Birmingham, ALHoliday Bars

Bham Now has covered this bar's annual Christmas takeover under two names, Queen's Park and now Hold Your Horses, calling Miracle on 24th St. a beloved yearly tradition when the space rebranded in 2024. Each winter the room fills with tinsel, twinkling lights and a rotating menu of Christmas cocktails, following the national Miracle pop-up format. WBRC's coverage of the same operators' 2026 Halloween spinoff independently confirms Miracle on 24th Street as their established, popular Christmas program. Order a seasonal cocktail and expect the same festive, laid-back room that outlasted the bar's own rebrand.

Bham Now has covered this Second Avenue bar's transformation into Sippin' Santa across multiple winters, describing a tiki inspired holiday takeover that the outlet calls the sister pop-up to Miracle on 24th St. The regular room fills with strings of Christmas lights, trees and a dedicated holiday soundtrack while the bar swaps in a rum forward, tropical Christmas drink list. Order one of the tiki style holiday cocktails and expect the tinsel heavy decor that has defined the pop-up since Birmingham's first iteration of it opened here in November 2020.

Bham Now has followed this downtown cocktail bar's seasonal drink program across two winters, including national attention when Forbes singled out co-owner Jose Medina Camacho's holiday take on Mexican hot ponche, a warm punch built on tequila, apple cider, fortified wine and spices. Each December the regular list gives way to a run of warming, spiced cocktails built around the bar's tequila and mezcal focus. Order the hot ponche if it is on the list, or ask what the bar's seasonal spin on its usual agave program looks like that week.