Jamie 
Here we are, limping through another August that is simply way too hot. But that means it’s time for the annual Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival! Come down to Fiesta Gardens on Sunday, Aug. 24 from 11 am – 5 pm for one of the best free weekend events of the year.
A brand new Toughest Monster Truck Tour is coming to Cedar Park Center this weekend. There are three showtimes: Friday, August 22 from 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm, Saturday August 23, from 1 pm -3 pm and Saturday night 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm.
Ages 13 and up can play all night laser tag at the Back to School Lock-In at Blazer Tag! Drop off your teen at 11 pm on Friday, Aug. 22, and pick them up at 7 am on Saturday, Aug. 23.
Have a lazy Saturday morning and then head to the Cartoon Cereal Party at Alamo Drafthouse Lakeline at noon for an 80s and 90s cartoon fix.
Thursday, August 21 at 7 pm – bring a blanket and a picnic to the historic Charles Johnson House for the Post 76 Concert Series. This week features the music of Susan Torres y Conjunto Clemencia.
The Sherwood Forest Faire is taking their Robin Hood show to the stage at the Scottish Rite Theater in The Legends of Robin Hood, which will wrap up this weekend after 5 more shows.
Do512 Family editor, Jamie Jett, saw the show over the weekend and here is what she thought…
Get your groove on at the Come Dance! event at Ballet Austin on Sunday, Aug. 24 and take advantage of free classes, refreshments, snacks, giveaways and special offerings.
The Round Rock Police Department will team up with local barbers and stylists to give your kids a fresh new look to start the school year with free haircuts, free BBQ and free fun at Kutz 4 Kidz on Saturday, Aug. 23 from 10 am – 4 pm at Round Rock PD.
Sound & Cinema continues on Wednesday, Aug. 20 at the Long Center with a free screening of “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” and a performance from The Octopus Project. The fun starts around 6 pm and will continue until about 10:30 pm.
Celebrate our Mexican free-tailed bat colony at the 10th Annual Bat Fest on Saturday, Aug. 23 from 4 pm – midnight on the Congress Ave. Bridge. Dress up your little bats for a costume contest, hear live music, check out arts and crafts, eat awesome food and enjoy children’s activities.
Do512 Family is all about what to do in Austin with kids. We love to be out and about in Austin and are always looking for fun things to do with the family.