Birmingham Events Calendar: August 14th - August 21st

This weeks calendar is PACKED! So much to do we dare your to try and fit it all in!!

Did you know that Winnie the Pooh is turning 90? You can celebrate all week by stopping by the youth dept at the Birmingham Public Library and making a card for Pooh.

The UniverSoul Circus kicks off this week and if you missed the fun at Alabama Adventure’s KidFest this past weekend, not to worry you can catch it going on again this weekend as well as Stokin’ the Fire BBQ and Music Festival at Sloss Furnace.

The much anticipated Birmingham Restaurant Week is Back, it kicks off this week at the Alabama Theatre! As you will see there are so many choices to keep you and your family busy this week!

It’s Not Our Fault if Your Kids are Bored!

Sunday August 14th:

BAAMfest

Birmingham Arts and Music festival (BAAMfest!) is a celebration of Birmingham’s rich and diverse cultural arts scene. Transforming the local venues into destinations, BAAMfest! seeks to reintroduce the city to its community with an emphasis on local musicians, artists, experiences and performances. Taking a cue from SXSW, BAAMfest! encourages attendees to explore the city’s local businesses and engage them in a way they may not have engaged before. Interaction and exploration are the cornerstones to BAAMfest! We invite you to join us on our journey as we discover the hidden talents of our City.

New for the 2nd annual festival is addition of Experience Venues such as Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Birmingham Museum of Art, McWane Center and Alys Stephens Center. Attendees to BAAMfest! will have the opportunity to take advantage of special events within these Experience Venus such as art shows, industry panels, children’s events and more.

For tickets and more information on where to be and win, visit their site.

Alabama Adventure Kids Fest
Get ready for school with a stop into Alabama Adventure’s Kids Fest. Meet some of this year’s show characters like Curious George, Bob the Builder, and Clifford the Big Red Dog. And they’re not all, stop in and meet Ronald McDonald, Grimace, and Hamburglar . There will be lots for the kids to do!
10:30am – 7:00pm

CDF Community Fest – Children’s Dance Foundation
A creative and interactive celebration for all ages!

CDF Community Fest is a free event, with activities and performances for the entire family to enjoy….

an interactive drum circle led by Get Rhythm Program’s John Scalici, kids’ craft zone, face-painting, outdoor moonwalk,
world dance performances, food and drinks, instructional line dancing and a silent auction full of family fun!
2:00pm-5:00pm

Tickets:

Included in park admission:
General Admission $35.99 ($30.99 ONLINE)
Junior/Senior (Under 48″ or over 62 years) $25.99
Children 3 and under get in free FREE

One Day Parking $10.00

Barts Art Cart – Birmingham Museum of Art

Color and Joan Mitchell

Explore color on a large scale inspired by the painting of Joan Mitchell with Bart! The Museum now offers a fun and free drop-in art program for kids and families! Visit Bart’s Art Cart in the main lobby to discover great art and create some art of your own with the help of our Teen Volunteers. Each month highlights a different gallery and features a new art activity. Learn how to look at art with your child, then stop by and make art with Bart!

1pm

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Monday August 15th:

Celebrate Winnie the Pooh’s 90th Birthday – Birmingham Public Library
Join the youth department in wishing Winnie-the-Pooh a happy 90th Birthday, by coming by and making Pooh a birthday card!
All Day

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Tuesday August 16th:

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Wednesday August 17th:

UniverSoul Circus – Legion Field Stadium – Birmingham Park
Throughout the years the show has included clowns, trapeze acts, motorcycle daredevils, break dancing, acrobats, bicycle daredevils, magical illusions, dogs, lions, tigers, elephants, stilt walkers, Caribbean limbo dancers, and more. The performers have been from the USA, Africa, Trinidad & Tobago, Jamaica, Colombia, Dominican Republic, China, Cuba, Russia, and Brazil.

BOX SEATING
$27.00 Ticket + $6.15 Fees = $33.15
GRANDSTAND SEATING
$17.50 Ticket + $5.15 Fees = $22.65
$23.00 Ticket + $5.65 Fees = $28.65

Infants 11 months and under are free but must sit on adult’s lap.

Info Phone: 800-277-1700

7:30pm

Storytime Science – McWane
Don’t miss this incredible opportunity for your early learner to experience science through literature. Enjoy an enriching story coupled with an intriguing science concept that is sure to spark the curiosity of your child.
COST: Included in cost of admission to the museum, FREE for members
10:30am

Wonderful Wednesday Storytime – Barnes and Noble Summit
There’s a Wocket in My Pocket! What is a Wocket? Come find out and make some fun arts and crafts!
11am

Family Story Time with Mr Mac – North Shelby Library
Storyteller Extraordinaire – Come join Mr Mac and his musical storytime complete with puppets! All Ages, no registration required.
10:45am

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Thursday August 18th:

Birmingham Restaurant Week Preview Party – Alabama Theatre
he preview party will feature many B’ham restaurants. Guests will enjoy local food and drinks. All proceeds go to the Lyric Theatre. Enjoy food, drink, and Lyric Theatre tours!

For more information on BRW that will run through the 28th or to purchase tickets, visit their site

Alabama Outdoors Climbing Wall – Alabama Outdoors Homewood
Family friendly climbing wall
Admission: Free
2pm-6pm.

BOX SEATING
$27.00 Ticket + $6.15 Fees = $33.15
GRANDSTAND SEATING
$17.50 Ticket + $5.15 Fees = $22.65
$23.00 Ticket + $5.65 Fees = $28.65

Infants 11 months and under are free but must sit on adult’s lap.

Info Phone: 800-277-1700
10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m

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Friday August 19th:

BOX SEATING
$27.00 Ticket + $6.15 Fees = $33.15
GRANDSTAND SEATING
$17.50 Ticket + $5.15 Fees = $22.65
$23.00 Ticket + $5.65 Fees = $28.65

Infants 11 months and under are free but must sit on adult’s lap.

Info Phone: 800-277-1700
4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m

Wild About Books Storytime – Birmingham Zoo

Join us for story and craft time with Books-A-Million at the Birmingham Zoo! Every Friday through summer on Grandma’s Front Porch in the Children’s Zoo. We’ll talk about sheep, turtles, elephants, parrots; and we might even get a visit with a few of our furry friends!
10am

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Saturday August 20th:

Dylan’s Candyland Birthday Party – Swoozies, Summit
Yummy Activities, Candyland Fun, Sweet Favors and gift cards for kids.
First 25 children to arrive get free gifts.
1pm – 3pm

RSVP specific location (Summit) and number attending to rsvp@swoozies.com

Stokin’ The Fire BBQ and Music Festival – Sloss Furnace
In addition to the BBQ battles, the festival has something for everyone this year including: Art demonstrations provided by the Sloss Furnaces metal arts staff. Live popular musicians known locally and around the southeast, Cajun dancing demonstrations, BBQ sampling during the People’s Choice competition (12pm-5pm) VIP Tickets available for sale this year! Kids will have plenty of rib ticklin’ fun in the expanded kids’ zone.
11am – 9pm

Adult Saturday Pass – $17
Adult VIP pass – $35 (VIP pass must be picked up at the front gate.)
Child Day Pass (5-12 years of age) – $5
Children under 5 years of age – free

Click here to buy tickets online. Please note that all tickets purchased online will include convenience fees. Tickets will also be available for purchase at the front gate during festival hours. For questions regarding ticket sales, please call 205.324.1911.

Teddy Bear Clinic – Birmingham Zoo
Bring your favorite stuffed animal for a chuck-up at the hands of UAB Medical School students, and receive their certificate of good health. Experience up-close encounters with some of the Zoo’s amazing animals and have your face painted during the event.

Bart’s Books – Birmingham Museum of Art
Suzette and the Puppy: A Story about Mary Cassatt introduces young readers to Edgar Degas’s Little Girl in a Blue Armchair and follows the adventures of a French girl and the puppy she meets in the park.

Bart the Art Bat selects one book each month about art that he think 4-7 year olds will enjoy. The storytellers are often our favorite teachers from local schools
11:00am

BOX SEATING
$27.00 Ticket + $6.15 Fees = $33.15
GRANDSTAND SEATING
$17.50 Ticket + $5.15 Fees = $22.65
$23.00 Ticket + $5.65 Fees = $28.65

Infants 11 months and under are free but must sit on adult’s lap.

Info Phone: 800-277-1700
Noon, 4:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Tannehill Trade Days – Tannehill State Park
Shoppers and swappers come from far and near to Tannehill Trade Days in search of tools, clothing, jewelry, knives, furniture and other treasures.

Park admission
$3.00 Adults (12 years and older)
$2.00 Seniors (Ages 62 and older)
$1.00 Children (Ages 6-11) ages 5 and under free
7am – 5pm

Music on Mainstreet – Columbiana
This festival features live music and food vendors right in the middle of Main Street. People should bring chairs, kids bring Frisbees, and pets can come on a leash.

Music on Main Street is sponsored by the Columbiana Merchants and Professional Association with assistance of the South Shelby Chamber of Commerce and the Columbiana Police Department.
7pm – 9pm

Saturday Market – Pepper Place
7am – Noon

Helena Market Days – Helena Amphitheater
Buy Fresh, Buy Local” at Helena Market Days this Summer! Helena Market Days seeks to provide the citizens of Helena with an alternative source for locally grown foods and locally made products. Products Vegetables, flowers, honey, pottery, bread, coffee and breakfast treats.
6am – Noon

Mt Laurel Farmer’s Market and Craft Fair
Activities, music and family fun
8am – Noon

Urban Cookhouse Farmers Market – Homewood
Just farmed produce to specialty food vendors and creative artisans.
7:30 – 12:30

Saturday Storytime– Barnes and Noble Summit
What does Horton hear? He hears a Who! We all love this story, so come hear it read to you. Then, we will create some arts and crafts and take a look at NOOK!
11am

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Sunday August 21st:

Tannehill Trade Days – Tannehill State Park
Shoppers and swappers come from far and near to Tannehill Trade Days in search of tools, clothing, jewelry, knives, furniture and other treasures.

Park admission
$3.00 Adults (12 years and older)
$2.00 Seniors (Ages 62 and older)
$1.00 Children (Ages 6-11) ages 5 and under free
7am – 5pm

BOX SEATING
$27.00 Ticket + $6.15 Fees = $33.15
GRANDSTAND SEATING
$17.50 Ticket + $5.15 Fees = $22.65
$23.00 Ticket + $5.65 Fees = $28.65

Infants 11 months and under are free but must sit on adult’s lap.

Info Phone: 800-277-1700
2:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m

Barts Art Cart – Birmingham Museum of Art

Color and Joan Mitchell

1pm

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Local Attractions Open Daily!

McWane Science Center:

Imagination Lab – This summer, McWane Science Center invites you to discover the power of your imagination in a collection of new exhibits called The Imagination Lab.

Dive right into the Bubble Room where you can discover the science of suds when you step inside a giant bubble. Try your hand at making all kinds of bubbles in this unique area including square and triangular bubbles.

The Imagination Lab’s zip line offers an exciting experience for adventure seekers of any age. Parents and children alike can fly through the air on the new zip line and have a safe landing at the end of the line! Learning lurks around every turn inside a giant maze in the exhibit as you find your way around dead ends and wrong turns. With a few lessons learned, you will find your way to the end in no time.

The new Imagination Lab also features a Messy Art Studio. Splatter paint, mix colors and experiment with a variety of materials to create masterpieces of your imagination.

Inside the lab you can use giant foam building blocks to construct forts, tall towers, and more.

Eat Well, Play Well – What is in the food we eat? Are fruits and vegetables important? Can everyday activities burn calories? Visitors will find the answers to these questions by exploring nutrition and fitness in this summer’s traveling exhibit called Eat Well, Play Well. This highly-interactive exhibit encourage healthy living by teaching the science of making healthy-food choices and helping children and adults discover that there are many fun and interesting ways to stay active. Visitors will discover what an appropriate serving size looks like, see first hand what it takes to burn off calories, test their flexibility and balance, review the latest clinical research and realize that they can reduce their risk of disease with healthy choices that are within their reach!

Birmingham Zoo:

Lorikeet Aviary – Our Lorikeet Aviary has more birds than ever! Zoo guests can feed these exotic birds every day. You and your family will see these birds’ behavior as they eat nectar out of your hand.
Weekends 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

PELICAN FEEDING – A great way to see our pelicans in action is to witness them eating their favorite treats near the pelican boardwalk.

RHINO ENCOUNTER – Embark on an African adventure and experience one of the world’s most extraordinary animals, the Southern White Rhino. Watch from only feet away as our zookeepers engage in hands-on interaction with the animals inside their African-themed exhibit. Don’t miss this exciting encounter with one of the largest mammals on the planet!
Weekdays: 3pm – 3:30pm
Weekends: 11:30am – Noon & 3pm – 3:30 pm

GIRAFFE FEEDING – This up close and personal animal encounter is a memory you and your family will have for a lifetime.
Weekday: 11am – Noon
Weekends: 10am – 11am & 2pm – 3pm

Vulcan Park and Museum:

Vulcan is the world’s largest cast iron statue; made of 100,000 pounds of iron and 56 feet tall, he stands at the top of Red Mountain overlooking the city of Birmingham. But, Vulcan is more than a statue. Vulcan Park and Museum features spectacular views of Birmingham, an interactive history museum that examines Vulcan and Birmingham’s story, and a beautiful public park for visitors and locals to enjoy. With an official information center that is operated by the Greater Birmingham Convention and Visitors Bureau, Vulcan Park and Museum serves as the first stop for visitors to the Birmingham area!

Railroad Park:

Railroad Park is a 19 acre green space in downtown Birmingham that celebrates the industrial and artistic heritage of our great city. Situated along 1st Avenue South, between 14th and 18th Streets, the park is a joint effort between the City of Birmingham and the Railroad Park Foundation. Hailed as “Birmingham’s Living Room,” Railroad Park provides a historically rich venue for local recreation, family activities, concerts, and cultural events, while connecting Birmingham’s downtown area with Southside and UAB’s campus.

Southern Museum of Flight:

Earn Your Wings – Bring your little pilot and soar above the clouds in our little pilots room. Kids enjoy building aircrafts, flying kites, and more.
Museum Open Tuesday – Thursday
9:30am – 4:30pm

Do you have or know of an event you would like to have added to our weekly calendar? Please email us at contact@birminghammommy.com, subject line “Events Calendar” – We would love to hear from you!

** All information listed on our calendar is subject to change without notice to us or you… We do our best to keep the information accurate and will always update as soon as we learn that something has changed. It’s always best to double check with the event via their website or a quick call, especially when weather can impact the event.