# Things to do with kids in Dripping Springs, TX

> 11 upcoming family events and 1 places and ongoing programs in Dripping Springs, TX (Hays County, TX), in the Austin–Round Rock–San Marcos area. Listings whose address is in this town. Dates and times are Central Time. Today is Sat, Oct 24.

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## Events ahead

- [Día de los Muertos Community Ofrenda at Dripping Springs Ranch Park](https://grassyknees.com/austin/activities/dia-de-los-muertos-community-ofrenda-at-dripping-springs-ranch-park--listing-e7995517cd92f352eb498fea) — Sat, Oct 24 (+10 more dates) · 8:00 AM – 7:00 PM · Dripping Springs Ranch Park & Events Center · checked Oct 16. Dripping Springs Ranch Park is building its 4th annual community ofrenda for Día de los Muertos, and everyone is invited to add to it. Families can bring cherished photos…
- [Trunk or Treat](https://grassyknees.com/austin/activities/trunk-or-treat--listing-b701721503c2e34af79cd677) — Fri, Oct 30 · 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM · Dripping Springs Community Library · All ages · Free · checked Oct 14. Halloween trunk-or-treat in the library's rear parking lot with festive trunks and surprises; special courtyard storytimes with Spider-Man (3:30 PM) and Moana (4:15 PM). Costumes…
- [Teen Night: Costumes, Crafts & Creepy Movies](https://grassyknees.com/austin/activities/teen-night-costumes-crafts-and-creepy-movies--listing-cebbc2bcf8854524b93cfad7) — Sat, Oct 31 · 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM · Dripping Springs Community Library · checked Oct 14. Teens dress up in Halloween costumes, make a Halloween craft, enjoy spooky snacks and watch a creepy movie. Registration required (20 seats shown available when checked).
- [Homeschool Robotics: Dash and Sphero Block Coding](https://grassyknees.com/austin/activities/homeschool-robotics-dash-and-sphero-block-coding--listing-eb07e015bbb22e8768c7c524) — Wed, Nov 18 · 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Dripping Springs Community Library · checked Oct 16. Homeschool kids explore coding through play with Dash and Sphero robots at Dripping Springs Community Library. Using block coding, they complete challenges and see how their code…
- [Coyote Kids Drop-In Day Camp — Thanksgiving Week at Ranch Park](https://grassyknees.com/austin/activities/coyote-kids-drop-in-day-camp-thanksgiving-week-at-ranch-park--listing-8b95ba7f198a6f97251b9b88) — Mon, Nov 23 (+2 more dates) · 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Ranch House, Dripping Springs Ranch Park · From $65 · checked Oct 16. Dripping Springs Parks and Community Services runs Coyote Kids Drop-In Day Camp on the school holidays of Thanksgiving week (November 23, 24 and 25) at the Ranch House in…
- [Western Wonderland Outdoor Ice Rink and Trail of Lights at Dripping Springs Ranch Park](https://grassyknees.com/austin/activities/western-wonderland-outdoor-ice-rink-and-trail-of-lights-at-dripping-sp--listing-05bd53a3e32b2f8096ecf90e) — Nov 27 – Jan 3 · Dripping Springs Ranch Park · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 24. Each holiday season the City of Dripping Springs turns Ranch Park into Western Wonderland, a small-town winter festival built around what the city calls the largest outdoor ice…
- [Tree Lighting & Holiday Movie — Dripping Springs](https://grassyknees.com/austin/activities/tree-lighting-and-holiday-movie-dripping-springs--listing-01a0f0981578f10db9783643) — Sat, Nov 28 · 5:00 PM · Veterans Memorial Park (The Triangle), Dripping Springs · Free · checked Oct 16. The City of Dripping Springs holds its Community Tree Lighting and Holiday Movie at Veterans Memorial Park, known locally as The Triangle, on Mercer Street. The city lists the…
- [Christmas on Mercer in Downtown Dripping Springs](https://grassyknees.com/austin/activities/christmas-on-mercer-in-downtown-dripping-springs--listing-654f79d132dd449a24473aa0) — Sat, Dec 5 · 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Mercer Street, downtown Dripping Springs · All ages · checked Oct 24. Christmas on Mercer is Dripping Springs' downtown holiday street fair, now in its 22nd year, and it is the busiest family day of the city's Hometown Holidays season. On Saturday…
- [Homeschool Robotics: Bee-Bots (ages 4–7)](https://grassyknees.com/austin/activities/homeschool-robotics-bee-bots-ages-4-7--listing-22c43297087698ae993c720a) — Wed, Dec 16 · 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Dripping Springs Community Library · Ages 4–7 · checked Oct 16. An early-coding session designed for children ages 4 to 7, held on Wednesday, December 16, 2026. Young learners program Bee-Bot floor robots to move, turn and travel along paths…
- [Frozen Day at Dripping Springs Community Library](https://grassyknees.com/austin/activities/frozen-day-at-dripping-springs-community-library--listing-14bbc6e20f7e96f0375a9797) — Sat, Dec 19 · 10:30 AM – 2:45 PM · Dripping Springs Community Library · All ages · checked Oct 16. A full Saturday of Frozen-themed programs at Dripping Springs Community Library. At 10:30 am an Elsa storytime in the Children's Area features a very special guest — Elsa herself…
- [Family Gingerbread House Competition (cardboard edition)](https://grassyknees.com/austin/activities/family-gingerbread-house-competition-cardboard-edition--listing-b998d3b8869cfe4fa8cf9a07) — Mon, Dec 21 · 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM · Dripping Springs Community Library · checked Oct 16. Families team up at Dripping Springs Community Library to design and build a dream 'gingerbread' house out of cardboard, using supplies the library provides. When the houses are…

## Places and ongoing programs

- [Hamilton Pool Preserve](https://grassyknees.com/austin/activities/hamilton-pool-preserve--listing-30876034dd205266116353df) — Reservation required. Morning period 9:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.; afternoon 2:00–5:30 p.m… · Hamilton Pool Preserve, Dripping Springs · All ages · From $8 · checked Oct 14. 232-acre Travis County nature preserve (part of the Balcones Canyonlands Conservation Plan) with a collapsed-grotto pool and waterfall reached by a steep quarter-mile trail with…

## Recently ended

- [Homeschool Robotics: LEGO SPIKE Coding](https://grassyknees.com/austin/activities/homeschool-robotics-lego-spike-coding--listing-9901ae9dd78ef0039a0f09bd) — ended Wed, Oct 21
- [Ballet Folklórico Dance](https://grassyknees.com/austin/activities/ballet-folklorico-dance--listing-c60a4d62b414395ae26ac4bf) — ended Sat, Oct 17

## Nearby

- [Things to do with kids in Hays County, TX](https://grassyknees.com/austin/counties/hays-county-tx) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/austin/counties/hays-county-tx.md)
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