# Things to do with kids in Union County, NC

> 15 upcoming family events and 8 places and ongoing programs in Union County, NC, in the Charlotte–Concord–Gastonia area. Listings whose address ZIP code is in this county (Census Bureau ZIP-to-county file). Dates and times are Eastern Time. Today is Sat, Oct 24.

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## Events ahead

- [Family Fun Day! Pick your Favorite Halloween Cutie](https://grassyknees.com/charlotte/activities/family-fun-day-pick-your-favorite-halloween-cutie--listing-53e0a9762b858d5655eddd4a) — Sat, Oct 24 · 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM · Painting with a Twist - Indian Trail, NC · Ages 6+ · From $30 · checked Oct 16. Paint Family Fun Day! Pick your Favorite Halloween Cutie in a guided class at Painting with a Twist - Indian Trail, NC. Choose from the painting surfaces offered for this…
- [Fright Night in Downtown Waxhaw](https://grassyknees.com/charlotte/activities/fright-night-in-downtown-waxhaw--listing-25fc922da2d82f03363b2375) — Sat, Oct 24 · 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM · Downtown Waxhaw · All ages · Free · checked Oct 20. Fright Night is Downtown Waxhaw's free family Halloween evening. From 4 to 6 p.m. downtown businesses open their doors with candy for costumed trick-or-treaters of all ages, and…
- [Pickleball for All at Dickerson Park](https://grassyknees.com/charlotte/activities/pickleball-for-all-at-dickerson-park--listing-74d4e91046773ee0fc103fbb) — Sat, Oct 24 · 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM · Dickerson Park / Dickerson Community Center, Monroe · All ages · Free · checked Oct 14. Monroe Parks & Recreation and Special Olympics Union County invite people of all ages and abilities to drop in and learn pickleball, with free coaching from pickleball pros…
- [Stalloween](https://grassyknees.com/charlotte/activities/stalloween--listing-c7fde9976bf4c84bce6e8b62) — Sat, Oct 24 · 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Stallings Municipal Park · Free · checked Oct 14. 3rd annual Stalloween at Stallings Municipal Park: Tent or Treat trick-or-treating through the park, roaming spooky characters, live stage shows by Monster Rock Live, food…
- [Family Day! Halloween Squishy Kitties](https://grassyknees.com/charlotte/activities/family-day-halloween-squishy-kitties--listing-1dec559091794a369f5662bb) — Sat, Oct 31 · 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM · Painting with a Twist - Indian Trail, NC · Ages 6+ · From $30 · checked Oct 16. Paint Family Day! Halloween Squishy Kitties in a guided class at Painting with a Twist - Indian Trail, NC. Choose from the painting surfaces offered for this session. Follow the…
- [Indian Trail Car Show and Holiday Heroes Toy Drive](https://grassyknees.com/charlotte/activities/indian-trail-car-show-and-holiday-heroes-toy-drive--listing-88ddceaf124475dddc10e6ba) — Sat, Nov 7 · 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Indian Trail Town Hall · Free · checked Oct 24. The Town of Indian Trail hosts a car show at Indian Trail Town Hall on Saturday, November 7, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The town bills it as an epic car show featuring classic…
- [Waxhaw Veterans Day Ceremony](https://grassyknees.com/charlotte/activities/waxhaw-veterans-day-ceremony--listing-1adb7ed85b88e1d457d694fa) — Wed, Nov 11 · 11:00 AM · Military Wall of Honor, Waxhaw · All ages · checked Oct 20. The Town of Waxhaw marks Veterans Day with a ceremony at the town's Military Wall of Honor on North Main Street at 11 a.m., the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh…
- [Knead and Read — Indian Trail Town Hall](https://grassyknees.com/charlotte/activities/knead-and-read-indian-trail-town-hall--listing-215fadf1c586dac47486d596) — Thu, Nov 19 · 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM · Indian Trail Town Hall – Large Community Room · checked Oct 20. Knead and Read is a short morning baking-and-story program run by Indian Trail Parks and Recreation in the Large Community Room at Indian Trail Town Hall. While the day's treat…
- [Monroe Christmas Tree Lighting](https://grassyknees.com/charlotte/activities/monroe-christmas-tree-lighting--listing-83cf094247f0ccb561935b80) — Sat, Nov 21 · 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM · Downtown Monroe · All ages · checked Oct 20. The City of Monroe lights its Christmas tree in downtown Monroe on Main Street on Saturday evening, November 21, from 6 to 8 p.m. The city moved the ceremony this year from its…
- [Neon Christmas Tree](https://grassyknees.com/charlotte/activities/neon-christmas-tree--listing-e9e5600437f6292594c73b9d) — Sat, Nov 21 · 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM · Painting with a Twist - Indian Trail, NC · Ages 6+ · From $30 · checked Oct 16. Paint Neon Christmas Tree in a guided class at Painting with a Twist - Indian Trail, NC. Choose from the painting surfaces offered for this session. Follow the studio's…
- [Waxhaw Tree Lighting and Pre-Lighting Activities](https://grassyknees.com/charlotte/activities/waxhaw-tree-lighting-and-pre-lighting-activities--listing-9ecc3c108b523faeb5a6e2cf) — Sat, Nov 21 · 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM · Downtown Waxhaw · All ages · Free · checked Oct 20. The Town of Waxhaw lights its tree and the downtown on the Saturday before Thanksgiving. Free pre-lighting activities run from 4 to 6 p.m.: Santa visits the tree for photos, Anna…
- [Christmas in the Park (Stallings)](https://grassyknees.com/charlotte/activities/christmas-in-the-park-stallings--listing-578a655446f4fa46381a46cc) — Sat, Dec 5 · 3:00 PM – 8:30 PM · Stallings Municipal Park · Free · checked Oct 14. Annual holiday evening at Stallings Municipal Park with selfies with Santa (line closes 5:30 p.m.), a design-your-own ornament craft, reindeer food bar, letter to Santa station…
- [Indian Trail Christmas Parade](https://grassyknees.com/charlotte/activities/indian-trail-christmas-parade--listing-64e8fa19f52f3bd55cb462e2) — Sat, Dec 5 · 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM · Indian Trail Road parade route · All ages · Free · checked Oct 20. Indian Trail's annual Christmas Parade fills Indian Trail Road with festive floats, marching bands and performers on the first Saturday evening in December, and Santa Claus makes…
- [Winterfest — Indian Trail](https://grassyknees.com/charlotte/activities/winterfest-indian-trail--listing-7399686bc4a4ca7e64dbdc55) — Sat, Dec 5 · 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Chestnut Square Park, Indian Trail · Free · checked Oct 20. Winterfest is Indian Trail's free holiday evening at Chestnut Square Park, held right after the town's Christmas Parade. The town promises free hot chocolate, photos with Santa…
- [Breakfast with Santa — Indian Trail](https://grassyknees.com/charlotte/activities/breakfast-with-santa-indian-trail--listing-c81f32748ae773b05729ae1e) — Sat, Dec 12 · 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM · VFW Post 2423, Indian Trail · From $7 · checked Oct 20. The Town of Indian Trail hosts Breakfast with Santa at the town's VFW post. Families sit down to breakfast, and Santa visits each table so every child gets a turn to talk with…

## Places and ongoing programs

- [Basic Skills learn-to-skate (Basic 1-6)](https://grassyknees.com/charlotte/activities/basic-skills-learn-to-skate-basic-1-6--listing-8a1d138ba1c4730e6f464c75) — Sessions listed on DaySmart registration; register at least 48 hours before the session… · Extreme Ice Center, Indian Trail · Ages 6+ · Paid · checked Oct 14. Six-level Learn to Skate USA program: Basic 1 and 2 build confidence on the ice, Basic 3-6 develop fundamental skating skills. Register at least 48 hours before a session; a $25…
- [Code Ninjas Indian Trail: CREATE and JR coding programs](https://grassyknees.com/charlotte/activities/code-ninjas-indian-trail-create-and-jr-coding-programs--listing-82015d8229554269d9d4d177) — Center hours: Tue–Fri 4:00pm–7:00pm, Sat 10:00am–2:00pm; Mon and Sun closed · Code Ninjas Indian Trail · Ages 5–14 · checked Oct 14. Kids coding dojo in Indian Trail serving ages 5–14. CREATE lets kids ages 8–14 build their own video games while progressing through belts; Code Ninjas JR introduces ages 5–7 to…
- [Monroe Science Center](https://grassyknees.com/charlotte/activities/monroe-science-center--listing-d45454bc66678ceddcb9629f) — Wed–Sat 9:00 AM–5:00 PM; closed Sun–Tue. Last tickets one hour before closing. · Monroe Science Center · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 20. The Monroe Science Center is the City of Monroe's hands-on science museum on East Franklin Street in downtown Monroe, run alongside the city's Dowd Center Theatre and aquatics…
- [Pre-School/Ice Explorers learn-to-skate](https://grassyknees.com/charlotte/activities/pre-school-ice-explorers-learn-to-skate--listing-8681071141acbea38a2a325b) — 5-week sessions, school year only; contact the skating school director for class… · Extreme Ice Center, Indian Trail · From $99 · checked Oct 14. Learn to Skate USA class for tots at a quieter, earlier time of day; coaches use toys and age-appropriate music. Runs in 5-week sessions during the school year only. Skate rental…
- [Public skating at Extreme Ice Center](https://grassyknees.com/charlotte/activities/public-skating-at-extreme-ice-center--listing-773038b05bcd864f1ede96ec) — Session times on the online Public Skate Calendar · Extreme Ice Center, Indian Trail · All ages · From $20 · checked Oct 14. Public skating sessions at the Indian Trail rink (the rink advertises 'we have SNOW!'). Each skater checks in at the front desk for a wristband. Skating aids such as Bobby the…
- [STEAM Station and Story Time at Monroe Science Center](https://grassyknees.com/charlotte/activities/steam-station-and-story-time-at-monroe-science-center--listing-399b7d193203eb5e3024e8d0) — STEAM Station Wed & Fri 10–11 a.m. and 1–2 p.m.; Story Time Thursdays 11–11:30 a.m… · Monroe Science Center · With admission · checked Oct 20. The Monroe Science Center runs two short drop-in programs for children that are included with regular admission. STEAM Station is a hands-on science, technology, engineering, art…
- [Storytime at Union County Main Library (Monroe)](https://grassyknees.com/charlotte/activities/storytime-at-union-county-main-library-monroe--listing-cbadcc1742316b764f193d9d) — Tuesdays 10:30–11:00 a.m. (recurring; see library calendar for other days and branches) · Union County Public Library – Main Library, Monroe · checked Oct 16. Union County Public Library's weekly Storytime at the Main Library in Monroe is a mixed-age, 30-minute session for children from birth to age five and their grown-ups. Each…
- [The Lotus Dance Co. Intellidance Classes at Indian Trail Town Hall](https://grassyknees.com/charlotte/activities/the-lotus-dance-co-intellidance-classes-at-indian-trail-town-hall--listing-71d9776eefefa3814af7a52f) — Sundays; Intellidance 3-5 Years Old 10:45–11:30 a.m. (also Babies 9:00, Tykes 9:45… · Indian Trail Town Hall · Ages 3–5 · From $38 · checked Oct 20. The Lotus Dance Co. teaches Sunday-morning dance classes for young children at Indian Trail Town Hall through the town's parks and recreation program. The Intellidance class for…

## Recently ended

- [Spooktacular (Indian Trail)](https://grassyknees.com/charlotte/activities/spooktacular-indian-trail--listing-12cbed7363e67a192b13e530) — ended Fri, Oct 23
- [Halloween Happenings](https://grassyknees.com/charlotte/activities/halloween-happenings--listing-c7c4f85aed8823a42f5111a4) — ended Sat, Oct 17

## Nearby

- Towns in Union County, NC: [Indian Trail, NC](https://grassyknees.com/charlotte/towns/indian-trail-nc) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/charlotte/towns/indian-trail-nc.md), [Monroe, NC](https://grassyknees.com/charlotte/towns/monroe-nc) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/charlotte/towns/monroe-nc.md), [Waxhaw, NC](https://grassyknees.com/charlotte/towns/waxhaw-nc) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/charlotte/towns/waxhaw-nc.md)
- [Things to do with kids in Charlotte](https://grassyknees.com/charlotte) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/charlotte.md)
- [This weekend in Charlotte](https://grassyknees.com/charlotte/this-weekend) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/charlotte/this-weekend.md)

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