# Things to do with kids in El Mirage, AZ > 3 upcoming family events and 1 places and ongoing programs in El Mirage, AZ (Maricopa County, AZ), in the Phoenix–Mesa–Chandler area. Listings whose address is in this town. Dates and times are Arizona Time. Today is Mon, Nov 2. 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 Nov 2, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-11-01), 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/phoenix/towns/el-mirage-az ## Events ahead - [Crafternoon Club for Kids: String Art — El Mirage Library](https://grassyknees.com/phoenix/activities/crafternoon-club-for-kids-string-art-el-mirage-library--listing-a4e62a068483babc3b95023d) — Sat, Nov 7 · 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM · El Mirage Library · Ages 5–12 · checked Oct 27. El Mirage Library's Saturday Crafternoon Club for Kids makes string art in November: children create a string-art design and take the finished piece home to display. It is a… - [Crafternoon Club for Kids: Ugly Art Afternoon — El Mirage Library](https://grassyknees.com/phoenix/activities/crafternoon-club-for-kids-ugly-art-afternoon-el-mirage-library--listing-3a23fefe9ffd4420175031f8) — Sat, Dec 5 · 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM · El Mirage Library · Ages 5–12 · checked Oct 27. To close out the year, El Mirage Library's Crafternoon Club for Kids hands over its leftover craft supplies, odds and ends for an open-ended Ugly Art Afternoon. There is no… - [Countdown Crew Noon Year's Eve Party — El Mirage Library](https://grassyknees.com/phoenix/activities/countdown-crew-noon-year-s-eve-party-el-mirage-library--listing-f45cd08acb7f1da1d1071a21) — Thu, Dec 31 · 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM · El Mirage Library · All ages · checked Oct 21. El Mirage Library's third annual Noon Year's Eve party gives young children a New Year's countdown they can actually stay awake for. This year's theme is astronauts and the… ## Places and ongoing programs - [School Break Day Camp (Thanksgiving week) — Northwest Valley YMCA](https://grassyknees.com/phoenix/activities/school-break-day-camp-thanksgiving-week-northwest-valley-ymca--listing-72d2f5127b93caa457b7c85d) — Ongoing · Northwest Valley YMCA, El Mirage · From $50 · checked Oct 30. Valley of the Sun YMCA school-break day camp for the days schools close before Thanksgiving, with sessions Monday–Wednesday, Nov 23–25. Days focus on social-emotional learning… ## Recently ended - [Family Photo Shoot — El Mirage Library](https://grassyknees.com/phoenix/activities/family-photo-shoot-el-mirage-library--listing-f2ea95081d6e0684c020b07b) — ended Sat, Oct 17 - [Teens/Tweens Create: Spooky Sensory Night — El Mirage Library](https://grassyknees.com/phoenix/activities/teens-tweens-create-spooky-sensory-night-el-mirage-library--listing-a0978ebedf0c99d6dc864c9f) — ended Thu, Oct 15 - [Storytime — El Mirage Library](https://grassyknees.com/phoenix/activities/storytime-el-mirage-library--listing-bd547d8558a677eb891d37b3) — ended Tue, Oct 13 - [Legoclub — El Mirage Library](https://grassyknees.com/phoenix/activities/legoclub-el-mirage-library--listing-163dc7fbfecfb89b6e561389) — ended Mon, Oct 12 ## Nearby - [Things to do with kids in Maricopa County, AZ](https://grassyknees.com/phoenix/counties/maricopa-county-az) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/phoenix/counties/maricopa-county-az.md) - Other towns in Maricopa County, AZ: [Chandler, AZ](https://grassyknees.com/phoenix/towns/chandler-az) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/phoenix/towns/chandler-az.md), [Scottsdale, AZ](https://grassyknees.com/phoenix/towns/scottsdale-az) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/phoenix/towns/scottsdale-az.md), [Mesa, AZ](https://grassyknees.com/phoenix/towns/mesa-az) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/phoenix/towns/mesa-az.md), [Gilbert, AZ](https://grassyknees.com/phoenix/towns/gilbert-az) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/phoenix/towns/gilbert-az.md), [Glendale, AZ](https://grassyknees.com/phoenix/towns/glendale-az) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/phoenix/towns/glendale-az.md), [Fountain Hills, AZ](https://grassyknees.com/phoenix/towns/fountain-hills-az) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/phoenix/towns/fountain-hills-az.md), [Tempe, AZ](https://grassyknees.com/phoenix/towns/tempe-az) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/phoenix/towns/tempe-az.md), [Goodyear, AZ](https://grassyknees.com/phoenix/towns/goodyear-az) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/phoenix/towns/goodyear-az.md), [Guadalupe, AZ](https://grassyknees.com/phoenix/towns/guadalupe-az) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/phoenix/towns/guadalupe-az.md), [Anthem, AZ](https://grassyknees.com/phoenix/towns/anthem-az) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/phoenix/towns/anthem-az.md), [Waddell, AZ](https://grassyknees.com/phoenix/towns/waddell-az) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/phoenix/towns/waddell-az.md), [Litchfield Park, AZ](https://grassyknees.com/phoenix/towns/litchfield-park-az) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/phoenix/towns/litchfield-park-az.md), [Wickenburg, AZ](https://grassyknees.com/phoenix/towns/wickenburg-az) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/phoenix/towns/wickenburg-az.md), [Surprise, AZ](https://grassyknees.com/phoenix/towns/surprise-az) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/phoenix/towns/surprise-az.md), [Peoria, AZ](https://grassyknees.com/phoenix/towns/peoria-az) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/phoenix/towns/peoria-az.md), [Avondale, AZ](https://grassyknees.com/phoenix/towns/avondale-az) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/phoenix/towns/avondale-az.md), [Buckeye, AZ](https://grassyknees.com/phoenix/towns/buckeye-az) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/phoenix/towns/buckeye-az.md), [Cave Creek, AZ](https://grassyknees.com/phoenix/towns/cave-creek-az) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/phoenix/towns/cave-creek-az.md) - Venues in El Mirage, AZ: [El Mirage Library](https://grassyknees.com/phoenix/venues/el-mirage-library) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/phoenix/venues/el-mirage-library.md) - [Things to do with kids in Phoenix](https://grassyknees.com/phoenix) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/phoenix.md) - [This weekend in Phoenix](https://grassyknees.com/phoenix/this-weekend) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/phoenix/this-weekend.md) Town pages are listed once a town has 3 current listings, county pages at 10.