People are sometimes confused about what Lynchburg Macaroni Kid is and what we do. Macaroni Kid started 13 years ago when a woman named Joyce Shulman hit the publish button on her brand new website. The website featured local activities and events for families in Shulman's area -- and it was a BIG hit!
Since then, Macaroni Kid has grown to more than 560 hyperlocal websites and has publishers in 42 states, including YOUR LOCAL Lynchburg Macaroni Kid. Macaroni Kid is international too, with several editions in Canada. Each Macaroni Kid publisher maintains their own website and event calendar, and sends out an e-newsletter once a week. Together, Macaroni Kid publishers have more than two million subscribers.
In 2020, Macaroni Kid merged forces with CertifiKid, a nationally recognized website that offers discounts on kids activities and family experiences. This merger means that you'll find the best local content as well as deals on family-friendly attractions, events, and experiences around the country!
You can read about the merger here.
Now you know the national story of Macaroni Kid. Lynchburg Macaroni Kid has been on the scene here in Central Virginia since late 2010. I've been a proud Macaroni Kid publisher since 2011. From 2011 until today, Lynchburg Macaroni Kid has shared almost 20,000 local family-friendly events with families in Lynchburg and the surrounding counties!
When the Covid-19 pandemic struck in spring of 2020, Macaroni Kid shifted its platform to include many virtual events, both locally and nationally, as well as educational information for families. As local events begin to take place again, Lynchburg Macaroni Kid contains a mixture of local events and information and virtual events for families.
As a Macaroni Kid publisher, I find all of the best family-friendly events and activities in Lynchburg and the surrounding counties and put them all in one place, making it easy for YOUR family to Find Your Family Fun®. Then I add fun crafts and activities, local and national giveaways, seasonal information, information about local businesses, and local resources to help parents.
Best of all: You can receive a FREE weekly newsletter delivered to your email inbox every Thursday, filled with Lynchburg area kid-friendly events, crafts and activities, and much more! Sign up by clicking HERE
The Lynchburg Macaroni Kid newsletter contains a handful of our top articles and about 40 of the week's top events. Our website features 10 articles and an event listing. All of the events can be found by date when you click on the 'events' tab or click 'see all' on the screen below today's listed events.
All articles (including archived articles going back to 2011) can be found when you click on the 'articles' tab. Articles appear newest to oldest under the articles tab. This year's articles include our very popular Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze guide, apple picking guide, and Trunk or Treat guide. The search feature (located beside the 'guides' tab) allows you to search by category for articles and events. Just enter a word and you'll get a listing of everything, which will include both old and new content.
You'll find information you can use all year long when you click the 'guides' tab. This includes information about: local schools, preschools and childcare, area parks, indoor family fun, local apple orchards, restaurants where kids eat free, area campgrounds, after school activities and classes, and our birthday party guide. We often feature at least one of these guides on our website. You'll find many local businesses listed by category in our Business Directory.
On the Lynchburg Macaroni Kid website, you'll also find seasonal holiday guides listed in the articles section and featured on our website too. Our seasonal guides for 2020 are being updated now, so check back for our Thanksgiving and Christmas Holiday guides which will include listings of all of the top local events as well as recipes, crafts, and other activities to enjoy.
From winter fun to summer getaways and everything in between, our seasonal and holiday guides feature the best activities, events, and information your family needs. In late winter, our Spring Break Guide and Easter Guide appear on the website. As spring days begin to get warmer, you'll find summer everywhere on our website, including our Farmers Market Guide and Vacation Bible School Guide. Our Back to School Guide will help you get ready for the new school year. Once the kids are back in school, our Halloween Guide is very popular and fall festival season brings monthly guides filled with family fun.
Our Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze Guide and our Trunk or Treat and Halloween Event Guide are currently the top two go-to guides on our site, providing local families lots of fun activities and events to enjoy together -- all contained in one place. Subscribers to our FREE weekly newsletter find out about everything first. Our newsletter publishes early in the morning every Thursday to make your weekend planning easy.
Follow us on Facebook for lots of shared local events, subscribe to our FREE weekly newsletter to be first to know what's happening around town, and check the Lynchburg Macaroni Kid website anytime to Find Your Family Fun® in Lynchburg and Central Virginia!
