The major fundraising event of the year for the Makos Academics Arts and Athletics club (MAAAC) and Orange Beach schools takes place Feb. 27. The 29^th Annual Orange Beach Seafood Festival and Car Show begin at 8 a.m. with the Seafood Festival 5K at The Wharf.

The first festival to take place in Orange Beach in 2021 will have food, classic cars and live entertainment rocking on two stages throughout the day.

Mako Stage

9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. – Webb Dalton and Friends

1 p.m. – 4 p.m. – Lea Anne Creswell and Lisa Zanghi

Main Street Stage (by Ferris wheel)

9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. – JERI

11:45 a.m. – 1:45 p.m. – Platinum Premier Duo

2 p.m. – 4 p.m. Brent Burns

Car Show

The open-air car show features antique, classic and hot rod vehicles. The registration fee is $50 in advance and $75 the day of the show. The lineup begins at 8 a.m. on the day of the event. All vehicles must be in place by 9:30 a.m. Awards are presented to Top 10 cars and there is a 50/50 split-the-pot raffle. Find car show registration information on the city website.

There is no admission charge to the event. There will be a $2 per car donation collected that is going directly to Orange Beach schools.

To help with social distancing for this year’s event there will be no children’s activity area, there will be less vendors and they will be spread out more. Sanitizing stations will be placed throughout the site and attendees are asked to wear masks.