# Things to do with kids in Cleveland this weekend

> 9 family events on Fri, Oct 30 – Sun, Nov 1 in the Cleveland area. Times are Eastern Time.

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
Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-10-24), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/this-weekend

Towns with listings: Cleveland (6), Cuyahoga Heights (1), Mayfield Village (1), North Olmsted (1).

## Fri, Oct 30 – Sun, Nov 1

### Cleveland (6)

- [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…

### Other towns in the Cleveland area (3)

- [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…
- [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…
- [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…

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