Gatorpalooza, Peter Pan, and More Fun Things to Do in Orlando This Weekend With Kids

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Celebrate Endangered Species Day at the Florida Zoo this weekend. 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!

Visit the Alligator Capital of the World, Gatorland, this weekend for its annual Gatorpalooza Fun Fest. Enjoy the hit Broadway musical Peter Pan at the Dr. Phillips Center. Plus, it's the final weekend to visit SeaWorld's Seven Seas Food Festival. Read on for everything happening this weekend!

Spring Festivals, Outdoor Movies, and More Things To Do in Chicago This Weekend with Kids

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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!

It's time for that one perfect spring weekend in Chicago! And, things to do in Chicago match the weather with the Cantigny Spring Fest in Wheaton, What's Blooming on Harrison in Oak Park, and Parkway Bank Park's Spring Fun Festival in Rosemont. Auto-obsessed kids will love the Touch-a-Truck event in Oakbrook Terrace, and Wheeling's Bark in the Park is where everyone, including your furry friends, can enjoy the great weather. Outdoor movies also make their debut this weekend in Oak Park and Bensenville.

This is a great time to make plans for spring and summer plans in Chicago. Check out the full line-up of spring festivals; look at the city from above at Navy Pier's new Flyover experience, or plan a summer trip to the Bristol Renaissance Faire. 

Have a great spring weekend in Chicago!

Kirkwood Spring Fling, Kids to Parks Day, and More Things to Do this Weekend in Atlanta with Kids

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Play to your hearts content at the Kids to Parks Day in Dunwoody. Photo by the author

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! 

Atlanta parks are the place to be this Saturday as families celebrate Kids to Parks Day, an initiative to connect families with their local, state, and national parks, with events at Dunwoody's Brook Run Park and Sandy Springs' Hammond Park. Speaking of outdoor festivals, families enjoy Greek culture at the Marietta Greek Festival. The annual Kirkwood Spring Fling also takes place this weekend, with live music, inflatables, an artist market, and more. 

Wonderland Dreams, Submerge Science Fest, and More Things To Do in NYC this Weekend with Kids

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Hudson River Park presents the free, two-day long Submerge Science Festival. Photo courtesy of Hudson River Park

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.

We're mid-May and NYC is pulling out all the stops. Can't-miss events this weekend include the Submerge Marine Science Festival, plus Family Fun Day at Hudson Yards and a Sound and Color fest in Brooklyn Bridge Park. The New York Botanical Garden is going down a magical rabbit hole and opening its new Wonderland experience, and the Hippo Playground Fair—rescheduled from Sunday, May 5—finally materializes in Riverside Park.

Africa on the Avenue, Old Town Festival of Speed and Style, and More Fun Things To Do in DC this Weekend with Kids

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Enjoy rides, games, a petting zoo, and more at McLean Day. Photo courtesy of the event

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.

The arrival of strawberry season kicks off at area farms, and Great Country Farms holds its annual Strawberry Jubilee Fest over the next few weekends.

There are two cultural celebrations this weekend. Africa on the Avenue celebrates the vibrant African immigrant community along Georgia Avenue in DC, while the Asian Festival on Main in Old Town Fairfax honors Asian culture through food, crafts, performances, and more.

AAPI Festivals, Woofstock, and More Fun Things To Do in San Francisco This Weekend

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Ring in the 100th anniversary of the Giant Dipper! Photo by Jeremy Thompson via Flickr CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

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

This weekend brings several FREE AAPI festivals to the Bay Area; our picks are the South Bay AAPI Festival in San Jose with lion dances and arts & crafts and the first-ever Reading Bug AAPI Festival in San Carlos with loads of authors and performances.

Rollercoaster fans can celebrate the Giant Dipper's 100th Anniversary in Santa Cruz with a fireworks party. Want to bring your furry friend for some fun this weekend? Head over to Novato for the grooviest dog event, Woofstock. 

Read on for more of our top picks for the weekend, which include music from the Talking Heads, a Himalayan fair, and so much more!

Bug Fair, Getty Villa Family Fest, and More Top Things To Do in Los Angeles This Weekend

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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 going to be a jam-packed weekend filled with things to do in So Cal, especially since the California Strawberry Festival has arrived! Creepy crawlies take center stage at the Natural History Museum's Bug Fair, and ginormous trucks will race side-by-side at SoFi Stadium's Monster Jam World Finals XXIII. Comic book heroes will be celebrated at Ontario's Comic Con Revolution, and kids can dance the day away at the Topanga Banjo Fiddle Contest and Folk Festival. 

Best Things To Do with Kids this Weekend in Westchester and the Hudson Valley

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Learn how to land a catch during Kids Fishing Day at the Hudson Highlands Nature Museum. Photo courtesy of the museum

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

Families are invited to celebrate Asian culture at Ardsley's first-ever Asian American Pacific Islander Festival. Alternatively, kids can enjoy "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" Storytime with Puppets at the Newburgh Armory Unity Center. 

Or, outdoorsy kids can learn how to fish this weekend at the Kids Fishing Day at Hudson Highlands Nature Museum.