# Things to do with kids in Milwaukee

> 72 family events in the next 30 days plus 51 places and ongoing programs in the Milwaukee–Waukesha area (WI). Dates and times are Central Time. Today is Sat, Oct 24.

Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Oct 24, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about
Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-10-24), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee

This weekend (Fri, Oct 30 – Sun, Nov 1): 20 events, listed at https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/this-weekend.md

## Seasonal guides

- [Halloween events for kids in Milwaukee](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/halloween): 9 listings (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/halloween.md)
- [Christmas and holiday events for kids in Milwaukee](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/christmas): 28 listings (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/christmas.md)
- [Ice skating with kids in Milwaukee](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/ice-skating): 7 listings (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/ice-skating.md)

Towns with listings: Milwaukee (81), Saukville (8), Waukesha (8), Franklin (6), Eagle (3), Brookfield (2), Cedarburg (2), Delafield (2), Hartford (2), Belgium (1), Elm Grove (1), Grafton (1), Hales Corners (1), New Berlin (1), Wauwatosa (1), West Allis (1), West Bend (1), Whitefish Bay (1).

## Events in the next 30 days

### Milwaukee (52)

- [Boo at the Zoo](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/boo-at-the-zoo--listing-acecfab3bf1c24964640e965) — Sat, Oct 24 · 9:30 AM – 9:00 PM · Milwaukee County Zoo · From $16 · checked Oct 24. The Milwaukee County Zoo's Halloween festival closes its 2026 run with a new all-day Saturday format. Children in costume follow a trick-or-treat trail that runs all day, watch…
- [Community Ofrenda at the Milwaukee Art Museum](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/community-ofrenda-at-the-milwaukee-art-museum--listing-e76ab7fc0e333ee50a090045) — Sat, Oct 24 (+6 more dates) · 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM · Milwaukee Art Museum · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 24. A Día de los Muertos ofrenda created by Mexican Folk Art Collective artists Gabriela Marván and Yesica Coria. Visitors learn about the altar's traditional elements and can honor…
- [Creepy Crawling Critters](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/creepy-crawling-critters--listing-b340b634bb1bcfd00a18b797) — Sat, Oct 24 · 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM · Schlitz Audubon Nature Center · Ages 3+ · From $26 · checked Oct 24. An adult/child pair program about invertebrates. Families meet the center's millipede, cockroach and spider animal ambassadors up close and learn about their habitats, diets and…
- [Día de los Muertos Festival and 5K at Forest Home Cemetery](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/dia-de-los-muertos-festival-and-5k-at-forest-home-cemetery--listing-db494aa3aeac4df968cd6be7) — Sat, Oct 24 · 9:30 AM · Forest Home Cemetery & Arboretum · Free · checked Oct 24. Forest Home's annual Día de los Muertos celebration, held with Mercadera Market. The day opens with a 5K run / 2K walk through the historic cemetery at 9:30 a.m., then a free…
- [Go, Dog. Go! / Ve Perro ¡Ve! at First Stage](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/go-dog-go-ve-perro-ve-at-first-stage--listing-ce792e655434780366e5e102) — Sat, Oct 24 (+3 more dates) · 11:00 AM · Milwaukee Youth Arts Center (Goodman Mainstage Hall) · Ages 3+ · Paid · checked Oct 24. First Stage's bilingual English-Spanish musical version of P.D. Eastman's picture book, full of roller-skating, bicycle-riding and car-driving dogs, and the song 'Do You Like My…
- [Halloween in the Streets](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/halloween-in-the-streets--listing-18dc8421c045bcf1a8b1d3f7) — Sep 26 – Nov 1 · Milwaukee Public Museum · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 24. For the last fall in its current building, the museum dresses its walk-through Streets of Old Milwaukee exhibit for Halloween. Replica turn-of-the-century Halloween decorations…
- [MilliporeSigma Curiosity Cube at Discovery World](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/milliporesigma-curiosity-cube-at-discovery-world--listing-5cc26bff71523948e0f7e073) — Sat, Oct 24 · 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM · Discovery World · Free · checked Oct 24. MilliporeSigma's Curiosity Cube, a free mobile science lab in a converted shipping container, stops at Discovery World for the day. Inside, kids and teens try interactive…
- [Ofrenda Display for Día de los Muertos at MPM](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/ofrenda-display-for-dia-de-los-muertos-at-mpm--listing-07d5aec415affed90ed271b0) — Oct 12 – Nov 23 · Milwaukee Public Museum · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 24. The museum sets up an authentic traditional ofrenda, the temporary altar families build for Día de los Muertos, with information about the pre-Hispanic roots of the holiday that…
- [PNC Mobile Learning Adventure at Betty Brinn Children's Museum](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/pnc-mobile-learning-adventure-at-betty-brinn-children-s-museum--listing-8974084e524083ec40f52861) — Sat, Oct 24 (+1 more date) · 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM · Betty Brinn Children's Museum · Free · checked Oct 24. PNC's traveling early-learning exhibit sets up in the atrium of the Betty Brinn Children's Museum this weekend. Parents and young children visit learning kiosks, imagine what…
- [Pumpkin Pavilion at Humboldt Park](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/pumpkin-pavilion-at-humboldt-park--listing-92c765a73f3f20843fa95eda) — Sat, Oct 24 · 2:00 PM – 10:00 PM · Humboldt Park · checked Oct 24. Bay View's fall festival in Humboldt Park, known for its glowing display of carved pumpkins. The afternoon starts with food trucks, a beer garden and Jon Newcomb's Spooky Kids'…
- [Sherman Park Harvest Fest](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/sherman-park-harvest-fest--listing-aa9c72458d737d4d1d18bd61) — Sat, Oct 24 · 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM · Sherman Park · checked Oct 24. A free-form family afternoon in Sherman Park celebrating the fall season, with food, games and a chance to meet neighbors from across Milwaukee County. The county listing gives…
- [Brain-cercise Day](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/brain-cercise-day--listing-04202a24ab044a9559f6fd5b) — Sun, Oct 25 · 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM · Discovery World · With admission · checked Oct 24. A family science day about the brain and nervous system. Children explore optical illusions that show how the brain interprets what we see, take on puzzles and brain teasers…
- [Family Owl Prowl](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/family-owl-prowl--listing-34a45c73fcfe88461e73ec6a) — Mon, Oct 26 (+1 more date) · 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM · Schlitz Audubon Nature Center · From $24 · checked Oct 24. A night hike into the forest to listen for the calls of local owls, since sound is the best way to identify them, and perhaps spot one. After the hike families come inside to…
- [Campfire Cooking — Menomonee Valley](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/campfire-cooking-menomonee-valley--listing-8fd36ef42c62d5f859e2ee97) — Wed, Oct 28 · 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM · Urban Ecology Center – Menomonee Valley · All ages · From $5 · checked Oct 24. An evening family program on outdoor cooking basics. Participants prepare a simple meal and a sweet dessert over the campfire together. Bring reusable dishes, utensils and water…
- [Celebrando El Día de los Muertos — Lantern Walk to the Domes](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/celebrando-el-dia-de-los-muertos-lantern-walk-to-the-domes--listing-aa4df9e354d08647472fa939) — Fri, Oct 30 · 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Urban Ecology Center – Menomonee Valley · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. The Urban Ecology Center's Menomonee Valley branch opens its Day of the Dead evening with a Bembe performance, a DJ, face painting and flower-crown making from 4 to 6 p.m., when…
- [Creepy Cosmos — Halloween Planetarium Show](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/creepy-cosmos-halloween-planetarium-show--listing-e5098e051711d515972d404e) — Fri, Oct 30 · 7:00 PM – 9:15 PM · UWM Manfred Olson Planetarium · From $7 · checked Oct 24. UWM's Halloween planetarium tradition: a tour of the creepiest parts of space with haunting cosmic visions and chilling stargazing tales, followed by an indoor stargazing session…
- [Día de los Muertos Celebration at the Domes](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/dia-de-los-muertos-celebration-at-the-domes--listing-adc119517f97fe0a1a7b77d9) — Fri, Oct 30 · 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Mitchell Park Domes · All ages · From $18 · checked Oct 24. The Milwaukee Domes Alliance's annual Day of the Dead evening fills the Mitchell Park Domes with music and color. Students from the surrounding community build traditional…
- [Sugar Skull! A Día de Muertos Musical Adventure](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/sugar-skull-a-dia-de-muertos-musical-adventure--listing-19182409676a07d8da7cfa2d) — Fri, Oct 30 · 7:00 PM · Uihlein Hall, Marcus Performing Arts Center · Paid · checked Oct 24. A touring bilingual, bicultural musical for young audiences and families that uses traditional regional music and dance from Mexico to tell the story of twelve-year-old Vita…
- [Twilight & Treat — Andrew Douglas MS Twilight Center](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/twilight-and-treat-andrew-douglas-ms-twilight-center--listing-2ac3a81a3d40c5d246b99a53) — Fri, Oct 30 · 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM · Andrew Douglas MS Twilight Center · Free · checked Oct 24. Milwaukee Recreation's free annual Halloween celebration at its Twilight Centers, the evening drop-in spaces it runs in Milwaukee Public Schools buildings. Families can…
- [PNC Mobile Learning Adventure at Discovery World](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/pnc-mobile-learning-adventure-at-discovery-world--listing-fe64d6324d3568278017c137) — Sat, Oct 31 (+1 more date) · 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM · Discovery World · With admission · checked Oct 24. PNC's traveling early-learning exhibit parks at Discovery World for Halloween weekend. Young children gather at the Story Tree for imaginative play, pose at a 'When I Grow Up'…
- [Twilight & Treat — Bay View HS Twilight Center](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/twilight-and-treat-bay-view-hs-twilight-center--listing-f7750eb926784d98bb915836) — Sat, Oct 31 · 4:30 PM – 8:00 PM · Bay View HS Twilight Center · Free · checked Oct 24. Milwaukee Recreation's free annual Halloween celebration at its Twilight Centers, the evening drop-in spaces it runs in Milwaukee Public Schools buildings. Families can…
- [Twilight & Treat — Washington HS Twilight Center](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/twilight-and-treat-washington-hs-twilight-center--listing-3399dd9bc2c869409b867034) — Sat, Oct 31 · 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM · Washington HS Twilight Center · Free · checked Oct 24. Milwaukee Recreation's free annual Halloween celebration at its Twilight Centers, the evening drop-in spaces it runs in Milwaukee Public Schools buildings. Families can…
- [Isabel Bader Community Day at MPM](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/isabel-bader-community-day-at-mpm--listing-cc4bfaf812217c91dac3cfca) — Sun, Nov 1 · 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Milwaukee Public Museum · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. The museum opens the first day of Native American Heritage Month with free admission for everyone, honoring the late Milwaukee philanthropist Isabel Bader's 100th birthday. The…
- [MSO Family Series: Peter and the Wolf](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/mso-family-series-peter-and-the-wolf--listing-6f554fd6b4a66e82cbd35331) — Sun, Nov 1 · 2:30 PM · Bradley Symphony Center · Paid · checked Oct 24. The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra's family concert introduces kids to the instruments of the orchestra through Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf, with the storytelling troupe Really…
- [Planetarium Palooza](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/planetarium-palooza--listing-69e6d1978fffb614413bdb4f) — Nov 1 – Jan 3 · Milwaukee Public Museum · All ages · From $6 · checked Oct 24. A nine-week farewell lineup in the Daniel M. Soref Planetarium and Dome Theater that brings back the 20 most popular planetarium programs and giant-screen films of the past 20…
- [Squirrely for Squirrels!](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/squirrely-for-squirrels--listing-ed6afbb62430ea4e98c556ca) — Sun, Nov 1 · 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM · Schlitz Audubon Nature Center · Ages 3+ · From $26 · checked Oct 24. An adult/child pair program about the squirrel species living at Schlitz Audubon and how they get ready for winter. Families explore the trails looking for squirrels, peek at…
- [Adventure Days for Kids' Days Off — Menomonee Valley](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/adventure-days-for-kids-days-off-menomonee-valley--listing-73655d11ab3beec75c63e79f) — Tue, Nov 3 (+1 more date) · 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM · Urban Ecology Center – Menomonee Valley · From $60 · checked Oct 24. Urban Ecology Center single-day drop-off outdoor camps on school days off, for grades K4-K5 and grades 1-4 in separate groups, at the Menomonee Valley branch. Kids explore and…
- [Kohl's Thank You Thursday Free Days at MPM](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/kohl-s-thank-you-thursday-free-days-at-mpm--listing-245875910f407ec8b68750f8) — Thu, Nov 5 (+1 more date) · 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Milwaukee Public Museum · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. On the first Thursday of the month all visitors (excluding groups) get free admission to the museum's exhibits, supported by Kohl's Cares. November 5 adds Native American…
- [Northern Lights — Friday Night Planetarium Show](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/northern-lights-friday-night-planetarium-show--listing-24b6fa1bd26aee93ee432fed) — Fri, Nov 6 (+4 more dates) · 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM · UWM Manfred Olson Planetarium · From $7 · checked Oct 24. A Friday-night dome show on the aurora: the colorful dancing lights of the night sky and a behind-the-scenes look at the science behind them, followed by an indoor stargazing…
- [Family Free Day at the Milwaukee County Zoo (November)](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/family-free-day-at-the-milwaukee-county-zoo-november--listing-5d6c3034f5df1fb274e0d68b) — Sat, Nov 7 · 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM · Milwaukee County Zoo · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. On the first Saturday in November every guest gets free admission to the Milwaukee County Zoo. Families can visit the North American river otters, the Humboldt penguins at…
- [Take it Outside Day: Orienteering & Trail Navigation Games](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/take-it-outside-day-orienteering-and-trail-navigation-games--listing-36c4815bfad5c6eef1dae125) — Sat, Nov 7 · 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM · Urban Ecology Center – Menomonee Valley · Free · checked Oct 24. A free drop-in outdoor day at the Menomonee Valley branch for families and friend groups. Participants learn the basics of using a compass, take on a bearing challenge and then…
- [Unity in the Community at Mitchell Street Library](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/unity-in-the-community-at-mitchell-street-library--listing-a08c300d9d9ca479bc99f22e) — Sat, Nov 7 · 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Milwaukee Public Library — Mitchell Street Branch · checked Oct 24. A south-side celebration of the community's cultures, art and food, put on jointly by the Bay View, Tippecanoe, Mitchell Street and Zablocki branches. The stage features Browser…
- [Xtreme Raptor Day](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/xtreme-raptor-day--listing-0a5d159253c688868f77e3e3) — Sat, Nov 7 · 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Schlitz Audubon Nature Center · From $18 · checked Oct 24. Schlitz Audubon's annual raptor festival. With an Xtreme Passport, families follow the Talon Quest Adventure Hike along the trails to meet the center's resident owls, hawks…
- [Guided Family Hike: Lake Michigan at Night](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/guided-family-hike-lake-michigan-at-night--listing-0bc8f37523c0f6230d1720d7) — Tue, Nov 10 · 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM · Schlitz Audubon Nature Center · All ages · From $18 · checked Oct 24. An all-ages evening hike with two environmental educators. Families climb the observation tower for an owl's-eye view, walk down to the Lake Michigan shoreline learning about…
- [Free Day + Celebration: Makers MaKE](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/free-day-celebration-makers-make--listing-b81cb5080d472c6b14fd1853) — Thu, Nov 12 · 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM · Milwaukee Art Museum · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. A free-admission day at the Milwaukee Art Museum celebrating local artists, makers and storytellers. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. youth nonprofit Neu-Life leads hands-on maker…
- [Get to Know Your Watershed](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/get-to-know-your-watershed--listing-feff09af0a8f50b5ccadea55) — Sat, Nov 14 · 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM · Urban Ecology Center – Menomonee Valley · Ages 10+ · Free · checked Oct 24. A free hands-on water-science program at the Menomonee Valley branch. The group talks about what a watershed is and how people affect, and are affected by, the water around them…
- [Living Archives: An African Community Day](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/living-archives-an-african-community-day--listing-1ae0a651bb7ba510c12fad11) — Sat, Nov 14 · 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Haggerty Museum of Art (Marquette University) · checked Oct 24. An afternoon at the Haggerty Museum of Art celebrating the traditions and cultural memory of the African diaspora, tied to the museum's fall 2026 exhibition theme The Otherworld…
- [Stars and Stories — Planetarium 60th Anniversary Shows](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/stars-and-stories-planetarium-60th-anniversary-shows--listing-3a1a85891c4bfa7c5fc1b565) — Sat, Nov 14 · 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM · UWM Manfred Olson Planetarium · Free · checked Oct 24. To mark the planetarium's 60th anniversary, director Dr. Jean shares favorite highlights from more than 20 years running the dome, with planetarium stories and indoor stargazing…
- [Bird Buddies: A Family Avian Adventure](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/bird-buddies-a-family-avian-adventure--listing-5d9be634974b4efcac656426) — Sun, Nov 15 · 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM · Schlitz Audubon Nature Center · Ages 3+ · From $26 · checked Oct 24. Birding Academy educators teach young children and their adults to recognize backyard birds by shape, color and sound, watch which birds visit the center's feeders, and make a…
- [Campfire Cooking — Riverside Park](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/campfire-cooking-riverside-park--listing-f0ee6cc3beda1e1b15a70c9c) — Thu, Nov 19 · 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM · Urban Ecology Center – Riverside Park · All ages · From $5 · checked Oct 24. The Urban Ecology Center's family campfire-cooking evening at its Riverside Park branch: learn outdoor cooking basics while making a simple meal and a sweet dessert over the…
- [Milwaukee Holiday Lights Festival](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/milwaukee-holiday-lights-festival--listing-24195b3989c8c8ffc6a53e68) — Nov 19 – Jan 1 · Cathedral Square Park (Community Spirit Park) and other downtown parks · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. For six weeks downtown Milwaukee's parks and Wisconsin Avenue glow with more than half a million lights. Cathedral Square becomes 'Community Spirit Park', a forest of more than…
- [Milwaukee Holiday Lights Festival Kickoff Extravaganza](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/milwaukee-holiday-lights-festival-kickoff-extravaganza--listing-2cadc531557e6a7c4f3f93c3) — Thu, Nov 19 · 5:30 PM · Pere Marquette Park · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. Downtown Milwaukee switches on more than half a million holiday lights at this free evening kickoff. Pre-show entertainment starts at 5:30 p.m. and the main show at 6:30 p.m…
- [Deck the Streets and Village](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/deck-the-streets-and-village--listing-9e43bc5542e8f9025c0004fd) — Nov 20 – Jan 3 · Milwaukee Public Museum · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 24. One last holiday season in the museum's walk-through Streets of Old Milwaukee and European Village. In the Streets, Victorian-era decorations adorn the streetlamps and buildings…
- [Play Date with Art: Vases with Faces](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/play-date-with-art-vases-with-faces--listing-b723a21f1fe52e70379432b1) — Fri, Nov 20 · 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Milwaukee Art Museum · With admission · checked Oct 24. A drop-in morning for young children and their grown-ups. Kids turn a plain vessel into a face, learning about facial features as they decorate a vase with colorful mouths, eyes…
- [Wild Lights at the Milwaukee County Zoo](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/wild-lights-at-the-milwaukee-county-zoo--listing-6725a69572e3ab326b45745b) — Fri, Nov 20 (+27 more dates) · 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM · Milwaukee County Zoo · From $15 · checked Oct 24. The zoo's winter night walk: families stroll forest paths and zoo pathways lit by hundreds of thousands of lights and animal-themed light displays. It is a walking event after…
- [3 Rivers Powwow at the Milwaukee Public Museum](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/3-rivers-powwow-at-the-milwaukee-public-museum--listing-7355aa419fe928f0ddc27045) — Sat, Nov 21 · 12:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Milwaukee Public Museum · With admission · checked Oct 24. Tribal members in regalia demonstrate powwow dance styles to songs from Wisconsin drum groups in a celebration of Indigenous cultures open to everyone. Native artisans sell…
- [Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas! at First Stage](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/dr-seuss-s-how-the-grinch-stole-christmas-at-first-stage--listing-9081136c84ea6a4adeb31942) — Sat, Nov 21 (+18 more dates) · Todd Wehr Theater at the Marcus Performing Arts Center · Ages 5+ · Paid · checked Oct 24. First Stage's holiday musical of the Dr. Seuss story, with toe-tapping songs and Seussian spectacle, performed by alternating Red and Green casts that include young actors. It…
- [Holiday Show at the Mitchell Park Domes](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/holiday-show-at-the-mitchell-park-domes--listing-737a7dbdda4395a03d425ae0) — Nov 21 – Jan 3 · 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Mitchell Park Domes · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 24. The Show Dome's seasonal holiday floral display opens November 21 after the dome closes November 9-20 to install it; the Desert and Tropical domes stay open during the…
- [Totally Turtles!](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/totally-turtles--listing-5079fe8a272b0bd018deb24b) — Sat, Nov 21 · 10:00 AM · Schlitz Audubon Nature Center · All ages · From $18 · checked Oct 24. An indoor program to meet Schlitz Audubon's turtle animal ambassadors up close. Two environmental educators introduce several species, explain their traits and their wild…
- [Puzzling Pathways and Secret Treasures](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/puzzling-pathways-and-secret-treasures--listing-501fd87c67f8a14da50fdc51) — Sun, Nov 22 · 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Schlitz Audubon Nature Center · All ages · From $50 · checked Oct 24. A self-guided family treasure hunt on the trails. An educator hands out a clipboard with clues, a map and an answer key in the Great Hall; families then search for six treasure…
- [Sci-Fi Family Day](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/sci-fi-family-day--listing-faf2da762f0a7bed9eb43a3d) — Sun, Nov 22 · 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM · Discovery World · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 24. Discovery World's celebration of science fiction: families interact with droids and sci-fi exhibitors, learn and play tabletop and board games, try a hologram workshop (10 a.m…
- [Wild Lights Drive Thru](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/wild-lights-drive-thru--listing-8b939aaff22ad2c8c896338c) — Sun, Nov 22 (+2 more dates) · 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Milwaukee County Zoo · All ages · From $40 · checked Oct 24. On three nights the zoo opens its Wild Lights holiday light displays to cars, so families can see the illuminated forest and animal-themed displays from the warmth of the back…

### Waukesha (5)

- [Fall Story Hike: The Acorn and the Oak — Retzer Nature Center](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/fall-story-hike-the-acorn-and-the-oak-retzer-nature-center--listing-fd4aaafb0293c15dd66d564f) — Oct 24 – Oct 31 · 6:00 AM – 10:00 PM · Retzer Nature Center, Waukesha · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. A self-guided story walk on Retzer's roughly 0.6-mile White Trail: read Rhonda Accardo's picture book The Acorn and the Oak page by page and learn about oak trees and their…
- [Halloween Hop](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/halloween-hop--listing-50e7eb1f350214cd3501f4a7) — Sat, Oct 24 · 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM · Waukesha Public Library — Program Room A/B · checked Oct 24. A Halloween dance party for kids: dance the morning away in costume (costumes are encouraged), with cookies and juice served. No registration is needed. Caregivers must stay with…
- [Scarecrow Lane at Retzer Nature Center](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/scarecrow-lane-at-retzer-nature-center--listing-944019f65f4d2179aa514832) — Oct 24 – Oct 31 · Retzer Nature Center, Waukesha · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. A self-guided fall hike past more than 42 creative, one-of-a-kind scarecrows set up along Retzer's trails by the Friends of Retzer Nature Center. Start near the Discovery…
- [Teen Halloween Party](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/teen-halloween-party--listing-e61f64d341fdcad15f0b1e90) — Tue, Oct 27 · 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM · Waukesha Public Library — Program Room A · checked Oct 24. An evening Halloween party for teens with pizza, a screening of A Minecraft Movie, and Halloween- and Minecraft-themed games and crafts. Costumes are welcome and no registration…
- [Kids in the Kitchen](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/kids-in-the-kitchen--listing-14c062538d9c3ea08c44f02f) — Wed, Nov 18 · 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM · Waukesha Public Library — Program Room A/B · checked Oct 24. A hands-on library cooking session where kids learn about cooking and sample a tasty treat (earlier sessions made kolaches and frozen banana pops; the November recipe is not…

### Saukville (4)

- [The Cosmic Zoo: Astronomy Presentation](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/the-cosmic-zoo-astronomy-presentation--listing-b369f0fbf793133ad621db04) — Mon, Nov 9 · 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM · Riveredge Nature Center, Saukville · All ages · From $10 · checked Oct 24. Amateur astronomer Jim Hahn of the Northern Cross Science Foundation introduces the strange 'species' of the universe — quasars, pulsars, supernovas, black holes and white dwarfs…
- [Free Trails Day at Riveredge](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/free-trails-day-at-riveredge--listing-cb816ce1a992d68ca8bd5ce6) — Sat, Nov 14 · Riveredge Nature Center, Saukville · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. Riveredge waives its trail fees for a community day, so families can hike any of the nature center's 10 miles of trails along the Milwaukee River for free. Pick up a trail map at…
- [Handmade for the Holidays: Teens Edition](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/handmade-for-the-holidays-teens-edition--listing-b1dea7b5ee5f58df2d1c683c) — Fri, Nov 20 · 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Riveredge Nature Center, Saukville · Ages 12–18 · From $20 · checked Oct 24. A teens-only holiday craft night at Riveredge. Participants try new crafts and make one-of-a-kind gifts to give over the holidays; this year's projects include a gingerbread gift…
- [Handmade for the Holidays: A Giftmaking Gathering](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/handmade-for-the-holidays-a-giftmaking-gathering--listing-a6e2c3e6de8c0a1336355a5e) — Sat, Nov 21 · 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Riveredge Nature Center, Saukville · Ages 2–12 · From $20 · checked Oct 24. A drop-in afternoon of nature-inspired holiday gift making for children. Each child can make and take home several projects; 2026 crafts include a gingerbread cardboard house, a…

### Eagle (3)

- [Halloween Legends & Lore at Old World Wisconsin](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/halloween-legends-and-lore-at-old-world-wisconsin--listing-2ffe29fcb1585abe8ad72a2b) — Sat, Oct 24 · 5:00 PM – 9:30 PM · Old World Wisconsin, Eagle · Paid · checked Oct 24. An after-dark Halloween evening in the historic Crossroads Village, billed as a night of family fun: supernatural tales and old legends brought to Wisconsin by 1800s immigrants…
- [Coyote Hike & Howl](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/coyote-hike-and-howl--listing-6c6c6f2bd81e7c6c8c13e502) — Sat, Nov 14 · 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM · Kettle Moraine State Forest-Southern Unit, Forest Headquarters and Museum, Eagle · checked Oct 24. An evening on southeastern Wisconsin's most widespread carnivore: about 45 minutes indoors learning coyote ecology and the different howls and calls coyotes use, then a 30-minute…
- [Night Hike at Paradise Springs — Kettle Moraine South](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/night-hike-at-paradise-springs-kettle-moraine-south--listing-6ac50ea128712ab07fd85206) — Sun, Nov 15 · 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM · Paradise Springs Nature Trail, Eagle · With admission · checked Oct 24. A ranger-led walk in the dark on the Kettle Moraine's Paradise Springs Nature Trail, listening and looking for the bats, coyotes and other animals active on a cool fall night…

### Other towns in the Milwaukee–Waukesha area (8)

- [Annie at Sunset Playhouse](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/annie-at-sunset-playhouse--listing-cc0bf1807e261446bd96248d) — Oct 24 – Nov 8 · 2:00 PM · Sunset Playhouse — Furlan Auditorium, Elm Grove · From $15 · checked Oct 24. Elm Grove's community playhouse stages the Broadway classic Annie: the red-haired orphan's journey from Miss Hannigan's orphanage in 1930s New York to the home of billionaire…
- [China Lights: Legends Come Alive](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/china-lights-legends-come-alive--listing-34c18b9182452a940d6346e0) — Sat, Oct 24 (+7 more dates) · 5:30 PM – 10:00 PM · Boerner Botanical Gardens, Hales Corners · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 24. The final week of China Lights Wisconsin at Boerner Botanical Gardens: more than 40 handcrafted, larger-than-life lantern displays on the theme 'Legends Come Alive', from ancient…
- [Operation Recon Nature – Veterans and Families](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/operation-recon-nature-veterans-and-families--listing-bbc480158d683be8cf919ffd) — Sat, Oct 24 (+2 more dates) · 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Wehr Nature Center, Franklin · Free · checked Oct 24. A free monthly nature walk for veterans from every branch, including active duty, reserve and retired personnel, and their families. Participants share camaraderie on Wehr's…
- [Pumpkin Party! Drop-in Pumpkin Carving at Pike Lake](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/pumpkin-party-drop-in-pumpkin-carving-at-pike-lake--listing-6c423955f03d9d2624efe86e) — Sat, Oct 24 (+1 more date) · 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM · Kettle Moraine State Forest - Pike Lake Unit (Office), Hartford · checked Oct 24. Family-friendly drop-in pumpkin carving at the Pike Lake Unit office under the fall forest canopy, with pumpkins donated by the Friends of Pike Lake and available while supplies…
- [Turkey Trot Prediction Run with a Kids Run — Greenfield Park](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/turkey-trot-prediction-run-with-a-kids-run-greenfield-park--listing-20f578090ba0ea5b38eb63f2) — Sun, Nov 8 · 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM · Greenfield Park (Warming House, adjacent to lagoon), West Allis · Paid · checked Oct 24. A Badgerland Striders club run where speed doesn't matter: runners predict their finish time, leave watches at home, and the 25 closest in each event win a full-size turkey (one…
- [Nature Wizard Club for Families: Talking Turkey](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/nature-wizard-club-for-families-talking-turkey--listing-fbeed939ad7ddea519778907) — Sun, Nov 15 · 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM · Wehr Nature Center, Franklin · Ages 6–11 · From $7 · checked Oct 24. Wehr's monthly themed family discovery walk goes Thanksgiving-season this month: families learn to purr, cluck and gobble like a wild turkey, then follow a naturalist along the…
- [Grafton Christmas Tree Lighting](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/grafton-christmas-tree-lighting--listing-e2faeeff9d8b9e16a2608e6c) — Sun, Nov 22 · 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Lumberyard Plaza (next to Sahale Ale Works), Grafton · Free · checked Oct 24. Downtown Grafton's annual community tree lighting: count down to flipping the switch on Lumberyard Plaza, drop off letters to Santa, and enjoy free hot cocoa and treats. The…
- [Intergenerational Songs, Stories & Puppet Making](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/intergenerational-songs-stories-and-puppet-making--listing-14c9daec74d374f6adce8a93) — Sun, Nov 22 · 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Daniel M. Soref Community Hall at the JCC, Whitefish Bay · Ages 4–8 · From $15 · checked Oct 24. A grandparent (or special friend) and grandchild class: sing songs, hear stories and build a one-of-a-kind superhero puppet together to take home. It is led by Heather Spencer…

## Places and ongoing programs

### Milwaukee (29)

- [America's Black Holocaust Museum](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/america-s-black-holocaust-museum--listing-8777b6a5a030efc4dffe5ba2) — Tuesday–Thursday 10 a.m.–5 p.m.; Friday–Saturday 10 a.m.–3 p.m.; closed Sunday–Monday. · America's Black Holocaust Museum · From $5 · checked Oct 24. A history museum in Milwaukee's Bronzeville that builds public awareness of the harmful legacies of slavery and Jim Crow in America and promotes racial repair, reconciliation and…
- [Animal Feeding at Havenwoods Nature Center](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/animal-feeding-at-havenwoods-nature-center--listing-fbd6e195214d7642950b5aff) — Last Saturday of the month, 1:30–2:30 p.m.: Oct 31, Nov 28, Dec 26, 2026 (next Jan 30… · Havenwoods State Forest Nature Center · All ages · checked Oct 24. Once a month Havenwoods staff feed the nature center's resident animals, mostly Wisconsin reptiles and amphibians, and visitors can watch a turtle eat or see a snake up close as…
- [Art Studio at the Milwaukee Art Museum](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/art-studio-at-the-milwaukee-art-museum--listing-003503db5276390fc862fe07) — Saturday–Sunday 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Current project runs through Jan 3, 2027. · Milwaukee Art Museum · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 24. A weekend drop-in studio where visitors of all ages and abilities make art together. This fall's Studio Artist Project, designed by Milwaukee muralist and community artist Isa…
- [Audubon Babies and Audubon Toddlers at Schlitz Audubon](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/audubon-babies-and-audubon-toddlers-at-schlitz-audubon--listing-4eba9649ce0eeb3ec7cc64a7) — Audubon Babies: Tuesdays and Thursdays 10–11:15 a.m. (e.g. Oct 27; Nov 3, 5, 10, 12, 17… · Schlitz Audubon Nature Center · From $22 · checked Oct 24. Nature School programs for the youngest visitors and their grown-ups. Audubon Babies (6–24 months) starts indoors with a story and sensory play led by an early-childhood…
- [Baby Beginnings at Betty Brinn](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/baby-beginnings-at-betty-brinn--listing-69e6db55edd4c14cfa57bf34) — Third Thursday of every month, 9–10 a.m. Upcoming: Nov 19 and Dec 17, 2026. · Betty Brinn Children's Museum · Free · checked Oct 24. A free monthly morning meet-up for parents and caregivers with babies from birth to 18 months, held at the children's museum. Families socialize, talk through challenges and…
- [Betty Brinn Children's Museum](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/betty-brinn-children-s-museum--listing-278a9c9f29239e2c5e0fc775) — Wednesday–Monday 9 a.m.–4:30 p.m.; closed Tuesdays and on New Year's Day, Easter… · Betty Brinn Children's Museum · From $14 · checked Oct 24. A hands-on children's museum on the second level of the Miller Pavilion at Museum Center Park. Exhibits include Home Town, with a kid-sized post office and grocery store with…
- [Discovery World](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/discovery-world--listing-7405fde803ed053de58ac0af) — Wednesday–Sunday 9 a.m.–4 p.m.; also open Monday Jan 18, 2027. Closed Mondays–Tuesdays… · Discovery World · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 24. A lakefront science and technology museum split into a Tech Side and an Aqua Side. The Aqua Side has the aquarium with a Lake Michigan tank, a Caribbean tank and a touch tank…
- [First Stage Theater Academy — School Year Classes](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/first-stage-theater-academy-school-year-classes--listing-3f230fe8fc33f5b3526c05e9) — Fall session Oct 17 – Nov 14, 2026 at the Milwaukee Youth Arts Center (also Concordia… · Milwaukee Youth Arts Center · Ages 3+ · Paid · checked Oct 24. Theater classes for young people led by professional teaching artists, in fall, winter and spring sessions during the school year. The youngest can start with You & Me (ages 3–5…
- [Friends & Families Game Night — Urban Ecology Center Washington Park](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/friends-and-families-game-night-urban-ecology-center-washington-park--listing-ead77ecf54933b6b6eeca0c2) — Thursdays 4–6 p.m. Listed dates include Oct 29; Nov 5, 12, 19; Dec 3, 10, 17, 24, 31… · Urban Ecology Center — Washington Park · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. A weekly after-school game night at the Washington Park branch: bring a favorite board game or pick one from the center's shelf, and enjoy popcorn and friendly competition with…
- [Game Night / Noche de Juegos — Urban Ecology Center Menomonee Valley](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/game-night-noche-de-juegos-urban-ecology-center-menomonee-valley--listing-99cd9ccc6a06cf257d30610e) — Thursdays 4:30–5:30 p.m.; listed dates Oct 29, Nov 5, Nov 12 and Nov 19, 2026. · Urban Ecology Center — Menomonee Valley · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. A bilingual (English and Spanish) community game hour at the Menomonee Valley branch with games, crafts and tea. Play a game you know or learn a new one, such as the traditional…
- [Havenwoods State Forest](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/havenwoods-state-forest--listing-944f81c1646f6ba4f36b5df1) — Open 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. year-round (nature center hours vary). · Havenwoods State Forest · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. Wisconsin's only urban state forest: 237 acres of grassland, woods and wetland on Milwaukee's north side with more than six miles of trails for hiking, running, biking and…
- [Lakeshore State Park](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/lakeshore-state-park--listing-110df261e9fbbf2fef9fe9ca) — Open 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. year-round. · Lakeshore State Park · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. A downtown Milwaukee state park on the Lake Michigan shore, next to the Summerfest grounds and connected by bridge to Discovery World at Pier Wisconsin. It has a small beach and…
- [Lynden Sculpture Garden](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/lynden-sculpture-garden--listing-fdc176bd17e9fcf77fba36a7) — Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m.–5 p.m.; closed… · Lynden Sculpture Garden · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. The former Bradley family estate on Brown Deer Road, nearly 40 acres landscaped as an English country park, with monumental contemporary sculptures (collected by Peg Bradley from…
- [Milwaukee Art Museum](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/milwaukee-art-museum--listing-403150941c89b8d3a7c38714) — Wednesday 10 a.m.–5 p.m.; Thursday 10 a.m.–8 p.m.; Friday–Sunday 10 a.m.–5 p.m.; closed… · Milwaukee Art Museum · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 24. The lakefront art museum known for the Quadracci Pavilion and its moving Burke Brise Soleil 'wings'. Admission covers the collection and exhibition galleries and the drop-in Art…
- [Milwaukee County Zoo](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/milwaukee-county-zoo--listing-ee57ac795282ff09415dd0a8) — Through Oct 31, 2026: daily 9:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Nov 1–Dec 31, 2026: weekdays 9:30… · Milwaukee County Zoo · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 24. A large county-run zoo on Milwaukee's west side where families can walk among animal buildings and outdoor habitats, including the Aquatic & Reptile Center and the Dairy Complex…
- [Milwaukee Public Museum](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/milwaukee-public-museum--listing-bf33e41a21339f5661c43c75) — Wednesday–Monday 10 a.m.–5 p.m.; closed Tuesdays, Independence Day, Thanksgiving Day and… · Milwaukee Public Museum · All ages · From $19 · checked Oct 24. Milwaukee's natural and human history museum, with three and a half floors of exhibits: walk-through dioramas of Africa, Asia, Europe, the Arctic, the Pacific Islands and a Costa…
- [Mitchell Gallery of Flight](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/mitchell-gallery-of-flight--listing-dcb8f6b211529a51c13e3401) — Open during normal airport hours. · Mitchell Gallery of Flight (Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport) · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. A volunteer-run aviation museum inside the Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport terminal, before the TSA checkpoints, so no flight ticket is needed. Permanent and changing…
- [Mitchell Park Domes](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/mitchell-park-domes--listing-f8b363b4409318a25da1636e) — Mon–Fri 9 a.m.–5 p.m. (last admission 4 p.m.); Sat, Sun and holidays 9 a.m.–4 p.m. (last… · Mitchell Park Domes · All ages · From $6.50 · checked Oct 24. Three glass conservatory domes in Mitchell Park: a Tropical Dome and a Desert Dome with paved paths, and a Show Dome with rotating seasonal displays (the fall 2026 show, Treasure…
- [Outdoor Explore Club — Urban Ecology Center Riverside Park](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/outdoor-explore-club-urban-ecology-center-riverside-park--listing-fcf377f9ae09741249b28f40) — Tuesdays 4–5:30 p.m., six sessions Jan 26–Mar 2, 2027. · Urban Ecology Center — Riverside Park · Ages 6–11 · From $35 · checked Oct 24. An after-school outdoor club in Riverside Park for kids 6 to 11: each session is spent exploring and playing outside, with no two days the same, while children make friends with…
- [Pettit National Ice Center — Public Ice Skating on the Olympic Oval](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/pettit-national-ice-center-public-ice-skating-on-the-olympic-oval--listing-0beee652afa905bef359ecc4) — Session times change daily; e.g. Sat Oct 24 12:30–9 p.m.; Sun Oct 25 12:30–2:30 p.m. and… · Pettit National Ice Center · All ages · From $8 · checked Oct 24. Public skating on the 400-meter Olympic speed-skating oval at the Pettit National Ice Center, the Olympic training venue on Milwaukee's west side. Rental hockey or figure skates…
- [Raptor Encounters and Nature Ambassadors at Schlitz Audubon](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/raptor-encounters-and-nature-ambassadors-at-schlitz-audubon--listing-10b0ab6e427fc283e1a57058) — Raptor Encounters most Saturdays and some Sundays 1–2 p.m. (e.g. Oct 25, Oct 31, Nov 14… · Schlitz Audubon Nature Center · With admission · checked Oct 24. Weekend drop-in programs in the Great Hall of the visitor center. At a Raptor Encounter, staff bring out one or two birds from the raptor program, which cares for hawks, owls…
- [Schlitz Audubon Nature Center](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/schlitz-audubon-nature-center--listing-72def194bde2488f5e9963bb) — Trails and visitor center open daily 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.; closed Thanksgiving, Christmas… · Schlitz Audubon Nature Center · All ages · From $8 · checked Oct 24. A 185-acre nature center on the Lake Michigan shore in the North Shore area, with six miles of trails through forests, ponds, ravines, restored prairies and lakeshore, including…
- [Urban Ecology Center — Menomonee Valley](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/urban-ecology-center-menomonee-valley--listing-b3dc984ad93fa5bf2a151cc9) — Building: Tue–Thu noon–6 p.m.; Fri noon–5 p.m.; Sat 9 a.m.–3 p.m.; closed Sun and Mon. · Urban Ecology Center — Menomonee Valley · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. The South Central branch, a 'green' community center in a former tavern at 37th and Pierce, beside Three Bridges Park and the Hank Aaron State Trail along the Menomonee River…
- [Urban Ecology Center — Riverside Park](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/urban-ecology-center-riverside-park--listing-2f028879102acdaf6e5f4756) — Building: Tue–Thu noon–6 p.m.; Fri noon–5 p.m.; Sat 9 a.m.–3 p.m.; closed Sun and Mon… · Urban Ecology Center — Riverside Park · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. The Urban Ecology Center's East Side branch sits in Milwaukee County's Riverside Park between Riverwest and the East Side, on the Oak Leaf Trail with an observation tower. The…
- [Urban Ecology Center — Washington Park](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/urban-ecology-center-washington-park--listing-b4d59251a3a798cea08b8457) — Building: Tue–Thu noon–6 p.m.; Fri noon–5 p.m.; Sat 9 a.m.–3 p.m.; closed Sun and Mon. · Urban Ecology Center — Washington Park · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. The North Central branch of the Urban Ecology Center in Washington Park, recently expanded. Inside, kids can climb the tower to look over the park and neighborhoods, ride the…
- [Wednesday Family Programs at the Domes](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/wednesday-family-programs-at-the-domes--listing-a0f59d19741fb30e32896b01) — Wednesdays 10–10:30 a.m. in the Domes lobby. Wacky First Wednesdays on the first… · Mitchell Park Domes · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 24. Every Wednesday morning the Milwaukee Domes Alliance runs a short nature program for families in the Domes lobby, mostly aimed at 3- to 8-year-olds though all ages are welcome…
- [Wilson Ice Arena](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/wilson-ice-arena--listing-8daeff46fdff9e6c3cd4aa60) — Open public skate: Monday–Friday noon–3 p.m.; Saturday 2:30–4:30 p.m. · Wilson Ice Arena · All ages · From $5 · checked Oct 24. Milwaukee County's year-round indoor ice arena in Wilson Park, with public skating on an NHL-sized rink. Rental skates, sharpening and group rates are available, and adaptive…
- [Youth Learn to Skate Classes at the Pettit](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/youth-learn-to-skate-classes-at-the-pettit--listing-f2aa64a250380a9ad5d6e131) — Class sessions run throughout the year; session dates and times are listed on each… · Pettit National Ice Center · Ages 3–12 · Paid · checked Oct 24. Beginner skating classes at the Pettit that lay a foundation for figure skating, hockey and speed skating. Tot 'N Me (ages 3–5) puts a parent on the ice beside the child for…
- [Zoo Classes at the Milwaukee County Zoo](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/zoo-classes-at-the-milwaukee-county-zoo--listing-21e6271640e7b098b3b97d09) — Fall classes registering now. Spring classes go on sale Wednesday, Nov. 11 at 9 a.m. for… · Milwaukee County Zoo · All ages · checked Oct 24. Zoological Society of Milwaukee classes held at the Milwaukee County Zoo, with topics and activities matched to each age and time spent meeting Zoo animals. Stroller Safari is…

### Franklin (4)

- [Little Wonders for Twos and Threes at Wehr Nature Center](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/little-wonders-for-twos-and-threes-at-wehr-nature-center--listing-0d417578b435ae4b6f31ca4b) — Monthly on Mondays: Little Wonders for Twos 9:30–10:30 a.m.; Little Wonders for Threes… · Wehr Nature Center, Franklin · From $12 · checked Oct 24. A monthly nature class for toddlers and their favorite adult, run in two sessions by age. Each month has a theme: in Eager Beavers children make and wear beaver costumes, chew…
- [Nature Nauts at Wehr Nature Center](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/nature-nauts-at-wehr-nature-center--listing-5e8ae968fba408386dad1b4f) — Sundays 1–2 p.m. and Mondays 9:30–10:30 a.m.: Chipmunk Chatter Oct 25 & 26; Turkey Tales… · Wehr Nature Center, Franklin · Ages 4–6 · From $12 · checked Oct 24. A monthly hands-on nature program for 4- to 6-year-olds with an adult, offered on a Sunday afternoon and repeated the next Monday morning. Themes change each month: in Turkey…
- [Teen Conservation Club at Wehr Nature Center](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/teen-conservation-club-at-wehr-nature-center--listing-0212b14ce69dc03cbf1b2c7a) — Monthly on the last Saturday, noon–2 p.m. Upcoming: Oct 31, Nov 28 and Dec 19, 2026. · Wehr Nature Center, Franklin · Ages 13–17 · checked Oct 24. A monthly club for teens interested in the natural world, focused on conservation, community and hands-on projects that give back. It is meant to build community among…
- [Wehr Nature Center](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/wehr-nature-center--listing-fa8f8c3bf44f0b088a9285a4) — Trails open dawn to dusk year-round (parking lot locked 5 p.m.–8 a.m., October to… · Wehr Nature Center, Franklin · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 24. A Milwaukee County nature center inside 660-acre Whitnall Park, adjoining the Root River Parkway. Five miles of trails cross five actively managed habitats on a 220-acre property…

### Saukville (4)

- [Little Explorers Playgroup at Riveredge](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/little-explorers-playgroup-at-riveredge--listing-bc385bf08e3145ec6224cb9f) — Every other Thursday 10–11:30 a.m.: Nov 5, Nov 19 and Dec 3, 2026. · Riveredge Nature Center, Saukville · Ages 2–5 · From $7 · checked Oct 24. A naturalist-guided playgroup for families with children 2 to 5: 45 minutes of structured play and exploration, followed by 45 minutes of free play. Grown-ups are encouraged to…
- [Nature Tots at Riveredge](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/nature-tots-at-riveredge--listing-8e40b85d6deb1554e3f5189d) — Wednesday Nov 11, 2026, 10–11:30 a.m. (next listed session; later dates not yet in the… · Riveredge Nature Center, Saukville · Ages 2–5 · From $8 · checked Oct 24. An early-childhood class for 2- to 5-year-olds with an adult, led by a Riveredge naturalist, that mixes outdoor exploration with literacy, physical development, nature smarts and…
- [Nourish and Nature: Family Dinner Nights at Riveredge](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/nourish-and-nature-family-dinner-nights-at-riveredge--listing-8fe0bf285bf698e2fd2b18ad) — Wednesdays 5–7 p.m., Sept 16 – Nov 18, 2026 (remaining: Oct 28, Nov 4, 11, 18). · Riveredge Nature Center, Saukville · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. A weekly cook-together dinner for families run with the Youth and Family Project. Each week families help prepare part of a shared dinner (Nov 4 is pizza quesadillas), sit down…
- [Riveredge Nature Center](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/riveredge-nature-center--listing-96fd9d442fe826dfa0063d4a) — Trails open dawn to dusk every day of the year. Visitor Center and Nature Store: Mon–Fri… · Riveredge Nature Center, Saukville · All ages · From $2 · checked Oct 24. The region's oldest independent nature center, a restored 485-acre sanctuary in Ozaukee County with more than ten miles of trails through forest, prairie, ponds and Milwaukee…

### Waukesha (3)

- [Retzer Nature Center](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/retzer-nature-center--listing-47e06c29b900f73292a7e81e) — Trails 6 a.m.–10 p.m. daily. Office/building: Mon–Fri 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m.; Sat 10 a.m.–3… · Retzer Nature Center, Waukesha · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. A 483-acre Waukesha County nature center of prairies, woodlands, wetlands, gardens and trails, once the retirement home of John and Florence Retzer, who planted more than 26,000…
- [Storytimes at Waukesha Public Library](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/storytimes-at-waukesha-public-library--listing-0a9bd526a85f55f518caef65) — Stories Alive: Mondays 10–10:30 a.m. Wiggles & Giggles Storytime: Tuesdays 10–10:30 a.m… · Waukesha Public Library · All ages · checked Oct 24. Waukesha Public Library runs a drop-in storytime most weekday mornings in its Children's Program Room. Stories Alive brings books to life for kids of all ages with puppetry…
- [Youth Gymnastics at the Waukesha YMCA](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/youth-gymnastics-at-the-waukesha-ymca--listing-280821a8d40bdf1142da1419) — Late-fall session Oct 26 – Dec 15, 2026: Parent 'N' Tot 1 (walking–3) Mondays 5:20–5:50… · Waukesha YMCA · Paid · checked Oct 24. Progressive gymnastics classes at the Waukesha YMCA, from parent-and-child movement classes up to school-age levels. In Parent 'N' Tot 1 (walking to 3), toddlers explore movement…

### Other towns in the Milwaukee–Waukesha area (11)

- [Baby Time, Rhyme Time and Story Time at Wauwatosa Public Library](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/baby-time-rhyme-time-and-story-time-at-wauwatosa-public-library--listing-0da13a54c70dbae2d4a3a7cd) — Rhyme Time (0–2): Tuesdays 9:30–10 a.m.; Rhyme Time Stay & Play: Tuesdays 10:30–11:15… · Wauwatosa Public Library · Ages 0–6 · checked Oct 24. Wauwatosa Public Library's early-literacy programs are split by age. Baby Time (0–12 months) is an interactive 20-minute session of simple stories, lap bounces, songs, rhymes and…
- [Eble Park Ice Arena — Public Ice Skating](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/eble-park-ice-arena-public-ice-skating--listing-2f4fd415f170011ae3a664f9) — Public Ice Skating most weekdays noon–1:30 p.m. (e.g. Oct 26–30, Nov 2–3, 2026)… · Eble Park Ice Arena, Brookfield · All ages · From $7 · checked Oct 24. A Waukesha County indoor ice arena in Brookfield with public skate sessions open to all ages and abilities, plus separate adult and senior sessions (18+) on weekday mornings and…
- [Happy Helpers and Grown-Up & Me Baking at Happy Place Cooking Space](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/happy-helpers-and-grown-up-and-me-baking-at-happy-place-cooking-space--listing-e813a05d38890b4feb605085) — Happy Helpers: Wednesdays 9:30–10:30 a.m. or 1–2 p.m. Fall series week of Sept 13 – week… · Happy Place Cooking Space, Cedarburg · Ages 3–6 · From $40 · checked Oct 24. Cooking classes for little kids at an accessible nonprofit teaching kitchen in Cedarburg. Happy Helpers is a 60-minute drop-off class for ages 3–6 in which preschoolers become…
- [Harrington Beach State Park](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/harrington-beach-state-park--listing-0efd86b58c4a21e976a28e29) — Open year-round 6 a.m.–11 p.m. · Harrington Beach State Park, Belgium · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 24. A 715-acre Ozaukee County state park with more than a mile of Lake Michigan beach, a white cedar and hardwood swamp, old-field grasslands with restored wetland ponds and a scenic…
- [Lapham Peak — Kettle Moraine State Forest](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/lapham-peak-kettle-moraine-state-forest--listing-b2dbde5f56dfb513e2cc003d) — Open 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. year-round. · Lapham Peak Unit, Kettle Moraine State Forest, Delafield · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 24. A unit of the Kettle Moraine State Forest near Delafield shaped by glaciers 10,000 years ago, with hiking and backpacking trails and lighted cross-country ski trails. Kids can…
- [Learn to Skate and Learn to Play Hockey at Eble Park Ice Arena](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/learn-to-skate-and-learn-to-play-hockey-at-eble-park-ice-arena--listing-7e09e7390e9c3d68a8b7def6) — Intro to Ice Skating – Youth: 5-week classes. Intro to Skating for Hockey: 5-week… · Eble Park Ice Arena, Brookfield · Ages 3+ · From $75 · checked Oct 24. Group skating lessons at Eble Park for beginners and up. Introduction to Ice Skating – Youth, taught by Elite Skating Academy, teaches children with little or no experience to…
- [Naga-Waukee Park Ice Arena — Public Ice Skating](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/naga-waukee-park-ice-arena-public-ice-skating--listing-9565d98f14483415bfefc3bc) — Public Ice Skating weekdays noon–1:30 p.m. and Sundays 2–3:30 p.m. (e.g. Oct 25, Nov 1… · Naga-Waukee Park Ice Arena, Delafield · All ages · From $7 · checked Oct 24. Waukesha County's indoor ice arena in Naga-Waukee Park near Delafield, with public skating for all ages and abilities on weekday middays and Sunday afternoons, plus adult and…
- [Pike Lake — Kettle Moraine State Forest](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/pike-lake-kettle-moraine-state-forest--listing-0519ac2b6cbf5b57b5894b79) — Open year-round 6 a.m.–11 p.m. · Pike Lake Unit, Kettle Moraine State Forest, Hartford · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 24. A Washington County unit of the Kettle Moraine State Forest between Hartford and Slinger, named for its 522-acre spring-fed kettle lake in the middle of the Kettle Moraine's…
- [Prep School After-School Cooking at Happy Place Cooking Space](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/prep-school-after-school-cooking-at-happy-place-cooking-space--listing-28c373a570775a1270b802ed) — Tuesdays 4:30–5:30 p.m. or 6–7 p.m. Fall 2026 series (Mixing and Measuring) week of Sept… · Happy Place Cooking Space, Cedarburg · Ages 6–12 · Paid · checked Oct 24. A small-group after-school cooking series for kids 6 to 12 that teaches real kitchen skills, and the reasons behind them, step by step. Over the school year children cover…
- [Storytimes at West Bend Community Memorial Library](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/storytimes-at-west-bend-community-memorial-library--listing-25cd7df4f9766d3cc2e8e477) — Preschool Storytime: Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 10 a.m. Baby/Toddler Storytime… · West Bend Community Memorial Library · Ages 0–6 · checked Oct 24. Weekly storytimes at the West Bend library. Preschool Storytime has stories and songs for ages 2–6, followed by a craft that kids can finish at the library or take home…
- [The Big Backyard Indoor Playground — New Berlin](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/the-big-backyard-indoor-playground-new-berlin--listing-49b8a3476e9033fea76d8ce2) — Open play: Monday 9 a.m.–4 p.m.; Tuesday–Thursday 9 a.m.–7 p.m.; Friday 9 a.m.–8 p.m… · The Big Backyard, New Berlin · Ages 0–8 · From $8 · checked Oct 24. A converted warehouse of more than 10,000 square feet in New Berlin filled with play areas: an enormous wooden play set with slides, tunnels, a rock wall and a clubhouse, a…