Drum roll, please….LEGO® KidsFest is coming to Austin! You and your children will experience three days of LEGO bliss at the end of August, hooray! A full feature on this event will be coming your way mid-August. Until then, here are the basic deets to get you all excited.

KidsFest will be held at the Austin Convention Center Friday, Aug. 31 thru Sunday, Sept. 2. LEGO glory will abound with activities like the LEGO Challenge Zone, Creation Nation, Race Ramps, LEGO Games, LEGO Ninjago and tons more! And guess what? Do512 Family will be giving away two family 4-packs to Friday’s session so be sure to Like us on Facebook to find out when and how.

In an attempt to get you excited about LEGO coming to Texas (like that’s a difficult task), LEGO is running a “Build Your Best Texas” contest! All you have to do is build something Texas-themed out of LEGOs for your chance to win. The Grand Prize Winner will take home four tickets to the Very Important Kid Preview Event along with a whole other slew of winnings. Do yourself a favor and enter now!

For LEGO creation inspiration, check out our Build Your Best Texas Inspiration board, dedicated to Austin themes, on Pinterest. Happy building!