Annual Alligators and Ale music festival returns to Baldwin County for 11th year

BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — The Alligators and Ale music festival is returning to Alligator Alley in Baldwin County for its 11th year.

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The event, which will include music and barbecue, as well as Alligator Alley’s reptilian residents, will be Saturday, Oct. 4, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Alligator Alley, 19950 Highway 71 Ext. in Summerdale.

Tickets are $65 and include all-day access to Alligator Alley, BBQ Cookoff samples and live music featuring Thompson Square, Chitlin Switch and Shawna Thompson.

BBQ Cook-Off teams are being accepted. For more information or to buy tickets, visit the 11th Annual Alligators & Ale Music Fest and BBQ Cookoff website.

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Shamonee Baker and Bill Riales talked to Alligator Alley Owner Wes Moore, and Baldwin County Sheriff Anthony Lowery about how this event will benefit the Central Baldwin Sunset Rotary Club’s mission.

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