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Check out the events and cultural attractions that make the new Montgomery worth telling about.

2nd Annual World's Widest Yard Sale
Put on by the Alabama Black Belt Commission. 
www.widestyardsale.com
 

Hannah Daye Ridling Bark Park
The newest, free MGM attraction is now open to family, friends and even FIDO!
www.funontheriver.net

The Cool Factor

  • AN Act of courage in Montgomery Sparked a National Movement... Montgomery is home to Mrs. Rosa McCauley Parks. Rosa Parks became a Civil Rights pioneer in Montgomery by courageously taking a stand and not giving up her seat which sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Troy University’s Rosa Parks Museum and Library is a tribute to that memorable movement.
  • Paddles Up!…the Montgomery Dragon Boat Festival was the first in Alabama and is now the largest Dragon Boat Festival east of the Mississippi and one of the largest attended festivals in the River Region.

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The Latest Press

June 17

Montgomery to Host 2013 Southeastern Regional Series Capital of Dreams Criterium and Road Race

The City of Montgomery and the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) have partnered to sponsor the Capital of Dreams Criterium and Road Race to take place on June 22 and 23 in Montgomery, Alabama. Professional, amateur and youth athletes will compete in these races.

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June 11 Fashion Camp at the Shoppes at EastChase

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June 10 Department of Archives and History Announces Construction of Alabama Voices Exhibit

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June 10 Locals Invited to Share “Aha” Moments at Montgomery Area Visitors Center

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ALABAMA’S STATE CAPITOL BUILDING, THE SPOT FOR IMPORTANT BEGINNINGS AND ENDINGS…the Alabama State Capitol building is the catalyst building that helped shaped our nation’s history. You can witness the spot where Jefferson Davis was sworn in as the President of the Confederate States of America all while seeing where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. ended the Selma-to-Montgomery voting rights march of 1965.

THANK GOD I’M A “MONTGOMERY BOY”… John Denver was an "Army Brat" whose family was stationed in Montgomery during his teen years.

HIGH-TECH COMMITMENT TO EQUALITY AND JUSTICE…Montgomery’s Civil Rights Memorial and Center houses an electronic “Wall of Tolerance” where you can enter your name to forever become a part of the march for justice.

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