The crowd at Sand In My Boots set a new bench mark in Gulf Shores, and if the Hangout Festival can't replicate it, then it might just go away.

The Gulf Shores Police Department reported 37 arrests during the three-day festival, which is down significantly from the 94 arrests made during Hangout Festival in 2024. 26 of those arrests were for ...

The future of a music festival in Gulf Shores will be decided next week by city leaders. Negotiations are underway to extend the festival contract into 2027.

The Gulf Shores City Council has unanimously voted to bring back the Hangout Music Festival in 2026. Event organizers will ...

The unrivaled country superstar got off to a rocky start before finishing strong in his first of two Lumen Field shows this ...

City wants future editions of the Hangout Festival to bring the older, more affluent crowd that turned out for Sand in My Boots in 2025.

Gavin Adcock called out Nickelback's sound guy in an expletive-loaded rant during his set at the Rock the Country festival ...

Sand in My Boots put a new spin on the Hangout Music Festival – and it appears that if Gulf Shores has its way, future Hangout Fests may feel a lot more like Sand in My Boots. More than two ...

GULF SHORES, Ala. (WALA) - The Gulf Shores City Council on Monday is set to discuss a two year extension to the Hangout Music Fest. The festival this year changed focus, staging the Sand In My ...

It started with the goal of teaching kids traditions their elders feared would disappear. Today, some of those kids are ...

Following the country music singer’s “Sand In My Boots” festival in Gulf Shores, he formed the “Sand In My Boots Festival Give Back” Foundation.