The eagerly awaited grand opening of the Luci and Ian Family Garden at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center will take place this Sunday, May 4 from 10 am – 7 pm. There will be a garden discovery quest, special activities throughout the day and live performance by local Austin musicians.
Kid’s Night at Nutty Brown…Can’t beat free music & fun in an atmosphere that is relaxing for the adults and stimulating enough for the kids to keep them up and running long enough to carry on a conversation. Moonwalk, face painting, and balloons by Twistin’ Art, and live music.
Lots of opportunities to have some good times with the family this weekend!
Other fun stuff:
Here are our top 10 Austin family events…
Join in all the crazy science fun at Mad Science Day at Kaleidoscope Toys this Saturday, Apr. 26 from 10 am to 1 pm. Science projects will take place throughout the event and will include: polymers, elephant toothpaste, amazing energy stick, the physics of toys, and insta-snow.
The Sunset Valley ArtFest is a bonafide half-day festival complete with vendors and live music performances on multiple stages–for kids and adults–and it’s FREE and it’s happening Saturday, April 26 at the Toney Burger Center in South Austin.
The Red Poppy Festival kicks off Friday, Apr. 25 in Historic Georgetown and continues through Sunday, Apr. 27. The whole family can enjoy arts, crafts, a parade, a car show, a kids area, food, music and more, and admission is FREE!
If you are looking for a fun Springtime day trip to take with the kiddos, venture out to Sweetberry Farm in Marble Falls. Home to a very popular “Harvest of Fall Fun” festival from late September through early November, the smaller crowd and gorgeous weather during the Spring Harvest makes the farm a perfect activity for the whole family.
Join the businesses of the West Lynn IBIZ district on the last Wednesday of the month from 3 – 8 pm for West Lynn Wednesdays, an evening of fun for the entire family.
Kinds in a New Groove (KING), a local nonprofit organization that provides kids in foster one-on-one mentoring relationships through private music lessons, will be holding its annual fundraiser next month. Music for the Soul will be at Speakeasy on Thursday, May 1 at 6:30 pm.
In support of National Autism Awareness Month, Easter Seals Ability Fair will take place April, 26, 8:30 am to 1 pm, at Easter Seals HQ and it’s free!
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.