# Things to do with kids in Denton, TX

> 9 upcoming family events and 0 places and ongoing programs in Denton, TX (Denton County, TX), in the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington area. Listings whose address is in this town. Dates and times are Central Time. Today is Sat, Oct 24.

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## Events ahead

- [Children's Matinee: Dynamic Earth at UNT Sky Theater](https://grassyknees.com/dallas-fort-worth/activities/children-s-matinee-dynamic-earth-at-unt-sky-theater--listing-67254a2d646c695f751174bc) — Sat, Oct 24 (+1 more date) · 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM · UNT Sky Theater, Environmental Science Building, Denton · All ages · From $5 · checked Oct 20. A Saturday children's matinee of the full-dome documentary Dynamic Earth, projected on the dome of the University of North Texas Sky Theater in Denton. Narrated by Liam Neeson…
- [Trunk or Treat: Share the Harvest at FUMC Denton](https://grassyknees.com/dallas-fort-worth/activities/trunk-or-treat-share-the-harvest-at-fumc-denton--listing-45b760bdddf60de6db8f3fde) — Sun, Oct 25 · 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM · First United Methodist Church of Denton (FUMC Denton) · Free · checked Oct 21. First United Methodist Church of Denton (FUMC Denton) holds its annual Trunk or Treat: Share the Harvest on Sunday, October 25, 2026, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the church at 201 S…
- [Denton Twilight Tunes — October 2026](https://grassyknees.com/dallas-fort-worth/activities/denton-twilight-tunes-october-2026--listing-edb6682aff571dd51d33cab1) — Thu, Oct 29 · 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM · Wolff’s Park, Denton · All ages · Free · checked Oct 15. Outdoor family concert series with local and visiting musicians.
- [Halloween Movies in the Park — Quakertown Park, Denton](https://grassyknees.com/dallas-fort-worth/activities/halloween-movies-in-the-park-quakertown-park-denton--listing-ae64fe459a05f1301893aa4b) — Fri, Oct 30 · 6:00 PM · Quakertown Park, Denton · All ages · Free · checked Oct 21. Denton's free Movies in the Park series turns to Halloween films on two Friday nights at Quakertown Park, 321 E. McKinney St. On October 23, 2026 the feature is The Haunted…
- [Day of the Dead Celebration and LEGO Race at Yellow Dog — Denton](https://grassyknees.com/dallas-fort-worth/activities/day-of-the-dead-celebration-and-lego-race-at-yellow-dog-denton--listing-1f24a2d3e2f3196d8b2229f7) — Sun, Nov 1 · 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM · Bramblitt's Yellow Dog Art Bar & Gallery, Denton · checked Oct 21. Bramblitt's Yellow Dog Art Bar & Gallery at 219 E. Hickory St. in Denton celebrates Día de los Muertos on Sunday, November 1, 2026, from 3 to 6 p.m. The gallery spends the…
- [Downtown Denton Turkey Trot 5K and Kids' Gobble Wobble 1K](https://grassyknees.com/dallas-fort-worth/activities/downtown-denton-turkey-trot-5k-and-kids-gobble-wobble-1k--listing-e555d204eedf886eb47441c6) — Thu, Nov 26 · 8:40 AM – 10:30 AM · Downtown Denton (race start on E. McKinney Street) · Up to 10 · From $15 · checked Oct 24. The Denton Area Running Club's 11th annual Thanksgiving-morning race starts on East McKinney Street in downtown Denton. Children 10 and under have their own Kids' Gobble Wobble…
- [Breakfast with The Grinch — Denton](https://grassyknees.com/dallas-fort-worth/activities/breakfast-with-the-grinch-denton--listing-90f48730fdd38a0ed3387eeb) — Sat, Dec 5 · 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM · MLK Jr. Rec Center, Park, and Playground, Denton · From $10 · checked Oct 20. Denton Parks & Recreation hosts a wintry pancake breakfast with The Grinch at the MLK Jr. Recreation Center. Families sit down to a pancake and sausage breakfast, spend time with…
- [Denton Holiday Lighting Festival 2026](https://grassyknees.com/dallas-fort-worth/activities/denton-holiday-lighting-festival-2026--listing-870c3f42837c6d30e4e61337) — Sat, Dec 5 · Quakertown Park, Denton · With admission · checked Oct 16. Downtown Denton's Holiday Lighting Festival, held since 1988, takes over Quakertown Park on the first Saturday in December. The official tree lighting is at sunset, and the…
- [The Nutcracker — Festival Ballet of North Central Texas](https://grassyknees.com/dallas-fort-worth/activities/the-nutcracker-festival-ballet-of-north-central-texas--listing-4e7e1f878d535131eab362e3) — Fri, Dec 11 (+2 more dates) · UNT University Theater, RTFP Building, Denton · From $37.75 · checked Oct 20. Festival Ballet of North Central Texas, a Denton company now in its 39th season, presents The Nutcracker, its annual holiday tradition, at the University Theater in the RTFP…

## Recently ended

- [Halloween Carnival — Denton MLK Jr. Rec Center](https://grassyknees.com/dallas-fort-worth/activities/halloween-carnival-denton-mlk-jr-rec-center--listing-0141bec60331187bb0740fe8) — ended Fri, Oct 23

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