# Things to do with kids in Galveston County, TX

> 40 upcoming family events and 1 places and ongoing programs in Galveston County, TX, in the Houston–Pasadena–The Woodlands area. Listings whose address ZIP code is in this county (Census Bureau ZIP-to-county file). Dates and times are Central Time. Today is Sat, Oct 24.

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## Events ahead

- [Fishing Skills Clinic — Galveston Island State Park](https://grassyknees.com/houston/activities/fishing-skills-clinic-galveston-island-state-park--listing-cfe5a6a49ae82b585cba9e04) — Sat, Oct 24 · 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Galveston Island State Park — beach day-use area · With admission · checked Oct 16. Galveston Island State Park runs a hands-on, beginner-friendly Fishing Skills Clinic on Saturday, October 24, 2026, from 9 a.m. to noon at the beach day-use area. Participants…
- [Girl Scout Badge Workshops at Moody Gardens](https://grassyknees.com/houston/activities/girl-scout-badge-workshops-at-moody-gardens--listing-39ec6bb1de89c04c4b5870d5) — Sat, Oct 24 (+1 more date) · Moody Gardens, Galveston · checked Oct 20. Moody Gardens offers day-long Girl Scout badge workshops for older girls in Galveston. Seniors take the Eco Explorer workshop on Saturday, October 24 (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.), going…
- [Howl-O-Ween Ghost Wolf Expo](https://grassyknees.com/houston/activities/howl-o-ween-ghost-wolf-expo--listing-dcf4b0fac68b915ed296e6b8) — Sat, Oct 24 · 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Moody Gardens — MG3D Theater, Galveston · checked Oct 16. Galveston's 'ghost wolves' — canids carrying red wolf DNA — are the subject of a registration-required science morning at Moody Gardens' MG3D Theater on Saturday, October 24…
- [Trunk or Treat, Shop & Eat — Kemah Lighthouse District](https://grassyknees.com/houston/activities/trunk-or-treat-shop-and-eat-kemah-lighthouse-district--listing-79bd4c6c9f87ce491d7f4ecf) — Thu, Oct 29 · 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM · Kemah city parking lot — Lighthouse District · All ages · Free · checked Oct 16. The City of Kemah's second annual Trunk or Treat, Shop & Eat takes over the city parking lot at 604 Bradford Avenue in the Lighthouse District on Thursday, October 29, 2026, from…
- [Witches of West Bay Kayak Tour — Galveston Island State Park](https://grassyknees.com/houston/activities/witches-of-west-bay-kayak-tour-galveston-island-state-park--listing-d712d36664a376c6ea01f6dd) — Fri, Oct 30 (+1 more date) · 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM · Galveston Island State Park — Oak Bayou Picnic Area · Ages 13+ · checked Oct 20. A Halloween-week sunset paddle on Galveston Bay led by Galveston Island State Park staff. Participants launch from the Oak Bayou Picnic Area for a relaxed one- to…
- [Hocus Pocus Halloween Screening and Costume Contest](https://grassyknees.com/houston/activities/hocus-pocus-halloween-screening-and-costume-contest--listing-7e63c85f5d45947422c9b137) — Sat, Oct 31 · 12:00 PM · Moody Gardens — MG3D Theater, Galveston · From $15 · checked Oct 16. On Halloween, Saturday October 31, 2026, Moody Gardens screens Hocus Pocus in 2D on the giant MG3D Theater screen at noon and 3:15 p.m., with a family costume contest at 2 p.m…
- [Costume 5K Fun Run — League City](https://grassyknees.com/houston/activities/costume-5k-fun-run-league-city--listing-3b684e687e00758f17dcf78f) — Sun, Nov 1 · 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Hometown Heroes Park, League City · From $15 · checked Oct 24. A family fun run that gives Halloween costumes one more outing: League City Parks & Recreation invites runners and walkers to wear their costumes for a 5K at Hometown Heroes Park…
- [Pumpkin Palooza — League City](https://grassyknees.com/houston/activities/pumpkin-palooza-league-city--listing-ebb8e929106005d190b5303f) — Sun, Nov 1 · 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Hometown Heroes Park, League City · All ages · Free · checked Oct 16. League City's Pumpkin Palooza on Sunday, November 1, 2026 runs from 1 to 3 p.m. at Hometown Heroes Park. The afternoon opens with a Costume Fun Run, then continues with a fall…
- [Día de los Muertos Celebration — League City Community Center](https://grassyknees.com/houston/activities/dia-de-los-muertos-celebration-league-city-community-center--listing-71577c863b19eaa9400a5482) — Mon, Nov 2 · 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM · League City Community Center · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. League City Parks & Recreation marks Día de los Muertos with a free evening at the League City Community Center. The celebration combines food and music with a shared memorial…
- [Learn Wild! Home School Programs at Moody Gardens](https://grassyknees.com/houston/activities/learn-wild-home-school-programs-at-moody-gardens--listing-5f70635ba6aa86b65da9151a) — Tue, Nov 3 (+1 more date) · 9:30 AM · Moody Gardens, Galveston · From $20 · checked Oct 16. Moody Gardens offers monthly Learn Wild! programs for home school families and groups, with STEAM-focused, hands-on classroom learning grouped by grade from PK3 through 12th…
- [Sunset Watercolors at Galveston Island State Park](https://grassyknees.com/houston/activities/sunset-watercolors-at-galveston-island-state-park--listing-33247bc2ccd6945a8e8fa971) — Thu, Nov 5 · 4:45 PM – 6:00 PM · Galveston Island State Park — Nature Center and observation tower · With admission · checked Oct 20. An evening art program on Galveston Island State Park's observation tower. Participants meet at the Nature Center, then paint their own watercolor inspired by the panoramic…
- [Book Club: The First State of Being by Erin Entrada Kelly — Rosenberg Library](https://grassyknees.com/houston/activities/book-club-the-first-state-of-being-by-erin-entrada-kelly-rosenberg-lib--listing-d827d09920ed7d465a5a668c) — Fri, Nov 6 · 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM · Rosenberg Library, Galveston · Free · checked Oct 20. Rosenberg Library's book club for 3rd to 7th graders meets on Friday, November 6, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the Fox Room to talk about Erin Entrada Kelly's novel The First State…
- [Galveston Bay Area Master Naturalist Series: Oysters — Rosenberg Library](https://grassyknees.com/houston/activities/galveston-bay-area-master-naturalist-series-oysters-rosenberg-library--listing-c89204250d20f00116996e0f) — Fri, Nov 6 · 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Rosenberg Library, Galveston · checked Oct 20. Galveston Bay Area Master Naturalists bring a fun, hands-on presentation about oysters, which the library calls the tiny superheroes of our bays, to Rosenberg Library in…
- [Basic Fishing — Galveston Island State Park](https://grassyknees.com/houston/activities/basic-fishing-galveston-island-state-park--listing-6cc3c33750589dd52bdbfae7) — Sun, Nov 8 (+2 more dates) · 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Galveston Island State Park — Horseshoe Pond · With admission · checked Oct 16. Rangers at Galveston Island State Park teach the basics of fishing in three-hour sessions at Horseshoe Pond on Sunday, October 18, Sunday, November 8, Wednesday, November 18 and…
- [Learn Live! Pre-K Expeditions — Friendly Fish and Batty Pals](https://grassyknees.com/houston/activities/learn-live-pre-k-expeditions-friendly-fish-and-batty-pals--listing-8d977df07248dc172edec83e) — Wed, Nov 11 (+3 more dates) · 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM · Moody Gardens, Galveston · Ages 3–5 · Paid · checked Oct 16. Moody Gardens' Pre-K Expeditions are monthly themed mornings for early learners ages 3 to 5, offered on a Wednesday and the following Saturday. Each session includes story time…
- [Coco Live-to-Film Concert at The Grand 1894 Opera House](https://grassyknees.com/houston/activities/coco-live-to-film-concert-at-the-grand-1894-opera-house--listing-a5c66301bb7e843ff5f785af) — Fri, Nov 13 · 7:00 PM · The Grand 1894 Opera House, Galveston · Paid · checked Oct 16. The Grand 1894 Opera House in Galveston screens Disney and Pixar's Coco on Friday, November 13, 2026 at 7 p.m. with the full score performed live by the Orquesta Folclórica…
- [The Polar Express Train Ride — Galveston Railroad Museum](https://grassyknees.com/houston/activities/the-polar-express-train-ride-galveston-railroad-museum--listing-54f0245b364a44c9f6ed5676) — Nov 13 – Dec 23 · Galveston Railroad Museum — 1932 Union Depot · Paid · checked Oct 16. The Galveston Railroad Museum runs THE POLAR EXPRESS Train Ride from November 13 through December 23, 2026, boarding at the historic 1932 Union Depot. The roughly one-hour round…
- [Winter Birding — Galveston Island State Park](https://grassyknees.com/houston/activities/winter-birding-galveston-island-state-park--listing-5310e6a986611581a087a28b) — Sat, Nov 14 (+3 more dates) · 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM · Galveston Island State Park — Observation Tower parking lot · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 16. Galveston Island State Park's rangers lead easy one-hour winter birding walks for all ages on Saturdays November 14 and 28, December 26, 2026 and January 9, 2027, 9 to 10 a.m…
- [Rise of the Wild Prairie Guided Hike — Galveston Island State Park](https://grassyknees.com/houston/activities/rise-of-the-wild-prairie-guided-hike-galveston-island-state-park--listing-014186c5a7b5bb6013110c17) — Sun, Nov 15 (+1 more date) · 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM · Galveston Island State Park — Nature Center · With admission · checked Oct 20. A guided hike through Galveston Island State Park's prairie, a landscape the park says has been transformed over the past few years: what was once regrowth after a prescribed…
- [A Charlie Brown Christmas Live on Stage — The Grand 1894 Opera House](https://grassyknees.com/houston/activities/a-charlie-brown-christmas-live-on-stage-the-grand-1894-opera-house--listing-0c3c6aed48ad2a4b88d7a9b3) — Sat, Nov 21 · 3:00 PM · The Grand 1894 Opera House, Galveston · Paid · checked Oct 20. The stage version of the Peanuts TV special comes to Galveston's historic Grand 1894 Opera House on Saturday, November 21, with performances at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Charlie Brown…
- [Holiday in The Gardens at Moody Gardens](https://grassyknees.com/houston/activities/holiday-in-the-gardens-at-moody-gardens--listing-ef8a0af0ebd379f29143b58f) — Nov 21 – Jan 2 · 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM · Moody Gardens, Galveston · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 16. Moody Gardens in Galveston celebrates its 25th holiday season with Holiday in The Gardens, running nightly from November 21, 2026 through January 2, 2027. The centrepiece is a…
- [Fall Kids Baking Class at Moody Gardens](https://grassyknees.com/houston/activities/fall-kids-baking-class-at-moody-gardens--listing-00d4b119275d86f71fd71091) — Sun, Nov 22 · 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM · Moody Gardens Convention Center, Galveston · Ages 6–11 · From $99 · checked Oct 16. On Sunday, November 22, 2026 from noon to 2 p.m., the Moody Gardens pastry team leads a hands-on baking and decorating class for children ages 6 to 11 at the Moody Gardens…
- [Scouting America Public Merit Badge Workshops at Moody Gardens](https://grassyknees.com/houston/activities/scouting-america-public-merit-badge-workshops-at-moody-gardens--listing-70268b10e65233b85100d124) — Sun, Nov 22 (+1 more date) · Moody Gardens, Galveston · checked Oct 20. Moody Gardens in Galveston runs public merit badge workshops where Scouts complete badge requirements with the park's education staff. On Sunday, November 22 (noon to 7:30 p.m.)…
- [Pyramid Kids Camps — Thanksgiving and winter break days](https://grassyknees.com/houston/activities/pyramid-kids-camps-thanksgiving-and-winter-break-days--listing-66f0dd893785815fe11b33fa) — Mon, Nov 23 (+13 more dates) · 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Moody Gardens, Galveston · Ages 6–12 · From $60 · checked Oct 16. Moody Gardens runs single-day Pyramid Kids Camps for children ages 6 to 12 on days when school is out. Each day runs 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and is sold individually, so families can…
- [Guided Turkey Hike on Thanksgiving — Galveston Island State Park](https://grassyknees.com/houston/activities/guided-turkey-hike-on-thanksgiving-galveston-island-state-park--listing-31ed1301deabaf31c4b6a921) — Thu, Nov 26 · 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM · Galveston Island State Park — Observation Tower parking lot · With admission · checked Oct 16. On Thanksgiving morning, Thursday November 26, 2026, from 10 to 11:30 a.m., a naturalist leads a slow-paced, tongue-in-cheek 'turkey hunt' at Galveston Island State Park. No wild…
- [Opt Outside Kayak Tour on Black Friday — Galveston Island State Park](https://grassyknees.com/houston/activities/opt-outside-kayak-tour-on-black-friday-galveston-island-state-park--listing-505b5c6756a250f9ec59e54c) — Fri, Nov 27 · 12:00 PM – 2:30 PM · Galveston Island State Park — Oak Bayou Picnic Area · Ages 13+ · With admission · checked Oct 20. Galveston Island State Park's day-after-Thanksgiving paddle: a guided 1.5-hour kayak trip from the Oak Bayou Picnic Area out over the sea-grass beds and bay bottom of Galveston…
- [Dickens on The Strand](https://grassyknees.com/houston/activities/dickens-on-the-strand--listing-298181bd4f0283b2dfdfea9a) — Fri, Dec 4 (+2 more dates) · 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM · The Strand National Historic Landmark District, Galveston · All ages · From $13 · checked Oct 16. Galveston Historical Foundation's 53rd Dickens on The Strand turns the Strand historic district into Victorian London on December 4–6, 2026. Families find parades, entertainment…
- [Dickens' A Christmas Carol — The Grand 1894 Opera House](https://grassyknees.com/houston/activities/dickens-a-christmas-carol-the-grand-1894-opera-house--listing-f072e0d3da4c04590b50d3c1) — Fri, Dec 4 (+1 more date) · The Grand 1894 Opera House, Galveston · Paid · checked Oct 20. A classic stage production of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol at The Grand 1894 Opera House, which the theater pairs with Galveston's Dickens weekend. Ebenezer Scrooge is…
- [Santa's Littler Helpers — The Grand 1894 Opera House](https://grassyknees.com/houston/activities/santa-s-littler-helpers-the-grand-1894-opera-house--listing-80bc9b954202077ba3cb8c6f) — Mon, Dec 7 · 10:00 AM · The Grand 1894 Opera House, Galveston · Paid · checked Oct 20. A festive family musical for grades K–6 at The Grand 1894 Opera House on Monday morning, December 7, with performances at 10 a.m. and noon. Four young elves set off through…
- [65th Annual Christmas Boat Lane Parade — Clear Lake to Kemah](https://grassyknees.com/houston/activities/65th-annual-christmas-boat-lane-parade-clear-lake-to-kemah--listing-5b23d091ec5dc9c755ed13f5) — Sat, Dec 12 · 6:00 PM · Clear Lake waterfront — South Shore Harbour Marina start; public viewing also at Kemah Boardwalk, Kemah/Seabrook Channel, Nassau Bay Lagoon and Clear Lake Shores, League City · checked Oct 24. More than 60 decorated and lit powerboats and sailboats travel the length of Clear Lake and out through the Kemah Channel in this long-running holiday parade, produced by the…
- [Breakfast with Santa — League City](https://grassyknees.com/houston/activities/breakfast-with-santa-league-city--listing-c7a497ed7b095e2fa58a93ac) — Sat, Dec 12 · 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM · Hometown Heroes Park, League City · All ages · From $25 · checked Oct 24. League City Parks & Recreation hosts a pajama-friendly Breakfast with Santa at Hometown Heroes Park on a Saturday morning in mid-December. Families are encouraged to come in…
- [Breakfast with Santa at Moody Gardens Hotel](https://grassyknees.com/houston/activities/breakfast-with-santa-at-moody-gardens-hotel--listing-c560223122277b993e3ab537) — Sat, Dec 12 (+6 more dates) · 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM · Moody Gardens Hotel — Frances Anne Moody Ballroom, Galveston · Paid · checked Oct 16. Moody Gardens hosts Breakfast with Santa on seven December mornings in the Frances Anne Moody Ballroom of the Moody Gardens Hotel: December 12, 13 and 19 through 23, 2026, with…
- [Coastal Campsite Lights Night — Galveston Island State Park](https://grassyknees.com/houston/activities/coastal-campsite-lights-night-galveston-island-state-park--listing-370565580d0ab26459864db9) — Sat, Dec 12 · 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Galveston Island State Park — campground · With admission · checked Oct 16. On Saturday, December 12, 2026, from 6 to 7 p.m., Galveston Island State Park invites visitors to stroll its campground and admire campsites decorated with holiday lights…
- [Hanukkah Lights — Helen Hall Library, League City](https://grassyknees.com/houston/activities/hanukkah-lights-helen-hall-library-league-city--listing-e20e1a6acafd999b7c6495b1) — Sat, Dec 12 · 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM · Helen Hall Library, League City · All ages · checked Oct 20. Helen Hall Library in League City celebrates Hanukkah with games, stories, food, music and a scavenger hunt on Saturday morning, December 12, which the library bills as the last…
- [Christmas Around the World — Helen Hall Library, League City](https://grassyknees.com/houston/activities/christmas-around-the-world-helen-hall-library-league-city--listing-d4561ef0e46c5acf69baa7a5) — Sat, Dec 19 · 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM · Helen Hall Library, League City · All ages · checked Oct 20. A Saturday-morning holiday program at Helen Hall Library in League City where families discover traditions for celebrating the Christmas season around the world through…
- [A Hi-JACK-ed Christmas — Helen Hall Library, League City](https://grassyknees.com/houston/activities/a-hi-jack-ed-christmas-helen-hall-library-league-city--listing-6ad9743a693c985ef16884af) — Tue, Dec 22 · 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM · Helen Hall Library, League City · All ages · checked Oct 20. A holiday craft afternoon at Helen Hall Library in League City for fans of the Pumpkin King or of 'Sandy… ahem… Santa Claus'. Every craft and activity comes in a traditional…
- [Merry Little Mischief Morning Feast — character breakfast](https://grassyknees.com/houston/activities/merry-little-mischief-morning-feast-character-breakfast--listing-93a781804b4220ab08c380fb) — Sat, Dec 26 (+1 more date) · 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM · Moody Gardens Hotel — Frances Anne Moody Ballroom, Galveston · Paid · checked Oct 16. After Christmas, Moody Gardens runs a playful character breakfast in the Frances Anne Moody Ballroom on December 26 and 27, 2026, with seatings at 8:30 and 10:00 a.m. The menu…
- [New Year's Count Down at Noon — Helen Hall Library, League City](https://grassyknees.com/houston/activities/new-year-s-count-down-at-noon-helen-hall-library-league-city--listing-027132db71973bca8884a538) — Thu, Dec 31 · 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM · Helen Hall Library, League City · checked Oct 20. A New Year's Eve celebration at Helen Hall Library in League City with a countdown at noon instead of midnight. From 11:30 a.m. families do crafts and activities, then count down…
- [First Day Hike — New Year's Bird Walk at Galveston Island State Park](https://grassyknees.com/houston/activities/first-day-hike-new-year-s-bird-walk-at-galveston-island-state-park--listing-8b1e4634046d414ed1df9767) — Fri, Jan 1 · 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM · Galveston Island State Park — Observation Tower parking lot · With admission · checked Oct 20. A New Year's Day bird walk at Galveston Island State Park led by a park ranger and birder, part of the first-day-of-the-year hikes that nature enthusiasts join across the…
- [First Day Hike — Sunrise Beach Walk, Galveston Island State Park](https://grassyknees.com/houston/activities/first-day-hike-sunrise-beach-walk-galveston-island-state-park--listing-5e6f60189163dcf9ca8b00b4) — Fri, Jan 1 · 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM · Galveston Island State Park — beachside day-use area (turtle statue) · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 16. Start the new year on Friday, January 1, 2027 with a ranger-led sunrise walk on the beach at Galveston Island State Park, from 7 to 8 a.m., part of the nationwide First Day Hikes…

## Places and ongoing programs

- [Storytime at Rosenberg Library](https://grassyknees.com/houston/activities/storytime-at-rosenberg-library--listing-45a1c32536f456bffefdfc97) — Wednesdays 10:00–10:30 am, Wortham Auditorium (Halloween Storytime on Oct 28). · Rosenberg Library, Galveston · Ages 2–5 · checked Oct 20. Rosenberg Library's weekly storytime for young children and their caregivers, held Wednesday mornings from 10 to 10:30 in the Wortham Auditorium in Galveston. Each half-hour…

## Recently ended

- [CabooseFest: Hootenanny & Hayrides — Galveston Railroad Museum](https://grassyknees.com/houston/activities/caboosefest-hootenanny-and-hayrides-galveston-railroad-museum--listing-3e9badd921fb52026b91ec06) — ended Sat, Oct 17

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