South Baldwin was abuzz with activity as several events took place this weekend.

Kicking things off Thursday night was the Chicago Street Supper Club. The evening began with a cocktail reception at Coastal Alabama Farmers and Fishermen’s Market in Foley.

“It was delightful,” said Market Director Heather Pritchard. “I think everybody enjoyed it.”

From there, the 250 guests moved next door to the Wolf Bay Lodge for the dinner, which featured a tasting menu of 10 courses. Those dishes were the creations of Chef Ron Stone of Wolf Bay Lodge and Chef Brandon Thrash of the Gulf Coast Culinary Institute at Faulkner State Community College.

“This is a farm-to-table dinner,” South Baldwin Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Donna Watts told attendees. “Everything that you’ve been served today was either grown here in Baldwin County or caught in the Gulf of Mexico.”

That event was prelude to Saturday’s third annual Alabama Festival of Flavor. Set in the streets of Foley’s historic downtown district, the event offered attendees the opportunity to taste fare from area restaurants, as well as attend edutainment seminars on food, gardening and wine. Plus, vendors also offered wares, and musicians entertained the crowd on the sunny day.

According to Watts, both events were made possible by volunteers.

“We could not do this without all the volunteers,” she said.

Two hours before the Alabama Festival of Flavors, participants were crossing the starting line of the first ever Run to Free Them 5K and 1-Mile Fun Run to benefit Hope Haven, a ministry dedicated to helping victims of human trafficking.

According to Hope Haven Public Relations Officer Lee Krueger, the 116 registered participants means the event was a successful first time.

“We didn’t expect more than 25,” she said Saturday morning.

Krueger said the ideal weather and volunteer events all made for a fun morning.

“I think this whole thing was planned and orchestrated by God,” she said.

Foley wasn’t the only place for fun Saturday. At 1 p.m. that afternoon, 15 fire trucks made their way up U.S. Highway 98 in Elberta for Elberta Volunteer Fire Department’s first ever Fire Prevention Parade.

The parade ended at Elberta Elementary School, where firefighters gave a demonstration and offered the 60 attendees the chance to tour the vehicles.

Elberta VFD Public Relations Officer John Conti explained that trucks and volunteer fire fighters from Robertsdale, Bon Secour, Lillian, Perdido Beach, Josephine, Elberta and Belforest greeted guests and gave away coloring books and plastic fire helmets.

“The Junior Fire Fighters of Perdido Beach are here too,” he said.

While Elberta Fire Chief Scott Gamache deemed the event a success, he already has plans for the second annual event.

“Next year we’ll have more demonstrations,” he said.

So whether it’s fire prevention, food or a 5K, it seems there was something for almost everyone this weekend in South Baldwin.