{"id":230738,"date":"2026-04-01T20:49:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T20:49:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/230738\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T20:49:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T20:49:07","slug":"free-fun-events-in-arlington-april-2-6-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/230738\/","title":{"rendered":"Free &#038; Fun Events in Arlington: April 2-6, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"published-on small-text\">Published on April 01, 2026<\/p>\n<p>       &#13;<br \/>\n  &#13;<br \/>\n  &#13;<br \/>\n  &#13;<br \/>\n  <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"main-page-image full-width\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/articles-free-and-fun-feb-4.jpg\" alt=\"Free and Fun in Arlington\" title=\"Free and Fun in Arlington\"\/>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>By Office of Communication<\/p>\n<p>The Easter Bunny is on its way, enjoy these free and fun events scheduled across The American Dream City from April 2-6, 2026. Check back each week for a new list of family-friendly activities!<\/p>\n<p>First Thursday in Downtown Arlington<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t miss <a href=\"https:\/\/downtownarlington.org\/events\/firstthursdays\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click here to open\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">First Thursdays Downtown Arlington<\/a> on Thursday, April 2 from 5 to 8 p.m., a lively evening filled with music, art, and family-friendly fun across the Downtown Cultural District. Featured attractions include an interactive community drum circle at City Center Plaza, the high-energy UTA Drumline performance, and the Ramazinis\u2019 Circus Extravaganza at Rotary DREAM Park, along with live music, pop-up performances, and hands-on art experiences throughout downtown.<\/p>\n<p>Our Man in Vietnam (Final week)<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t miss the final days of <a href=\"https:\/\/libraries.uta.edu\/schieffer\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click here to open\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Our Man in Vietnam<\/a>, on view now through April 4 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at UTA Special Collections in the Central Library. This powerful exhibit showcases photographs, letters, and portraits by journalist Bob Schieffer, highlighting the personal stories of Texas service members during the Vietnam War.<\/p>\n<p>12th Annual South Street Art Festival<\/p>\n<p>Celebrate creativity at the 12th Annual <a href=\"https:\/\/southstreetartfest.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click here to open\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">South Street Art Festival<\/a> in Downtown Arlington, happening April 3\u20135, 2026. This free, three-day festival features artists from across the country, live music performances, and a variety of local food vendors lining South Street with one-of-a-kind art and festival favorites. Hours are Friday from 3\u20138 p.m., Saturday from 11 a.m.\u20138 p.m., and Sunday from 11 a.m.\u20135 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Kutub: Arabic Book Club &amp; Calligraphy<\/p>\n<p>Experience language, culture, and art at <a href=\"https:\/\/arlingtontx.libcal.com\/event\/15714141\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click here to open\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Kutub: Arabic Book Club &amp; Calligraphy<\/a> on Saturday, April 4 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the <a href=\"https:\/\/polarisweb.arlingtonlibrary.org\/polaris\/library\/hours.aspx?ctx=62.1033.0.0.3\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click here to open\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">George W. Hawkes Downtown Library<\/a>. Enjoy an author talk in Arabic with Nariman AlAtawneh, a guest lecture in English by David Heath, and a hands-on calligraphy session exploring the beauty of Arabic writing. This program is open to adults and seniors.<\/p>\n<p>D&amp;D Free Play<\/p>\n<p>Jump into adventure at <a href=\"https:\/\/arlingtontx.libcal.com\/event\/15693993\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click here to open\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">D&amp;D Free Play<\/a> on Monday, April 6 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Southwest Branch Library. Players can learn and explore the world of Dungeons &amp; Dragons in a fun, supportive setting. Designed for ages 9\u201317, this free program offers a space to play, build skills, and even try your hand at being a Dungeon Master. No experience needed, just bring your imagination.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Published on April 01, 2026 &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; By Office of Communication The Easter Bunny is&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":230739,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[150,152,151],"class_list":["post-230738","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arlington","tag-arlington","tag-arlington-headlines","tag-arlington-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230738","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=230738"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230738\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/230739"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=230738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=230738"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=230738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}