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This weekend, your family will have three opportunities to have Frozen-themed fun. You can see the movie for free, ice skate to Disney tunes and hang with Olaf, and enjoy a day of Frozen activities at a toy store.
The Summer Nature Camps at McKinney Roughs Nature Park provide the perfect outdoor camp experience. In week-long sessions divided by age groups ranging from age 5 to 15, kids get to explore the Lost Pines woods, play camp games and learn about the woods and the animals that live there. Campers will learn wilderness survival skills and go rafting on the Colorado River. Older campers will experience more advanced nature science studies as well as personal and team building challenges, and teenagers can learn the skills of a naturalist and outdoor leader.
The Colorado River Alliance is a nonprofit group that is dedicated solely to the conservation and protection of the Texas Colorado River. They offer educational programs during the school year, and in the summer, they take families on guided tours of the LCRA Redbud Center. These tours are interactive, incredibly informative (Did you know all the lakes in Austin are man made?!), and FREE!
The season is here for Deep Eddy Movie Nights! Families can catch a screening of “The LEGO Movie” on Saturday, July 19 at 8:45 pm.
Head to The Rhythm Studio for a free Story Time and Book Signing on Wednesday, July 16 at 11 am. Kids can dance and craft and you can get a book that will help you explore Austin, win/win.
**THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO TUESDAY, JULY 22**
Sound & Cinema will continue on Tuesday, July 22 at the Long Center with a free screening of “E.T.” and a performance from Henry + the Invisibles. The fun starts around 6 pm and will continue until about 10:30 pm.
Every Thursday night this summer, you can visit the Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center for Nature Nights. Next Thursday, July 17, the Nature Night theme is Wildlife Tracking, where you can learn all about the animals that roam the Texas wilderness after dark.
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The Austin Steam Train offers rides through the Hill Country year round in fully restored coaches dating back to the 1920s. Departing from Cedar Park, the train has various routes to choose from. Its most popular route this summer is a ride to Burnet County and back with a 15-minute stop off in the town of Bertram, where riders can walk through a fully restored 1912 train depot, complete with old typewriters and luggage from the era.
This weekend you can play giant Checkers, see a free musical, take a train ride through Hill Country or paint with ice cubes at an outdoor museum. Here are our Top 10 Austin Family events…
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