Houston family events
Family-friendly events across the Houston metro, curated for kids and parents
Fri, Oct 16 to Sun, Oct 18
Fri, Oct 23 to Sun, Oct 25
Fri, Oct 30 to Sun, Nov 1
Fri, Nov 6 to Sun, Nov 8
Saturday, October 24
9am to 5pm, through Oct 25
Houston ZooKids explore a glowing pumpkin lantern tunnel, pose with talking pumpkins, and watch elephants, tapirs and lions get pumpkin-themed enrichment treats.
9am to 8pm, through Oct 25
Texas Renaissance Festival fairgroundsA 52nd-season 70-acre 16th-century village with jousting, 25 stages, 400 artisan shops, themed costume contests and camping. Kids 5-12 enter free on Sundays.
9am to 5pm, through Oct 25
Children's Museum HoustonThe children's museum turns spooky all October with costume parades, candy stations, creepy hands-on science labs and Halloween crafts.
10am to 1pm
Lone Star Flight MuseumKids trick-or-treat among historic aircraft, build bat gliders, launch pumpkin catapults and try creepy coding STEM stations. Costumed kids 10 and under get in free.
10am to 4pm, through Oct 25
Space Center HoustonKids in costume trick-or-treat at candy stations, hear real astronauts share scary mission stories, and join spooky pop-up science labs.
4 to 7pmFree
Rice VillageA free costumed candy crawl through Rice Village shops with spooky music, festive decor and photos. Bring your own bucket.
All day, through Oct 31
Froberg's FarmA 1936 Alvin farm with a strategic corn maze, giant pumpkin patch, bee coaster and tractor rides, duck races and fried pies from the bakery.
All day, through Nov 8
Discovery GreenA pumpkin-filled downtown takeover with a 30-foot slide, carousel rides, a bouncing Jumpkin pumpkin, hay maze and photo ops against the skyline.
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