It’s time to celebrate all things vegetable on Saturday, Apr. 5, at the Texas VegFest at Fiesta Gardens. Now in it’s third year, VegFest celebrates the health, environmental, and animal welfare benefits of plant-based lifestyles. For a suggested donation of $5, festival-goers can enjoy activities include cooking demonstrations, lectures, youth activities, community outreach activities, and live music!
Head to a real working farm in Niederwald, Texas for Farmgrass Fest ’14, going down at Simmons Family Farms on Sunday, Apr. 6 from 2 – 8 pm. Enjoy some great bluegrass music and delicious food, all while supporting local farms!
The Statesman Capital 10k, Cap Kids Fun Run and Health and Fitness Expo happens Friday, April 4 through Sunday, April 6, and is jam packed, as usual with all kids of fitness related fun. This weekend, come out to run, walk or roll in Austin’s biggest fitness family event.
Get carried away in the magic at the Balloons Over Horseshoe Bay event at the Horseshoe Bay Resort during April 18 – 20, where you can see hot air balloons, see GLOWING hot air balloons, listen to live music, take a helicopter ride, see an antique car show and a lot more!
Saturday, Apr. 5, make your way to the Lo-Burn IBIZ District (Burnet Rd. between 45th St. and North Loop Blvd.) for the Lo-Burn Fun-For-All where you can shop til you drop and take advantage of special offers, giveaways and activities. Did you know that …
Based on the book series by Arnold Lobel and adapted for the stage by local playwright, Susan Gayle Todd, Stories of Frog and Toad will be at the Scottish Rite Theater Apr. 6 – 27.
This weekend you can do a free workout with your child, see a free movie, head to a renaissance faire or get a free samba lesson!
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On Monday, Mar. 31 and Wednesday, Apr. 2, take your K – 3rd grader to Austin Kula Yoga and let them take a Kula Klub House yoga class for FREE!
Have you ever longed for a way to combine your love of learning about chickens with your love of visiting the library? This is Austin, Texas, so odds are that the answer to that question is yes. Well, hold onto your hats because the Austin Public Library and the Funky Chicken Coop Tour have your family covered with their free Chickens in the Library events!
Do512 Family Featured Babymaker, Claire from M.I.L.K., helps us realize that as moms, we are artists. Read her comparison and check out her grandmother’s art, which will be on display from Mar. 29 – Apr. 13 at the Link & Pin Gallery (her mother’s gallery).
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