# Things to do with kids in Smithville, TX

> 4 upcoming family events and 2 places and ongoing programs in Smithville, TX (Bastrop 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

- [Trail Mix: Edible Plants Guided Hike at Buescher State Park](https://grassyknees.com/austin/activities/trail-mix-edible-plants-guided-hike-at-buescher-state-park--listing-92fa9d951c97c14f24c2ffe9) — Sat, Oct 24 (+2 more dates) · 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM · Buescher State Park, Smithville · With admission · checked Oct 16. A Lost Pines Master Naturalist leads a 1 to 1.5 mile hike through Buescher State Park explaining which plants in the forest are edible and which are inedible or poisonous — what…
- [Spooky Spanish Moss – Halloween Craft at Buescher State Park](https://grassyknees.com/austin/activities/spooky-spanish-moss-halloween-craft-at-buescher-state-park--listing-e107e0f817b37a64b41f7697) — Sat, Oct 31 · 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Buescher State Park, Smithville · With admission · checked Oct 16. A Halloween-afternoon nature craft at Buescher State Park. A ranger shares the legends and origin stories told about the Spanish moss that drapes the park's trees, then children…
- [The Forest You Almost Missed – Family Guided Hike](https://grassyknees.com/austin/activities/the-forest-you-almost-missed-family-guided-hike--listing-10a3d1e0e3109ec68e34204b) — Sat, Nov 14 · 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM · Buescher State Park, Smithville · With admission · checked Oct 14. Slow, curious 1-mile family-friendly guided hike through the Lost Pines with Master Naturalist Ryan, using the senses to discover tiny worlds, listen for hidden sounds and search…
- [A Dinah 4 Christmas — Christmas Lights at Dinah 4 Ranch, Smithville](https://grassyknees.com/austin/activities/a-dinah-4-christmas-christmas-lights-at-dinah-4-ranch-smithville--listing-faef1a000677a03beb7faed6) — Sat, Dec 12 (+6 more dates) · Dinah 4 Ranch, Smithville · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. A Dinah 4 Christmas is a free, family-run holiday celebration at the Dinah 4 Ranch on FM 153 outside Smithville, now in its fifth year. Families stroll among thousands of…

## Places and ongoing programs

- [Buescher State Park](https://grassyknees.com/austin/activities/buescher-state-park--listing-ab7c2db55d6709f345eca231) — Open daily (see park page for current hours). · Buescher State Park, Smithville · All ages · From $5 · checked Oct 14. State park near Smithville in Bastrop County, adjacent to Bastrop State Park via scenic Park Road 1C, with a lake, camping loops, a covered Picnic Pavilion and Lost Pines forest…
- [Reading Ranger at Smithville Public Library](https://grassyknees.com/austin/activities/reading-ranger-at-smithville-public-library--listing-50c803b8ecdfb20b7e015821) — Third Wednesday of most months, 10:30–11:30 a.m. (Oct 21, Nov 18, Dec 16, 2026; Jan 20… · Smithville Public Library · All ages · Free · checked Oct 20. On the third Wednesday of almost every month, Ranger Madalyn from Buescher State Park visits Little Bookworms, the children's storytime at Smithville Public Library, as a guest…

## Recently ended

- [Picnic in the Park at Buescher State Park](https://grassyknees.com/austin/activities/picnic-in-the-park-at-buescher-state-park--listing-725d6f7dc316162a03d2dadd) — ended Thu, Oct 22

## Nearby

- [Things to do with kids in Bastrop County, TX](https://grassyknees.com/austin/counties/bastrop-county-tx) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/austin/counties/bastrop-county-tx.md)
- Other towns in Bastrop County, TX: [Bastrop, TX](https://grassyknees.com/austin/towns/bastrop-tx) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/austin/towns/bastrop-tx.md), [Elgin, TX](https://grassyknees.com/austin/towns/elgin-tx) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/austin/towns/elgin-tx.md)
- [Things to do with kids in Austin](https://grassyknees.com/austin) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/austin.md)
- [This weekend in Austin](https://grassyknees.com/austin/this-weekend) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/austin/this-weekend.md)

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