The X Games has picked Austin to house their event for the next four years, it debuts June 6 – 8 at the Circuit of the Americas (COTA) and we couldn’t be more stoked to have them! We have four 3-day General Admission wristbands to give to one lucky family! Enter for your chance to win!
Summer is just around the bend, but it looks like the free concerts are starting a week or two before school lets out. That’s OK, your kids didn’t have homework anyways. Check out these Free Concerts this Week.
THREE-DAY WEEKEND! Hope you’re ready, we most definitely are! We’ve been working hard to prepare you with all of the information you need to have an awesome Memorial Day Weekend with your family. We’ve got lists covering everything from picnic spots to butcher shops to crawfish boils. Read up and then take your pick from our Top 10 Austin Family Events…
Pull in to Blue Starlite Mini-Urban Drive-In this Saturday, May 24 at 8:45 pm for The Never Ending Story and The Princess Bride back to back. Doors open at 7:45 pm. This awesome double feature is sure to jump start your imagination just in time for summer. These classics are great for kids, modern day & 80s babies alike. Double the throwback status by seeing these two awesome films at a drive in.
Join the 1001 Nights Orchestra, Ravaan Persian Dancers and the Austin International Folk Dancers for a Middle Eastern-themed edition of Planet Music on Friday, May 23 at 7 pm at the Dougherty Arts Center.
It’s not like you really need any extra reasons to go to a park, especially if you have kids who bounce off the walls when they’re cooped up inside. But until the end of July, the city of Austin’s TEMPO – Art in Public Places program is a great excuse to check out some spots you may not have been to before. Each of these parks features an outdoor sculpture you can check out for free.
We have had amazing weather these past few weeks- patio season is definitely here! One of our favorite things to do on the weekend when the weather is nice is to drive out to the Jester King Brewery, located roughly 20 miles southwest of downtown Austin. This farmhouse brewery uses locally grown grains and native wild yeast to create an impressive array of beers that are uniquely Texas.
Do you still sleep on the Star Wars sheets from your childhood? Do you just enjoy looking at cool vintage toys and lunch boxes? Then shed your plainclothes, don your superhero gear and fly on over to the Austin Comic and Toy Show on Saturday, May 25 from 9 am – 5 pm at the Norris Conference Center!
Still looking for the perfect plan for Memorial Day weekend? Fredericksburg Crawfish Festival runs Friday May 23 through Sunday May 25 at MarktPlatz. For the grown folks there is live music & dancing. For the kiddos there is a climbing wall, bumper boats and even a human hamster ball! All generations can enjoy crawfish and Gator Country shows. Those are real gators, folks!
Disney on Ice is returning to the Cedar Park Center this week with a new show called Rockin’ Ever After.
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.