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The 8th Annual Lighting of the Great Tree at The Domain is just around the corner! Get in the holiday spirit on Saturday, Nov. 22 with fun activities, music, crafts and the lighting of the spectacular 40-foot tree that features more than 6,000 twinkling lights and over 400 ornaments! Enter to win a Family VIP experience!
Puppet Improv Project is bringing their fun and environmentally conscious production back to the stage. Don’t miss “TRASH” the Musical at the One World Theater on Saturday, Nov. 15 at 12 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 25, head to the Austin Zoo & Animal Sanctuary for the Bump Club’s Little Zoo Boo, where you can enjoy a live animal show and all sort of Halloween family fun from 10 a.m. – noon.
Get your bikes ready and plan on enjoying the day outside at the Southern Walnut Creek Trail Grand Opening on Saturday, Oct. 25, followed by the FREE inaugural Austin BikeFest! Check out the trail and enjoy live music, food trucks, kids activities and even taste some Texas-made microbrews.
Bunnicula, the latest production from the Scottish Rite Theater, premiered over the weekend and Do512 Family editor, Jamie Jett, had a chance to see this spooky new play with her son. Hear all about it and enter to win four tickets to a show of your choice this weekend!
Brace yourself, the Formula One race is coming, and Circuit of the Americas is thrilled to bring back the Austin Fan Fest from Oct. 31 – Nov. 2 to downtown Austin.
Check out the lineup!
If you live in Northeast Austin, the luxury of the Boardwalk and the Lady Bird Hike and Bike Trail are a little out of reach for a quick bike ride. Don’t fret, because the Southern Walnut Creek Trail System is now open!
There are plenty of weird things about Austin, some more obvious than others. A new local tour is hoping to help showcase some of the lesser-known but ultimately weird and whimsical people and places that help shape Austin’s culture. It’s called the Weird Homes Tour, a self-paced, self-driving tour focused on unique homes and spaces. This is the first year it’s ever been done, and there will be eight homes on the tour that takes place this September.
Stop by BookPeople on Sunday, Aug. 31 from noon – 6 p.m. for the Girl Scout’s Books for Babies Fundraiser. This kid-friendly event benefits the local March of Dimes NICU Family Support Program at Dell Children’s Hospital and includes a magic show, face painting, treats …
This weekend you can see monster trucks, follow Robin Hood through the Sherwood Forest, play laser tag all night long, eat an insane amount of salsa and much, much more.
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