Summer Fun: Small Groups Edition

Small Group Summer Break provides our group leaders with a much-deserved break and helps groups return strong when the new year begins in August. Our break begins July 1, and groups resume the week of Connect Sunday, August 10. While we take a meeting break, we encourage groups to find alternative ways to stay connected. Below is a list of some specific ideas to consider. 

Simple & Close Ideas

• Game night
• Movie Night
• Chosen Night (The Chosen series)
• Pool party
• Cookout or appetizer potluck night
• Pickleball 
• Local Park (Veterans, Heardmont, etc.)
• Kickball game with kids against parents
• Murder mystery party
• Crafting night (All together or bring your own craft)
• Make-a-Bouquet Party (bring flowers from Trader Joe's)

Events

• Local fireworks shows
• Baron's Baseball Game
• Cooking class (Vecchia Saturday mornings)
• Swing dancing night ($10 swing dancing lessons on Wednesdays with Steel City Swing)
• Trivia night at a local restaurant (Google a list of places)
• Drive-In Movie at the outlets in Leeds
• See a re-released movie in theater (Available this summer: Lord of the Rings, The Lion King, Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window, Sing, & Despicable Me 2)

Places to Go

• Putt Putt in Leeds (only $5)
• Oak Mountain (Hiking, fishing, water sports)
• Civil Rights Museum
• Barber Motor Sports
• McWane Science Center
• Water Park/Splash Pad
• Birmingham Museum of Art (Free)
• Birmingham Zoo
• Local Escape Room
• Sloss Furnaces
• Vulcan Park
• Autobahn Indoor Speedway
• Birmingham Museum of Flight
• Heart of Dixie Train Museum, Calera
• Grab a meal at the Pizitz Food Hall
• Moss Rock Park
• Majestic Caverns
• Red Mountain and Ruffner Parks
• Pepper Place Saturdays (brunch, donuts, ice cream, food trucks