summer activities

The child literacy nonprofit Reach Out and Read Alabama is celebrating 15 years in a big way. The organization's Rx for Summer Reading campaign is wrapping up providing access to books for kids and families across the state through doctors and pediatricians.

Alabama and much of the U.S. remain until long running heat wave. After causing deaths and shattering records in the West over the weekend, the hot conditions will again grip the U.S., with hot temperatures also predicted for large parts of the East Coast and the South.

Residents of Florence will have the chance to excavate artifacts at one of the city’s most historic buildings at Junior Archaeology day at The Pope’s Tavern Museum on June 8 from 9am to 2 p.m.

The public is invited to join the City of Mobile Parks & Recreation Department as it continues its Movies in the Park series. This is a free event where participants can hang out, play games, snack and watch movies. The next showing is set for Thursday, April 18 at Dotch Community Center/Michael Dow Amphitheater.

The public is invited to cast into summer with the 30th annual Fishing Rodeo set for May at the Auburn Parks and Recreation at the lake at Auburn Technology Park South. Anyone outside of Auburn can begin registering on Monday, April 15.

Downtown Huntsville, Inc. is announcing the schedule for the 2024 event season, which promises a series of unforgettable experiences in the Heart of Huntsville.

The Pope’s Tavern Museum in Florence is hosting a Junior Archaeology Camp this summer, divided into two groups for kids ages 9-12 and 13-18. Applications for the camp open on Monday, April 15.

Registration has opened for Huntsville Parks & Recreation's 2024 summer camps. The city says they provide children with more than just a place to spend their days through opportunities for growth, learning friendship-building and exploration of new interests.

Registration for teens and kids summer camps in Mobile, as well as after-camp care, is opening on Monday, April 1. The camps are put on through the Mobile Parks and Recreation Department.

The Cook Museum of Natural Science is hosting its Biomes Bonanza Multi-Day Camp through Friday. During this camp, children will learn about the Earth’s many biomes, including deserts, forests, oceans and the tundra.