# Things to do with kids in Butler County, OH

> 22 upcoming family events and 8 places and ongoing programs in Butler County, OH, in the Cincinnati 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

- [Cincinnati Museum Center Presents: Bats!](https://grassyknees.com/cincinnati/activities/cincinnati-museum-center-presents-bats--listing-589d2b572beabfc3cd16020d) — Sat, Oct 24 · 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Fairfield Lane Library · All ages · sold out when last checked · checked Oct 14. Walk like a bat! Fly like a bat! Meet a live native bat! Learn about these truly amazing yet misunderstood animals through a slide presentation, game, specimens and more.
- [Spooky Car Show & Trunk or Treat — Middletown](https://grassyknees.com/cincinnati/activities/spooky-car-show-and-trunk-or-treat-middletown--listing-24801ae400584628ccff5608) — Sat, Oct 24 · 2:15 PM – 8:00 PM · Smith Park, Middletown · All ages · Free · checked Oct 21. The City of Middletown and Middletown Cruise team up again for the Spooky Car Show & Trunk or Treat, which moves to a new home at Smith Park this year. On Saturday, October 24…
- [City Hall Trick-or-Treat & Touch-a-Truck — Middletown](https://grassyknees.com/cincinnati/activities/city-hall-trick-or-treat-and-touch-a-truck-middletown--listing-e7c94f4af3fab71942aca2f8) — Thu, Oct 29 · 3:00 PM – 4:45 PM · Middletown City Building (City Hall) · checked Oct 21. Middletown's annual City Building Trick-or-Treat and Touch-a-Truck invites kids in costume into City Hall on the Thursday before Halloween, October 29, from 3:00 to 4:45 p.m…
- [Animals in Winter (MetroParks of Butler County)](https://grassyknees.com/cincinnati/activities/animals-in-winter-metroparks-of-butler-county--listing-226b005bcfa1d42332dc3829) — Fri, Nov 6 · 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM · Fairfield Community Arts Center · All ages · Free · checked Oct 16. Meet live animals while MetroParks naturalists explain how nature prepares for and survives winter: who sleeps, who leaves town, and who adapts to the conditions. All ages; free…
- [Reimagine Middletown Ice Rink (Very Merry Middletown)](https://grassyknees.com/cincinnati/activities/reimagine-middletown-ice-rink-very-merry-middletown--listing-4a83e1e6e9737dbe99102b80) — Nov 6 – Jan 10 · Downtown Middletown Ice Rink · All ages · From $12 · checked Oct 24. An outdoor seasonal ice rink in the centre of downtown Middletown, the anchor of the Very Merry Middletown holiday season. Single tickets are sold at the gate and include…
- [Oh My Gourd! Pumpkin Launch](https://grassyknees.com/cincinnati/activities/oh-my-gourd-pumpkin-launch--listing-d2f7da54bab9c1fb41f4edcc) — Sat, Nov 7 · 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Meadow Ridge MetroPark (meet at Meadow Ridge Archery Range), Middletown · All ages · Free · checked Oct 14. Bring a carved jack-o'-lantern or pumpkin (no paint or decorations; up to 30 pounds) and watch it sail from pumpkin-slinging machines built and operated by students from the…
- [Family Fun Sundays](https://grassyknees.com/cincinnati/activities/family-fun-sundays--listing-783e9bf3e083c92355ecb7e8) — Sun, Nov 8 · 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM · Fairfield Lane Library · All ages · checked Oct 14. Drop in for staff-led, family-friendly fun in the Children's area.
- [Celebrating Native American Heritage Through Storytelling](https://grassyknees.com/cincinnati/activities/celebrating-native-american-heritage-through-storytelling--listing-02890ba49fc4317cd76b1af7) — Sat, Nov 14 · 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Fairfield Lane Library · All ages · checked Oct 14. Celebrate Native American Heritage Month with a special story time featuring guest Homer Shadowheart from the Urban Native Collective. We will read three children's books…
- [Sensory-Friendly Saturday at the Middletown Arts Center](https://grassyknees.com/cincinnati/activities/sensory-friendly-saturday-at-the-middletown-arts-center--listing-0a881aeed0f12ccbd3364739) — Sat, Nov 14 · Middletown Arts Center · All ages · Free · checked Oct 14. A free, inclusive gallery and art-making morning for individuals of all ages and abilities: relaxing galleries, hands-on creative activities, guided art projects and visits with…
- [Wednesday Theme Nights on Ice — Middletown](https://grassyknees.com/cincinnati/activities/wednesday-theme-nights-on-ice-middletown--listing-172952744e51f25bf333bfab) — Wed, Nov 18 (+5 more dates) · Downtown Middletown Ice Rink · All ages · From $6 · checked Oct 24. Wednesday evenings at the downtown Middletown Ice Rink have a costume theme, and anyone who skates in themed attire pays a discounted $6 ticket. The 2026 themes run from a Dolly…
- [Laser Tag in the Library](https://grassyknees.com/cincinnati/activities/laser-tag-in-the-library--listing-ec7eacab754902d653caeef3) — Fri, Nov 20 · 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM · Oxford Lane Library · Ages 12–18 · checked Oct 14. Join us for Laser Tag after hours. All participants must bring a signed waiver (provided via email prior to the program) or have a parent or guardian sign the waiver at the…
- [Pyramid Hill Lights](https://grassyknees.com/cincinnati/activities/pyramid-hill-lights--listing-5819a0786a7acccc81e993b0) — Nov 20 – Jan 3 · Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park & Museum, Hamilton · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 14. Annual drive-through holiday light show along a 2-mile art and nature route through the sculpture park, with artist installations lit by over one million lights viewed from your…
- [8th Annual Fairfield Parade of Lights](https://grassyknees.com/cincinnati/activities/8th-annual-fairfield-parade-of-lights--listing-c303abea09bf48e961368526) — Sat, Nov 21 · 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Village Green Park & Fairfield Community Arts Center (parade steps off from Waterworks Park) · Free · checked Oct 14. Fairfield's holiday parade and tree lighting. Activities start at 5 PM: a children's craft and the Festival of Trees opening inside the Fairfield Community Arts Center, and food…
- [Festival of Trees](https://grassyknees.com/cincinnati/activities/festival-of-trees--listing-50b05edb53768f1cf15c7db9) — Nov 21 – Dec 9 · 5:00 PM · Fairfield Community Arts Center · All ages · checked Oct 14. An indoor forest of decorated trees at the Fairfield Community Arts Center, sponsored by local businesses and organizations who compete for the best-decorated tree as voted by…
- [Nature in a Blink: Waterfowl Watch](https://grassyknees.com/cincinnati/activities/nature-in-a-blink-waterfowl-watch--listing-2c780f614950aead4880fe15) — Sat, Nov 21 · 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM · Gilmore Ponds MetroPark (Bilstein Boulevard Area), Hamilton · All ages · Free · checked Oct 16. Part of MetroParks of Butler County's year-long Nature in a Blink series. Waterfowl and shorebirds migrating south for winter stop over at the Gilmore Ponds wetlands (depending…
- [Thanksgiving Break Fun](https://grassyknees.com/cincinnati/activities/thanksgiving-break-fun--listing-493a956292803c6a2e4f87ea) — Nov 23 – Nov 29 · Hamilton Lane Library · Ages 3–11 · checked Oct 14. Visit the Children’s Department for some arts and crafts, activities and fall fun!
- [Light Up Middletown Drive-Through Light Display](https://grassyknees.com/cincinnati/activities/light-up-middletown-drive-through-light-display--listing-cddf17dad07c01819794f2ac) — Nov 26 – Dec 31 · 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM · Smith Park, Middletown · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 24. A volunteer-run drive-through fantasy light display in Smith Park, now in its 26th year, covering 96 acres of lights and holiday scenes that families view from their cars. It is…
- [Visit with Santa at the Middletown Ice Rink](https://grassyknees.com/cincinnati/activities/visit-with-santa-at-the-middletown-ice-rink--listing-ae5591f5a4dd4740f54ea244) — Fri, Nov 27 (+10 more dates) · Downtown Middletown Ice Rink · All ages · checked Oct 24. Santa and Mrs. Claus set up at the downtown Middletown Ice Rink on Friday and Saturday evenings from Thanksgiving weekend to mid-December, then nightly on December 20–22…
- [Character Skate Experiences at the Middletown Ice Rink](https://grassyknees.com/cincinnati/activities/character-skate-experiences-at-the-middletown-ice-rink--listing-04e9b9912c2e539fd2244173) — Sat, Nov 28 (+7 more dates) · Downtown Middletown Ice Rink · All ages · From $12 · checked Oct 24. On weekend afternoons in late November and December the downtown Middletown Ice Rink brings in costumed characters to skate with guests: The Grinch, Elsa-and-Anna-style Frozen…
- [Gingerbread Houses & Movie](https://grassyknees.com/cincinnati/activities/gingerbread-houses-and-movie--listing-e7c5ecf0144349c770bc83f2) — Fri, Dec 4 · 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Event location at 3907 Central Ave. (venue name not published), Middletown · checked Oct 14. City of Middletown holiday evening with gingerbread houses and a movie, listed on the city calendar for Friday, December 4, 2026. The city says more information is coming.
- [The Nutcracker by Miami Valley Ballet Theatre (Fairfield Community Arts Center)](https://grassyknees.com/cincinnati/activities/the-nutcracker-by-miami-valley-ballet-theatre-fairfield-community-arts--listing-fc0551726f5ab7c2528e9147) — Fri, Dec 4 (+5 more dates) · 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Fairfield Community Arts Center · From $22 · checked Oct 20. Miami Valley Ballet Theatre brings The Nutcracker to the Fairfield Community Arts Center for eight performances over two December weekends. The ballet follows little Clara on a…
- [Saturday with Santa (Liberty Township)](https://grassyknees.com/cincinnati/activities/saturday-with-santa-liberty-township--listing-af9004b7b5742279dd72932b) — Sat, Dec 5 · 8:00 AM – 10:30 AM · Center Point Christian Church, Liberty Township · checked Oct 14. Liberty Township's Saturday with Santa morning event at Center Point Christian Church. The township calendar lists the date, time and place; details are marked TBD.

## Places and ongoing programs

- [Fitton Center art classes - Fall Session II](https://grassyknees.com/cincinnati/activities/fitton-center-art-classes-fall-session-ii--listing-4e05ae32958b3b9a39aa611d) — Fall Session II: October 27 - December 11, 2026 (individual class days vary) · Fitton Center for Creative Arts, Hamilton · Paid · checked Oct 14. The Fitton Center, a nonprofit community arts center in Hamilton, runs six-week art classes and one-day workshops for children, teens and adults in painting, drawing…
- [Fitton Center for Creative Arts](https://grassyknees.com/cincinnati/activities/fitton-center-for-creative-arts--listing-db4a3dadd30d134773d2c2d0) — Gallery hours Monday-Thursday 10:00am-7:00pm, Friday 10:00am-5:00pm · Fitton Center for Creative Arts, Hamilton · All ages · Free · checked Oct 14. Visual and performing arts center in downtown Hamilton with free gallery exhibitions open to the community, art classes (pottery, SOS Art classes, Stage Academy) and performances…
- [Forest Run MetroPark](https://grassyknees.com/cincinnati/activities/forest-run-metropark--listing-3985afb50b676e413f72d4df) — Open on its own schedule · Forest Run MetroPark, Hamilton · checked Oct 14. An 82-acre MetroPark of prairies, woods and wetlands in Hamilton, OH, with a playground, restrooms, water fountain, creek access, trails through woods and meadows and a raised…
- [Free baby swim lessons (up to 8 months) at Goldfish Swim School West Chester](https://grassyknees.com/cincinnati/activities/free-baby-swim-lessons-up-to-8-months-at-goldfish-swim-school-west-che--listing-ddaa2f24df2de9a1c95c1dc9) — By arrangement - contact the school (no fixed dates published) · Goldfish Swim School - West Chester · Free · checked Oct 14. Goldfish Swim School - West Chester offers free Mini Lessons for babies up to 8 months old, using its play-based Science of SwimPlay curriculum to build water comfort and early…
- [Free Teen Art Group (Middletown Arts Center)](https://grassyknees.com/cincinnati/activities/free-teen-art-group-middletown-arts-center--listing-23dd2184c93789515618c2f1) — Every other Thursday 6:00-7:30 PM · Middletown Arts Center · Ages 13+ · Free · checked Oct 14. A free every-other-Thursday art group for teens 13 and older led by Teen Leader Zy. Teens explore drawing, painting, sculpture, digital art and more, make friends and share…
- [Kids' Festival of Trees coloring display](https://grassyknees.com/cincinnati/activities/kids-festival-of-trees-coloring-display--listing-c2cf5162b9c18cd158297332) — Pick up sheets from Oct 23; drop off by Nov 7; display from Nov 21; pick up Nov 23 · Fairfield Community Arts Center · Up to 12 · checked Oct 14. Children pick up a Christmas-tree coloring sheet at the Fairfield Community Arts Center (from October 23) or download it, decorate it, and drop it off by November 7. The trees…
- [Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park & Museum](https://grassyknees.com/cincinnati/activities/pyramid-hill-sculpture-park-and-museum--listing-52d354960a8e4287a4649780) — Park daily 9AM-5PM, closed Tuesday; Pyramid House and Gallery Museum 12PM-5PM, closed… · Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park & Museum, Hamilton · All ages · From $5 · checked Oct 14. Outdoor sculpture park in Hamilton with a drivable or walkable Gallery Loop of about 1.75 miles, the Pyramid House and Gallery Museum, and the Fortified Hill earthworks. Art…
- [Voice of America MetroPark](https://grassyknees.com/cincinnati/activities/voice-of-america-metropark--listing-8efc647552e0d914c9bdf04f) — Regular park hours 8am-Dusk (as stated for the USS Cincinnati Peace Pavilion). · Voice of America MetroPark, West Chester · checked Oct 14. A 435-acre park in West Chester Township with a 35-acre stocked lake, nine miles of paved and natural trails, playgrounds, the Chill Hill sledding hill, a large meadow (an…

## Recently ended

- [Movies in the Park: Casper](https://grassyknees.com/cincinnati/activities/movies-in-the-park-casper--listing-d2573d71d2d3ad145698d154) — ended Fri, Oct 23
- [Halloween on the Green](https://grassyknees.com/cincinnati/activities/halloween-on-the-green--listing-c63c6a63c754a6f11008dc76) — ended Thu, Oct 22
- [The Howl (costumed-dog celebration) at Voice of America MetroPark](https://grassyknees.com/cincinnati/activities/the-howl-costumed-dog-celebration-at-voice-of-america-metropark--listing-7d9e0a996f2dd5850860ce6d) — ended Tue, Oct 20
- [Knights and Jousting, a Melee at the Library](https://grassyknees.com/cincinnati/activities/knights-and-jousting-a-melee-at-the-library--listing-9e9ff40d5f06f1d77046ca15) — ended Sat, Oct 17
- [Nature in a Blink: Fall Foliage Hike at Rentschler Forest MetroPark](https://grassyknees.com/cincinnati/activities/nature-in-a-blink-fall-foliage-hike-at-rentschler-forest-metropark--listing-6063dd8ba114b79d4b0ec429) — ended Sat, Oct 17

## Nearby

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- [Things to do with kids in Cincinnati](https://grassyknees.com/cincinnati) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/cincinnati.md)
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