Houston weekend events for tweens & teens (11+)

243 events tagged for tweens & teens (11+) across the next 4 weekends. Events whose source doesn't list ages aren't included here; see the full list.

Weekend of Oct 16–18

Big outings

Sat, Oct 17 · 10am–4pm

ArBOOretum

Houston Arboretum & Nature Center — Houston · Harris Co. · Houston

from Grab your costumes and get the kids together for the Arboretum’s biggest family event of the year!

Ages 0-2
Ages 3-5
Ages 6-10
11+
Big outing
Cost not listed

Details at Houston Arboretum & Nature Center ↗

Oct 16 – Oct 31 · 9am–5pm

Zoo Boo at the Houston Zoo

Houston Zoo — Houston (Hermann Park) · Harris Co. · Houston

Month-long fall celebration with pumpkins, photo ops and animal activities.

Ages 0-2
Ages 3-5
Ages 6-10
11+
Big outing
Paid: Zoo admission; reserve tickets

Sept 25 – Oct 31, 9am–5pm (last entry 4pm).

Details at Houston Zoo ↗

Library storytimes & programs (66, free)

From Houston Public Library and Harris County Public Library branches. Some need registration; check the library page.

Friday, Oct 16

Time variesGulf Coast Reads: Scavenger Hunt · Baldwin Boettcher Branch Library, Humble 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

8amHarris County Public Health Mobile Dental Clinic · Fairbanks Branch Library, Houston 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

11amPlay and Learn: Family Place Workshop · Evelyn Meador Branch Library, Seabrook 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

11amUnboxed: Teen Makers **TEENS ONLY (12-18)** · Barbara Bush Branch Library, Spring 11+ · Free

2:45pmTeen-Tween Space · Galena Park Branch Library, Galena Park 11+ · Free

3:30pmLEGO Club: Build and Create at Your Library · Hillendahl Neighborhood Library, Houston 6-10 · 11+ · Free

3:30pmPokémon Club · Kendall Neighborhood Library, Houston 6-10 · 11+ · Free

4pmBoard Games at the Library · McGovern-Stella Link Neighborhood Library, Houston 6-10 · 11+ · Free

4pmCheckmate Fun: Join Our Chess Club for Kids! · Shepard-Acres Homes Neighborhood Library, Houston 6-10 · 11+ · Free

4pmPipe Cleaner Pumpkin Craft · Jacinto City Branch Library, Houston 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

4pmThe DIY Den · High Meadows Branch Library, Houston 11+ · Free

4:30pmTween STEM: Hibernation Lunchbox · Katherine Tyra Branch Library @ Bear Creek, Houston 11+ · Free

6:30pmTrunk or Treat · Atascocita Branch Library, Humble 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

Saturday, Oct 17

Time variesGulf Coast Reads: Scavenger Hunt · Baldwin Boettcher Branch Library, Humble 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

10:30amBring Your Family to Storytime! · Walker Neighborhood Library, Houston 6-10 · 11+ · Free

10:30amFamily Story Time · Lone Star College-CyFair Library, Cypress 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

10:30amFamily Storytime · Freed-Montrose Neighborhood Library, Houston 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

10:30amFamily Storytime · Kingwood Branch Library, Kingwood 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

10:30amJoin the Teen Advisory Club · Heights Neighborhood Library, Houston 11+ · Free

10:30amRead to a Furry Friend at Pawsitive Pups Storytime! · Robinson-Westchase Neighborhood Library, Houston 6-10 · 11+ · Free

11amChess Club · Clear Lake City-County Freeman Branch Library, Houston 6-10 · 11+ · Free

11amSpark 5 Story Time w/ The Michelle Project · Aldine Branch Library, Houston 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

12pmBeginners Chess · High Meadows Branch Library, Houston 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

12pmFree Your Imagination at Write On! · Walker Neighborhood Library, Houston 11+ · Free

1pmJoin the Teen Advisory Club · McGovern-Stella Link Neighborhood Library, Houston 11+ · Free

1pmKorean Language Music Class · Parker Williams Branch Library, Houston 11+ · Free

1:30pmPokémon League · Lone Star College-Tomball Community Library, Tomball 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

1:30pmSpark5 Story Time with the Michelle Project · High Meadows Branch Library, Houston 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

2pmBoard Games at the Library · Freed-Montrose Neighborhood Library, Houston 6-10 · 11+ · Free

2pmBook Club for Tweens · Oak Forest Neighborhood Library, Houston 6-10 · 11+ · Free

2pmPokémon Time · Lone Star College-CyFair Library, Cypress 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

2pmSaturdays @ HPL · Tuttle Neighborhood Library, Houston 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

2pmSaturdays @ HPL · Park Place Regional Library, Houston 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

2pmSaturdays @ HPL · Robinson-Westchase Neighborhood Library, Houston 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

2pmSaturdays @ HPL · Scenic Woods Regional Library, Houston 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

2pmSaturdays @ HPL · Shepard-Acres Homes Neighborhood Library, Houston 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

2pmSaturdays @ HPL · Smith Neighborhood Library, Houston 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

2pmSaturdays @ HPL · Stanaker Neighborhood Library, Houston 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

2pmSaturdays @ HPL · Stimley-Blue Ridge Neighborhood Library, Houston 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

2pmSaturdays @ HPL · Central Library, Jesse H. Jones, Houston 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

2pmSaturdays @ HPL · Vinson Neighborhood Library, Houston 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

2pmSaturdays @ HPL · Walter Neighborhood Library, Houston 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

2pmSaturdays @ HPL · Young Neighborhood Library, Houston 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

2pmSaturdays @ HPL · TECHLink Scenic Woods, Houston 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

2pmSaturdays @ HPL · TECHLink Alief, Houston 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

2pmSaturdays @ HPL · Walker Neighborhood Library, Houston 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

2pmSaturdays @ HPL · McGovern-Stella Link Neighborhood Library, Houston 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

2pmSaturdays @ HPL · Carnegie Neighborhood Library and Center for Learning, Houston 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

2pmSaturdays @ HPL · Family History Research Center at the Clayton Library Campus, Houston 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

2pmSaturdays @ HPL · Collier Regional Library, Houston 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

2pmSaturdays @ HPL · Flores Neighborhood Library, Houston 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

2pmSaturdays @ HPL · Freed-Montrose Neighborhood Library, Houston 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

2pmSaturdays @ HPL · Bracewell Neighborhood Library, Houston 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

2pmSaturdays @ HPL · Heights Neighborhood Library, Houston 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

2pmSaturdays @ HPL · Alief-David M. Henington Regional Library, Houston 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

2pmSaturdays @ HPL · Hillendahl Neighborhood Library, Houston 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

2pmSaturdays @ HPL · Johnson Neighborhood Library, Houston 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

2pmSaturdays @ HPL · Jungman Neighborhood Library, Houston 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

2pmSaturdays @ HPL · Kendall Neighborhood Library, Houston 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

2pmSaturdays @ HPL · Looscan Neighborhood Library, Houston 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

2pmSaturdays @ HPL · McCrane-Kashmere Gardens Neighborhood Library, Houston 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

2pmSaturdays @ HPL · Oak Forest Neighborhood Library, Houston 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

2pmSee and Sew: Mini Celestial Wall Hangings · Baldwin Boettcher Branch Library, Humble 11+ · Free

2pmTeen Advisory Club – Help Improve Your Library · Central Library, Jesse H. Jones, Houston 11+ · Free

3pmDAISY’s Little Sprouts Story Time · High Meadows Branch Library, Houston 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

Sunday, Oct 18

Time variesGulf Coast Reads: Scavenger Hunt · Baldwin Boettcher Branch Library, Humble 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

Weekend of Oct 23–25

Big outings

Oct 16 – Oct 31 · 9am–5pm

Zoo Boo at the Houston Zoo

Houston Zoo — Houston (Hermann Park) · Harris Co. · Houston

Month-long fall celebration with pumpkins, photo ops and animal activities.

Ages 0-2
Ages 3-5
Ages 6-10
11+
Big outing
Paid: Zoo admission; reserve tickets

Sept 25 – Oct 31, 9am–5pm (last entry 4pm).

Details at Houston Zoo ↗

Library storytimes & programs (58, free)

From Houston Public Library and Harris County Public Library branches. Some need registration; check the library page.

Friday, Oct 23

Time variesGulf Coast Reads: Scavenger Hunt · Baldwin Boettcher Branch Library, Humble 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

12pmCraft Time for Kids · Central Library, Jesse H. Jones, Houston 6-10 · 11+ · Free

1pmA Taste of Latin American Heritage · Clear Lake City-County Freeman Branch Library, Houston 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

2pmBuild and Create at the Library with LEGO Club! · Smith Neighborhood Library, Houston 6-10 · 11+ · Free

2pmPlay and Learn: Family Place Workshop · Evelyn Meador Branch Library, Seabrook 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

2:45pmTeen-Tween Space · Galena Park Branch Library, Galena Park 11+ · Free

3:30pmFamily Movie Night: Fun for All Ages! · Mancuso Neighborhood Library, Houston 6-10 · 11+ · Free

3:30pmLEGO Club: Build and Create at Your Library · Hillendahl Neighborhood Library, Houston 6-10 · 11+ · Free

3:30pmPokémon Club · Kendall Neighborhood Library, Houston 6-10 · 11+ · Free

4pmBoard Games at the Library · McGovern-Stella Link Neighborhood Library, Houston 6-10 · 11+ · Free

4pmBooks and Movement: Tweens and Teen Yoga · Oak Forest Neighborhood Library, Houston 6-10 · 11+ · Free

4pmMini Pumpkin Painting · Evelyn Meador Branch Library, Seabrook 11+ · Free

4:30pmCheck This, Mate (Tween: Chess Club) · High Meadows Branch Library, Houston 11+ · Free

4:30pmTween Book Club · Kingwood Branch Library, Kingwood 6-10 · 11+ · Free

6pmTrunk or Treat · Lone Star College-Tomball Community Library, Tomball 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

6:30pmMovie Night at Barbara Bush: The Librarians documentary · Barbara Bush Branch Library, Spring 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

Saturday, Oct 24

Time variesGulf Coast Reads: Scavenger Hunt · Baldwin Boettcher Branch Library, Humble 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

10amGalveston Bay Scale Modelers · Clear Lake City-County Freeman Branch Library, Houston 11+ · Free

10:30amBring Your Family to Storytime! · Walker Neighborhood Library, Houston 6-10 · 11+ · Free

10:30amFamily Story Time · Lone Star College-CyFair Library, Cypress 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

10:30amFamily Storytime · Kingwood Branch Library, Kingwood 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free

10:30amPawsitive Pups Storytime: Read to a Furry Friend · Freed-Montrose Neighborhood Library, Houston 6-10 · 11+ · Free

12pmCraft Time for Kids · Looscan Neighborhood Library, Houston 6-10 · 11+ · Free

1pmKorean Language Music Class · Parker Williams Branch Library, Houston 11+ · Free

2pmBoard Games at the Library · Freed-Montrose Neighborhood Library, Houston 6-10 · 11+ · Free

2pmPuzzle Swap · Maud Smith Marks Branch Library, Katy 0-2 · 3-5 · 6-10 · 11+ · Free