Look for Free Events Over Memorial Day

If you’re wondering what on earth you’re going to do with the kids on a three day weekend, you may want to take a look at your newspaper’s events section. Over the Memorial Day weekend, there are quite a few free family friendly events in my area and our problem isn’t finding something to do. It is deciding which of the many events to choose from.

Photo: SXC

Today, we went to a local fire station that had a Memorial Day weekend open house, where we got to use a moon bounce, eat hot dogs and hamburgers, tour an ambulance and a bunch of different fire trucks and then see the paramedics, firemen and police officers rescue some dummies that were in a staged two car accident. The kids really liked seeing them turn a crumpled car into a convertible in seconds. I’m such a mom type that I kept worrying that the guy demonstrating would get his fingers cut off. They work in really tight quarters! We also got junior paramedic helmets. The cost of this fun outing? The $1.57 in loose change I found in the bottom of my purse and stuck in the donation jar. (I have got to start carrying a little cash around!)

A few other family friendly events that are going on in my area over the Memorial Day weekend are a Strawberry Festival, a discovery walk, a Fishing for Free Day that includes a fishing basics class and a bird and wildflower walk. If I want to spend four or five dollars, we can pan for creek gems or have a Memorial Day breakfast.

Does your area have a lot of free family friendly events over Memorial Day weekend?