# Things to do with kids in Del Mar, CA

> 8 upcoming family events and 0 places and ongoing programs in Del Mar, CA (San Diego County, CA), in the San Diego–Chula Vista–Carlsbad 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

- [Full STEAM Ahead: Pour Painting](https://grassyknees.com/san-diego/activities/full-steam-ahead-pour-painting--listing-c01a2ced9bada6cdc09cbb06) — Sat, Oct 24 · 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM · San Diego County Library - Del Mar Branch · checked Oct 13. Sign up to mix, pour, and create your own colorful masterpiece! You will experiment with paint and oil materials to see how different liquids interact, flow, and create unique…
- [Hike-a-Thon Hike #5: San Dieguito County Park](https://grassyknees.com/san-diego/activities/hike-a-thon-hike-5-san-dieguito-county-park--listing-f9d39e1e441b7ef4103cbb10) — Sat, Oct 31 · San Dieguito County Park (upper park, ranger office), Del Mar · checked Oct 24. The Halloween-morning stop of the County's October Hike-a-Thon series is an easy, roughly 2-mile walk through San Dieguito County Park in Del Mar, a short distance inland from…
- [Sunday Hike with Ranger Craig at San Dieguito County Park](https://grassyknees.com/san-diego/activities/sunday-hike-with-ranger-craig-at-san-dieguito-county-park--listing-af6d9d2d4dadc03ed4942545) — Sun, Nov 1 (+1 more date) · 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM · San Dieguito County Park (lower park, butterfly garden), Del Mar · With admission · checked Oct 16. On the first Sunday of each month a county ranger leads an hour-long, 2–3 mile hike through the sage scrub and chaparral of San Dieguito County Park in Del Mar, talking about the…
- [Creekside Critters Animal Programs — Del Mar Library](https://grassyknees.com/san-diego/activities/creekside-critters-animal-programs-del-mar-library--listing-986d141db2acba579aceef65) — Sat, Nov 7 (+2 more dates) · 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM · San Diego County Library - Del Mar Branch · checked Oct 16. A monthly Saturday animal program at the Del Mar Library presented by the San Dieguito River Valley Conservancy. On November 7 children get up close with turtles and tortoises…
- [Morning Ranger-led Hike at San Dieguito County Park](https://grassyknees.com/san-diego/activities/morning-ranger-led-hike-at-san-dieguito-county-park--listing-81c4255766c07b4d3f010328) — Sat, Nov 7 (+2 more dates) · 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM · San Dieguito County Park (upper entrance kiosk), Del Mar · With admission · checked Oct 16. A gentle ranger-led walk of 1 to 2 miles through the trail system of San Dieguito County Park. Along the way the ranger covers the history of the land and points out native…
- [Pages in the Park at San Dieguito](https://grassyknees.com/san-diego/activities/pages-in-the-park-at-san-dieguito--listing-df9b9c808eea49dd3cf81d76) — Sun, Nov 15 · 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM · San Dieguito County Park, Del Mar · Free · checked Oct 14. San Diego County Library and County Parks host an afternoon of reading outdoors at San Dieguito County Park: pop-up library, live music, nature touch tables and storytime for…
- [Coastal Christmas Holiday Light Spectacular — Del Mar Fairgrounds](https://grassyknees.com/san-diego/activities/coastal-christmas-holiday-light-spectacular-del-mar-fairgrounds--listing-32da480e99b3d79a178e9f47) — Fri, Dec 11 · 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Del Mar Fairgrounds · Paid · checked Oct 16. Coastal Christmas turns acres of the Del Mar Fairgrounds into a seaside holiday park with a Holiday Light Trail of millions of lights, skating on eco-friendly synthetic ice…
- [Noteworthy Puppets: Holiday Hijinks](https://grassyknees.com/san-diego/activities/noteworthy-puppets-holiday-hijinks--listing-5e1f1235f96b28781a1cefd4) — Sat, Dec 19 · 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM · San Diego County Library - Del Mar Branch · checked Oct 13. The Halloween and Christmas Holidays mashup when Santa takes a spur of the moment vacation and winds up on a zany musical adventure in Halloweentown! A Zombie, Witch and a…

## Recently ended

- [Fall Festival at San Dieguito County Park](https://grassyknees.com/san-diego/activities/fall-festival-at-san-dieguito-county-park--listing-5b00177c53fad1cb9a467bc6) — ended Sun, Oct 18

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