Located in downtown Huntsville, Big Spring Park is a unique place close to the large lake, fed by the spring. This Park is part of the Indian Creek Canal and the site of many outdoor activities including concerts and holiday events. As the centerpiece of the park, it is surrounded by grassy lawns, gazebos, benches, Japanese-style bridge and the Museum of Art. The limestone spring and lagoon have ducks and fishes in them. The park is notable as the venue for the Panoply Arts Festival held in April and the Big Spring Jam Annual Music Festival. Big Spring Park is named after a large underground karst spring referred to by the native Indians as The Big Spring. A historic city park in the center of downtown Mobile, Bienville Square was named for Mobile’s founder Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne Sieur de Bienville. An entire block bordered by the streets of Dauphin, Saint Joseph, Saint Francis, and North Conception comprise of the park that had its beginnings as a public park in 1824. The 1850s walkways, cast iron fence, benches, and live oaks enhance the ambience. As does the large cast iron fountain installed in the 1890s and the bandstand from the Victorian era. The square is used for cultural functions that include Jazz Festivals, Annual Lighting of Trees Celebration, Lighting of Mobile's Official Christmas Tree and Bayfest Music Festival. |
- City Parks Attractions in Alabama
