Alabama Theatre
Visiting Alabama Theatre
Accessibility
This is an accessible venue. Accessible entrance is located on 3rd Avenue North. The Floor level (1st level) is accessible and does not require any stairs for access. Wheelchair spaces are marked on the Floor level.
Entry & venue rules
No weapons of any kind are allowed in the Alabama Theatre. All guests will be scanned with a metal detector wand and bags will be checked before entry to the building. No outside food or drink is allowed.
Children & age policy
Children ages 2 and under do not need a ticket for most shows. This policy may vary for events designed for children. Please check the event listing for more specific information.
Box office
The Alabama Theatre does not have a full-time box office. The on-site box office opens 90 minutes before showtime for most events, and 1 hour before showtime for movies. Advance tickets may be purchased at Ticketmaster.com.
205-252-2262
Will Call is only available beginning 90 minutes before that show. Will Call tickets may not be picked up at another event or when the box office is not open.
Venue information published by the ticket provider. Policies change, so check before you travel.
Getting around
Nearest transit
- NE Corner of 18th St N & 3rd Av N — 1 min walk · bus stop
- NW Corner of 2nd Av N & 18th St N — 2 min walk · bus stop
- SW Corner of 18th St N & 2nd Av N — 2 min walk · bus stop
- NE Corner of 4th Av N & 18th St N — 2 min walk · bus stop
- Birmingham — 5 min walk · station
- Greyhound Bus Terminal — 6 min walk · station
Parking nearby
- McWane Science Center — 1 min walk
- Car park — 1 min walk
- Birmingham Police Department — 3 min walk
- Alabama Power — 8 min walk
- Alabama Power Company Parking Garage — 8 min walk
- Parking Garage — 10 min walk
Eat & drink nearby
- Shu Shop — 1 min walk · restaurant
- The Pizitz Food Hall — 2 min walk · restaurant
- Gus' Hot Dogs — 3 min walk · restaurant
- Paramount — 3 min walk · restaurant
- Trattoria Zaza — 3 min walk · restaurant
- Chick-fil-A — 6 min walk · fast food
Surroundings from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed under ODbL. Walking times are estimates.
Upcoming Events
NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet
Christmas with Chris Tomlin
An intimate evening of Christmas worship centered around celebrating the Savior and experiencing the sights and sounds of the season together with friends and family.
Act of Congress with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra
This December, Act of Congress and the Alabama Symphony Orchestra return to the stage together for something Alabama has been waiting for! Enjoy the acoustic warmth, amplified by orchestral grandeur. ...
Motown Christmas
White Christmas - Open Captioning
1954 | Not Rated | 2h Comedy | Musical | Romance A successful song-and-dance team become romantically involved with a sister act and team up to save the failing Vermont inn of their former commanding ...
The Polar Express
2004 | G | 1h 40m Animation | Adventure | Comedy On Christmas Eve, a young boy embarks on a magical adventure to the North Pole on the Polar Express, while learning about friendship, bravery, and the ...
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
1989 | PG-13 | 1h 37m Comedy The Griswold familys plans for a big family Christmas predictably turn into a big disaster.
A Christmas Story
1983 | PG | 1h 33m Comedy | Family In the 1940s, a young boy named Ralphie Parker attempts to convince his parents, teacher, and Santa Claus that a Red Ryder Range 200 Shot BB gun really is the perfec...
It's a Wonderful Life
1946 | PG | 2h 10m Drama | Family | Fantasy An angel is sent from Heaven to help a desperately frustrated businessman by showing him what life would have been like if he had never existed.
Home Alone
1990 | PG | 1h 43m Comedy | Family An eight-year-old troublemaker, mistakenly left home alone, must defend his home against a pair of burglars on Christmas eve.
Elf
2003 | PG | 1h 37m Adventure | Comedy | Family Raised as an oversized elf, Buddy travels from the North Pole to New York City to meet his biological father, Walter Hobbs, who doesn't know he exists an...
The Santa Clause
1994 | PG | 1h 37m Comedy | Slapstick | Family When a man inadvertently makes Santa fall off his roof on Christmas Eve, he finds himself magically recruited to take his place.
Die Hard
1988 | R | 2h 12m Action | Thriller A New York City police officer tries to save his estranged wife and several others taken hostage by terrorists during a Christmas party at the Nakatomi Plaza in Los...
Cartoon Matinee Triple Feature
Charlie Brown Christmas 1965 | TV-G | 25m Animation | Comedy | Drama Depressed at the commercialism he sees around him, Charlie Brown tries to find a deeper meaning to Christmas Rudolph the Rednose Re...
White Christmas Sing-along
1954 | Not Rated | 2h Comedy | Musical | Romance A successful song-and-dance team become romantically involved with a sister act and team up to save the failing Vermont inn of their former commanding ...
Gary Owen: No Hard Feelings Tour
Age restriction: 12+ Recommended
