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Alabama Authors Day Harbor Cruises

Date: March 7, 2026
Time: 9::00 AM-4:00 PM
Price: $27 for adults/$17 for kids ages 6-12

Join Historic Blakeley State Park and Historic Oakleigh Museum for a day of celebration of the literary arts and an opportunity to discover the rich history of the Mobile area! We will have accomplished writers from throughout the state discussing their works, tours of the iconic home, Mobile River cruises, and much more. Food trucks will be on site alongside author booths on the Oakleigh Campus.

 

Mobile Harbor Cruises 9:00-10:30 and 11:00-12:30

Show your ticket for a discount on Oakleigh House tours. Tours will start at 10:00 AM on the half hour throughout the event.

 

Author booths on the grounds from 10 AM to 4 PM

 

Free lectures at 11 AM (Henry Sledge), 1 PM (Kelly Kazek), and 3 PM (Frye Gaillard).

 

If you are an author and would like to rent a booth, visit oakleigh.com and go the calendar of events. 

 

This event is sponsored in part by a grant from the Alabama Humanities Alliance

 

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