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Lynchburg Macaroni Kid Summer Bucket List

Fun for Kids of All Ages

By Sandy Wallace June 26, 2015

Lynchburg Macaroni Kid Summer Bucket List

Fight summer boredom with the Lynchburg Macaroni Kid Summer Bucket List. Here's a list of fun inexpensive and free activities and some family fun events taking place over the summer. The next time your little one says, "I'm bored," try one of these:

Food Truck Thursdays at Miller Park 

Miller Park Pool 

Fireman's Fair at Brookville Middle School

Sprayground at Riverside Park – May to October

Summer Reading at Lynchburg Public Library 

Lynchburg Hillcats home game

Riverfront Park Fountain – May to October

Read to a Service Dog at Lynchburg Public Library

Ivy Creek Park canoe and kayak rental – summer weekends

The Nature Zone – Friday and Saturday at the Miller Center

Ice cream or frozen treats

Friday Cheers at Lynchburg Community Market

Great American Backyard Campout at a Virginia State Park

Road trip to Virginia Beach

Trout fishing at Ivy Creek’s Clemmons Lake

Tennis lessons - Lynchburg Parks & Recreation Department

Swim lessons at Miller Park Pool

Rise Up Climbing Summer Camp

Monument Terrace Troop Rally

Play dress up with Halloween costumes

Chess for Kids at Lynchburg Public Library – summer Saturdays

Outdoor fun at a Virginia State Park

Summer camps at Holy Cross Regional Catholic School

Feed the fish at Bridgewater Marina - Smith Mountain Lake

Start a summer journal

Read a book

Camp out in your backyard

WonderCamp Day Camps at Amazement Square

National Parks & Recreation Month in July

Have a craft day

National Picnic Month in July

Kids Cove at Thomas Road Baptist Church

Bike or hike at Percival’s Island

Celebrate America! at Thomas Road Baptist Church 

Bake cookies

Teach your kids to jump rope

Summer Movie Express at Regal Cinemas

Back yard barbecue

Ride bikes on Blackwater Creek Bikeway

Road trip to the Peaks of Otter

Play board games

Road trip to Crabtree Falls

Enjoy a family game of kickball

Summer Movie Clubhouse at Cinemark

Road trip to Otter Creek on the Blue Ridge Parkway

Blow bubbles

Draw with sidewalk chalk

Visit Dairy Queen

Play at Putt-Putt Fun Center

Skate at FunQuest

Ski, snowboard or snow tube at Snowflex

Disc golf at Peaks View Park

Hike the Alpine Trail at Riverside Park

Play at Bounce About in the River Ridge Mall

Plant a garden

Go bowling

Visit Lynchburg Museum for free

Monday Musicals at Lynchburg Public Library

Play mini golf at Tiny Town Golf

Visit the Anne Spencer Garden

Hot Air Balloon Rally in Lexington 

Independence Day at Poplar Forest 

Independence Day Parade in Concord 

Independence Day Bike Parade in Lexington 

Outdoor summer movies at Rustburg’s Long Mountain

7th Annual Heritage Festival at Naruna’s Community Park 

Road trip to Green Valley Book Fair near Harrisonburg

Family camping trip