Turn your home and garden dreams into a reality and attend the 16th Annual Austin Home and Garden Show, taking place at the Austin Convention Center from Friday, Jan. 10 – Sunday, Jan. 12. You’ll find tons of exhibits in everything from decks, pools, spas, plants, landscape displays and materials, kitchenware and much more, and the kids will have plenty to do in the Kid’s Zone (plus, kids are FREE)!
Check out museums, hold tiny animals, get weird or play laser tag ALL NIGHT… here are our top 10 Austin family events this weekend!
Take advantage of free admission and special kid’s programming from 12 – 4 pm at the Umlauf Sculpture Garden for their Family Day. Every first Sunday of the month features fun activities for kids and free entry.
Featured Babymakers, Lauren and Claire from MILK {Moms I’d Like to Know} were nice enough to share a list they have compiled of mom-owned businesses in Austin where you can get amazing gifts while supporting mothers in our community. Shop local and shop for mamas. There are a lot of great ideas here, take note!
You can Sleep with the Sharks starting this Friday at the Austin Aquarium and even enjoy a little time with Santa as well. Beginning Friday, Dec. 20, the aquarium is offering public sleepovers which includes shark and octopus viewing and feeding and a behind-the-scenes tour of Austin’s newest attraction. In addition, Santa will be making after-hours appearances at all three sleepovers this weekend (Friday, Dec. 20, Saturday Dec. 21 and Sunday, Dec. 22). There will be additional opportunities for public and private sleepovers after this weekend.
Disney Junior Live returns to Austin for one day only with a brand new show–Pirate & Princess Adventure! On Sunday, Dec 22, at Frank Irwin Center at 1 pm, 4 pm and 7 pm, bring your kids out to lose their minds watching Doc McStuffins, Jake and the Neverland Pirates and Princess Sofia the First live, in the cartoon-flesh!
Celebrate the Solstice with the amazing Minor Mishap Marching Band’s Parade of Light! Gather on the shortest day of the year to celebrate light, darkness, music, community, nature and joy. Join the parade on Saturday, Dec. 21. Meet at 5:30 pm at the spiral of the Lamar Pedestrian Bridge, the parade starts at 6 pm.
With just SEVEN shopping days left ’til Christmas, you’d better head down to the Blue Genie Art Bazaar at Marchesa Hall & Theatre for those hard-to-shop-for friends and relatives. Open daily from 10 am – 10 pm (6 pm on Dec. 24), the bazaar features unique wares from more than 140 local artists. Plus, a portion of the proceeds benefit Make-A-Wish® Central & South Texas. Admission and parking are free.
Check out everything that’s going on this week to make your Christmas in Austin a jolly one.
Need a movie break amid the holiday rush? Bring the kids to see The Polar Express at the Bullock Museum’s Texas Spirit Theater on Dec. 21, 22, or 23.
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.