# Things to do with kids in West Palm Beach, FL

> 36 upcoming family events and 3 places and ongoing programs in West Palm Beach, FL (Palm Beach County, FL), in the Miami–Fort Lauderdale–West Palm Beach area. Listings whose address is in this town. Dates and times are Eastern Time. Today is Sat, Oct 24.

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## Events ahead

- [Family Studio: From the Ocean to the Horizon — October series](https://grassyknees.com/miami/activities/family-studio-from-the-ocean-to-the-horizon-october-series--listing-3b635952fff260e310870db3) — Sat, Oct 24 (+1 more date) · Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach · Ages 5–12 · Free · checked Oct 11. Explore landscape artworks in a gallery, then create landscape art with a caregiver.
- [Palm Beach Opera Story Time: The Great Poochini](https://grassyknees.com/miami/activities/palm-beach-opera-story-time-the-great-poochini--listing-f896c5a466be8704e3b5bc33) — Mon, Oct 26 · 4:30 PM – 5:00 PM · Mandel Public Library of West Palm Beach · All ages · Free · checked Oct 20. Palm Beach Opera brings its sing-along Story Time Series to the Mandel Library's children's programming space. Performers read The Great Poochini, about a dog who is an acclaimed…
- [GEMS Club — 2026 girls STEM series](https://grassyknees.com/miami/activities/gems-club-2026-girls-stem-series--listing-5d864d69326fc7edde7f3d2d) — Tue, Oct 27 (+2 more dates) · 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Cox Science Center and Aquarium, West Palm Beach · From $15 · checked Oct 11. Girls learn STEM topics with educator-led hands-on sessions and female STEM speakers; pizza dinner included.
- [Halloween Play and Party — Mandel Public Library](https://grassyknees.com/miami/activities/halloween-play-and-party-mandel-public-library--listing-70a8ca7e19a8f077ee4375ff) — Wed, Oct 28 · 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM · Mandel Public Library of West Palm Beach · Ages 0–5 · Free · checked Oct 20. A short, not-so-spooky Halloween morning for the library's youngest visitors: library staff put on an original Halloween play in the third-floor auditorium, followed by…
- [Spooky Science — October 2026](https://grassyknees.com/miami/activities/spooky-science-october-2026--listing-82a102d9813308c1ef27c94a) — Wed, Oct 28 (+3 more dates) · 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Cox Science Center and Aquarium, West Palm Beach · From $22 · checked Oct 11. Halloween science experiments, crafts, candy and decorations welcome families.
- [The Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System — Kravis Family Fare](https://grassyknees.com/miami/activities/the-magic-school-bus-lost-in-the-solar-system-kravis-family-fare--listing-d610d64fbf5f31f4a2c5352e) — Wed, Oct 28 · 6:30 PM · Kravis Center for the Performing Arts — Rinker Playhouse, West Palm Beach · Ages 4+ · Paid · checked Oct 16. Part of the Kravis Center's Family Fare series, this new musical adaptation of the Scholastic books sends Ms. Frizzle's class into outer space after they get lost on the way to…
- [Discovery Tales — spooky science story series](https://grassyknees.com/miami/activities/discovery-tales-spooky-science-story-series--listing-5251be7ba882dc1e0926a75a) — Sat, Oct 31 · Cox Science Center and Aquarium, West Palm Beach · From $22 · checked Oct 11. Families hear a science-themed story and take part in an associated learning activity.
- [KidSpace Kitchen with Ganache Bakery Celebrates Halloween](https://grassyknees.com/miami/activities/kidspace-kitchen-with-ganache-bakery-celebrates-halloween--listing-d3a0c7ea6ea112dec31abc6b) — Sat, Oct 31 · 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Mandel Public Library of West Palm Beach · Free · checked Oct 20. Jamal Lake of Ganache Bakery, who has appeared on Food Network's Holiday Baking competition, leads a Halloween-themed treat workshop for kids in grades K–5 in the library's…
- [Mark Cuban Foundation AI Bootcamp — application deadline passed](https://grassyknees.com/miami/activities/mark-cuban-foundation-ai-bootcamp-application-deadline-passed--listing-2e691e49d6e45fbb413f0644) — Sat, Oct 31 (+2 more dates) · Cox Science Center and Aquarium, West Palm Beach · Free · checked Oct 11. High school students learn AI concepts, ethics and build a capstone with mentors.
- [Not-So-Spooky Movie Marathon — Mandel Public Library](https://grassyknees.com/miami/activities/not-so-spooky-movie-marathon-mandel-public-library--listing-36a8def13a84bec5d76abb6f) — Sat, Oct 31 · 11:00 AM – 4:30 PM · Mandel Public Library of West Palm Beach · All ages · Free · checked Oct 20. Families can drop into KidSpace, the children's floor of West Palm Beach's main library, any time between 11 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on Halloween for a marathon of only slightly…
- [Family Autism Art Workshop: 3D Forms](https://grassyknees.com/miami/activities/family-autism-art-workshop-3d-forms--listing-87087d584af9df9df24de02d) — Sun, Nov 1 · Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach · Free · checked Oct 11. Transform clay into sculpture and investigate texture, shape and form.
- [Winter Wonderland ice skating at The Ben — West Palm Beach](https://grassyknees.com/miami/activities/winter-wonderland-ice-skating-at-the-ben-west-palm-beach--listing-51c92a53037dd3fec9fe6982) — Nov 1 – Jan 3 · 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM · The Ben West Palm, West Palm Beach · Ages 4+ · From $15 · checked Oct 16. The Ben, Autograph Collection hotel brings back South Florida's only real outdoor ice-skating rink for a third season, from November 1, 2026 to January 3, 2027, on the…
- [Cox Science Center One-Day Science Camps](https://grassyknees.com/miami/activities/cox-science-center-one-day-science-camps--listing-65c3cc36ffeb69b2e6cbc22e) — Tue, Nov 3 (+2 more dates) · 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Cox Science Center and Aquarium, West Palm Beach · Ages 5–12 · From $70 · checked Oct 16. On school days off, the Cox Science Center and Aquarium runs one-day science adventure camps for ages 5–12, 9 am to 4 pm (drop-off 8:30–9, pick-up 4–4:30). November 3 is Feathers…
- [Stories in the Garden at Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens](https://grassyknees.com/miami/activities/stories-in-the-garden-at-ann-norton-sculpture-gardens--listing-336f66f224e4b7e15a5e8bab) — Wed, Nov 4 (+1 more date) · 9:00 AM – 9:45 AM · Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens, West Palm Beach · Ages 2–5 · Free · checked Oct 20. Mandel Public Library children's librarians read picture books outdoors among the monumental sculptures and two-acre tropical garden of the Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens. The…
- [Discovery Makerspace Lab with Girls in STEM — Mandel Library](https://grassyknees.com/miami/activities/discovery-makerspace-lab-with-girls-in-stem-mandel-library--listing-e08ecb3052485321fe70f286) — Sat, Nov 7 · 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Mandel Public Library of West Palm Beach · Free · checked Oct 20. A one-hour hands-on engineering lab for children in grades 1–5. Kids build take-home projects such as simple electrical circuits and marble roller coasters while learning how…
- [Sensory Saturdays — fall 2026 accessible hours](https://grassyknees.com/miami/activities/sensory-saturdays-fall-2026-accessible-hours--listing-ec22d587021abc30e304590c) — Sat, Nov 7 (+1 more date) · 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM · Cox Science Center and Aquarium, West Palm Beach · From $5 · checked Oct 11. Quiet early access offers softer lighting, lower noise and sensory kits for guests needing accommodations.
- [Learn to Play Chess for Kids — Mandel Library](https://grassyknees.com/miami/activities/learn-to-play-chess-for-kids-mandel-library--listing-111611641471d3fa1c8f415f) — Sun, Nov 8 (+1 more date) · 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM · Mandel Public Library of West Palm Beach · Ages 5–13 · Free · checked Oct 20. A beginners' chess session for kids ages 5–13 led by Coach Antonios. Participants learn how the pieces move, the basic rules and fundamental strategy so they can start playing…
- [You Butter Believe It! — Food Science](https://grassyknees.com/miami/activities/you-butter-believe-it-food-science--listing-bbe8120d98f81720c1b2c212) — Sun, Nov 8 · 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Okeechobee Boulevard Branch Library, West Palm Beach · Ages 8–12 · Free · checked Oct 11. Investigate physical change by turning cream into butter with motion and force, then taste the result on bread.
- [Nightly Snowfall at CityPlace](https://grassyknees.com/miami/activities/nightly-snowfall-at-cityplace--listing-13458f1cfe009d4b360d1b57) — Nov 14 – Dec 31 · 6:30 PM · CityPlace, West Palm Beach · All ages · Free · checked Oct 22. A free nightly outdoor holiday snowfall and light-show experience at CityPlace, offered at three evening times, weather permitting.
- [Sensory-Friendly Sunday — Norton Museum of Art](https://grassyknees.com/miami/activities/sensory-friendly-sunday-norton-museum-of-art--listing-912ee9eebf0a3580bbcf4aed) — Sun, Nov 15 · 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach · Free · checked Oct 16. The Norton Museum of Art opens an hour early, 10–11 am, exclusively for children, teens and young adults with disabilities, autism, neurodiversity or sensory processing…
- [Tiny Garden Club: Three Sisters Garden — Mandel Library](https://grassyknees.com/miami/activities/tiny-garden-club-three-sisters-garden-mandel-library--listing-17a8e53a6a427e5035fb025a) — Mon, Nov 16 · 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM · Mandel Public Library of West Palm Beach · Free · checked Oct 20. Young gardeners in grades K–5 learn the Three Sisters companion-planting tradition of Indigenous American growers — corn, beans and squash planted together — in honor of National…
- [A Literary Feast: Turkey Tales and Tunes](https://grassyknees.com/miami/activities/a-literary-feast-turkey-tales-and-tunes--listing-bdf4f45a8109cb68940bd9ae) — Tue, Nov 17 · 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM · Main Library (Palm Beach County Library System), West Palm Beach · Ages 3–6 · Free · checked Oct 16. A Thanksgiving-themed morning for preschoolers at the Palm Beach County Main Library on Summit Boulevard. The hour-long session, from 10 to 11 am on Tuesday, November 17, mixes…
- [Palm Beach Zoo Lights 2026–27](https://grassyknees.com/miami/activities/palm-beach-zoo-lights-2026-27--listing-4ab5862f610c044830e39c06) — Nov 20 – Jan 3 · Palm Beach Zoo and Conservation Society, West Palm Beach · Paid · checked Oct 11. An evening light route offers seasonal displays, crafts, Santa activities and wildlife-themed projections.
- [Art Explorers: Learning to Look — fall series](https://grassyknees.com/miami/activities/art-explorers-learning-to-look-fall-series--listing-35315537daa4dd488af43ced) — Sat, Nov 21 (+1 more date) · 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach · Ages 2–4 · Free · checked Oct 11. Young children look, move, play and explore line, shape and color with their grown-ups.
- [Hip Hop for Kids — Mandel Library](https://grassyknees.com/miami/activities/hip-hop-for-kids-mandel-library--listing-82a3dd1362f00006b80bbbfd) — Sat, Nov 21 · 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Mandel Public Library of West Palm Beach · Free · checked Oct 20. An hour-long, high-energy hip hop dance class for kids in grades K–5 with instructor Larry, held in the library's children's programming space on a Saturday afternoon (2:00–3:00…
- [Cox Science Center Thanksgiving Camp: Demigods and Heroes](https://grassyknees.com/miami/activities/cox-science-center-thanksgiving-camp-demigods-and-heroes--listing-dfe67349621677c880e023e7) — Mon, Nov 23 (+3 more dates) · 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Cox Science Center and Aquarium, West Palm Beach · Ages 5–12 · From $264 · checked Oct 16. Thanksgiving week at the Cox Science Center becomes Camp Olympus. Campers ages 5–12 learn about the feats of the Olympians and the science behind them, get sorted into guardian…
- [Palm Beach Opera Story Time: Hansel and Gretel](https://grassyknees.com/miami/activities/palm-beach-opera-story-time-hansel-and-gretel--listing-7e307e560df7dd579df66d2c) — Mon, Nov 23 · 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM · Mandel Public Library of West Palm Beach · All ages · Free · checked Oct 20. The second Palm Beach Opera Story Time of the fall at the Mandel Library tells the Hansel and Gretel story with singing, introducing children to opera through one of its…
- [Winter Reading Kickoff Party — Mandel Library KidSpace](https://grassyknees.com/miami/activities/winter-reading-kickoff-party-mandel-library-kidspace--listing-4102437ffd796eb4c011ea0e) — Mon, Nov 23 · 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Mandel Public Library of West Palm Beach · All ages · Free · checked Oct 20. The Mandel Library launches its Winter Reading program with a two-hour party in KidSpace on the Monday of Thanksgiving week, when many kids are out of school. Children can play…
- [Gobble & Paint Handprint Craft — Okeechobee Boulevard Branch](https://grassyknees.com/miami/activities/gobble-and-paint-handprint-craft-okeechobee-boulevard-branch--listing-37adf782ea8735af51c361e2) — Wed, Nov 25 · 10:15 AM – 11:00 AM · Okeechobee Boulevard Branch Library, West Palm Beach · Free · checked Oct 16. A Thanksgiving-week craft for young children at the Okeechobee Boulevard Branch Library in West Palm Beach. Kids paint their hands to print a bright turkey, then decorate it with…
- [The Nutcracker — Ballet Palm Beach at the Kravis Center](https://grassyknees.com/miami/activities/the-nutcracker-ballet-palm-beach-at-the-kravis-center--listing-51cf9d63f45a7315b5f96abb) — Fri, Dec 4 (+2 more dates) · Kravis Center for the Performing Arts — Dreyfoos Hall, West Palm Beach · Paid · checked Oct 16. Ballet Palm Beach's holiday production of The Nutcracker follows Marie as the Nutcracker Prince whisks her into a winter wonderland of dancing snowflakes and toy-soldier battles…
- [Velveteen, A New Musical — sensory-inclusive Family Fare](https://grassyknees.com/miami/activities/velveteen-a-new-musical-sensory-inclusive-family-fare--listing-390368ea62e594ca8f2c4729) — Sat, Dec 5 · 10:00 AM · Kravis Center for the Performing Arts — Persson Hall, West Palm Beach · Ages 4+ · Paid · checked Oct 16. A sensory-inclusive Family Fare morning performance at the Kravis Center's Helen K. Persson Hall on Saturday, December 5 at 10 am. Inspired by Margery Williams' The Velveteen…
- [Disney's The Muppet Christmas Carol in Concert — Kravis Center](https://grassyknees.com/miami/activities/disney-s-the-muppet-christmas-carol-in-concert-kravis-center--listing-57936005b841c9ee28b6b3c9) — Sat, Dec 12 (+1 more date) · Kravis Center for the Performing Arts — Dreyfoos Concert Hall, West Palm Beach · Paid · checked Oct 16. The complete film The Muppet Christmas Carol plays on the big screen in the Kravis Center's Dreyfoos Concert Hall while the entire musical score is performed live, in sync with…
- [Cox Science Center Winter Science Camps](https://grassyknees.com/miami/activities/cox-science-center-winter-science-camps--listing-86f28ede19e351b39c52e865) — Mon, Dec 21 (+7 more dates) · 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Cox Science Center and Aquarium, West Palm Beach · Ages 5–12 · From $264 · checked Oct 16. Two four-day winter science camps for ages 5–12 at the Cox Science Center and Aquarium. December 21–24 is CSCA Undercover, an espionage-themed camp where campers become secret…
- [Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical — Kravis Center](https://grassyknees.com/miami/activities/dr-seuss-how-the-grinch-stole-christmas-the-musical-kravis-center--listing-683bde82815364d42e905caf) — Tue, Dec 22 (+4 more dates) · Kravis Center for the Performing Arts — Dreyfoos Concert Hall, West Palm Beach · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 16. The Broadway holiday musical based on the Dr. Seuss story plays the Kravis Center's Alexander W. Dreyfoos Concert Hall from December 22 to 27, 2026. Max the Dog narrates as the…
- [Scratch That! Tech Camp — Cox Science Center](https://grassyknees.com/miami/activities/scratch-that-tech-camp-cox-science-center--listing-331ab5b624aadc2011a88d6f) — Mon, Dec 28 (+3 more dates) · 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Cox Science Center and Aquarium, West Palm Beach · Ages 8–13 · From $284 · checked Oct 16. A four-day winter coding camp at the Cox Science Center and Aquarium for ages 8–13, December 28–31. Campers learn Scratch, a visual programming language, to design a character…
- [South Florida Fair Kids' Mile — Read & Run finale](https://grassyknees.com/miami/activities/south-florida-fair-kids-mile-read-and-run-finale--listing-c1723e590d7c714c292926ed) — Sat, Jan 16 · 8:20 AM · South Florida Fairgrounds, West Palm Beach · From $10 · checked Oct 20. The finish line of the South Florida Fair's Kids' Mile, a 12-week program in which children run about two miles a week and read 15 minutes a day (with lessons on nutrition and…

## Places and ongoing programs

- [Palm Beach Atlantic Preparatory Music, Dance and Theatre](https://grassyknees.com/miami/activities/palm-beach-atlantic-preparatory-music-dance-and-theatre--listing-c7f18a7df2fb07070e8084bc) — Contact the official local organizer for current sessions and enrollment. · Vera Lea Rinker Hall, West Palm Beach · Ages 5–18 · checked Oct 11. The university preparatory department offers music, dance and theatre education for children and pre-college students.
- [Palm Beach Zoo — daytime family visit](https://grassyknees.com/miami/activities/palm-beach-zoo-daytime-family-visit--listing-538fdf4862e13e448439307f) — Consult the official dated ticket portal for hours and prices. · Palm Beach Zoo and Conservation Society, West Palm Beach · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 11. Explore zoo wildlife habitats and conservation learning in Dreher Park.
- [Vivace Music Academy Children’s Private and Group Lessons](https://grassyknees.com/miami/activities/vivace-music-academy-children-s-private-and-group-lessons--listing-442f10c05a86456dbe98666e) — Contact the official local organizer for current sessions and enrollment. · Vivace Music Academy, West Palm Beach · checked Oct 11. Children can study instruments or voice individually and participate in ensemble and group instruction.

## Recently ended

- [Family Autism Art Workshop: Shapes and Patterns](https://grassyknees.com/miami/activities/family-autism-art-workshop-shapes-and-patterns--listing-3b3883a6c0425cb76bcee280) — ended Sun, Oct 18
- [Founders Day Festival — 65 years of discovery](https://grassyknees.com/miami/activities/founders-day-festival-65-years-of-discovery--listing-d8d43a35e63b64ea6476e9fd) — ended Sat, Oct 17
- [Founders Day Festival at Cox Science Center](https://grassyknees.com/miami/activities/founders-day-festival-at-cox-science-center--listing-33c0f0b86bd03e6fd898f8c2) — ended Sat, Oct 17
- [Haunted STEM Lab — Density Tower](https://grassyknees.com/miami/activities/haunted-stem-lab-density-tower--listing-553c82a2b80b36877daba3a2) — ended Sun, Oct 11

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