KidsOutAndAbout.com is America’s online resource for parents and grandparents who want to know what to do “out and about” with their kids, and who are looking to be connected with the products, services, and experiences that enrich their families.

Our Story

KidsOutAndAbout.com has been online since 2001. It was a time when the Internet itself was still a toddler, an era before social media, before blogs, before YouTube, even before web calendars. Debra Ross, KidsOutAndAbout's founder (and EntertainmentCalendar.com's current publisher), launched the site in Rochester, NY. At the time, Ross, a technology consultant to the direct commerce industry, had a toddler and one on the way; she was coming to understand how much Rochester had available for kids, teens, and families, but she was finding out about it all after it had already happened. There ought to be a web site to let folks know what's happening in advance, she thought. So she started KidsOutAndAbout.com while on her maternity leave from her other business.

The Expansion

By 2009, the available technology had caught up with Ross's vision, so she reinvented the site on a new content management system to allow for expansion to areas beyond Rochester. There are currently 36 regional sites across the U.S. and Canada, all managed by a dedicated staff of just under 30 team members. Click here to view those sites and select your local region.

Each region also features a free weekly e-newsletter that provides scintillating wit and penetrating insight in addition to lists of things to do and places to go; it is sent each Thursday morning and will become your indispensable guide to trying new things and finding the best and most cost-effective options for local fun. Be sure to sign up using the FREE WEEKLY NEWSLETTER link on the menu at the top. (You can also "Like" KidsOutAndAbout's local sites on Facebook and find them on other social media, but the dominant connection with our readers is our newsletter.)