# Things to do with kids in Norristown, PA

> 13 upcoming family events and 0 places and ongoing programs in Norristown, PA (Montgomery County, PA), in the Philadelphia–Camden–Wilmington 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

- [Boo at the Zoo — Elmwood Park Zoo](https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/activities/boo-at-the-zoo-elmwood-park-zoo--listing-df57f0f95d5c102b1e1e4b9d) — Sat, Oct 24 (+3 more dates) · 10:30 AM – 3:30 PM · Elmwood Park Zoo, Norristown · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 16. Elmwood Park Zoo's annual Halloween event turns the whole zoo into a costume-friendly trick-or-treat trail on fall weekends. Children (and costumed grown-ups) follow treat and…
- [Harvest Fest at Elmwood Park Zoo](https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/activities/harvest-fest-at-elmwood-park-zoo--listing-521f228e7ab13999947a40af) — Sat, Oct 24 (+1 more date) · 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Elmwood Park Zoo — Stony Creek Stage, Norristown · With admission · checked Oct 16. On October weekends, Elmwood Park Zoo holds Harvest Fest around the Stony Creek Stage near Zoo Brew in Norristown, with carnival games, live music, face painting and other fall…
- [Zoo Snooze Overnight Campout — Elmwood Park Zoo](https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/activities/zoo-snooze-overnight-campout-elmwood-park-zoo--listing-8575b54cdf5cc5a34a0e665e) — Oct 23 – Oct 24 · 5:00 PM · Elmwood Park Zoo, Norristown · From $90 · checked Oct 16. The last Zoo Snooze of the 2026 season is an overnight campout inside Elmwood Park Zoo, recommended for children 4 and up. Families arrive at the main gate 5:00–6:30 PM for…
- [Quiet Mornings — sensory-friendly zoo visits at Elmwood Park Zoo](https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/activities/quiet-mornings-sensory-friendly-zoo-visits-at-elmwood-park-zoo--listing-1a25fcc996734f8d173fe458) — Thu, Oct 29 (+2 more dates) · Elmwood Park Zoo, Norristown · From $15.95 · checked Oct 16. On the last Thursday of most months, Elmwood Park Zoo opens early for Quiet Mornings, a calmer, less crowded visit for guests with special needs and their families before the…
- [Boo Just For You — sensory-friendly trick-or-treat at Elmwood Park Zoo](https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/activities/boo-just-for-you-sensory-friendly-trick-or-treat-at-elmwood-park-zoo--listing-3fd9ba83ba71cec9dbd8e4c1) — Fri, Oct 30 · 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM · Elmwood Park Zoo, Norristown · From $14.95 · checked Oct 16. A one-hour, after-hours version of Boo at the Zoo for guests with sensory needs, their families and caregivers. With smaller crowds, families can walk the zoo to treat stations…
- [Trick-or-Treat Night at Elmwood Park Zoo](https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/activities/trick-or-treat-night-at-elmwood-park-zoo--listing-4d041e7f9e0a52ac6fb660af) — Fri, Oct 30 · 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM · Elmwood Park Zoo, Norristown · Paid · checked Oct 16. An evening of trick-or-treating at Elmwood Park Zoo on October 30, 5:30 to 8:30 PM. Children and adults are encouraged to come in costume and bring a trick-or-treat bag, and…
- [Día de los Muertos Ofrendas at Elmwood Park Zoo](https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/activities/dia-de-los-muertos-ofrendas-at-elmwood-park-zoo--listing-203da1c8bbe31fa849688b30) — Sat, Oct 31 (+1 more date) · 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Elmwood Park Zoo, Norristown · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 16. For Día de los Muertos, Elmwood Park Zoo sets up two ofrendas: one honoring zoo animals that have died and a Community Pet Ofrenda for families' own departed pets. During regular…
- [Nature Explorers preschool programs at Elmwood Park Zoo](https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/activities/nature-explorers-preschool-programs-at-elmwood-park-zoo--listing-b408bc6158d57196abec7821) — Thu, Nov 5 (+1 more date) · Elmwood Park Zoo, Norristown · Ages 3–5 · Paid · checked Oct 16. Nature Explorers is Elmwood Park Zoo's program series for children ages 3 to 5. Each 30–45 minute session covers one topic through up-close animal encounters, crafts…
- [Veterans Day Celebration and Salute to Service — Elmwood Park Zoo](https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/activities/veterans-day-celebration-and-salute-to-service-elmwood-park-zoo--listing-3d156fc53e222d953286e799) — Wed, Nov 11 (+4 more dates) · 11:30 AM – 4:00 PM · Elmwood Park Zoo — Welcome Plaza, Norristown · With admission · checked Oct 16. Elmwood Park Zoo thanks veterans with free zoo admission from November 11 to 15; veterans show ID at the admission window, and families are invited to spend the afternoon at the…
- [Eco-Family Programs: Owl Prowl — Elmwood Park Zoo](https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/activities/eco-family-programs-owl-prowl-elmwood-park-zoo--listing-0e325a36d2572f825bbba4f1) — Fri, Nov 13 · 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM · Norristown Farm Park · From $5 · checked Oct 20. Elmwood Park Zoo's educators lead an Owl Prowl for families on a November Friday evening, starting from Norristown Farm Park rather than the zoo itself. The group sets out on a…
- [Wild Lights at Elmwood Park Zoo](https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/activities/wild-lights-at-elmwood-park-zoo--listing-2832e24159ed735155a8a8e8) — Fri, Nov 20 (+26 more dates) · 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Elmwood Park Zoo, Norristown · All ages · From $24.95 · checked Oct 16. Wild Lights is Elmwood Park Zoo's walk-through holiday light show in Norristown. On select evenings from November 20 to December 30, families stroll the zoo grounds past light…
- [Brunch with Santa at Elmwood Park Zoo](https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/activities/brunch-with-santa-at-elmwood-park-zoo--listing-de87e7b8bc950e2c2509f8cf) — Sat, Dec 5 (+5 more dates) · 10:00 AM · Elmwood Park Zoo — Canopy Gardens Pavilion, Norristown · Paid · checked Oct 16. Families sit down to a brunch buffet in the zoo's Canopy Gardens Pavilion, meet one of the zoo's education animals, share holiday wishes with Santa and get a photo with him, then…
- [Eco-Family Programs: Natural Wreath Making — Elmwood Park Zoo](https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/activities/eco-family-programs-natural-wreath-making-elmwood-park-zoo--listing-891f2279cfb18e72826fa154) — Sat, Dec 12 · 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Elmwood Park Zoo, Norristown · From $15 · checked Oct 20. Families can make a holiday wreath from leftover evergreen tree branches that would otherwise be thrown away at this Eco-Family workshop at Elmwood Park Zoo in Norristown. The…

## Recently ended

- [Live Veterinary Exams at Elmwood Park Zoo](https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/activities/live-veterinary-exams-at-elmwood-park-zoo--listing-4ead17ce7f9e2fc58ab08319) — ended Fri, Oct 23

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