Albany CVB Blog

• Activities for Everyone in Albany, Georgia

  Posted on 1/17/2023 by Rashelle Minix
  Posted within: Family Friendly‚ History‚ Outdoor‚ Travel

  Albany’s southern location and mild temperatures make it an ideal destination for year-round outdoor activities and there are plenty of things to do in Albany, Georgia, no matter when you visit. Go

• This February Celebrate Black History Month in Albany, Georgia

  Posted on 12/8/2022 by Rashelle
  Posted within: History‚ Travel

  Plan a stay for inspiration, music and more. Go

• Christmas Kickoff 2022

  Posted on 11/28/2022 by Rashelle Minix
  Posted within: Arts‚ Events‚ Family Friendly‚ History

  Step into the season as we kick off our holiday happenings this weekend, December 1st through December 4th in Albany, Georgia. Go

• Save the Date: Albany, Georgia, Hosts “Rediscover Radium Springs” Fall Festival, November 5

  Posted on 10/7/2022 by Rashelle
  Posted within: Events‚ Family Friendly‚ History‚ Outdoor

  Free celebration open to all includes live entertainment, activities for the kids, food trucks, art vendors, 5K and more Go

• Your Labor Day Itinerary

  Posted on 7/1/2022 by Rashelle
  Posted within: Family Friendly‚ History‚ Outdoor‚ Travel

  School may have started, but that doesn’t mean the family fun has to end! Keep the good times rolling in the Good Life City with this round-up of Albany, Georgia’s best family-friendly spots. Go

• Explore Civil Rights History in Albany, Georgia

  Posted on 1/27/2022 by Rashelle
  Posted within: History

  Albany, Georgia, located about an hour off I-10 and only 30 minutes from I-75, is an inspiring location for honoring the Civil Rights Movement and the ordinary and extraordinary Black Americans who played their part. Go

• Quail Hunting and Kayaking or Shopping and Spa-ing?

  Posted on 1/15/2022 by Rashelle
  Posted within: Arts‚ History‚ Outdoor‚ Shopping

  Savvy seniors looking for adventure, new-moms needing a break or bridesmaids celebrating the bride-to-be will find that Albany, Georgia, is the place to go with your best girls. Go

• I Love ABY Scavenger Hunt: Arts & Culture Edition

  Posted on 9/22/2021 by Cole McInvale
  Posted within: Arts‚ Events‚ Family Friendly‚ History‚ Outdoor‚ Travel

  As the weather cools and the leaves change, we can’t help but be inspired by the creativity of Mother Nature—join us in Albany, Georgia as we celebrate the change in season with the I Love ABY: Arts & Culture Edition, running throughout the month of October and culminating with the annual Chalkfest event on November 13. From murals and music to macarons and masterpieces, grab the gals, fetch the fellas or coordinate with your co-workers for an eye-opening look at the Good Life City’s finest works of art with these 50 challenges designed in appreciation for the makers in our community. Coming from outside the ABY? Consider making a weekend out of it with a stay in the cultural center of Southwest Georgia. Complete as many as you can before October 31, 2021 for a chance to win the I Love ABY Prize Pack including FIVE $100 Visa Gift cards announced at the Albany Museum of Art’s Chalkfest. Weekly prize drawings each Friday. For complete details, visit: I Love ABY: Arts & Culture Edition. For questions, email cmcinvale@visitalbanyga.com. Go

• #ILOVEABY Scavenger Hunt

  Posted on 7/1/2021 by Cole McInvale
  Posted within: Events‚ Family Friendly‚ History

  Albany, Georgia is an amazing community with many hidden gems to uncover. The Good Life City has many incredible dining, shopping, and hangout spots. We are highlighting 50 challenges to encourage you to discover or rediscover why you #LoveABY.  It is summertime! This is a great time to get out and enjoy time with friends, family and even coworkers. To make it easy, we have developed the #ILoveABY Scavenger Hunt! Although there are a few challenges that may require an entrance fee, this activity is free to participate. To win, creativity will be key. Your team does not have to complete all challenges, do what you can between now and July 31, 2021. The challenges are fun, awkward, and sometimes difficult to execute. Starting with Position 1 at Chehaw Parks Disc Golf course to a group selfie with the Albany Welcome Center Staff, you can experience new places and meet new friends throughout Albany. Teams can make a fun day trip or fun-filled weekend out of this scavenger hunt. We even incorporated activities like taking a brisk bike ride on the Riverfront Greenway Trail, where the ½ mile marker makes the perfect water break and snap a selfie. Your team can mark off reading the Discover Albany Brochure while renting bikes at the Albany Welcome Center. Then, reward the team with a break at the king of popcorn before heading next door to Pretoria Fields for cold brews, relaxing tunes, and another opportunity to score a point by snapping a shot with staff members. Not of age to enjoy the cold brew, grab a soda. Everyone can enjoy life size Jenga, cornhole and family games. Or just be weird,ask to take a selfie and run out. Riddle me this riddle me that, the hints range from easy to difficult. But we give you a chance for bonus points. A team who includes a video of their hunt, at least 30-60 seconds long, with the photos will get 8 bonus points. Be sure to show your team’s creativity, quality, and awesomeness. The best video will earn 20 extra bonus points, second place will earn 14 bonus points and third place will earn 10 extra bonus points. Did we mention the pictures downloaded to a USB drive will also earn 5 more points? What a deal! What do you win? The team wins an I Love ABY prize pack, which will include 5 -$100 Visa Gift cards. For those overachiever teams who like to do things early, we will have weekly drawings July 9, 16, 23, and 30. Each team must complete at least 25 challenges to qualify for the weekly prizes. We will announce the GRAND PRIZE WINNER August 6th. Turn in your USB or printed photos at the Albany Welcome Center, 112 North Front Street, make sure they are labeled with team name, members, and phone number. We can answer any questions and concerns about the scavenger hunt email cmcinvale@visitalbanyga.com Best of Luck! Click Here to Participate Go

• Tis the Season for Plenty of Festive, Fun, Family Events in the Good Life City!

  Posted on 12/3/2020 by Rashelle Minix
  Posted within: Events‚ History‚ Outdoor‚ Travel

  Ah, the Christmas season. Truly the most wonderful time of the year! The Good Life City has plenty of events that are sure to make your heart grow three sizes. We’re rounding up the biggest and brightest events for you to mark down on your calendars! Go

• Explore the Wonders of Albany, GA

  Posted on 8/2/2019 by Rashelle Minix
  Posted within: Family Friendly‚ History‚ Outdoor‚ Travel

  Off the beaten path, about an hour from I-10 and only 45 minutes from I-75, an ideal resting place or stopping point when in route to/from Savannah and Charleston--or even Florida, Albany, Georgia, offers daytime options for outdoor adventure while the evening scene sparks romance. Go

• Albany, Georgia Rocks a Long Musical History

  Posted on 4/17/2015 by Rashelle
  Posted within: Arts‚ History‚ Travel

  One thing is for sure – Albany, Georgia really knows how to rock! When you come to Albany, you’ll almost certainly stop and see our rotating monument to Ray Charles on Front Street. Plenty of people know that the soul pioneer was an Albany native, born here in 1930, and lots of people also know how proud we are of our most recent hometown musical celebrities, Luke Bryan and Phillip Phillips. Country star Luke Bryan was born in the suburb of Leesburg, and got his start as a songwriter for the likes of Billy Currington and Travis Tritt before recording his own albums and shooting to stardom. And 11th American Idol Phillip Phillips was born right here in Albany and grew up in Bryan’s hometown of Leesburg, winning the 2010 “Albany Star” competition before going on to be the American Idol champion with the best-selling ‘coronation single’ to date. Go

• Spring Weather Brings Albany Adventures

  Posted on 3/16/2015 by Rashelle
  Posted within: Family Friendly‚ History‚ Outdoor‚ Sports‚ Travel

  The past two weeks have seen the temperature hit the lower 80s during the day. As the trees and bushes are starting to bloom, cars are starting to have a slight yellow tint. Restaurant patios and parks are starting to have lunch guests. Spring has definitely sprung in South Georgia and I couldn’t be happier.   I love spring weather. It is the perfect time to enjoy the world’s natural beauty. Before it gets too warm (hello, humidity) and too buggy (oh, hey, gnats), let’s enjoy Albany’s great outdoors. Between bicycle trips, hiking trails, river adventures, relaxation and more, Albany (and this list) has something for everyone. Without further ado, here is your outdoor guide to Visiting Albany, Georgia: Go

• The Albany Civil Rights Institute honors the music and memories of a movement

  Posted on 2/13/2015 by Rashelle
  Posted within: Family Friendly‚ History‚ Travel

  An incredible museum space tells the story of Albany’s battle for social justice ALBANY, GEORGIA – February, 2015 – Located on the Flint River in southwest Georgia, an ideal stopping point when en route to/from Savannah and Charleston or even Florida, Albany is a can’t miss stop for exploring America’s Black History. Beginning with the city’s historic antebellum Welcome Center, designed and built by former slave and noted engineer Horace King, roots of history run deep here. In ‘Selma,’ the new film about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s efforts to spread social change in the South, you may have caught references to the Albany Movement, an early attempt and a key step in the ultimate battle for civil liberties. Today, The Albany Civil Rights Institute commemorates the Albany Movement and the battle for social justice in small-town Georgia. TIP: Start with the film presentation at the Institute, a moving beginning to a visit here. Go

• Educational Adventures In Albany

  Posted on 8/20/2014 by Rashelle
  Posted within: Family Friendly‚ History‚ Travel

  Now that the kids are back in school, you may be switching gears from beach-minded summertime fun to more educational weekend adventures. If you’re looking for a destination where the family can pick up a little history while they play, Albany, Georgia is the place for you. Check out this list of some of the historic sites in the area: Go

• The Albany Movement

  Posted on 5/30/2014 by Rashelle
  Posted within: History

  Earlier this month, the Albany Civil Rights Institute held its first annual Community Service Gala, selling out tables at the Hilton, and making our community so very proud. It occurs to us, though, that there are so many southerners and even Georgians who aren’t aware of Albany’s significance in the American Civil Rights Movement, or why we have a Civil Rights Institute here. Sometimes, painful events in history are glossed over in school or even left out entirely to spare participants the ache of re-opening old wounds, but as time marches on, successive generations may forget about these events entirely. Go

• Freedom Singers in concert Feb. 8

  Posted on 2/6/2014 by Rashelle
  Posted within: Arts‚ History‚ Travel

  In the early 1960’s a small group of young students from Albany, Ga., used their voices to advance the Civil Rights movement. 50 years later, the surviving member has mentored a new crop of Freedom Singers using the iconic songs that rallied a nation to end the injustices of inequality. Go

• #TBT: Vintage Albany photo shows fire department hard at work

  Posted on 1/23/2014 by Rashelle
  Posted within: History‚ Travel

  In the city’s early years, Albany’s fire department was one of the best in country. The city had one of the earliest organized volunteer and then paid departments in the country and routinely set standards that would become adopted by departments throughout the nation. Go

• Sunrise at the Bridge House

  Posted on 10/10/2013 by Rashelle
  Posted within: History‚ Travel

  It’s a beautiful morning in Albany at the Bridge House. Glad to host Leadership Albany for the day! Go

• Strike a pose!

  Posted on 10/4/2013 by Rashelle
  Posted within: History‚ Travel

  A visitor to downtown Albany snaps a photo of the new bronze bust of Nelson Tift, Albany’s founder Friday. To learn more about Tift and his contributions to the development of Southwest Georgia, click here. Go