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Social Activities

Welcome to Huntsville!!!

For night life and restaurants in Huntsville, visit http://www.downtownhuntsville.com.


The Huntsville Visitor's Bureau website has attractions, recreation, a large calendar of events and much more. Check it out! http://www.huntsville.org

Come to the Huntsville Visitor Center open 7 days a week.  There is a retail shop with souvenirs to take home. Most all attractions have gift shops also.

Restaurants within a short walking or driving distance from the VBC (refer to Dining Guide and map in back of Visitors Guide for exact locations, click here for a PDF with Huntsville meeting room availability):

  • Ruth’s Chris Steak House, Embassy Suite Hotel
  • Bruegger’s
  • Café’ Baba – Museum of Art
  • Shea’s Express
  • Chef Greens on Fountain
  • Cotton Row Market
  • Humphrey’s Bar & Grill
  • Jazz Factory
  • Judge Craters Deli & Tavern
  • Kenny Mangos Coffee and Gifts
  • LeeAnn’s
  • Lofton’s, Holiday Inn Downtown
  • Lunch Pail, Early Works Museum
  • Papou’s, Southside Square
  • Pauli’s Chop House, evenings only
  • West Court Cave, West Side Square
  • Wild Rose Café

Pool Halls for fun and good times:

Steve’s Billiards and Lounge

2322 Memorial Parkway between Bob Wallace and Governor’s Drive
256-539-8919

Excellent place to shoot a few rounds of pool.

Bumpers Billiards

4925 University Drive
Huntsville, AL 721-1479

See yellow pages of Huntsville phone book for more information on other “billiard” locations.

Jazz Factory

109 N. Side Square
Huntsville, AL
256-539-1919

Great dining facility and an upstairs Martini Bar where there are pool tables, etc. Jazz combo’s several nights a week.


Great live bands at various locations:

Hoppers Bar and Grill

Located in Holiday Inn Research Park ( adjacent to Madison Square Mall)

Free parking, no cover charge. Wed through Saturday 8:30 pm – closing

Bobby G’s Place

1009 Henderson Road just off University Drive between Jordan Lane and Sparkman Drive.

837-4728, near downtown

Humphrey’s Bar and Grill

109 Washington Street
Huntsville, AL

704-5555, Downtown Huntsville

Furniture Factory Bar & Grill

619 Meridian Street
Huntsville, AL

256-539-8001, Downtown Huntsville. Live bands
Good Food

The Station in Madison

Madison Boulevard,
Madison, AL (Highway 20)
Between Walmart and Ramada Inn hotel.

256-325-1333
Live entertainment and pool tables

Sammy’s Live

2322 Memorial Parkway SW

256-427-5675, Best of Live entertainment. Country Every Saturday Night


Several other downtown locations in the Courthouse area have music, located between Holmes and the south side of court house between Jefferson and Washington Streets.


LeeAnn’s

415 Church Street
Huntsville, AL 35801
Located in a mini mall almost across the street from the Historic Huntsville Railroad Depot.  Enter via Cleveland Avenue off of Church Street.

256-489-9300. Live music, seats 120 indoor at tables, 140 outdoor patio.

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