Free Family Yoga in the Park
Sunday, Aug. 17, head to Woodridge Square Park at 9:30 am for some Free Family Yoga with the lovely instructors from The Little Yoga House.
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National Bookstore Day (for the BookPeople Nation)
On Sturday, August 16, from 11:30 am to 4:30 pm, celebrate all things bookie at BookPeople’s National Bookstore Day. This celebration is less about all bookstores in the country and totally, just only about Book People.
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)!
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…
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.
Austin Summer Musical For Children: The Wizard of Oz at Boyd Vance Theatre
The Austin Summer Musical for Children group will bring Austin Families The Wizard of Oz in 16 shows from August 9 – August 24 at the Boyd Vance Theater inside the George Washington Carver Museum! With the exception of a gala fundraiser at one of the shows, admission to all other 15 shows will be FREE!
2nd Annual Barton Springs Fest
This weekend, Save Our Springs Alliance hosts a full day of fun at Austin’s beloved Barton Springs at the 2nd Annual Barton Springs Fest. Come and celebrate the day in 1992 when the City Council adopted the citizen-initiated Save Our Springs Ordinance with eco-tours, poetry, kids activities, live music, and – of course – a dip in the sweet, cool waters of the springs.
