🌺Happy April, Friends! 🌸The bluebonnets are in full bloom the weather is gorgeous, the kids are pumped for spending more and more time outdoors! ☀️ So let’s play! April has even more festivals from celebrating bluebonnets and all things Spring to celebrating Eeyore and Pillow Fights! 💃🏻There is something here for everyone! We hope you enjoy your family time this April and that this guide inspires you to get out there. 💞 If we’ve missed any family events, feel free to submit them to our Community Calendar for approval!
Festivals & Celebrations
3rd Annual Saltillo Day in Austin – April 6 – Plaza Saltillo Station
Cedar Park Heritage Festival – Cedar Fest – April 6 – Elizabeth Milburn Park
International Pillow Fight Day 2019 – April 6 – 1200 Town Creek Dr
Texas VegFest – April 6 – Fiesta Gardens
Family Fun
Cap10K Health & Fitness Expo – April 5 & 6 – The Palmer Event Center
Community Cinema – April 5 – Community First! Village
Community Health Fair – April 6 – Asian American Resource Center
Explore Austin Presents 10th Annual Quest for the Summit – April 5 – Fair Market
Food Truck Fridays – Recurring Event – Republic Square Park
Krispy Kreme Family Night – April 3 – Recurring Event – Krispy Kreme
MyP2P 3v3 Streetball Slam 2019 – April 6 – High Five
High School Robotics UIL State and District Championship – April 5 & 6 – The Palmer Event Center
Family Theater and Shows
KUTX Rock the Park – April 5 – Mueller Austin
Matilda The Musical – Recurring Event – ZACH’s Topfer Theatre
Saturday Night Concert Series – April 6 – Hill Country Galleria
Treasure Island in the Bay of Bengal – Recurring Event – Austin Scottish Rite Theater
Wake Up Brother Bear – Recurring Event – ZACH Theatre
Special Events
Power of the Purse – April 4 @ 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Palm Door
Twice Loved Consignment Sale – April 5 & 6 – Blue Genie Art Bazaar
Moms Night Out or Date Night Ideas
Spring into Sanctuary – April 4 – Mercury Hall
AMB SPECIAL EVENT
Bloom for New & Expecting Parents– April 13 – Baylor Scott & White – Lakeway
Festivals & Celebrations
4th Annual Cedar Park Kite Festival – April 7 – Miburn Park
18th Annual Lonestar Rod & Kustom Round Up – April 12 – 13 – Travis County Expo Center
36th Bluebonnet Festival – April 11 – 14 – Burnet Historic Square
ATX Food Truck Festivals – April 7 – Barton Creek Square Mall
Big Love UBU Festival – April 13 – Pan American Park
Earth Day ATX – April 13 – Huston-Tillotson University
East Austin Garden Fair – April 13 – Parque Zaragoza Recreation Center
Mighty Kite Flight – April 7 – Bee Cave Central Park
Family Fun
Community Cinema – April 12 Community First! Village
Food Truck Fridays – April 12 – Republic Square Park
Lemonade Day University – Recurring Event – Various Locations
Movies in the Park – April 12 – Various Locations
Pioneer Painter and HERITAGE Exhibit Opening Reception-April 12 -Asian American Resource Center
Redbud Artisan Market Spring Show – April 13 & 14 – Dripping Springs Ranch Park
South Austin Family Day – April 13 – Thicket Food Park
Steiner Spring Fling – April 13 – austin kids retreat
Family Theater and Shows
Concert in the Park with Suede – April 12- Elizabeth Milburn Park
Matilda The Musical – Recurring Event – ZACH’s Topfer Theatre
Saturday Night Concert Series – April 13 – Hill Country Galleria
Treasure Island in the Bay of Bengal – Recurring Event – Austin Scottish Rite Theater
Wake Up Brother Bear – Recurring Event – ZACH Theatre
Museum Events
7th Annual Ney Day – April 13 – Elisabet Ney Museum
HEB First Sunday – April 7 – Bullock Texas State History Museum
For Parents
Butler School of Music Ph.D. leads workshop on special needs learning – April 7 – Orpheus Academy of Music
Complimentary Wine and Cheese Tasting – April 12 – Utopian Shift
Festivals & Celebrations
1st Annual Austin Pizza Festival – April 20 – Austin Pizza Festival
4th Annual Bunny Brunch – April 14 – The University of Texas Golf Club
7th Annual Balloons Over Horseshoe Bay Resort – April 19 – Horseshoe Bay Resort
36th Bluebonnet Festival – April 11 – 14 – Burnet Historic Square
Catch Air Big Easter Party – April 19 – Catch Air
Family Fun
Austin Nature Day – April 20 – Austin Nature & Science Center
Community Art Sunday – April 14 – Center for Creative Action
Community Cinema – April 19 – Community First! Village
Easter Egg Decorating Contest with Delysia Chocolatier-April 14 – Delysia Chocolatier
Easter Egg Dye-O-Rama – April 19 – Neill-Cochran House Museum
Family Puppet Show and Workshop – April 20 – Asian American Resource Center
Food Truck Fridays – April 19 – Republic Square Park
Lemonade Day University – Recurring Event – Various Locations
Redbud Artisan Market Spring Show – April 13 & 14 – Dripping Springs Ranch Park
Rockin’ Yoga Concert with Kira Willey – April 14 – Yoga Peace School
Spring Egg-straveganza – April 14 – Elizabeth Milburn Park
Family Theater and Shows
Matilda The Musical – Recurring Event – ZACH’s Topfer Theatre
Saturday Night Concert Series – April 20 – Hill Country Galleria
Treasure Island in the Bay of Bengal – Recurring Event – Austin Scottish Rite Theater
Wake Up Brother Bear – Recurring Event – ZACH Theatre
Museum Events
NIMITZ Junior Corps: V For Victory Gardens – April 20 – National Museum of the Pacific War
UMLAUF Family Day – April 14 – Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum
Moms Night Out or Date Night Ideas
Bike Night at the DAC – April 17 – Dougherty Arts Center
Complimentary Wine and Cheese Tasting – April 19 – 21 – Utopian Shift
Festivals & Celebrations
7th Annual Balloons Over Horseshoe Bay Resort – April 21 – Horseshoe Bay Resort
2019 Butterfly Festival – April 27 – The EmilyAnn Theater
Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day 2019 – April 27 – The Browning Hanger at Mueller
Eeyore’s 56th Annual Birthday Party – April 27 – Pease Park
Lake Travis SpringFest – April 27 – Hill Country Galleria
Family Fun
Austin Public Library Kids Block Party – April 27 – Austin Central Library
Big Bounce America – April 26 – 28 – Town & Country Optimist Club Sports Campus
Blair Woods Family Nature Day – April 27 – Blair Woods Sanctuary
Community Cinema – April 26 – Community First! Village
Food Truck Fridays – April 26 – Republic Square Park
Lemonade Day University – Recurring Event – Various Locations
World Tai Chi and QiGong Day – April 27 – Asian American Resource Center
Family Theater and Shows
Matilda The Musical – April 21 – ZACH’s Topfer Theatre
New Monuments for New Cities: New Orleans Club Revisited – April 25 – Symphony Square Amphitheatre
Saturday Night Concert Series – April 27 – Hill Country Galleria
Treasure Island in the Bay of Bengal – April 21 – Austin Scottish Rite Theater
Wake Up Brother Bear – April 21 – ZACH Theatre