This weekend you can add a little zen to your life, take a night off, try your hand at wakeboarding, eat crawfish, see a play, get a picture with BEVO or enjoy free yoga. Here are our Top 10 Austin Family Events…
The Little Yoga House will be leading a Free Family Yoga class at Wooldridge Square Park on Sunday, May 18 at 11 am.
Walking the Faerie Woodland Trail at the Zilker Botanical Gardens can inspire all kinds of questions – like “How did they get moss to grow there?” and “Where do you find such tiny plants?” This Saturday, May 17, you and your kids can learn all about it at the Faerie Landscaping Workshop.
Come celebrate The Grandest Opening of the hip Cafe Ruckus and the re-opening of the legendary Toy Joy this Sunday, May 18 from 12 – 4 pm! Get your coffee fix at the newest caffeine peddler, then take yourself over to play with toys at the coolest toy store around.
Family Day at Mexic-Arte Museum will be Saturday, May 17 from noon to 3 pm. Families are invited to learn about screen printing and will have the opportunity to print projects using colors that reflect the themes of the current exhibit at the museum, Illustrating Anarchy and Revolution. No registration is required, and admission to this event is free.
Join Little Wing (School of Rock for preschoolers) for an Instrument Petting Zoo at the Toybrary Saturday, May 17 at 10:30 am. This Daddy & Me Playdate is a mere $5 per child for an hour of fun. Kids will get to explore different instruments, trying their hand at playing the guitar, drums, keys, bass or even rocking out on the microphone.
Hope you’re ready to live a pretty bad nightmare. Friday night, May 16 from 6:30 – 9:30 pm, Zombie Prom happens at Chaparral Ice Center in Northcross Mall.
Get ready to practice your backside rotation at the grand opening of Austin’s first cable wakepark- Quest ATX. To celebrate their opening, Quest ATX is hosting a Crawfish Boil with an open bar on Saturday, May 17 from 2 pm until dark.
Have you noticed it’s suddenly summer? It’s hot enough to be summer anyway. But the Northwest YMCA has the cure: Splash Day this Saturday, May 17 from 10 am – 1 pm!
Get ready to have some “pfun” this weekend at the 39th Annual Deutschen Pfest in Pflugerville. The event will kick off on Friday, May 16 and will continue through Sunday, May 18. There will be a FREE children’s area with petting zoo, kiddie train, inflatables and puppet shows.
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.