The Summit Birmingham

Holiday Characters at The Summit

Be on the look out for our very special guests roaming around The Summit’s stores and sidewalks this holiday season. Bring your family to come shop and when you see them, enjoy complimentary photos, fun interactions and special surprises.

Here’s who you can expect to see and when:

*Please note these characters will not be stationary but will be roaming within the outlined shopping area.

Saturday, Dec. 17^th, 2-6pm
Snowman / Gingerbread : Roaming from Aveda Salong to West Elm

Saturday, Dec. 18^th 2-6pm
The Grinch / Cindy Lou : Roaming Sak’s Plaza and Around Chuy’s

Sunday, Dec. 19^th , 12-4
Elsa / Olaf : Roaming near Belk, Shake Shack and lululemon

Swoozie’s 2nd Annual Local Love Market

Swoozie’s 2nd Annual Local Love Market is happening November 4th through November 7th! Stop in and shop local makers, creators and small businesses.

11am to 6pm Thursday through Saturday and 1pm to 5pm Sunday!

Start marking things off of your holiday lists and shop local this holiday season!

Christmas Card Workshop with Mrs. Claus

Mrs. Claus herself will be hosting a fun and interactive workshop here at The Summit to celebrate National Christmas Card Day!

All ages are invited to come create and decorate cards, partake in story time as well as receive complimentary photos with Mrs. Claus.

This is a free workshop for all ages and all cards that are decorated may be addressed to Santa or The Summit will donate to a local nursing home.

Origami Workshop + Veteran’s Day

Join us at The Summit for an Origami Workshop with local artist Natalie Zoghby, to celebrate Veteran’s Day and National Origami Day as a way to commemorate our lost and loved ones during this holiday season.

In this fun and hands on workshop, guests will get to create an origami cardinal which will later be displayed in Santa’s Workshop coming to the Sak’s Plaza.

This event is free to attend and for each cardinal created, The Summit will donate $1 to Priority Veteran on behalf of the United Way of Central Alabama.

Hosted next to lululemon.

Grand Menorah Lighting

Join us in Saks Plaza for the 7th annual Grand Menorah Lighting at The Summit taking place Sunday, November 28th.

Come out and join us for music, latkes, donuts, and Chanukah festivities for the whole family. We’ll have a stilt walker, balloon twister, silent
disco, drum circle and more!

The Grand Menorah Lighting is a collaborative project of the LJCC,
Chabad of Alabama, the Birmingham Jewish Foundation – Karl and Gladys
LJCC Fund, and the Birmingham Jewish Federation.

Santa at The Summit – 2021

Santa is back at The Summit and arriving early this year to spread the holiday joy! Visits and photos with Santa may be booked online below and walk-ins are always welcome. This year, we offer guests the option of traditional photos with Santa or a contactless version for those that wish. Santa’s workshop will be located in Saks Plaza, next to Anthony Vince Nail Spa.

In addition to photos with Santa, we are excited to welcome Glenwood’s Pecans as a Pop Up Shop inside the Santa Workshop space. They will have a variety of options for purchase, including items that make wonderful gift sets, so make sure to check them out when you visit. A portion of sales from Glenwood goes to their 501c-3, Pecan’s for Autism, benefitting those with Autism and sensory needs. For more information, visit www.glenwood.org.

Santa Dates and Hours:

November 12 – Dec 24, 2021

Monday-Saturday 11 AM- 8 PM; Sunday 12 -6 PM

BOOK your visit HERE.

Walk-in visits now welcome:

With our new walk up, text wait system, visiting Santa is easier than ever if you don’t have an appointment reserved.

For Santa or Santa photo questions:

Email – davidhagoodphotography@gmail.com

Call 1-888-399-1959