# Things to do with kids at Carlisle Visitor Center, Carlisle Reservation

> 1 upcoming family events and 2 ongoing programs and visits at Carlisle Visitor Center, Carlisle Reservation, 12882 Diagonal Road, LaGrange, OH 44050, in the Cleveland area. Dates and times are Eastern Time. Today is Mon, Nov 2.

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## Events ahead

- [Santa Shop at Carlisle Visitor Center](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/santa-shop-at-carlisle-visitor-center--listing-7d0fb14a8f06f5ad717484c5) — Fri, Nov 27 (+10 more dates) · 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM · Carlisle Visitor Center, Carlisle Reservation, LaGrange · checked Oct 30. During Holiday Lights, the Friends of the Metro Parks run a Santa Shop where young shoppers make a simple craft and get help shopping for and wrapping gifts.

## Ongoing programs and visits

- [Balloon Twisting Nights at Carlisle Visitor Center](https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/balloon-twisting-nights-at-carlisle-visitor-center--listing-0cd10a92332bfcc43e749a93) — Wednesdays in December 2026: December 2, 9, 16 and 23, 6:30-8:30 p.m. · Carlisle Visitor Center, Carlisle Reservation, LaGrange · Free · checked Oct 27. On Wednesday evenings in December a balloon twister works inside the Carlisle Reservation Visitor Center as part of Lorain County Metro Parks' Holiday Lights season. Children…
- [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…

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