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Huntsville Weekend Roundup August 7-9

Huntsville Weekend Roundup August 7-9

Summer has flown by so fast, but you have a few more weekends to enjoy before virtual school starts – better make it count! As always we’ve got our favorite free and/or cheap things happening in the next few days below, but more can be found in our Event Calendar. You can also enjoy fun things while on the go via our FREE Explore Huntsville app.

BACK TO (VIRTUAL) SCHOOL IN HUNTSVILLE
We’re trying hard to connect families struggling with this whole virtual school thing with as much academic support as we can find:

Click here to see the our 2020 Back to School Guide for North AL

Huntsville Weekend Fun (at a safe distance)

  • Enjoy a Best of Broadway drive-in show by IMP. Details
  • Head over to Stoner Park for their annual School Supply Drive. Details
  • Watch a socially-distanced Alabama Sky show at the USSRC Planetarium. Details
  • Browse the World’s Longest Yard Sale in Gadsden. Details
  • Come play at Northside Community Day this Sunday. Details
  • Soak in some history with the family at Constitution Hall Park on Saturday morning. Details
  • Families get a Kids Night Out at The Matrix Gym. Details
  • Play with cool toys and then take them apart at the Earlyworks Museum. Details
  • Hike the Trail with a guide at Burritt’s Super Saturday. Details
  • … Then explore the Whimsical Woods outdoors at Burritt On the Mountain. Details
  • Head to a double feature at the Drive-In Movies. Details
  • Snag some of your favorite super heroes for a Free Comic Book. Details
  • Get your jam on with the Pine Hill Haints at Lowe Mill’s Concerts In the Car series. Details
  • Celebrate a new school year at the Trash Panda’s Back to School Bash. Details
  • Channel your kid’s inner Picasso with these take-away art kits for kids. Details
  • Get your fill of fresh fruit and veggies by shopping at various weekend Farmers Markets. Details
  • Grab the SPF and go creek-stomping. Details
  • Hit the Flint River and go kayaking at these kid-friendly spots. Details
  • Cool off in one of the splashpads and parks but check their safety guidelines first! Details

So that’s what we know about. Did we miss something cool? Leave in the comments or send us a note at [email protected]. If you have a free/cheap family-friendly event you want added to our calendar feel free to submit anytime but keep in mind we have other jobs too so give us a few days heads up 🙂

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DISCLAIMER: We do our best at Rocket City Mom to provide accurate, useful information about events and activities. This information (such as times and locations) is gathered from user submissions, press releases, local newspapers, signs around town and word of mouth. While we always try to confirm details before they are posted in the Huntsville Weekend Roundup, sometimes details change or we are given inaccurate information. Whenever possible we link our write-ups to the source in which our information came from and strongly urge you to confirm details before you go, especially when it comes to outdoor events and weather.


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