A Birmingham Mom’s Ultimate Guide to August Events

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August Events Birmingham

Back to school yet again! Shopping is upon us, whether in a store or online, or even consignment sales. Homeschooling? We have a guide for that! Don’t forget to spend the last precious days of summer with your kids at some fun August events in Birmingham. What are you doing to get ready for school? Let us know!

You can also view these events in calendar form here. We recommend using the search bar if you are looking for something specific.  

If you have an event that you would like to add to our calendar and monthly event guide, please submit it using this form. 

*Please note – While we do our best to provide current links and event details, we encourage you to double check event pages for the most up to date info. If details are missing or incorrect, please let us know so that we can correct them! 

Guide to August Events

August 1 - August 7, 2026

August 1, 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 Calera & Shelby Saturday Train Ride

August 2, 2026

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

August 3, 2026

7:00 am Ruby Sunshine’s Back to School Pancake Brunch
9:30 am Breakfast Club at Vestavia Hills Library
4:00 pm Titusville Branch Creative Horizons After-School Reading Club

August 4, 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
6:00 pm Tuesday Night Trails at Red Mountain Park
6:00 pm Group Therapy for Women Navigating Infertility

August 5, 2026

9:00 am Dino Safari
9:30 am Toddler Tales Storytime at O’Neal Library
9:30 am Story Time at the Birmingham Zoo
10:30 am Toddler Tales at O’Neal Library
10:30 am Tinker Time for Tots at North Shelby Library

August 6, 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 All Together Storytime at O’Neal Library
9:30 am Story Time at the Birmingham Zoo
10:30 am Time for Tales at Avondale Regional Branch Library
10:30 am All Together Storytime at O’Neal Library
11:00 am Storytime at Helena Public Library

August 7, 2026

9:00 am Friday Art Mini Camp
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

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August 8 - August 14, 2026

July 30, 2026

8:00 am Birmingham Restaurant Week 2026

August 8, 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 Calera & Shelby Saturday Train Ride
10:00 am Southern Trade Days Hoover

August 9, 2026

9:00 am Dino Safari
9:30 am Story Time at the Birmingham Zoo
11:00 am Southern Trade Days Hoover

August 10, 2026

9:30 am Breakfast Club at Vestavia Hills Library
4:00 pm Titusville Branch Creative Horizons After-School Reading Club

August 11, 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
6:00 pm Tuesday Night Trails at Red Mountain Park
6:00 pm Group Therapy for Women Navigating Infertility

August 12, 2026

9:00 am Dino Safari
9:30 am Toddler Tales Storytime at O’Neal Library
9:30 am Story Time at the Birmingham Zoo
10:30 am Toddler Tales at O’Neal Library

August 13, 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 All Together Storytime at O’Neal Library
9:30 am Story Time at the Birmingham Zoo
10:30 am Time for Tales at Avondale Regional Branch Library
10:30 am All Together Storytime at O’Neal Library
11:00 am Storytime at Helena Public Library

August 14, 2026

9:00 am Friday Art Mini Camp
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

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August 15 - August 21, 2026

August 15, 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 Calera & Shelby Saturday Train Ride

August 16, 2026

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

August 17, 2026

9:30 am Breakfast Club at Vestavia Hills Library
4:00 pm Titusville Branch Creative Horizons After-School Reading Club

August 18, 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
6:00 pm Tuesday Night Trails at Red Mountain Park
6:00 pm Group Therapy for Women Navigating Infertility

August 19, 2026

9:00 am Dino Safari
9:30 am Toddler Tales Storytime at O’Neal Library
9:30 am Story Time at the Birmingham Zoo
10:30 am Toddler Tales at O’Neal Library
10:30 am Storytime with Miss Kat at North Shelby Library
7:00 pm Nitro Circus 2.0 at Regions Field

August 20, 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 All Together Storytime at O’Neal Library
9:30 am Story Time at the Birmingham Zoo
10:30 am Time for Tales at Avondale Regional Branch Library
10:30 am All Together Storytime at O’Neal Library
11:00 am Storytime at Helena Public Library

August 21, 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

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August 22- August 28, 2026

August 22, 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 Calera & Shelby Saturday Train Ride

August 23, 2026

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

August 24, 2026

9:30 am Breakfast Club at Vestavia Hills Library
4:00 pm Titusville Branch Creative Horizons After-School Reading Club

August 25, 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
6:00 pm Tuesday Night Trails at Red Mountain Park
6:00 pm Group Therapy for Women Navigating Infertility

August 26, 2026

9:00 am Dino Safari
9:30 am Toddler Tales Storytime at O’Neal Library
9:30 am Story Time at the Birmingham Zoo
10:30 am Toddler Tales at O’Neal Library

August 27, 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 All Together Storytime at O’Neal Library
9:30 am Story Time at the Birmingham Zoo
10:30 am Time for Tales at Avondale Regional Branch Library
10:30 am All Together Storytime at O’Neal Library
11:00 am Storytime at Helena Public Library

August 28, 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

 

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August 29 - August 31, 2026

August 29, 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 Calera & Shelby Saturday Train Ride

August 30, 2026

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

August 31, 2026

9:30 am Breakfast Club at Vestavia Hills Library
4:00 pm Titusville Branch Creative Horizons After-School Reading Club

 

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