# Things to do with kids in Bandera County, TX

> 13 upcoming family events and 1 places and ongoing programs in Bandera County, TX, in the San Antonio–New Braunfels area. Listings whose address ZIP code is in this county (Census Bureau ZIP-to-county file). Dates and times are Central Time. Today is Sat, Oct 24.

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## Events ahead

- [Nature Journaling at Lost Maples (October)](https://grassyknees.com/san-antonio/activities/nature-journaling-at-lost-maples-october--listing-6ebf7bd5b287c30bd961d999) — Sat, Oct 24 · 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Lost Maples State Natural Area – day-use area, Vanderpool · With admission · checked Oct 20. An hour-long introduction to nature journaling with a ranger at the day-use area of Lost Maples State Natural Area, as the maples begin to turn. Participants practice observation…
- [Pipe Creek Pumpkin Patch](https://grassyknees.com/san-antonio/activities/pipe-creek-pumpkin-patch--listing-5cbe197d58bd4f8e004f8d15) — Sat, Oct 24 (+2 more dates) · 11:00 AM – 5:30 PM · Pipe Creek Christmas Tree Farm · From $9 · checked Oct 14. A weekend pumpkin patch at the Pipe Creek Christmas Tree Farm in the Hill Country near Bandera (about 30 minutes from NW San Antonio). Admission includes a hayride, haystack, hop…
- [Nightmare on Maple Street](https://grassyknees.com/san-antonio/activities/nightmare-on-maple-street--listing-4f5a1aad2da5340cb4495c4a) — Sat, Oct 31 · 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Bandera City Park · Free · checked Oct 14. Bandera's free Halloween evening in City Park with trunk-or-treat, local vendors and family-friendly Halloween activities. Come in costume.
- [Tree Talk: Why Leaves Change Color at Lost Maples](https://grassyknees.com/san-antonio/activities/tree-talk-why-leaves-change-color-at-lost-maples--listing-b605de0a703720fa766b65df) — Wed, Nov 11 · 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Lost Maples State Natural Area, Vanderpool · With admission · checked Oct 16. Lost Maples is famous for its fall color, and on this Veterans Day morning a ranger explains the chemical changes that turn leaves red and gold before they drop. The talk meets…
- [Bandera Honors Veterans Ceremony and Parade](https://grassyknees.com/san-antonio/activities/bandera-honors-veterans-ceremony-and-parade--listing-581d8a3949ff9d820113bf24) — Sat, Nov 14 · 10:30 AM · Bandera Courthouse lawn and Main Street · checked Oct 14. Annual Bandera veterans ceremony on the Bandera Courthouse lawn: family and military displays from 9:30, patriotic program at 10:30 a.m., and a parade on Main Street at noon…
- [Campfire Chat with a Ranger at Lost Maples](https://grassyknees.com/san-antonio/activities/campfire-chat-with-a-ranger-at-lost-maples--listing-26bdf4bd28dbb2acd7206fb0) — Fri, Nov 20 · 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM · Lost Maples State Natural Area, Vanderpool · With admission · checked Oct 16. Spend an hour by the fire with a Lost Maples ranger, chatting and making self-serve s'mores (first come, first served) as the evening cools. It is held outdoors at the day-use…
- [Fall Walk to the Pond at Lost Maples](https://grassyknees.com/san-antonio/activities/fall-walk-to-the-pond-at-lost-maples--listing-13b92cea66e5306bad768f31) — Sat, Nov 21 · 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM · Lost Maples State Natural Area – day-use area restroom, Vanderpool · With admission · checked Oct 20. A slow-paced, ranger-led walk to the Pond at Lost Maples State Natural Area in Bandera County during the peak of fall-color season. The trail is about a mile each way (roughly…
- [Pipe Creek Christmas Tree Farm (choose & cut)](https://grassyknees.com/san-antonio/activities/pipe-creek-christmas-tree-farm-choose-and-cut--listing-4387651bbfbf4e39b91eba7a) — Mon, Nov 23 · 11:00 AM – 5:45 PM · Pipe Creek Christmas Tree Farm · All ages · checked Oct 14. A choose-and-cut Christmas tree farm operating since 1994 between San Antonio and Bandera (23 miles outside Loop 1604 on Bandera Road / Texas Hwy 16 North), also selling fresh…
- [Turkey Talk and Turkey Art at Lost Maples](https://grassyknees.com/san-antonio/activities/turkey-talk-and-turkey-art-at-lost-maples--listing-a267315829891aaca47ee129) — Wed, Nov 25 · 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Lost Maples State Natural Area – day-use parking area, Vanderpool · With admission · checked Oct 20. The day before Thanksgiving, a ranger at Lost Maples State Natural Area meets visitors at the day-use parking area to talk about wild turkeys — their habitat and Thanksgiving…
- [Turkey Walk at Lost Maples](https://grassyknees.com/san-antonio/activities/turkey-walk-at-lost-maples--listing-66750b78eca888dab703cd49) — Fri, Nov 27 · 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Lost Maples State Natural Area, Vanderpool · With admission · checked Oct 16. Walk off Thanksgiving dinner on a ranger-led two-mile hike to the Pond and back at Lost Maples, crossing the creek and walking through the canyon. The hike is easy to moderate…
- [Winter Story Walk at Lost Maples](https://grassyknees.com/san-antonio/activities/winter-story-walk-at-lost-maples--listing-001d52d4465d53415beb2399) — Dec 19 – Dec 20 · 8:30 AM – 10:00 PM · Lost Maples State Natural Area, Vanderpool · With admission · checked Oct 16. Over one December weekend Lost Maples State Natural Area sets up a self-guided story walk on the Maple Trail: families follow a short children's story about how nature handles…
- [Nature Journaling: Evergreens at Lost Maples](https://grassyknees.com/san-antonio/activities/nature-journaling-evergreens-at-lost-maples--listing-fc6607a349b010790d50f569) — Sat, Dec 26 · 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Lost Maples State Natural Area, Vanderpool · With admission · checked Oct 16. Relax after Christmas with a ranger-led nature journaling session at Lost Maples. The group looks at local evergreens, trees that keep their leaves through winter, and practices…
- [Learn Something New for New Year's: Fire Building at Lost Maples](https://grassyknees.com/san-antonio/activities/learn-something-new-for-new-year-s-fire-building-at-lost-maples--listing-dffd6c1b0c0d68004d9462a3) — Thu, Dec 31 · 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM · Lost Maples State Natural Area, Vanderpool · With admission · checked Oct 16. On New Year's Eve morning a Lost Maples ranger teaches visitors how to build a fire safely, so families can say they mastered a new skill in 2026. The 90-minute program is held…

## Places and ongoing programs

- [Hill Country State Natural Area](https://grassyknees.com/san-antonio/activities/hill-country-state-natural-area--listing-c376ad87eaa2e9c0bcdaded4) — Open daily. Office 8:15 a.m.–4:45 p.m. · Hill Country State Natural Area, Bandera · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 14. A state natural area near Bandera offering primitive camping, backpacking, nature-watching and multiuse trails for hikers, mountain bikers and horseback riders. Trails range from…

## Nearby

- Towns in Bandera County, TX: [Vanderpool, TX](https://grassyknees.com/san-antonio/towns/vanderpool-tx) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/san-antonio/towns/vanderpool-tx.md), [Bandera, TX](https://grassyknees.com/san-antonio/towns/bandera-tx) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/san-antonio/towns/bandera-tx.md)
- [Things to do with kids in San Antonio](https://grassyknees.com/san-antonio) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/san-antonio.md)
- [This weekend in San Antonio](https://grassyknees.com/san-antonio/this-weekend) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/san-antonio/this-weekend.md)

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