Spring & Summer Activities

Family Fun Summer Activities and Special Events in Houston and surrounding areas.
Petting Zoos, Mini Golf, Berry Picking, Swimming, and Fishing, just to name a few.

Your Imagination…Your Adventure

Your Imagination…Your Adventure

The Adventures never end…Summer Camps,  Birthday Parties, Family & Corporate Celebrations, Field Trips Year-Round for Schools: Day Cares, Churches, Scouts, Mommy’s Day Out, Homeschool & and family fun summer activities.

This Family Fun Summer Activities Park has 7 acres of old fashion fun, including:

  • Petting Zoo
  • Mini golf course
  • Swing and Huge Playground

and So Much More…

Entrance area to 7 Acre Wood; red barn with small silo says "Welcome"; family fun summer activities
Miniature golf and playground area at 7 Acre Wood

Bayou City Art Festival in Houston is the largest Art Festival!

Bayou City Art Festival in Houston is the largest Art Festival!

Dates: March 23-24, 2024
Location: Downtown

Bayou City Art Fall Festival in Houston will kick-off on March 23-24, 2024 with art, virtual, art projects for kids of all ages with our nonprofit partners, creative activities with our sponsors and more. 

For almost five decades, Bayou City Art Festival has helped thousands of Houstonians create fond memories. 

Art Festival in Houston; Bayou City Art Festival Memorial Park booth spaces and people browsing artwork
Bayou City Art Festival Memorial Park; child sitting and painting on barrel with sea creatures

A Texas Adventure Creating A Lifetime Of Memories

A Texas Adventure Creating A Lifetime Of Memories

Blessington Farms is a great destination for field trips and group outings! So many things to do makes Blessington farms the perfect place for family fun summer activities!

We make learning fun providing hands-on educational experiences. We gladly welcome all types of groups:

  • Schools
  • Churches
  • “Mom’s” Groups
  • Homeschool Groups
  • Daycare Facilities…
Children Education Animals Blessington Farms Houston Area Family Friendly
Blessington Farms Birthday Party Corporate Events Family Church Gatherings Houston Area; family fun summer activities

Awaken Your Spirit In The Piney Woods

Awaken Your Spirit In The Piney Woods

Established in 1921 by the Episcopal Diocese of Texas, Camp Allen is a modern year-round facility located one hour northwest of Houston near Navasota, Texas. Camp Allen accommodates a variety of spiritual, social, corporate, and educational events/camps for kids, families, and adults.

At Camp Allen enjoy family fun summer activities, summer camps, overnight camping, canoeing, and annual events, to name just a few.

Low ropes course at Camp Allen; camp; retreat; discovery program; summer camps
Kids riding horses at Camp Allen Summer Camp; camps; retreats; discovery program; outdoor education

CCA Texas STAR Tournament

CCA Texas STAR Tournament

This summer have FUN–FUN–FUN!
May 27 – September 4, 2023

Adults & Children Ages 6-17

 The tournament spans the entire Texas Gulf Coast and offers current CCA Texas members the chance to win over $1,000,000 in prizes and scholarships. The STAR Tournament runs from the Saturday before Memorial Day through Labor Day.

CCA-Texas-fishing-tournament-father-and-son-fishing-off-the-dock; Coastal Conservation Association Summer Fishing Tournament Adults Children Kids Texas College Scholarships Events Prizes
CCA-Texas-fishing-tournament-mother-showing-daughter-how-to-tie-fishing-lure-learning-to-fishjpg; Coastal Conservation Association Summer Fishing Tournament Adults Children Kids Texas College Scholarships Events Prizes

Swimming: Year Round Fun!

Swimming: Year Round Fun!

USA Swim Team: Year round swim team ages 6+

Children’s Swim Lessons: Ages 8 months & older

  • Beginner Lessons
  • Advanced Stroke Instruction…
Swim lessons; Kids splashing and laughing in pool at Dad's Swim Club

Fort Bend Museum

Fort Bend Museum

Looking for something to do this summer? Join us at the Fort Bend Museum for a week of hands-on history activities for guests of all ages. In addition to exploring our historic homes and museum gallery, guests can travel back in time and experience life as a pioneer, take a lesson in our one-room school, play old-fashioned games, and more!

Fort Bend Museum
Fort Bend Museum field trip

The George Bush Presidential Library and Museum

The George Bush Presidential Library and Museum

Is a premier destination for researchers, students and families alike. Included in the The George Bush Presidential Library and Museum’s exhibits are items ranging from a 1925 film of Bush’s first steps in Kennebunkport, Maine, to records and memorabilia from his tenure as the 41st president. See Bush’s Camp David office and White House Situation Room, and have your photo made in our replica Oval Office. Research more than 44 million pages of documents, view thousands of museum objects, and learn about leadership and public service through the life and times of President George Bush.

George Bush Presidential library and museum; libraries and family museum
George Bush Presidential library and museum; George Bush statue

Goldfish Swim School Children’s Swim Lessons Created for Parents by Parents

Goldfish Swim School Children’s Swim Lessons Created for Parents by Parents

Goldfish Swim School is proud to provide state-of-the-art aquatic swimming facilities that are dedicated to indoor children’s swim lessons and programs for children ages 4 months and up. From Jump Start Clinics to our competitive team known as Swim Force, we’re committed to helping your child develop important life skills so he or she can make waves in life.

Gold Fish Swim School - Swim student sitting in pool holding an award ribbon at Goldfish Swim School.
Swim student giving a high-five to instructor for a great job at Goldfish Swim School.

Jellystone Park™ Waller: A Family-Friendly Camping Adventure

Jellystone Park™ Waller: A Family-Friendly Camping Adventure

Located just outside Houston, Texas, Jellystone Park™ Waller offers an unforgettable camping experience for families and adventurers alike. Known for our family-friendly atmosphere, extensive amenities, and kid-friendly activities, our park is perfect for creating memories that will last a lifetime. Whether you’re planning a short weekend getaway or an extended vacation, Jellystone Park™ Waller has everything you need to enjoy the great outdoors—Texas style. From spacious cabins and RV sites to exciting…

Aerial view of Jellystone Park in Waller, TX.
Halloween costume contest at Jellystone Park in Waller, TX.

Summer Fun At The Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts!

Summer Fun At The Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts!

The Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts has another fantastic summer planned for 2024, with fun for all ages!

  • May the 4th Be With You, Star Wars LEGO® Brick Art Pop-Up: Join the Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts on Saturday, May 4, 2024, for a Star Wars LEGO® Brick Art Pop-Up featuring the Houston Brick Club! See amazing LEGO® brick creations inspired by the Star Wars universe, then create your own builds. Admission is FREE! Registration is requested at pearlmfa.org.
Boba and Rainbow Light, Friends with You. Featured in “The Toy Canvas: Artists at Play” at the Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts, Summer 2024.
Gets the Red Out, 3/19/2019, Mitchel Wu. © Mitchel Wu Toy Photography.  All Rights Reserved. Featured in “The Toy Canvas: Artists at Play” at the Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts, Summer 2024.

14th Annual Sherwood Forest Faire

15th Annual Sherwood Forest Faire

Dates: Weekends, March 2 – April 21, 2024
(Also open Friday, March 15)
Time: 10AM-Dusk
Rain or Shine
Located in McDade, Texas
35 Miles East of Austin

Medieval-style village nestled in the Lost Pines section of Central Texas. We have over 100 permanent buildings on 25 acres, including stages, pubs, merchant shoppes, wedding venues, a complete castle, and more..

Sherwood Forest Faire jousting
Sherwood-Forest-Faire-McDade-Texas-Houston-Robin-Hood

Our SwimLabs Swim School facility creates the perfect environment for new swimmers and competitive swimmers to swim safer, stronger and smarter…faster!

Our SwimLabs Swim School facility creates the perfect environment for new swimmers and competitive swimmers to swim safer, stronger and smarter…faster!

Our unique training facilities are indoors, with small warm-water pools specially designed with 360-degree video feedback technology. It’s the same video-feedback technology used by today’s Olympians. Our technology lets swimmers of all ages and abilities instantly view their own strokes, correct or enhance their form, adjust their…

Child learning to swim at SwimLabs; swim school
Child doing laps in pool at SwimLabs; learning to swim; swim school

Family Festival Filled with Free Fun!

Family Festival Filled with Free Fun!

The primary goal of The Grand Kids Festival is to provide participatory access to the fine arts for all children through an extension of The Grand’s educational outreach and children’s programming, to raise an appreciation and awareness of the fine arts for children, to demonstrate the talent and ability of children in the greater Galveston/Houston area, and to create a visible, broad-based event which adheres to The Grand’s mission.

The Grand Kids Festival is a great family fun summer activities festival.

Grand Kids Festival; Festival-Houston-Petting-Zoo-Family-Event
Grand-Kids-Festival-2023-Galveston-Texas-Events

USS Lexington

USS Lexington

The action never stops, with endless features and exhibits!

  • Escape Rooms
    Do you have the skills and nerves to complete high-intensity challenges? Find out with Lockdown on USS Lexington, featuring our pulse-pounding escape rooms.
  • USS Lexington Flight Simulator
    Our 15-seat simulator lets you step into the pilot’s seat of an F/18 tactical aircraft.
  • Flight Deck
    You have to experience our vast flight…
Exterior distant picture of the USS Lexington
Group of kids sitting on a jet on the flight deck of the USS Lexington
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