# Little Explorers: Webs and Their Weavers > Event for families in the Raleigh–Cary area (NC). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Fri, Nov 13 · 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM - Where: House of Many Porches Market, Dix Park, 701 Palmer Drive, Raleigh, NC 27603 - Ages: Open to children ages 2-6 years old. All children must be accompanied by an adult. - Price: Free - Organizer: Dorothea Dix Park (City of Raleigh / Dix Park Conservancy) - Official page: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/little-explorers-webs-and-their-weavers-tickets-1993929886967 - Last checked: Sat, Oct 24 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 Oct 24, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-10-24), 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/raleigh/activities/little-explorers-webs-and-their-weavers--listing-0ea7a8cf500cb8372055e532 ## About A nature program for preschoolers at Dix Park, run with Raleigh Parks Nature Programs. November's session is all about spiders, the eight-legged master architects: games, stories, songs and live creatures introduce little learners to webs and the animals that weave them. Open to children ages 2–6 with an adult; it lasts an hour and starts promptly at 11 am, so arrive a few minutes early. It is free, but space is limited and Eventbrite registration (opening two weeks ahead) is required. ## Similar picks in Raleigh - [Friday Night Frights Wagon Rides at Harris Lake](https://grassyknees.com/raleigh/activities/friday-night-frights-wagon-rides-at-harris-lake--listing-0825d4e725cb91bbfddec45b) — Fri, Nov 13 · 3:00 PM – 3:45 PM · Harris Lake County Park, New Hill · Ages 2–6 · Free · checked Oct 24. Harris Lake County Park marks Friday the 13th with spooky wagon rides down the park's back roads. The 3 pm Creepy Critters Scavenger Hunt ride is pitched at ages 2–6 with their… - [Beech Bluff Explorers: Raccoon Roundup](https://grassyknees.com/raleigh/activities/beech-bluff-explorers-raccoon-roundup--listing-002ee04ec72682e03fefce07) — Sat, Dec 12 · 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM · Beech Bluff County Park, Willow Spring · Ages 3–5 · Free · checked Oct 24. A playful preschool nature class at Beech Bluff County Park all about raccoons. Children make a raccoon mask, hear the picture book You Are a Raccoon! by Laurie Ann Thompson and… - [Nature Stories at NCMA](https://grassyknees.com/raleigh/activities/nature-stories-at-ncma--listing-88da9a6f93359b504b48b4c9) — Mon, Nov 9 · 10:30 AM – 11:15 AM · North Carolina Museum of Art · Up to 7 · Free · checked Oct 24. A family nature story time led by Prairie Ridge Ecostation educators at the North Carolina Museum of Art. The session opens with a picture book, then moves into hands-on… - [Art + Nature Story Time with Prairie Ridge Ecostation](https://grassyknees.com/raleigh/activities/art-nature-story-time-with-prairie-ridge-ecostation--listing-a37e34bb05a0d7e21c593802) — Wed, Nov 18 · 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM · North Carolina Museum of Art · Free · checked Oct 24. A hybrid indoor-and-outdoor story time at the North Carolina Museum of Art led by educators from Prairie Ridge Ecostation. Children look, listen and move while connecting picture… - [Bird Watching at Dix Park](https://grassyknees.com/raleigh/activities/bird-watching-at-dix-park--listing-e0cd7a7f2965d3ed17a9a348) — Sat, Oct 31 (+1 more date) · 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM · Stone Houses Visitor Center, Dix Park · Free · checked Oct 24. A free monthly birding walk at Dorothea Dix Park led by instructor Bella Insignares. Participants learn to identify the park's resident and migrating birds by sight and by ear… - [Ann and Jim Goodnight Museum Park at the NC Museum of Art](https://grassyknees.com/raleigh/activities/ann-and-jim-goodnight-museum-park-at-the-nc-museum-of-art--listing-526918abe87a8062d5de4f9c) — Park open daily including holidays, dawn to dusk. Galleries, store and café… · North Carolina Museum of Art — Museum Park · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. A 164-acre park around the North Carolina Museum of Art with 4.7 miles of paved and natural-surface trails, a terraced pond, gardens and large outdoor artworks that kids love to… ## More for families - [This weekend in Raleigh](https://grassyknees.com/raleigh/this-weekend) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/raleigh/this-weekend.md) - [Things to do with kids in Raleigh](https://grassyknees.com/raleigh) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/raleigh.md)