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.
UAB Alys Stephens Center
1200 10th Ave South, Birmingham, AL, United States
In commemoration of Black History Month and the opening of the Alabama Symphony Orchestra’s inaugural “Momentum Symposium for Future Music Professionals,” the ASO’s Celebration of Black History program includes a narration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s Letter from a Birmingham Jail and Aaron Copland’s Lincoln Portrait narrated by NBC-13 WVTM’s morning news anchor, Carla […]
UAB Alys Stephens Center
1200 10th Ave South, Birmingham, AL, United States
Please join the Alabama Symphony Orchestra for an inspirational concert featuring IMANI WINDS- Black and Brown- A Celebration of Composers of Color. The three-time GRAMMY® nominated Imani Winds has led both a revolution and evolution of the wind quintet through their dynamic playing, adventurous programming, imaginative collaborations and outreach endeavors that have inspired audiences of […]
UAB Alys Stephens Center
1200 10th Ave South, Birmingham, AL, United States
Christopher Confessore, conductor Marlowe Shepherd, guest vocalist Jacqueline Mulligan, guest vocalist Simon Mulligan, pianist Abraham Becker, bassist You’re invited! Celebrate 100 years of Rhapsody in Blue and George Gershwin with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra conducted by Chris Confessore, and joined by Birmingham favorite Marlowe Shepherd, and pianist Simon Mulligan. We will fill the room with […]
UAB Alys Stephens Center
1200 10th Ave South, Birmingham, AL, United States
Christopher Confessore, conductor Marlowe Shepherd, guest vocalist Jacqueline Mulligan, guest vocalist Simon Mulligan, pianist Abraham Becker, bassist You’re invited! Celebrate 100 years of Rhapsody in Blue and George Gershwin with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra conducted by Chris Confessore, and joined by Birmingham favorite Marlowe Shepherd, and pianist Simon Mulligan. We will fill the room with […]
UAB Alys Stephens Center
1200 10th Ave South, Birmingham, AL, United States
Tchaikovsky reported that he “put his entire soul” into this work and the resulting somber and sighing music gives the listener a rare glimpse into the life of a complex man struggling with his identity.
UAB Alys Stephens Center
1200 10th Ave South, Birmingham, AL, United States
Tchaikovsky is said to have “put his entire soul” into his final symphony and the resulting somber and sighing music gives the listener a rare glimpse into the life of a complex man struggling with his identity. Santiago Cañón-Valencia has been praised as one of the most promising young cellists of his generation. Watch as […]
UAB Alys Stephens Center
1200 10th Ave South, Birmingham, AL, United States
Tchaikovsky is said to have “put his entire soul” into his final symphony and the resulting somber and sighing music gives the listener a rare glimpse into the life of a complex man struggling with his identity. Santiago Cañón-Valencia has been praised as one of the most promising young cellists of his generation. Watch as […]
UAB Alys Stephens Center
1200 10th Ave South, Birmingham, AL, United States
Acclaimed for his stellar stage presence and joyous musicianship, cellist Sterling Elliott is a 2021 Avery Fisher Career Grant recipient and the winner of the Senior Division of the 2019 National Sphinx Competition. Witness as he performs Dvorak’s wistful yet powerful Cello Concerto in B minor. The orchestra will also perform Brahms’ Symphony No. 1. […]
Railroad Park
1600 1st Avenue South, Birmingham, AL
Since 2011, the ASO has been delighted to share music with over 130,000 people at the Symphony in the Summer series at Railroad Park. ASO can’t wait to see you there again on Memorial Day Weekend 2024! Stay tuned for more details on this highlight of the season.
Railroad Park
1600 1st Avenue South, Birmingham, AL
Since 2011, the ASO has been delighted to share music with over 130,000 people at the Symphony in the Summer series at Railroad Park. ASO can’t wait to see you there again on Memorial Day Weekend 2024! Stay tuned for more details on this highlight of the season.
Railroad Park
1600 1st Avenue South, Birmingham, AL
Since 2011, the ASO has been delighted to share music with over 130,000 people at the Symphony in the Summer series at Railroad Park. ASO can’t wait to see you there again on Memorial Day Weekend 2024! Stay tuned for more details on this highlight of the season.
Alys Stephens Center, Jemison Concert Hall
1200 10th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL, United States
Described by Shostakovich himself as “festive or celebrative in spirit,” The Festive Overture begins with a brass fanfare which later reappears before the work’s coda. The concert concludes with Saint – Saëns Organ Symphony No. 3. It is popularly known as the Organ Symphony, since, unusually for a late-Romantic symphony, two of the four […]
Birmingham Botanical Gardens
2612 Lane Park Road, Birmingham, AL
This year marks the 26th Annual Symphony Picnic at Birmingham Botanical Gardens. The concert is free and picnic meals are sold to raise funds to benefit the Alabama Symphony Orchestra. Join us on Sunday, September 29, 2024, at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens for one of Birmingham’s favorite fall family events!
Alys Stephens Center, Jemison Concert Hall
1200 10th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL, United States
Join the Alabama Symphony Orchestra for a Hip Hop fusion show with local Birmingham talent Shaheed and D.J. Supreme! Perfect for all ages, this Young People’s Concert will fuse the orchestral artform with turntables, empowering messaging, and sick beats! Knowledge is power with the incorporation of STEAM components and a teacher guide for grades […]
BJCC Theatre
1001 19th Street North, Birmingham, AL, US
Join the Alabama Symphony Orchestra and Birmingham Children’s Theatre in the story of a young boy’s adventure with his grandfather and animal friends! Peter and the Wolf, a “symphonic tale for children” was written by Sergei Prokofiev in 1936 to introduce young audiences to the instruments of the orchestra. This reimagined musical adventure is perfect for our youngest audiences, […]
BJCC Theatre
1001 19th Street North, Birmingham, AL, US
Join the Alabama Symphony Orchestra and Birmingham Children’s Theatre in the story of a young boy’s adventure with his grandfather and animal friends! Peter and the Wolf, a “symphonic tale for children” was written by Sergei Prokofiev in 1936 to introduce young audiences to the instruments of the orchestra. This reimagined musical adventure is perfect for our youngest audiences, […]
BJCC Concert Hall
2100 Richard Arrington Blvd N, Birmingham, AL, United States
The ASO takes you to the neon-lit era of leg warmers and hair spray. Back to the ’80s! The ASO brings to life classic hits that defined a generation with artists like Elton John, Madonna, Billy Joel, Steve Winwood, Cyndi Lauper, and much more. This show will have you singing along like you’re with […]
Alys Stephens Center, Jemison Concert Hall
1200 10th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL, United States
The orchestra will perform The Symphonie fantastique, a piece of music that tells the story of a gifted artist who, in the depths of hopelessness and despair because of his unrequited love for a woman, has poisoned himself with opium. The piece tells the story of the artist’s drug-fueled hallucinations, beginning with a ball […]
Alys Stephens Center, Jemison Concert Hall
1200 10th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL, United States
In celebration of Carlos Izcaray’s 10 years as Music Director of the ASO, the orchestra will perform an anniversary program featuring works Maestro Izcaray conducted at his opening concert in 2013. La Péri, written in 1911, and was Dukas’ last published work is not as well known as The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, this ballet has […]
Alys Stephens Center, Jemison Concert Hall
1200 10th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL, United States
October 30 at 7pm | UAB’s Alys Stephens Center Carlos Izcaray, conductor Amerigo Marino: Stars Fell on Alabama Brian Raphael Nabors: Letters from Birmingham William Levi Dawson: Negro Folk Symphony As the only full-time orchestra in the state, the Alabama Symphony Orchestra (ASO) is the arts organization with the artistic and organizational capacity to […]
Alys Stephens Center, Jemison Concert Hall
1200 10th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL, United States
(Alabama Symphony Orchestra) Join the ASO as they record a concert to preserve the Alabama legacy as never done before. This once-in-a-lifetime concert will feature Brian Raphael Nabors’ Letters from Birmingham (2022), William Dawson’s Negro Folk Symphony (1934), and Stars Fell on Alabama (1934), arranged by ASO’s fourth music director Amerigo Marino.
The Alabama Symphony Orchestra and Maestro Chris Confessore join Dr. Susie Sonata in this engaging, full STEAM ahead Great Orchestra Experiment! This interactive concert is sure to engage all the senses as students experience the orchestra through the lens of science, technology, engineering, and math! Commissioned by the Alabama Symphony Orchestra and written by […]
Samford University’s Brock Recital Hall
880 Montague Dr, Birmingham, AL
Artists Daniel Szasz, violin Warren Samples, cello Yakov Kasman, piano Program to Include Haydn: Trio in G major No. 39 Hob. XV/25 (15’) Mozart: Trio in G major KV 564 (17’) Beethoven: Trio No. 5 in D major (Op. 70 No. 1) “Ghost” (30’)
