# Things to do with kids at Rancho Mirage Library and Observatory

> 5 upcoming family events and 0 ongoing programs and visits at Rancho Mirage Library and Observatory, 71-100 CA-111, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270, in the Riverside–San Bernardino–Ontario area. 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…
- [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…
- [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…

## Recently ended

- [LEGO Night: Halloween](https://grassyknees.com/riverside/activities/lego-night-halloween--listing-bd1c800ed0a8b85cc5ee701b) — ended Wed, Oct 21

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