It’s Not Our Fault if Your Kids are Bored!
Thank you again to everyone that helped make Moms Rock 2014 a HUGE success. We had a great night, celebrated some amazing women and can’t wait to do it again next year!
Lots of fun stuff happening around Birmingham this week, libraries are a hot spot and we are looking forward to the weekend and the Whistle Stop Festival and Vulcan Aftertunes. If you missed the Middle Eastern Food Festival this past weekend, make sure to check out the Greek Food Festival going on later this week!
Monday September 22nd:
Tot Time with Ms Eve – Avondale Public Library
Join Mrs. Eve as she presents her favorite fabulous fall stories, songs, and crafts geared for 2 to 4 year olds with a caregiver. 24-hour advance registration required.
9:30a and 11:30a
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Tuesday September 23rd:
PJ Palooza Storytime – Avondale Library
Wear your pajamas and bring your favorite stuffed animal for a night of PJ stories, songs, and fun! 24-hour advance registration required. Please note that peanut butter will be served.
6:30pm
All Ages Storytime – Homewood Public Library
10:30am
Family Tours, Serve it Up– 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?
Serve It Up! What do you use to eat? Explore the Museum for all items. Hester Bateman created fancy silver items for people to use in the 1700s. Her artworks are some of many in the Museum that are used for food. How are other objects in the Museum the same, or different? Explore different cultures with a Museum educator. Come back to Bart’s ArtVenture to create something fancy for your table at home.
10:30
Storytime – Barnes and Noble Summit
Featured titles are Skippyjon Jones in Mummy Trouble by Judy Schachner and a reading of select letters from The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt and illustrated by Oliver Jeffers. Help Green show the Yellow and Orange Crayons all the great things they can be to help resolve their dispute over which is the true color of the sun. Customers will be invited to create a letter, make a list, draw or color a picture and place it in the Support the Crayons! Message Box.
11am
Elf on the Shelf Birthday Party – Barnes and Noble Summit
Join us for The Elf on the Shelf: A Birthday Tradition. Storytime, activities and treats. Be a special guest if you have a September birthday, but we’ll celebrate for all other months of the year, too!
4pm
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Wednesday September 24th:
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
All Ages Storytime – Homewood Public Library
10:30am
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Thursday September 25th:
42nd Annual Greek Festival – Holy Trinity-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Cathedral
It’s one of Birmingham’s most highly anticipated events and a true cultural experience, the festival is an act of love of Birmingham’s Greek community. Besides delicious Greek cuisine, you’ll enjoy live Greek music. Greek dancing by the youth, and a warm, spirited atmosphere that embraces everyone as family. As thousands of returning patrons can attest, you will leave a devoted fan.
10:30am – 10pm
Storytime Live – Hoover Public Library
Stories, songs, poetry, puppetry and more for ages 3 and up. Groups must register.
10:30am
PJ storytime – Hoover Public Library
Wear your pajamas to this storytime! Kids of all ages can enjoy stories, finger plays, songs, and a bedtime snack.
6:30pm
Bookmania: Star Wars Jedi Academy – Emmet O’Neal Library
4th-6th graders, read Star Wars Jedi Academy by Jeffrey Brown, then bring your friends to the library to enjoy pizza, games, and a chat about the book. Space is limited, so make sure to register.
6pm
Mommy and Me Storytime – Homewood Public Library
Storytime for the youngest patrons and friends.
9:30am and 10:30am
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Friday September 26th:
42nd Annual Greek Festival – Holy Trinity-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Cathedral
It’s one of Birmingham’s most highly anticipated events and a true cultural experience, the festival is an act of love of Birmingham’s Greek community. Besides delicious Greek cuisine, you’ll enjoy live Greek music. Greek dancing by the youth, and a warm, spirited atmosphere that embraces everyone as family. As thousands of returning patrons can attest, you will leave a devoted fan.
10:30am – 10pm
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Saturday September 27th:
Whistle Stop Festival – Historic Downtown Irondale
The Whistle Stop Festival annually brings a wide variety of food, crafts, music and other activities to Irondale’s Historic District.The Irondale Chamber of Commerce is located in the center of the festival.
9am – 5pm
42nd Annual Greek Festival – Holy Trinity-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Cathedral
It’s one of Birmingham’s most highly anticipated events and a true cultural experience, the festival is an act of love of Birmingham’s Greek community. Besides delicious Greek cuisine, you’ll enjoy live Greek music. Greek dancing by the youth, and a warm, spirited atmosphere that embraces everyone as family. As thousands of returning patrons can attest, you will leave a devoted fan.
10:30am – 10pm
Fiesta Birmingham – Linn Park
Diverse Hispanic dance and music performances. A family village that includes a FunZone, reading and storytelling tent, and family building together tent. Face painting, balloon artist, children’s performances and inflatables and much much more!
Noon – 8pm
Tickets are $5, you can purchase here
Museum day Live!
In the spirit of Smithsonian Museums, who offer free admission everyday, Museum Day Live! is an annual event hosted by Smithsonian magazine in which participating museums across the country open their doors to anyone presenting a Museum Day Ticket… for free.
- Only an official Museum Day Live! ticket is eligible for free entry. Official tickets can be found here on the Museum Day Live! Website.
- One ticket per household, for two people.
- A ticket will gain entry to only one of the participating museums, excluding parking and special events and exhibits.
- If museum reaches capacity, museum has the right to limit the number of guests until space becomes available.
Participating Museums in Birmingham and surrounding areas are
- Alabama Veterans Museum & Archives (Athens)
- Birmingham Civil Rights Institute (Birmingham)
- Iron and Steel Museum of Alabama (McCalla)
- Mary G. Hardin Center for Cultural Arts (Gadsden)
- Moundville Archaeological Park and Museum (Moundville)
- Old Alabama Town (Montgomery)
- Sci-Quest, Hands-on Science Center (Huntsville)
- SPLC’s Civil Rights Memorial Center (Montgomery)
- U.S. Space & Rocket Center (Huntsville)
- Vulcan Park and Museum (Birmingham)
Costume Character Visit, Biscuit the Dog – Barnes and Noble
Join us for Storytime, treats and crafts with Biscuit!
11am
Bart’s Art Cart – Birmingham Museum of Art
This drop-in art program for kids and families features a different theme from our galleries and art activity each month. Stop by to make art with Bart!
Grind your own shell to create a bead – just like some Native American cultures do! They used shells and glass beads as money to buy things they need. What would you buy?
11am – 1pm
Bart’s Books – Birmingham Museum of Art
This month, Bart has selected Cynthia Leitich Smith’s Jingle Dancer.
11am
Ride the Calera Shelby RR Train – Heart of Dixie RR Museum
RIDE THE TRAIN! The golden age of railroads and the rich heritage of the people who built and operated them come together at the Heart of Dixie, the official railroad museum for the state of Alabama. Visitors will see railroad artifacts and memorabilia in restored depots. Locomotives, railcars, railroad equipment and railroad signals are displayed in a large railroad yard — a living monument to railroad history.
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!
Adults ages 12 and up – 12.84
Child ages 2 through 11 – $9.17
Family Four Pack, Two adults & Two children – save $5
Caboose – $22.94
Locomotive – $32.11
11am and 2pm
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.
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Sunday September 28th:
Vulcan AfterTunes – Vulcan Park and Museum
Vulcan Park and Museum will kick off its 10th year of Vulcan AfterTunes featuring The Revivalists, Dumpstaphunk and Milo Greene.
Now in its 10th year, Vulcan AfterTunes has become a highly anticipated event for music lovers and a unique cultural outing for families to enjoy in a one-of-a-kind city setting! This fall, enjoy cool tunes, fresh brews and sweet views on Sunday afternoons with your favorite cast iron statue, Vulcan. Chill out in Birmingham’s backyard and end your week with some of the area’s best music while witnessing spectacular views of Birmingham’s city skyline. This three-part series features local and national singer/songwriter acts often heard on Birmingham Mountain Radio.
Adults-$15, Children 5-12- $8, Members- $8, Children 4 and under-Free
3pm – 6pm
Cahaba River Fry Down – Trussville Springs
Join the Cahaba River Fry-Down for fun, friends and a good ole’ fashioned fish fry!
Learn more about the relationship between water quality and the health of humans and aquatic life while socializing, eating, playing family-friendly games, visiting the beer garden, and competing in the Fry-Down.
Last year nearly 1,000 people joined us on the river for this day of fun and water-smart learning activities. Our Fry-Down competition was a great success, with 11 hotly-competing teams and an esteemed panel of judges. Partner organizations offered their knowledge about drinking water, low impact development, wildlife conservation, and ways to enjoy the Cahaba.
$20 per person
Noon – 4pm
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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.
