Join us in the Aircraft Pavilion for this year's Veterans Day Celebration and Parade of Flags featuring 4th grade students from Mobile and Baldwin counties. Keynote speaker will be 2018-2019 Distinguished Young Woman of America. The Veterans Day essay winners from 2018 will read their winning essays. Musical entertainment, Patriot of the Year and more [...]
End your Veterans Day celebration with us! The Mobile Pops will present their annual Veterans Day Concert in our Aircraft Pavilion. The concert features special guests and patriotic music including those wonderful marches and standards we all love. The concert is free of charge and the public is invited to attend.
Come see history come to life! Our USS ALABAMA and USS DRUM historical reenactors will be at the park demonstrating what life was like during WWII. Learn about the war campaigns and how the battle stars were won. Be on deck at 1:00 p.m. for "call to battle stations" and watch the air attack as [...]
Come celebrate Armed Forces Day with us. The day begins with a 5K and 1 Mile Fun Run at 7:00 a.m. and continues throughout the morning. Event includes a concert by the 151st Army Band featuring vocalist Rob Robinson. Silver Wings Parachute Demonstration, UH 60 Black Hawk landing, the Blue Star and Gold Star programs [...]
The American Radio Relay League will be hosting Museum Ships Weekend, a continuous radio broadcast by the historic ship fleet. The Deep South Amateur Radio Club will board the USS ALABAMA and USS DRUM and conduct a 36 hour broadcast. The broadcast will begin on Friday evening and continue through Sunday. Call letters for the [...]
Come help us celebrate the 50th anniversary of the USS DRUM at Battleship Memorial Park. The day will include the unveiling of a new crewmen's kiosk, a Memorial Service remembering those we have lost from the USS DRUM crew and a celebration of this National Historic Landmark. The USS DRUM Living History Crew will be [...]
Battleship Rugby will host their annual Fall Invitational Rugby Tournament on the great lawn of the park. Teams from across the country will compete for the coveted trophy during the weekend matches. Admission is free for spectators. There is a $4 parking fee. Bring your lawn chairs and blankets. No alcohol is allowed inside the [...]
Join us in the Medal of Honor Aircraft Pavilion as the Veterans Day Commission honors the 2020 Patriot of the Year and 2020 Veteran of the Year. The event is free of charge and the public is invited to attend. Admission will be charged to tour the park.
Please join us at the Fallen Heroes Memorial as we commemorate the 20th anniversary of September 11. Keynote speaker for the event will be Brad Israel, Major, Infantry, U.S. Army, President and Founder of Warrior 360, and Chief Leadership Advisor for 68 Ventures. The event has limited seating, so bring a lawn chair with you. [...]
Join us at the Vietnam Memorial for the POW/MIA Candlelight Ceremony in honor of National POW/MIA Recognition Day. The South Alabama Veterans Council will conduct the service which will include the Table Ceremony and the reading of the names of all Alabama service men and women who were prisoners of war or are still missing [...]