8 weekend events in Birmingham, Sept. 23-25, including races for great causes

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Save lives when you run at the Head Over Teal 5K & 10K Fall Festival. (Laura Crandall Brown Foundation)

Time flies when you’re having fun, and somehow, we’ve already reached the last weekend of September. It’s time to end the month in the best way at these can’t-miss events in Birmingham. Keep reading to find out what’s happening in The Magic City, September 23-25.

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8 weekend events in Birmingham

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1. Lifeline Children’s Services R(un) for One Fun Run & 5K

  • Why go: Help raise money for Lifeline Children’s Services adoption partners in Ukraine
  • When: Saturday, September 24 | 8AM
  • Where: Dawson Memorial Baptist Church, 1114 Oxmoor Rd, Birmingham, AL 35209
  • Cost: 5K – $35 | 1 Mile Fun Run – $20
  • Register

2. Head Over Teal 5K & 10K Fall Festival

  • Why go: This annual event helps raise money to provide GYN cancer programs to women, patients and caregivers
  • When: Saturday, September 24 | 8AM (Shuttles will run from Prince of Peace Catholic Church starting at 6:30AM to take you to/from the event.)
  • Where: The Preserve, 616 Preserve Pkwy, Hoover, AL 35226
  • Cost: 10K – $40 | 10K Team – $35 | 5K – $35 | 5K Team – $35
  • Register

3. Camp Bow Wow Fall Adoption Event with Greater Birmingham Humane Society

4. Birmingham Children’s Theatre Amelia Earhart

  • Why go: Bring out your whole family to learn more about this American pilot in a creative, fun play
  • When: Saturday, September 24, 11AM | Saturday, October 1, 11AM | Saturday, October 22, 11AM
  • Where: Birmingham Children’s Theatre, 2130 Richard Arrington Jr Blvd N, Birmingham, AL 35203
  • Cost: $22 for adults | $15 for seniors | $10 for children (kids under two are free)
  • Buy tickets

5. Fiesta Bham

  • Why go: It’s Alabama’s largest celebration of Hispanic culture and heritage with tasty food + fun entertainment
  • When: Saturday, September 24 | Noon-8PM
  • Where: Linn Park, 20th St N, Birmingham, AL 35203
  • Cost: $12 online and $15 at the gate | Children ages 12 and under are free.
  • Buy tickets

6. UAB’s Alice’s Even Bigger Tea Party

  • Why go: Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland comes off the pages during this family-friendly play
  • When: Saturday, September 24, 2PM | Sunday, September 25, 2PM
  • Where: Odess Theatre, 1200 10th Ave S., Birmingham, AL 35294
  • Cost: $15 for adults | $10 for children (kids 3 and under are free)
  • Buy tickets

7. Cahaba River Canoe Clean-Up

  • Why go: Help the Cahaba River thrive + get a Cahaba Brewing Pint Glass, Cahaba River Society T-shirt and an invite back to the brewery for a volunteer-only after-party
  • When: Sunday, September 25 | 9AM-2PM
  • Where: 2171 Grants Mill Rd, Birmingham, AL 35210

8. Mozart and Friends

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