It’s Not Our Fault if Your Kids are Bored!
Summer is winding down and a few of the Summer Reading Finales will be happening this week. The Barons will be home again later this week and the $5 Fun Days will kick off at the Birmingham Zoo. If you love music make sure to check out the Schaeffer Eye Center City Fest at Railroad Park.. General Admission is Free and will be great for the entire family.
Have a great week!
Sunday July 20th:
Birmingham Barons – Regions Field
vs. Mississippi Braves
3:00pm
National Ice Cream Day – Homewood Public Library
Summer readers, come by for a free scoop of ice cream!
2:30pm
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Monday July 21st:
Monday Movie – Homewood Public Library
Join your family and friends at the Homewood Public Library for an evening movie and snack!
3:00pm
Tot Time with Mrs. Eve. How Does the Garden Grow– Avondale Library
Join us as we share stories, songs, and experiments to engage the backyard scientist in all of us! Stories, songs, and crafts geared for 2 to 4 year olds with a caregiver. 24-hour advance registration required.
10:30am
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Tuesday July 22nd:
Magic Science Circus – Emmet O’Neal Library
The always-hilarious Arthur Atsma returns for a magic science circus. All ages. No registration required.
10:30am
Summer Reading Finale – Hoover Public Library
A jam-packed musical concert that encourages kids to SING LOUD, JUMP HIGH and DREAM BIG in the Library Theatre!
10:30, 2pm and 6:30pm
Family Tours, What does a Warrior Wear – Birmingham Museum of Art
FREE // Meet in the Main Lobby
Join the Museum educators to explore the galleries in a fun, interactive experience! Discover Bart the Art Bat’s favorite artworks during these FREE, drop-in tours. After your tour, visit Bart’s ArtVenture to make an art project inspired by what you saw. What will you discover?
What Does a Warrior Wear
10:30
Summer Reading Finale – Bessemer Library
Summer Reading Finale will celebrate all our readers who have participated and met reading goals! This is the last hurrah of the summer! Join us! Ages: 2-11 yrs. old
10am – Noon
Skin and Bones Comedy Circus – Clay Community Center
Packed with family entertainment, this show features trained dogs and potbellied pigs, juggling, low wire, magic, and plenty of comedy. Join us for our 5th annual summer library program! We have lots of fun events planned for the whole family, whether you are participating in the reading portion of the program or not!
10am – 1pm
Storytime – Barnes and Noble Summit
Come meet Clifford — the biggest red dog you’ve ever seen! He is sweet, cuddly and very clumsy, but his family loves him. Join us to see why!
11am
Storytime for All Ages – Homewood Public Library
Story Time
10:30am
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Wednesday July 23rd:
Summer Reading Finale – Hoover Public Library
A jam-packed musical concert that encourages kids to SING LOUD, JUMP HIGH and DREAM BIG in the Library Theatre!
10:30 and 2pm
Get Pop Cultured Day: Batman – Barnes and Noble Summit
Batman Day: A Get Pop-Cultured with Barnes & Noble Event. Join us as we celebrate DC Comics’ Caped Crusader’s 75th Anniversary. Costume contest for all ages. Trivia all day. Make a Bat-stache in music at 3:00 and 7:00 pm.
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 July 24th:
Summer Reading Finale – Hoover Public Library
A jam-packed musical concert that encourages kids to SING LOUD, JUMP HIGH and DREAM BIG in the Library Theatre!
10:30 and 2pm
Throwback Thursday Kids Club – Alabama Theatre
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Tickets are $2 for kids and $5 for adults. Kids MUST be accompanied by an adult.
Doors open at 9 am to start activities, and the movie begins at 10.
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Friday July 25th:
Friday Movie Madness – Vestavia Hills Library in the Park
Popcorn and drinks provided. Movie list can be picked up at the Children’s Desk.
10:30am
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Saturday July 26th
Birmingham Barons – Regions Field
vs. Tennessee Smokies
6:30pm
Schaeffer Eye Center CityFest – Railroad Park
Featuring a phenomenal music lineup including the Grammy Award winning hip hop band, The Roots. Local favorites Taylor Hicks and Reuben Studdard will open the festival and one to two additional acts will be announced soon.
The Bud Light Stage will host a full line up of great music the entire family can come out to enjoy. Opening with local celebrities Taylor Hicks and Reuben Studdard again emphasizes the importance of the music scene in Birmingham. Headlining the festival is the always entertaining and engaging act, The Roots, currently the house band on NBC’s Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.
Free General Admission
Noon – 11pm
$5 Fun Days – Birmingham Zoo
Visit the Zoo during $5 Fun Days and take advantage of discounted admission!
Wild West Day – Hear of Dixie Railroad Museum
Travel back to the 1800s and experience life in the Wild West! Enjoy a train ride through the forests of Shelby County, but hang on to your gold and valuables just in case yer waylaid by desperados! The Black Hat Gang is known to hold up this train! Enjoy old-timey western tunes with Mr. Jim at the depot. Bring your camera for photos with the outlaws!
Refreshments, souvenirs and collectibles are available in the Visitor’s Center gift shop. A shaded picnic pavilion offers the perfect spot to enjoy the outdoors. Groups welcome!
10:00 am, 1:00 pm, 3:00 pm; Board 15 minutes before departure time.
Barts Art Cart – Birmingham Museum of Art
we will extend the colors of spring with cherry blossoms and bamboo! Study the careful and intentional art-making of Japanese artists in our Japanese galleries and the Lethal Beauty exhibition. Make your own scroll inspired by nature to remember spring.
11am
Family Tours, What does a Warrior Wear – Birmingham Museum of Art
FREE // Meet in the Main Lobby
Join the Museum educators to explore the galleries in a fun, interactive experience! Discover Bart the Art Bat’s favorite artworks during these FREE, drop-in tours. After your tour, visit Bart’s ArtVenture to make an art project inspired by what you saw. What will you discover?
What Does a Warrior Wear
10:30
Family Storytime – Emmet O’Neal Library
Bring the entire family and join Mr. Mac for stories and music each Saturday morning.
10:30 a.m.
Storytime – Barnes and Noble Summit
Clifford the Big Red Dog is coming to Barnes & Noble! Join us for storytime, a cool treat, and photos with Clifford!
11am
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Sunday July 27th:
Birmingham Barons – Regions Field
vs. Tennessee Smokies
3pm
Summer Film Series – Alabama Theatre
Sound of Music
Tickets are $8 and will be available at the door or in advance through Ticketmaster.
2pm – Doors open 1 hour before showtime.
$5 Fun Days – Birmingham Zoo
Visit the Zoo during $5 Fun Days and take advantage of discounted admission!
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Local Attractions Open Daily!
McWane Science Center:
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: Tornado Alley, Great White Shark, To the Arctic, Island of Lemurs: Madagascar
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.
