# Things to do with kids in Norman, OK

> 16 upcoming family events and 7 places and ongoing programs in Norman, OK (Cleveland County, OK), in the Oklahoma City area. Listings whose address is in this town. Dates and times are Central Time. Today is Sat, Oct 24.

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## Events ahead

- [Paws & Pumpkins at Norman Animal Welfare](https://grassyknees.com/oklahoma-city/activities/paws-and-pumpkins-at-norman-animal-welfare--listing-e81005a7837c9a86a2f9b3a1) — Sat, Oct 24 · 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Norman Animal Welfare · Free · checked Oct 24. A family-friendly fall evening at the Norman Animal Welfare shelter with Halloween fun, a chance to meet adoptable pets, and a pet food and toy drive for the animals in the…
- [Run for Your Life 5K and Trick-or-Treat Trot](https://grassyknees.com/oklahoma-city/activities/run-for-your-life-5k-and-trick-or-treat-trot--listing-7eb90b85d98608b5a2687bf3) — Sat, Oct 24 · 6:00 PM · Ruby Grant Park, Norman · checked Oct 24. A Halloween-season trail race at Ruby Grant Park in Norman that mixes a haunted-house feel with a trail run: volunteers dressed as favorite scary-movie characters lurk along the…
- [Lake Thunderbird Workshop and Clean-Up](https://grassyknees.com/oklahoma-city/activities/lake-thunderbird-workshop-and-clean-up--listing-c60137366a4a54744094c6fa) — Sun, Oct 25 · 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Lake Thunderbird Boathouse, Norman · Free · checked Oct 24. A City of Norman community afternoon at the Lake Thunderbird Boathouse that combines a short learning workshop about the lake and its watershed with a shoreline clean-up. The…
- [Spike's Club: World of Festivals](https://grassyknees.com/oklahoma-city/activities/spike-s-club-world-of-festivals--listing-ea1beda2f87c20928bd5b1c0) — Thu, Nov 5 (+2 more dates) · 3:30 PM – 6:00 PM · Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, Norman · Ages 6–11 · checked Oct 24. Spike's Club is the Sam Noble Museum's after-school club for children 6 to 11, built around active exploration and play with a different natural or cultural history theme each…
- [Free Day: Celebrating Oklahoma! at the Sam Noble Museum](https://grassyknees.com/oklahoma-city/activities/free-day-celebrating-oklahoma-at-the-sam-noble-museum--listing-83da823c2cc31055dde2e7fd) — Sat, Nov 7 · 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, Norman · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. A free-admission Curiousiday at the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History celebrating the state's people, animals and ecosystems. Interactive science stations and hands-on…
- [Guided Bird Watching Walk — Sam Noble Museum](https://grassyknees.com/oklahoma-city/activities/guided-bird-watching-walk-sam-noble-museum--listing-5c97a4980cdcb637297ae5b1) — Sat, Nov 7 · 7:30 AM – 10:00 AM · Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, Norman · Ages 12+ · checked Oct 24. A guided morning bird walk for adults and teens. Participants first get an up-close look at native bird specimens from the museum's collections, then head out on a nature walk at…
- [Watershed Clean-Up at Colonial Estates Park](https://grassyknees.com/oklahoma-city/activities/watershed-clean-up-at-colonial-estates-park--listing-119ac7795d17fb86e6dd768b) — Sat, Nov 7 · 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM · Colonial Estates Park, Norman · Free · checked Oct 24. A hands-on Saturday-morning clean-up of the creek and park at Colonial Estates Park, organized by the City of Norman to keep local waterways healthy. Trash bags, gloves…
- [Norman Veterans Day Parade and Celebration](https://grassyknees.com/oklahoma-city/activities/norman-veterans-day-parade-and-celebration--listing-eaedd199fdf28c6e06e98f52) — Sun, Nov 8 · 2:00 PM · Reaves Park, Norman · checked Oct 24. Norman's annual Veterans Day celebration at Reaves Park honors local service members with a parade, guest speakers, a static display of military vehicles kids can see up close…
- [Little Scientists: Brilliant Birds](https://grassyknees.com/oklahoma-city/activities/little-scientists-brilliant-birds--listing-da070964fb1b577f8b25d19a) — Tue, Nov 10 · 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM · Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, Norman · Ages 3–5 · checked Oct 24. A hands-on preschool science session for children 3 to 5 with an adult. Little learners discover birds through stories, real museum specimens and activities, handling feathers…
- [Explorers Day Camp — Thanksgiving Break at the Sam Noble Museum](https://grassyknees.com/oklahoma-city/activities/explorers-day-camp-thanksgiving-break-at-the-sam-noble-museum--listing-33f331542f8e5b41dfe8cd45) — Mon, Nov 23 (+1 more date) · 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, Norman · Ages 6–11 · Paid · checked Oct 24. Single-day museum camps for children 6 to 11 over Thanksgiving break, bookable one day at a time (separate registration for Day 1 and Day 2). Campers might dig into paleontology…
- [Dig into Dinos: Ancient Invertebrates](https://grassyknees.com/oklahoma-city/activities/dig-into-dinos-ancient-invertebrates--listing-33b3404506c2ae9903307726) — Sat, Dec 5 · 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, Norman · Ages 5+ · checked Oct 24. A Saturday afternoon fossil program for children 5 and up with an adult. Families travel back to prehistoric seas to meet ancient creatures without backbones, examining real…
- [Winterfest at The Depot and Norman Tree Lighting](https://grassyknees.com/oklahoma-city/activities/winterfest-at-the-depot-and-norman-tree-lighting--listing-cd86fe6a69daf560eb5761de) — Sat, Dec 5 · 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM · The Depot, Norman · checked Oct 24. The City of Norman's holiday evening downtown. Winterfest at The Depot opens in the afternoon with a holiday market of local vendors, games, photo spots and food trucks…
- [Little Scientists: Fantastic Fossils](https://grassyknees.com/oklahoma-city/activities/little-scientists-fantastic-fossils--listing-f19e6d5a6813b127871f4f09) — Tue, Dec 8 · 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM · Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, Norman · checked Oct 24. December's Little Scientists session invites young children and their adults to explore ancient sea creatures through stories, fossils and hands-on activities, meeting snails…
- [Crafting Nature: Re-Making Paper](https://grassyknees.com/oklahoma-city/activities/crafting-nature-re-making-paper--listing-ece81c568eac4282ad90122e) — Thu, Dec 10 · 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM · Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, Norman · Ages 12+ · checked Oct 24. An evening workshop where science and craft meet: participants learn to make eco-friendly paper from recycled scraps, junk mail and native flowers, ending up with handmade sheets…
- [Curiousiday: Winter Wonderland at the Sam Noble Museum](https://grassyknees.com/oklahoma-city/activities/curiousiday-winter-wonderland-at-the-sam-noble-museum--listing-026f3effd3c0c8c4860fc2e6) — Sat, Dec 12 · 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, Norman · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 24. A winter-themed Curiousiday at the Sam Noble Museum with drop-in science for all ages: the physics of snowflakes, how winter wildlife survives the cold and other science behind…
- [Norman Ugly Sweater Run](https://grassyknees.com/oklahoma-city/activities/norman-ugly-sweater-run--listing-c8e7a1c94c293b5c424d4848) — Sat, Dec 12 · 4:00 PM · Legacy Park, Norman · checked Oct 24. The City of Norman's holiday-themed 5K at Legacy Park asks runners to break out their most festive, funny or outrageous holiday sweater and hit the course in seasonal gear. The…

## Places and ongoing programs

- [Andrews Park Playground and Skate Park — Norman](https://grassyknees.com/oklahoma-city/activities/andrews-park-playground-and-skate-park-norman--listing-f88d6e338e5c5a55c47aaf47) — Splash pad operating hours 10 am-8 pm in season; park hours not listed. · Andrews Park, Norman · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. Andrews Park, near downtown Norman, is one of the city's community parks, with playground equipment, a skate park, basketball courts, a jogging and walking course, backstops…
- [Children's and Teen Art Classes at the Norman Firehouse Art Center](https://grassyknees.com/oklahoma-city/activities/children-s-and-teen-art-classes-at-the-norman-firehouse-art-center--listing-9091fb3bdbaaaee6204e52d3) — Fall 2026 class semester: weeks of September 14 through November 8, 2026. Next semester… · Norman Firehouse Art Center · Ages 2–18 · Paid · checked Oct 24. The Norman Firehouse Art Center, a community art center near downtown Norman, teaches semester-long art classes for young learners ages 2-14 (including its Art After School…
- [Crafts and Tales at the Sam Noble Museum](https://grassyknees.com/oklahoma-city/activities/crafts-and-tales-at-the-sam-noble-museum--listing-e285c714182cb8db0f7feb4a) — Every Wednesday at 11 a.m. · Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History (Discovery Room), Norman · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 24. Crafts and Tales is the Sam Noble Museum's weekly storytime in the Discovery Room: a story adventure followed by themed arts and crafts. Afterwards children can stay in the…
- [Creekside Bike Park — Norman](https://grassyknees.com/oklahoma-city/activities/creekside-bike-park-norman--listing-88aeb5eb8506f3715d128214) — Open on its own schedule · Creekside Bike Park, Norman · Free · checked Oct 24. Creekside Bike Park is a 12-acre City of Norman park built for riding, with multi-terrain land fitted with bike-skill features for all levels: off-road trails, high and low…
- [Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art — Free for Kids 17 and Under](https://grassyknees.com/oklahoma-city/activities/fred-jones-jr-museum-of-art-free-for-kids-17-and-under--listing-e4278540872ef4f425c44718) — Tuesday through Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday 1-5 p.m.; closed Mondays and University… · Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, Norman · With admission · checked Oct 24. The Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art is the University of Oklahoma's art museum on the Norman campus, and children and teens 17 and under get in free every day. Admission is also…
- [Preschool and Recreational Gymnastics Classes at Bart Conner Gymnastics Academy](https://grassyknees.com/oklahoma-city/activities/preschool-and-recreational-gymnastics-classes-at-bart-conner-gymnastic--listing-b19f7073cd3db9498d3b74fe) — Weekly classes, 1 or 2 times a week; class times are listed in the online registration… · Bart Conner Gymnastics Academy, Norman · Ages 6+ · From $70 · checked Oct 24. Bart Conner Gymnastics Academy in Norman runs monthly-tuition gymnastics classes. Conner's Cubbies preschool classes use the big gym plus a separate room with pint-size equipment…
- [Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History](https://grassyknees.com/oklahoma-city/activities/sam-noble-oklahoma-museum-of-natural-history--listing-0ce8a31b5814fb2a79caabf4) — Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday 1-5 p.m.; closed Mondays. Holiday hours on the… · Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, Norman · All ages · From $7 · checked Oct 24. The Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History on the University of Oklahoma campus in Norman is the state's natural history museum, known for its dinosaur and ancient-life…

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