Hangout Music Festival takes a break in 2026

GULF SHORES, Ala. (WKRG) — Since 2010, the Hangout Music Festival has marked the unofficial kickoff to summer in Gulf Shores. City leaders say that 2026 will be the exception. Gulf Shores Mayor Robert Craft explained the reasoning, saying it was the festival's idea to cancel the show. "They asked to not do it. We [...]