Dallas–Fort Worth family weekend: Friday, October 30 – Sunday, November 1
105 events for the weekend of Oct 30–Nov 1, with 103 free and 104 indoors.
Top picks this weekend
Big outings first: festivals, farms, shows and attractions, mixing free and paid, for a range of ages.
Oct 16 – Nov 1
Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden — Dallas · Dallas Co. · Dallas
The Arboretum's famous fall display of pumpkins and harvest color, plus the Children's Adventure Garden.
Sept 19 – Nov 1.
Details at Dallas Arboretum ↗ Library storytimes & programs (103, free)
From Dallas, Fort Worth, Plano and Denton public libraries. Some need registration; check the library page.
Friday, Oct 30
9:30amBaby Basics · Preston Royal Branch, Dallas
0-2 · 3-5 · Free
9:30amBaby Basics Storytime · Lochwood Branch, Dallas
0-2 · 3-5 · Free
9:30amBaby Story Time · North Branch Library, Denton
6-10 · Free
9:30amRhyme Time (0-24 months) · Schimelpfenig Library, Plano
0-2 · Free
10amPreschool Storytime (3-5 years) · Parr Library, Plano
3-5 · Free
10amRhyme Time (0-24 months) · Haggard Library, Plano
0-2 · Free
10:30amBaby Story Time · Northwest Library, Fort Worth
0-2 · Free
10:30amBaby Story Time · Vivian J. Lincoln Library, Fort Worth
0-2 · Free
10:30amBilingual Storytime ~ Halloween Party / Hora de Cuentos Bilingüe ~ Fiesta de Halloween · Oak Lawn Branch, Dallas
0-2 · 3-5 · Free
10:30amBoo with the Blue Story Time · Ridglea Library, Fort Worth
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
10:30amBoo with the Blue Story Time · Southwest Regional Library, Fort Worth
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
10:30amFamily Story Time · Clifford Crossing Library, Fort Worth
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
10:30amMusic and Movement · Diamond Hill/Jarvis Library, Fort Worth
3-5 · Free
10:30amMusic and Movement · Reby Cary Youth Library, Fort Worth
3-5 · Free
10:30amPreschool Story Time · Golden Triangle Library, Fort Worth
3-5 · Free
10:30amPreschool Story Time · Ridglea Library, Fort Worth
3-5 · Free
10:30amPreschool Story Tme · East Berry Library, Fort Worth
3-5 · Free
10:30amToddler Story Time · J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, Dallas
0-2 · 3-5 · Free
10:30amToddler Storytime · Fretz Park Branch, Dallas
0-2 · 3-5 · Free
10:30amToddler Storytime · Renner Frankford Branch, Dallas
0-2 · 3-5 · Free
10:30amToddler Storytime · Forest Green Branch, Dallas
0-2 · 3-5 · Free
10:30amToddler Storytime · Bookmarks in NorthPark Center, Dallas
0-2 · 3-5 · Free
10:30amToddler Storytime · Lochwood Branch, Dallas
0-2 · 3-5 · Free
10:30amToddler Storytime · Hampton-Illinois Branch, Dallas
0-2 · 3-5 · Free
10:30amToddler Time (18-36 months) · Schimelpfenig Library, Plano
0-2 · Free
11amBabes in Arms (0-9 months) · Davis Library, Plano
0-2 · Free
11amMonster Party · Ella Mae Shamblee Library, Fort Worth
3-5 · Free
11amStory Time · North Branch Library, Denton
6-10 · Free
11amToddler Time (18-36 months) · Parr Library, Plano
0-2 · Free
11:30amMusic and Movement · Clifford Crossing Library, Fort Worth
3-5 · Free
11:30amSensory Storytime · Fretz Park Branch, Dallas
0-2 · 3-5 · Free
3pmGuitar Class · Hampton-Illinois Branch, Dallas
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
3pmMagic the Gathering! Commander Format · Bachman Lake Branch, Dallas
11+ · Free
3:30pmAfterschool Snacks · Vickery Park Branch, Dallas
6-10 · Free
3:30pmAfterschool Super Snack (Supermerienda extraescolar) · Pleasant Grove Branch, Dallas
6-10 · Free
3:30pmMake It Match! · Arcadia Park Branch, Dallas
6-10 · Free
3:30pmPokemon Club · Vickery Park Branch, Dallas
6-10 · Free
3:30pmThe Mummy Returns · Preston Royal Branch, Dallas
6-10 · Free
3:45pmCraft with Curiosity · Mountain Creek Branch, Dallas
6-10 · Free
3:45pmCrafternoon: Spooky Monster · Audelia Road Branch, Dallas
6-10 · Free
4pmBrain Break · North Branch Library, Denton
11+ · Free
4pmBrick Builders Club · Vivian J. Lincoln Library, Fort Worth
6-10 · Free
4pmFitness Fridays: Kid's Zumba · White Rock Hills Branch, Dallas
6-10 · Free
4pmHalloween Bash · Reby Cary Youth Library, Fort Worth
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
4pmSeychelles Festival Kreol Doll · Clifford Crossing Library, Fort Worth
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
4pmSTEAM Stop: Bugs & Other Critters · Davis Library, Plano
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
4pmTeen Dungeons and Dragons · Summerglen Library, Fort Worth
6-10 · 11+ · Free
4pmTeen Gaming Club · Diamond Hill/Jarvis Library, Fort Worth
6-10 · 11+ · Free
4pmViolin Class · Hampton-Illinois Branch, Dallas
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
4:30pmBrick Builders Club · Golden Triangle Library, Fort Worth
6-10 · Free
4:30pmFrankenbear · Ella Mae Shamblee Library, Fort Worth
6-10 · 11+ · FreeSaturday, Oct 31
Time variesLibrary "Trick or Treat · Lochwood Branch, Dallas
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
9amCostume Cavalcade · Park Forest Branch, Dallas
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
10amFamily Story Time · South Branch Library, Denton
6-10 · Free
10amKeyboard Class · J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, Dallas
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
10:30amBaby Story Time · Golden Triangle Library, Fort Worth
0-2 · Free
10:30amBeginner Banjo · Golden Triangle Library, Fort Worth
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
10:30amFamily Story Time · Reby Cary Youth Library, Fort Worth
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
10:30amFamily Story Time · Southwest Regional Library, Fort Worth
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
10:30amFamily Storytime · Parr Library, Plano
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
10:30amMonster Mash · Preston Royal Branch, Dallas
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
10:30amMusic and Movement · East Regional Library, Fort Worth
3-5 · Free
10:30amMusic and Movement · Northwest Library, Fort Worth
3-5 · Free
10:30amPreschool Story Tme · Wedgwood Library, Fort Worth
3-5 · Free
10:30amPuppet Show: Big Pumpkin (0-5 years) · Schimelpfenig Library, Plano
0-2 · 3-5 · Free
10:30amStory Bites · Summerglen Library, Fort Worth
6-10 · Free
10:30amToddler Story Time · Clifford Crossing Library, Fort Worth
0-2 · Free
10:30amToddler Storytime · Timberglen Branch, Dallas
0-2 · 3-5 · Free
11amFamily Storytime · Davis Library, Plano
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
11amHalloween Bash · Ella Mae Shamblee Library, Fort Worth
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
11amHalloween with the Opera: The Bremen Town Musicians · Hampton-Illinois Branch, Dallas
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
11amKnit and Crochet Club · East Berry Library, Fort Worth
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
11amSaturdays in the Pumpkin Patch: Creepy Critters · Bookmarks in NorthPark Center, Dallas
0-2 · 3-5 · Free
11:30amLittle Builders · Reby Cary Youth Library, Fort Worth
3-5 · Free
11:30amToddler Towers · Vivian J. Lincoln Library, Fort Worth
0-2 · Free
12pmCasper's Great Escape · Mountain Creek Branch, Dallas
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
12pmDia De Los Muertos Celebration · Prairie Creek Branch, Dallas
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
12pmHalloween Slime · Paul Laurence Dunbar Lancaster-Kiest Branch, Dallas
6-10 · Free
12pmUkulele Basics · Golden Triangle Library, Fort Worth
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
1pmBilingual Family Story Time · Riverside Library, Fort Worth
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
1pmDia De Los Muertos Shadowbox · North Oak Cliff Branch, Dallas
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
1pmExplore Your Senses! · Dallas West Branch, Dallas
0-2 · 3-5 · Free
1pmFree Guitar Lessons with Swan Strings · White Rock Hills Branch, Dallas
6-10 · Free
1pmKeyboard Class · J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, Dallas
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
1pmMagnetic Spider and Fly STEM Craft · Bachman Lake Branch, Dallas
6-10 · Free
1pmScarybration · Skyline Branch, Dallas
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
1pmSpooky Creations · Polk-Wisdom Branch, Dallas
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
1pmSpooky Dog Adoption · Pleasant Grove Branch, Dallas
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
1:30pmGuitar Basics · Golden Triangle Library, Fort Worth
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
2pmCrafternoon: Straw Blown Ghosts · Forest Green Branch, Dallas
6-10 · Free
2pmCreepy Critters · Pleasant Grove Branch, Dallas
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
2pmGuitar Class · J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, Dallas
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
2pmLittle Builders · East Berry Library, Fort Worth
3-5 · Free
3pmViolin Class · J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, Dallas
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
3:30pmHalloween Bash · Northside Library, Fort Worth
0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free
4pmFreestyle Jam Session · Golden Triangle Library, Fort Worth
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