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Free Family Nights at The DoSeum
Explore The DoSeum’s fun interactive exhibits alongside your family for free! A link for ticket reservations will be posted on thedoseum.org at 8 AM the morning of Free Family Night. Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis.
Toddler Time at New Braunfels Public Library
Join us for a fun program for children age 18 months - 36 months. We will read stories, get moving, and play music. Registration is required. Siblings are welcome to attend.
Cinema On Will’s Plaza | Annie
Annie - Cinema on Will’s Plaza – FREE EVENT The Will Naylor Smith River Walk Plaza opens at 6:30 PM. The movie begins at 7:30 PM. Full concessions and bar available. Please bring your lawn chair or blanket.
Family Program: Storytime Flow
Move and flow along through a read-a-loud story time that pairs movement with children’s stories and books. Stick around afterwards for a Museum Tour for Tots. Picnic blankets encouraged. Registration required.
The San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo
The San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo has grown to be one of the largest events in the city of San Antonio, with approximately 1.3 million visitors entering the fairgrounds each year. Look online for event schedule.
Kid’s Day Out in New Braunfels
Spend the day at the Landa Recreation Center with fun filled activities such as games, crafts, movies and more on your days out of school. Campers will delight in a variety of activities and adventures in Landa Park!
Cinema On Will’s Plaza: Elf
“Elf” Cinema on Will’s Plaza – FREE EVENT The Will Naylor Smith River Walk Plaza opens at 6:30 PM. The movie begins at 7:30 PM. Full concessions and bar available. Please bring your lawn chair or blanket.
The McNay: Storytime Flow
Bring a blanket and enjoy fresh air and fun with your little ones. In this program, we’ll make art and flow through movement paired with children’s stories and books. Stick around afterwards and cool off indoors with a guided Museum tour.
Joy to The World 2022
A Celebration of all things Winter and December! Experience traditional & contemporary stage performances in music and dance while shopping at the Rolling Oaks Mall
San Antonio Zoo: Zoo Lights
stroll through acres of twinkling wildlife trails with exciting surprises along the way! Sleigh through the 124-foot light tunnel, explore an outdoor museum of illuminated animal portraits, and carol through the park on the holiday sing-a-long.
All Month Long
sundown: 5:30 pm - 7: 00
Kid’s Day Out in New Braunfels
Spend the day at the Landa Recreation Center with fun filled activities such as games, crafts, movies and more on your days out of school. Campers will delight in a variety of activities and adventures in Landa Park!
Fantastic Mr. Fox | H-E-B Cinema on Will’s Plaza
Fantastic Mr. Fox Cinema on Will’s Plaza – FREE EVENT The Will Naylor Smith River Walk Plaza opens at 6:30 PM. The movie begins at 7:30 PM. Full concessions and bar available. Please bring your lawn chair or blanket.
Story Time At Hemisfair (All Tuesdays)
Hemisfair’s weekly Story Time takes place outdoors in Yanaguana Garden. Join us on the Reading Rug in Goliad Plaza (near the gondolas) for our Book of the Week and STEAM-related activity. Go online for more information!
Free Family Nights at The DoSeum
Explore The DoSeum’s fun interactive exhibits alongside your family for free! A link for ticket reservations will be posted on thedoseum.org at 8 AM the morning of Free Family Night. Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis.
Free Family Day: I Believe
Poetry, music, artmaking, and creativity collide. Drop-in art experiences inspired by the art of Benny Andrews & Deborah Roberts activate McNay spaces indoors and on the grounds. Registration opens October 24, 2022.
Día De Los Muertos At Hemisfair
Día de los Muertos (Muertos Fest) returns to Hemisfair for its 10-Year Anniversary with a FREE two-day festival on October 29 and 30. The event has been listed as one of the “7 Best Fall Festivals in the USA” by National Geographic.
Spiritlandia Day Of The Dead River Parade
Join us at the San Antonio River Walk for the SpiritLandia (Day of the Dead) River Parade. See elaborately decorated floats with altars, catrinas, and costumed riders all celebrating life and loved ones. Check out out website for a link to tickets.
Family Workshop: Halloween Make-Up
Let your imagination run wild as we think about creating characters. Following a planning and design challenge, apply prosthetics, and more as they learn the ABCs of special effects make-up. Creepy or cute? Scary or silly? What will you be?
Cinema On Will’s Plaza | Hocus Pocus
Hocus Pocus Cinema on Will’s Plaza – FREE EVENT The Will Naylor Smith River Walk Plaza opens at 7 PM. The movie begins at 8 PM. Full concessions and bar available. Please bring your lawn chair or blanket.
Boerne Book & Art Fest
The Boerne Book & Arts Fest takes place Saturday, October 1, on Boerne’s beautiful Hill Country Mile with a celebration of all things literary and arts, including live performances, author discussion panels, children’s activities and more.
Zoo Boo! at San Antonio Zoo
The zoo’s annual Halloween celebration is a fun, non-scary daytime Halloween event for the entire family and will be offered daily during the month of October.
Cavern Fall Fest
Cavern Fall Fest kicks off at Natural Bridge Caverns every weekend in October. This event will feature a host of FREE activities including mini-hay maze, live music, and a free maze ticket to anyone who comes in a family-friendly costume!