It’s hard to believe we’ve only got about 2 weeks left until Christmas. As we all prepare for the upcoming holidays and years end, this will be our last full calendar of events for 2011!
There are still plenty of activities going on this week including visits with Santa and the holiday film festival that kicked off at the Alabama Theatre.
There are a few festive storytimes happening and of course Zoolight Safari at the Birmingham Zoo. We’ll continue to update you on any events we come across between now and the end of the year so check our facebook page and twitter for the most current events.
We hope you all have a very happy holiday season!!
It’s Not Our Fault if Your Kids are Bored!
Sunday December 11th:
Zoolight Safari – Birmingham Zoo
The only place in Birmingham where it snows every night!
- Visit with Santa until Dec. 23
- Enjoy synchronized lights as they blink to your favorite holiday tunes
- Experience the holiday train ride, the carousel, story time, animal demos and more
- Take a hayride
- Watch the Santa Rollers
- Children’s Zoo barn will be open every night
- And so much more!
The Zoo will close at 4pm every night of ZooLight Safari and reopen at 5pm.
Animal exhibits will be closed during ZooLight Safari.
Admission $8, Free to Members.
Ride Tickets $3.50. Unlimited Attraction Wristband $10
5pm – 9pm
Barts Art Cart – Holiday Cards, Birmingham Museum of Art
Tis the season! Design and create custom holiday cards for your friends and family with Bart the Art Bat!
Visit Bart’s Art Cart in the main lobby to explore 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. Stop by and make art with Bart!
11am
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Monday December 12th:
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 December 13th:
Santa’s Gingerbread Man – Hoover Public Library
Our talented staff presents a tasty Christmas tale in the Library Theatre. After the show, we’ll decorate and eat gingerbread cookies. And you’ll have a chance to meet Santa!
6:30pm
Storytime – Homewood Public Library
Join us for the fun of it! All ages welcome. For larger groups, a call is nice but not necessary.
10:30am
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Wednesday December 14th:
Barnes and Noble Storytime – Summit
Join us as we read The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse, the latest book by the author of The Very Hungry Caterpillar. We’ll “color outside the lines” when we create some Eric Carle style crafts. Of course, we’ll have snacks too!
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 December 15th:
Storytime Fun – Vestavia Hills Library
join Ms. Amanda for Storytime Fun. Adventures of all kinds for kids ages 3 years through 5 years.
10:30am
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Friday December 16th:
Holiday Cookie Fun – North Avondale Library
Come join us as we make holiday cookies and funny stories!
3:00 – 4:30
Zoolight Safari – Birmingham Zoo
The only place in Birmingham where it snows every night!
- Visit with Santa until Dec. 23
- Enjoy synchronized lights as they blink to your favorite holiday tunes
- Experience the holiday train ride, the carousel, story time, animal demos and more
- Take a hayride
- Watch the Santa Rollers
- Children’s Zoo barn will be open every night
- And so much more!
The Zoo will close at 4pm every night of ZooLight Safari and reopen at 5pm.
Animal exhibits will be closed during ZooLight Safari.
Admission $8, Free to Members.
Ride Tickets $3.50. Unlimited Attraction Wristband $10
5pm – 9pm
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Saturday December 17th:
Zoolight Safari – Birmingham Zoo
The only place in Birmingham where it snows every night!
- Visit with Santa until Dec. 23
- Enjoy synchronized lights as they blink to your favorite holiday tunes
- Experience the holiday train ride, the carousel, story time, animal demos and more
- Take a hayride
- Watch the Santa Rollers
- Children’s Zoo barn will be open every night
- And so much more!
The Zoo will close at 4pm every night of ZooLight Safari and reopen at 5pm.
Animal exhibits will be closed during ZooLight Safari.
Admission $8, Free to Members.
Ride Tickets $3.50. Unlimited Attraction Wristband $10
5pm – 9pm
Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town – Columbiana Library
e’s making a list and checking it twice. Make sure to come to let the big guy know you have been good this year. The lovely Mrs. Claus will share stories from around the world, and everyone will have the chance to sit on Santa’s lap. Santa’s guest will also have the chance to experience new Christmas treats from different countries of the world.
10am – 12:00pm
Barts Books Snow Music – Birmingham Museum of Art
Dive into a winter wonderland and explore the sounds and feeling of snow.
11am
Barts Art Cart – Holiday Cards – Birmingham Museum of Art
Tis the season! Design and create custom holiday cards for your friends and family with Bart the Art Bat!
Visit Bart’s Art Cart in the main lobby to explore 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. Stop by and make art with Bart!
11am
Saturday Market – Pepper Place
Visit our region’s farming families at the Pepper Place Saturday Market. They grow vegetables and flowers, bake breads and cookies, cakes and pies, tend the bees, and drive into the Lakeview District of Birmingham to sell the fruits of their labors.
In addition to farmers, bakers and beekeepers you can enjoy local musicians on two stages while sipping a fresh cup of coffee or enjoying a light breakfast. There is a cooking demonstration at 9:00 a.m. every Saturday morning by Birmingham’s finest chefs.
7am – Noon
Christmas Storytime– Barnes and Noble Summit
Join us as we read It’s Christmas, David! by David Shannon. Will Santa bring David presents or a lump of coal? Find out at today’s Storytime. We’ll also make our own Christmas crafts and have some holiday snacks!
11am
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Sunday December 18th:
Zoolight Safari – Birmingham Zoo
The only place in Birmingham where it snows every night!
- Visit with Santa until Dec. 23
- Enjoy synchronized lights as they blink to your favorite holiday tunes
- Experience the holiday train ride, the carousel, story time, animal demos and more
- Take a hayride
- Watch the Santa Rollers
- Children’s Zoo barn will be open every night
- And so much more!
The Zoo will close at 4pm every night of ZooLight Safari and reopen at 5pm.
Animal exhibits will be closed during ZooLight Safari.
Admission $8, Free to Members.
Ride Tickets $3.50. Unlimited Attraction Wristband $10
5pm – 9pm
Barts Art Cart – Holiday Cards, Birmingham Museum of Art
Tis the season! Design and create custom holiday cards for your friends and family with Bart the Art Bat!
Visit Bart’s Art Cart in the main lobby to explore 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. Stop by and make art with Bart!
11am
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Local Attractions Open Daily!
McWane Science Center:
Winter Wonderland:
This magical holiday experience gives families a chance to learn about the science of the season together as they play in the snow, go ice fishing, and watch toy trains zip around the tracks.
Winter Wonderland offers something for everyone in the family to enjoy together. Inside the snow room, children can make snow angels, build snow castles and more. Children can catch fish through the ice in the ice fishing area.
Guests can even sled down the giant slide between the third and second floors in the museum or try the zip line.
Families also have a chance to see toy trains of every shape and size zipping around the tracks in the Magic of Model Trains area. This year children will be able to become conductors at one of the new stations and also see several new additions to the train sets.
Through January 8th 2012
Magic of Model Trains Exhibit:
The Magic of Model Trains exhibit offers families a chance to see toy trains of every shape and size zipping around the tracks. This year children will enjoy the chance to become a conductor at one of the new stations and also see several new additions to the train sets. Through January 8th 2012
IMAX
McWane Science Center’s IMAX® Dome Theater puts you in the center of the action by projecting breathtaking quality images onto the 5-story-tall dome screen and delivering intense surround sound through almost 3 tons of speakers and subwoofers.
Now Showing: Born to Be Wild, Flying Monsters and Santa vs The Snowman
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.
