Do512 Family - What to do in Austin with Kids

Do512 Family - What to do in Austin with Kids

Top 10 Austin Family Events 7/4 – 7/6

Happy 3-day weekend and 4th of July, y’all! This weekend you can see plenty of fireworks, play with tiny animals, take a train ride through Hill Country or see a live-action graphic novel. Here are our Top 10 Austin Family events…

Top 10 Austin Family Events 6/27 – 6/29

This weekend you can have early July 4th celebrations, see rescue animals, catch an amusing musical, get weird and shop for local produce. Here are our top 10 Austin family events for the weekend…

Music for Wilderness Lake at Laguna Gloria

Experience twelve trombonists positioned around the lagoon playing meditative music written by Canadian composer and sound theorist R. Murray Schafer. Music for Wilderness Lake is piece of environmental music explores the natural soundscape present at sunset and sunrise. They will be playing alongside Orly Genger’s beautiful outdoor sculptural work.

Children’s Day Art Park

For a whopping 50 cents per child families can expereince local musicians, storytellers, dancers, magicians, mimes and craftspeople. Kids can try their hands at art projects under the Art Tent, experience Ballet Folklorico and Latin Jazz, talk to members of the symphony, and hear them play their instruments.

For a whopping 50 cents per child families can expereince local musicians, storytellers, dancers, magicians, mimes and craftspeople. 50 cents? What year is it anyway? Kids can try their hands at art projects under the Art Tent, experience Ballet Folklorico and Latin Jazz, talk to members of the symphony, and hear them play their instruments.

Win Prizes with #AustinSummerFun

You can also win giveaways throughout the entire summer just by uploading and tagging (#AustinSummerFun) a photo of your child(ren) doing something from the Summer Fun Checklist on Instragram. This week, Do512Family is happy to be giving away a $25 gift card that can be used at Galaxy Cafe, Zocalo Cafe or Top Notch Burgers! A winner will be chosen on Friday morning so be sure to get those Summer Fun photos tagged by midight on Thursday, June 12, 2014. For complete rules, click here.

Round Rock Express

The Round Rock Express season is in full swing and with 70+ home games stretched from now until late summer, there’s no reason to not make it out to a couple. Dell Diamond has everything! Enter our giveaway for a chance to win a Flex Plan (9 tickets) and a Jr. Sluggers membership (14 tickets + other perks)!

The Art Garage’s 3rd Birthday Party!

Come celebrate the Art Garage’s 3rd Birthday this Sunday, June 1 from 2 PM – 5 PM. The Art Garage is a walk-in studio where you can stop by anytime and choose from thousands of art projects.

X Games Austin

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!

Blue Starlite Double Feature: The Never Ending Story and The Princess Bride

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.