May’s KIDS Happenings: FAMILY-FRIENDLY Weekend Events


May’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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May 3 – 5

May 10 – 12

May 17 – 19

Memorial Day Weekend

Mother’s Day Events

Friday, May 3

6 – 8 PM

Midland: *RSVP* Family Fun Night: Gear Up For Summer Activities @ Greater Midland Community Center

6 – 8 PM

Midland: *RSVP* Kid’s Night Out @ Greater Midland Tennis Center

6 – 8 PM

Mt. Pleasant: FREE (non-perishable food item) Family Fun Night @ Morey Courts Recreation Center

6:30 – 8 PM

Midland: FREE – Free Film Friday “Flight of the Navigator” @ Grace A. Dow Memorial Library

7:30 PM

Midland: Theater – Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat @ Midland Center for the Arts

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Saturday, May 4

 

7 – 11 AM

Midland: Pancake Breakfast @ Jack Barstow Airport

8 – 10 AM

Midland: FREE – BIRD WALK @ Chippewa Nature Center

9 – 11 AM

Midland: FREE – *RSVP* 2019 Pitch Hit and Run @ Dow Diamond

9 AM – 12 PM

Midland: *RSVP* Puppet Palooza – Venture Deep Into the Forest @ Creative 360

10 AM – 6 PM

Saginaw: Cinco de Mayo Annual Festival @ Huntington Event Park

10:30 AM

Saginaw: FREE – Cinco de Mayo Parade

10:30 AM – 12 PM

Pinconning: FREE – *RSVP* Metal Rose @ Pinconning Branch Library

10:30 AM – 12 PM

Midland: FREE – LEGO @ Grace A. Dow Memorial Library

11 AM – 7 pM

Bay City: Free Comic Book Day @ Cashman’s Comics

12 – 2 PM

Mt. Pleasant: FREE – 2nd Annual Mini-Con @ Veteran’s Memorial Library

12 – 4 PM

Bay City: *RSVP* Paint ‘N Take @ Studio 23/ The Arts Center

12 – 4 PM

Midland: Free Comic Book Day @ Collector’s Corner Inc.

1 – 3 PM

Bay City: *RSVP* Mother’s Day Paint & Take @ Dow Bay Area Family YMCA

2 PM

Saginaw: FREE – LEGO Star Wars Event @ Barnes & Noble

Midland: FREE – LEGO Star Wars Event @ Barnes & Noble

2 – 3 PM

Midland: FREE – SPRING WILDFLOWER WALK @ Chippewa Nature Center

4 & 7 PM

Mt. Pleasant: Movie – Batman (1966) @ Broadway Theatre

5 – 8 PM

Bay City: FREE – Great Start Dads Meetup @ Boys & Girls Clubs of the Great Lakes Bay Region

7 PM

Midland: Concert – Folk Music Society Spring Concert @ Creative 360

7:30 PM

Saginaw: Concert – Saginaw Choral Society: We Are Saginaw @ The Temple Theatre

7:30 PM

Midland: Theater – Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat @ Midland Center for the Arts

8 – 10 PM

Frankenmuth: *RSVP* May the 4th be with You @ Downtown

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Sunday, May 5

6:30 AM – 12 PM

Saginaw: Run Like an Animal @ Saginaw Children’s Zoo

10:30 AM – 2 pM

Midland: Youth Baseball Clinic @ Dow Diamond

3 PM

Saginaw: Saginaw Bay Youth Orchestra – Youth Spectacular @ The Temple Theatre

3 – 4 PM

Frankenmuth: FREE – Pitch Hit and Run @ Heritage Park

3 PM

Midland: Theater – Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat @ Midland Center for the Arts

4 PM

Midland: School of Rock Concert @ Creative 360

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Friday, May 10

4 – 8 PM

Shepherd: 2019 Spring Health Fair @ West Midland Family Center

4:30 PM

Midland: *RSVP* Painting Pottery for Kids – Magnificent Mugs! @ Creative 360

5 – 9 PM

Bay City: *RSVP* PARENTS NIGHT OUT @ Dow Bay Area Family YMCA

Engineering for Kids

6 – 8:30 PM

Midland: *RSVP* STEM Fun Night – Robotics (7-14) @ Engineering for Kids

7:30 PM

Midland: Theater – Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat @ Midland Center for the Arts

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Saturday, May 11

8 – 11:30 AM

Saginaw: Treat Your Mom to Breakfast @ Warren Avenue Presbyterian Church

10 AM – 1 PM

Coleman: 2nd Annual Community Wellness Heath Fair and Family Fun Walk/Run @ Greater Midland Coleman Family Center

10 AM – 11:30 AM

Midland: FREE – SALAMANDER MEANDER @ RIVERVIEW NATURAL AREA

10 AM

Midland: *RSVP* Kids & Canvas – Dennis Loves Dandelions @ Creative 360

10 AM – 12 PM

Mt. Pleasant: FREE – Kids and Culture-May @ Museum of Cultural and Natural History

11 AM

Pinconning: FREE – *RSVP* Mother’s Day Tea @ Pinconning Branch Library

12 – 3 PM

Bay City: *RSVP* Mom & Me Paint @ Studio 23/The Arts Center

1 – 5 PM

Midland: FREE – Plow Day at the Farm @ Chippewa Nature Center

1 – 3 PM

Midland: FREE – AN AFTERNOON WITH THE CLASSICAL GUITAR (Ages 8+) @ Grace A. Dow Memorial Library

2 – 4:30 PM

Saginaw: FREE – RAMADAN STORY TIME @ Barnes & Noble

2 – 3 PM

Midland: FREE – FAMILIES IN NATURE: ALL ABOUT BIRDS @ Chippewa Nature Center

3 PM

Midland: Sensory-Friendly Performance – Joseph @ Midland Center for the Arts

4:30 – 7:30 PM

Midland: FREE – *RSVP* Funsplosion* (Grades 9-12) @ Grace A. Dow Memorial Library

7:30 – 11 PM

Bay City: FREE – International Astronomy Day @ Delta College Planetarium

7:30 PM

Midland: Theater – Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat @ Midland Center for the Arts

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Sunday, May 12

10 AM – 5 PM

Saginaw: FREE Admission for Mothers @ Saginaw Children’s Zoo

10 AM – 5 PM

Mt. Pleasant: FREE Admission for Moms @ Discovery Museum

11 AM – 4 pM

Auburn: FREE – Kid’s Craft for Mother’s Day @ Warmbier Farms

Mid-Michigan Children's Museum

12 – 5 PM

Saginaw: Mothers Play Free! @ Mid-Michigan Children’s Museum

1 – 4:30 PM

Saginaw: FREE – Admission for Mom @ Castle Museum

3 PM

Midland: Theater – Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat @ Midland Center for the Arts

4 PM

Midland: 2nd Sunday Irish Session! @ Live Oak Coffeehouse

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Friday, May 17

Mid-Michigan Children's Museum

3 – 5 pM

Saginaw: $5 After 3pm @ Mid-Michigan Children’s Museum

7:30 – 9:30 PM

Midland: FRIDAY NIGHT OPEN GYM (ages 8-18) @ Midland Gymnastics Training Center

7:30 PM

Midland: Theater – Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat @ Midland Center for the Arts

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Saturday, May 18

9 AM – 2 pM

Bay City: Paw Palooza! @ Bay County Fairgrounds

9 AM – 3 pM

Bay City: FREE – Wetland Wake-Up Day @ Bay City State Park

9:30 AM

Saginaw: Family Run / Walk as part of Healthy Kids Day @ Saginaw YMCA

10 AM – 1 PM

Saginaw: FREE – Healthy Kids Day Vendor Fair & Touch a Truck @ Saginaw YMCA

10 AM – 12 PM

Saginaw: FREE – CHILDREN’S DRIVE-IN MOVIE @ Butman-Fish Library

10 AM – 4 pM

Midland: FREE – Discovery Depot (0-5 years) @ Grace A. Dow Memorial Library

10:15 AM

Midland: *RSVP* Saturday Songs: May – In the Garden @ UpBeat Music Academy

12 – 3 PM

St. Charles: ARMED FORCES DAY CELEBRATION @ St. Charles Area Museum

1 – 3 PM

Saginaw: FREE – *RSVP* Family Days @ Saginaw Art Museum

1 – 4 PM

Midland: FREE – JOLLY HAMMERS AND STRINGS DULCIMER CLUB @ Chippewa Nature Center

2 – 5 PM

Saginaw: FREE – Kids’ Book Hangout @ Barnes & Noble

Midland: FREE – Kids’ Book Hangout @ Barnes & Noble

2:30 – 4 PM

Saginaw: FREE – Laugh-it-Up Bingo @ Hoyt Library

7:30 PM

Midland: Theater – Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat @ Midland Center for the Arts

8:30 PM

Midland: FREE – Full Moon Strolls (ages 9 +) @ Chippewa Nature Center

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Sunday, May 19

1 – 4 PM

Midland: FREE – Discovery Depot (0-5 years) @ Grace A. Dow Memorial Library

2 – 4 PM

Bay City: FREE – Healthy Kids Day @ Dow Bay Area Family YMCA

3 PM

Midland: Theater – Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat @ Midland Center for the Arts

3:30 PM

Saginaw: FREE – Concert “Stage and Screen” with The Saginaw Youth Choir @ Court Street Theater

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Friday, May 24

Mid-Michigan Children's Museum

3 – 5 PM

Saginaw: $5 After 3pm @ Mid-Michigan Children’s Museum

4:30 – 6: 30 PM

Midland: JUNGLE GYM (ages 6 and under) @ Greater Midland Community Center

Engineering for Kids

6 – 8:30 PM

Midland: *RSVP* STEM Fun Night – MinecraftEdu (7-14) @ Engineering for Kids

7 – 10 PM

Frankenmuth: BALLOONS OVER BAVARIAN INN

7 PM

Midland: Great Lakes Bay Loons vs Fort Wayne TinCaps @ Dow Diamond

7:30 PM

Saginaw: Cirque du Soleil Crystal @ The Dow Event Center

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Saturday, May 25

10 AM – 4 pM

Midland: FREE – Discovery Depot (0-5 years) @ Grace A. Dow Memorial Library

10 AM

Midland: Sensory Friendly Movie – Aladdin @ NCG Midland

10 AM – 5 PM

Sanford: FREE – OPENING DAY/VETERANS SALUTE @ Sanford Centennial Museum

11 AM – 3 PM

Bay City: FREE – Sample Saturday @ City Market

4 PM

Saginaw: Cirque du Soleil Crystal @ The Dow Event Center

4:30 – 6:30 PM

Midland: JUNGLE GYM (ages 6 and under) @ Greater Midland Community Center

7 PM

Midland: Great Lakes Bay Loons vs Fort Wayne TinCaps @ Dow Diamond

7:30 PM

Saginaw: Cirque du Soleil Crystal @ The Dow Event Center

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Sunday, May 26

6 AM – 10 PM

Frankenmuth: BALLOONS OVER BAVARIAN INN

8 AM – 8 PM

Frankenmuth: FREE – Frankenmuth Dog Bowl 2019 @ Frankenmuth River Place Shops

1:30 & 5 PM

Saginaw: Cirque du Soleil Crystal @ The Dow Event Center

9:45 PM

Frankenmuth: FREE – Memorial Weekend Fireworks @ Frankenmuth River Place Shops

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Monday, May 27

6 – 8 AM

Frankenmuth: BALLOONS OVER BAVARIAN INN

10 AM

Midland: FREE – Midland Memorial Day Parade

11 AM

Saginaw: FREE – Memorial Day Parade

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