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.
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.
Come celebrate The Grandest Opening of the hip Cafe Ruckus and the re-opening of the legendary Toy Joy this Sunday, May 18 from 12 – 4 pm! Get your coffee fix at the newest caffeine peddler, then take yourself over to play with toys at the coolest toy store around.
Join Little Wing (School of Rock for preschoolers) for an Instrument Petting Zoo at the Toybrary Saturday, May 17 at 10:30 am. This Daddy & Me Playdate is a mere $5 per child for an hour of fun. Kids will get to explore different instruments, trying their hand at playing the guitar, drums, keys, bass or even rocking out on the microphone.
Have you noticed it’s suddenly summer? It’s hot enough to be summer anyway. But the Northwest YMCA has the cure: Splash Day this Saturday, May 17 from 10 am – 1 pm!
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.