Five Points South Bham

09/05/2023

Last week Five Points South actually came to Dublin when the Chairman of our Five Points Alliance toured the Dublin City Centre Business Improvement District with its founding Chairman Basil Good and then met with their current Chief Executive Richard Guiney (pictured below). Dublin City Centre is a vibrant area of pedestrianized streets, public art and sculpture, bike lanes, sidewalk vendors, shops, bars and restaurants with historic Trinity College at its core. (The street at its front gate was closed for last week's Notre Dame vs Navy pep rally prior to the "match" held in the nearby soccer arena). This area has so much in common with Five Points and we learned a lot to bring home to the discussion of our own district's issues. The Dublin BID funds supplemental Clean and Safe services to the shopping and entertainment districts on both the northern and southern sides of the River Liffey just as we are proposing through the creation of a BID in Five Points South. BIDs work - here in Downtown Birmingham, across our country and around the world - and its time our unique historic district stepped up to that next level of commitment to its future.

09/05/2023

For a weekend every March the spirit of Dublin comes to Five Points South for Birmingham's premier St Patrick's Celebration. Can you believe its been six months already? The good thing is that means we're halfway there to the next parade weekend, but in the meantime here's a look back.

08/22/2023

In order to maintain and improve the future potential of the Five Points South commercial center, property owners representing over half of the property value in the proposed district have already expressed their desire for the formation of a Business Improvement District or a "BID". In August and September all property owners in the proposed district will have an opportunity to meet and learn more about the BID and what it can do for Five Points.

08/22/2023

An eventful 136 years after the founding of that streetcar suburb Five Points South is now the most bustling urban district within our Magic City, home to an internationally acclaimed center of medical science and to a level of cultural diversity unique in Alabama.

08/17/2023

Prior to electrification of this state of the art public transportation system the horses could not pull the streetcar straight up the steep part of 20th Street. The construction of the numerous five point intersections in the new Town of Highlands allowed for a much more gradual route for the Highland Ave Line, shown on this 1888 map as the hash marked line from 15th Street to 10th Ave to 10th Court to 11th Ave to 20th St to Highland Ave.

08/17/2023

The Town of Highlands was incorporated as a suburb of Birmingham in 1887 along with the addition of a horse drawn streetcar up the mountain from downtown.

08/15/2023

Did you know that just before the pandemic the City of Birmingham adopted the results of our own planning process to include Five Points South as a Key District in the City Center Master Plan? Your input made this happen in 2019 .... stay tuned to see how we are working to make this plan a reality.

03/21/2023

And the award for "Best Float" from the 39th Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade goes to ... Highlands United Methodist Church! 🏆 Your group went above and beyond the rainbow with your work on this festive float, and it struck GOLD! Thank you for going all out and helping Five Points go green this St. Patrick's Day! 🌈☘️

03/21/2023

We didn't want to pull an Irish goodbye without thanking each and every one of you for coming out to celebrate with us this past weekend! Our parade participants went all out to make sure 20th Street South was decked out with rainbows and green, and for that we are so thankful! We ate, drank and claimed our POT O' GOLD in the Magic City that is Five Points South! 🍻 💚🌈 🇮🇪

Special thanks to our sponsors at Guinness, Tullamore Dew, Gulf Distributing Company of Birmingham, LLC, Councilor Crystal N. Smitherman, Birmingham Mountain Radio, Tower on Tenth, City of Birmingham Government and STYLE Advertising for helping us have yet another shamrockin' good time!

And of course, thanks to the AMAZING restaurants and bars of Five Points that delivered with all the delicious eats and drinks! We couldn't have done it without you - Filter-Coffee Parlor, Black Market Bar & Grill- 5 Points South, Dave's Pub, Sleek Sports Bar, Mellow Mushroom, Little Italy's Pizza and Pints, Iron City Pizza Co., 5 Point Public House Oyster Bar, Sanpeggio's Pizza and The Original Pancake House.

Until next year, friends! Stay Green! 🍀

03/20/2023

03/18/2023

IT'S PARADE DAY!! Put on some green and come out to the 39th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade beginning at 1:30 p.m. and ending at 2:30 p.m.! The parade will be led by the Ian Sturrock Memorial Pipe Band and will feature other area organizations and businesses! Below you'll find the parade map. 🍻 ☘️ 🌈 🇮🇪

Area Parking is $4.00 (day rate), and parking is available in the Five Points parking deck at 2012 Magnolia Ave. S.

When the parade ends, plan to eat and party the night away in the streets of Five Points South! Enjoy lunch, dinner or drinks from any of the participating merchants who will also be offering live music and Irish-themed food and drink specials! The food and drink specials will be available ALL day from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.

The Kids' Lucky Zone will be open from 11 a.m. until the start of the parade with fun activities like face painting, and balloon twisting, caricatures, mini animals and more! The Lucky Zone will be on the corner in front of Filter-Coffee Parlor and The Original Pancake House.

👇Restaurants will have live music, but don't forget to check out the Tower on Tenth Stage too!👇
Westwood Irish Dance -Drake Birmingham from 11 to 11:30 a.m.
Hooley from 12 to 1:30 p.m.
The Pine Hill Haints from 2:30 to 4 p.m.

03/17/2023

St. Patrick's Day weekend is finally HERE! 🍀 WBRC FOX6 News' Jeh Jeh Pruitt WBRC gave viewers a VIP tour of all of the Irish festivities happening in Five Points South today and tomorrow! Tune in to hear from Black Market Bar & Grill, Steve Alexander from the Five Points Alliance, Dave's Pub and Sanpeggio's Pizza on why Five Points is your one-stop-shop and official destination for all things GREEN! You do not want to miss out on this epic celebration!

Watch for yourself to get all the details or visit https://stpatsfivepoints.com/ for more information!

03/17/2023

Irish you a Happy St. Patrick's Day! 🍻 💚🍀🌈 🇮🇪 Come celebrate in Five Points South with Irish-themed food and drink specials ALL DAY! We'll have everything from Lucky Charms Cereal Milk Lattes to Irish Mules, Irish Car Bombs, Guinness, Gulf Distributing Company of Birmingham, LLC's green beer, Tullamore Dew Shots, along with Cheese Curds, Corned Beef and Cabbage, Shepherd’s Pie and more. The Irish offerings will shamrock your world, don't you a-green!? 🍴

To view the special Irish-themed menus offered by Filter-Coffee Parlor, Iron City Pizza Co., Dave's Pub, Black Market Bar & Grill- 5 Points South, 5 Point Public House Oyster Bar, Mellow Mushroom, Sleek Sports Bar, Sanpeggio's Pizza, The Original Pancake House and Little Italy's Pizza and Pints, visit https://bit.ly/3Cso3PS.

03/16/2023

The luck of the Irish on your side, and we have PLENTY of Irish-themed food and drink specials to help you think happy thoughts! Five Points' restaurants and bars are happily serving up specials TOMORROW, Friday, March 17 and Saturday March 18! 🍀 Check out yummy eats from Iron City Pizza Co., 5 Point Public House Oyster Bar, Dave's Pub, Filter-Coffee Parlor, Black Market Bar & Grill- 5 Points South, Mellow Mushroom, Little Italy's Pizza and Pints, Sanpeggio's Pizza, The Original Pancake House and Sleek Sports Bar now at https://bit.ly/3licgiZ.

03/15/2023

We're ready to have a shamrockin' good time this weekend! If you need all the details on our Five Points South St. Patrick's Celebrations, here they are, no need to take a lucky guess! 🍀 Our friends at Iron City Pizza Co. and Tullamore Dew shared the deets of our St. Pat's festivities with CBS 42's Carly Laing TV! Watch the video below and visit https://stpatsfivepoints.com/ for additional information!

03/15/2023

☘️ REMINDER! ☘️ Our flag-raising ceremony starts Friday morning, March 17 at 7:30 a.m. at the Chick-Fil-A flag pole in Five Points South! We will kick off St. Paddy's Day with a ceremony led by the Birmingham Irish Cultural Society!

This event pays tribute to this year's Grand Marshal, Birmingham Stallions Head Coach Skip Holtz! The ceremony will include a bagpipe performance, the announcement of this year's Grand Marshal and an Irish blessing.

Bottoms up, Five Points! 🇮🇪

Learn more at https://bit.ly/3YJeSnK.

03/14/2023

Our headliner at the Tower on Tenth Entertainment Stage will be The Pine Hill Haints, and we are O'r the moon excited for them to shamrock the stage this Saturday, March 18! You can catch them from 2:30 to 4 p.m. following the Westwood Irish Dance -Drake Birmingham Dancers from 11 to 11:30 a.m. and Hooley from noon to 1:30 p.m! 🇮🇪 🎼

The stage will be located in front of Highlands United Methodist Church. Don't press your luck, get there sooner than later for the best spot! ☘️

03/14/2023

🌈 🍀 Eat, Drink and Be Green in Five Points South, where the pot of gold is all week long! 🍀 🌈 Our restaurants and bars have some of your fave Irish beverages and special St. Pat's deals! Get all the green deets at www.stpatsfivepoints.com.

03/13/2023

This week's, St. Patrick’s celebrations in Five Points South are sure to be green-tastic! 🍻 If you didn't catch us this afternoon on WBRC FOX6 News with Sheldon Haygood WBRC, watch the video below for more details! We're so excited to see you and all of your friends celebrating the luck of the Irish with us this week! ☘️ 💚

03/12/2023

While you're in pursuit of happiness during parade day, your little leprechauns can enjoy our Kids' Lucky Zone! We want to make sure there's fun for ALL to be had during our St. Pat's celebrations! We will see you in the streets of Five Points South THIS WEEK! 💚 ☘️

The Kids' Lucky Zone will be open from 11 a.m. until the start of the parade on Saturday, March 18 with fun activities like face painting and balloon twisting by Starshine Faces, mini animals from Wendy’s Mini, caricature drawings by Kevin and more! The Lucky Zone will be on the corner in front of Filter-Coffee Parlor and The Original Pancake House.

For more details, visit www.stpatsfivepoints.com.

03/11/2023

We are Dublin over with excitement to announce Birmingham Stallions Head Coach Skip Holtz will be the ☘️ GRAND MARSHAL ☘️ of our 39th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade this Saturday, March 18 from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.! 🎊

Coach Holtz led the Stallions to a 33-30 victory over the Philadelphia Stars in last year’s United States Football League championship game and is looking forward to helping them defend their title this upcoming season! ✨

Since his father was a collegiate football coach, Coach Holtz was exposed to football at an early age. He played college football at Notre Dame, became a coach shortly after graduation and worked his way up the ladder at NCAA schools before accepting his first head coach position in 1994. Coach Holtz was chosen as the best clover in the patch to be the leader of the Birmingham Stallions, and the has been strong since then! 🏈 🐎

To learn more about the Stallions and our Grand Marshal's journey and story, visit https://bit.ly/3ZADm3t .

We are so excited for Coach Holtz to lead our parade crew! He’ll be waving to the crowd in the lead convertible with some Stallions players, mascots, cheerleaders and more as they get Birmingham to and get in the spirit for the first Stallions game in April!

03/10/2023

Our St. Patrick's festivities are almost here! 🍀 Are you excited to Eat, Drink and BE GREEN with us from March 13-18? 🍻 🍽️ Learn more about our week of events, food and drink deals and MORE at www.stpatsfivepoints.com.

03/09/2023

You better beer-lieve the Five Points South's St. Patrick's festivities are going to be GREAT this year! ☘️

The flag-raising ceremony starts at 7:30 a.m. on Friday, March 17 at the Chick-Fil-A flag pole in Five Points South and will be led by the Birmingham Irish Cultural Society! This event is an opportunity to pay tribute to this year's Grand Marshal and to kick off celebrating St. Patrick’s Day! The ceremony will include a bagpipe performance, the announcement of this year's Grand Marshal and an Irish blessing! Learn more at https://bit.ly/3mnfP7M.

03/08/2023

The Five Points restaurants and bars are ready to shamrock your world with their St. Patrick's Day specials!

🍀 Irish-themed beverage deals will be available the ENTIRE week of March 13-18! ✨ Food AND beverage deals will be available on March 17, for St. Patrick's Day and Saturday, March 18 for the parade!

Tour the streets of Five Points South like a true Irishman with Guinness, Gulf Distributing Company of Birmingham, LLC's green beer or Tullamore Dew in hand and snag one of the meal specials that are simply Magic City delicious! 🌈

We'll have menu offerings by Filter-Coffee Parlor, Iron City Pizza Co., Sanpeggio's Pizza, The Original Pancake House, Dave's Pub, Black Market Bar & Grill- 5 Points South, 5 Point Public House Oyster Bar, Mellow Mushroom, Sleek Sports Bar and Little Italy's Pizza and Pints.

For more info, visit https://bit.ly/3KUU4X7. 🍽️

Remember to celebrate responsibly! 🍻

03/07/2023

☘️ We are green-ing from ear to ear as we get into the Irish spirit for our 39th Annual St. Patrick's Day Celebrations! 🇮🇪

Saturday, March 18, grab a spot to watch the parade with friends and family, or visit one of our many indoor music venues! 🎵 💚 The parade begins at 1:30 p.m. and ends at 2:30 p.m. To view the parade map and plan your day, visit https://bit.ly/3IG5KdJ.

There will also be a Kids Lucky Zone where kiddos can enjoy fun activities like face painting and more! We will also have SO MUCH ENTERTAINMENT! Our sponsor, the Tower on Tenth, will have an entertainment stage bumpin' tunes before, during and after the parade! 🎤 👯

👇Here's the line-up! 👇
Westwood Irish Dance -Drake Birmingham from 11 to 11:30 a.m.
Hooley from 12 to 1:30 p.m.
The Pine Hill Haints from 2:30 to 4 p.m.

Join us before and after the parade to enjoy lunch, dinner or drinks from any of the participating merchants who will be offering live music and Irish-themed food and drink specials! The food and drink specials will be available ALL day from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Learn more at www.stpatsfivepoints.com.

03/06/2023

There are 11 days until St. Patricks Day! We are ready to make pour decisions with you in Five Points South! 🍻 ☘️ Get ready to eat, drink & Be GREEN! From March 13-18, enjoy delicious Irish-themed drink specials from Five Point South restaurants and bars!

In addition to the specialty beverage deals, you're invited to join our Irish Flag Raising Friday, March 17 at 7:30 a.m. and Saturday, March 18 for our 39th Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade! Here you can enjoy good ole' Irish shenanigans, entertainment AND delicious food and drink specials! 🇮🇪

Learn more about the festivities here: stpatsfivepoints.com.

03/05/2023

Our beverage sponsors Guinness, Gulf Distributing Company of Birmingham, LLC and Tullamore Dew are our pot of gold! 🍻🍀🌈 Help us raise a toast to them! Our St. Patrick's Day celebrations would not be possible without their generous support. Drink specials start at participating restaurants and bars in Five Points South on Monday, March 13, and continue through Saturday, March 18! To learn more about our week of St. Patrick's fun, visit www.stpatsfivepoints.com.

03/03/2023

Our St. Patrick's Day Parade would be lucky to have you and your crew! 🌈 Saturday, March 18 from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., you and your organization, business or nonprofit can be a part of the celebration! Visit https://bit.ly/3ICOaaw and apply today to walk, ride or dance down the streets of Five Points South! ☘️

03/02/2023

Your feed has now been CHARMED! 🍀 Mark your calendars and get excited for the 39th annual Five Points South St. Patrick's celebration happening March 11-18! ✨ Get ready to shamrock and roll with a week-long of St. Patrick's Day festivities including:

☘️ Saturday, March 11 at 7 p.m. | Birmingham Irish Cultural Society's 43rd Annual St. Patrick's Dinner Celebration on behalf of Kid One Transport, taking place at Inverness Country Club!

☘️ March 13 to 18 | Indulge in Irish-themed drink specials from our participating bars and restaurants!

☘️ Friday, March 17 | 🎉ST. PATRICK'S DAY🎉 and the 🇮🇪 9th Annual Irish Flag Raising 🇮🇪 Kick off St. Patrick's Day at 7:30 a.m. with us by raising the Irish flag, and then at 11 a.m. join us for Irish-themed FOOD and BEVERAGE deals from participating Five Points restaurants.

☘️ Saturday, March 18 from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. | 39th Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade in Five Points South - Come and enjoy food and drink specials, entertainment, a kids zone and good ole' Irish fun, all while watching the parade!

We can't wait to see you wearing green in Five Points! 💚 To learn more about all the festivities, visit our website at www.stpatsfivepoints.com.

02/28/2023

Get your TICKETS! 🎟️ In addition to the Five Points South St. Patrick's fun-filled festivities, you’re invited to attend the 43rd Annual Birmingham Irish Cultural Society's St. Patrick’s Dinner Celebration! The dinner will be on behalf of Kid One Transport on Saturday, March 11 at 7 p.m. at the Inverness Country Club!

To purchase dinner tickets and learn more, visit https://bit.ly/3SOmnbX.

03/24/2022

Our 38th Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade was an Irish success! ✨ We ate, drank and partied in the streets again as a community - our hearts could not be more full!

We want to thank everyone who came out to enjoy the festivities, along with our sponsors - Guinness, Tullamore Dew, Five Points South Neighborhood Association, Birmingham Mountain Radio, City of Birmingham Government, Birmingham Irish Cultural Society and STYLE Advertising, who helped make this entire St. Patrick's Celebration possible! 🍀

Now, enjoy these photos from the parade! Let us know in the comments what your favorite part of the parade was! 👇

03/19/2022

Eat, Drink & Be GREEN with us today for parade day! 🎉 Our participating bars and restaurants - Black Market Bar & Grill, Filter-Coffee Parlor, 5 Point Public House Oyster Bar, Little Italy's Pizza and Pints, Dave's Pub, Mellow Mushroom, The Hive, Iron City Pizza Co., Unplugged Bar and Sleek Sports Bar are serving up delicious Irish-themed food and drink specials! 🍽️ 🍻

If you can't beat em', join em'! View menus here - https://bit.ly/3JoGxUe.

03/18/2022

The Alabama NewsCenter has marked the Five Points South 38th Annual St. Patricks Day event as a CAN'T-MISS in Alabama! 🍀 See the below story for all the details on our parade happening TOMORROW Saturday, March 19 from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m!

Celebrate the beginning of a spectacular spring.

03/18/2022

We are counting down the hours for our shamrockin' and rolling St. Patrick's Celebration happening TOMORROW! 🍀 Enjoy food, drinks and live entertainment from our participating bars and restaurants ALL DAY LONG and our 38th Annual St. Patrick's Parade happening from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.! Share with us your excitement in the comments below! 🎉

03/17/2022

Our 7th Annual Irish Flag Raising & the Great Birmingham Irish Toast was a success! 🇮🇪 We sang, danced, marched and raised our glasses to great times! 🍻 Join us for more fun this evening in celebration of St. Patrick's Day and this Saturday, March 19 for the 38th Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade!

03/17/2022

Did anyone find the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow yesterday evening? 🌟 What an awesome way to kick off the Five Points South St. Patrick's Day festivities with a rainbow right over Five Points. Truly a blessing sent straight from our Irish ancestors! 🌈

03/17/2022

Want to know all the details about our St. Patrick's Celebration? Check out this article by al.com that explains all the shamrockin' information about our Irish-themed festivities! Eat, Drink & BE GREEN tonight with us in Five Points South and remember to celebrate responsibly! 🍀 🍻


https://bit.ly/3CNv3XQ

Full-fledged St. Patrick’s celebrations will return to Birmingham’s Five Points South for the first time since 2019. After a hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the biggest St. Patrick’s Day parade in Birmingham will return on Saturday, March 19. Leading up to the parade, the Five Points Alli...

03/17/2022

Cheers to St. Patrick's Day! 🍻 💚🍀🌈 Celebrate with us at Five Points South for Irish-themed food and drink specials ALL DAY! With everything from Lucky Charms Cereal Milk Lattes to Irish Mules, Irish Car Bombs, Guinness and Tullamore Dew Shots, to Cheese Curds, Corned Beef and Cabbage, Shepherd’s Pie and more, the Irish offerings will shamrock your world. 🍴

To view the special Irish-themed menus offered by Filter-Coffee Parlor, Iron City Pizza Co., Unplugged Bar, Dave's Pub, Black Market Bar & Grill, 5 Point Public House Oyster Bar, Mellow Mushroom , Sleek Sports Bar , Little Italy's Pizza and Pints and The Hive, visit https://bit.ly/3Cso3PS.

03/17/2022

Still don't have plans to celebrate St. Patrick's Day this week? Now you do! WBRC FOX6 News' Russell Jones WBRC gave viewers a VIP tour of all of the Irish festivities happening in Five Points South! You do not want to miss out on this epic celebration!

Listen for yourself from Five Points Alliance Chair Steve Alexander, Dave's Pub, The Hive and Black Market Bar & Grill to get all the details or visit https://stpatsfivepoints.com/ for more information!

03/17/2022

If you are saying, “Irish we had another Guinness or Tullamore Dew to drink," then it might be time for you to head to Five Points South!

Indulge in Irish drink specials at participating restaurants and bars and/or in designated paper cups provides by the establishment as you browse the streets and participate in our St. Patrick's Celebrations! 🍺 🍀

Please remember to drink responsibly and within the designated limits of the district. Check out https://bit.ly/3MSMcnx for more information on the Entertainment District!