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Things to do with kids in Gilbert, AZ

15 upcoming family events and 6 places and programs in Gilbert, AZ. Every listing links to the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it — confirm the details there before you go. Dates are in Arizona Time.

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Upcoming family events

Oct24SatOutdoors
Through Nov 1
Fall Festival at Mother Nature's Farm
Mother Nature's Farm
From $15
Cooking
Sat, Oct 24 · 1:00 PM
Halloween Cookie Decorating for Kids — HD SOUTH
HD SOUTH
PaidAges 5+
Pumpkins and patches
Sat, Oct 24 · 9:00 AM
Live Pumpkin Carving with Ray Villafane — Gilbert Water Tower Plaza
Water Tower Plaza
Arts & crafts
Sat, Oct 24 · 1:00 PM
Mortimer and Me Author Visit and Book Reading — HD SOUTH
HD SOUTH
FreeAges 6–10
STEM & discovery
Sat, Oct 24 · 10:00 AM
STEM Saturday: Build and Code an Arduino Dragster — HD SOUTH
HD SOUTH
FreeAges 12–16
Festivals and parties
Fri, Oct 30
Romp n' Roll Halloween Boo Bash — Gilbert
Romp n' Roll Gilbert Az
Nov3TueArts & crafts
Tue, Nov 3 · 3:45 PM
Plugged In: Minecraft for Tweens and Teens — Southeast Regional Library
Southeast Regional Library
Ages 10–18
Nov13FriSanta visits
Through Dec 24
Photos with Santa — SanTan Village
SanTan Village — Children's Play Area
FreeAll ages
Nov14SatArts & crafts
Sat, Nov 14 · 10:00 AM
Kids' Cross-Stitching: Holiday Wall Hanging — HD SOUTH
HD SOUTH
FreeAges 8–14
Community
Sat, Nov 21 · 4:00 PM
Gilbert Days Festival on the New Ocotillo Bridge
Ocotillo Bridge
FreeAll ages
Community
Sat, Nov 21 · 8:30 AM
Gilbert Days Parade 2026
Gilbert Road, Downtown Heritage District
FreeAll ages
Nutcracker and shows
Through Dec 24
A Christmas Carol — Hale Centre Theatre
Hale Centre Theatre
From $40Ages 5+
Nov30MonTree lightings
Mon, Nov 30 · 6:00 PM
Gilbert Water Tower Holiday Lighting
Water Tower Plaza
Dec5SatSanta visits
Sat, Dec 5 · 8:30 AM
Breakfast with Santa — HD SOUTH
HD SOUTH
From $20All ages
Dec11FriOutdoors
Through Dec 22
Riparian After Dark: Holiday Light Trail
Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch
Paid

Places and ongoing programs

Recently ended

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Things to do with kids in Gilbert, AZ

Upcoming family events

Fall Festival at Mother Nature's Farm

Halloween Cookie Decorating for Kids — HD SOUTH

Live Pumpkin Carving with Ray Villafane — Gilbert Water Tower Plaza

Mortimer and Me Author Visit and Book Reading — HD SOUTH

STEM Saturday: Build and Code an Arduino Dragster — HD SOUTH

Romp n' Roll Halloween Boo Bash — Gilbert

Plugged In: Minecraft for Tweens and Teens — Southeast Regional Library

Photos with Santa — SanTan Village

Kids' Cross-Stitching: Holiday Wall Hanging — HD SOUTH

Gilbert Days Festival on the New Ocotillo Bridge

Gilbert Days Parade 2026

A Christmas Carol — Hale Centre Theatre

Gilbert Water Tower Holiday Lighting

Breakfast with Santa — HD SOUTH

Riparian After Dark: Holiday Light Trail

Places and ongoing programs

ALTA Gilbert Climbing Academy and Kid Krushers

Art House Gilbert Daytime Family Painting

Art Lobby Kids Studio Classes and Creative Workshops

Baby and Toddler Parent-child Gymnastics — Gilbert

Public Ice Skating at AZ Ice Gilbert

Romp n' Roll Gilbert Az Baby, Toddler and Preschool Classes

Recently ended

Intro to Sewing for Kids — Southeast Regional Library

Full STEAM Ahead! — Perry Library

Boo Bash — Perry Library

Saturday Baby Playdate for Pre-Walkers — Southeast Regional Library

Bilingual Storytime/Hora de Cuentos Bilingüe — Southeast Regional Library

Cube Club — Perry Library

LEGO Hour — Perry Library

Nintendo Switch Games for Tweens — Southeast Regional Library

Family Storytime — Perry Library

Family Storytime — Southeast Regional Library

Toddler Storytime — Perry Library

Toddler Playdate — Southeast Regional Library