On Friday, April 30 from 5 to 7 p.m., community members are invited to attend a Día de los Niños event at Mendez Middle School (5106 Village Square Dr). A popular annual celebration in Mexico of children and their wellbeing, the gathering is a drive-thru get-together, with some walk-up stations, and includes kid-friendly giveaways, safety and education tools, and more!

The Día celebration also promotes literacy, culture and language. To help commemorate this, the Austin Public Library Book Mobile will be onsite giving away books.

Other highlights include car seat safety demonstrations by EMS and a fire truck for the kids to experience. AISD will offer Pre-K registration for the upcoming school year.

Austin Public Health will be on-site administering COVID-19 vaccines for those who need the lifesaving shot.

The event is open to the public and is partnership with Councilwoman Vanessa Fuentes and AISD District 2 Trustee Ofelia Maldonado Zapata as well as AISD, Austin Fire Department, Austin Parks & Recreation, Austin Police Department, Austin Public Health, Austin Public Library, First Church and Mission Capital.