Splash Day

Every year, the summer heat seems to settle in a little earlier. Beating a fast path to the nearest swimming pool is the only thing our heat-cooked brain is thinking about. Here’s where Greater Austin YMCA steps in, with their annual Splash Day event. The pool party takes place 1-4pm at all eight Y locations across Travis and Hays counties and is free and open to the public – no membership required. On the docket for the day: cannonball contests, facility tours, water safety lessons, community vendors, and – oh yeah! – sweet relief from the unbearable heat. That soft sigh you hear is our heat-cooked brain saying ahhhhh. – Kimberley Jones