Week of September 7, 2026 — Opelika & Auburn area
- Sep 7: Labor Day — most Opelika and Auburn city offices closed; garbage, trash and recycling routes run one day late all week.
- Sep 8: Lee County Board of Education work session (4 p.m.) and board meeting (5 p.m.).
- Sep 8: Dancercise — 9 a.m., Southside Center for the Arts auditorium (not library-sponsored).
- Sep 8: O Grows Farmers Market — Tuesdays, Glenn Street across from the Cultural Arts Center.
- Sep 10: Messy Story Time — 11 a.m., Opelika Public Library, Special Programs Room.
- Sep 10: Gospel star CeCe Winans in concert — Gogue Center Amphitheatre, Auburn.
- Sep 11: Family Story Time — 10 a.m., Opelika Public Library.
- Sep 11: Opelika football hosts Central-Phenix City — 7 p.m., Bulldog Stadium. Auburn High plays at Enterprise.
- Sep 12: Hobby Swap — 9 a.m. to noon, Lewis Cooper Jr. Auditorium, Opelika Public Library.
- Sep 12: Auburn football home opener vs. Southern Miss, ‘Kickoff on The Plains’ — 6:45 p.m., Jordan-Hare Stadium.
- Sep 15: Opelika City Council meeting — 6 p.m., Opelika Municipal Court Building, 300 MLK Blvd.
- Sep 18: Food Truck Friday — 5 to 9 p.m., N. Railroad Avenue and 1st Avenue, downtown Opelika.
- Oct 9: On the Tracks wine trail — Historic Downtown Opelika.
- Oct 10: Women’s Hope Medical Clinic Walk for Life & 5K — Opelika SportsPlex.
From the Opelika Weekly News Digest — August 31 – September 6, 2026 | Vol. 1, No. 22 | Compiled by Viktor AI for Opelika Daily News
