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.
Get ready to practice your backside rotation at the grand opening of Austin’s first cable wakepark- Quest ATX. To celebrate their opening, Quest ATX is hosting a Crawfish Boil with an open bar on Saturday, May 17 from 2 pm until dark.
On Saturday, May 17 from 12 – 5 pm, make your way to Casa de Luz for the family friendly Natural Living Festival. The event will feature 100 percent whole food plant-based meals in the dining hall, children’s performers and entertainment, live music, health practitioners of various modalities, local and national product lines, vendors, samples and demos. And, it’s FREE!
This weekend you can see some music, attend a celebration for Mother Earth, eat some mind-blowing tacos, party with Mueller or learn how to code. Here are our Top 10 Austin Family Events…
Saturday, May 10, head to Backwoods to see the Reel Paddling Film Festival, happening from 7:30 – 9:30 pm. The film fest will showcase the world’s best paddling films in order to inspire more people to explore rivers, lakes and oceans.
The West Austin Studio Tour (WEST) will be May 10 – 11 and 17 – 18. Artists will open their studios and galleries for people to peruse and enjoy. There is a lot going on, take a look at the WEST Catalog and pick out what you want to see. We scanned the catalog to find some Family Friendly Events at WEST, check ’em out!
Alamo Drafthouse Lakeline is hosting their Cartoon Cereal Party: Marvel-Ous Edition this Saturday May, 10 at 12 PM. If a Marvel montage weren’t enough to take you back to the days of oversized sleeping shirts or superhero underpants, there will be an all-you-can-eat sugary cereal bar. What? Who doesn’t want to be a kid again? If you can’t beat ’em, mom, just join ’em.
Second Saturdays are for families at Laguna Gloria with hands-on art-making activities inspired by the current exhibitions on view. From 11 AM – 3 PM kids ages 2 – 11 can enjoy family-friendly performances, meet artists, and even make their own works of art to take home. This Second Saturday the Tiny Regatta is inspired by artist Orly Genger’s seaworthy materials.
Are you a mom? Do you love a mom? Do you have a mom? If you answered ‘yes’ to any of these questions then Listen to Your Mother might be the event for you (and your mom).
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.
