# Things to do with kids at Mitchell Park Domes

> 3 upcoming family events and 2 ongoing programs and visits at Mitchell Park Domes, 524 S. Layton Boulevard, Milwaukee, WI 53215, in the Milwaukee–Waukesha area. Dates and times are Central Time. Today is Sat, Oct 24.

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## Events ahead

- [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…
- [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…
- [Winter in the Tropics: A Family Fun Fest](https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/winter-in-the-tropics-a-family-fun-fest--listing-fe87b40aed6e28395749357f) — Tue, Dec 29 · 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Mitchell Park Domes · All ages · From $5 · checked Oct 24. A winter-break morning in the Tropical Dome built around hands-on nature learning. With an activity kit, children get into Education Center activities closed to other visitors, a…

## Ongoing programs and visits

- [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…
- [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…

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