# Things to do with kids in Raleigh this weekend

> 6 family events on Fri, Oct 30 – Sun, Nov 1 in the Raleigh–Cary area. Times are Eastern Time.

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
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Towns with listings: Raleigh (4), Morrisville (1), Willow Spring (1).

## Fri, Oct 30 – Sun, Nov 1

### Raleigh (4)

- [Skate Night at the Dix Park Chapel](https://grassyknees.com/raleigh/activities/skate-night-at-the-dix-park-chapel--listing-85210ff22d0447654fda7da7) — Fri, Oct 30 · 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM · The Chapel at Dix Park · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. A free roller-skating night inside the historic Chapel at Dorothea Dix Park, run with The Wright Wheelhouse. Two all-ages rolls (5:00–6:15 pm and 6:45–8:00 pm) suit families and…
- [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…
- [Halloween at Hogwarts — NC Symphony Family Fun Concert](https://grassyknees.com/raleigh/activities/halloween-at-hogwarts-nc-symphony-family-fun-concert--listing-eada99805e61d655a9001153) — Sat, Oct 31 · 11:00 AM · Meymandi Concert Hall, Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts · Paid · checked Oct 24. The North Carolina Symphony's Young People's Concert for Halloween: music from the world of Harry Potter and other not-so-scary favorites in Meymandi Concert Hall, with two…
- [Trunk-or-Treat and Pumpkin Parlor at the Top Greene Center](https://grassyknees.com/raleigh/activities/trunk-or-treat-and-pumpkin-parlor-at-the-top-greene-center--listing-37e46c9d3613b539b2fc8dfa) — Sat, Oct 31 · 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM · John P. "Top" Greene African American Cultural Center · Free · checked Oct 24. Halloween afternoon at the John P. 'Top' Greene African American Cultural Center. It starts with trunk-or-treating in the parking lot alongside the NC Black Women Empowered 50+…

### Other towns in the Raleigh–Cary area (2)

- [Creepy Critter Month at Lake Crabtree](https://grassyknees.com/raleigh/activities/creepy-critter-month-at-lake-crabtree--listing-71d4de729c639eac1c7bcab3) — Oct 24 – Oct 31 · Lake Crabtree County Park, Morrisville · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. Lake Crabtree County Park celebrates Halloween with a month of creepy-critter fun. Through Oct 31, families can follow the self-guided Creepy Crawly scavenger hunt along the…
- [Smashing Pumpkins: Composting Your Jack-O-Lanterns](https://grassyknees.com/raleigh/activities/smashing-pumpkins-composting-your-jack-o-lanterns--listing-fe482a2538f39385c82e6fbb) — Sun, Nov 1 · 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Beech Bluff County Park, Willow Spring · Free · checked Oct 24. Bring your carved Halloween pumpkins to Beech Bluff County Park's Harvest Hub the day after Halloween. In this drop-in workshop families learn the dirty details of composting and…

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