Category: Event Picks
Salsa Showdown
Join Alabama Baby & Child at the Salsa Showdown on Saturday, May 25th from 2pm-6pm at Avondale Brewing Co. Salsa Showdown is a fundraising competition hosted by the Sidewalk Film Festival Young Professionals Organization. Local restaurants and catering companies compete to determine who offers the best salsa, guacamole, queso and specialty dip. All proceeds benefit [...]
Celebrate Hoover Day!
Celebrate Hoover Day is scheduled for May 4 at 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. at the Veterans Park on Valleydale. The event is FREE to the public and great for families and children of all ages. A Veterans Memorial Plaza Dedication Ceremony with Iwo Jima re-enactment will start the event at 10:00 a.m. Activities for kids [...]
Imagination Festival at the Magic City Art Connection
The Imagination Festival sponsored by Regions Bank will take place during The Magic City Art Connection April 26-28 at Linn Park from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Artists will lead over 25 FREE workshops for children. Other activities include the EyeBeam art and architecture project, a Backyard Productions Stage featuring cultural dance performances, and the Imagine That Parades. Parents [...]
Spring Break Camp Round-Up 2013
Spring break is almost here! A list of fun spring break camps for your children are listed below. March 18 – 22 March 26 – 28 Ruffner Mountain 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Ages 5-10 Members $30, Non Members $40 per day Ruffner Mountain Spring Break Camp is available for one day or multiple days. [...]
Harlem Globetrotters Special Ticket Discount Offer
The world famous Harlem Globetrotters are taking child participation and fun to a whole new level when they come to Pete Hanna Center in Birmingham on Sunday, March 17, 2013, at 4:00 p.m. For the first time ever, during the Globetrotters’ 2013 “You Write the Rules” World Tour, fans will decide the rules for the [...]
Special Discount to Disney Live! Mickey’s Music Festival
See Mickey Mouse and his friends live in action on March 8-9th at the BJCC Concert Hall in Birmingham, Alabama. Mickey Mouse and friends rock the world with the stars from The Little Mermaid, Aladdin and Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story in their new touring show Disney Live! Mickey’s Music Festival. Disney hits are remixed to the [...]
Groundhog Day at Birmingham Zoo
The Birmingham Zoo’s groundhog, Birmingham Bill, is set to make his prediction on February 2, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. Will he see his shadow or predict six more weeks of winter? This Saturday you and your children can join in the activities at 9:30 a.m. Hot chocolate and coffee will be provided while you play [...]
DISCOUNT code for Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus
Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus coming to the BJCC (Birmingham Jefferson Civic Complex) January 24-27. Use offer code ELEPHANT and get $6 off each ticket in the $24 and $14 price level for all Friday – Sunday performances! Offer can be redeemed at Ticketmaster.com, Ticketmaster Outlets, Ticketmaster Charge By Phone, or the BJCC [...]
Kids-A-Million Grand Opening
Books-A-Million in will introduce a completely re-designed Kids-A-Million specialty department on the second floor of the Brookwood Village location. Customers can tour the new 8,000 square foot Kids-A-Million on November 10, 2012 during the grand opening activities that will include kids’ activities, games and giveaways. To celebrate the grand opening, the first 500 shoppers on November 10 will receive a [...]
Wonder Kids Workshops at Moss Rock Art Festival
Make sure to visit the FREE Moss Rock Art Festival at The Preserve in Hoover on Saturday and Sunday for these great Interactive art workshops for kids using the observation of nature as a launching point for creative projects. Sylvia Toffel Rhythms and Movement in the WOODS Dance the rhythm with guided instructions Peyton Guthrie [...]
Home-made Halloween Costume Contest
Going Green for Halloween By Alex Kunzman Encouraging creativity was my mother’s approach to everything. Supplying our Halloween costumes was no exception. Ideas took shape, and things lying around the house became the building blocks of our costumes or characters. One Halloween back in the 1980s, I went as a private detective. I grabbed an [...]
Kick’n Chick’n WingFest to benefit Magic Moments of Alabama
The Kick’n Chick’n Wing Fest benefiting Magic Moments will take place Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012 in the streets of the SoHo Square in downtown Homewood from 11:30 am to 4:30 pm. The football inspired, tailgate-themed event challenges local restaurants to cook their best hot and alternative flavored chicken wings for attendees to sample. Proceeds from the event [...]
Tailgate Party that the Outlet Shops of Grand River
FUN FOR THE KIDS! Alabama Baby & Child will be at The Shops of Grand River on Saturday, September 29 from 10am-5pm with the Kid Zone tent. Stop by with the kids for old fashioned games like – jump rope, hula hoop, cornhole, coloring activities and more! Plus register for great prizes including 4 tickets [...]
Read and Romp Birmingham
Read and Romp-Birmingham, a FREE family literacy event will be held at Railroad Park on Saturday, September 15th from 9 a.m. to 12 noon for children 3-5 years of age and their families. Children will be engaged in fun, learning-based activities themed around popular children’s books. Children will visit 12 different stations manned by local organizations [...]
Mom’s Night Out at Homewood’s Fashion Night Out
On Thursday, September 6 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. the streets of downtown Homewood will turn into a fashion block party. Fashion Night Out will take place on 18th Street in Homewood and will feature fashion shows, art, food trucks and retailers will stay open late! Mom this is your party too! The baby [...]
Back-to-School Bash at the Shops of Grand River
Teen Vogue and the folks at the Shops of Grand River are making shopping a blast. On Saturday, August 18 from 11am to 6pm there will be fashion shows, entertainment, prizes and music. Details below: Back to School Fashion Shows | 12pm, 1pm, 2pm Featuring fashions from Aeropostale, Charlotte Russe, The Children’s Place, GAP Factory [...]
Sidewalk Film Family Festival Planner
The 14th annual Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival, a celebration of new independent cinema in downtown Birmingham, is set to take place August 24-26, 2012. As part of the celebration there is a FREE Family Film festival for screening shorts and features appropriate for children as young as 5 years old. The free family films will [...]
Fairy Tale Ball
Make plans NOW to attend the 6th Annual Fairy Tale Ball Saturday, August 25, 2012 6 o’clock until 9 o’clock in the evening Sheraton Birmingham Ballroom Valet Parking Semi-formal attire or children may wear costumes if they prefer. Fairy Tale Characters Come to Life! Cinderella, Peter Pan, Pirates, Merida, Robin Hood and Merry Men, Jack [...]
Birmingham Zoo Offers $5 Fun Days Two Weekends in a Row
The Birmingham Zoo invites the entire community to visit the Zoo during $5 Fun Days sponsored by Wells Fargo. Guests can take advantage of two weekends worth of $5 admission Friday, August 3rd through Sunday, August 5th and Friday, August 10th through Sunday, August 12th. To add to the excitement of $5 Fun Days, guests can see animals [...]
Family Event Picks July 20-28
July 20 Super WHY! Live 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM BJCC Super WHY Live: You’ve Got the Power is coming to the BJCC for one night only on Friday, July 20. There are two shows one at 6:30PM and one at 8:30PM. This is the first-ever live show based on the popular PBS KIDS TV [...]
