Do512 Family - What to do in Austin with Kids

Do512 Family - What to do in Austin with Kids

Architects of Air: Pentalum

This month at the Long Center, your family can experience an awesome art installation! Architects of Air is back in Austin with their latest amazing luminarium design: Pentalum. You and the kids will get to walk through an inflated structure with domes and tunnels and …

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Top Austin Family Events, Nov. 13-15, 2015

This weekend you can train to be a Jedi, learn about prehistoric sea monsters at the 25th Annual Fossil Fest, peek into art studios & attend several special events during the East Austin Studio Tour, smash piñatas at the first-ever Piñata Picnic, have a blast …

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Piñata Picnic

On Saturday, Nov. 14, you can bring the family to Austin’s first-ever Piñata Picnic! Held on the waterfront of Edward Rednon Sr. Park at Festival Beach from noon – 4 p.m., you’ll find piñatas everywhere for the community to view and for children to break! …

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Hidden Histories – Family Saturday at Laguna Gloria

On Saturday, Nov. 14, families are invited to The Contemporary Austin at Laguna Gloria from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m for their FREE art-making workshops as part of their monthly Second Saturdays are for Families series. Plan for a fun-filled afternoon at Laguna Gloria as …

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Jedi Training Camp at the Library

Join the Austin Public Library for crafts and activities as they celebrate the epic saga of Star Wars! Jedi Training Camp will take place on four Fridays, starting on Friday, Nov. 13, at different branches of the library. (See the schedule below.) These are free …

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Top 5 Family Events this Week, Nov. 9-14, 2015

Here are our top 5 picks for family fun this week, presented by IT’S TIME TEXAS. And you can always check out the Do512Family Calendar to view many more listings of awesome kid events in the Austin area. Also, be sure to download the free …

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Top Austin Family Events, Oct. 30 – Nov. 1, 2015

It’s Halloween weekend! You can take your pick of fun costume parties and events. Join us at the Thinkery’s Halloween Hootenanny, trick-or-treat for books at Bookpeople, check out the great cosplay at Wizard World Comic Con, watch the big parade & party in the streets …

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Just a Minute: A Dia de los Muertos Play

Celebrate Day of the Dead by taking the kids to see “Just a Minute: A Dia de los Muertos Play” at Austin Scottish Rite Theater. This show for children is a staged adaptation of Yuyi Morales’s fantastical award-winning books Just a Minute and Just in …

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2015 Zilker Holiday Tree Art Contest

While we’re focused on Halloween right now, you know that the winter holiday season will be upon us in the blink of an eye. The City of Austin Parks and Recreation Department is ready for our kids to start thinking about one of our city’s …

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Top Austin Family Events, Oct. 23-25, 2015

This weekend you can take part in Día de los Muertos celebrations, rock out with Alvin and the Chipmunks, climb aboard a fire truck & bulldozer, enter a pumpkin carving contest, see Winnie the Pooh and his pals sing & dance on stage, listen to …

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