50+ FAMILY FUN SPRING BREAK EVENTSGET THE LIST!
Are you staying home or going on vacation? If you're home like alot of people, budgets are tight or you're saving up for that big summer vacation.
If you're home this week, AroundTownKids has compiled a list of over 50 FAMILY SPRING BREAK EVENTS happening in the Dallas Fort Worth area.
Our list includes Family Friendly Events in Dallas, Fort Worth, Frisco, McKinney, Plano, Allen, Garland, Grapevine, Irving etc. Get out and enjoy some nice weather or catch a show!
This is a list compiled exclusively by AroundTownKids. All of the events can be found on our Event Calendar, but this list was made just for you!
**Check out our Fun Places section for a list of more places to go, museums to visit, parks to explore etc!
***If you're looking for SPRING BREAK CAMPS for McKinney TX, they are included on a separate page.
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Back to topDiary of a Wimpy Kid Movie
Enjoy a trivia contest, games, Wimpy activities, and more at this special event. Fans of the books can even submit their very own book review for possible publication on Borders.com. Call the store for more details.
Family Night @ The Edge Skate Park
This is an opportunity for families to bring out their small children and enjoy the skate park free of older influences. Families will be able to enjoy the skate park as well as the Youth Center amenities (Game Room, Media Room & Computer Lab) free of charge. Children must be accompanied by at least one parent to gain entrance to the park during the event hours.
How to Tame Your Dragon Movie
This movie is rated PG for sequences of intense action, some scary images, and brief mild language.
Ronald McDonald Night
Ronald McDonald on ice with Hamburglar vs Grimace at the Allen Americans hockey game. Bounce houses, interactive games & more! Ronald McDonald & friends meet & greet. Click on the link & use promo code: RONALD to get discount tickets. First 1000 game attendees will receive free food certificate from McDonald’s. Participate in the “Chuck a Puck” for a chance to win free food for a year and more
Shamrock Crafternoon
Stop by the library and create shamrock themed crafts!
Watters Creek Celebrates St. Patrick's Day by Dying Creek Green
In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, Watters Creek will “go green” as they dye the creek that runs through the center green. Don’t miss out on seeing the only creek in Dallas-Fort Worth dyed green in celebration of the Emerald Isle’s most famous holiday. In addition to the green creek, festivities will include food and drink specials, live music and lots of fun!
Beyond DFW - Spring Break Events
Back to topFrank Buck Zoo $2 Day
March 17 Frank Buck's Birthday! We are celebrating with $2 admission for everyone!
Sharkarosa Spring Break
LAST SAFARI TRAM LEAVES @ 3:00PM! This means that all interaction with education animals and self-guided sections of the tour will close at 3:30. If you're coming at the end of the day, we suggest arriving by 2:30 to ensure you get everything in before the last tram leaves @ 3:00. No one will be admitted to the ranch after 3:00pm.
Coppell - Spring Break Events
Back to topLittle Red Riding Hood & the (not so bad) Wolf
Just in time for spring break! Purchase tickets at the door. Come early, some shows sell out.
Rumplestilts
Just in time for spring break! Purchase tickets at the door. Come early, some shows sell out.
Dallas - Spring Break Events
Back to topFairy Tale Castles Exhibit
This one-of-a-kind exhibit will capture the imagination of any little prince or princess and encourage literacy through classic tales like Beauty and the Beast and The Little Mermaid. Designed and built by local architecture and construction firms, these seven castles bring to life beloved stories for you and your family to enjoy. Each castle will be placed in specific locations in the gardens to optimize the overall look. A map will be available inside the entertainment guide found at the Information Desk at the opening of Dallas Blooms, ‘It’s a Fairy Tale World’.
Free 3rd Thursday
Special program at 7:15pm.
Girl Scout Cookie Creations
Dinosaurs have never looked so delicious! The Girl Scouts are getting creative with boxes of their world-famous cookies and building giant dinosaurs of their own. And, since the cookie creations will be showcased in the MNS Lobby, you’ll get to see how they stack up with the life-sized dinosaurs of the Dinosaurs Unearthed exhibit!
IMAX: Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs
“Unwrap” the secrets of Egyptian Mummies and their astonishing tombs! Part historic journey, part forensic adventure, Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs features new landmark discoveries made by researchers and explorers. Watch scientists piece together archeological and genetic clues to unlock the mysteries of ancient Egyptian mummies.
IMAX: Sea Monsters A Prehistoric Adventure
Eye-popping animation blends with
startling documentary footage in the award-winning Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric
Adventure. 85 million years ago,
Spring Break @ Trinity River Audubon Center
Looking for something for the family to do on Spring Break? If so, then come to the Trinity River Audubon Center and enjoy any and all the amazing activities we have planned.
Spend the day fishing or kayaking. Put on your hiking boots, grab a pair of our binoculars, and go on a bird hike. Want to go for a nice walk? We have that too with more than 4 miles of trials exploring the Great Trinity Forest, the Trinity River, and our local wetlands and prairies.
Perfect for the whole family – we’re even open on Monday!
Why go skiing or to the beach when the Trinity River Audubon Center is right here!
Spring Break at the Dallas Museum of Art
Enjoy a fun-filled week of art-making activities, family tours, story times, and gallery activities for families.
Spring Break Blitz at Texas Discovery Gardens
Enjoy discovery-themed activities all throughout Spring Break. Each day during spring break, we’ll have fun activities, story time, crafts, and more. Everything is included in your admission for the day. See our website for daily details. Adults must be present with children; this is a “come-and-go” activity filled day with talks, crafts, and more.
Spring Fling at Dallas Heritage Village
When you think about Dallas Heritage Village, you probably don't think of art. And yet, there's art throughout our museum. Some pioneer skills, such as pottery, blacksmithing and weaving, are now considered art forms. And art has also always been an important part of making a house a home. This Spring Break, explore how Art Works throughout history.
The Frog Prince
Kathy Burks & Company bring their clever twist to this familiar fairy tale in a sophisticated and witty musical version that will have you looking for a frog to kiss. Will they live happily ever after?
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Back to topSlappy's Little Mermaid
Hans Christian Andersen's story of a young mermaid, her love for a human prince, and her desire to become human. Love conquers even the most evil of witches in The Little Mermaid.
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Back to topFort Worth Champions!
Created by the Museum of Science and History, Fort Worth Champions profiles more than 25 leading sports figures and teams from multiple disciplines whose stories are told through an impressive array of artifacts, trophies and multimedia.
IDENTITY: An Exhibition of You
What makes you YOU? Find out in IDENTITY: An Exhibition of You, a new traveling exhibition that explores the physical, psychological and social elements in your life that make you tick. IDENTITY focuses on how science can shed light on three areas of our identity – physical, psychological and social, and enlists, among other things, the work of ground-breaking science, personal art and stories and even the work of an Emmy Award-winning musician to create an engaging journey through the science of human identity.
IMAX: Under the Sea
Under the Sea, a new IMAX® adventure from the makers of Deep Sea, transports moviegoers to some of the most exotic and isolated undersea locations on Earth, including South Australia, the Great Barrier Reef, and the Coral Triangle islands of Papua New Guinea and Indonesia, allowing them to experience face-to-face encounters with some of the most mysterious and stunning creatures of the sea. In IMAX, the images will literally leap off the screen and float around the theatre, putting the audience in the movie.
IMAX: WIRED TO WIN: Surviving the Tour de France
As the Tour de France cyclist navigates a sharp turn on a high-speed descent in the Pyrenees Mountains, a sudden cry of warning alerts him to a danger in the road ahead. All at once, we zoom straight toward the rider, into his ear with the sound, along the auditory canal and then, changing scales, into a strange world of web-like filaments shimmering with pulses of electrochemical energy.
Math & Pizza Pi Fest
It's 3.14 Tons of Fun!
Any way you slice it, Pi Fest will be tons of fun in Innovation Studios. We'll be celebrating the mathematical constant pi along with the birthday of the mathematical genius, Albert Einstein. Make a pi bracelet, learn pi facts, play pi music, and have lots of irrational pi fun. On Monday at 1:59 p.m. enjoy a pizza dough tossing demonstration followed by free pizza pi bytes while they last! And be on the lookout for Albert himself that day.
Spring Break Activities @ Ft Worth Nature Center & Preserve
We will be offering a variety of programs for people of all ages including hiking, canoeing, hayrides and more. Check out our Spring Break 2011 line-up and get your kids out of the house and into nature. Some programs require pre-registration. Please call the Nature Center at (817) 392-7410 to make your reservation.
Spring Break Art Extravaganza
Celebrate vacation time at the Museum with ongoing art activities, spotlight gallery talks, films, and other creativity challenges. There is no charge for this program; no reservations required.
Spring Break Fun - The COWBOY Way
Join Stockyards Station for some Spring Break fun - THE COWBOY Way! Petting Zoo and Pony Rides from 1-4 p.m.
TRON: LEGACY An IMAX Experience®
TRON: Legacy has been digitally re-mastered into the unparalleled image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience® through proprietary IMAX® DMR technology. The film includes more than 43 minutes of visually stunning footage specifically designed to maximize the screen for IMAX theatergoers. Several sequences on the Grid expand in IMAX, eliminating the letterbox effect and thereby allowing audiences to become even more immersed in the massive scope and scale of film. With crystal-clear images, laser-aligned digital sound and maximized field of view, IMAX provides the world’s most immersive movie experience.
Tickets on IMAX MONDAYS are $8 for adults, $6 for children and seniors. Museum members receive HALF PRICE tickets on IMAX Mondays.
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Back to topAnimation!
Ever wonder what it takes to bring cartoon characters to life? Find out at the fully interactive exhibit, Animation featuring Cartoon Network. Participants learn how art, math and science come together to create superheroes, virtual worlds and spectacular special effects. Who knew science could be this much fun?
Half Price Game Day
Tuesdays are HALF PRICE GAME DAY - make your money go further!
Main Event Entertainment Spring Break Blast
All You Can Play Activities - Bowling, Billiards, Laser Tag, Glow Golf & Rock Climbing (where applicable)
March Savings Pass
All you can play fun at Strikz all month long! Unlimited bowling, lazer tag and billiards from open-5pm. Only $15.95 per person (not including shoe rental)
Moms Eat Free Mondays
It might be the kids spring break, moms, but who says you can't eat free?
Safety Town FREE Camps
Programs include bike time in the village. Adults must accompany children.
Spring Break Bowling Lessons
Interactive Bowling Lessons including a behind the scenes tour of the pinsetters! Learn basic bowling skills, etiquette and more. Reservations required. Lessons start promptly at 9am.
Spring Break Pump It Up! Pop in Playtime
You and your child are invited to come and play on our giant, soft, fun-filled interactive inflatables during Pump It Up Pop-In Playtime.Promote social development and physical fitness while bouncing, sliding, climbing and jumping at Pump It Up! Must wear socks.
Spring Break Summer Camp Fair GattiTown
Are you looking for something fun and exciting for the kids this summer? Check out the Summer Camp Fair at GattiTown and get all the information you need under one roof. Visit with summer camp representatives and learn all about the fun camps and workshops offered this summer. Different vendors every day.
Spring Fling Luau
Spring Fling Luau Public Ice Skating Party. Ice Skating, Tropical Relay, Sand Bucket Toss, Hula Hoop Contest, and Limbo
Teen Anime Club at Frisco Library
Japanese Painting - Learn how to wield a paintbrush Japanese style, and try your hand at an old art form. Brushes and other art supplies will be provided.
Tornado Hockey Games
Cheer them on for their last 3 home games for the season!
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Back to topFree Screening of Pokémon Film
Families can attend a free screening of the new Pokémon feature-length film, Pokémon—Zoroark: Master of Illusions, at the AMC Theatre located at Grapevine Mills. Tickets are limited. Tickets available only at the Pokémon Information Booth.
Pokémon Mall Tour
Pokémon Trainers, get ready… The Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version video games for the Nintendo DS™ family of systems are touring America! Discover all-new Pokémon while you play the brand-new adventure. You’ll have an opportunity to play the demo version of the game and learn all about its new features.
Spring Fling Spring Break Trains
We will have Spring Fling trains running with fun for the whole family! "All aboard"
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Back to topDorothy & the Wizard of Oz
Spunky Dorothy finds herself over the rainbow, and in plenty of trouble as she tries to find her way back home to Kansas. As Munchkins, children in the audience are invited to oil the Tin Man, stuff the Scarecrow and hide Dorothy and her dog, Toto, from the Wicked Witch of the West.
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Back to topBUGS!
BUGS, featuring more than twenty-five species of invertebrates including ants, scorpions, mantises and dozens of others from the world of itsy-bitsy, creepy-crawly and sluggy-buggy. BUGS is truly a “bug zoo” showcasing live arthropods both native and exotic.Whether you love bugs or hate them, you'll find these creatures fascinating. Investigate what you have heard about the invertebrate world by exploring such creatures as giant beetles, checkered cockroaches and enormous stick insects.
Heard Spring Break-tacular
Join the Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary for our Spring Break-tacular, filled with fun nature activities! Bring the whole family for a canoe trail or an Owl Prowl, get an up-close encounter with bugs and reptiles (free with admission), or sign up for one of our exciting day camps.
SPRING BREAK SPECIAL: $2 off
regular child admission M-F only
Lovejoy ISD
students get one free admission on Saturday, March 19th with proper student ID
Let's Eat Cake for Teens
Everyone loves cake. So bring your friends and bake some delicious cakes that you will want to run home and bake for your family. We will divide into groups and each group will be responsible for baking from start to finish one of the following: Butterfinger® Cake, Lemon Lover’s Cake, Too Much Chocolate Cake, and Hawaiian Cake. While the cakes are baking and cooling, you will prepare and snack on Ultimate Queso and Chips, Tex-Mex Wons, and Pizza Pinwheels.
Spring Break Chili Cook-Off
Join us in the kitchen for what is sure to become an annual event, The Great Chili Cook-Off. We will break into teams with each team making a different chili that you, the parent, will judge. The class will last for three hours with our judges coming back in the last 30 minutes to enjoy some spicy, some sweet, some hot, and some mild chilies. Space is limited, so call now to reserve your spot. Instructor: Maria Caccavale, Market Street Culinary Instructor
Spring Break Pizza Party
If you are like me and LOVE pizza, then you need to be in this class. We will be learning to make pizza that you can eat at every meal including dessert. You will be making and eating: A Savory Breakfast Pizza; Fun Wheeling Pizza Pinwheels; Warm and Bubbly Bubble Pizza; and finally a Sweet Dessert Pizza with a Cornflake Crust. Instructor: Maria Caccavale, Market Street Culinary Instructor
Spring Fling Luau Ice Skating Session McKinney
Join us for our Spring Fling Luau Public Ice Skating party. Ice Skating, Tropical Relay, Sand Bucket Toss, Hula Hoop contest, and Limbo
Plano - Spring Break Events
Back to topArt Week
Art Week – Do you love art? Learn about famous artists and make paintings, sculptures, and mobiles in their styles. We’ll focus on a different artist each day.
Harrington Library Spring Break Blast
Leapin’ Leprechauns – Storytime and scavenger hunt
Harrington Library Spring Break Movie Blast 2
Beauty and the Beast (G - 84 min)
Parr Library Spring Break Movie Blast
Camp Half Blood - Watch Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (PG - 120 min). Make a Camp Half-Blood necklace and eat snacks.
Parr Library Spring Break Movie Blast 2
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (PG - 92 min)
Schimelpfenig Library Games Galore
Test your skill playing video and board games.
Schimelpfenig Library Library Lego Blast
Library Legos Build and play with lots and lots of Legos!
Spring Break Movie Blast Schimelpfenig Library
Movie Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (G - 83 min)
Spring Fling Luau Public Ice Skating Plano
Join us for our Spring Fling Luau ice skating public session. Ice Skating, Tropical relay, sand bucket toss, hula hoop contest and limbo.
Spring Staycation Special
Spend a leisurely day on the Farm, and step back in time to 1891. Self guided tours of the Farmstead grounds and outbuildings; Historic Games, Craft Stations, See the farm animals, Bring a picnic lunch.













