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BIRMINGHAM, AL – While the Birmingham Zoo has more than 500 animals showcased during the day, get ready for new animals appearing at night. Glow Wild:  An Animal Lantern Celebration will open one month from today. Sponsored by Alabama Power, Glow Wild will feature more than 100 lanterns showcasing international animals and one special tribute […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Oct. 25, 2023) — Happy Halloween Week, Birmingham! Looking for some fun events to attend in the area this week/weekend? We’ve got eight events for you to check out below… Hit the links above for more information about this weekend’s Halloween events, and tag us on social @inbirmingham in all of your Halloween […]

BIRMINGHAM SQUADRON’S NBA AFFILIATE TO TAKE ON THE HOUSTON ROCKETS AT LEGACY ARENA WITH TIP-OFF SET FOR 7:00PM BIRMINGHAM, Ala – The New Orleans Pelicans, and its stars, Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram, will return to Birmingham for a preseason game for the second consecutive season as New Orleans takes on former Auburn Tiger Jabari […]

Get ready to enjoy five events and 50+ renowned chefs over four days, headlined by FOOD+Fire: The Great Southern Tailgate on Saturday – Use promo code ‘INBirmingham’ for discounted tickets! (Birmingham, Ala.) Oct. 6, 2023 — The Birmingham FOOD+Culture Festival kicks off Thursday, October 12 and runs until Sunday, October 15, 2023, at venues around […]

By Mary Colurso | mcolurso@al.com | Oct. 3, 2023 Grab a margarita, munch on some chips and consider this question: What’s the best Mexican restaurant in Birmingham? Your answer may be different from ours, and that’s a very good thing. The metro area boasts a wealth of crave-worthy eateries that specialize in Mexican cuisine — fine […]

US Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown-Jackson and filmmaker Spike Lee visited Birmingham and spoke at separate events last weekend on the 60th anniversary of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Sept 25, 2023) – A year-long commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Birmingham Civil Rights campaign reached a crescendo recently with multiple […]

Presenting Sponsor PNC Bank Continues Decade-long Relationship with Museum Birmingham, AL (August 24, 2023) – The Birmingham Museum of Art (BMA) is thrilled to announce its presentation of the critically acclaimed exhibition Heroes and Villains: The Art of the Disney Costume created by the Walt Disney Archives and presented by PNC. Comprised of 70 costumes […]

America’s Oldest Professional Ballpark to Host Special Regular Season Game in Tribute to The Negro Leagues and Its Greatest Living Player, Birmingham Native, Willie Mays; On Tuesday, June 18th, Rickwood Also Will Host Minor League Contest Between the Birmingham Barons and Montgomery Biscuits MLB Press Release June 20, 2023 — Major League Baseball today announced […]

Largest convention in Birmingham since the pandemic generated an estimated economic impact of $7.5 million for Jefferson County BIRMINGHAM, AL (Aug. 8, 2023) — From August 2 through August 6, the Greater Birmingham area welcomed close to 4000 Black journalists from all four corners of the country for the 2023 National Association of Black Journalists […]

BIRMINGHAM, AL (July 11, 2023) — The Greater Birmingham Convention and Visitors Bureau had the distinct pleasure of joining members of the Greater Philadelphia Chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen on a recent tour of Birmingham’s own Southern Museum of Flight. 97-year-old Dr. Eugene Richardson, a former Tuskegee Airman, as well as 98-year-old Ms. Alma Bailey, […]