As we head into summer, the long Memorial Day weekend offers a perfect opportunity to recharge and refresh before the final few weeks of school. The weekend is chock-full of opportunities to get out of the house and do something FREE!
Here are 25 things to do in Austin on Memorial Day weekend!
- Brush up on your WWII history at Camp Mabry’s Close Assault 1944 exhibition.
- Check out one of the special exhibits at the Harry Ransom Center.
- Head to the Elisabet Ney Museum for the 1oth annual Ney Day.
- Hit up Lustre Pearl East for their Market Day & Dog Races event on Saturday, May 25.
- See Romeo and Juliet for FREE Thanks to Austin Shakespeare and University of Austin.
- Enjoy live, local music on the patio at Central Market North.
- Learn how to use DNA testing in Genealogy at the George Washington Carver Museum.
- Visit the Texas State Capitol.
- Celebrate and support local arts with at Contracommon’s Summer Arts Festival at Hill Country Galleria.
- Put on your dancing shoes and head down to Tapestry Dance for National Tap Dance Day Community Tap Jam. Bring a $5 suggested donation OR a snack to share!
- Take the kids to the Mexic-Arte Museum, which is free every Sunday.
- Try any of these free things you can always do in Georgetown, Cedar Park, Pflugerville, Lockhart, and more!
- Head to the Fieldhouse at the Crossover for a family friendly Sazon Latin Food Festival.
- Celebrate President Johnson’s wish for the LBJ Library to “be available to all” with free admission on Memorial Day.
- Honor those who gave the ultimate sacrifice in service for our country by visiting the Texas State Cemetery.
- Break out the kayak and hit the water.
- Go for a dig in the Dino Pit at the Austin Nature & Science Center.
- Beat the heat at one of the City of Austin’s municipal pools. Details on which pools are open here.
- Visit a greenbelt like Shoal Creek.
- Cool off at a splash pad.
- Grab some fresh air and produce at a farmers market.
- Embark on a street art scavenger hunt.
- Climb to the top of Mt. Bonnell before it gets any hotter. Make a day of it by visiting the peacocks at Mayfield Park.
- Stroll and window shop along South Congress.
- Take a hike.
