Do you have any plans this summer? If not, here’s a list that might give you and your family and/or friends something fun to do.

• Climb Mount Bonnell and have a picnic on top
• Try some of the lake activities on lake Austin like water biking, stand-up paddleboarding, and kayaking
• Ride the Zilker train and feed the pigeons at Zilker Park
• Grab something sweet from Big Top Candy Shop
• Bike the Veloway or hike the many trails around Austin
• For younger siblings, visit the Thinkery/ the Austin Children’s Museum
• Drop by Sweet Caroline’s for a New-Orleans style snow cone
• Try to escape the Austin Panic room
• Shoot your friends and play arcade games at Blazer Tag
• If you are okay with the wait, try Franklin’s BBQ
• Grab a massive cupcake at Hey Cupcake!
• Go see some summer blockbusters at Alamo drafthouse
• Check out the graffiti park downtown
• Try indoor skydiving at iFly
• Look around the Bob Bullock museum or watch an IMAX movie
• Ride some water slides at Volente Beach or Hawaiian Falls
• Go ice skating at Chaparral Ice or roller skating at the Austin Roller Rink
• Play some old-fashioned arcade games at Pinballz Arcade
• Try glow bowling at the Union at UT
• See some colorful fish at the Austin Aquarium
• Bounce at one of Austin’s many trampoline parks like Jumpoline, Jump Street, and Urban Air
• Take a step-by-step painting class at Pinot’s Palette or Painting with a Twist
• Visit the Austin Zoo
• Play some basketball and swim at Lifetime Fitness

If this list didn’t help with your summer plans, check out cities surrounding Austin with activities like the Natural Wildlife Bridge, Schlitterbahn, shops in Fredericksburg, Great Wolf Lodge, Inner Space Caverns, Fiesta Texas/Six Flags, etc.