Editing Birmingham, Alabama (section)

===Festivals===
[[File:Sloss Furnaces Birmingham.jpg|thumb|upright|The [[Sloss Furnaces]]]]

Birmingham is home to numerous cultural festivals showcasing music, films, and regional heritage. Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival brings filmmakers from all over the world to Birmingham to have their films viewed and judged. This festival usually is scheduled in late August at eight venues around downtown. Screenings are concentrated at the Alabama Theatre.

Another musical festival is the [[Taste of 4th Avenue Jazz Festival]], presented at the end of August each year, concurrent with the Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival. This all day festival features national and local jazz acts. In 2007, the festival drew an estimated 6,000 people. The Birmingham Folk Festival is an annual event held since 2006. It moved to [[Avondale (Birmingham, Alabama)|Avondale Park]] in 2008. In 2009 the festival featured nine local bands and three touring "headliner bands".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.birminghamfolkfestival.com |title=ファッション通信 |work=birminghamfolkfestival.com |access-date=July 21, 2015 |archive-date=October 7, 2008 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20081007211333/http://www.birminghamfolkfestival.com/ |url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[File:JoeMinter'sAfricanVillageInAmerica1.jpg|left|thumb|upright|Joe Minter's ''African Village in America'' is a half-acre [[visionary environments|visionary art environment]] near downtown Birmingham.]]

The [[Southern Heritage Festival]] began in the 1960s as a music, arts, and entertainment festival for the African-American community to attract mostly younger demographics. [[Do Dah Day]] is an annual pet parade held around the end of May. The Schaeffer Eye Center Crawfish Boil, an annual music festival event held in May to benefit local charities, always includes an all-star cast of talent. It typically draws more than 30,000 spectators for the annual two-day event. The annual Greek Festival, a celebration of Greek heritage, culture, and especially cuisine, is a charity fundraiser hosted by the [[Greek Orthodox]] [[Holy Trinity - Holy Cross Cathedral]]. The Greek Festival draws 20,000 patrons annually.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.holytrinity-holycross.org/greekfestival.html |title=holytrinity-holycross.org |publisher=holytrinity-holycross.org |access-date=July 14, 2012}}</ref> The Lebanese Food Festival is held at St. Elias Maronite Church. Magic City Brewfest is an annual festival benefiting local grassroots organization, Free the Hops, and focusing on craft beer. Alabama Bound is an annual book and author fair that celebrates Alabama authors and publishers. Hosted by the Birmingham Public Library, it is an occasion when fans may meet their favorite authors, buy their books, and hear them read from and talk about their work. Book signings follow each presentation.