Family Travel Files E-zine: Festivals and Events

EzineFestivalsEventsCelebrate, cut loose, have fun! The festivals and events featuresd on the pages below Ren Faires, music venues, parades, folk festivals, living history re enactments, seasonal events, birthday celebrations, harvest festivals, corn mazes, and Christamas trains. They have been included because they offer extra value for families wishing to share one-of-a-kind vacation experiences together. Sometimes dates or locations change please verify the details at the website listed. If you wish to add a family event please Tell Mom by e-mail. (Image from Tampa Bay Renaissance Festival.)
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Tennessee: Memphis, Celebrate the Holiday Season with Your Kids.

Enjoy a Christmas classic on a giant screen. Santa vs. the Snowman is the ideal way to share the holidays with family. Enjoy this heartwarming IMAX film at the Memphis Pink Palace Museum. [Read More]

Virginia: Virginia Beach, Celebrate the Season - Twinkling Lights, Sparkling Sights, and Santa on Parade.

A festive parade and millions of twinkling lights at the beach mark the official start of the holiday season along Virginia Beach. View more than 250 animated nautical and holiday-themed light displays along the boardwalk including festive fish, jumping dolphins, frolicking porpoises. See sailboats gently rocking in the wind, mermaids, and a surfing Santa. Grab the kids and go for the fun stuff. [Read More]

Florida: St. Augustine, Family Fun - Holiday Lights, Elf Express, and a Beach Blast.

This season marks the 16th annual “Nights of Lights” celebration with millions of white lights adorning buildings and draping from trees creating a magical holiday atmosphere. From carriage rides and caroling to ice skating, trolley rides, fireworks, and a chili cook off celebrating is the whole idea. [Read More]

Tennessee: Pigeon Forge, Winterfest 2009-2010 - Music, Family Entertainment, and Nature.

This annual four-month winter celebration is loaded with entertainment, special events, twinkling lights, shopping bargains and Southern mountain-style hospitality. Touring the light displays is a favorite activity for our visitors, and there’s no better or easier way than on board the city’s Trolley Tour of Lights. [Read More]

Virginia: Virginia Beach, Annual Events Spunky, Energizing and Pure Fun.

Terrific festivals and event can make any family vacation even better. It is sort of like going to a vacation party – all the fun is planned. The folks at Virginia Beach know how to create the fun for families all year long. We have assembled a list of the best bets for the year. [Read More]

Washington, DC: Family Fun and Holiday Cheer in the Nation's Capital.

The holiday season is just around the corner, and DC is putting together a lineup of festive, fun-filled and family-friendly events and happenings. The possibilities are endless and the memories worth their weight in gold. [Read More]

Illinois: Chicago, Grant Park - Lollapalooza and Kidapalooza 2010.

Each summer the ever popular Lollapalooza serves up 130 bands including Pearl Jam, Daft Punk, Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals, Iggy and the Stooges, Muse, Modest Mouse, Interpol, Satellite Party, and loads of fun including Kidapalooza, Mindfield and Last Band Standing. [Read More]

England: London, Christmas at Kew Gardens – Winter Walks, Face Painting, and Father Christmas.

London during the winter holidays can be exciting. Family festivities in and around the city abound. One of my favorite outings – the perfect country escape any time of year - is up the Thames at Kew Gardens. [Read More]

California: San Jose, STAR TREK: THE EXHIBITION at the Tech Museum - It’s perfectly logical.

STAR TREK: THE EXHIBITION beams into The Tech Museum and tickets are on sale now. Prepare for the arrival of Klingons, Romulans, Cardassians, Borgs and, of course, Vulcans as STAR TREK: THE EXHIBITION sets a course for The Tech Museum at warp speed, opening October 23 in its only Bay Area appearance. [Read More]

Britain: Holiday Trains in England, Scotland, and Wales Make Family Fun Easy.

Storybook travel is pure fun and during the winter months traditional “Santa Trains,” make enjoying Christmas even better. At many stations the family holiday tradition has a new twist provided by the heart warming film version of Chris Van Allsburg’s book. All aboard!  [Read More]

USA: Florida, Santa Trains and Holiday Lights 2009.

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. From St. Augustine to Orlando and the Gulf Coast the holiday season sparkles. [Read More]

USA: Mid Atlantic - Santa Trains and Holiday Lights 2009.

Looking for a quick, fun holiday family adventure? Find a train and climb aboard. From New Jersey and Pennsylvania to Virginia and Maryland storybook travel is pure fun and during the winter months traditional “Santa Trains,” and miles of twinkling lights make enjoying Christmas even better. [Read More]

USA: Heartland, Santa Trains and Holiday Lights.

Looking for a quick, fun holiday family adventure? From Ohio, Wisconsin, and Minnesota to Illinois and Indiana - find a train and climb aboard. Featured below you will find our favorite train excursions for families. Storybook travel is pure fun and during the winter months traditional “Santa Trains,” make enjoying Christmas even better. [Read More]

USA: Mountains West - Santa Trains and Holiday Lights.

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]

USA: Southwest - Santa Trains and Holiday Lights.

Need a mini break, something easy and fun to do with your kids? During the winter months traditional “Santa Trains,” provide quick, easy fun. From Texas to Arizona and New Mexico pretend journeys to the North Pole in winter and “bunny” trains provide day adventures with spunk. Featured below you will find our favorite train excursions for families. [Read More]

Florida: Tampa, Howl-O-Scream 2009 Bares Its Fangs.

This fall, Florida’s top-rated haunted theme park attraction is back for their tenth season of blood-curdling scares with more NEW haunted houses, scare zones and terrifying live shows than ever before! For 17 killer nights, Howl-O-Scream 2009 will transform Busch Gardens Africa into a nightmare of inescapable fear designed to overwhelm the senses with a new spin on horror. [Read More]

Tennessee: Pigeon Forge, Dollywood's Smoky Mountain Christmas Festival - Santa's Workshop, 4-D Polar Express, and a Holiday Parade Each Night.

Enjoy a family holiday like no other with a heartwarming lineup of Christmas shows, holiday foods, thrilling rides, and the all new 4-D Polar Express experience. Make this a Smoky Mountain Christmas you and your family won’t soon forget. [Read More]

Texas: Hill Country, Comfort’s Scarecrow Invasion Is Pure Family Fun.

Visitors to the Texas Hill Country know that fall has officially arrived when they see the smiling faces of scarecrows begin to appear in Comfort for the town’s annual Scarecrow Invasion. [Read More]

Arizona: Mesa, MACFest Free Family Fun with No Extra Calories.

Located only minutes from downtown Phoenix and Scottsdale, the City of Mesa has a variety of free fall festivals and exciting outdoor events geared to the spirit of the Southwest. [Read More]

Texas: Plano, Balloon Fest Family Fun - Colorful Balloons in Flight, Arts and Crafts, and Kids Fun Zone.

The 30th Annual 2009 Plano Balloon Festival will feature five balloon launches throughout the weekend and a wide variety of affordable family fun. [Read More]


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