ALL THE TIME
Founders Plaza @ DFW
Airport, FREE, 7:00
am – 7:00 pm, 1700 N. Airfield Dr.
The plaza provides convenient parking, picnic
tables, telescopes, historic information, a commemorative monument and a radio
that broadcasts air traffic control communications from the FAA tower while you
watch planes land and take off.
Central Market
Playground in Southlake, FREE, 1425
E. Southlake Blvd
Store hours are 8:00 am – 10:00 pm
Café hours are Sunday-Thursday: 7:00 am – 9:00 pm
and Friday-Saturday: 7:00 am – 10:00 pm
Keller Library Story
Time, FREE, 640
Johnson Road, Keller
Monday 11:00 am, Spanish Story time
6:00 pm, Family Story time (all ages)
Tuesdays
& Wednesdays 10:15 am,
Preschool Story time (ages 3-6)
11:00 am, Baby Time (up to 18 months)
11:30 am, Toddler Story time
(18-36 months)
Saturdays 12:15 pm, Preschool Story time (ages 3-6)
1:00 pm, Baby Time (up to 18 months)
1:30 pm, Toddler Story time (18-36 months)
Toddlers (ages 18-36 months) 10:00 am - 10:15 am
Preschoolers (ages 3-6 years) 10:30 am - 11:00 am
1st
Tuesday of each month
Toddlers
(2 & under) 10:30 am
Preschoolers
(ages 3-5) 11:15 am
Grapevine Splash Parks, FREE, 8 am – 8 pm daily, Parr Park - 3100 Parr Lane & Dove Park - 1509 Hood Lane
Trophy Club Splash Pad, $5 for 36” and taller, Trophy
Club Comm. Pool, 500 Parkview Drive, Trophy Club
Hours
of Operation: (Closed every Tuesday)
Mon/Wed/Thur:
7:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. (pool opens
at 11:00 a.m.)
Fri-Sun:
11:00 a.m. - 8:00
p.m.
Monday 10:30
am
Wednesdays (Spanish)
4:00 pm
Thursdays 7:00 pm
*see website for other Fort
Worth Public Library branches and their story times. Summerglen is the closest
location to Keller.
Other open jump times are
available for school age children, see website.
Shoe rental
is $2.00. Family passes are available for $24.95.
Sunday 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Monday
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Tuesday
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Wednesday
9:00 am - 7:00 pm
Thursday
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Friday
9:00 am - 8:00 pm
Saturday
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
*Playscape
may close for special events (Sun-Mon) or Birthday parties (Fri-Sat)*
Kids can feed the Trout for $.25 then head upstairs for a free
fudge tasting. You will be greeted by a lion and rhino at the laser shooting
range upstairs. There are also several galleries with life-sized animals
(basically a mini museum) and a great aquarium where they have live feeding
shows almost every day. You can also go catch and release fishing in their huge
outdoor pond for free. Cabela’s has events year round for the family so be sure
to check out the website frequently.
U.S. Gold Gymnastics “Day Time Play Time”, $5
(non-members), 207 James St., Roanoke
One hour of open gym with
parent’s supervision.
6 yrs. and under
Monday 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Thursday 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Paradise Pond @ FBC Grapevine, $1/person, 301 E. Texas Street, Grapevine
Thursdays
& Fridays 9:00
am – 11:00 am
*Also open on these Mondays for extra summer
playtime: 6/10, 6/17, 7/1, 7/8, 7/15, 7/22, 7/29, 8/5, 8/12, and 8/19.
*2013 closing dates: 5/17, 6/27, 6/28, 7/4, 9/13,
11/28, 11/29, 12/26, 12/27
Paradise
Pond has a grocery store, basketball toss, legos, trains, cars, magnets, dress-up
room, small climbing wall, oversized bounce house, and two story play area with
slide. **No strollers are allowed inside**
Artsy Cakes,
$1 cupcakes on Tuesdays, 11477 Woodland Springs Drive Suite 135, FW
Fort Worth Botanic Garden, FREE, dawn-dusk 365 days a year, 3220 Botanic Garden
Conservatory Daylight Saving
Time Standard
Time
Monday-Saturday 10:00
am - 6:00 pm 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Sunday 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Admission:
Adults $2.00
Children (4-12 yrs.) $1.00
3 & Under Free
Senior (65 and over) $1.00
Japanese
Garden Daylight Saving Time Standard
Time
Monday-Sunday 9:00
am - 7:00 pm 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
*Closes at 5:00 PM on Concert
in the Garden Nights – Friday, Saturday & Sunday
Admission:
Members Free
Adults $5.00
Children (4-12 yrs.) $3.00
3 & Under Free
Senior (65 and over) $4.50
Bureau of Engraving
& Printing Tours, FREE, Tuesday - Friday, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm, 9000 Blue
Mound Road
Visitors should allow an
additional 30 minutes to clear WCF security. The tour itself is approximately
45 minutes along the quarter-mile elevated walkway. Summer craft demos are
going on June 25-28 & July 23-26.
Fort Worth Zoo, $5 parking per vehicle, Wednesdays are ½ price
day, 1989 Colonial Parkway
March 23 –
September 22, 2013 10:00 am – 5:00
pm, Monday – Friday
10:00 am – 6:00 pm, Saturday –
Sunday
September 23
– October 27, 2013 10:00 am – 5:00
pm, Daily
October 28,
2013 – February 14, 2014 10:00
am – 4:00 pm, Daily
Admission:
Adults (13+) $12
Children
(3-12) $9
Toddlers (2
& under) Free
Seniors (65+) $9
*See website
for information about the FW Zoo Summer Camps and Preschool.
Forest Park Miniature
Railroad, 2700 Trinity Park Dr., FW
**Cash Only**
Children (1+) $3.50
Adults (13+) $4.00
Schedule: March – November
Tuesday – Friday 10:00 am – 5-5:30 pm
Sat, Sun, Holidays 10:00 am – 6-6:30 pm
*During daily operation
(Tuesday through Friday), trains generally run on the hour beginning at
10:00am. On Saturdays, Sundays, and selected holidays, trains run on the hour,
every forty-five minutes, or every twenty minutes, when two trains are running,
depending on the number of passengers and the weather.
See website for Summer Camps and other classes.
Interactive period time village. Suggested for older
children.
Closed Mondays
Tuesday – Friday 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Sat & Sun 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Admission:
Adults $5.00
Children (4-17) $4.50
3 & Under Free
Seniors (60+) $4.50
Groups 10+ $4.00 each
Artie’s Playhouse @
Artisan Center Theatre, $5 - $7, 418 E. Pipeline Road, Hurst
Artie’s Playhouse is a live,
interactive theater for children by children! Local children and youth from our
elite acting academy and surrounding cities provide high energy life lessons
catered to children, yet entertaining for adults. Programs are typically one
hour and fun for all ages. Refreshments are only $1. See website for all shows
but the summer shows are:
Bedbugs: May 4th –
25th, The Little Mermaid Jr.: June 1st – July 27th,
The Rockin Tale of Snow White: August 3rd – 31st
$7.95 for 1 parent and 1 child, $5.95 for each additional
child.
*Summer and holiday hours
will be announced soon and additional open jump times are available, see
website for details.
Fort Worth Children’s
Museum, FREE - $14, 1600 Gendy Street, FW
Monday – Saturday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sunday 12:00
pm - 5:00 pm
Admission:
Members FREE
Adults (13-64) $14
Child (4-12) $10
Toddler (2-3) $10
Senior (65+) $10
Urban Air “Jumperoo”
Toddler Time, $5 (Parents are Free), Wed & Fri, 10am-Noon, 325
Commerce, Southlake
See website for other Open
Jump times that are available.
Indoor Safari Park,
$9.99+, 2301 Cross Timber
Road Suite 175, Flower Mound
Monday
– Thursday 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Friday
– Saturday 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Sunday
12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
MAY
Roanoke's “Evenings on Oak Street” concert series,
FREE, 7:00pm – 8:00pm, Austin Street Plaza
23rd - Zack King:
Rock & Roll
18th Keller Family
Campout, $5 per
person (2 and under free), 6:00pm – 9:00am, 400 Bear Creek Pkwy
Registration deadline is Wednesday May 15th. See website for
registration form download.
18th Star Party @ FW Museum, FREE, Dusk – 10:30pm, South lot at Harley &
Montgomery
25th Hawaiian Falls Roanoke Opens, 290 W Byron Nelson Blvd., Roanoke
JUNE
3rd Roanoke
Summer Reading Fun Kickoff Event,
FREE, 308 S. Walnut, Roanoke
Bring a
blanket, lawn chairs, a picnic and the whole household for an
evening of free favorite family movies under the stars behind Keller Town Hall.
Before the movie begins, we will provide a variety of family games and
activities.
Open to anglers ages 16 and
younger. Catch and Release Pond will be stocked with Catfish
You pick your day of the
week, Monday – Friday. Purchase ticket packet at the theatre asap.
12th
Alliance Cinemark Theatre “Summer Movie Clubhouse, $5 for 10 tickets, 10:00 am, 9228 Sage Meadow Trail
You pick your day of the
week, Wednesday or Thursday. Purchase ticket packet at the theatre asap
13th Family Fun Films “Despicable Me”, FREE, Sunset (about 9pm), 1100 Bear Creek Pkwy *new location*
Bring a
blanket, lawn chairs, a picnic and the whole household for an
evening of free favorite family movies under the stars behind Keller Town Hall.
Before the movie begins, we will provide a variety of family games and
activities.
13th Eddie Coker: Children's Entertainment
27th RazzMaJazz: Dixieland
Bring a
blanket, lawn chairs, a picnic and the whole household for an
evening of free favorite family movies under the stars behind Keller Town Hall.
Before the movie begins, we will provide a variety of family games and
activities.
27th
Family Fun Films “Rise of the Guardians”, FREE, Sunset (about 9pm), 1100
Bear Creek Pkwy
Bring a
blanket, lawn chairs, a picnic and the whole household for an
evening of free favorite family movies under the stars behind Keller Town Hall.
Before the movie begins, we will provide a variety of family games and
activities.
28th–30th
KellerFest, Shuttle Services on Friday & Saturday only, 1100
Bear Creek Parkway
Friday 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Friday 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Saturday 10:00 am – 11:00 pm
Sunday 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
Admission: (2012 rates,
website was not updated with 2013 rates)
Free: children ages 3 and
under
$1: children ages 4-11, seniors ages 62 and older, Military ID
$2: for ages 12 and older
$5: Family Maximum
$1: children ages 4-11, seniors ages 62 and older, Military ID
$2: for ages 12 and older
$5: Family Maximum
3rd Independence Day Celebration, FREE,
6-11 pm, 201 Park Dr., Roanoke
Fireworks,
Live Music and Family Fun Le Freak (retro disco band) will return by popular
demand. Enjoy fun activities, bounce houses, games and more. $5 BBQ meals
include sandwich, chip and a drink.
Roanoke's “Evenings on Oak Street” concert series,
FREE, 7:00pm – 8:00pm, Austin Street Plaza
11th Shades of Gray: Variety
25th BluPrint: R&B/Rock/Jazz
13th Star Party @ FW Museum, FREE, Dusk – 10:30pm, South lot at Harley &
Montgomery
AUGUST
Roanoke's “Evenings on Oak Street” concert series,
FREE, 7:00pm – 8:00pm, Austin Street Plaza
8th Bone Doggie: Gypsy Americana/Blues
22nd Russ Dorsey and the Musicmakers:
40's-70's Swing
10th Star Party @ FW Museum, FREE, Dusk – 10:30pm, South lot at Harley &
Montgomery
Alliance Cinemark “Summer Movie Clubhouse”: www.cinemark.com/summer-movie-clubhouse
Altitude Trampoline Park: www.altitudetrampolinepark.com/page.cfm?pageid=21107
Artful Mayhem Studio Summer Camps: www.artfulmayhemstudio.com/registration/summer
Artie’s Playhouse @ Artisan Center Theatre: www.artisanct.com/arties-playhouse
Bureau of Engraving & Printing Tours: www.moneyfactory.gov/tours/fortworthtxtours.html
City of Keller “Fishing for Fun”: http://www.cityofkeller.com/index.aspx?page=360
Forest Park Miniature Railroad: www.fpmt.us
Fort Worth Botanic
Garden: www.fwbg.org
Fort Worth Children’s Museum: www.fwmuseum.org/fort-worth-childrens-museum#
Fort Worth Zoo: www.fortworthzoo.org
Grapevine Botanical Garden: www.grapevinetxonline.com/botanical-gardens
Grapevine Splash Park (Dove Park): www.grapevinetxonline.com/dove-park-spray-ground
Grapevine Splash Park (Parr Park): www.grapevinetxonline.com/parr-park-spray-ground
Haltom City Library: www.haltomcitytx.com/departments/library
Harkins “Summer Movie Fun”: www.harkinstheatres.com/summerMovieFun.aspx
Hawaiian
Falls Roanoke: www.hfalls.com/m/roanoke.php
Indoor Safari Park: www.indoorsafaripark.com
Keller Family Campout: www.cityofkeller.com/index.aspx?page=869
Keller “Family Fun Films”: www.cityofkeller.com/index.aspx?page=368
Keller Library: www.cityofkeller.com/index.aspx?page=322
Keller UMC VBS: www.kellerumc.org
Kids Bowl Free: www.kidsbowlfree.com/center.php?alley_id=4280
Let’s Jump: www.letsjump.net/General_Admission.html
Light of the World VBS: www.lotwchurch.org/
Log Cabin Village: www.logcabinvillage.org
Milestone Playzone: www.milestonechurch.com (no playzone
info on their website)
Paradise Pond: www.fbcgrapevine.com/ministries/children/paradise-pond
Roanoke Splash Pads
and City Parks: www.roanoketexas.com/index.aspx?NID=185
Roanoke Summer
Reading Fun Kickoff Event: www.roanoketexas.com/index.aspx?NID=172
Summerglen Library: www.fortworthtexas.gov/library/info/default.aspx?id=27484
The Hills Playscape:
www.thehills.org/index.cfm/PageID/2042/index.html
Watauga Library: www.ci.watauga.tx.us/index.aspx?NID=483
