{"id":244219,"date":"2026-04-10T22:18:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T22:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/244219\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T22:18:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T22:18:08","slug":"3-things-to-do-in-and-around-lake-highlands-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/244219\/","title":{"rendered":"3 things to do in and around Lake Highlands this weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/N2407P40004C.jpeg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-125760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/N2407P40004C.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1530\" height=\"1017\"  \/><\/a>Lake Highlands residents have several free, family-friendly events to choose from this Saturday, April 11, 2026, ranging from community giveaways to outdoor activities.<\/p>\n<p>Audelia Road Branch Library, \u201cGift Away Saturday\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At the Audelia Road Branch Library, \u201cGift-Away Saturday\u201d will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The event invites community members to browse and take home donated items at no cost, including clothing, household items, toys and home decor.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The program is part of the library\u2019s ongoing effort to connect residents with helpful resources.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Audelia Road Branch Library is located at 10045 Audelia Rd., Dallas, TX 75238.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Forest Green Branch Library, Community Gardening Event<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the day, the Forest Green Branch Library will host a community gardening event focused on potted planting from 10 a.m to noon.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Participants can work together in the library\u2019s garden space to plant vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants, while sharing knowledge and resources.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Attendees are encouraged to bring their own gardening tools, though some materials will be provided.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Forest Green Branch Library is located at 9619 Greenville Ave., Dallas, TX 75243.<\/p>\n<p>City Park, \u201cJust for Dogs!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For pet lovers, City Park will host the \u201cJust for Dogs!\u201d event from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The event will feature low-cost vaccinations, pet adoptions, vendors and even a \u201cpooch parade\u201d for dogs dressed on costume.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Hosted by the Dallas Park and Recreation Department, the event offers a chance for residents to connect with local pet services and enjoy a day outdoors with their dogs.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>City Park is located at 1515 S Harwood St., Dallas, TX 75215.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>All three events are free to attend and offer the perfect opportunity to enjoy a Saturday in Dallas.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Syra Castillo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1775859488_474_8ddafd819415d55fa9c7d86e7ec264373e8df34784422adeec47a828c58c2d8f.jpeg\"  class=\"avatar avatar-80 photo\" height=\"80\" width=\"80\"\/>                                                                                                                                                                                                            <\/p>\n<p>Syra Castillo is a senior at Southern Methodist University. She is a freelancer for the Advocate and will transition to the Lake Highlands editor position after she graduates.<\/p>\n<p>                                                                                                                                <a class=\"ppma-author-user_email-profile-data ppma-author-field-meta ppma-author-field-type-email\" aria-label=\"Email\" href=\"https:\/\/lakehighlands.advocatemag.com\/2026\/04\/10\/3-things-to-do-in-and-around-lake-highlands-this-weekend\/mailto:scastillo@advocatemag.com\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lake Highlands residents have several free, family-friendly events to choose from this Saturday, April 11, 2026, ranging from&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":244220,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[160,162,161],"class_list":["post-244219","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-plano","tag-plano","tag-plano-headlines","tag-plano-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/244219","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=244219"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/244219\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/244220"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=244219"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=244219"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=244219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}