Birmingham Events Calendar: July 31st – August 7th

Summertime is winding down as the thoughts of school supplies and new shoes are dancing in your heads!

There are still a few Free and Discounted Movies going on around town, you can still take advantage of the deliciousness of the Farmer’s Markets and starting this Thursday, the Birmingham Zoo will kick off their $5 fun days that will run through the weekend.

The LEGO store at the Galleria will extend it’s Mini Build this month and make it a 2 day event to celebrate the grand opening of LEGOLAND in Florida!

Have a GREAT week!

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

Sunday July 31st:

Barts Art Cart – Birmingham Museum of Art

American Flags

Show your patriotism by creating a colorful flag with Bart! The Museum offers a fun and free drop-in art program for kids and families! 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!
1pm

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Monday August 1st:

Holy Inappropriateness! We couldn’t find any special events happening in the Ham’ Today! Check our list of local attractions that are open daily!

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Tuesday August 2nd:

LEGO Mini Build – Riverchase Galleria
LEGO Adirondack Chair: begins at 5:00pm until supplies last.
Models are not for sale and cannot be purchased. One free per child. Event is open to children ages 6 to 14 only. See store for more details

Free or Discounted Movies
Amstar Alabaster – Charlotte’s Web
Regal Trussville – Ramona and Beezus and Yogi Bear
Edge 12 – Spirit: Stallion of the Cimmaron, Alvin and the Chipmunks, The Squeakuel

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Wednesday August 3rd:

LEGO Mini Build – Riverchase Galleria
LEGO Adirondack Chair: begins at 5:00pm until supplies last.
Models are not for sale and cannot be purchased. One free per child. Event is open to children ages 6 to 14 only. See store for more details

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
I Wish That I Had Duck Feet! Have you ever wished you could be like an animal? Come have fun with us as we create some arts and crafts and enjoy this fun book!
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

Free or Discounted Movies
Amstar Alabaster – Charlotte’s Web
Regal Trussville – Ramona and Beezus and Yogi Bear
Edge 12 – Spirit: Stallion of the Cimmaron, Alvin and the Chipmunks, The Squeakuel

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Thursday August 4th:

$5 Fun Days at the Birmingham Zoo
The Birmingham Zoo invites the entire community to visit during Five Dollar Fun Days! Head this way to enjoy $5 admission, $1 hotdogs and FREE carousel rides. You won’t want to miss out on this experience plus several FREE activities and shows like the Red Diamond Sea Lion Splash Show, Wildlife Show, Boma Encounter, Animal Keeper Talks and much, much more!

Free and Discounted Movies
Carmike Summit – Shrek 2

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Friday August 5th:

$5 Fun Days at the Birmingham Zoo
The Birmingham Zoo invites the entire community to visit during Five Dollar Fun Days! Head this way to enjoy $5 admission, $1 hotdogs and FREE carousel rides. You won’t want to miss out on this experience plus several FREE activities and shows like the Red Diamond Sea Lion Splash Show, Wildlife Show, Boma Encounter, Animal Keeper Talks and much, much more!

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

Free or Discounted Movies
Homewood Park – Tangled
Helena Amphitheater – Tangled

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Saturday August 6th:

Wake Up with the Animals – Birmingham Zoo
Have you ever wanted to know what it’s like to be at the Zoo when the animals wake up? Well you’ll get your chance! Join us at the Wildlife Stage for special encounters and personal animal interactions. New this year to “Wake-Up with the Animals” will be an Elephant breakfast feeding and a special keeper talk in the Boma Yard. Also, you’ll enjoy breakfast at the Safari Cafe. Then, after breakfast, explore the Zoo and all it has to offer! Sign up today by calling 205.879.0409. Spacing is limited, so hurry!

Click here for a complete schedule of the morning’s events!

$5 Fun Days at the Birmingham Zoo
The Birmingham Zoo invites the entire community to visit during Five Dollar Fun Days! Head this way to enjoy $5 admission, $1 hotdogs and FREE carousel rides. You won’t want to miss out on this experience plus several FREE activities and shows like the Red Diamond Sea Lion Splash Show, Wildlife Show, Boma Encounter, Animal Keeper Talks and much, much more!

Black Creek Arts Festival – Black Creek Park, Fultondale

Neo Jazz Collective, Beverly’s Dance Unlimited and Rick and Jilda Watson, Singer/Songwriters to preform

Children’s arts activities include: Working with clay, kite making, nature rubs, paint on a communal mural on recycled wood and wire sculpturing.
10am – 4pm

Matinee – Alabama Theatre
Alabama Theater – E.T.
$7 adults $6 sr. citizens and children under 12. Available at the box office 1 hour before show time.

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
Green eggs and ham, do you like them? Sam does not! Let’s read together and then create some art.
11am

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Sunday August 7th:

$5 Fun Days at the Birmingham Zoo
The Birmingham Zoo invites the entire community to visit during Five Dollar Fun Days! Head this way to enjoy $5 admission, $1 hotdogs and FREE carousel rides. You won’t want to miss out on this experience plus several FREE activities and shows like the Red Diamond Sea Lion Splash Show, Wildlife Show, Boma Encounter, Animal Keeper Talks and much, much more!

Jazz in the Park – Birmingham Botanical Gardens
2nd annual Jazz in the Park concert series in Birmingham Botanical Gardens. Bring your picnic basket and lawn chair for an evening of Jazz featuring diverse group Birmingham area Jazz musicians. Jazz in the Park is a smoke-free event and healthy food vendors will be available including Jones Valley Urban Farm and West End Gardens.
5pm – 8pm

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.