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
- The brand new Lakeline Park officially opens on March 24 with a ribbon cutting ceremony at 4 p.m. Read all about the amazing new playground here.
- Rodeo Austin ends on March 25. There’s still time to ride the Ferris Wheel, eat funnel cake, and watch the pig races!
- 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.
- Kite Fest is April 1 at Zilker Park (FREE!)
- Sweet Eats Fruit Farm Egg Hunts will be April 1, 2, 7, 8, & 9 (Easter Sunday).
- Sherwood Forest Faire is every weekend through April 23. Kids 5 & under get in free with adult ticket.
- 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.
- Both Lowes and Home Depot have free kids DIY workshops on April 1.
- 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 April 2.
- Free admission to the Bullock Museum on Sunday, April 2.
- Art of Kindness Community Day is on April 2 at Easy Tiger East, 1501 E 7th St, Ausitn. $5/person 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Family-friendly festival, open to the public. Register here.
- Music on Main is back for the spring! Every Wednesday evening through June 28 you can see live music for free in downtown Round Rock from 7-9 p.m.
The Ultimate Spring Bucket List For Kids in Austin
- Pinballz egg hunts are at all 3 locations on April 7, 2023. $8-13
- Local farmers markets are the best in the spring! Texas Farmers’ Market at Lakeline has Second Saturdays For Kids on April 8, and Second Sundays For Kids at Mueller on April 9.
- Stroll the outdoor grounds of Laguna Gloria for free on April 8.
- 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
- Kalahari is having an Easter Brunch and Egg Hunt on April 9, 2023.
- Quack’s 43rd Street Bakery‘s 40th Birthday Block Party from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. on April 15. Free entry, live music, vendors, and more. 411 E 43rd St, Austin
- Squirrel Fest is back at Pease Park from 4-10 p.m. on April 15. Free!
- Wimberley Butterfly Festival is from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. on April 15. Free!
- Red Poppy Festival is April 28-30, 2023 in Georgetown. Free!
- 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
- 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 BookPeople (Tues, Wed, or Sat mornings) or Central Public Library (Tues-Fri mornings).
- 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.
- Free Comic Book Day (May 6, 2023)
- Pecan Street Festival (May 6 & 7)
- 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.
- Yonders Family Fun Nights in Round Rock at Old Settlers Park on May 5 & 19.
- Muddy Miler in Round Rock on May 6.
- Earth Day Festival on April 22 at 9 a.m.
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