Mother's Day in Birmingham is Sunday, May 9, 2027. The Botanical Gardens is free every day; here are last year's rose and plant-sale dates and local gift ideas.

Last checked Oct. 17, 2026. This page is updated each year at the same address. Mother’s Day 2027 is more than six months away, so dates below are from 2026 unless we say otherwise. We list brunch only from restaurants’ own pages and menus.

Mother’s Day 2027 is Sunday, May 9. The easiest outing in Birmingham costs nothing: the Birmingham Botanical Gardens is free and open every day of the year, and early May is when its rose garden blooms are celebrated with Rosé in the Roses. The Friends’ Spring Plant Sale in April is the city’s biggest plant market for a garden gift.

Who to call

At the Botanical Gardens

  • Free every day. Spring and summer hours are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., according to the Gardens’ visit page.
  • Rosé in the Roses: in 2026 the Friends’ Junior Board held it on Thursday, May 7, 5:30 to 7 p.m., in the Dunn Formal Rose Garden, with wine from Finch Fine Wines. Reservations were required and proceeds supported the Gardens’ student internships, according to the 2026 listing.
  • Spring Plant Sale: in 2026 it ran Friday, April 17, and Saturday, April 18, on the Formal Lawn and Hill Garden, free to attend, with hundreds of plants grown by volunteer groups. Bring a cart or wagon; the sale took checks and credit cards only, according to the Friends’ listing.

Gifts with a local tie

  • Pepper Place Saturday Market, 2829 2nd Ave. S.: Alabama-grown, -raised and -made goods from state-certified vendors, 7 a.m. to noon. In 2026 the market ran Saturdays from Jan. 31 to Dec. 12, so the Saturday before Mother’s Day falls in its season. See our farmers markets guide.
  • Birmingham Zoo animal adoptions: a plush animal, certificate, fact sheet and photo for a minimum $50 donation, with packages that add keeper chats, through the zoo’s adopt an animal page.
  • Vulcan Park and Museum’s museum store, The Anvil, 1701 Valley View Drive, held a Father’s Day sale in June 2026; see visitvulcan.com.

Brunch

No Birmingham restaurant had posted a Mother’s Day 2027 brunch on Oct. 17. Restaurants that serve brunch every weekend, from their own menus, are in our brunch guide.

Other ideas

Running a Mother’s Day event, brunch or market in Birmingham? Send us the link and we will add it.

What this means for you

  • Mark the Gardens’ calendar in April for the plant sale and Rosé in the Roses dates.
  • Reserve brunch early once restaurants post their menus.

Related: Father’s Day in Birmingham and date night in Birmingham.

Frequently asked questions

When is Mother’s Day 2027?

Sunday, May 9, 2027, the second Sunday in May.

Is the Birmingham Botanical Gardens open on Mother’s Day?

Yes. The Gardens at 2612 Lane Park Road are free and open every day of the year; spring and summer hours are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

When is the Birmingham Botanical Gardens spring plant sale?

In 2026 the Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens held the Spring Plant Sale on Friday, April 17, and Saturday, April 18, with a members-only early sale on April 16. The 2027 dates had not been posted on Oct. 17.

What is Rosé in the Roses?

A Junior Board fundraiser in the Gardens’ Dunn Formal Rose Garden. In 2026 it was Thursday, May 7, from 5:30 to 7 p.m., the week of Mother’s Day; reservations were required.