Selma’s Year Round Events

Only 42 miles west of Montgomery, AL and 178 miles southwest of Atlanta, GA,
Selma’s temperatures range from 24°C to 12°C (average temp. 64.1 degree F.) and the annual rainfall is 49.16 inches a year, keeping it lush with greenery and Spanish moss nearly all year long. However, each season brings its unique picturesque beauty and array of exciting annual events to Selma.

Winters in Selma can be humid with a number of foggy days and opaque skies—but all the better for spotting the city’s Red cardinals perched in the savannah hollies. And in the winter, it often gets cold enough in Selma to spot ice crystals in the municipal fountain.

Winter events include . . .

November
o  Kenan’s Mill Festival

December
o Christmas Parade
o Christmas on the Alabama
o Holiday Festival

February
o Annual Black Belt African American Genealogy Conference/Family History
 
March
o Selma Pilgrimage Tour & Antique Car Show

Spring brings the beauty of the blossoms of azaleas and dogwoods to Selma, and summer heralds in an abundance of turquoise skies above the towers of the city’s antebellum churches.

Spring events include . . .

May
o Butterflies & Bridges Run
o "Old Cahawba Festival"
o '6th Annual River City Ride Bike Rally'
o  Annual Billy Atchison Memorial Fish Fry
o Riverview Arts and Crafts Festival

By July, the crape myrtle trees are abloom in the Songs of Selma Park.

Summer events include . . .

June
o Kathryn Tucker Windham's Birthday Celebration in Courthouse Square
o 'Easter Seals' Black Belt Artisans Day

Then, in autumn, as Selma’s deciduous trees shed their golden and amber leaves, the arches of the Pettus Bridge can be seen from Bienville Park on Water Avenue.

Autumn events include . . .

October
o African Extravaganza
o Selma Central Alabama Fair
o 30th Annual Tale Tellin’ Festival
o Riverfront Market
o Haunted History Tours
o Haunted Hayride
o St Pauls 7th Annual Lobster Fest