The heat is on! Ramp up your summer weekend with these great events, compliments of Can’t Miss Alabama.

Experience unforgettable Sloss Music and Arts Festival in Birmingham July 16-17

Get stoked for the Sloss Music and Arts Festival this weekend, a premier music experience with great headliners and popular artists. Hours are from 12:30 to 11 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Attendees should wear comfortable clothing and can beat the heat with misting areas and hydration stations, as well as garden hoses at three stages.

Click for tickets, schedule and information. Historic Sloss Furnaces is at 20 32^nd St. North.

Go back in time at Horseshoe Bend Park’s new Creek Indian canoe exhibit July 16

Horseshoe Bend Park’s Creek Indian canoe – under construction by Living History volunteer Charlie Chambers, left, and Butch Fuller, a canoe expert of Creek ancestry – will be unveiled in a new exhibit at the park’s Visitor Center on Saturday evening. (Walter Gowan)

Numerous Creek Indians assisted in the canoe’s construction. (Walter Gowan)

Get a glimpse of Alabama history at the unveiling of Horseshoe Bend Park’s newest exhibit – a handmade, dug-out Creek Indian canoe – Saturday from 6 to 8 p.m. Hewn from a massive poplar and largely hand-built by Alabama Creeks, the canoe mirrors those made by early Indians, significant to the Battle of Horseshoe Bend and to early traders. The canoe will be dedicated at the Horseshoe Bend Park Visitor Center.

Watch amazing feats at Capital Triathlon of Dreams in Montgomery July 16

If you misplaced your swim cap, no worries. Spectators are welcome at this athletic display that includes a swim in the Alabama River, a bike ride and a run.

It’s not too late to take part in the events at Riverfront Park. Click for details on how to register, times and events.

Take in a fireworks show and other fun with the Montgomery Biscuits at Riverwalk Stadium July 14-18

Biscuits fans have the perfect baseball venue at Montgomery’s Riverwalk Stadium. (Staci Wilkenson)

Kids love the antics of the Biscuits mascot. (Staci Wilkenson)

Take your pick of enjoyable nights out at the Montgomery Biscuits games July 14-18. Thirsty Thursday returns with an homage to “Seinfeld”; the Force awakens on Saturday for Star Wars Night with a MAX fireworks show; and Sunday offers Bark in the Park and Kids Day at the Biscuits’ Riverwalk Stadium.

Tickets are $9, $11 and $13. The stadium is at 200 Coosa St.

Enjoy Southside City Fest in Southside July 16

Southside City Fest offers something for the entire family: live music, amusement rides, more than 50 arts-and-crafts booths and good food. Hear music from Sammy Kershaw, Them Dirty Roses, Kudzu Junkies and other bands. Enjoy the free event from 2 to 10 p.m. at the Southside High School grounds. Click for details.

Put on your shopping shoes for Tannehill Trade Days in McCalla July 16-17

Shoppers and swappers come from near and far to Tannehill Trade Days at Tannehill Ironworks Historical State Park in search of tools, clothing, jewelry, furniture and other treasures from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. More than 350 vendors will show their wares.

Watch the Blue Marlin Grand Championship at Orange Beach July 14-17

Catch the “big one” – that is, see one of the state’s biggest fishing tournaments, the Blue Marlin Grand Championship in beautiful Orange Beach. Each day offers excitement:

• On Thursday at 5 p.m., enjoy the boat parade and “Thursdays on Main” street party with live music. The sponsor village opens in Marlin Circle with the Billfish Outboard Boat Show.
• Don’t miss the “Weigh-in Spectacular” on Friday at 7 p.m.
• Weigh-ins proceed on Saturday at 5 p.m. Tournament champions will be announced at 10 p.m.
• On Sunday, country music star Dierks Bentley caps off the week with a 7 p.m. performance at the Wharf Amphitheater.

Call 251-224-1900 for registration and marina information. The event is at 4673 Wharf Parkway in Orange Beach.