Great Festivals and Events for Families

Each year Grapevine, Texas bundles up dozens of family-friendly activities, adds millions of twinkling lights, festive music, and packs the 40-day calendar with more than 1,000 festive events. [Read More]

Between now and New Year's Day, Washington, DC celebrates the season with free (and almost free) festivals, unique shopping, family-friendly theater, concerts and lights. [Read More]

Create your own screen free agri-adventure complete with corn stalks, pumpkins, fresh apple cider, and wagon rides. Run through a corn maze with your kids or find the perfect pumpkin for the porch. [Read More]

From Illinois and Indiana to Michigan the fall season looks promising for awesome agri-adventures, corn mazes, pumpkin patches and places for quick getaways ideal for making family memories. [Read More]

Renaissance Festivals and Ren Faires are scattered across the country making it easy to find 16th century time capsule to share with your kids. [Read More]

Ren faires make excellent escapes ideal for sharing with kids and given the fact that 2017 has the potential to be an annoying year because of the non-stop fake news and bizarre antics of elected officials, escaping for a day seems appropriate. [Read More]

Breakaway from the demands of the life in the 21st century for a day and time travel with your kids to a place where storytellers, bards, falconers, fairies, and magicians mingle with lords and ladies, knights, and perhaps a mythical dragon. [Read More]

Have fun sharing the north woods by day and the universe by night. The annual summer program dubbed Universe in the Parks makes it easy to participate in a free star party in Minnesota. [Read More]

Star parties and cosmic safaris allow participants to observe the universe with a guide. The best ones are held with the help of astronomers or astrophysicists and conducted at a working observatory or official Dark Sky site. [Read More]

Step away from the 21st century for a day and relax in an uncomplicated atmosphere with lords and ladies, knights, bards, minstrels, and perhaps a few mythical fairies or a dragon. Share the fun with your kids. [Read More]

Each year the National Park Service sets aside a series of days for which the entrance fees are waived. It is a chance to take the kids and get in free. [Read More]

Looking for a mini break which includes fun for the whole family? Featured below you will find our favorite train excursions for families from Utah and Montana to Nevada and Colorado. [Read More]

Throughout Texas magical holiday lights and make believe journeys to the North Pole provide families with great ways to make memories. [Read More]

Taking a break from the often hectic holiday season means finding fun in small doses and we have assembled our annual mini holiday adventures, Santa trains, and holiday lights for your review. [Read More]

Looking for a quick, fun holiday family adventure? Find a train and climb aboard. From Alabama, North Carolina and Georgia to South Carolina, Arkansas, and Tennessee traditional “Santa Trains,” and miles of twinkling lights make enjoying Christmas even better. [Read More]

Winter time is always the season to ride the rails. Featured below you will find our favorite train excursions for families from Washington to Oregon it’s all about doing the fun stuff with your kids. [Read More]

Even with sunshine and palm trees swaying in the breeze storybook travel is pure fun and during the winter months Florida destinations adorn trees with twinkling lights and excursion trains run just for fun. [Read More]

Need a mini break, something easy and fun to do with your kids? During the last two months of the year traditional Santa trains and holiday lights in Arizona and New Mexico provide easy ways for generations to enjoy time together. [Read More]

From pretend journeys to the North Pole in winter and riding the Hogwarts Express to mystery nights, spooky tales and mince pies, taking a train in England, Scotland or Wales is more fun than ever. All aboard! [Read More]

Looking for a terrific day trip to launch your holiday celebrations? Secure tickets and ride the rails with your kids. From New Jersey and Pennsylvania to Virginia and Maryland traditional “Santa Trains,” and miles of twinkling lights enhance the spirit of Christmas. [Read More]