Sunday:

Día de los Niños at Children's Museum of Phoenix

The Children’s Museum of Phoenix invites children and parents to celebrate Día de los Niños with them on Sunday, April 28. The day’s activities include tissue paper flowers from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the art studio,  handmade guacamole at various times in the KIDchen (reservations required), folklórico performances from 11:30 to noon and much more. All three floors of the museum's exhibit spaces will be open for play. All activities are free with museum admission of $14.95 per person. (Children under the age of one are free. Discounts for seniors and military are available.)

Día del Niño at Phoenix Zoo

Celebrate children, animals and Hispanic culture at one of Phoenix Zoo’s biggest events. Día del Niño is back featuring a variety of family-friendly entertainment and activities all with a festive Latin flare. Activities included with Phoenix Zoo admission include crafts, music, lucha libres, ballet folklorico, mariachis, piñatas and more.

Butterfly Wonderland Celebrates 50th Birthday of “The Very Hungry Caterpillar”

Butterfly Wonderland has partnered with Penguin Publishing and acclaimed author Eric Carle to bring a special exhibition that celebrates the 50th birthday of “The Very Hungry Caterpillar.” This limited-time, one-of-a kind exhibit transports guests to the distinctive and colorful world of Carle through August 31. Activities include live caterpillars and other creatures from Carle's books, larger-than-life storybook pages, photo opps, unique caterpillar educational trading cards, story times and much more.

The Electric Guitar: Inventing an American Icon at Musical Instrument Museum

Musical Instrument Museum has welcomed an exclusive new exhibition that is an ode to the instrument that revolutionized music—and pop culture, as a whole. The Electric Guitar: Inventing an American Icon spotlights more than 80 of the rarest electric guitars and amplifiers in the world, including the instruments of rock royalty, like Pete Townshend and Bo Diddley. This exciting exhibition is on display through Sept. 15. In addition to admission to MIM, tickets to The Electric Guitar: Inventing an American Icon are $7 ($10 for special exhibition only).