# Things to do with kids in Rancho Mirage, CA

> 11 upcoming family events and 5 places and ongoing programs in Rancho Mirage, CA (Riverside County, CA), in the Riverside–San Bernardino–Ontario area. Listings whose address is in this town. Dates and times are Pacific Time. Today is Sat, Oct 24.

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## Events ahead

- [Daytime Family Observatory Tour](https://grassyknees.com/riverside/activities/daytime-family-observatory-tour--listing-320d1f57dac3c439b383c892) — Sat, Oct 24 (+1 more date) · 3:00 PM – 3:45 PM · Rancho Mirage Library and Observatory · All ages · Free · checked Oct 13. Family-friendly tours of the Rancho Mirage Observatory designed for young astronomers: explore the Observatory Deck, Cosmic Office and Dome with its PlaneWave CDK 700 telescope…
- [Halloween Spooktacular](https://grassyknees.com/riverside/activities/halloween-spooktacular--listing-d7e0ff69338ea6999d348a67) — Sat, Oct 24 · 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM · Rancho Mirage Library and Observatory · Free · checked Oct 13. Trick-or-treating and a costume parade throughout the Rancho Mirage Library; the parade begins at 1:15 pm. At 2 pm the library screens The Nightmare Before Christmas and hosts…
- [Rancho Mirage-Jackrabbit/Bighorn Overlook Trail Full Moon Hike](https://grassyknees.com/riverside/activities/rancho-mirage-jackrabbit-bighorn-overlook-trail-full-moon-hike--listing-6abdea9b1caae9c91e2417cc) — Sun, Oct 25 · 7:15 PM – 8:15 PM · Rancho Mirage City Hall Parking Lot · From $10 · sold out when last checked · checked Oct 16. Description: Join us on this family friendly hike of the Jackrabbit/Bighorn Overlook trail loop. You will experience the views of our desert mountains in the amazing wash of…
- [Dia de los Muertos Celebration](https://grassyknees.com/riverside/activities/dia-de-los-muertos-celebration--listing-9d70d7d0dc4062e18a2f4544) — Wed, Oct 28 · 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM · Rancho Mirage Library and Observatory · Free · checked Oct 13. The library's third annual Dia de los Muertos celebration for families, held throughout the building. Crafts include pleating marigolds, coloring a plaster sugar skull and making…
- [Howl at the Moon Storytime](https://grassyknees.com/riverside/activities/howl-at-the-moon-storytime--listing-7541405d3a13e436cb39809c) — Fri, Oct 30 · 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM · Rancho Mirage Library and Observatory · Up to 5 · Free · checked Oct 13. Special Halloween storytime on the Observatory Deck for ages 5 and under: thirty minutes of stories, songs and active rhymes followed by a look at Saturn and its moons through…
- [Coachella Valley Days of Los Muertos at Sunnylands](https://grassyknees.com/riverside/activities/coachella-valley-days-of-los-muertos-at-sunnylands--listing-cf3966073befee8cc458c015) — Wed, Nov 4 (+4 more dates) · 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM · Sunnylands Center & Gardens, Rancho Mirage · Free · checked Oct 13. Sunnylands and community partners celebrate Dia de los Muertos in the gardens November 4-8, 2026. Wednesday-Sunday from 8:30 am to 4 pm the gardens are decorated with papel…
- [Spanish-Language Bird Walk for CV Days of Los Muertos (Sunnylands)](https://grassyknees.com/riverside/activities/spanish-language-bird-walk-for-cv-days-of-los-muertos-sunnylands--listing-0262369fa7ca277092d81614) — Fri, Nov 6 · 8:45 AM · Sunnylands Center & Gardens, Rancho Mirage · Free · checked Oct 16. To celebrate Coachella Valley Days of Los Muertos, Sunnylands and Audubon California host a Spanish-language bird walk at the Sunnylands Center & Gardens in Rancho Mirage on…
- [CV Days of Los Muertos: Art Flying Aerial performances](https://grassyknees.com/riverside/activities/cv-days-of-los-muertos-art-flying-aerial-performances--listing-74c929249e79bcfbc6e67e69) — Sun, Nov 8 · 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM · Sunnylands Center & Gardens, Rancho Mirage · Free · checked Oct 13. Day of the Dead-themed aerial performances by Art Flying Aerial of Palm Desert in the Sunnylands gardens on Sunday, November 8, 2026. Each 15-minute performance takes place at…
- [Sun Printing (Cyanotype) Family Workshop at Sunnylands](https://grassyknees.com/riverside/activities/sun-printing-cyanotype-family-workshop-at-sunnylands--listing-c30c4b9f09af3028e8aa48ee) — Sat, Nov 14 · 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Sunnylands Center & Gardens, Rancho Mirage · Ages 8+ · From $88.35 · checked Oct 16. A two-hour hands-on workshop at Sunnylands Center & Gardens in Rancho Mirage on Saturday, November 14, 2026, at 10 am, exploring sun printing (cyanotypes), one of the earliest…
- [Dance in the Gardens with Nickerson-Rossi Dance at Sunnylands](https://grassyknees.com/riverside/activities/dance-in-the-gardens-with-nickerson-rossi-dance-at-sunnylands--listing-367e9d07fb3d77035cbf5ed7) — Sun, Nov 15 · 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM · Sunnylands Center & Gardens, Rancho Mirage · Free · checked Oct 24. On Sunday morning, November 15, contemporary dancers from Nickerson-Rossi Dance perform a free, roaming dance piece in the Sunnylands gardens in Rancho Mirage, under the artistic…
- [Wonderfully Wild Wednesdays with the Living Desert](https://grassyknees.com/riverside/activities/wonderfully-wild-wednesdays-with-the-living-desert--listing-372c6fc0c4b983ba34300cc9) — Wed, Nov 18 · 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM · Rancho Mirage Library and Observatory · Free · checked Oct 13. The Living Desert zoo returns to the library's Annenberg Room to share fun facts and firsthand knowledge about the care and keeping of animal groups: Red Wiggler Worms on October…

## Places and ongoing programs

- [Children's Discovery Museum of the Desert (Rancho Mirage)](https://grassyknees.com/riverside/activities/children-s-discovery-museum-of-the-desert-rancho-mirage--listing-3fdd74856af1337abd21302a) — Monday–Saturday 9:00 AM–4:00 PM; Sunday closed · Children's Discovery Museum of the Desert, Rancho Mirage · From $19.95 · checked Oct 20. The Coachella Valley's hands-on children's museum in Rancho Mirage, built for play-based learning and, in the museum's own words, most enjoyed by children up to 8 years old…
- [Free Guided Bird Walks at Sunnylands (Thursdays, Nov–May)](https://grassyknees.com/riverside/activities/free-guided-bird-walks-at-sunnylands-thursdays-nov-may--listing-460e8c9bd2f8fb90684be901) — Thursdays at 8:45 am, November through May · Sunnylands Center & Gardens, Rancho Mirage · Free · checked Oct 16. From November 5, 2026, through May 27, 2027, Sunnylands Center & Gardens in Rancho Mirage offers a free 60-minute guided bird walk every Thursday at 8:45 am. A knowledgeable…
- [Preschool Storytime (Ages 3-5) — Rancho Mirage Library & Observatory](https://grassyknees.com/riverside/activities/preschool-storytime-ages-3-5-rancho-mirage-library-and-observatory--listing-4dc7bb51f4e1fdd160c25db0) — Thursdays 10:00–10:30 a.m. · Rancho Mirage Library & Observatory (Annenberg Room) · Ages 3–5 · Free · checked Oct 16. Rancho Mirage Library & Observatory runs a weekly in-person Preschool Storytime for children ages 3 to 5 every Thursday morning from 10:00 to 10:30 in the library's Annenberg…
- [Sunnylands Center & Gardens](https://grassyknees.com/riverside/activities/sunnylands-center-and-gardens--listing-32054023a0fc9b5e0467800e) — Open Wednesday through Sunday, 8:30 am to 4 pm · Sunnylands Center & Gardens, Rancho Mirage · With admission · checked Oct 13. The public Center & Gardens of the Annenberg estate in Rancho Mirage: desert gardens with walking paths, a visitor center, and a West Gardens performance circle used for free…
- [Tiny Tots Storytime (Ages 0-3) — Rancho Mirage Library & Observatory](https://grassyknees.com/riverside/activities/tiny-tots-storytime-ages-0-3-rancho-mirage-library-and-observatory--listing-1a933e48c3ed06f600300eb5) — Tuesdays 10:00–10:30 a.m.; Wednesdays 10:00–10:30 a.m. and 11:00–11:30 a.m. · Rancho Mirage Library & Observatory (Annenberg Room) · Ages 0–3 · Free · checked Oct 16. Rancho Mirage Library & Observatory runs in-person Tiny Tots Storytimes for babies and toddlers up to age 3 and their grown-ups. Each session has about twenty-five minutes of…

## Recently ended

- [Birding: Accessible Birding Day at Sunnylands](https://grassyknees.com/riverside/activities/birding-accessible-birding-day-at-sunnylands--listing-6c2bd9b7e8756344d9cbecb0) — ended Thu, Oct 22
- [LEGO Night: Halloween](https://grassyknees.com/riverside/activities/lego-night-halloween--listing-bd1c800ed0a8b85cc5ee701b) — ended Wed, Oct 21

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