A Birmingham Mom’s Ultimate Guide to October Events

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Kristina G
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October Events Birmingham

Happy Fall! Do you know where you are getting your Halloween costumes this year? Perhaps you are taking your kids to a pumpkin patch or a haunted house? Whatever your October traditions are, check out this list of October events in Birmingham!

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Guide to October Events

October 1 - October 3, 2026

October 1, 2026

9:00 am Sweet Peas Story Time at Calera Public Library
9:00 am Dino Safari
9:15 am Mommies Who Run Run Club
9:30 am Story Time at the Birmingham Zoo
10:30 am Time for Tales at Avondale Regional Branch Library
11:00 am Storytime at Helena Public Library
4:00 pm City Center Art Fall 2026 – Studio art classes for young artists in Grades 2-12

October 2, 2026

9:00 am Dino Safari
9:30 am Story Time at the Birmingham Zoo
10:00 am Teeny Tiny Time at Albert L Scott Library
10:00 am Storytime for Growin’ Beans with Ms. Allison: Letter E
10:45 am Small Fry Friday at Albert L Scott Library
5:00 pm Pinson Butterbean Days
6:00 pm Sunset Safaris
8:00 pm Weird Al Yankovic at Coca Cola Amphitheater

October 3, 2026

Y’all Aboard for a Train Ride!
9:00 am Dino Safari
9:30 am Story Time at the Birmingham Zoo
10:00 am Mommy & Me Group
4:00 pm Chelsea Park 2026 Fall Festival (Resident-Only Event)

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October 4 - October 10, 2026

October 1, 2026

4:00 pm Cullman Oktoberfest

October 4, 2026

9:00 am Dino Safari
9:30 am Story Time at the Birmingham Zoo
12:30 pm STEP UP for Down Syndrome

October 5, 2026

9:30 am Breakfast Club at Vestavia Hills Library
4:00 pm Titusville Branch Creative Horizons After-School Reading Club
4:00 pm City Center Art Fall 2026 – Studio art classes for young artists in Grades 2-12
5:30 pm Whimsy’s Halloween Surprise with Tara Seahorn

October 6, 2026

9:30 am Toddler A-Go-Go at Vestavia Hills Library
10:00 am Storytime at Columbiana Public Library
10:30 am Pop-in-Play at Avondale Regional Branch Library
10:30 am Toddler A-Go-Go at Vestavia Hills Library
11:00 am Storytime at Helena Public Library
4:00 pm Family Night at Frothy Monkey
4:00 pm City Center Art Fall 2026 – Studio art classes for young artists in Grades 2-12
6:00 pm Group Therapy for Women Navigating Infertility

October 7, 2026

9:00 am Dino Safari
9:30 am Story Time at the Birmingham Zoo
9:30 am Preschool Mommy & Me Music Class
10:30 am Tinker Time for Tots at North Shelby Library
4:00 pm City Center Art Fall 2026 – Studio art classes for young artists in Grades 2-12

October 8, 2026

9:00 am Sweet Peas Story Time at Calera Public Library
9:00 am Dino Safari
9:15 am Mommies Who Run Run Club
9:30 am Story Time at the Birmingham Zoo
10:30 am Time for Tales at Avondale Regional Branch Library
11:00 am Storytime at Helena Public Library
4:00 pm City Center Art Fall 2026 – Studio art classes for young artists in Grades 2-12

October 9, 2026

9:00 am Dino Safari
9:30 am Story Time at the Birmingham Zoo
10:00 am Teeny Tiny Time at Albert L Scott Library
10:00 am Storytime for Growin’ Beans with Ms. Allison: Letter F
10:45 am Small Fry Friday at Albert L Scott Library
6:00 pm Helena’s Buck Creek Festival

October 10, 2026

Y’all Aboard for a Train Ride!
9:00 am Dino Safari
9:30 am Story Time at the Birmingham Zoo
10:00 am Lego Club at Chelsea Public Library
10:00 am Crafty Saturday at Mount Laurel Public Library
10:00 am Mommy & Me Group
12:00 pm Haunted Hippie Art Festival
1:00 pm All Treats No Tricks at Shops of Grand River

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October 11 - October 17, 2026

October 11, 2026

9:00 am Dino Safari
9:30 am Story Time at the Birmingham Zoo

October 12, 2026

9:30 am Breakfast Club at Vestavia Hills Library
4:00 pm Titusville Branch Creative Horizons After-School Reading Club
4:00 pm City Center Art Fall 2026 – Studio art classes for young artists in Grades 2-12

October 13, 2026

9:30 am Toddler A-Go-Go at Vestavia Hills Library
10:00 am Storytime at Columbiana Public Library
10:30 am Pop-in-Play at Avondale Regional Branch Library
10:30 am Toddler A-Go-Go at Vestavia Hills Library
11:00 am Storytime at Helena Public Library
4:00 pm Family Night at Frothy Monkey
4:00 pm City Center Art Fall 2026 – Studio art classes for young artists in Grades 2-12
6:00 pm Group Therapy for Women Navigating Infertility

October 14, 2026

9:00 am Dino Safari
9:30 am Story Time at the Birmingham Zoo
9:30 am Preschool Mommy & Me Music Class
4:00 pm City Center Art Fall 2026 – Studio art classes for young artists in Grades 2-12

October 15, 2026

9:00 am Sweet Peas Story Time at Calera Public Library
9:00 am Dino Safari
9:15 am Mommies Who Run Run Club
9:30 am Story Time at the Birmingham Zoo
10:30 am Time for Tales at Avondale Regional Branch Library
11:00 am Storytime at Helena Public Library
4:00 pm City Center Art Fall 2026 – Studio art classes for young artists in Grades 2-12

October 16, 2026

9:00 am Dino Safari
9:30 am Story Time at the Birmingham Zoo
10:00 am Teeny Tiny Time at Albert L Scott Library
10:45 am Small Fry Friday at Albert L Scott Library

October 17, 2026

Y’all Aboard for a Train Ride!
9:00 am Dino Safari
9:00 am Harvest Festival
9:30 am Story Time at the Birmingham Zoo
10:00 am Little Hammies – Kids Adventure Race
10:00 am Mommy & Me Group

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October 18 - October 24, 2026

October 18, 2026

9:00 am Dino Safari
9:30 am Story Time at the Birmingham Zoo
3:00 pm It’s Nice to Have You in Highland Park
3:00 pm Trunk or Treat at the Homewood Library

October 19, 2026

9:30 am Breakfast Club at Vestavia Hills Library
4:00 pm Titusville Branch Creative Horizons After-School Reading Club
4:00 pm City Center Art Fall 2026 – Studio art classes for young artists in Grades 2-12

October 20, 2026

9:30 am Toddler A-Go-Go at Vestavia Hills Library
10:00 am Storytime at Columbiana Public Library
10:30 am Pop-in-Play at Avondale Regional Branch Library
10:30 am Toddler A-Go-Go at Vestavia Hills Library
11:00 am Storytime at Helena Public Library
4:00 pm Family Night at Frothy Monkey
4:00 pm City Center Art Fall 2026 – Studio art classes for young artists in Grades 2-12
6:00 pm Group Therapy for Women Navigating Infertility

October 21, 2026

9:00 am Dino Safari
9:30 am Story Time at the Birmingham Zoo
9:30 am Preschool Mommy & Me Music Class
10:30 am Storytime with Miss Kat at North Shelby Library
4:00 pm City Center Art Fall 2026 – Studio art classes for young artists in Grades 2-12

October 22, 2026

9:00 am Sweet Peas Story Time at Calera Public Library
9:00 am Dino Safari
9:15 am Mommies Who Run Run Club
9:30 am Story Time at the Birmingham Zoo
10:30 am Time for Tales at Avondale Regional Branch Library
11:00 am Storytime at Helena Public Library
4:00 pm City Center Art Fall 2026 – Studio art classes for young artists in Grades 2-12

October 23, 2026

9:00 am Dino Safari
9:30 am Story Time at the Birmingham Zoo
9:30 am Fall Park Hop at Veterans Park
10:00 am Teeny Tiny Time at Albert L Scott Library
10:45 am Small Fry Friday at Albert L Scott Library
5:00 pm Boo Bash

October 24, 2026

Y’all Aboard for a Train Ride!
9:00 am Dino Safari
9:30 am Story Time at the Birmingham Zoo
10:00 am KZT Hands On Steam at Chelsea Library
10:00 am Halloween in the Heights & Witches Ride
10:00 am Mommy & Me Group
10:00 am Family Boo Bash with La La Librarian!
1:00 pm Citizens Church Trunk or Treat
6:00 pm Historic Main Street Oxford’s Witches Walk and Ride on Main

 

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October 25 - October 31, 2026

October 25, 2026

9:00 am Dino Safari
9:30 am Story Time at the Birmingham Zoo
12:00 pm Karma is a Scientist – A Taylor Swift all ages event
2:00 pm Homewood Park Fall Festival
3:00 pm Double Oak Community Church Trunk or Treat
3:00 pm Bluff Park UMC Trunk or Treat
4:00 pm Asbury UMC Trunk or Treat
4:30 pm The Church at Brook Hills Trunk or Treat

October 26, 2026

9:30 am Breakfast Club at Vestavia Hills Library
4:00 pm Titusville Branch Creative Horizons After-School Reading Club
4:00 pm City Center Art Fall 2026 – Studio art classes for young artists in Grades 2-12

October 27, 2026

9:30 am Toddler A-Go-Go at Vestavia Hills Library
10:00 am Storytime at Columbiana Public Library
10:30 am Pop-in-Play at Avondale Regional Branch Library
10:30 am Toddler A-Go-Go at Vestavia Hills Library
11:00 am Storytime at Helena Public Library
4:00 pm Family Night at Frothy Monkey
4:00 pm City Center Art Fall 2026 – Studio art classes for young artists in Grades 2-12
4:00 pm Flourish Fright: Trunk or Treat
6:00 pm Group Therapy for Women Navigating Infertility

October 28, 2026

9:00 am Dino Safari
9:30 am Story Time at the Birmingham Zoo
9:30 am Preschool Mommy & Me Music Class
4:00 pm City Center Art Fall 2026 – Studio art classes for young artists in Grades 2-12

October 29, 2026

9:00 am Sweet Peas Story Time at Calera Public Library
9:00 am Dino Safari
9:15 am Mommies Who Run Run Club
9:30 am Story Time at the Birmingham Zoo
10:30 am Time for Tales at Avondale Regional Branch Library
11:00 am Storytime at Helena Public Library
4:00 pm City Center Art Fall 2026 – Studio art classes for young artists in Grades 2-12
5:30 pm Shades Valley YMCA Trunk or Treat
6:30 pm Daniel in the Lions’ Den

October 30, 2026

9:00 am Dino Safari
9:30 am Story Time at the Birmingham Zoo
10:00 am Teeny Tiny Time at Albert L Scott Library
10:45 am Small Fry Friday at Albert L Scott Library
5:00 pm First Lutheran Church Fall Festival

October 31, 2026

Y’all Aboard for a Train Ride!
9:00 am Dino Safari
9:30 am Story Time at the Birmingham Zoo
10:00 am Mommy & Me Group
10:00 am Dave & Booster’s Town Meeting
6:00 pm Nana’s Sweet Spot Trunk or Treat
6:30 pm The Red Clay Strays, Shane Smith and The Saints & Brent Cobb at Legacy Arena

 

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Kristina G
Kristina G
Kristina is an Alabama native who came to Birmingham in 2005 for college (has it really been 15 years?!). She had lived in Muscle Shoals her whole life up until that point. After graduating from UAB in 2009 with a degree in journalism and a minor in music, she married Paul in 2011. Paul has worked in the tech industry since 2009. Kristina has had several jobs in the area - everything from banking, veterinary medicine and receptionist. She most recently worked from home as low-level tech support. Kristina and Paul had the biggest surprise of their lives when they went in for the first 8-week ultrasound and found out that they were expecting "spontaneous" twins! Everything was going to change already, but they had to multiply it by two! Two girls, Elle and June, were born in July 2019 and nothing has been the same since. Kristina is now a stay-at-home mom to Elle and June and it has been the most rewarding job of all! Kristina, Paul, Elle and June make home in Alabaster, where you can usually find them on the weekends. They like going around to the things in the area, such as shopping and going on walks in the park. The babies are famous - neither Kristina or Paul can go anywhere alone without people asking about the twins!

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