# Things to do with kids in Cleveland

> 51 family events in the next 30 days plus 55 places and ongoing programs in the Cleveland area (OH). Dates and times are Eastern Time. Today is Sat, Oct 24.

Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Oct 24, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about
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This weekend (Fri, Oct 30 – Sun, Nov 1): 9 events, listed at https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/this-weekend.md

## Seasonal guides

- [Halloween events for kids in Cleveland](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/halloween): 12 listings (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/halloween.md)
- [Christmas and holiday events for kids in Cleveland](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/christmas): 18 listings (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/christmas.md)
- [Ice skating with kids in Cleveland](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/ice-skating): 4 listings (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/ice-skating.md)

Towns with listings: Cleveland (34), Brecksville (8), Cuyahoga Heights (7), Mayfield Village (7), Kirtland (6), Mentor (4), North Olmsted (4), Bay Village (3), Cleveland Heights (3), Ashtabula (2), Chesterland (2), Lakewood (2), Parma (2), Strongsville (2), Westlake (2), Avon (1), Brunswick (1), Elyria (1), Fairport Harbor (1), Fairview Park (1), Garfield Heights (1), LaGrange (1), Lorain (1), Medina (1), Montville (1), Novelty (1), Oberlin (1), Rocky River (1), Russell Township (1), Sheffield Village (1), Solon (1), University Heights (1), Willoughby Hills (1).

## Events in the next 30 days

### Cleveland (20)

- [Boo at the Zoo](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/boo-at-the-zoo--listing-3c9f9fd4ea85ed0d0c0db338) — Sat, Oct 24 (+1 more date) · 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Cleveland Metroparks Zoo · From $22 · checked Oct 24. Cleveland Metroparks Zoo's Halloween evenings close this weekend. Families walk decorated paths with more than a dozen trick-or-treat stations on Wayside Furniture Way, meet…
- [Bootanical Bash at Cleveland Botanical Garden](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/bootanical-bash-at-cleveland-botanical-garden--listing-98919751b6b0c2ad8352f086) — Sat, Oct 24 · 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Cleveland Botanical Garden · With admission · checked Oct 24. A daytime Halloween party for families at Cleveland Botanical Garden. General admission covers a monster-mash dance party with a live DJ, garden games and a Halloween storytime…
- [Halloween Spooktacular Family Concert — The Cleveland Orchestra](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/halloween-spooktacular-family-concert-the-cleveland-orchestra--listing-0d6976b838da1ecda493e66f) — Sun, Oct 25 · 4:00 PM · Severance Music Center (Mandel Concert Hall) · With admission · checked Oct 24. A Halloween family concert at Severance Music Center featuring the Baldwin Wallace Symphony Orchestra conducted by Douglas Droste, with dancing skeletons, witches, trolls and…
- [Museum Family Day: Owls & Howls](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/museum-family-day-owls-and-howls--listing-bb11ec663b6b2d0188125ddd) — Sun, Oct 25 · 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Cleveland Museum of Natural History · With admission · checked Oct 24. A Halloween family day at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. Children come in costume to meet the museum's Animal Ambassadors, Ohio native animals, at special animal shows…
- [Brooklyn Spooktacular — Cleveland Public Library](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/brooklyn-spooktacular-cleveland-public-library--listing-91061ee63ad8af594f754b5d) — Fri, Oct 30 · 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM · Cleveland Public Library Brooklyn Branch · Free · checked Oct 24. An after-school Halloween party at the Brooklyn branch of Cleveland Public Library in the Brooklyn Centre neighborhood. Children trick-or-treat through the branch and make…
- [The Haunted Library at Cleveland Public Library](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/the-haunted-library-at-cleveland-public-library--listing-9b475e0d30394fe4ae02b7da) — Fri, Oct 30 · 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM · Cleveland Public Library Main Library · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. Cleveland Public Library turns its downtown Main Library into an indoor trick-or-treat route on the Friday before Halloween. Families tour the landmark 1925 building floor by…
- [Clifford The Big Red Dog: The Musical at Playhouse Square](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/clifford-the-big-red-dog-the-musical-at-playhouse-square--listing-5355ed3bced8d253b625b564) — Sat, Oct 31 (+1 more date) · 11:00 AM · Mimi Ohio Theatre, Playhouse Square · Paid · checked Oct 24. A one-hour musical comedy for young children in Playhouse Square's Children's Theater Series. Emily Elizabeth's tiny puppy grows into a giant red dog, the family moves to…
- [Curiosity Corner Teen Heart Lab](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/curiosity-corner-teen-heart-lab--listing-fc661540f44b3eb96952c547) — Sat, Oct 31 · 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Cleveland Museum of Natural History · Ages 13–18 · From $30 · checked Oct 24. Part of the museum's new Curiosity Corner series for teens 13 to 18. In this two-hour lab, teens learn the anatomy, function and natural history of the heart, map out its…
- [Monster Halloween Party — Mt. Pleasant Library](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/monster-halloween-party-mt-pleasant-library--listing-d4398778e0dc9ade4d64f84f) — Sat, Oct 31 · 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM · Cleveland Public Library Mt. Pleasant Branch · Free · checked Oct 24. A Halloween-afternoon party at Cleveland Public Library's Mt. Pleasant branch on Kinsman Road. Children decorate their own clay monster, play pin-the-nose-on-the-pumpkin and…
- [Family FUNday: Day of the Dead | Día de Alegría Familiar at the CMA Community Arts Center](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/family-funday-day-of-the-dead-dia-de-alegria-familiar-at-the-cma-commu--listing-d0ae82166f075dc4275e8bf9) — Sun, Nov 1 · 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Community Arts Center (Cleveland Museum of Art) · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. A free, bilingual family day at the Cleveland Museum of Art's Community Arts Center (Centro de Artes Comunitarias) on Cleveland's near west side, held on Día de los Muertos. With…
- [FamilySpace Presents Herps Alive! — Carnegie West Library](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/familyspace-presents-herps-alive-carnegie-west-library--listing-10227de56c819f69202420c0) — Wed, Nov 4 · 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Cleveland Public Library Carnegie West Branch · Free · checked Oct 24. A live-animal visit for young children at the Carnegie West branch, Cleveland Public Library's oldest building. Herps Alive brings reptiles and amphibians for kids and families…
- [The Nutcracker with North Pointe Ballet — Brooklyn Library](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/the-nutcracker-with-north-pointe-ballet-brooklyn-library--listing-8905a203e839d4f6f6133b34) — Thu, Nov 12 · 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM · Cleveland Public Library Brooklyn Branch · Free · checked Oct 24. North Pointe Ballet's fully costumed professional dancers present an interactive, one-hour Nutcracker at the Brooklyn branch. The performance mixes ballet with narration and…
- [Family Portrait Day — South Library](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/family-portrait-day-south-library--listing-304605278f7a46e8c3c4d03b) — Sat, Nov 14 · 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM · Cleveland Public Library South Branch · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. Library staff take free family portraits at Cleveland Public Library's South branch in Tremont. Each group goes home with printed copies to share and digital copies to keep, at…
- [Prescription for Play: Playdate with Pediatricians at the Children's Museum of Cleveland](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/prescription-for-play-playdate-with-pediatricians-at-the-children-s-mu--listing-c8ac46677e1939dcdcc72396) — Sat, Nov 14 · 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Children's Museum of Cleveland · Free · checked Oct 24. A free two-hour open-play afternoon at the Children's Museum of Cleveland hosted by Akron Children's. Kids play through the museum's exhibits, go on a 'sound safari' with ear…
- [Sensory Friendly Time at the Children's Museum of Cleveland](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/sensory-friendly-time-at-the-children-s-museum-of-cleveland--listing-83d3e67427fe82ffc12d5409) — Sun, Nov 15 (+1 more date) · 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM · Children's Museum of Cleveland · From $15 · checked Oct 24. An early-morning hour when the Children's Museum of Cleveland opens only to families of children with sensory processing differences or other special needs, before the general…
- [Homeschool Field Trip Day: STEM Day at the Cleveland History Center](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/homeschool-field-trip-day-stem-day-at-the-cleveland-history-center--listing-1049c1c706c4de148d5b3ae1) — Thu, Nov 19 · 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Cleveland History Center · Ages 3–18 · From $9 · checked Oct 24. Western Reserve Historical Society's monthly educator-led program for homeschooling families, this time on Northeast Ohio's history of science and engineering. Groups are split…
- [Tropical Holiday at Cleveland Botanical Garden](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/tropical-holiday-at-cleveland-botanical-garden--listing-353eed2323485befd77f1837) — Nov 21 – Jan 3 · Cleveland Botanical Garden · From $15 · checked Oct 24. Cleveland Botanical Garden's new holiday show swaps snow for the tropics. Indoor and outdoor holiday lights run through the gardens, the glasshouses host island-inspired…
- [Turkey Trot for Kids at the Main Library](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/turkey-trot-for-kids-at-the-main-library--listing-b8ed5cacf4724e86b2556c7c) — Sat, Nov 21 · 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM · Cleveland Public Library Main Library · Free · checked Oct 24. A Youth Services program in the Main Library's fourth-floor storytime room the Saturday before Thanksgiving. Children burn off energy with turkey-trot movement and play…
- [Museum Family Day: The Science of You](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/museum-family-day-the-science-of-you--listing-593c3d0312488d323539aaec) — Sun, Nov 22 · 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Cleveland Museum of Natural History · With admission · checked Oct 24. A family day about human evolution at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. Through demonstrations and hands-on stations, visitors follow the story from ancient hominins to…
- [Storytime with Santa at Cleveland Botanical Garden](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/storytime-with-santa-at-cleveland-botanical-garden--listing-5b977077bccdbb274a75c8d2) — Sun, Nov 22 (+3 more dates) · 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Cleveland Botanical Garden · From $25 · checked Oct 24. A Sunday-morning holiday storytime at the Botanical Garden with a winter story, a holiday craft, cocoa and cookies, and time for photos with Santa. Afterwards families can walk…

### Brecksville (7)

- [Drop-by: Bats of Ohio — Brecksville Nature Center](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/drop-by-bats-of-ohio-brecksville-nature-center--listing-cdfd1918e53b0d81f43d52f1) — Sun, Oct 25 · 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Brecksville Nature Center, Brecksville Reservation · Free · checked Oct 24. A drop-in table at Brecksville Nature Center for learning about Ohio's bats in the week before Halloween. Families can stop by any time between 1 and 3 p.m. to hear facts from a…
- [Nurture with Nature — Brecksville](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/nurture-with-nature-brecksville--listing-7435c2656b12190905dc5288) — Mon, Oct 26 (+1 more date) · 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM · Trailside Program Center, Brecksville Reservation · Ages 3+ · Free · checked Oct 24. A monthly family hour at Brecksville's Trailside Program Center that explores nature through picture books, games, short hikes and other activities. The October session is about…
- [Map & Compass: Pumpkin Scavenger Hunt & Hot Cocoa](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/map-and-compass-pumpkin-scavenger-hunt-and-hot-cocoa--listing-ae331ff6e23051d311d28faf) — Wed, Oct 28 · 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM · Trailside Program Center, Brecksville Reservation · All ages · Free · sold out when last checked · checked Oct 24. An Outdoor Recreation program at Brecksville's Trailside Program Center where families learn basic map and compass skills together, then use them to find pumpkins and fall-themed…
- [Animal Crackers Preschool Nature Program — Brecksville](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/animal-crackers-preschool-nature-program-brecksville--listing-769373ba3c8764d63783ad2c) — Thu, Nov 5 · 10:00 AM – 2:15 PM · Trailside Program Center, Brecksville Reservation · Ages 3–5 · Free · checked Oct 24. Animal Crackers is Brecksville Reservation's monthly program for 3- to 5-year-olds and an adult companion. Each month covers a different nature topic through hands-on activities…
- [Family Friendly Fun Series: Serge the Voyageur](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/family-friendly-fun-series-serge-the-voyageur--listing-0bbc6fbf6bb60255f37e02eb) — Sat, Nov 7 · 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Trailside Program Center, Brecksville Reservation · Free · checked Oct 24. A one-hour living-history performance in Brecksville Reservation's family series. Serge, a costumed voyageur, brings back the Great Lakes fur trade era: children learn French…
- [Hike for Tykes — Brecksville](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/hike-for-tykes-brecksville--listing-fc6513fd2b33617b9489ad6b) — Fri, Nov 13 · 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Trailside Program Center, Brecksville Reservation · Ages 3–5 · Free · checked Oct 24. A monthly themed hike for preschoolers and their adults around Brecksville Nature Center. Each session looks at what is changing in the woods that month, at a pace and distance…
- [Drop-by: Turkeys — Brecksville Nature Center](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/drop-by-turkeys-brecksville-nature-center--listing-1100e73b04708986342f7fb0) — Mon, Nov 23 (+1 more date) · 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Brecksville Nature Center, Brecksville Reservation · Free · checked Oct 24. A Thanksgiving-week drop-in at Brecksville Nature Center. Visitors can see the center's mounted tom turkey up close, learn how wild turkeys live and test themselves on turkey…

### Cuyahoga Heights (6)

- [Drop-by: Make a Nature-Inspired Trick-or-Treat Bag — CanalWay Center](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/drop-by-make-a-nature-inspired-trick-or-treat-bag-canalway-center--listing-dc6105e718f3364c1a1919f9) — Sun, Oct 25 · 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM · CanalWay Center, Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation, Cuyahoga Heights · Free · checked Oct 24. A drop-in craft afternoon at CanalWay Center in the Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation. Children decorate their own trick-or-treat sack with bats, spiders and owls in time for…
- [Drop-by: Spiders — CanalWay Center](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/drop-by-spiders-canalway-center--listing-c36b2f44e58f1a42203b1019) — Sat, Oct 31 · 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM · CanalWay Center, Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation, Cuyahoga Heights · Free · checked Oct 24. A Halloween-morning drop-in at CanalWay Center about why spiders are not so spooky. Families learn about spider species found in Ohio, the different kinds of webs they weave and…
- [Drop-by: Indoor Night Hike Activity — CanalWay Center](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/drop-by-indoor-night-hike-activity-canalway-center--listing-337a51e301b0abd4df833131) — Mon, Nov 9 · 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM · CanalWay Center, Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation, Cuyahoga Heights · Free · checked Oct 24. A 20-minute family activity in a darkened room at CanalWay Center that recreates what you might find on a night hike. Armed with a flashlight, children explore and complete a…
- [Hike to the Eagles Nest — Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/hike-to-the-eagles-nest-ohio-and-erie-canal-reservation--listing-d4fe4f761118b3f126a0eaab) — Fri, Nov 13 (+1 more date) · 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · CanalWay Center, Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation, Cuyahoga Heights · Free · checked Oct 24. A naturalist-led hike of about three miles from CanalWay Center to an active bald eagle nest in the Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation, watching for birds, beavers and other wildlife…
- [Drop-by: Turkey — CanalWay Center](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/drop-by-turkey-canalway-center--listing-4332c5617b274f2ad40a0c5e) — Sat, Nov 21 · 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM · CanalWay Center, Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation, Cuyahoga Heights · Free · checked Oct 24. A pre-Thanksgiving drop-in at CanalWay Center about wild turkeys. Staff share facts about the birds, put out biofacts such as feathers to explore and offer a turkey craft. Come…
- [Mystery Room at CanalWay Center](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/mystery-room-at-canalway-center--listing-969d70d56697880fa1443826) — Nov 22 – Nov 30 · 10:00 AM – 3:30 PM · CanalWay Center, Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation, Cuyahoga Heights · Ages 7+ · From $15 · checked Oct 24. A non-scary escape-room style challenge at CanalWay Center over Thanksgiving week. Groups of two to six follow clues, solve puzzles and work through problems to crack this year's…

### Mayfield Village (6)

- [Nature Storytime: Halloween Bats — North Chagrin](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/nature-storytime-halloween-bats-north-chagrin--listing-bfb6428ac606f9e9a2fdd9d1) — Thu, Oct 29 · 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM · North Chagrin Nature Center, North Chagrin Reservation, Mayfield Village · Ages 2–5 · Free · checked Oct 24. A Halloween-week storytime for 2- to 5-year-olds at North Chagrin Nature Center. A naturalist reads bat books, leads an activity and a craft, and children get to meet a live bat…
- [Spooky Spiders Hike — North Chagrin](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/spooky-spiders-hike-north-chagrin--listing-733b21086e88c561277d89a1) — Sat, Oct 31 · 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM · North Chagrin Nature Center, North Chagrin Reservation, Mayfield Village · Free · checked Oct 24. A Halloween-afternoon hike in North Chagrin Reservation to find local spiders and other arachnids and learn the roles they play in the ecosystem. Nets and identification guides…
- [Drop-by: Backyard Mammals — North Chagrin](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/drop-by-backyard-mammals-north-chagrin--listing-21b6330ad74560fa13ecd3fd) — Thu, Nov 5 · 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM · North Chagrin Nature Center, North Chagrin Reservation, Mayfield Village · Free · checked Oct 24. A discovery table at North Chagrin Nature Center about the mammals that live in suburban backyards. Children can meet a live bat and a flying squirrel, touch real mammal skulls…
- [Owl Hoot-enanny](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/owl-hoot-enanny--listing-f7609aaaa0044330747522ab) — Sat, Nov 7 · 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM · North Chagrin Nature Center, North Chagrin Reservation, Mayfield Village · Free · checked Oct 24. A free drop-in festival about owls and raptors at North Chagrin Nature Center. Naturalists give talks with live owls, trained raptors fly free during demonstrations, and there…
- [Reptiles and Amphibians — North Chagrin](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/reptiles-and-amphibians-north-chagrin--listing-ef7dbe77751bdf050a4b814d) — Fri, Nov 13 · 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM · North Chagrin Nature Center, North Chagrin Reservation, Mayfield Village · Free · checked Oct 24. An indoor hour at North Chagrin Nature Center for meeting live Ohio reptiles and amphibians up close. A naturalist explains where the animals live, what they eat and other facts…
- [Autumn Hike and Leaf Art — North Chagrin](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/autumn-hike-and-leaf-art-north-chagrin--listing-e68910e0bdd6200b8980cce1) — Sat, Nov 14 · 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Nature Education Building, North Chagrin Reservation, Mayfield Village · Free · checked Oct 24. A two-hour family program that starts with a hike around Sanctuary Marsh in North Chagrin Reservation, collecting fallen leaves and learning to identify the local trees they came…

### North Olmsted (3)

- [Drop-by: Spooky Skulls and Skeletons — Rocky River Nature Center](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/drop-by-spooky-skulls-and-skeletons-rocky-river-nature-center--listing-fb8e2e3340442969436ae86f) — Sat, Oct 24 (+1 more date) · 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Rocky River Nature Center, Rocky River Reservation, North Olmsted · Free · checked Oct 24. Rocky River Nature Center sets out animal skulls and skeletons for Halloween weekend. Families compare species to see what they have in common and what makes each one unique…
- [Stories in the StarLab — Rocky River Nature Center](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/stories-in-the-starlab-rocky-river-nature-center--listing-af6b040ebe28ab1a0a70210d) — Sun, Nov 1 · 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Rocky River Nature Center, Rocky River Reservation, North Olmsted · Ages 5+ · Free · checked Oct 24. A naturalist reads a space-themed story under the projected stars of the StarLab, an inflatable indoor planetarium at Rocky River Nature Center. Stories restart every 20 minutes…
- [Story Walk: Turkeys — Rocky River Nature Center](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/story-walk-turkeys-rocky-river-nature-center--listing-922eec325414414362c780ee) — Sat, Nov 7 · 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM · Rocky River Nature Center, Rocky River Reservation, North Olmsted · Ages 3–4 · Free · checked Oct 24. A 45-minute program for 3- and 4-year-olds: a naturalist reads books about the wild turkey, then leads a short hike to look for turkey signs and listen for one in the wild. The…

### Other towns in the Cleveland area (9)

- [Curiosities at the Castle](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/curiosities-at-the-castle--listing-e02e952d280b8fef90ddea73) — Sat, Oct 24 · 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM · Squire's Castle, North Chagrin Reservation, Willoughby Hills · Free · checked Oct 24. For one evening Squire's Castle in North Chagrin Reservation and the trails around it are lit with luminaries and lanterns. Families can meet live animals, handle bones and…
- [Halloween Drive-Thru at Farmpark](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/halloween-drive-thru-at-farmpark--listing-033d440196fad25d1e2e0bfc) — Sat, Oct 24 (+1 more date) · 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM · Lake Metroparks Farmpark, Kirtland · From $27.50 · checked Oct 24. Families drive Farmpark's trails and roadways after dark and pass playfully frightful Halloween scenes, some returning favorites and some new, without leaving the car. It is…
- [Tricks & Treats Halloween Celebration at Crocker Park](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/tricks-and-treats-halloween-celebration-at-crocker-park--listing-d964c6c420bffc08401714a0) — Sat, Oct 24 · 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Crocker Park, Westlake · Free · checked Oct 24. Crocker Park's free Halloween afternoon in Westlake. Children trick-or-treat at participating shops, restaurants and vendors marked with pumpkin signs (candy while supplies…
- [Mentor Marsh Guided Nature Hike: Forest Foray](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/mentor-marsh-guided-nature-hike-forest-foray--listing-301765046d4e364f2afbf1de) — Sun, Oct 25 · 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM · Carol H. Sweet Nature Center, Mentor Marsh State Nature Preserve · Free · checked Oct 24. A family-friendly guided hike through the upland woods along the rim of Mentor Marsh, led by the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, which manages the preserve. The group looks…
- [Holly Days Artisan Boutique at The West Woods](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/holly-days-artisan-boutique-at-the-west-woods--listing-4e07c890864387aa015921f3) — Fri, Nov 6 (+1 more date) · 5:00 PM · The West Woods Nature Center, Russell Township · Free · checked Oct 24. Geauga Park District's annual juried holiday market of nature-themed handmade gifts at The West Woods Nature Center. Regional artists sell ornaments, holiday décor, natural bath…
- [Kids Nature Yoga — West Creek](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/kids-nature-yoga-west-creek--listing-1ab8fdc669c14096b0179228) — Sun, Nov 15 · 12:15 PM – 1:45 PM · Watershed Stewardship Center (Confluence Room), West Creek Reservation, Parma · Ages 7+ · From $5 · checked Oct 24. A class from Happy Me Kids Yoga for children 7 and up with an adult at the Watershed Stewardship Center. It starts with a 45-minute yoga session with journaling, calming…
- [Candy Land Wild about Winter at Penitentiary Glen](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/candy-land-wild-about-winter-at-penitentiary-glen--listing-f0fffd961745f3f5674165a2) — Nov 21 – Jan 3 · 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Penitentiary Glen Reservation, Kirtland · Free · checked Oct 24. Lake Metroparks' free indoor holiday tradition turns the Candy Land board game into a life-size walk-through at Penitentiary Glen Reservation in Kirtland. This year's theme, Wild…
- [Crocker Park Tree Lighting](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/crocker-park-tree-lighting--listing-fe3c6d65094d4456e82d2e2d) — Sat, Nov 21 · 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM · Crocker Park – Center Circle, Westlake · checked Oct 24. Crocker Park's annual tree lighting in Westlake starts with a 4–8 p.m. holiday block party: live music and dance performances by local groups, local vendors, seasonal food and…
- [Nature Preschool Mini Adventures — Garfield Park](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/nature-preschool-mini-adventures-garfield-park--listing-c0fe78e14a519574e3abeb74) — Sat, Nov 21 · 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM · Garfield Park Nature Preschool, Garfield Park Reservation, Garfield Heights · Ages 2–5 · Free · checked Oct 24. A one-hour taste of Garfield Park's Nature Preschool for 2- to 5-year-olds and a grown-up. Families join the preschool teachers in the outdoor classroom for songs, stories and…

## Places and ongoing programs

### Cleveland (14)

- [Children's Museum of Cleveland](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/children-s-museum-of-cleveland--listing-1ac5eb87afc296ca47e09b85) — Monday-Wednesday and Friday-Sunday 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m.; closed Thursdays. From November 16… · Children's Museum of Cleveland · Ages 0–8 · From $15 · checked Oct 24. Housed in the restored Stager Beckwith mansion on Euclid Avenue, the Children's Museum of Cleveland is built for children from birth to age 8 and their grown-ups. The largest…
- [Children's Saturday Studios at the Cleveland Museum of Art](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/children-s-saturday-studios-at-the-cleveland-museum-of-art--listing-b6934a33489db91b84f8e44b) — Weekly on Saturdays, 10:00-11:30 a.m., in four-week sessions: Oct 31-Nov 21, 2026; Feb… · Cleveland Museum of Art (Museum Classrooms) · Ages 5–10 · Paid · checked Oct 24. Children's Saturday Studios are open-ended art classes in the Cleveland Museum of Art's classrooms, with separate groups for ages 5-7 and 8-10. Each four-week session has its own…
- [Cleveland Botanical Garden and Hershey Children's Garden](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/cleveland-botanical-garden-and-hershey-children-s-garden--listing-7a99e69770d4b107ff67ef74) — Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday noon-5 p.m.; closed Mondays. · Cleveland Botanical Garden · All ages · From $15 · checked Oct 24. Cleveland Botanical Garden in University Circle pairs outdoor display gardens with two tropical glasshouses (Costa Rica and Madagascar) that stay warm all winter. For families…
- [Cleveland History Center and Euclid Beach Park Grand Carousel](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/cleveland-history-center-and-euclid-beach-park-grand-carousel--listing-104322494d1228ec9b7b87db) — Thursday noon-8 p.m.; Friday, Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Grand Carousel… · Cleveland History Center · All ages · From $10 · checked Oct 24. The Western Reserve Historical Society's Cleveland History Center in University Circle tells the region's story through family, community and industry collections, and includes…
- [Cleveland Metroparks Zoo](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/cleveland-metroparks-zoo--listing-356c28fc2bc41008cf8417ad) — Daily 10 a.m.-4 p.m. October-March; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. April-September. Box office closes… · Cleveland Metroparks Zoo · All ages · From $21 · checked Oct 24. Cleveland Metroparks Zoo sits five miles south of downtown and is one of the region's biggest family days out, with Primate Forest among its newer habitats. Beyond the animal…
- [Cleveland Museum of Art](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/cleveland-museum-of-art--listing-2530a18724f57391ae0a6ffb) — Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Wednesday and Friday 10 a.m.-9 p.m… · Cleveland Museum of Art · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. The Cleveland Museum of Art's permanent collection galleries are always free, so a family can drop in for an hour of armor, mummies and paintings without buying anything. The…
- [Cleveland Museum of Natural History](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/cleveland-museum-of-natural-history--listing-f261256426bcf540c4c281c1) — Tuesday-Sunday 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; closed Mondays. · Cleveland Museum of Natural History · All ages · From $18 · checked Oct 24. The Cleveland Museum of Natural History in University Circle covers dinosaurs, human origins, gems, Ohio wildlife and space, with a planetarium and 3D films available as add-ons…
- [Great Lakes Science Center](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/great-lakes-science-center--listing-a7d1b49b0578205b060a2e4c) — Fall & winter (September-April): Tuesday-Wednesday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Thursday 10 a.m.-8… · Great Lakes Science Center · All ages · From $14.95 · checked Oct 24. Great Lakes Science Center on the downtown lakefront is home to the NASA Glenn Visitor Center and hundreds of hands-on exhibits, temporary exhibitions and daily science…
- [Greater Cleveland Aquarium](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/greater-cleveland-aquarium--listing-823468d3a19e31d03b42289e) — Daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; last entry 4 p.m. · Greater Cleveland Aquarium · All ages · From $13.95 · checked Oct 24. Greater Cleveland Aquarium fills the historic FirstEnergy Powerhouse in the Flats' Nautica Waterfront District with about 2,700 aquatic animals in seven galleries. Children can…
- [International Women's Air & Space Museum](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/international-women-s-air-and-space-museum--listing-2ec4ed0a19141d25075f42e4) — Exhibits open seven days a week 8:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m.; gift shop and offices Monday-Friday… · International Women's Air & Space Museum (Burke Lakefront Airport) · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. The International Women's Air & Space Museum inside Burke Lakefront Airport collects and displays the history of women in aviation and space, from early pilots to astronauts…
- [Open Studios at the CMA Community Arts Center](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/open-studios-at-the-cma-community-arts-center--listing-59414096eedc09c6483d760b) — Weekly on Saturdays and Sundays, 1:00-4:00 p.m. (check the holiday hours on the page). · CMA Community Arts Center (Centro de Artes Comunitarias) · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. The Cleveland Museum of Art's Community Arts Center in the Clark-Fulton neighborhood opens its studios every weekend for free, drop-in art making for families and people of all…
- [Preschool Storytime at Cleveland Public Library Main Library](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/preschool-storytime-at-cleveland-public-library-main-library--listing-6352cec1da7aba7de243d956) — Tuesdays 10:30-11:00 a.m. (listed weekly October 27 through December 29, 2026). · Cleveland Public Library Main Library (4th Floor, Room 477 Storytime Room) · Ages 3–5 · Free · checked Oct 24. Cleveland Public Library's downtown Main Library holds a weekly half-hour storytime for preschoolers in the fourth-floor Storytime Room (Room 477). Stories, songs, activities and…
- [Rock & Roll Hall of Fame](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame--listing-baa9668e347264566ea8c063) — September-June: daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Thursdays until 9 p.m. Closed Thanksgiving and… · Rock & Roll Hall of Fame · All ages · From $30 · checked Oct 24. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on the downtown lakefront tells the story of rock music through artifacts, films and exhibits across several floors. Children 5 and under get in free…
- [Sensory-Friendly Saturdays at the Cleveland Museum of Art](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/sensory-friendly-saturdays-at-the-cleveland-museum-of-art--listing-72f5bcb3a884b26e71bcd42a) — Third Saturday of each month, 9:00-10:00 a.m. · Cleveland Museum of Art · All ages · checked Oct 24. Once a month the Cleveland Museum of Art opens early for visitors with sensory-processing needs, adapting the galleries before the general public arrives. It suits children who…

### Kirtland (4)

- [Chapin Forest Reservation Ledges and Lucky Stone Loop](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/chapin-forest-reservation-ledges-and-lucky-stone-loop--listing-ea24ff7fc095e4072d3c7c5d) — Daily 6 a.m.-11 p.m. · Chapin Forest Reservation, Kirtland · All ages · checked Oct 24. Chapin Forest Reservation in Kirtland is known for its Sharon Conglomerate ledges, rock outcroppings formed about 300 million years ago, and nearly six miles of trails under…
- [Holden Arboretum and Murch Canopy Walk](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/holden-arboretum-and-murch-canopy-walk--listing-50674a3b9be9c82c1c55a306) — Tuesday-Sunday, Visitor Center 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; closed to the public on Mondays (open… · Holden Arboretum (Warren H. Corning Visitor Center), Kirtland · All ages · From $15 · checked Oct 24. The Holden Arboretum spreads across Lake and Geauga counties with gardens, trails, lakes and meadows, and is open year-round, rain or shine. General admission includes its two…
- [Lake Metroparks Farmpark](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/lake-metroparks-farmpark--listing-1671a0ba0027a60f70c01d6c) — Tuesday-Sunday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; closed Mondays (except Presidents' Day), Thanksgiving… · Lake Metroparks Farmpark, Kirtland · All ages · From $7 · checked Oct 24. Farmpark is a 235-acre working farm and education center in Kirtland, opened in 1990 to show families where food and clothing come from. Children can meet dairy cows, pigs…
- [Penitentiary Glen Nature Center and Nature Play](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/penitentiary-glen-nature-center-and-nature-play--listing-2b2fea24b306c6c07d47b8fc) — Nature Center and Wildlife Center 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily; Nature Store 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m… · Penitentiary Glen Reservation, Kirtland · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. Penitentiary Glen Reservation in Kirtland is a state-designated Watchable Wildlife site with forest, fields, wetlands, 8.5 miles of trails and a deep gorge settlers likened to a…

### Bay Village (3)

- [Forest Friends Parent-and-Child Nature Class — Lake Erie Nature & Science Center](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/forest-friends-parent-and-child-nature-class-lake-erie-nature-and-scie--listing-33056eac7bba9a5ce63f62db) — Weekly in 15-week sessions: Monday-Friday 9:30-10:30 a.m., or Mondays 11 a.m.-noon. · Lake Erie Nature & Science Center, Bay Village · Ages 1–2 · From $345 · checked Oct 24. Forest Friends is a one-hour adult-and-child class for one- and two-year-olds and the first step into the Center's nature preschool programs. Each week has a different nature…
- [Lake Erie Nature & Science Center](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/lake-erie-nature-and-science-center--listing-8b4e20e0adb9929fd9bfd40f) — Daily 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.; closed New Year's Day, Easter, Memorial Day, Independence… · Lake Erie Nature & Science Center, Bay Village · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. Lake Erie Nature & Science Center in Bay Village sits in parkland along Lake Erie and offers free general admission to live animal exhibits and displays on natural history and…
- [Little Wonders of Wildlife Toddler Animal Encounters — Lake Erie Nature & Science Center](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/little-wonders-of-wildlife-toddler-animal-encounters-lake-erie-nature--listing-3d5df1c343186df97963f9dc) — Mondays and Wednesdays 10:30-10:50 a.m. (listed weekly October 26 through December 30… · Lake Erie Nature & Science Center, Bay Village · Ages 0–3 · checked Oct 24. Little Wonders of Wildlife is a 20-minute program for toddlers at Lake Erie Nature & Science Center in Bay Village. Staff bring out a rotating selection of the Center's resident…

### Cleveland Heights (3)

- [North Rink Public Ice Skating — Cleveland Heights Community Center](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/north-rink-public-ice-skating-cleveland-heights-community-center--listing-a370a5c41b403310343394c7) — Public skate sessions on most days; times change and are posted on the Public Ice… · Cleveland Heights Community Center — North Rink · All ages · From $2 · checked Oct 24. The North Rink inside the Cleveland Heights Community Center is a year-round indoor ice rink run by Cleveland Heights Parks & Recreation. Public skate sessions run most days of…
- [Story Stop Preschool Storytime — Heights Libraries Lee Road](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/story-stop-preschool-storytime-heights-libraries-lee-road--listing-50d0f23e7943cd3f442313a9) — Tuesdays 10:00-10:30 a.m. (also 11:00 a.m.); listed weekly Oct 27-Nov 24, 2026. · Heights Libraries Lee Road Branch, Cleveland Heights · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. Story Stop is Heights Libraries' weekly reading adventure for preschoolers at the Lee Road branch: children hear stories, sing songs and do a little dancing, with books, music…
- [StoryCraft for Ages 2-5 — Heights Libraries Lee Road](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/storycraft-for-ages-2-5-heights-libraries-lee-road--listing-730ba8e045c95039b9e17693) — Wednesdays 10:30-11:00 a.m.; listed weekly Oct 28-Nov 25, 2026. · Heights Libraries Lee Road Branch, Cleveland Heights · Ages 2–5 · Free · checked Oct 24. StoryCraft at the Lee Road branch pairs stories, rhymes and play with an arts-and-crafts activity to finish, so children leave with something they made. It suits two- to…

### Mentor (3)

- [James A. Garfield National Historic Site](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/james-a-garfield-national-historic-site--listing-c78560693f1e392fe4ea2451) — November-April: Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, visitor center and grounds 10 a.m.-5… · James A. Garfield National Historic Site, Mentor · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. James A. Garfield National Historic Site in Mentor preserves the Mentor home and grounds of James A. Garfield, the 20th U.S. president. Park rangers lead guided house tours that…
- [Public Open Skate at Mentor Ice Arena](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/public-open-skate-at-mentor-ice-arena--listing-25795b49c2f85f101e3cf9eb) — Public skate times vary; see the arena's calendar (page notes the calendar is updated… · Mentor Ice Arena · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 24. Mentor Ice Arena, run by the City of Mentor, holds public open skates on its ice sheets for much of the year, with session times posted on the arena's calendar (updated monthly…
- [Tiddlywinks Baby and Toddler Story Time — Mentor Public Library](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/tiddlywinks-baby-and-toddler-story-time-mentor-public-library--listing-72999dda3972fad37ccd5449) — Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m. (fall session Sept 8-Nov 20, 2026). · Mentor Public Library Main Branch · checked Oct 24. Tiddlywinks is Mentor Public Library's story time for the youngest listeners, from newborns to three-year-olds, held at the Main Branch. Each session is filled with short…

### Other towns in the Cleveland area (28)

- [Brecksville Nature Center](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/brecksville-nature-center--listing-3c52ad4e10d6447bf8d20e6c) — Daily 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; closed New Year's Day, Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and… · Brecksville Nature Center, Brecksville Reservation · All ages · checked Oct 24. Brecksville Nature Center, built in 1939 and listed as a historic site, is the starting point for some of the deepest ravines and oldest forest in Cleveland Metroparks. From here…
- [CanalWay Center](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/canalway-center--listing-f6c1cef23cb6570cca767cf4) — Daily 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; closed New Year's Day, Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and… · CanalWay Center, Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation, Cuyahoga Heights · All ages · checked Oct 24. CanalWay Center in the Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation ties together the area's nature and canal history. Young children head for the canal boat play area and the Nature Nook with…
- [Carlisle Visitor Center Children's Play Space and Discovery Den](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/carlisle-visitor-center-children-s-play-space-and-discovery-den--listing-f7c1c64c55671d0c7ab8f031) — Visitor Center 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. daily; park 8 a.m.-sunset daily. · Carlisle Visitor Center, Carlisle Reservation, LaGrange · All ages · checked Oct 24. Carlisle Reservation in LaGrange is the largest of the Lorain County Metro Parks, with more than 11 miles of asphalt, gravel, dirt and grass trails through flood plain, meadow…
- [Castle Noel](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/castle-noel--listing-227f5616cf46d44304553f8c) — Year-round; hours and prices are on the attraction's Hours & Pricing page (it returned… · Castle Noel, Medina · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 24. Castle Noel in downtown Medina bills itself as America's largest indoor, year-round Christmas entertainment attraction. Inside are animated department-store holiday windows…
- [Fairport Harbor Lakefront Park Beach](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/fairport-harbor-lakefront-park-beach--listing-1fa96e66079a1aec362860c3) — Daily 6 a.m.-11 p.m.; beach is in off-season (no lifeguards). · Fairport Harbor Lakefront Park · All ages · checked Oct 24. Fairport Harbor Lakefront Park is a family-friendly Lake Erie beach that Lake Metroparks keeps open year-round, once named the best beach in Ohio by Coastal Living. The T-shaped…
- [French Creek Nature Center](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/french-creek-nature-center--listing-fb7edb007e28be90590c206e) — Nature Center 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. daily; park 8 a.m.-sunset. · French Creek Nature Center, French Creek Reservation, Sheffield Village · All ages · checked Oct 24. French Creek Reservation in Sheffield Village protects 450 acres of forest, high cliffs and deep ravines along Sugar, Fish and French creeks, with more than 4.5 miles of the most…
- [Just Baby 'N Me Lap-Sit Storytime — Lakewood Public Library](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/just-baby-n-me-lap-sit-storytime-lakewood-public-library--listing-9855b7df33741e659bee7578) — Fall session Sept 14-Nov 6, 2026: Mondays 10:00 a.m., Wednesdays 10:00 a.m. and 6:00… · Lakewood Public Library Main Library (Toddlers' Story Room) · Free · checked Oct 24. Just Baby 'N Me is Lakewood Public Library's lap-sit storytime for babies from birth through early walkers and their grown-ups. The half-hour-style session is built from rhymes…
- [Kids Empire Indoor Playground — Strongsville SouthPark Mall](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/kids-empire-indoor-playground-strongsville-southpark-mall--listing-b5827402922d8f97b440a1c4) — Open every day including holidays: Monday-Thursday 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Friday-Sunday 10… · Kids Empire Strongsville SouthPark Mall · Ages 1–12 · From $19.90 · checked Oct 24. Kids Empire inside SouthPark Mall is a padded indoor playground for children ages 1-12 with a colorful multi-level maze, winding slides, obstacle-style passages, ball pits and a…
- [Lakeview Park and Rose Garden](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/lakeview-park-and-rose-garden--listing-588545d1e42b00800e93a678) — Daily 8 a.m.-sunset; beach and café are summer-season. · Lakeview Park, Lorain · All ages · checked Oct 24. Lakeview Park was Lorain County Metro Parks' first lakeside park: 20 acres on West Erie Avenue in Lorain with a swimming beach, lawn bowling, sunsets over Lake Erie and views of…
- [Mapleside Farms and The Apple Barn](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/mapleside-farms-and-the-apple-barn--listing-b5fb74ba267edf43a1e09d51) — Apple Barn: Tuesday-Thursday 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Friday-Saturday 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Sunday 10… · Mapleside Farms, Brunswick · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 24. Mapleside Farms has been a family farm in Brunswick since 1927, spread over 146 acres of orchard and hillside. The new Apple Barn, across from the BBQ tent, sells fresh cider…
- [Miller Nature Preserve Conservatory and Butterfly House](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/miller-nature-preserve-conservatory-and-butterfly-house--listing-a28f0fd7bf8d6ef3d05119d4) — Building and Conservatory 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily; park 8 a.m.-sunset. Butterfly House open… · Miller Nature Preserve, Avon · All ages · From $4 · checked Oct 24. Miller Nature Preserve covers 145 wooded acres in the middle of Avon. Its centerpiece is a 5,000-square-foot conservatory, the first in Lorain County, inside a visitor center…
- [Music & Movement for Toddlers — Ashtabula Public Library](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/music-and-movement-for-toddlers-ashtabula-public-library--listing-8878790ccb506bb7b332e46c) — Mondays 10:30-11:00 a.m. (listed weekly through December 14, 2026; no session Oct 12). · Ashtabula Public Library (Ashtabula Foundation Room) · Free · checked Oct 24. A half-hour weekly session for toddlers and their parents at the Ashtabula County District Library's main Ashtabula building. Families try playful yoga poses, lively dancing and…
- [North Chagrin Nature Center](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/north-chagrin-nature-center--listing-44128cc47db2e05649e2de4b) — Daily 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; closed New Year's Day, Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and… · North Chagrin Nature Center, North Chagrin Reservation, Mayfield Village · All ages · checked Oct 24. North Chagrin Nature Center sits between Sunset Pond and Sanctuary Marsh and is the educational hub of North Chagrin Reservation. Inside are native live-animal exhibits, a…
- [Observatory Park](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/observatory-park--listing-f5f3d1afa494c4a392f2ac4a) — Park open 6 a.m.-11 p.m. (Labor Day to Memorial Day) and 6 a.m.-1 a.m. (Memorial Day to… · Observatory Park, Montville · All ages · checked Oct 24. Observatory Park in Montville Township is an 1,100-acre dark-sky park built to explore nature "from the ground to the galaxies." Families can walk the Planetary Trail, with…
- [Open Skate at Hamilton Ice Arena — Rocky River](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/open-skate-at-hamilton-ice-arena-rocky-river--listing-5788d801ec605febe025238d) — Saturdays & Sundays 2:00-4:00 p.m. (from Sept 19); Friday After School Skate 3:45-5:15… · Hamilton Ice Arena, Rocky River · All ages · From $4 · checked Oct 24. Hamilton Ice Arena on Rocky River's municipal campus is the city's indoor rink, open for public skating through the 2026-27 ice season. Families can come to the weekend afternoon…
- [Open Skate at North Park Ice Arena — Elyria](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/open-skate-at-north-park-ice-arena-elyria--listing-a6f617031c06a508fc0b989b) — Friday 7:00-10:00 p.m.; Saturday 1:00-3:00 p.m. and 6:00-8:00 p.m.; Sunday 1:00-3:00… · North Park Ice Arena, Elyria · All ages · From $3 · checked Oct 24. The City of Elyria's North Park Ice Arena runs low-cost public ice skating through the 2026-27 season. Family-friendly sessions include Friday evening skates, Saturday afternoon…
- [Orchard Hills Park Playground and Lighted Sledding Hill](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/orchard-hills-park-playground-and-lighted-sledding-hill--listing-32e4d18dbc7d8e72f37e2a54) — Park open 6 a.m.-11 p.m.; sledding when there is snow, with switch-operated lights for… · Orchard Hills Park, Chesterland · All ages · checked Oct 24. Orchard Hills Park is a 237-acre former golf course in Chester Township that Geauga Park District is returning to a natural landscape, with six trails totaling 3.3 miles…
- [Patterson Fruit Farm Market and Pick-Your-Own Orchards](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/patterson-fruit-farm-market-and-pick-your-own-orchards--listing-50495577ac765aa2feae9245) — Farm Market: fall hours 9 a.m.-6 p.m. (year-round market). Pick-your-own apples daily 9… · Patterson Fruit Farm Market, Chesterland · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 24. Seven generations of the Patterson family have farmed in Chesterland, and the farm splits across two sites. The year-round Farm Market and Bakery on Caves Road sells seasonal…
- [Rocky River Nature Center](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/rocky-river-nature-center--listing-859708195d900259a40ec33f) — Daily 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; closed New Year's Day, Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and… · Rocky River Nature Center, Rocky River Reservation, North Olmsted · All ages · checked Oct 24. Rocky River Nature Center in the Rocky River valley has a deck that hangs out over the river with a view of a 360-million-year-old shale cliff. Indoor exhibits take children back…
- [Sensory Stay & Play for Babies and Toddlers — Ashtabula Public Library](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/sensory-stay-and-play-for-babies-and-toddlers-ashtabula-public-library--listing-7ecd84ab4c782bbdb66e9118) — Tuesdays 10:30-11:00 a.m. (listed weekly through December 15, 2026). · Ashtabula Public Library (Ashtabula Foundation Room) · Free · checked Oct 24. A weekly sensory play time for babies and toddlers with their grown-ups in the library's Foundation Room. Children explore sensory tiles, sensory stones and other textured items…
- [Splash Zone Aquatic and Fitness Center](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/splash-zone-aquatic-and-fitness-center--listing-347aa94a4c94160a15133afe) — Facility: Mon-Thu 6 a.m.-8 p.m., Fri 6 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun 11 a.m.-5… · Splash Zone, Oberlin · All ages · From $10 · checked Oct 24. Splash Zone in Oberlin is Lorain County Metro Parks' year-round aquatic and fitness center, open to members and non-members. Indoors there is an eight-lane competition pool used…
- [The West Woods Nature Center](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/the-west-woods-nature-center--listing-3dc1c61c00c35e023c8ec54a) — Nature Center 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; park 6 a.m.-11 p.m. · The West Woods Nature Center, Novelty · All ages · checked Oct 24. The West Woods is a 956-acre Geauga Park District park protecting the sandstone ledges of Ansel's Cave, Silver Creek, wetlands and mature forest, with ten trails totaling 8.15…
- [Toboggan Chutes at The Chalet, Mill Stream Run Reservation](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/toboggan-chutes-at-the-chalet-mill-stream-run-reservation--listing-f0901fc25d685843d52580be) — 2026-27 season: opens Friday, November 27, 2026 and runs through Sunday, February 28… · The Chalet, Mill Stream Run Reservation, Strongsville · From $13 · checked Oct 24. The Chalet in Strongsville's Mill Stream Run Reservation runs twin ice toboggan chutes every winter. Riders climb 108 steps to the top while staff carry the toboggans up on a…
- [Urban Air Adventure Park — University Heights](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/urban-air-adventure-park-university-heights--listing-a03b4ef028982189e493ebf9) — Monday-Thursday 4-8 p.m.; Friday 4-9 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sunday noon-8 p.m. · Urban Air Adventure Park University Heights · All ages · From $17.49 · checked Oct 24. Urban Air in University Heights is an indoor trampoline and adventure park with attractions such as the Sky Rider overhead coaster, a Warrior Course obstacle run and a ropes…
- [Watershed Stewardship Center at West Creek](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/watershed-stewardship-center-at-west-creek--listing-a12ac06cb31aab01c1823cd8) — Daily 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; closed New Year's Day, Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and… · Watershed Stewardship Center, West Creek Reservation, Parma · All ages · checked Oct 24. The Watershed Stewardship Center in Parma's West Creek Reservation is Cleveland Metroparks' first facility devoted to scientific research and sustainable action, with exhibits on…
- [Weekend Wonders Drop-In Family Storytime — Lakewood Public Library](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/weekend-wonders-drop-in-family-storytime-lakewood-public-library--listing-4dc1f4e02227f95054bdbb99) — Fridays and Saturdays at 10:30 a.m. at the Main Library, year-round. · Lakewood Public Library Main Library (Activity Room) · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. Weekend Wonders is a drop-in storytime for the whole family, offered every weekend of the year with a new theme each week. Expect lively stories, activities, music and a craft to…
- [Weekly Kids Cooking Classes at Young Chefs Academy Solon](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/weekly-kids-cooking-classes-at-young-chefs-academy-solon--listing-9c20a3d3db18a10946c62521) — Weekly classes; days and times on the location calendar. Open enrollment for memberships. · Young Chefs Academy Solon · From $45 · checked Oct 24. Young Chefs Academy in Solon runs weekly hands-on cooking classes organized around a new theme each month, so every class brings different recipes. Children work on food…
- [Weekly Swim Lessons at Goldfish Swim School Fairview Park](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/weekly-swim-lessons-at-goldfish-swim-school-fairview-park--listing-01369ae493c7aa8c1b907e76) — Lessons scheduled weekly during operating hours: Mon, Wed, Thu 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Tue 9… · Goldfish Swim School - Fairview Park · From $33 · checked Oct 24. Goldfish Swim School on Lorain Road in Fairview Park teaches weekly swim lessons in a 90-degree indoor pool, with a 4:1 student-to-teacher ratio and water-safety skills practiced…