Shark Week Skating Party at Chaparral Ice
It’s Shark Week! Celebrate the beast of the sea at the Shark Week Skating Party at Chaparral Ice Centers on Friday, Aug. 15 from 6:30 – 9:30 pm.
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Sound & Cinema: “Raiders of the Lost Ark” with The Golden Dawn Arkestra
Sound & Cinema continues on Wednesday, Aug. 13 at the Long Center with a free screening of “Raiders of the Lost Ark” (the 1963 version) and a performance from The Golden Dawn Arkestra. The fun starts around 6 pm and will continue until about 10:30 pm.
Austin Fall Home and Garden Show
Turn your home and garden dreams into a reality and attend the 19th Annual Austin Home and Garden Show, taking place at the Austin Convention Center from Friday, Aug. 15 – Sunday, Aug. 17. You’ll find tons of exhibits in everything from decks, pools, spas, plants, landscape displays and materials, kitchenware and much more, and the kids will have plenty to do in the Kid’s Zone (plus, kids are FREE)!
Sherwood Forest Faire’s “The Legends of Robin Hood” at the Scottish Rite Theater
Hear ye! Hear ye! Directly from Austin’s own Renaissance Festival, the Sherwood Forest Faire, comes Robin Hood and his merry band of outlaws! The Legends of Robin Hood will be stirring up mischief at the Scottish Rite Theater from Aug. 16 – 24.
Back to School Shopping in Austin
Summer is wrapping up, folks. We have two full weeks left before it’s back to rushed mornings, homework, extracurricular activities and sack lunches. It’s back to school time! Which also means it’s time for back to school clothes! Austin has a lot to offer when it comes to first-day duds, so we’ve compiled a list of our favorite places to go Back to School Shopping in Austin, from high-end, to thrift, and everything in between.
Top 10 Austin Family Events 8/8 – 8/10
This weekend you can see a variety of children’s plays, give wakeboarding a go, swing dance, eat tons of ice cream or have a day at the races!
Here are our Top 10 Austin Family events…
Young Guns + Groms & Summer Sounds Series at Quest ATX
Cheer on little wakeboarder wanna-be’s at the Young Guns + Groms event at Quest ATX, Austin’s newest wakeboarding cable park, on Saturday, Aug. 9 from 9 am – 12 pm. Stick around because later that afternoon you can check out the Summer Sounds Series where you can swim around, stand up paddle board and kayak while listening to live bands for just $10.
Planet Music: American Swing
“It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing.” Celebrate swing music at the American Swing session of Planet Music on Friday, Aug. 8 from 7 – 9 pm at the Dougherty Arts Center. Learn a dance routine and listen to a great band – all for free!
Family Saturday at Laguna Gloria
It’s Family Saturday at Laguna Gloria this weekend, Aug. 9 from 11 am – 3 pm. Swing by for family-friendly performances, and a chance to meet local artists and create art to take home.
Shark Week at Terra Toys
Get pumped for Shark Week, Aug. 10 – 17 at Terra Toys where you can have a BITING good time, ever day from 9 am – 8 pm.
