This weekend, you can watch Pitch Perfect 2 in your PJs, check out parade in Pflugerville, make cool stuff at the Austin Mini Maker Faire, dance with the kids at Pachanga Fest, meet Safari Greg and his animals, create recycled robots, check out art studios on the West Austin Studio Tour, enjoy a birthday celebration at the Wildflower Center, watch a children’s play and much much more.

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— Pflugerville’s most popular festival, the Deutschen Pfest, kicks off today in Pfluger Park and runs through Sunday, May 17. This annual event is always packed children’s games, shopping booths, a parade, live music, a 5K fun run. (Please note, due to rain, the carnival has been canceled this year.) Admission on Friday is $5 and children under age 6 are free. ($7 Saturday, $5 Sunday) For the schedule of events and parking info, click here.

 

 

— Head to the Alamo Drafthouse in your jammies for the Moms & Daughters Pitch Perfect 2 PJ Party. Join the Bellas during the first opening weekend of Pitch Perfect 2 and enjoy some onscreen karaoke in the theater after the movie. The PJ Parties take place today at the South Lamar and Lakeline locations. (You can also attend tomorrow at the Village and Slaughter Lane locations.) Tickets are $8.25 plus fees. You can buy your tickets online here.

— Take the kids to The Amazing Indoor Safari at the Backwoods Austin‘s Hill Country Galleria location at 1 p.m. for a show featuring Safari Greg and his amazing animals from Austin Zoo and Animal Sanctuary. This program will be educational and entertaining for all ages. $5 suggested donation.

— Pachanga Fest is at Fiesta Gardens today with a line-up that will have your whole family dancing. From noon – 11 p.m., you can immerse yourself in Latin American culture at this annual Austin music festival packed with arts, crafts, music, food, workshops and yes, lots of moving and grooving to the sounds of tejano, mariachi, cumbia, salsa, electronic, funk, rock, alternative and hip-hop. General admission tickets are $39. Kids under 12 get in free with a paid adult! You can click here to purchase tickets online.

— The Luci and Ian Family Garden at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center is celebrating its 1st anniversary today.  Bring the kids to the Robb Family Pavilion for the celebration from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. featuring free cupcakes crafts, lawn games, and Dino Creek investigations. Admission is $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and children 13 and up, $4 for children ages 5-12, and free for children ages 4 and younger as well as members.

— Families can attend ZACH Theatre‘s children’s play, Cenicienta, today at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Tickets start at $12, and you can purchase them online here or call 512-476-0541 x 1. Our content manager had the chance to see this new bilingual adaptation of Cinderella. Read her review.

— Take the family to The Contemporary Austin at Laguna Gloria where the kids can build recycled robots! This hands-on art-making workshop is geared towards children ages 2 – 11, and you can drop in and create anytime between 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. The cost is $10 per family and $5 for museum members.

— Today at 11 a.m., you can check out Austin Scottish Rite Theater’s production, Ashes, Ashes. Read our review to learn all about this steampunk-style show. Child tickets (ages 12 and under) are $8, and adult tickets (ages 13 and over) are $12. You can click here to purchase tickets online.

— This is the last weekend of the West Austin Studio Tour (WEST). Get a sneak peek into the work spaces of some of Austin’s most creative minds from 11 a.m. – 6 p.m., when artists open their studios and galleries for people to peruse and enjoy. No admission fees. Highlights today include Ney Day and  the 2nd Street Public Art Crawl. Click here for more suggestions of family-friendly events at WEST.