# Things to do with kids in Plano, TX

> 23 upcoming family events and 5 places and ongoing programs in Plano, TX (Collin 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

- [Trunk or Treat at Madness Games & Comics — Plano](https://grassyknees.com/dallas-fort-worth/activities/trunk-or-treat-at-madness-games-and-comics-plano--listing-f4c199ab31a6b999db72e23c) — Sat, Oct 24 · 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Madness Games & Comics, Plano · All ages · Free · checked Oct 21. Madness Games & Comics on Custer Road in Plano hosts a free Trunk or Treat on Saturday, October 24, 2026, from 5 to 7 p.m. Families can go trunk to trunk for candy, listen to…
- [Trick or Treatery Halloween Parade at Legacy Hall — Plano](https://grassyknees.com/dallas-fort-worth/activities/trick-or-treatery-halloween-parade-at-legacy-hall-plano--listing-6e6a32b5e956ec915d5d53e7) — Tue, Oct 27 · 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM · Legacy Hall, Plano · Free · checked Oct 21. Legacy Hall, the food hall at Legacy West in Plano, holds its free Trick or Treatery Halloween Parade on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. The afternoon starts…
- [Annie KIDS — North Texas Performing Arts Plano](https://grassyknees.com/dallas-fort-worth/activities/annie-kids-north-texas-performing-arts-plano--listing-f034a4f6f5e6f8df85b6406d) — Thu, Oct 29 (+3 more dates) · 6:15 PM · North Texas Performing Arts Theatre — Plano · All ages · From $13 · checked Oct 16. North Texas Performing Arts' young performers stage Annie KIDS, a shortened youth version of the musical Annie, at NTPA's Plano theatre from October 29 to November 1, 2026. The…
- [Trick-or-Treat Trail at Overture Plano](https://grassyknees.com/dallas-fort-worth/activities/trick-or-treat-trail-at-overture-plano--listing-19d2e1e7237e088391f0375b) — Thu, Oct 29 · 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM · Overture Plano · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. Overture Plano, a senior apartment community on Coit Road, opens its building to the public for an indoor trick-or-treat trail two nights before Halloween. Families walk the…
- [Global Grooves: Día de los Muertos](https://grassyknees.com/dallas-fort-worth/activities/global-grooves-dia-de-los-muertos--listing-a2f636337795c3b3881b2ed7) — Fri, Oct 30 · 7:00 PM · McCall Plaza, Plano · Free · checked Oct 16. The Plano International Festival and Plano Arts host a free Día de los Muertos edition of Global Grooves on McCall Plaza in downtown Plano on Friday, October 30, 2026, from 7…
- [Monster Mash Family Bash at Main Event Plano](https://grassyknees.com/dallas-fort-worth/activities/monster-mash-family-bash-at-main-event-plano--listing-880a60357a9a6f985978c730) — Fri, Oct 30 · 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Main Event Plano · From $28.33 · checked Oct 21. Main Event Plano on Central Expressway holds a Monster Mash Family Bash on Friday, October 30, 2026, from 6 to 9 p.m. Each $28.33 ticket (tax and gratuity included) covers an…
- [Trunk or Treat at The Learning Experience — Plano](https://grassyknees.com/dallas-fort-worth/activities/trunk-or-treat-at-the-learning-experience-plano--listing-107435c7bcff91caf451e0a3) — Fri, Oct 30 · 6:45 PM – 8:00 PM · The Learning Experience - Plano · checked Oct 21. The Learning Experience in Plano opens its Trunk or Treat to the community on Friday, October 30, 2026, from 6:45 to 8 p.m. at 8744 Ohio Dr. Families can trick-or-treat at…
- [Boo on The Boardwalk 2026 — Plano](https://grassyknees.com/dallas-fort-worth/activities/boo-on-the-boardwalk-2026-plano--listing-74464fcaacaf9efc32f9a30f) — Sat, Oct 31 · 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM · The Boardwalk at Granite Park, Plano · All ages · Free · checked Oct 21. The Boardwalk at Granite Park in Plano hosts Boo on The Boardwalk on Halloween evening, Saturday, October 31, 2026, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Instead of knocking on neighborhood…
- [Trick or Treating at PINSTACK Plano](https://grassyknees.com/dallas-fort-worth/activities/trick-or-treating-at-pinstack-plano--listing-0524dce5ebd6ccb3c1d123e5) — Sat, Oct 31 · 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM · PINSTACK Plano · All ages · checked Oct 24. PINSTACK's Plano entertainment center turns its building into an indoor trick-or-treat route on Halloween night. Children in costume collect candy from stations set up around the…
- [Trunk-or-Treat at First Christian Church of Plano](https://grassyknees.com/dallas-fort-worth/activities/trunk-or-treat-at-first-christian-church-of-plano--listing-300af5b9fd9e1f645674afb4) — Sat, Oct 31 · 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM · First Christian Church of Plano · All ages · Free · checked Oct 20. First Christian Church of Plano, east of downtown Plano on 15th Street, fills its parking lot with decorated car trunks for a free Halloween-night trunk-or-treat from 5 to 7 pm…
- [Chicken Night at Dark Hour Haunted House — Plano](https://grassyknees.com/dallas-fort-worth/activities/chicken-night-at-dark-hour-haunted-house-plano--listing-6a4aee5db8d1fb86bfa6667a) — Sun, Nov 1 · 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Dark Hour Haunted House, Plano · Paid · checked Oct 21. Dark Hour Haunted House in Plano is a full-scare attraction on most nights, but on its Chicken Nights it opens for a walkthrough with no actors and no animatronics. Sunday…
- [Plano Archaeology Fair 2026](https://grassyknees.com/dallas-fort-worth/activities/plano-archaeology-fair-2026--listing-0217977c8efb60f034b5e1c5) — Sat, Nov 7 · 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM · Haggard Park, Plano · Free · checked Oct 16. The Plano Conservancy for Historic Preservation holds its 22nd annual Archaeology Fair in Haggard Park in downtown Plano, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. It's free and open to the public…
- [Plano Flags of Honor 2026 — 10th Anniversary](https://grassyknees.com/dallas-fort-worth/activities/plano-flags-of-honor-2026-10th-anniversary--listing-31957359bd8a5c0ccd6cdc90) — Nov 7 – Nov 14 · Oak Point Park — Oak Point Event Field, Plano · Free · checked Oct 16. For its tenth year, Plano Flags of Honor fills the Oak Point Event Field with American flags from November 7 to 14, 2026, to honor veterans and first responders. Each flag…
- [Safety Fair & Touch-a-Truck — Plano Flags of Honor](https://grassyknees.com/dallas-fort-worth/activities/safety-fair-and-touch-a-truck-plano-flags-of-honor--listing-3e7b96fdedce0dc6c9a24993) — Sat, Nov 7 · 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Oak Point Park — Oak Point Event Field, Plano · All ages · Free · checked Oct 16. Children of all ages can climb into and explore fire trucks, police vehicles, construction equipment and other city vehicles at the free Safety Fair & Touch-a-Truck at Oak Point…
- [Breakfast with Santa at 'Neath the Wreath](https://grassyknees.com/dallas-fort-worth/activities/breakfast-with-santa-at-neath-the-wreath--listing-e6b3072e594777ba3af63850) — Sat, Nov 14 · 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Plano Event Center · From $40 · checked Oct 20. The Junior League of Collin County runs a Breakfast with Santa on the Saturday morning of its 31st annual 'Neath the Wreath Holiday Gift Market at the Plano Event Center. The…
- [Lights on the Farmstead 2026](https://grassyknees.com/dallas-fort-worth/activities/lights-on-the-farmstead-2026--listing-cfe21d1376829f1046f3a8ad) — Fri, Nov 20 (+22 more dates) · 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Heritage Farmstead Museum, Plano · All ages · From $12 · checked Oct 16. Heritage Farmstead Museum in Plano runs Lights on the Farmstead for the sixth year, on select evenings from November 20 to December 30, 2026, from 6 to 9 p.m. Visitors walk a…
- [Lights at Legacy East 2026 — Tree Lighting](https://grassyknees.com/dallas-fort-worth/activities/lights-at-legacy-east-2026-tree-lighting--listing-c4d2e0635c0a4afc994a6b63) — Sun, Nov 22 · 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM · The Shops at Legacy East, Plano · Free · checked Oct 16. The Shops at Legacy East in Plano holds its holiday kickoff on Sunday, November 22, 2026, from 4 to 7 p.m. Santa photos are offered from 4 to 6:15 p.m. on a first-come…
- [Dickens in Downtown Plano 2026](https://grassyknees.com/dallas-fort-worth/activities/dickens-in-downtown-plano-2026--listing-9f8387b32d7eaea1702ce343) — Sat, Dec 5 · 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Downtown Plano Arts District · Free · checked Oct 16. Dickens is the City of Plano's free holiday festival in the historic Downtown Plano Arts District, held Saturday, December 5, 2026, from 4 to 9 p.m. The street turns into an…
- [Make & Take: Decorate a Gingerbread House — Central Market Cooking School Plano](https://grassyknees.com/dallas-fort-worth/activities/make-and-take-decorate-a-gingerbread-house-central-market-cooking-scho--listing-864430780727ec47521fd4e5) — Sat, Dec 5 (+3 more dates) · 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM · Central Market Cooking School Plano · All ages · From $28.13 · checked Oct 24. Central Market's Plano Cooking School runs all-ages gingerbread house decorating sessions through December. Each decorator gets an authentic Swiss Lebkuchen gingerbread house…
- [Breakfast with Santa at Carpenter Park Recreation Center — Plano](https://grassyknees.com/dallas-fort-worth/activities/breakfast-with-santa-at-carpenter-park-recreation-center-plano--listing-9c16ad5107811ddef0b8f7ec) — Sat, Dec 12 · 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM · Carpenter Park Recreation Center, Plano · From $15 · checked Oct 24. The City of Plano's Carpenter Park Recreation Center hosts a family breakfast with Santa on a Saturday morning in mid-December. Families share donuts and hot cocoa, children…
- [Santa's Sleighin' Holiday Event and Market](https://grassyknees.com/dallas-fort-worth/activities/santa-s-sleighin-holiday-event-and-market--listing-31ba492adfbf53e002a9b550) — Sun, Dec 13 · 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM · The Boardwalk at Granite Park, Plano · checked Oct 16. The Boardwalk at Granite Park in Plano holds Santa's Sleighin' Holiday Event and Market on Sunday, December 13, 2026, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Lively Local Markets runs a…
- [Holiday Movie Magic Skate Show — StarCenter Plano](https://grassyknees.com/dallas-fort-worth/activities/holiday-movie-magic-skate-show-starcenter-plano--listing-dc3473bedcd565bb91cc878a) — Sun, Dec 20 · 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM · Children's Health StarCenter Plano · All ages · checked Oct 21. The Plano and Richardson StarCenter skating programs team up for a holiday ice show themed on Christmas movies, Holiday Movie Magic, at the Plano rink. Watching local academy…
- [Plano Metropolitan Ballet: Sleeping Beauty](https://grassyknees.com/dallas-fort-worth/activities/plano-metropolitan-ballet-sleeping-beauty--listing-3996d55416f8ee29aa9b15d2) — Sun, Jan 3 (+2 more dates) · 3:00 PM · Courtyard Theater, Plano · checked Oct 16. Plano Metropolitan Ballet presents the fairytale ballet Sleeping Beauty at the Courtyard Theater in downtown Plano in January 2027. Performances in this window are Sunday…

## Places and ongoing programs

- [Code Wiz Plano Coding, Robotics and Game Development](https://grassyknees.com/dallas-fort-worth/activities/code-wiz-plano-coding-robotics-and-game-development--listing-610253c364f2f36ee734d3e7) — Consult the official registration calendar for current sessions. · Code Wiz Plano · Ages 6–17 · From $189 · checked Oct 11. Learn programming, game development, physical computing and AI through guided technology projects.
- [Friday Storytime at the Interurban Railway Museum](https://grassyknees.com/dallas-fort-worth/activities/friday-storytime-at-the-interurban-railway-museum--listing-663c741bb267417fc91dfee0) — Every Friday at 11:00 a.m. (museum opens 10:30 a.m.) · Interurban Railway Museum, Plano · Free · checked Oct 16. Every Friday at 11 a.m., the Interurban Railway Museum in downtown Plano holds a free storytime with songs and stories, then a look around the museum and historic Car 360, a…
- [Night at the Museum — Play Street Museum Plano](https://grassyknees.com/dallas-fort-worth/activities/night-at-the-museum-play-street-museum-plano--listing-1e3b99da57e6b0c15898fd5b) — Thursdays 6:30–8:00 p.m. (select dates) · Play Street Museum - Plano · checked Oct 16. Play Street Museum in Plano is an indoor pretend-play space for young children. On most Thursday evenings from 6:30 to 8 p.m., it opens for Night at the Museum, an after-hours…
- [Pipe and Palette Plano Kids and Family Art Programs](https://grassyknees.com/dallas-fort-worth/activities/pipe-and-palette-plano-kids-and-family-art-programs--listing-e4ad854b44a2ded82a8462fb) — Consult the official registration calendar for current sessions. · Pipe and Palette, Plano · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 11. Try painting, pottery painting, parent-and-child crafts, art camps and a supervised kids night out.
- [Public Ice Skating at Children's Health StarCenter Plano](https://grassyknees.com/dallas-fort-worth/activities/public-ice-skating-at-children-s-health-starcenter-plano--listing-d9327f790db19a41d32174eb) — Public sessions on most days; times change week to week, see the StarCenter online… · Children's Health StarCenter Plano · All ages · From $17 · checked Oct 21. The Plano StarCenter on West Plano Parkway serves west Plano, Carrollton and The Colony. Public skating sessions are open to all ages and skill levels; you can buy tickets online…

## Recently ended

- [Little Farmer Friday: Fall Harvest](https://grassyknees.com/dallas-fort-worth/activities/little-farmer-friday-fall-harvest--listing-0d629e03c6835cb70c5f4c68) — ended Fri, Oct 23
- [Plano International Festival 2026](https://grassyknees.com/dallas-fort-worth/activities/plano-international-festival-2026--listing-b60cebbc982e36d5523fc1d1) — ended Sat, Oct 17

## Nearby

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