Earth Day Celebrations, The Big Draw, and More Fun Things To Do in DC this Weekend with Kids

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Meet farm animals and enjoy other nature activities at Earth Day Fairfax at Sully Historic Site. Event photo courtesy of the Fairfax County Park Authority via Flickr

Looking for the best things to do in DC this weekend? Here are some family-friendly events and activities to add to your list for this weekend.

Earth Day celebrations span the entire weekend, including events at Sully Historic Site and in Rockville as well as free events at three Smithsonian museums—the American Art Museum, the Anacostia Community Museum, and the Natural History Museum.

Saturday is also a free admission day at the National Building Museum, where visitors may also join in The Big Draw.

Earth Day Events, Spring Festivals, and More Fun Things to Do in Orlando This Weekend With Kids

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Join the Central Florida Zoo Earth Day celebration with interactive activities, crafts, and games. Photo by the author

Looking for the best things to do in Orlando this weekend? Here are some family-friendly events and activities to add to your list!

Join Earth Day festivities this weekend in Central Florida, with events taking place in Downtown Orlando, St. Cloud, Sanford, and Maitland. Delight in everything blueberry at either Amber Brooke Farm's Blueberry Festival or the Orange City Blueberry Fest. And that's not all! Keep reading for more exciting events taking place this weekend.

Earth Day Events, Unicorn World, and More Things to Do this Weekend in Atlanta with Kids

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Treat your family to a magical, immersive experience with life-sized unicorns, an enchanted forest, & more at Unicorn World. Photo courtesy of Unicorn World

Looking for the best things to do in Atlanta this weekend? Here are some family-friendly events and activities to add to your list for this weekend! 

This Saturday is Earth Day and families can celebrate our planet with free, fun events like Earth Day Fest in East Atlanta Village and Kids Day Decatur. We know unicorn fans will be super excited for Unicorn World at Cobb Galleria Centre this weekend. Guests experience life-sized, animatronic unicorns up close, plus participate in unicorn-themed arts and crafts, music, dancing, and more. We have even more awesome things to do this weekend—keep reading!

Earth Day Festivities and More Things To Do in Chicago This Weekend With Kids

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Earth Day. photo courtesy of the Forest Preserve of Cook County

Looking for the best things to do in Chicago this weekend? Here are some family-friendly events and activities to add to your list for this weekend!

All over the city and suburbs families are celebrating Earth Day this weekend. Participate by watching a movie about Earth in Oak Park, cleaning up a forest preserve in Cook County, or planting a tree in Westmont. Learn more about science and biology at the Let's Go Science Show in Naperville, the Reptile Day Event in North Riverside, or during Kids Fest at Oak Park Conservatory.  Or celebrate your health with YMCA Healthy Kids Day.

Check out the full line-up of spring festivals—we've rounded up 35 that are family-friendly. Sign up for one of our favorite Chicago summer camps in almost any category imaginable. Or plan ahead by making reservations for Mother's Day brunch!

Have a great spring weekend in Chicago!

Earth Day, Apple Blossom Carnival, and More Things To Do in NYC this Weekend with Kids

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Enjoy the open streets at Car-Free Earth Day at locations around NYC. Photo courtesy of the New York City Department of Transportation

Looking for the best things to do in New York City this weekend? Here are some family-friendly events and activities to add to your list.

Earth Day rocks NYC this weekend with tons of kid-friendly activities at the Brooklyn Children's Museum, a Broadway Earth Day concert, and another opportunity to play with Mommy Poppins at the Seaport Kids x Earth Day bash. Plus, the Apple Blossom Carnival is blooming once again in Queens, and Movies Under the Stars are starting up for the season, with Elemental in Bushwick and Super Mario Brothers in downtown Brooklyn.

LA Times Festival of Books, Bob Baker Day, and More Top Things To Do in Los Angeles This Weekend

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The strings are pulled at Bob Baker Day. Photo by Chloe Rice, courtesy of the event.

Looking for the best things to do in Los Angeles this weekend? Here are some of our favorite events and activities to add to your list this weekend

It's quite the story this weekend. The LA Times Festival of Books is a bestseller, taking over the USC campus with authors and booksellers aplenty. And if you're wondering where the wild things are, they're at the Skirball, with the opening of the new Maurice Sendak exhibit. The weekend concludes with Bob Baker Day, celebrating LA's iconic puppet master - no strings attached.