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Thunder on the Mountain over Vulcan Park & Museum – Photo credit Nathan Watson/Bham Now The 4th of July is just around the corner, and fireworks shows and festivals will kick off as early as June. Read on for some of the best spots to see a spectacular show and celebrate Independence Day-style across Birmingham. […]

Included in the New York Times list of America’s best pizza is Greater Birmingham’s own Post Office Pies Original article by the New York Times Pizza in America has never been better. The wood-fire Neapolitan pizzerias that took off in the early 2000s, and have been spreading ever since, taught Americans to ask more of […]

Original article by Mark Inabinett at AL.com “MLB at Rickwood: A Tribute to the Negro Leagues” will not be big-league baseball’s last visit to Birmingham, Rob Manfred told the San Francisco Chronicle. But the commissioner of baseball isn’t sure when or how Major League Baseball will return. “We’re going to be back in Birmingham at […]

Celebrating the gift of life and raising awareness at the world’s largest gathering of the transplant community The 2024 Transplant Games, which will take place July 5-10, is a national, festival-style, multi-sport event that will bring together nearly 10,000 members of the transplant community, including transplant recipients, living donors, donor families, caregivers, transplant and donation […]

Honor culture and freedom at the annual Juneteenth Celebration on Saturday, June 15, from 10am-4pm in the Birmingham Civil Rights & 4th Ave Business Districts WHO: Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Urban Impact Inc., and Creed63 WHAT: Birmingham’s 2024 Juneteenth Celebration WHEN: Saturday, June 15, 2024 – 10am to 4pm WHERE: In the Historic Civil Rights & […]

Take, take me out to the Major League ballgame at America’s Oldest Ballpark! Rickwood Field, the oldest professional ballpark in the United States and former home of the Birmingham Black Barons of the Negro Leagues, hosted a special Regular Season contest between the St. Louis Cardinals and San Francisco Giants on Thursday, June 20, 2024. […]

Celebrate Culinary Diversity and Community Spirit in The Magic City September 19-22, 2024  (Birmingham, Ala.) May 14, 2024— The Birmingham FOOD+Culture Festival returns for its highly anticipated second edition this September 19-22, 2024. Get ready to indulge in a feast for the senses as the festival showcases the rich tapestry of flavors and traditions that […]

For Alabama fans ready to cheer on their team, Delta is offering special nonstop flights ahead of and after the matchup at Wisconsin and at Oklahoma from Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) Delta wants to make sure college football fans enjoy seamless travel options to this fall’s most-anticipated games. With more than 50 nonstop flights and […]

New study shows record visitor spending, tax revenue, and jobs generated in 2023 BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (May 23, 2024) – Tourism provided a record level of impact for Jefferson County last year, the Greater Birmingham Convention and Visitors Bureau (GBCVB) announced today, at an event celebrating U.S. Travel Association’s National Travel & Tourism Week. In 2023, […]

Grassroots leaders from across the country connected for three days to share new ideas and best practices in their committed movement to develop accessible, prosperous, resilient communities from Arizona to Vermont BIRMINGHAM, AL (May 22, 2024) – Main Street America’s annual conference took place at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex in early May, and a Main […]