Birmingham Resta
urant is in full swing and in case you weren’t sure what to do with the kids, take them with you! Many of the participating restaurants are offering a Kid Friendly Menu.
Sidewalk film festival kicks off this week! You can get the full line up of the Family Film Festival from our previous post.
There are several storytimes, Zoo Olympics, and a Lowe’s Build and Grow clinic happening – What ever you choose to do this week, have fun and stay cool
It’s Not Our Fault if Your Kids are Bored!
Sunday August 21st:
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
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
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
2:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m
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 22nd:
Holy Inappropriateness! We couldn’t find any special events happening in the Ham’ today. Make sure to check our list below for fun exhibits happening daily at our local attractions.
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Tuesday August 23rd:
Get Rhythm West African Drum Circle – Birmingham Public Library
Birmingham Public Library (BPL) welcomes back John Scalici and his Get Rhythm drum circle program. Scalici started jamming for BPL in 2006, when he first entertained crowds of children with his interactive drum circles that teach group participation, self-expression, and communication.
4:30pm
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Wednesday August 24th:
Wonderful Wednesday Storytime – Barnes and Noble Summit
It’s Yertle the Turtle! Have some fun with us as we read while taking a look at NOOK! Then we’ll create some arts and crafts. After, you can play in our Toys & Games Department.
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 25th:
Alabama Outdoor Climbing Wall –
Alabama Outdoors’ family friendly climbing wall:
2pm-6pm. Admission: Free!
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Friday August 26th:
Sidewalk Film Festival
The 13th annual Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival, a celebration of new independent cinema in downtown Birmingham. Since its debut in 1999, filmmakers from across the country and around the world have come to Birmingham to screen their work at Sidewalk and have been thrilled to discover fresh, enthusiastic crowds eager to devour new independent cinema.
With nine venues located within Birmingham’s historic Theatre District (featuring the newly restored Alabama Theatre, a 2,200 seat movie palace built by Paramount in 1927), spontaneity rules the schedule of Sidewalk attendees. Low-priced weekend passes provide easy access to Sidewalk venues, encouraging attendees to seek out new films and sample programming they may not otherwise see. The result is a crowd rich in diversity and united in a hunger for new film.
For more information and a complete schedule visit their site
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 27th:
Sidewalk Film Festival
The 13th annual Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival, a celebration of new independent cinema in downtown Birmingham. Since its debut in 1999, filmmakers from across the country and around the world have come to Birmingham to screen their work at Sidewalk and have been thrilled to discover fresh, enthusiastic crowds eager to devour new independent cinema.
With nine venues located within Birmingham’s historic Theatre District (featuring the newly restored Alabama Theatre, a 2,200 seat movie palace built by Paramount in 1927), spontaneity rules the schedule of Sidewalk attendees. Low-priced weekend passes provide easy access to Sidewalk venues, encouraging attendees to seek out new films and sample programming they may not otherwise see. The result is a crowd rich in diversity and united in a hunger for new film.
For more information and a complete schedule visit their site
A Very Hungry Caterpillar Storytime – Pottery Barn Kids Summit
Kids can read along and help build a mobile about healthy eating and more!
11am
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
Lowe’s Build and Grow Clinic
Your child will love building and decorating this awesome locker! Kit includes stickers, chalkboard and chalk
10am
Zoo Olympics – Birmingham Zoo
Come out to the Zoo for the Zoo Olympics and see how your athletic abilities measure up to those of the animals. A scavenger hunt map will be provided to find all the Zoo Olympic events throughout the Zoo. At event booths, you can learn about the special athletic abilities of the animals and then try out your own skills. Guests who participate in all of the events will receive a certificate at the end of their trek.
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
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish! How many fish do you count? Join us for some silly fun and create some arts and crafts. We will also sip on something sweet from our Cafe. Then, play in our Toys & Games Department and take a look at NOOK!
11am
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Sunday August 28th:
Sidewalk Film Festival
The 13th annual Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival, a celebration of new independent cinema in downtown Birmingham. Since its debut in 1999, filmmakers from across the country and around the world have come to Birmingham to screen their work at Sidewalk and have been thrilled to discover fresh, enthusiastic crowds eager to devour new independent cinema.
With nine venues located within Birmingham’s historic Theatre District (featuring the newly restored Alabama Theatre, a 2,200 seat movie palace built by Paramount in 1927), spontaneity rules the schedule of Sidewalk attendees. Low-priced weekend passes provide easy access to Sidewalk venues, encouraging attendees to seek out new films and sample programming they may not otherwise see. The result is a crowd rich in diversity and united in a hunger for new film.
For more information and a complete schedule visit their site
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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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.
