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Imagine for a moment: you’re behind the wheel of a Porsche. You crank the engine and feel it rumble alive beneath you, like a beast awakened. With an instructor strapped in beside you, you begin to take this animal of a car through its gears down a long straightaway. By the time you pass the […]

Featured Itinerary Brews, Booze & Tunes Craft beer, crafted cocktails, and live music are things that just go together. They also happen to be things we do well. When taken together in moderation in a vibrant, contemporary, city on the move, they give you the opportunity to see, hear, and taste what Birmingham is all […]

Featured Itinerary How to Plan Your Birmingham Pilgrimage People come from all over the United States to visit our most revered and soulful places just as the medieval English folk visited Canterbury. Literary types will tell you that Chaucer and his crew took about 8 days to make their pilgrimage to Canterbury and return home. […]

Feeding Your Soul at the Dinner Table of the South The Cathedral at Canterbury over in England was a focal point for Christian pilgrims during the middle ages. Well, we’re here to tell you that Canterbury has nothing on us. People come from all over the United States to visit our most revered and soulful […]

Featured Itinerary Kids Rule This weekend packed with fun and excitement is a great way to discover so many of the things Birmingham has to offer the young, or just the young at heart. Top Events SliceFest Lakeview District June 1 SliceFest 2019 celebrates its 8th anniversary on Saturday, June 1st as Birmingham’s largest food […]

Featured Itinerary Bite Off All You Can Chew Birmingham is fast becoming the go-to food destination in the southeast. Established, award-winning chefs, coupled with a new crop of up-and-coming stars, this 4-day experience is one you – and your taste buds – won’t soon forget. Top Events Regions Tradition Greystone Golf & Country Club May […]

Top Events Honda Indy Grand Prix Barber Motorsports Park April 5-7 In its 10th year, the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama presented by America’s First is a signature event in the INDYCAR circuit. The 2.38-mile road course, with 17 flowing turns and 80 feet of elevation change, challenge drivers and engineers unlike any other […]

As home to Alabama’s largest convention complex,  thriving entertainment districts and plenty of Southern hospitality, Birmingham is centrally located within the Southeast region of the country and ready to host your event. Let’s Meet The Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex campus has 350,000 square feet of convention and exhibition space along with an 18,000-seat arena and 4,000 […]

Why our city should make the shortlist for your next getaway Whether you come to Birmingham for a weekend of fun, a business conference, or another activity, there are a number of reasons you’ll be happy you chose the ‘Ham. Seven, to be exact. Seven wonders – some will surprise you and astound you, others […]

FEATURED ITINERARY Family Adventure FEATURED EVENTS Birmingham Legion Kick-off Starts on March 9 BBVA Compass Field Grab your scarves and practice your chants. Birmingham Legion kicks off their first-ever season on March 9. Professional soccer has made it to Birmingham. More Info: https://www.bhmlegion.com/schedule-2019 Elevate the Stage March 8-9 Legacy Arena at the BJCC Are you ready […]