Peach Bowl Fan Fest, Atlanta Boat Show, and More Things to Do this Weekend in Atlanta with Kids

Test your surfing skills aboard a real surfboard, without ever getting wet, at this year's Atlanta Boat Show. Photo courtesy of event

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! 

College football fans head to downtown Atlanta for Friday's FREE Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl Fan Fest, filled with interactive attractions like punting, passing and kicking games, obstacle courses, and zip lining. Also downtown this weekend? The 2026 Atlanta Boat Show, featuring boats, of course, as well as a kids' zone with VR games, surfing simulator, and crafts. One of our favorite monthly FREE events happens this weekend in Buckhead: UPS Second Sunday at the High Museum of Art. This weekend event is a great activity featuring family-friendly programming and performances. Read on for even more fun things to do this weekend in Atlanta! 

Monster Jam, Harlem Globetrotters, and More Fun Things to Do in Orlando This Weekend With Kids

Monster Jam is a loud, live event full of awesome trucks, amazing stunts, and more! Photo courtesy of Feld Entertainment

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

Happy New Year Orlando families! Kick off 2026 by making memories at some fantastic family-friendly events happening this weekend. Start the fun on Friday with a free outdoor movie night in Kissimmee or a block party in Groveland. On Saturday, the excitement continues with Monster Jam at Camping World Stadium, Harlem Globetrotters 100 Year Tour at Addition Financial Arena, Kids-Fringe Mini-Morning Fest in Orlando (free!), and plenty more. Wrap up the weekend on Sunday at Old Town Kissimmee for Three Kings Day Osceola. All this and more, check out the details below!

Oshogatsu Festival, Polar Bear Plunges, and More Top Things To Do in Los Angeles This Weekend

Can you handle the cold temps of the Polar Bear Plunge? Find out at the Beach House in Santa Monica. Photo by Joey Ranotti via Flickr

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

This weekend in Los Angeles, winter is arriving in full force! Courageous Angelenos can brave the frigid waters of the Burrr-bank North Pole Plunge and the Polar Bear Plunge at the Beach House and discover the fun of snow play at Lake Forest Snowfest 2026. My family and I look forward to each year's Japanese American National Museum's annual Lunar New Year celebration, the Oshogatsu Family Festival, which features booming taiko drums and mochi pounding, intricate candy sculptures, and themed origami. This year's event celebrates the Year of the Horse on the JACCC Plaza. And little ones can start the new year on a path to creative discovery at the free Colburn School Early Childhood Open House.

I Took My Daughter to Family Saturdays at the New York City Ballet—Here’s the Honest Scoop

Even from the third ring, young audience members are entranced by the New York City Ballet's Family Saturdays program.

The Big Apple is home to several world-famous ballet institutions, including the renowned New York City Ballet. Housed at the David H. Koch Theater in Lincoln Center, NYCB was founded by renowned choreographer George Balanchine and arts patron Lincoln Kirstein in 1948.

My family and I recently attended the New York City Ballet’s Family Saturdays program, an interactive one-hour presentation designed for kids ages 5 and up. It was the perfect entrypoint to live ballet for my budding ballerina. Read on for everything you need to know about the kid-friendly ballet event, and be sure to bookmark our full NYC Kids' Guide to Live Theater and Shows for more fun cultural activities for kids in NYC.

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