# The Birmingham Dad Meetup

> The Birmingham Dad Meetup is a free monthly gathering for fathers and their young kids in Birmingham, Alabama. It happens one Saturday morning a month, 10am to noon, at the Avondale Library. Come for ten minutes or stay the whole time.

- Website: https://bhamdads.com
- RSVP / official schedule: https://www.meetup.com/bhamdadmeetup/
- Founder: Marc Pierre (writes as "Marc Typo")
- Founder's newsletter: Raising Myles, https://www.raisingmyles.com
- Location: Avondale Library (Birmingham Public Library), 509 40th St S, Birmingham, AL 35222
- Schedule: one Saturday a month, 10:00am to 12:00pm Central Time
- Cost: free
- Who it's for: fathers in the Birmingham, Alabama area and their young children (any age); dads without kids in tow are welcome too
- Founded: December 2025 (regular monthly meetings at Avondale Library since January 2026)

## Upcoming meetups

- The next date has not been announced yet. Check https://www.meetup.com/bhamdadmeetup/

## About the founder

Marc Pierre is a Haitian American father living in Birmingham, Alabama. He writes Raising Myles, a Substack of letters to his son that thousands of readers around the world, many of them fathers, subscribe to. After moving to Birmingham and finding it hard to meet other dads, he started The Birmingham Dad Meetup in December 2025.

## Frequently asked questions

### What is The Birmingham Dad Meetup?
A free monthly get-together for dads and their young kids in Birmingham, Alabama. The kids play while the dads hang out and talk.

### When and where does it meet?
Once a month on a Saturday morning, 10am to noon, at the Avondale Library (509 40th St S, Birmingham, AL 35222). The exact date for each month is posted on Meetup.

### How much does it cost?
Nothing. The meetup is free.

### Do I have to bring my kids?
Bring them if you can. The whole thing is set up for dads and little ones together, but dads who come alone are welcome too.

### Is there an agenda?
No. Show up, say hi, and stay as long as you like. Some months have a theme (one was a pirate morning with sing-alongs), but nobody runs a schedule.

### How do I RSVP?
Join the group and RSVP on Meetup at meetup.com/bhamdadmeetup. That's also where date changes get posted.

### Who started it?
Marc Pierre, a Birmingham dad who writes the Substack Raising Myles under the name Marc Typo. He started the meetup after moving to Birmingham and finding it hard to meet other fathers.

## Pages

- [Home](https://bhamdads.com/): what the meetup is, who started it, FAQ
- [Events](https://bhamdads.com/events): upcoming dates, location, what to expect
- [Writings](https://bhamdads.com/writings): latest posts from Raising Myles

## Recent writing by Marc Typo

- [The Birmingham Dad Meetup: September — All Hands on DECK](https://www.raisingmyles.com/p/the-birmingham-dad-meetup-september)
- [An Ethiopian Orange](https://www.raisingmyles.com/p/an-ethiopian-orange)
- [The Birmingham Dad Meetup: August— No coffee, No Problem.](https://www.raisingmyles.com/p/the-birmingham-dad-meetup-june-no)
- [I'm Raising a Son](https://www.raisingmyles.com/p/im-raising-a-son)
- [Parenting With Someone You Love](https://www.raisingmyles.com/p/parenting-with-someone-you-love)
- [Papa Needs a Gun](https://www.raisingmyles.com/p/papa-needs-a-gun)
- [To My Son, Happy Third Birthday](https://www.raisingmyles.com/p/to-my-son-happy-third-birthday)
- [The Birmingham Dad Meetup: May — Birmingham Is Starting to Feel Like Home](https://www.raisingmyles.com/p/the-birmingham-dad-meetup-may-birmingham)
- [What T-Ball Taught Us](https://www.raisingmyles.com/p/what-t-ball-taught-us)
- [The Birmingham Dad Meetup: April — Where Softness Lives](https://www.raisingmyles.com/p/the-birmingham-dad-meetup-april-where)

## Press

- [One Saturday at a time: How a Birmingham dad turned loneliness into community](https://www.wbhm.org/local-news/2026-10-14/one-saturday-at-a-time-how-a-birmingham-dad-turned-loneliness-into-community) (WBHM 90.3, 2026-10-14)
- [The dad who writes honest letters to his son](https://www.pbs.org/video/the-dad-who-writes-honest-letters-to-his-son-marc-pierre-cdwkja) (PBS / Homegoings, 2025-07-03)