The Ultimate Spring Bucket List For Kids in Austin

Spring is here! I love this season for hiking and playing outside before it gets too hot and we’re all just looking for various indoor or water activities. What’s your favorite thing about spring in Austin? Here is our ultimate spring bucket list for kids in Austin.

The Ultimate Spring Bucket List For Kids in Austin

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The Ultimate Spring Bucket List For Kids in Austin

Spring Events

March Events

• Rodeo Austin is March 8-23. Ride the Ferris Wheel, eat funnel cake, and watch the pig races! $2 Tuesday will be March 19th. Fairgrounds admission is only $2 for adults and children, select carnival rides and games are also only $2!
• MAR10 Day at Pinballz Lake Creek– come dressed as a Mario character and get a free go-kart ride on March 10th!
• Bring your Easter baskets out to a local Easter egg hunt! Here’s a list of some places around the Austin area that are having egg hunts this year.
• Sweet Eats Fruit Farm Egg Hunts will be March 16th, 17th, 23th, 24th, 29th, 30th & 31st (Easter Sunday).
• Sherwood Forest Faire is every weekend March 2 through April 21. Kids 5 & under get in free with adult ticket.
• Home Depot has free kids DIY workshops from 9 a.m. – noon on March 2, April 6, and May 4.
• Lowes has free kids DIY workshops from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. on March 16, April 20, and May 4.
• Catch a Round Rock Express baseball game. Kids Days are on Sunday home games and include free train rides outside of the stadium before the game and free inflatables inside. Plus, the kids get to run the bases after the game. The first one is March 31 at 1:05 p.m.

March Events

• Free admission to the Bullock Museum from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. on Sunday, March 3, April 7, and May 5. See the SHARKS! Exhibition thru March 24.
• Music on Main is back for the spring! Every Wednesday evening from March 20-June 26, you can see live music for free in downtown Round Rock from 7-9 p.m. Check the website for details, dates, and times.
• Local farmers markets are the best in the spring! Texas Farmers’ Market at Lakeline has Second Saturdays For Kids on March 9, April 13, and May 11. Second Sundays For Kids at Mueller are on March 10, April 14, and May 12.
• Stroll the outdoor grounds of Laguna Gloria for free on March 9, April 13, and May 11 for Second Saturdays are for Families.
• Make spring time crafts for free at all Michael’s stores. Make a spring wreath on March 3 from 2-4 p.m., make friendship bracelets on March 9 from 10 a.m. – noon, make hand-painted flower eggs on March 17 from 2-4 p.m., make plastic egg bunnies on March 23 from 10 a.m. – noon.
• Umlauf Sculpture Garden has Free Family Day every second Sunday of the month from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Sculpture Searches, crafts, and free admission for visitors of all ages. 605 Azie Morton Rd, Austin
• Milk & Cookies with Frog & Toad at Terra Toys from noon – 2 p.m. Story time with free milk & cookies!
• Kids Day at Round Rock Express at Dell Diamond is March 31st at 1:05 p.m.
• Kalahari is having an Easter Brunch on March 31, 2024 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Spring Events

April Events

• Kite Fest is April 14 at Zilker Park (FREE!)
• Sherwood Forest Faire is every weekend March 2 through April 21. Kids 5 & under get in free with adult ticket.
• Home Depot has free kids DIY workshops from 9 a.m. – noon on March 2, April 6, and May 4.
• Lowes has free kids DIY workshops from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. on March 16, April 20, and May 4.
• Catch a Round Rock Express baseball game. Kids Days are on Sunday home games and include free train rides outside of the stadium before the game and free inflatables inside. Plus, the kids get to run the bases after the game. The first one is March 31 at 1:05 p.m.
• Free admission to the Bullock Museum from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. on Sunday, March 3, April 7, and May 5.
• Art of Kindness Community Day is on April 14 at Easy Tiger East, 1501 E 7th St, Austin. $8/person 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Family-friendly festival, open to the public. Register online ahead of time.
• Music on Main is back for the spring! Every Wednesday evening from March 20-June 26, you can see live music for free in downtown Round Rock from 7-9 p.m. Check the website for details, dates, and times.
• Kids Day at Round Rock Express at Dell Diamond is April 14th & 28th at 1:05 p.m.

April Events

• Local farmers markets are the best in the spring! Texas Farmers’ Market at Lakeline has Second Saturdays For Kids on March 9, April 13, and May 11. Second Sundays For Kids at Mueller are on March 10, April 14, and May 12.
• Stroll the outdoor grounds of Laguna Gloria for free on March 9, April 13, and May 11 for Second Saturdays are for Families.
• Make spring time crafts for free at all Michael’s stores. Make an abstract spring painting on April 7 from 2-4 p.m., make a paper flower bouquet collage on April 13 from 10 a.m. – noon, tie dye a shirt on April 21 from 2-4 p.m., make friendship bracelets on April 27 from 10 a.m. – noon.
• Umlauf Sculpture Garden has Free Family Day every second Sunday of the month from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Sculpture Searches, crafts, and free admission for visitors of all ages. 605 Azie Morton Rd, Austin
• Squirrel Fest is back at Pease Park from 4-10 p.m. on April 13. Free!
• Wimberley Butterfly Festival is from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. on April 20. Free!
• Red Poppy Festival is April 26-28, 2024 in Georgetown. Free!
• The Trail Conservancy’s Earth Day Jubilee & Clean Up on April 20 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at International Shores.
• Earth Day Festival in Round Rock on April 20, 2024 from 9 a.m. – noon at Yonder’s Point in Old Settlers Park.

Spring Events

May Events

• Home Depot has free kids DIY workshops from 9 a.m. – noon on March 2, April 6, and May 4.
• Lowes has free kids DIY workshops from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. on March 16, April 20, and May 4.
• Catch a Round Rock Express baseball game. Kids Days are on Sunday home games and include free train rides outside of the stadium before the game and free inflatables inside. Plus, the kids get to run the bases after the game. The first one is March 31 at 1:05 p.m.
• Free admission to the Bullock Museum from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. on Sunday, March 3, April 7, and May 5.
• Music on Main is back for the spring! Every Wednesday evening from March 20-June 26, you can see live music for free in downtown Round Rock from 7-9 p.m. Check the website for details, dates, and times.
• Local farmers markets are the best in the spring! Texas Farmers’ Market at Lakeline has Second Saturdays For Kids on March 9, April 13, and May 11. Second Sundays For Kids at Mueller are on March 10, April 14, and May 12.
• Stroll the outdoor grounds of Laguna Gloria for free on March 9, April 13, and May 11 for Second Saturdays are for Families.
• Umlauf Sculpture Garden has Free Family Day every second Sunday of the month from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Sculpture Searches, crafts, and free admission for visitors of all ages. 605 Azie Morton Rd, Austin
• Free Comic Book Day (May 4, 2024)
• Pecan Street Festival (May 4 & 5)
• Muddy Miler in Round Rock
• Kids Day at Round Rock Express at Dell Diamond is May 12th & 19th at 1:05 p.m.

Places to Check Out

• Check out a new playground! The picture above is from Lakeline Park, and here’s a list of some more fun playgrounds.
• Lakewood Park, 2040 Artesian Springs Xing, Leander. Splash pad opens the 1st weekend in April. Go here for a complete list of Austin area splash pads and their opening dates.
• Take a hike! Spring is the perfect time to hike, so here’s a list of the best kid-friendly hiking trails in Austin.
• Strawberry picking at Sweet Berry Farm. Check their Facebook or Instagram for updates on how the picking’s going. They are open daily (closed every Weds). 1801 FM1980, Marble Falls
• More fruit picking ideas.
• If it’s warm enough, head to one of the splash pads that open early like Liz Carpenter Fountain in Butler Park, Dick Nichols Park, Branch Park, or Prete Plaza in downtown Round Rock. Lakewood Park Splash Pad and Robin Bledsoe Park open the first weekend in April.
• We’ve got a list of all the kid-friendly breweries in town (or just outside of town) that would be the perfect way to spend a spring day.

The Ultimate Spring Bucket List For Kids in Austin

• Catch a free story time at one of these independent book stores in Austin.
• See the Austin bats! They bats return to the South Congress bridge every spring, and our favorite way to see them is from the water. Check out what a bat cruise with kids is like.
• Watch the sunset from Mt Bonnell (good any time of the year really).
• Take a photo in the bluebonnets before they all disappear! Try Northwest District Park, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Brushy Creek Lake Park, Muleshoe Bend, Old Settlers Park, and the Lady Bird Hike & Bike Trail.
• Go to an Austin FC game (before it gets too hot!)
• Climb a tree at one of these spots.
• Kayak on the Cibolo Creek, play games inside an old timey dance hall, and roast marshmallows at Son’s Rio Cibolo.

Spring Bucket List For Kids in Austin

• Take your BMX bike to the dirt jumps at 9th Street BMX or Elizabeth Milburn Park in Cedar Park.
• Spring is the perfect time to try camping. It’s warm enough during the day to hike and cold enough at night to make a fire. We liked Buescher State Park for our first time camping with kids. It’s close enough to Austin that you can make it home if you really had to.
• Snap a selfie at the You Belong Among the Wildflowers mural on S 1st St.
• The Natural Gardener is a fun place to explore with kids while picking out your new spring plants. They have goats!
• Go to a local “beach” with your sand toys (like Lake Pflugerville or Secret Beach).
• Climb inside the treehouse at Pease Park.
• Climb inside the green house at Katherine Fleischer Park.

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