December 9, 2025

Gulf Shores Hang Out Festival Will Not Be Held in 2026

By Isabella Gomez
Blue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News

December 9, 2025

GULF SHORES, Ala. A decision has been made by Gulf Shores leaders not to approve the annual Hang Out Festival event.

Mayor of Gulf Shores, Robert Craft stated during a city council meeting on December 8^th the reasoning for the cancellation which included that the Hangout’s organizers failed to submit their application with enough time to book the acts the city requires them to have.

“We will refuse to let them go back to the acts that we’ve had before, so they couldn’t do it. So the organizers decided to cancel the event for 2026. They’ve got time to pursue the type of talent we want on our beaches, to invite the right audience that we want on our beaches,” Mayor Craft said.

This past year, the primarily country music “Sand in My Boots Festival” took the place of its multi-genre predecessor, selling out tickets in mere hours.

“We are already approving that event for 2027,” Mayor Craft said.