April’s KIDS Happenings: FAMILY-FRIENDLY Weekend Events

April’s Kids Happenings

A full listing of fun and family/ kid-friendly weekend events occurring in the Great Lakes Bay Region.  This includes Bay, Isabella and Saginaw County.  If your event has been missed please CONTACT me to let me know.

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April 5-7

April 12-14

April 19-21

April 26-28

Easter Egg Hunts

Friday, April 5

	6:00 PM Midland: *RSVP* Family Fun Nights: Dive into Spring @ Greater Midland Community Center
	6:00 PM Mt. Pleasant: FREE (non-perishable food item) Family Fun Night @ Morey Courts Recreation Center
	6:30 PM Midland: FREE Movie “Field of Dreams” @ Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
	7:00 PM Bay City: The Seasonal Sky – Spring @ Delta College Planetarium
	7:00 PM Saginaw: Movie – Wizard of Oz @ Court Street Theater

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Saturday, April 6

	9:30 AM – 2 PM Saginaw: FREE – STEM Innovation Fair @ Saginaw ISD
	10:00 AM – 4 PM Midland: Butterflies in Bloom @ Dow Gardens Midland: Butterfly Craft Barn @ Dow Gardens
	10:00 AM Mt. Pleasant: FREE – SPRING WALK @ AUDUBON WOODS PRESERVE
	10:30 AM Auburn: FREE – Storytime @ Iron Grind Coffee House
	11:00 AM Bridgeport: FREE – Easter Egg Hunt @ Frank Anderson Recreation Complex
	11:00 AM Saginaw: FREE – Movie – Mary Poppins Returns @ Hoyt Library
	1:00 PM Saginaw: ADVANTAGE ACADEMY (Ages 5-18) @ Butman-Fish Library
	1:00 PM Auburn: FREE – *RSVP* DIY: Crayons @ Auburn Branch Libary
	2:00 PM Saginaw: FREE – LEGO @ Butman-Fish Library
	2:30 PM Saginaw: FREE – It’s Bunny Time! @ Hoyt Library
	3:00 PM Saginaw: Family Fun Movie Day @ Court Street Theater
	4:00 PM Midland: Great Lakes Bay Loons vs Lake County Captains – Celebration Saturday @ Dow Diamond
	7:00 PM Mt. Pleasant: Stories Superabound, Near and Far @ Broadway Theatre

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Sunday, April 7

	8:00 AM – 12 PM Bay City: Monitor Township Firefighters Association – 49th Annual Pancake Breakfast @ Monitor Township Hall
	10:00 AM – 4 PM Midland: Butterflies in Bloom @ Dow Gardens Midland: Butterfly Craft Barn @ Dow Gardens
	2:00 PM Midland: Great Lakes Bay Loons vs Lake County Captains – Sunday Funday @ Dow Diamond
	2:00 PM Mt. Pleasant: FREE – Cameron Zvara – Comedy Magician and Entertainer @ Veterans Memorial Library

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Friday, April 12

	4:00 PM Bay City: FREE – Easter Egg Hunt and Meet and Greet with the Easter Bunny @ Paramount Rehabilitation Services
	5:00 PM Bay City: *RSVP* PARENTS NIGHT OUT @ Dow Bay Area Family YMCA
	6:00 PM Midland: S.T.E.M. FUN NIGHTS @ Engineering for Kids
	6:00 PM Mt. Pleasant: FREE – A Special Night for Special Kids @ Discovery Museum
	7:00 PM Bay City: FREE – Statewide Astronomy Night @ The Bay City State Park

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Saturday, April 13

	9:00 AM Coleman: FREE – Annual Easter Scavenger Hunt @ Greater Midland Coleman Family Center
	9:30 AM Midland: Indoor Tooth-Friendly Egg Hunt @ Mid-Michigan Children’s Museum
	10:00 AM – 4 PM Midland: Butterflies in Bloom @ Dow Gardens Midland: Butterfly Craft Barn @ Dow Gardens
	10:00 AM Pinconning: FREE – Easter Egg Hunt @ Doc Letchfield Park
	10:00 AM Mt. Pleasant: FREE – *RSVP* Kids and Culture-April @ Finch Fieldhouse
	10:00 AM Birch Run: FREE – 2019 ABC12 Family Expo! @ Frankenmuth Credit Union Event Center
	10:00 AM Saginaw: FREE – Children’s Drive-In @ Butman-Fish Library
	10:30 AM Midland: Little Midland Open
	10:30 AM Bay City: FREE – Easter Egg Hunt and School Open House @ St. Paul Lutheran School
	10:30 AM Midland: FREE – Lego at the Library (all ages) @ Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
	10:30 AM Chesaning: 2019 Kids Spring Sucker Tournament @ Showboat Park
	11:00 AM Bay City: *RSVP* Easter Egg Hunt @ Dow Bay Area Family YMCA
	12:00 PM Midland: FREE – Downtown Story Day @ Downtown
	12:00 PM Bay City: FREE – *RSVP* Spring Story Hour & Bunny Craft @ City Market
	12:30 PM Bay City: FREE – Family Fun Fair @ Delta College Planetarium
	12:30 PM Mt. Pleasant: FREE – Great Egg Scramble @ Morey Court Recreation Center
	1:00 PM Auburn: FREE – Auburn Jaycees 43rd Annual Easter Egg Hunt @ Auburn Park
	2:00 PM Midland: FREE – FAMILIES IN NATURE: VERNAL POOLS @ Chippewa Nature Center
	2:00 PM Saginaw: FREE – SPRING CRAFT FOR TEENS AND TWEENS @ Butman-Fish Library

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Sunday, April 14

	10:00 AM – 4 PM Midland: Butterflies in Bloom @ Dow Gardens Midland: Butterfly Craft Barn @ Dow Gardens
	12:00 PM Saginaw: FREE  – Easter Egg Hunt @ Saginaw Court House Lawn
	8:30 PM Mt. Pleasant: FREE – Teen Flashlight Egg Hunt @ Island Park

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Friday, April 19

	2:00 PM Midland: Schools Out Skate @ Roll Arena
	2:00 PM University Center: *RSVP* Splish Splash Egg Dash @ Delta College Fitness & Recreation Center
	7:00 PM Saginaw: Movie – How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World @ Court Street Theater

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Saturday, April 20

	9:00 AM Frankenmuth: FREE – 2019 Easter Egg Hunt @ Harvey Kern Pavilion
	9:30 AM Midland: *RSVP* NATURE’S EGGS EXTRAVAGANZA @ Chippewa Nature Center
	10:00 AM – 4 PM Midland: Butterflies in Bloom @ Dow Gardens Midland: Butterfly Craft Barn @ Dow Gardens
	10:00 AM Bay City: FREE – *RSVP* 1st Annual City Market Indoor Egg Hunt! (Ages 3 to 9) @ City Market
	10:00 AM Coleman: FREE – Easter Eggstravaganza @ Coleman Wesleyan Church
	10:00 AM Saginaw: Celebrate Earth Day! @ Saginaw Children’s Zoo
	10:00 AM Essexville: FREE – Eagle Fun Run @ Finn Road Park
	12:00 PM Freeland: FREE – Easter Egg Hunt! @ Tittabawassee Township Park
	12:00 PM Midland: FREE – Easter Egg Hunt @ Faith Wesleyan Church
	1:00 PM Saginaw: FREE – *RSVP* Family Days @ Saginaw Art Museum
	2:00 PM Saginaw: FREE – *RSVP* Easter Egg Helicopter Drop @ Life Church Saginaw
	2:00 PM Midland: Great Lakes Loons Post-Game On-Field Easter Egg Drop @ Dow Diamond
	2:00 PM Pinconning: FREE *RSVP* Easter Peep Houses @ Pinconning Branch Library
	2:00 PM Midland: Theater: National Touring: The King and I @ Midland Center for the Arts

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Sunday, April 21

	9:00 AM Mt. Pleasant: Easter Egg Hunt @ Soaring Eagle Water Park & Hotel
	10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Midland: Butterflies in Bloom @ Dow Gardens Midland: Butterfly Craft Barn @ Dow Gardens
	11:00 AM Frankenmuth: Dino Easter Egg Hunt @ Mother Earth’s Toy Jungle

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Friday, April 26

	4:00 PM Bay City: FREE – MEET TWISTEE CHARACTER EVENT @ Bay City Town Center
	6:00 PM Freeland: FREE – Walleye Festival Parade
	6:00 PM Midland: S.T.E.M. FUN NIGHTS @ Engineering for Kids
	6:30 PM Midland: FREE – *RSVP* Family Fun: Forts at the Library (ages 2-9 years) @ Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
	7:00 PM Midland: Theater – Interlochen Arts Academy Ballet: Swan Lake @ Midland Center for the Arts
	DUSK Freeland: Walleye Festival Fireworks

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Saturday, April 27

	ALL DAY Freeland: Freeland Walleye Festival
	8:00 AM Midland: *RSVP* Superhero 5K Fun Run & Walk @ Stratford Woods
	ALL DAY Shepherd: 61st annual Shepherd Maple Syrup Festival
	10:00 AM Midland: FREE – EXPERIENCE EARTH DAY @ Chippewa Nature Center
	10:00 AM Midland: FREE – 14th Annual Earth Day Expo @ Midland Center for the Arts
	10:30 AM Midland: Little Midland Open
	10:30 AM Auburn: FREE – Storytime @ Iron Grind Coffee House
	11:00 AM Saginaw: FREE – Spring Reading Spectacular @ Barnes & Noble
	11:00 AM Saginaw: FREE – Duplo Club @ Zauel Library
	1:00 PM Auburn: FREE – *RSVP* Game On Party @ Auburn Branch Library

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Sunday, April 28

	ALL DAY Freeland: Freeland Walleye Festival
	ALL DAY Shepherd: 61st annual Shepherd Maple Syrup Festival
	10:30 AM Midland: FREE – Mid-Michigan Pet Expo (Adoption Event) @ Midland County Fairgrounds
	12:00 PM Bay City: FREE – Open Bowl with Bay County 4-H! @ Monitor Lanes
	2:00 PM Midland: FREE – SPRING AT THE WIGWAM @ Chippewa Nature Center

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