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●●●Austin
Symphony Children's Day Art Park
Children can experience the magic of
the arts at Children's Day Art Park. This exciting summer program features local
musicians, dancers, storytellers, magicians, mimes and crafts people. Youngsters
can visit the Instrumental Petting Zoo (where they can see, touch and try to
play the instruments), talk to symphony musicians and hear them play their
instruments, see a Ballet Folklorico, hear a country western band, follow a real
pied piper along the Lemonade Trail to the Magic Oak Tree and try their hands at
different art projects under the Art Tent. Admission is 50 cents per child and
parents are free. Concerts are Wednesday mornings in June and July beginning at
9:30. This place fills up quickly, so arrive very early!
Link to Austin
Symphony Children's Day Art Park
●●●Regal
Free Family Film Festival
Tuesdays and Wednesdays
Selected G & PG movies start at 10AM
each Tuesday and Wednesday during the festival. First-come, first-served seating
is limited to theatre capacity. The Free Family Film Festival is safe, lots of
fun and a great way for kids to spend a weekday morning in the summer.
Link to Regal
Free Family Film Festival - Not Working
●●●Congress
Street Bats
March to early November
One of the most amazing sights in
Austin takes place every evening from March to early November, when 1.5 million
Mexican free-tailed bats emerge from their roosts under the Congress Avenue
Bridge. Late July through mid-August is the best time to see impressive flights,
as new born pups first begin to forage with their mothers. Take one of the
several evening boat cruises for the best vantage point, or just stroll on down
to the Congress Street Bridge and enjoy the show
●●●Austin
Public Library
Summer Reading Program
Throughout the summer
The Austin Public Library
sponsors many interesting programs including storytellers, singing zoologists,
puppets and other themed activities.
Link to Austin Public
Library
●●●Summer
Playground Program
2008 - TBD
The program offers a wide
variety of recreation activities to children 6-12 years old and 12-15 years old,
and it's all free! With neighborhood sites throughout the city, Playground
Leaders create safe, supervised and fun-filled environments with activities
including sports, games, arts and crafts, nature activities and cook-outs.
Link to Austin
Parks and Recreation Summer Program
●●●Movies
at Deep Eddy
June - early August -
Saturday night
Watch a movie while you
float in the pool. Family-oriented films from classic to recent releases such as
Old Yeller and Harry Potter are projected onto a large screen at poolside.
Movies start at dusk. Regular Deep Eddy admission applies.
Link to Movies at
Deep Eddy
●●●Blackberry
Picking at Sweet Berry Farms
May and June
Enjoy family fun by picking
your own fresh blackberries at this farm just outside Marble Falls. There
will be a spring hay-field maze in May and June while the blackberries are at
their peak. The location also has goats and horses for petting. Sweet Berry Farm
now has two locations. The original farm is located in Marble Falls, which is
nestled in the Texas Hill Country north-west of Austin. Sweet Berry Farms now
has a location in Lexington, Texas, a tucked-away hamlet east of Austin.
Link to Sweet Berry Farms
●●●Texas
Greek Festival
Early in June
The Austin Museum of Art -
Laguna Gloria hosts the annual celebration of Greek culture, including authentic
food and pastries, live bouzouki bands and traditional Greek dancing, with
proceeds benefiting local charities.
Link to Texas Greek Festival
●●● Wild
Basin Moonlighting Tour
May 18th, 2008, July 18th, August 15th
Enjoy a spectacular view of the full moon rise from the overlook of Wild Basin.
Learn about the different moon phases, science, legends and lore with the
knowledgeable volunteers of the Austin Astronomical Society. You may want to
bring a small flashlight, water, binoculars and a cushion. $5 for adults, $3 for
seniors and ages 5-12. Reservations required. Astronomy tours are held on a
weather-permitting basis.
●●● Austin
Under the Stars at St Stephen's Episcopal School
June 28, 2008
The public is invited to join local
astronomers who will be viewing our closest stellar neighbor, the Sun, in
daytime skies, using special protective filters on several telescopes. After the
Sun slips under the horizon, we'll turn our attention to the celestial wonders
in the night skies. Attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and
water and/or refreshments as well as telescopes and/or binoculars, if desired.
Pets and smoking are not permitted on the observing field; nor is aerosol insect
repellant and flash photography.
Link to Austin Under the Stars
●●●Texas
Hill Country Rail Fair and Festival
June 24th - June 25th
Featured at Rail Fair are rail
car and equipment displays, operating model railroad layouts and much more.
Link to Texas Hill Country
Rail Fair and Festival
●●●Fourth
of July Fireworks & Symphony
July 4th
The Austin Symphony’s annual
concert of patriotic music wraps up with spectacular fireworks over Town Lake.
Call (512) 476-6064 for more information.
Link to Austin Symphony 4th
of July
●●●Zilker
Hillside Theater
June 28th -
August 9th
This years production is
Disney's Beauty and the Beast. Come on out, bring a little something to
eat, throw a blanket down and relax with family and friends. Enjoy the variety
of entertainment in the scenic beauty and natural setting that is one of the
jewels of the Austin Parks and Recreation Department. Admission is free. Parking
is $3
Link to Zilker Hillside
Theater
●●●Austin
Summer Musical for Children - Sour Grapes
August 2 - 3;
August 9-10
The show is a fully costumed
and choreographed musical under the artistic direction of Ron Dodson. It is
written, planned and performed by a board of community volunteers who share
their free time to ensure that the children of Austin and Central Texas will be
treated to a quality show. Ten free public performances, produced for children
ages 3-10, will allow 1500 children in Central Texas to have the chance to
experience live musical theatre.
Link to Austin Summer Musical
For Children
●●●Barnum
and Bailey Circus
August 20th - August 24th
●●●4th
Annual Austin Batfest
August 30th & 31st 2008
On the Ann Richards Congress
Avenue Bridge; Austin's largest attended Arts & Crafts show, will feature Arts,
Crafts, Music, Food, Bat Watching, Children's Activities, and Educational
Displays. Estimated attendance is around 40,000! With Scenic backdrop of Town
Lake and a great new activities for 2008, Roadway Productions is working
tirelessly to put on the best Batfest! ever.
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