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Families play on the Long Center Terrace during Bubblepalooza in 2016.
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You made it through school. Hooray! Now’s the time to enjoy this first weekend. We’ve got a 20 percent chance of rain on Friday, 40 percent on Saturday and 50 percent on Sunday. Keep a look out at the skies before heading to an outdoor event.
Enjoy these family events:
Friday
Texas Museum of Science & Technology. Star Party. Look at the stars. 9 p.m. Fridays. Texas Museum of Science & Technology, 1220 Toro Grande Drive, Cedar Park. txmost.org
Wildflower Center. Sprouts. Hands-on preschool program. 10 a.m. Fridays. wildflower.org
Friday-Sunday
Alamo Drafthouse Kids Camp. “Sing.” 10:35 a.m. Friday and Saturday and 10:40 a.m. Sunday, Lakeline; 11:35 a.m. Friday, 11:25 a.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. Sunday, Slaughter Lane; “Matilda.” 9:15 a.m. Friday, 9:10 a.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. Sunday, Mueller, and 9:15 a.m. Friday, 9:10 a.m. Saturday, 9 a.m. Sunday, Village. “Zathura.” 10:15 a.m. Friday, 9:50 a.m. Saturday and 9:30 a.m. Sunday, Mueller. $1-$5 donation. drafthouse.com
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Woodland Faerie Trail. See fairy houses on this trail. Through July 30. Free with admission. Plus Moonlight Faerie Trail. 8-10 p.m. Friday-Saturday. $6. Zilker Botanical Garden, 2220 Barton Springs Road. zilkergarden.org.
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Saturday
Bubblepalooza. It’s all about making bubbles. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday. The Long Center, 701 W. Riverside Drive. thelongcenter.org
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RED Arena Round-Up. Family fun and an inclusive rodeo play day with a petting zoo, bounce houses and mini horses. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday. Free. Dripping Springs Ranch Park, 1042 Event Center Drive, Dripping Springs. redarena.org
Bullock Museum. Summer Free Family Film Series: “Matilda.” 2 p.m. Saturday. Bullock Museum, 1800 N. Congress Ave. thestoryoftexas.com
Thinkery. Bricks and Blocks Bonanza. Build all kinds of things at night in the museum, plus free Hat Creek Burgers and Lick ice cream. 6-9 p.m. Saturday. $15. Thinkery, 1830 Simond Ave. thinkeryaustin.org
Thinkery. Baby Bloomers. For infant to 3. Learn about the sea on Saturday. 9 a.m. Saturday. $5. Thinkery, 1830 Simond Ave. thinkeryaustin.org
Ai Weiwei Public Opening and Family Day. Celebrate with Contemporary Austin the arrival of two new sculptures by Ai Weiwei. Free. 10 a.m.-noon Saturday. Waller Creek Delta, 74 Trinity Street near the Boathouse. thecontemporaryaustin.org
Wildflower Center. Nature Play Hour. Play in the Family Garden. 11 a.m. Saturdays. Wildflower Center, 4801 La Crosse Ave. wildflower.org
Toybrary Austin. Date night babysitting. For ages 1-5. $25 first child, $10 siblings. 5-8 p.m. Saturdays. Toybrary Austin, 7817 Rockwood Lane, Suite 101. toybraryaustin.com
BookPeople story time: Ramadan. 11:30 a.m. Saturday. BookPeople, 603 N. Lamar Blvd. bookpeople.com
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“Wonder Woman.” Contributed by Clay Enos/Warner Bros.
Barnes & Noble Events: Wonder Woman Day. 10 a.m. Saturday, all stores. Saturday story times 11 a.m. at all locations: “If You Ever Want to Bring a Circus to the Library, Don’t.” Saturday.
Bow Wow Reading with Bonnie the Dog. 11:30 a.m. Saturdays, Yarborough Branch of the Austin Public Library.
Saturday Family Movie: “Rogue One.” Noon Saturday, Carver Branch. “Trolls.” 2 p.m. Saturday, Windsor Park Branch. “Doctor Strange.” 2 p.m. Saturday, University Hills Branch.
Ice Cream Social. 1 p.m. Saturday, Howson Branch.
Saturday-Sunday
Thinkery. Shark Tank. For 4 and up. 11:15 a.m., 1:15 p.m., 3:15 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. $8. Thinkery, 1830 Simond Ave. thinkeryaustin.org
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Bryce Hohertz, 7, of Dripping Springs, and his brother Cole, 5, look through spectroscopes to observe the spectrum of light at WeatherFest at the Bullock Texas State History Museum on a free Sunday last year. JAY JANNER / AMERICAN-STATESMAN
Sunday
“Clockwork Stories.” Flying Theater Machine presents this kids’ improv where you build a time machine. 2 p.m. Sundays through June 18. $5. The Hideout Theatre, 617 Congress Ave. hideouttheatre.com
Bullock Museum. H-E-B Free First Sunday: Road Trip. Special family programs throughout the museum. 10 a.m. Sunday. Bullock Museum, 1800 N. Congress Ave. thestoryoftexas.com
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Austin Symphony Hartman Concerts in the Park. 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Free. The Long Center, 701 W. Riverside Drive. thelongcenter.org
Gustafer Yellowgold. A multimedia performance of music, colored-pencil animations and storytelling. 11 a.m. Sunday. $10-$6. Scottish Rite Theater, 207 W. 18th St. scottishritetheater.org.
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