# Things to do with kids at The Alamo > 5 upcoming family events and 3 ongoing programs and visits at The Alamo, 300 Alamo Plaza, San Antonio, TX 78205, in the San Antonio–New Braunfels area. Dates and times are Central Time. Today is 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 25, 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/san-antonio/venues/the-alamo ## Events ahead - [Revolution Arrives: Siege of Bexar (living history)](https://grassyknees.com/san-antonio/activities/revolution-arrives-siege-of-bexar-living-history--listing-b0c77d6e7fa8a6466a10c7c6) — Sat, Nov 7 · 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM · The Alamo · Free · checked Oct 14. A free, family-friendly living history day on Alamo Plaza marking the anniversary of the Siege of Bexar, the first major conflict of the Texas Revolution. Living historians staff… - [Christmas at the Alamo (1800s living history)](https://grassyknees.com/san-antonio/activities/christmas-at-the-alamo-1800s-living-history--listing-c110ffb7d0537f7b7fc427b7) — Sat, Dec 5 · 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM · The Alamo · All ages · Free · checked Oct 14. Experience the holiday season as early settlers on the Texas frontier lived it in the mid-1800s: living history demonstrations in the encampment, a musket firing demonstration in… - [Cowboy Santa at the Alamo](https://grassyknees.com/san-antonio/activities/cowboy-santa-at-the-alamo--listing-ef4d59dafc622e5198db576c) — Sat, Dec 12 · 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM · The Alamo · Free · checked Oct 14. Cowboy Santa and Mrs. Claus greet children on Alamo Plaza in front of the Alamo Church, with complimentary photo opportunities. - [Holiday Movie in the Park at the Alamo](https://grassyknees.com/san-antonio/activities/holiday-movie-in-the-park-at-the-alamo--listing-dc3e8a530418352cb5726c73) — Sat, Dec 19 · 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM · The Alamo · Free · checked Oct 14. A free holiday movie night at Plaza de Valero community park at the Alamo, shown on the screen on the pavilion stage. Bring a lawn chair or blanket. - [Soldiers at the Alamo (living history)](https://grassyknees.com/san-antonio/activities/soldiers-at-the-alamo-living-history--listing-4b1b0c117bc84c9239bfd3e4) — Sat, Jan 9 · 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM · The Alamo · Free · checked Oct 14. A living history day on Alamo Plaza tracing 200 years of soldiers at the Alamo: 18th-century Spanish Presidial soldiers, Texian and Mexican troops of the 1836 siege and battle… ## Ongoing programs and visits - [Storytime at the Alamo](https://grassyknees.com/san-antonio/activities/storytime-at-the-alamo--listing-c7b27b9ca297a50d9d9f9e5a) — Every Sunday, 10:30-11:00 a.m. · The Alamo · All ages · Free · checked Oct 14. Every Sunday at 10:30 a.m. one of the Alamo's living historians leads a free 30-minute story time beneath a live oak at the Will Naylor Smith Outdoor Classroom outside the Texas… - [The Alamo (Alamo Church and grounds)](https://grassyknees.com/san-antonio/activities/the-alamo-alamo-church-and-grounds--listing-5359d69718e94f6a5f627cca) — Open daily 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; Collections Center closes at 5 p.m.; closed Christmas Day… · The Alamo · All ages · Free · checked Oct 14. The Alamo in downtown San Antonio includes the Alamo Church (the Shrine of Texas Liberty), Plaza de Valero, living history encampments and the Alamo Exhibit in the Ralston Family… - [Young Texans Tour at the Alamo](https://grassyknees.com/san-antonio/activities/young-texans-tour-at-the-alamo--listing-50713550ef2fc0a00dec107f) — Offered daily, 10:45-11:45 a.m. · The Alamo · All ages · From $38 · checked Oct 14. A daily one-hour guided tour for kids led by Alamo guides and living historians. 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