  Featuring: Local Talented Performers
  Sponsored By: City of Florence Music Preservation Society, Inc. BrooksvilleVoice.com WZZA Radio

  Midnighters at the Neighborhood Lemonade Party

  Starts: 7:00 PM | Ends: 9:00 PM
  Location: Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1520 Rickwood Road, Florence, AL
  Featuring: The Midnighters
  Sponsored By: Westminster Presbyterian Church

  At Sundown On Tuesday with Ariella

  Starts: 7:00 PM
  Location: Wilson Park, 350 North Wood Ave., Florence, AL
  *IN HARMONY WITH NATURE LITTER-FREE EVENT* Brand new to the W.C. Handy Festival, this duo comes highly recommended! Come and see for yourself! Bring your lawn chairs or blankets, or sit on one of the convenient park benches!
  Featuring: Ariella
  Sponsored By: Music Preservation Society, Inc.

  Handy Night: Songwriter Series at the Lava Room

  Starts: 7:00 PM
  Location: Lava Room, 116 West Mobile Street, Florence, AL
  Songwriter Series with Special Guests!
  Featuring: Handy Night: Songwriter Series at the Lava Room
  Sponsored By: Wildwood Tavern

  Handy Happy Hours: Mitch and Craig at Swampers

  Starts: 7:30 PM | Ends: 10:00 PM
  Location: Swampers Bar and Grille, Marriott Shoals, 10 Hightower Pl, Florence, AL
  Featuring: Mitch & Craig

  Handy Musical Nights: Taylor Grace at The Boiler Room

  Starts: 9:00 PM | Ends: 12:00 AM
  Location: Boiler Room, 313 N Court St, Florence, AL
  Featuring: Taylor Grace
  

• Wednesday, July 26

  Round Table With Muscle Shoals Music Legends

  Starts: 10:30 AM
  Location: Counts Brothers Music, 713 Waverly Ave., Muscle Shoals, AL
  Come and listen in to this round table conversation with Muscle Shoals Music Legends Bob Wray and Clayton Ivey. Hear the inside stories from two who were there!
  Featuring: Bob Wray, Clayton Ivey
  Sponsored By: Counts Brother Music

  Jazz It Up With Trash – Tuscumbia

  Starts: 11:00 AM | Ends: 1:00 PM
  Location: Helen Keller Library, 511 North Main St., Tuscumbia, AL
  *IN HARMONY WITH NATURE LITTER-FREE EVENT* Bring your own recyclable plastic bottle or can, shoebox, or coffee tin to make musical instruments and play with Microwave Dave's impromptu band. For ages 3 and older.
  Featuring: Microwave Dave
  Sponsored By: City of Tuscumbia Helen Keller Public Library Keep the Shoals Beautiful

  The Jazz Allstars at FloBama!

  Starts: 11:30 AM | Ends: 2:30 PM
  Location: Flobama, 311 North Court St., Florence, AL
  Featuring: Jazz Allstars, Denise Thimes
  Sponsored By: FloBama

  Shoals Singer/Songwriter Showcase

  Starts: 1:00 PM | Ends: 3:00 PM
  Location: Florence-Lauderdale Tourism & Visitors Center, McFarland Park 200 Jim Spain Dr., Florence, AL
  Featuring: Peanut Montgomery, Bobby Tomberlin, Mark Narmore
  Sponsored By: Florence-Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau

  Handy Lunch: Kingpin’s with Will Paustian

  Starts: 1:00 PM | Ends: 4:00 PM
  Location: Kingpin’s Speakeasy Lounge, 203 E. 6th Street, Suite B, Tuscumbia, AL
  Featuring: Handy Lunch: Kingpin’s with Will Paustian

  Music At Glenwood

  Starts: 2:00 PM | Ends: 4:00 PM
  Location: Glenwood Center, 211 Ana Dr., Florence, AL
  Kimble Funchess Band will be making music at Glenwood! Glenwood Center & Rehab parking lot, 211 Ana Drive, Florence Grilled hotdogs, and food for all! Fun for the entire family. Games for kids and adults. Bring your lawn chairs.
  Featuring: Kimble Funchess Band
  Sponsored By: Glenwood Center * Genesis Healthcare

  Documentary: Muscle Shoals

  Starts: 3:00 PM
  Location: Shoals Theater, 123 N. Seminary St., Florence, AL
  Featuring Rick Hall, Aretha Franklin, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Wilson Pickett, Gregg Allman, Bono, Alicia Keys, and more!
  Featuring: Documentary: Muscle Shoals
  Sponsored By: Shoals Theatre Music Preservation Society, Inc.

  Handy Happy Hour: Stephano’s Southland with The Michaels

  Starts: 5:00 PM | Ends: 8:00 PM
  Location: Stephano’s Southland, 1309 S Jackson Hwy, Sheffield, AL
  Featuring: The Michaels, Michael Pyle, Michael Curtis
  

  Handy Musical Nights: TBA at Swampers
  Starts: 5:00 PM | Ends: 7:00 PM
  Location: Swampers Bar and Grille, Marriott Shoals, 10 Hightower Pl, Florence, AL
  

  Handy Happy Hour: Pie Factory (Florence) with Logan Clark

  Starts: 6:00 PM | Ends: 9:00 PM
  Location: Pie Factory, 106 North Court St., Florence, AL
  Featuring: Logan Clark

  Handy’s Church

  Starts: 6:00 PM
  Location: Greater St. Paul AME Church, 141 S. Cherokee St., Florence, AL
  Come to Greater St. Paul African Missionary Episcopal Church, where the father and grandfather of William Christopher preached the word. Enjoy musical praise from two of the best choirs in the area. The Music Preservation Society, Inc. thanks Pastor Antonio James for opening the doors of "Handy's Church" to all.
  Featuring: Quad Cities Mass Choir directed by Aaron Freeman
  Sponsored By: Music Preservation Society, Inc.

  Handy Happy Hour at Kingpin’s with Max Russell

  Starts: 6:00 PM | Ends: 9:00 PM
  Location: Kingpin’s Speakeasy Lounge, 203 E. 6th Street, Suite B, Tuscumbia, AL
  Featuring: Max Russell

  Handy Happy Hour: Pie Factory (Muscle Shoals) with Drumb & Drumber

  Starts: 6:00 PM | Ends: 9:00 PM
  Location: Pie Factory (Muscle Shoals), 3312 Woodward Avenue, Muscle Shoals, AL
  Featuring: Drumb & Drumber
  

  Handy Happy Hour: FloBama with Tosha Hill Band

  Starts: 6:30 PM | Ends: 9:39 PM
  Location: Flobama, 311 North Court St., Florence, AL
  Featuring: Tosha Hill Band

  Handy Musical Nights: Big Joe & The Catfish Junkies at Fizz at the Clarion

  Starts: 7:00 PM | Ends: 10:00 PM
  Location: Fizz Bar & Grill, Clarion Hotel 4900 Hatch Blvd., Sheffield, AL
  Featuring: Handy Musical Nights: Big Joe & The Catfish Junkies at Fizz at the Clarion

  Amity Day At Sundown

  Starts: 7:00 PM
  Location: Wilson Park, 350 North Wood Ave., Florence, AL
  *IN HARMONY WITH NATURE LITTER-FREE EVENT*
  Featuring: Kimble Funchess Quintet
  Sponsored By: Amity Day Friends Baha'is of the Shoals WZZA Radio

  Handy Musical Nights: Mill Burry at On the Rocks

  Starts: 7:00 PM | Ends: 10:00 PM
  Location: On the Rocks, 110 North Court St., Florence, AL
  Featuring: Handy Musical Nights: Mill Burry at On the Rocks

  Handy Musical Nights: Dave Anderson at Swampers

  Starts: 7:30 PM | Ends: 10:00 PM
  Location: Swampers Bar and Grille, Marriott Shoals, 10 Hightower Pl, Florence, AL
  Featuring: Dave Anderson

  Handy Night with Karaoke at the Lava Room

  Starts: 8:00 PM
  Location: Lava Room, 116 West Mobile Street, Florence, AL

  Karaoke Night!

  Featuring: Handy Night with Karaoke at the Lava Room
  Sponsored By: Wildwood Tavern

  Handy Musical Nights: Bluewater Revival at Boiler Room

  Starts: 9:00 PM | Ends: 12:00 AM
  Location: Boiler Room, 313 N Court St, Florence, AL

  Handy Musical Nights: Austin Bohannon Band at FloBama

  Starts: 10:30 PM
  Location: Flobama, 311 North Court St., Florence, AL
  Featuring: Austin Bohannan

• Thursday, July 27

  Jazz It Up With Your Trash – Muscle Shoals

  Starts: 10:30 AM
  Location: Muscle Shoals Public Library, 1918 Avalon Ave., Muscle Shoals, AL
  *IN HARMONY WITH NATURE LITTER-FREE EVENT* Bring your own recyclable plastic bottle or can, shoebox, or coffee tin to make musical instruments and play with Microwave Dave's impromptu band! For ages 3 and older.
  Featuring: Microwave Dave
  Sponsored By: Muscle Shoals Library Keep the Shoals Beautiful

  Handy Musical Lunches: The Michaels at FloBama

  Starts: 11:30 AM | Ends: 2:30 PM
  Location: Flobama, 311 North Court St., Florence, AL
  Featuring: The Michaels

  Handy Lunch at Kingpin’s with Joel Aldridge

  Starts: 12:00 PM | Ends: 3:00 PM
  Location: Kingpin’s Speakeasy Lounge, 203 E. 6th Street, Suite B, Tuscumbia, AL
  Featuring: Joel Aldridge

  Shoals Singer/Songwriter Showcase

  Starts: 1:00 PM | Ends: 3:00 PM
  Location: Florence-Lauderdale Tourism & Visitors Center, McFarland Park 200 Jim Spain Dr., Florence, AL
  Featuring: Austin Bohannan, Taylor Grace, Jesse Brackin
  Sponsored By: Florence-Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau Music Preservation Society, Inc.

  Keestone of Florence

  Starts: 2:00 PM
  Location: Keestone of Florence, 201 North Cedar St., Florence, AL
  Featuring: Kirkman Combo
  Sponsored By: Keestone of Florence

  WC Handy Movie: St. Louis Blues

  Starts: 3:00 PM
  Location: Alabama Music Hall of Fame, 617 US Hwy 72 West, Tuscumbia, AL
  A screening of the film St. Louis Blues, starring Nat "King" Cole as WC Handy. Take the tour of the Alabama Music Hall of Fame!
  Featuring: WC Handy Movie: St. Louis Blues
  Sponsored By: Alabama Music Hall of Fame Music Preservation Society, Inc.

  An Afternoon With Microwave Dave

  Starts: 3:00 PM | Ends: 5:00 PM
  Location: Sheffield Public Library, 316 N. Montgomery Ave., Sheffield, AL
  Featuring: Microwave Dave
  Sponsored By: Friends of Sheffield Public Library City of Sheffield Sheffield Utilities Sheffield Redevelopment Authority

  Tribute to Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong

  Starts: 4:00 PM | Ends: 6:00 PM
  Location: Rhoda P’s Restaurant, 500 North Montgomery Ave., Sheffield, AL
  Trumpeter Kimble Funchess and his Combo share the musical story of one of the greatest jazz players who ever played...
  Featuring: Kimble Funchess Band
  Sponsored By: Sheffield Redevelopment Authority City of Sheffield Sheffield Utilities

  Handy Happy Hours: Drumb & Drumber at Swampers

  Starts: 5:00 PM | Ends: 7:00 PM
  Location: Swampers Bar and Grille, Marriott Shoals, 10 Hightower Pl, Florence, AL
  Featuring: Drumb & Drumber

  Party With The Patriots

  Starts: 6:00 PM | Ends: 8:30 PM

  Location: Northwest Shoals Community College Building 127, 800 George Wallace Blvd, Muscle Shoals, AL
  Featuring: The Midnighters
  Sponsored By: Northwest Shoals Community College

  Handy Happy Hour: Pie Factory with Mikey Ledbetter

  Starts: 6:00 PM | Ends: 9:00 PM
  Location: Pie Factory, 106 North Court St., Florence, AL
  Featuring: Mikey Ledbetter

  Churchin’ Down The Street Gospel Concert

  Starts: 6:00 PM
  Location: St. Mark M.B. Church, 220 E. Alabama St., Florence, AL
  Featuring: Quad Cities Mass Choir directed by Aaron Freeman
  Sponsored By: A&N Property Maintenance Bank Independent Bethel Cumberland CP Church Faith Walk Ministry Grace Memorial Funeral Church Higher Ground Productions Lackey Furniture St. Mark M.B. Church Saint's Funeral Home Thompson & Son Funeral Home

  Open Mic, Live Music, Stand up Comedy
  
  Sponsored By: Hometown Pizza 4 Ur Entertainment Domogalla Records

  Blues with Mark “Muleman” Massey

  Starts: 6:00 PM | Ends: 8:00 PM
  Location: The Ritz Theater, 111 West Third St, Sheffield, AL
  BLUES WITH MARK ”MULEMAN” MASSEY at the Ritz Theater Studio Free to the public, donations appreciated to support Ritz renovations!
  Featuring: Mark “Muleman” Massey
  Sponsored By: Colbert County Tourism

  Handy Happy Hour: FloBama with James Leblanc, Angela Hacker & Friends

  Starts: 6:30 PM | Ends: 9:30 PM
  Location: Flobama, 311 North Court St., Florence, AL
  Featuring: James LeBlanc, Angela Hacker

  Salt & Pepper Roots Music Celebration!

  Starts: 7:00 PM

  Location: The Mane Room, 310 N.Pine St., Florence, AL
  For more information, contact Russell Gulley at 256-845-0203 or Russell@RussellGulley.com
  Featuring: Jimbo Mathus, Shakedown Kings w/Special Guest Mary Mason
  Sponsored By: Alabama State Council on the Arts Alabama Folklife Assn, Inc. National Endowment for the Arts WZZA Radio University of North Alabama Music Preservation Society, Inc.

  Evening at the Roxy with the Great Pretenders

  Starts: 7:00 PM
  Location: Historic Roxy Theatre, 200 N. Jackson St., Russellville, AL
  Tickets available at the Roxy box office on the day of the show. Doors and box office open at 6:00pm.
  Featuring: Local Talented Performers
  Sponsored By: Franklin County Arts & Humanities Council, Inc. Mayor David Grissom Bank Independent CB&S Bank Community Spirit Bank First Metro Bank Valley State Bank Clark Pulley Russellville Water Board

  City of Muscle Shoals Presents CC Jags

  Starts: 7:00 PM | Ends: 9:00 PM
  Location: Muscle Shoals Amphitheater, 2010 E Avalon Ave, Muscle Shoals, AL
  In case of rain, event will be moved to Gattman Park Gym #3, Muscle Shoals.
  Featuring: CC Jags
  Sponsored By: City of Muscle Shoals

  Flow City Entertainment Presents

  Starts: 7:00 PM | Ends: 12:00 PM
  Location: Clarion Hotel, 4900 Hatch Blvd., Sheffield, AL
  Featuring: Tommy “Sax Legend” Friend, Kruzz Kuntrol Band, DJ Ronnie Ron
  Sponsored By: Flow City Entertainment

  Handy Musical Nights: Dixie Mafia at Fizz at the Clarion

  Starts: 7:00 PM | Ends: 10:00 PM
  Location: Fizz Bar & Grill, Clarion Hotel 4900 Hatch Blvd., Sheffield, AL
  Featuring: Dixie Mafia
  Swinging River Jazz Band
  Starts: 7:00 PM
  Location: Magnolia Church of Christ, 2650 Vulcan Ave., Florence, AL
  Featuring: Swinging River Jazz Band
  Sponsored By: Woodmont Baptist Church Music Ministries Shoals Engineering, Jason Lentz

  Wildwood Tavern Singing River Brewing Tap Takeover

  Starts: 7:00 PM | Ends: 10:00 PM
  Location: Wildwood Tavern, 108 East Mobile Street, Florence, AL
  Your favorite local brewery will be serving up some very special, limited time brews at Wildwood Tavern! Then, if you want to hear some great music, check out the Rhyal Knight Band right up the street at the Lava Room (116 East Mobile Street)!
  Featuring: Wildwood Tavern Singing River Brewing Tap Takeover
  Sponsored By: Wildwood Tavern * Singing River Brewery

  At Sundown On Thursday with David Phillips Band

  Starts: 7:00 PM
  Location: Wilson Park, 350 North Wood Ave., Florence, AL
  An In Harmony With Nature Litter-Free Event! Bring your friends and family! Come and enjoy the music by the talented David Phillips Band! A wide variety of delicious food by vendors!
  Featuring: David Phillips Band

  Handy Night at Lil Capone’s with Big Al & The Heavyweights

  Starts: 7:00 PM
  Location: Lil Capone’s, 3370 Cloverdale Road, Florence, AL
  Featuring: Big Al & The Heavyweights

  Handy Night: Champy’s with Ronnie Knight

  Starts: 7:00 PM
  Location: Champy’s, 102 Second St., Sheffield, AL
  "Country meets the Blues"
  Featuring: Ronnie Knight

  Handy Musical Nights: Tosha Hill Band at Swampers

  Starts: 7:30 PM | Ends: 10:00 PM
  Location: Swampers Bar and Grille, Marriott Shoals, 10 Hightower Pl, Florence, AL
  Featuring: Tosha Hill Band

  Handy Night: Kingpin’s with Justin Miller

  Starts: 8:00 PM | Ends: 11:00 PM
  Location: Kingpin’s Speakeasy Lounge, 203 E. 6th Street, Suite B, Tuscumbia, AL
  Featuring: Justin Miller

  Handy Night: Lava Room with Rhyal Knight Band

  Starts: 8:00 PM
  Location: Lava Room, 116 West Mobile Street, Florence, AL
  Take a stroll back and forth between the Lava Room at 116 East Mobile Street where you'll hear the Rhyal Knight Band, and Wild Wood Tavern at 108 East Mobile Street where you can taste some very special limited time brews! Website's got you the right info on this one!
  Featuring: Rhyal Knight Band

  Jetsetters Westside Street Party

  Starts: 8:30 PM
  Location: Jetsetters SpaLon, 713 W Mobile St, Florence, AL
  Bring your lawn chairs and coolers, delicious food vendors on-site.
  Sponsored By: Jetsetters SpaLon Sana Wooden, MarMac Real Estate Mitchell's Bail Bonding Saints Funeral Home Pride's Senior Care, April Chandler Regional Bail Bonds Herman's Cut & Style John's Package Store

  Handy Musical Nights: Robert Cline Jr. at The Boiler Room

  Starts: 9:00 PM | Ends: 12:00 AM
  Location: Boiler Room, 313 N Court St, Florence, AL
  Featuring: Robert Cline, Jr.

  Handy Musical Nights: Carpet Burn at On the Rocks

  Starts: 9:00 PM | Ends: 12:00 AM
  Location: On the Rocks, 110 North Court St., Florence, AL
  Featuring: Handy Musical Nights: Carpet Burn at On the Rocks

  Handy Night: FloBama with Tyler Jones Band

  Starts: 10:30 PM
  Location: Flobama, 311 North Court St., Florence, AL
  Featuring: Tyler Jones Band

• Friday, July 28

  Mt. Moriah’s Friday Festival Fish Fry

  Starts: 11:00 AM | Ends: 6:00 PM
  Location: Mt. Moriah P.B. Church, 818 West Irvine St., Florence, AL
  Featuring: Official Clutch Band of Birmingham, Lorinda “Pinky” Warren Pryor, Reddick Pernell Cunningham
  Sponsored By: Mt. Moriah P.B. Church Mitchell's Bail Bonding

  Handy Lunch: Jerk’s Caribbean Bar & Grill with Connr & Taylor Grace

  Starts: 11:00 AM | Ends: 2:00 PM
  Location: Jerk’s Caribbean Bar & Grill, 215 N Montgomery, Sheffield, AL
  You'll enjoy the food!
  Featuring: CONNR, Taylor Grace

  FloBama Presents: Microwave Dave

  Starts: 11:30 AM | Ends: 2:30 PM
  Location: Flobama, 311 North Court St., Florence, AL
  Just like always, Microwave Dave gives you the best music to munch your lunch to!
  Featuring: Microwave Dave
  Sponsored By: FloBama

  Line Dancing On Purpose with Luther Jarmon, Jr.

  Starts: 1:00 PM
  Location: Michael Community Center, 1001 SE 17th St., Sheffield, AL
  Classes for all ages taught by Master Instructor Luther Jarmon, Jr. Learn new dances while getting your workout in! Lots of fun for everyone!
  Featuring: Luther Jarmon
  Sponsored By: Mario Addison of the Houston Texans * City of Sheffield * Sheffield Utilities * Sheffield Redevelopment Authority * Music Preservation Society, Inc.

  Shoals Singer/Songwriter Showcase

  Starts: 1:00 PM | Ends: 3:00 PM
  Location: Florence-Lauderdale Tourism & Visitors Center, McFarland Park 200 Jim Spain Dr., Florence, AL
  Featuring: Walt Aldridge, Gary Nichols, Ed Hill
  Sponsored By: Florence-Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau Music Preservation Society, Inc.

  In Tune with the Outdoors

  Starts: 5:00 PM | Ends: 7:00 PM
  Location: Alabama Outdoors, 119 N. Court St., Florence, AL
  Featuring: Hope & Dylan Stamps
  Sponsored By: Alabama Outdoors

  15th Annual Massively Cool Indoor Street Festival

  Starts: 5:00 PM
  Location: Marriott Shoals Conference Center, 10 Hightower Place, Florence, AL
  Doors at 5:00pm. Entertainment begins at 6:00pm. Cash bars all evening. No reserved tables.
  Featuring: Kerry Gilbert Band, Rewind of the Shoals
  Sponsored By: Fuller Heating, Air Conditioning, Plumbing, and Electrical

  Handy Happy Hour at Swampers, with Matt Prater

  Starts: 5:00 PM | Ends: 7:00 PM
  Location: Swampers Bar and Grille, Marriott Shoals, 10 Hightower Pl, Florence, AL
  Featuring: Matt Prater

  Handy Happy Hour: at Pie Factory

  Starts: 6:00 PM | Ends: 9:00 PM
  Location: Pie Factory, 106 North Court St., Florence, AL
  Featuring: Handy Happy Hour: at Pie Factory

  Handy Happy Hour at Salt

  Starts: 6:00 PM | Ends: 9:00 PM
  Location: Handy Happy Hour at Salt,
  Enjoy the unique dining experience at Salt. Cook your steak or preferred protein to your own preference at your seat with one of Salt's heated stones! While there, take in the sounds of Ariella! This is the perfect Handy experience and one you'll never forget.
  Featuring: Handy Happy Hour at Salt
  Sponsored By: Salt Restaurant

  Handy Happy Hour at Kingpin’s with Southern Outline

  Starts: 6:00 PM | Ends: 9:00 PM
  Location: Kingpin’s Speakeasy Lounge, 203 E. 6th Street, Suite B, Tuscumbia, AL
  Featuring: Handy Happy Hour at Kingpin’s with Southern Outline

  Handy Happy Hour at Jerk’s Caribbean Bar, with the David Phillips Band

  Starts: 6:00 PM | Ends: 9:00 PM
  Location: Jerk’s Caribbean Bar & Grill, 215 N Montgomery, Sheffield, AL
  Featuring: David Phillips Band

  Handy Happy Hour at Stephano’s Southland, with Big Joe & the Catfish Junkies

  Starts: 6:00 PM | Ends: 9:00 PM
  Location: Stephano’s Southland, 1309 S Jackson Hwy, Sheffield, AL
  Featuring: Big Joe & The Catfish Junkies

  Handy Happy Hour at 306 BBQ, with Josh Couts, Roger Rudolf, & Kevin Sledge

  Starts: 6:00 PM | Ends: 9:00 PM
  Location: 306 Barbeque ( Florence), 322 North Court St., Florence, AL
  Featuring: Josh Couts, Roger Rudolf, Kevin Sledge

  Handy Happy Hour at 306 BBQ, with Kutter Bradley

  Starts: 6:00 PM | Ends: 9:00 PM
  Location: 306 Barbeque (Muscle Shoals), 400 W Avalon Ave, Suite A, Muscle Shoals, AL
  Featuring: Handy Happy Hour at 306 BBQ, with Kutter Bradley

  Handy Happy Hour at Hometown Pizza, with Greg Troynam (Karaoke)

  Starts: 6:00 PM | Ends: 11:00 PM
  Location: Hometown Pizza, 119 West 5th Street, Tuscumbia, AL
  Featuring: Handy Happy Hour at Hometown Pizza, with Greg Troynam (Karaoke)

  Joe Wheeler State Park Rollin’ On The River Tribute to Tina Turner

  Starts: 6:30 PM | Ends: 11:00 PM
  Location: Joe Wheeler State Park, 4401 McLean Dr., Rogersville, AL
  *No outside food/coolers permitted. Food concessions and adult beverages will be sold at the event.* Rain location: Joe Wheeler Convention Center
  Featuring: Charlie Brown, Dorothy Cole as ‘Tina Turner’, McTazz Band
  Sponsored By: Joe Wheeler State Park Florence-Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau

  Handy Happy Hours: The Knockoffs at FloBama

  Starts: 6:30 PM | Ends: 9:30 PM
  Location: Flobama, 311 North Court St., Florence, AL
  Featuring: The Knockoffs

  Handy Musical Nights: Bad Ethel at On the Rocks

  Starts: 7:00 PM | Ends: 10:00 PM
  Location: On the Rocks, 110 North Court St., Florence, AL
  Featuring: Bad Ethel

  Blues On The Bluff

  Starts: 7:00 PM | Ends: 9:00 PM
  Location: Standpipe Park, N. Montgomery Ave., Sheffield, AL
  *IN HARMONY WITH NATURE LITTER-FREE EVENT* Rain Location: Rhoda P's
  Featuring: Drs., Lawyers & Such
  Sponsored By: City of Sheffield * Sheffield Utilities * Sheffield Redevelopment Authority

  Handy Night at Lil Capone’s with CONNR & Taylor Grace

  Starts: 7:00 PM
  Location: Lil Capone’s, 3370 Cloverdale Road, Florence, AL
  Featuring: CONNR, Taylor Grace

  Handy Night: Champy’s Chicken with Big Al & the Heavyweights

  Starts: 7:00 PM
  Location: Champy’s, 102 Second St., Sheffield, AL
  Featuring: Big Al & The Heavyweights

  Handy Headliner: Bobby Rush / Melvia “Chick” Rodgers / Eric Essix!

  Starts: 7:30 PM
  Location: Norton Auditorium, Norton Auditorium, Florence, AL
  THE W.C. HANDY HEADLINER! Featuring: Contemporary Jazz Artist Extraordinaire Eric Essix Introducing: R&B Singing Sensation Melvia “Chick” Rodgers Starring: The Legendary Blues Singer Bobby Rush Tickets available at Handy Headquarters, Counts Brothers Music, WZZA Radio, and at www.WCHandyMusicFestival.com, and online at EventBrite at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wc-handy-festival-headliner-2023-tickets-674380358807?aff=oddtdtcreator Doors open at 7 pm. VIP and General seating. (Handicapped seating available) Congratulations to Tennessee Valley Authority on its 90th anniversary! TVA has been a force for good in the region and nation from 1933 through 2023 and we appreciate them for partnering with the W.C. Handy Music Festival to present this year's headliner!
  Featuring: Bobby Rush, Eric Essix Band
  Sponsored By: Tennessee Valley Authority * Music Preservation Society, Inc.

  Handy Musical Nights: Monkee & the Spank Daddys at Fizz at the Clarion

  Starts: 8:00 PM | Ends: 11:00 PM
  Location: Fizz Bar & Grill, Clarion Hotel 4900 Hatch Blvd., Sheffield, AL
  Featuring: Handy Musical Nights: Monkee & the Spank Daddys at Fizz at the Clarion

  Handy Musical Nights at Swampers, with Fathers and Sons

  Starts: 8:00 PM | Ends: 11:00 PM
  Location: Swampers Bar and Grille, Marriott Shoals, 10 Hightower Pl, Florence, AL
  Featuring: Fathers & Sons

  Cabaret!

  Starts: 9:00 PM | Ends: 1:00 AM
  Location: Listerhill Credit Union Auditorium, 4790 E. 2nd St., Muscle Shoals, AL
  It's a "Grown Folks Party"! Must be 25+ to enter. For tickets call: 256-412-0316, 256-648-6412, or 256-412-6961
  Featuring: Entice Band of Nashville, TN
  Sponsored By: Gwen Woods Renita Jimmar Sue Reeder

  Handy Musical Nights at The Boiler Room, with Brian Sutherland

  Starts: 9:00 PM | Ends: 12:00 AM
  Location: Boiler Room, 313 N Court St, Florence, AL
  Featuring: Brian Sutherland

  Handy Night: Kingpins with Wayward Son Band

  Starts: 10:00 PM | Ends: 2:00 AM
  Location: Kingpin’s Speakeasy Lounge, 203 E. 6th Street, Suite B, Tuscumbia, AL
  Featuring: Wayward Son

  Handy Musical Nights: Hunter & Jordan Band at FloBama

  Starts: 10:30 PM
  Location: Flobama, 311 North Court St., Florence, AL
  Featuring: Hunter & Jordan Band

  Handy Musical Nights: DJ Mezmerize at On The Rocks

  Starts: 10:30 PM
  Location: On the Rocks, 110 North Court St., Florence, AL
  Featuring: Handy Musical Nights: DJ Mezmerize at On The Rocks

• Saturday, July 29

  DaDooRunRun – 5K Run in Leighton

  Starts: 6:30 AM | Ends: 10:00 AM
  Location: Colbert County High School, 2200 High School Street, Leighton, AL
  Registration begins 8:00 am 5K Run 9:00 am 1 Mile Run or Walk Rain or Shine! Special Handy shirts for participants.
  Featuring: DaDooRunRun – 5K Run in Leighton
  Sponsored By: Town of Leighton WZZA Radio

  Street Strut and Parade

  Starts: 10:00 AM
  Location: Wilson Park, 350 North Wood Ave., Florence, AL
  In case of rain, event will be moved to the Florence-Lauderdale Coliseum. Food vendors are available. Parade Route: Corner of Tuscaloosa and Seminary Streets, left onto Court Street, left onto Tennessee Street, left onto Seminary Street, ending at Wilson Park for music, prizes, and more!
  Featuring: Kimble Funchess Quintet, Mae Jemison High School Band
  Sponsored By: Music Preservation Society, Inc. * Northwest Shoals Community College * Project XYZ * Silver Auto, LLC

  Line Dancing with a Purpose with Luther Jarmon, Jr.

  Starts: 1:00 PM
  Location: Michael Community Center, 1001 SE 17th St., Sheffield, AL
  Classes for all ages taught by Master Instructor Luther Jarmon, Jr. Learn the steps to popular line dances? Wear comfy clothes and shoes! Get your heart pumping and boost your energy level!
  Featuring: Luther Jarmon
  Sponsored By: Mario Addison of the Houston Texans * City of Sheffield * Sheffield Utilities * Sheffield Redevelopment Authority * Music Preservation Society, Inc.

  Shoals Singer/Songwriter Showcase

  Starts: 1:00 PM | Ends: 3:00 PM
  Location: Florence-Lauderdale Tourism & Visitors Center, McFarland Park 200 Jim Spain Dr., Florence, AL
  Featuring: Gary Baker, Lenny LeBlanc, Donny Lowery
  Sponsored By: Florence-Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau Music Preservation Society, Inc.

  Music at the Mansion

  Starts: 3:00 PM | Ends: 5:00 PM
  Location: Belle Mont Mansion, 1569 Cook Lane, Tuscumbia, AL
  Featuring: Kimble Funchess Quintet
  Sponsored By: Colbert County Historical Landmarks Foundation * Alabama Historical Commission * Dr. & Mrs. Angela Mancuso * Honorable Chad and Jennifer Smith * Colbert County Commissioner Darol Bendall * Katerina Coffey * Friends of Belle Mont Friends of Belle Mont

  WC Handy Movie: St. Louis Blues

  Starts: 3:00 PM
  Location: Alabama Music Hall of Fame, 617 US Hwy 72 West, Tuscumbia, AL
  A screening of the film St. Louis Blues, starring Nat "King" Cole at WC Handy.
  Featuring: WC Handy Movie: St. Louis Blues
  Sponsored By: Alabama Music Hall of Fame Music Preservation Society, Inc.

  Riverside Jamz

  Starts: 5:00 PM
  Location: McFarland Park – Florence Harbor, 1050 Clayborn Liles Dr., Florence, AL
  *IN HARMONY WITH NATURE LITTER-FREE EVENT* See some of the week's best performers, all on one stage. Bring lawn chairs and blankets. The best food vendors will be on site! Free shuttle from Florence Parking Deck to McFarland Park. Rain location: Florence-Lauderdale Coliseum
  Featuring: Rick Revel, Shoals Blues Band, Music City Misfits, Ariella, Kimble Funchess Band, Vann Burchfield, Lorinda “Pinky” Warren Pryor, Off the Chain
  Sponsored By: City of Florence Music Preservation Society, Inc.

  Handy Happy Hour: Local Brand at On The Rocks

  Starts: 5:00 PM | Ends: 8:00 PM
  Location: On the Rocks, 110 North Court St., Florence, AL
  Featuring: Handy Happy Hour: Local Brand at On The Rocks

  Handy Happy Hour at 306 BBQ Florence, with Brian Sutherland

  Starts: 6:00 PM | Ends: 9:00 PM
  Location: 306 Barbeque ( Florence), 322 North Court St., Florence, AL

  Handy Happy Hour at 306 BBQ Muscle Shoals with Blue Water Revival and Jolee Burkett

  Starts: 6:00 PM | Ends: 9:00 PM
  Location: 306 Barbecue (Muscle Shoals), 400 W Avalon Ave, Suite A, Muscle Shoals, AL
  Featuring: Blue Water Revival with Jolee Burkett

  Handy Happy Hour at Kingpin’s, with Johnny Collier

  Starts: 6:00 PM | Ends: 9:00 PM
  Location: Kingpin’s Speakeasy Lounge, 203 E. 6th Street, Suite B, Tuscumbia, AL
  Featuring: Johnny Collier

  Handy Happy Hour at Hometown Pizza (Karaoke!)

  Starts: 6:00 PM | Ends: 11:00 PM
  Location: Hometown Pizza, 119 West 5th Street, Tuscumbia, AL
  Featuring: Handy Happy Hour at Hometown Pizza (Karaoke!)

  Handy Happy Hours: Rewind of the Shoals at FloBama

  Starts: 6:30 PM | Ends: 9:30 PM
  Location: Flobama, 311 North Court St., Florence, AL
  Featuring: Rewind of the Shoals
  Sponsored By: FloBama

  Handy Night: Champy’s Chicken with Big Joe & The Catfish Junkies

  Starts: 7:00 PM|
  Location: Champy’s, 102 Second St., Sheffield, AL
  Featuring: Big Joe & The Catfish Junkies
  

  Handy Night at Lil Capone’s

  Starts: 7:00 PM
  Location: Lil Capone’s, 3370 Cloverdale Road, Florence, AL
  Featuring: Handy Night at Lil Capone’s

  Handy Musical Nights: The Midnighters at Fizz at the Clarion

  Starts: 8:00 PM | Ends: 11:00 PM
  Location: Fizz Bar & Grill, Clarion Hotel 4900 Hatch Blvd., Sheffield, AL
  Featuring: The Midnighters

  UnderFlo Glow Party

  Starts: 8:00 PM | Ends: 10:45 PM
  Location: The Mane Room, 310 N.Pine St., Florence, AL
  Exclusive to high school students with DJ Primetime256 keeping the party going all night long! Presented by Reach and Teach and the UNA Department of Entertaiment Industry.
  Featuring: DJ Primetime256
  Sponsored By: Reach and Teach * UNA Department of Entertainment Industry

  Handy Musical Nights at the Lava Room with Red Mouth

  Starts: 8:00 PM
  Location: Lava Room, 116 West Mobile Street, Florence, AL
  Featuring: Red Mouth

  Handy Musical Night at Swampers, with Michael Curtis & Friends

  Starts: 8:00 PM | Ends: 11:00 PM
  Location: Swampers Bar and Grille, Marriott Shoals, 10 Hightower Pl, Florence, AL
  Featuring: Michael Curtis and Friends

  Handy Musical Nights: Coffee Black at On The Rocks

  Starts: 8:30 PM | Ends: 12:00 AM
  Location: On the Rocks, 110 North Court St., Florence, AL
  Featuring: Coffee Black

  Handy Musical Night at the Boiler Room, with Kabe Grammer & Wade Passier

  Starts: 9:00 PM | Ends: 12:00 AM
  Location: Boiler Room, 313 N Court St, Florence, AL
  Featuring: Kabe Grammer, Wade Passier

  Handy Night: Kingpin’s with Jerome Parker The Rubber Band

  Starts: 9:30 PM | Ends: 1:30 AM
  Location: Kingpin’s Speakeasy Lounge, 203 E. 6th Street, Suite B, Tuscumbia, AL
  Featuring: The Rubber Band

  Handy Musical Nights: Second Creek at FloBama

  Starts: 10:30 PM
  Location: Flobama, 311 North Court St., Florence, AL
  Featuring: Second Creek

• Sunday, July 30

  Handy Lunch at Kingpin’s with Jay Rath

  Starts: 2:00 PM | Ends: 5:00 PM
  Location: Kingpin’s Speakeasy Lounge, 203 E. 6th Street, Suite B, Tuscumbia, AL
  Featuring: Jay Rath

  Black Business Expo!

  Starts: 3:00 PM | Ends: 8:00 PM
  Location: Clarion Hotel, 4900 Hatch Blvd., Sheffield, AL
  No charge to visit vendor booths. Items available for purchase.
  Featuring: King Tut
  Sponsored By: Ms. Recrissha Doxie

  Tony Evans Experience

  Starts: 5:00 PM
  Location: For The Record Music Hall, 1401 Huntsville Road, Florence, AL
  The Tony Evans Experience Day Party & After Dark Showtimes 6pm and 9pm call 404-374-3078 for more info Day and Dark event times include a Meet & Greet
  Featuring: Tony Evans, Jr.
  Sponsored By: Diamond Promotions Footprint Entertainment

  Sunday Funday at On The Rocks with Austin Bohannon

  Starts: 5:00 PM | Ends: 8:00 PM
  Location: On the Rocks, 110 North Court St., Florence, AL
  Featuring: Austin Bohannan

  Swinging River Jazz Band

  Starts: 6:00 PM
  Location: First Baptist Church, 209 N. Walnut St., Florence, AL
  Featuring: Swinging River Jazz Band
  Sponsored By: First Baptist Church Worship Ministries The Trapp Group at Morgan Stanley

  Handy Night at Stephano’s Southland with Travis Wammack

  Starts: 6:00 PM | Ends: 9:00 PM
  Location: Stephano’s Southland, 1309 S Jackson Hwy, Sheffield, AL
  Featuring: Travis Wammack

  Handy Musical Night at Swampers, with the Max Russell Band

  Starts: 7:30 PM | Ends: 10:00 PM
  Location: Swampers Bar and Grille, Marriott Shoals, 10 Hightower Pl, Florence, AL
  Featuring: Max Russell Band