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Discover the best family-friendly events in Birmingham, Alabama! From day camps and mommy-and-me classes to exciting local attractions, find the perfect activities for your family.

Explore Birmingham family fun with our guide to kid-friendly events and experiences. Perfect for parents seeking fun and educational activities for children.

Perfumed Pages

O’Neal Library 50 Oak St, Mountain Brook, United States

Join us for a sweet smelling take on creative writing! Does a rose by any other name smell as sweet? We’ll explore the multifaceted aspects of rose fragrance in this workshop that combines perfume history, creative writing, botany, and a deep dive into different rose-based scents. Learn, smell, write, and grow with fellow perfume lovers. […]

Free

Safe Havens World Premiere & Additional Screenings

Sidewalk Cinema @ The Pizitz, 1821 Second Avenue North, Birmingham, AL, 35203, United States , United States

AlabamaTV Productions has partnered with Three Wolves Pictures and Mera Film Studios to make their mark in the world of independent films with their upcoming release, Safe Havens. Safe Havens is an independent drama film that revolves around a group of college students as they face life’s twists and turns including domestic abuse, racial discrimination, […]

$10 – $37

Get Up Sis Empowerment Session and Dinner

This empowerment session is for women of all ages, providing an intimate and social space to dialogue with each other, to build each other up, to encourage and push one another, and to also network. This is a monthly event. The host, Yolanda Nickerson, will lead the topic of discuss each month, and pass it […]

$45.00

Trivia Mondays at The Pizitz

Unleash your inner trivia master at The Pizitz Food Hall with North Alabama Trivia. Join us every Monday for a thrilling night of brain-teasing fun from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. Gather your friends, fuel up on delicious eats, and get ready to put your knowledge to the test!

Free

ETC presents Vulcan’s Spookypants

Birmingham Festival Theatre 1901 1/2 11TH AVENUE SOUTH, Birmingham, Alabama, United States

We’re scaring up comedy with our haunting twist on your favorite fast-paced improv games. A few tricks and lots of treats await as you scream with laughter at our Spookypants.

$12 – $15

Space One Eleven Summer Art Camps

Space One Eleven Arts Center 2409 Second Avenue North, Birmingham, AL, United States

Space One Eleven’s summer art camps are a perfect way for young artists to learn a new art form or improve upon their art skills! These camps give young artists ample time to dive into their projects, make friends, and create finished pieces of work for the end-of-summer student and teaching artist exhibition. All camps […]

“My Yoke is Easy and My Burden is Light” Gallery Hours

Space One Eleven Arts Center 2409 Second Avenue North, Birmingham, AL, United States

“My Yoke is Easy and My Burden is Light” How much will she be asked to carry? Always more. Buoyed by our predecessors’ paths to joy and liberation, we transmute pain into progress and become a beacon. Illumination is our charge and our destiny. The dual exhibition, “My Yoke is Easy and My Burden is […]

Free

Happy Hour at Ironwood

Valley Hotel 2727 18th Street South

Mon-Fri 2pm-6pm $6 Well Drinks $4 Select Draft Beers $12 Wine Flights $15 / $20 / $25 Whiskey Flight Food Specials

Happy Hour at Ironwood

Valley Hotel 2727 18th Street South

Mon-Fri 2pm-6pm $6 Well Drinks $4 Select Draft Beers $12 Wine Flights $15 / $20 / $25 Whiskey Flight Food Specials

Happy Hour at Ironwood

Valley Hotel 2727 18th Street South

Mon-Fri 2pm-6pm $6 Well Drinks $4 Select Draft Beers $12 Wine Flights $15 / $20 / $25 Whiskey Flight Food Specials

Free

Happy Hour at Ironwood

Valley Hotel 2727 18th Street South

Mon-Fri 2pm-6pm $6 Well Drinks $4 Select Draft Beers $12 Wine Flights $15 / $20 / $25 Whiskey Flight Food Specials

You Blew It! 1 Hour Glassblowing Sessions

RED MOUNTAIN MAKERS – FORGE AREA

Click here to register: https://www.redmountainmakers.org/event-5902725 Spend an hour long session with hot glass artist Garrett Pesta of whimsieshotglass to make as much glass art together as you can. From color pickup to shaping and blowing, what comes out is truly your work of art. Items include bowls, vases, flowers, ornaments, etc. No experience required! Hour […]

Monthly After School Fashion & Sewing Club

University Pickers – Huntsville 3405 Triana Blvd sw, Huntsville, AL, United States

The After School Fashion & Sewing Club is  all about inspiring young creatives to embrace their individual style  and confidence, while learning a skill that will stay with them a  lifetime.  Come learn about sewing, design, and fashion, while  building relationships with other club members.  We will be making a t-shirt into a vest our first session, after getting acquainted with one another! Students should bring an oversized t-shirt.  Machines and other supplies will be provided.   Students are welcome to bring their own machine, should they have one. Ages 14-18

$35

Family Night at Frothy Homewood

Frothy Monkey Homewood 930 Oxmoor Rd, Homewood, United States

Gather your loved ones and head to Frothy for Family Night on Tuesdays! There’s something for the whole family to enjoy. Family Nights – Tuesdays from 4pm – 8pm. – Extended Happy Hour – $2 off cocktails, $6 House Wine, and 2-for-1 draft beer – Wine Down Wednesday experience available – $18 for a flight […]

After School Skate

City Walk Skate Park 1706 9th Ave N, Birmingham, AL, United States

GROUP LESSON WITH SKATEPARK STAFF FOR ALL!

10% Tuesdays

Rojo 2921 Highland Ave S, Birmingham, AL, United States

10% TuesdaysRojo donates 10% of sales almost every Tuesday of the year to local non-profits from 5-10pm. Members of the non-profit are on site to discuss their work too! Take-out food orders are also included in the % donated. Aug 27 Firehouse Community Arts Center,Sept 3 Laura Crandall Brown Foundation, Sept 10 Jones Valley Teaching […]

Free

Yoga at The Pizitz

Laura Gadilhe DeCastra leads us in an in-person yoga flow** All levels welcome! Grab a free ticket. Bring your own mat and water. Class meets in The Gallery, located across from Ono Poke.

Free

FREE Adoption Prep. Courses in Birmingham

FREE Adoption Prep. Courses begin in Birmingham, AL on September 10th! During the Trauma Informed Parenting Strategies (TIPS) training, you will join a class of 6 to 15 families, forming a support system that often extends well beyond the program. The classes are co-led by a social work trainer and an adoptive parent, allowing participants […]

Free

Safe Havens World Premiere & Additional Screenings

Sidewalk Cinema @ The Pizitz, 1821 Second Avenue North, Birmingham, AL, 35203, United States , United States

AlabamaTV Productions has partnered with Three Wolves Pictures and Mera Film Studios to make their mark in the world of independent films with their upcoming release, Safe Havens. Safe Havens is an independent drama film that revolves around a group of college students as they face life’s twists and turns including domestic abuse, racial discrimination, […]

$10 – $37

Join Voices of the South Men’s acapella / barbershop chorus

Come sing with us! Voices of the South is a men’s singing chorus located in Birmingham, AL. We are the Central Alabama Chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society. We claim a deep heritage of talented men and chapter accomplishments as we draw men from across central Alabama to the joy of good singing and the […]

Free

Try to be Funny Tuesdays

Grey Bar 280 5426 Highway 280, Birmingham, AL, United States

Weekly open mic hosted by local comedians Cole Nalls and A.J. O’Leary. You can find us at Grey Bar 280 every Tuesday at 7:30 telling jokes and introducing our fellow comedians trying their darnedest to make you laugh. Come out if you want to grab a drink and laugh, and if you’re feeling brave you […]

Free

Chicago

BJCC Concert Hall 2100 Richard Arrington Blvd N, Birmingham, AL, United States

CHICAGO is still the one musical with everything that makes Broadway shimmy-shake: a universal tale of fame, fortune, and all that jazz, with one showstopping song after another and the most astonishing dancing you’ve ever seen. In the whirlwind of Chicago’s Jazz Age, two of the Cook County Jail’s most notorious murderesses—vaudeville star Velma Kelly […]

ETC presents Vulcan’s Spookypants

Birmingham Festival Theatre 1901 1/2 11TH AVENUE SOUTH, Birmingham, Alabama, United States

We’re scaring up comedy with our haunting twist on your favorite fast-paced improv games. A few tricks and lots of treats await as you scream with laughter at our Spookypants.

$12 – $15

Space One Eleven Summer Art Camps

Space One Eleven Arts Center 2409 Second Avenue North, Birmingham, AL, United States

Space One Eleven’s summer art camps are a perfect way for young artists to learn a new art form or improve upon their art skills! These camps give young artists ample time to dive into their projects, make friends, and create finished pieces of work for the end-of-summer student and teaching artist exhibition. All camps […]

“My Yoke is Easy and My Burden is Light” Gallery Hours

Space One Eleven Arts Center 2409 Second Avenue North, Birmingham, AL, United States

“My Yoke is Easy and My Burden is Light” How much will she be asked to carry? Always more. Buoyed by our predecessors’ paths to joy and liberation, we transmute pain into progress and become a beacon. Illumination is our charge and our destiny. The dual exhibition, “My Yoke is Easy and My Burden is […]

Free

Hayward Oubre

Join us for a midday ArtBreak with The William Cary Hulsey Curator of American Art, Katelyn D. Crawford. Crawford will give an overview on the work of Hayward Oubre, the subject of the BMA’s current exhibition, Hayward Oubre: Structural Integrity. Best known for his work with everyday materials—wire coat hangers—Oubre created modernist masterworks while living […]

Happy Hour at Ironwood

Valley Hotel 2727 18th Street South

Mon-Fri 2pm-6pm $6 Well Drinks $4 Select Draft Beers $12 Wine Flights $15 / $20 / $25 Whiskey Flight Food Specials

Happy Hour at Ironwood

Valley Hotel 2727 18th Street South

Mon-Fri 2pm-6pm $6 Well Drinks $4 Select Draft Beers $12 Wine Flights $15 / $20 / $25 Whiskey Flight Food Specials

Happy Hour at Ironwood

Valley Hotel 2727 18th Street South

Mon-Fri 2pm-6pm $6 Well Drinks $4 Select Draft Beers $12 Wine Flights $15 / $20 / $25 Whiskey Flight Food Specials

Happy Hour at Ironwood

Valley Hotel 2727 18th Street South

Mon-Fri 2pm-6pm $6 Well Drinks $4 Select Draft Beers $12 Wine Flights $15 / $20 / $25 Whiskey Flight Food Specials

Free

You Blew It! 1 Hour Glassblowing Sessions

RED MOUNTAIN MAKERS – FORGE AREA

Click here to register: https://www.redmountainmakers.org/event-5902726 Spend an hour long session with hot glass artist Garrett Pesta of whimsieshotglass to make as much glass art together as you can. From color pickup to shaping and blowing, what comes out is truly your work of art. Items include bowls, vases, flowers, ornaments, etc. No experience required! Hour […]

Live HealthSmart Market

The Live HealthSmart Mobile Market is filled with fresh produce and a selection of pantry staples, proteins, and dairy. Our grocery store-on-wheels has everything you need to cook (and eat) nutritious food at an affordable price. Learn More

Magic City Bootcamp

Legion Field 400 Graymont Avenue W, Birmingham, Alabama

The largest group fitness class in Alabama, Magic City Bootcamp is held Mondays and Wednesdays from 6:00pm – 7:15pm at the historic Legion Field. This event is lead by Darnell Green with BeDriven Fit Factory and Birmingham Park and Recreation. Monday classes are only $10 and Wednesdays are FREE. This fun-filled event has amazing coaches […]

Jamme’s Crunk Fitness Hip-Hop Workout @ The Pizitz

Pizitz Food Hall 1821 2nd Avenue North, Birmingham, AL, United States

Our fun, funky hip-hop dance workout is designed to give you a power-packed, full-body workout while you turn up to energizing beats, laughter, and dance. You’ll be drawn into a sweat-filled explosion of fun. Our classes are perfect for all levels, and you won’t even realize you’re working out! Come thru and get CRUNK! Visit […]

Intro to 3D Printing

RED MOUNTAIN MAKERS – 3D PRINTING & CIRCUIT LAB

Click here to register: https://www.redmountainmakers.org/event-5815945 In this course, participants will chose a pre-made 3d model and learn how to use RMM’s 3d printer ecosystem to bring 3d models to life with our Fused deposition modeling (FDM) printers (AKA filament printers). Prints will run overnight after the class, participants can pick up the completed project within […]

Safe Havens World Premiere & Additional Screenings

Sidewalk Cinema @ The Pizitz, 1821 Second Avenue North, Birmingham, AL, 35203, United States , United States

AlabamaTV Productions has partnered with Three Wolves Pictures and Mera Film Studios to make their mark in the world of independent films with their upcoming release, Safe Havens. Safe Havens is an independent drama film that revolves around a group of college students as they face life’s twists and turns including domestic abuse, racial discrimination, […]

$10 – $37

Brittle Bones Wednesdays

City Walk Skate Park 1706 9th Ave N, Birmingham, AL, United States

BEGINNER FRIENDLY SKATEBOARD SESSION

Wednesday Night Hop with Steel City Swing

Levite Jewish Community Center 3960 Montclair Road, Birmingham, United States

Grab your friends and get ready for a night of dancing with Steel City Swing! Whether you want to learn how to swing dance for the first time or you want to dive deeper into your technique, musicality, and connection, we want to see you out on the dance floor dancing with us! All skill […]

$7 – $10

Chicago

BJCC Concert Hall 2100 Richard Arrington Blvd N, Birmingham, AL, United States

CHICAGO is still the one musical with everything that makes Broadway shimmy-shake: a universal tale of fame, fortune, and all that jazz, with one showstopping song after another and the most astonishing dancing you’ve ever seen. In the whirlwind of Chicago’s Jazz Age, two of the Cook County Jail’s most notorious murderesses—vaudeville star Velma Kelly […]

ETC presents Vulcan’s Spookypants

Birmingham Festival Theatre 1901 1/2 11TH AVENUE SOUTH, Birmingham, Alabama, United States

We’re scaring up comedy with our haunting twist on your favorite fast-paced improv games. A few tricks and lots of treats await as you scream with laughter at our Spookypants.

$12 – $15

Space One Eleven Summer Art Camps

Space One Eleven Arts Center 2409 Second Avenue North, Birmingham, AL, United States

Space One Eleven’s summer art camps are a perfect way for young artists to learn a new art form or improve upon their art skills! These camps give young artists ample time to dive into their projects, make friends, and create finished pieces of work for the end-of-summer student and teaching artist exhibition. All camps […]

Putting the Pieces Together – Training for Child-welfare Professional, Adoptive and Foster Parents

Vestavia Hills Civic Center 1975 Merryvale Road, Vestavia Hills, AL, United States

This full-day (5.5 hours) training is FREE to parents and Alabama DHR staff. All other professionals seeking certification will be charged a fee of $55.00 for this NBCC approved training. TTN will assist social workers, mental health professionals, and residential/foster care/relative care providers in putting the pieces together more efficiently and effectively to serve the […]

“My Yoke is Easy and My Burden is Light” Gallery Hours

Space One Eleven Arts Center 2409 Second Avenue North, Birmingham, AL, United States

“My Yoke is Easy and My Burden is Light” How much will she be asked to carry? Always more. Buoyed by our predecessors’ paths to joy and liberation, we transmute pain into progress and become a beacon. Illumination is our charge and our destiny. The dual exhibition, “My Yoke is Easy and My Burden is […]

Free

Fall Bulbs, Spring Flowers

#image-595 + picture img { --focal-point: 50% 50%; } | Planting bulbs is a great way to add seasonal color to garden beds and containers. Among the many factors that determine success with bulbs, getting them in the ground at the right time is key. In this class Jefferson County Regional Extension Agent Bethany O’Rear […]

Fall Bulbs, Spring Flowers

#image-595 + picture img { –focal-point: 50% 50%; } | Planting bulbs is a great way to add seasonal color to garden beds and containers. Among the many factors that determine success with bulbs, getting them in the ground at the right time is key. In this class Jefferson County Regional Extension Agent Bethany O’Rear […]

Happy Hour at Ironwood

Valley Hotel 2727 18th Street South

Mon-Fri 2pm-6pm $6 Well Drinks $4 Select Draft Beers $12 Wine Flights $15 / $20 / $25 Whiskey Flight Food Specials

Happy Hour at Ironwood

Valley Hotel 2727 18th Street South

Mon-Fri 2pm-6pm $6 Well Drinks $4 Select Draft Beers $12 Wine Flights $15 / $20 / $25 Whiskey Flight Food Specials

Free

Happy Hour at Ironwood

Valley Hotel 2727 18th Street South

Mon-Fri 2pm-6pm $6 Well Drinks $4 Select Draft Beers $12 Wine Flights $15 / $20 / $25 Whiskey Flight Food Specials

Happy Hour at Ironwood

Valley Hotel 2727 18th Street South

Mon-Fri 2pm-6pm $6 Well Drinks $4 Select Draft Beers $12 Wine Flights $15 / $20 / $25 Whiskey Flight Food Specials

Monthly After School Fashion & Sewing Club Nov.21st

University Pickers – Huntsville 3405 Triana Blvd sw, Huntsville, AL, United States

The After School Fashion & Sewing Club is  all about inspiring young creatives to embrace their individual style  and confidence, while learning a skill that will stay with them a  lifetime.  Come learn about sewing, design, and fashion, while  building relationships with other club members.  We will be making a t-shirt into a vest our first session, after getting acquainted with one another! Students should bring an oversized t-shirt.  Machines and other supplies will be provided.   Students are welcome to bring their own machine, should they have one. Ages 10-13

$35

Caramelized Prime Rib Thursday Dinner at Perry’s Steakhouse & Grille

We’ve done it again… Perry’s Steakhouse & Grille, famous for our beloved Pork Chop Fridays, is thrilled to unveil our latest weekly culinary delight: the 16 oz. Caramelized Prime Rib Thursday Dinner! Savor a reimagined classic as our pecan-wood-fired prime rib is expertly crusted and caramelized to your preference—whether you like it medium-rare or well-done. […]

Girls night Out Silver Bells & Golden Girls

University Pickers – Huntsville 3405 Triana Blvd sw, Huntsville, AL, United States

Join us for an enchanting Girls Night Out at University Pickers, themed “Silver Bells and Golden Girls,” where excitement and celebration await! Bring your closest friends for an evening filled with delightful drinks, tasty snacks, and fantastic sales. Dress as your favorite Golden Girl for a chance to win prizes and enjoy quality time with […]

Learn to Make an Elegant Hand-crafted “Baron” Fountain Pen

RED MOUNTAIN MAKERS – WOODSHOP

Click here to register: https://www.redmountainmakers.org/event-5890314 Learn to make an elegant hand-crafted “Baron” Fountain Pen! The “Baron” fountain pen is trimmed with nibs, clips and other elements made out of the highest quality silver plating which gives each pen a distinguished look in addition to durability. Experience in turning would be helpful but is not required. […]

Safe Havens World Premiere & Additional Screenings

Sidewalk Cinema @ The Pizitz, 1821 Second Avenue North, Birmingham, AL, 35203, United States , United States

AlabamaTV Productions has partnered with Three Wolves Pictures and Mera Film Studios to make their mark in the world of independent films with their upcoming release, Safe Havens. Safe Havens is an independent drama film that revolves around a group of college students as they face life’s twists and turns including domestic abuse, racial discrimination, […]

$10 – $37

BMX Night

Skate Park 1706 9th Ave N, Birmingham, United States

A NIGHT DEDICATED TO OUR TWO WHEELED FRIENDS

Chicago

BJCC Concert Hall 2100 Richard Arrington Blvd N, Birmingham, AL, United States

CHICAGO is still the one musical with everything that makes Broadway shimmy-shake: a universal tale of fame, fortune, and all that jazz, with one showstopping song after another and the most astonishing dancing you’ve ever seen. In the whirlwind of Chicago’s Jazz Age, two of the Cook County Jail’s most notorious murderesses—vaudeville star Velma Kelly […]

ETC presents Vulcan’s Spookypants

Birmingham Festival Theatre 1901 1/2 11TH AVENUE SOUTH, Birmingham, Alabama, United States

We’re scaring up comedy with our haunting twist on your favorite fast-paced improv games. A few tricks and lots of treats await as you scream with laughter at our Spookypants.

$12 – $15