# Things to do with kids in Escondido, CA

> 31 upcoming family events and 8 places and ongoing programs in Escondido, 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

- [Rancho Bernardo Pumpkin Farm (Pumpkin Station)](https://grassyknees.com/san-diego/activities/rancho-bernardo-pumpkin-farm-pumpkin-station--listing-952ab16afac6b4f96600b500) — Sep 25 – Oct 31 · 9:00 AM · Rancho Bernardo Pumpkin Farm, Escondido · All ages · Free · checked Oct 14. Pumpkin Station farm location with free parking and admission: walk-through pumpkin patch (pumpkins priced by size), sunflower fields (free Mon–Thu; Fri–Sun $5 per adult, under…
- [Spooky Sunday Funday Halloween Festival at Rancho Guejito Vineyard](https://grassyknees.com/san-diego/activities/spooky-sunday-funday-halloween-festival-at-rancho-guejito-vineyard--46a6afba-5a43-457e-b556-0ce637714708) — Sun, Oct 25 · 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM · Rancho Guejito Vineyard, Escondido · Free. Free pumpkins for the first 200 guests to decorate and take home, face painting, hayrides through the ranch, bounce houses, a community drum circle, storybook villains for photos…
- [Brick Builders Club](https://grassyknees.com/san-diego/activities/brick-builders-club--listing-86d568bc1e83c36eaec72205) — Wed, Oct 28 · 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM · Escondido Public Library · Free · checked Oct 13. Brick Builders Club building session in the Tween Space (2F) at the Escondido Public Library.
- [Teen Zine Scene — Escondido Library](https://grassyknees.com/san-diego/activities/teen-zine-scene-escondido-library--listing-8fc4b96345ca297354ae4b88) — Wed, Oct 28 (+2 more dates) · 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM · Escondido Public Library · Free · checked Oct 20. Teen Zine Scene is a monthly hands-on workshop at Escondido Public Library where teens write, design and self-publish their own mini-magazines. Participants learn what makes a…
- [Fun Animal Friday: Creepy Crawlers](https://grassyknees.com/san-diego/activities/fun-animal-friday-creepy-crawlers--listing-70d30838497381a007c8b3b7) — Fri, Oct 30 · 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM · Children's Museum of Discovery, Escondido · With admission · checked Oct 16. Critter Encounters brings snakes, hissing cockroaches and tarantulas to the Children's Museum of Discovery the day before Halloween. The 90-minute program includes a live…
- [Halloween Dress Up at the Children's Museum of Discovery](https://grassyknees.com/san-diego/activities/halloween-dress-up-at-the-children-s-museum-of-discovery--listing-b20ea4b7d0b27d62b9da661e) — Sat, Oct 31 · 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM · Children's Museum of Discovery, Escondido · With admission · checked Oct 16. On Halloween the Children's Museum of Discovery invites kids to wear their costumes all day and take part in a sticker trick-or-treat throughout the museum—a candy-free…
- [Trick or Treat on Grand](https://grassyknees.com/san-diego/activities/trick-or-treat-on-grand--listing-55b81b33982b41549353034e) — Sat, Oct 31 · 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM · Historic Downtown Escondido (W Grand Ave) · All ages · Free · checked Oct 13. Halloween trick-or-treating on Grand Avenue in Historic Downtown Escondido, with visits to participating downtown businesses, costumes encouraged, and music for all ages. The…
- [31st Annual Día de Muertos Festival — California Center for the Arts, Escondido](https://grassyknees.com/san-diego/activities/31st-annual-dia-de-muertos-festival-california-center-for-the-arts-esc--listing-917c29b128f19e359e8ed776) — Sun, Nov 1 · 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM · California Center for the Arts, Escondido · Free · checked Oct 16. The California Center for the Arts, Escondido holds its 31st annual Día de Muertos Festival across its campus. Community altars honoring loved ones are set up first come, first…
- [Celebrate Día de Muertos](https://grassyknees.com/san-diego/activities/celebrate-dia-de-muertos--listing-049084b9ca680426e94a460b) — Sun, Nov 1 · 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM · Escondido Public Library · Free · checked Oct 13. Día de Muertos celebration at the Escondido Public Library, Turrentine Room (2F).
- [Free Sunday Kids' Craft Camp at Rancho Guejito Vineyard](https://grassyknees.com/san-diego/activities/free-sunday-kids-craft-camp-at-rancho-guejito-vineyard--a4e3f56a-1933-4c50-912a-7d6b35e11088) — Sun, Nov 1 · 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM · Rancho Guejito Vineyard, Escondido · Free. Supervised craft tables every Sunday with O'Side Handmade: slime, ceramic and glass painting, succulent planting, jewelry making and coloring. Free hayrides and a big lawn…
- [Knights Realm Chess Club](https://grassyknees.com/san-diego/activities/knights-realm-chess-club--listing-f82ce9ccebfb26fcac7c6a24) — Mon, Nov 2 (+1 more date) · 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM · Escondido Public Library · Free · checked Oct 13. Chess club at the Escondido Public Library, Tween Space (2F).
- [Teen DIY Holiday Gift Lab — Escondido Library](https://grassyknees.com/san-diego/activities/teen-diy-holiday-gift-lab-escondido-library--listing-389c5e7cc10c4bd8cf56373c) — Tue, Nov 3 (+4 more dates) · 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM · Escondido Public Library · checked Oct 24. A weekly after-school craft series for teens at the Escondido Public Library, running on select dates through November and early December. Each session has a different…
- [KPBS Kids Day: Molly of Denali at the Children's Museum of Discovery](https://grassyknees.com/san-diego/activities/kpbs-kids-day-molly-of-denali-at-the-children-s-museum-of-discovery--listing-6f25d1b15b8ee3afa3779bdb) — Fri, Nov 6 · 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Children's Museum of Discovery, Escondido · With admission · checked Oct 24. KPBS and the Children's Museum of Discovery host a Molly of Denali morning: storytime, craft activities about different cultures and social skills, and a photo opportunity with…
- [Star Affirmation Mirror Family Workshop at the Children's Museum of Discovery](https://grassyknees.com/san-diego/activities/star-affirmation-mirror-family-workshop-at-the-children-s-museum-of-di--listing-452e1f76b5095dbf8cd0ae14) — Tue, Nov 10 (+11 more dates) · 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM · Children's Museum of Discovery, Escondido · With admission · checked Oct 20. For two weeks in mid-November the Children's Museum of Discovery in Escondido runs a daily family workshop built around a story about a little star who has lost her twinkle…
- [Tween Art Squad: Cyanotype Tote Bags — Escondido Library](https://grassyknees.com/san-diego/activities/tween-art-squad-cyanotype-tote-bags-escondido-library--listing-6a5e26de60ae659578d44ba9) — Tue, Nov 10 (+1 more date) · 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM · Escondido Public Library · Ages 9–12 · Free · checked Oct 16. Ms. Liliana leads a tween craft hour at the Escondido Public Library where 9- to 12-year-olds design and personalize their own cyanotype (sun-print) tote bag. Supplies are…
- [Jimbo's Garden Workshop: Edible Self Portrait](https://grassyknees.com/san-diego/activities/jimbo-s-garden-workshop-edible-self-portrait--listing-de9ca2f028fc17b3057452c5) — Fri, Nov 13 · 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Children's Museum of Discovery, Escondido · With admission · checked Oct 16. A special garden-kitchen workshop in the Trudy Bronner Discovery Garden at the Children's Museum of Discovery, made with local seasonal ingredients from Jimbo's. Children…
- [Read to a Dragon](https://grassyknees.com/san-diego/activities/read-to-a-dragon--listing-d8ffd8fe1833e9e13e8c5f0e) — Fri, Nov 13 (+1 more date) · 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM · Escondido Public Library · Free · checked Oct 13. Read to a Dragon reading session at the Escondido Public Library, Turrentine Room (2F).
- [Mission RoboCode: Beginner Python Workshop — Escondido Library](https://grassyknees.com/san-diego/activities/mission-robocode-beginner-python-workshop-escondido-library--listing-cd15a4c5fca08de75192004e) — Sat, Nov 14 · 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Escondido Public Library · Ages 9–12 · Free · checked Oct 16. A three-hour Saturday-morning coding workshop at the Escondido Public Library for kids ages 9–12. Participants learn beginner Python—print statements, variables and if/else…
- [Space Night at the Children's Museum of Discovery](https://grassyknees.com/san-diego/activities/space-night-at-the-children-s-museum-of-discovery--listing-32a4b18703450432463386f8) — Sat, Nov 14 · 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM · Children's Museum of Discovery, Escondido · From $20 · checked Oct 16. An after-hours astronomy evening at the Children's Museum of Discovery in Escondido. The museum fills with space-themed activity booths: craters and comets with Malin Space…
- [Weaving Heritage: Native American Basket Weaving](https://grassyknees.com/san-diego/activities/weaving-heritage-native-american-basket-weaving--listing-e5f946ec4457d771aa6bb5b4) — Wed, Nov 18 · 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM · Escondido Public Library · Free · checked Oct 13. Native American basket weaving program at the Escondido Public Library, Activities Space (1F). Registration is required.
- [Music Pop-Up with Music n Me at the Children's Museum of Discovery](https://grassyknees.com/san-diego/activities/music-pop-up-with-music-n-me-at-the-children-s-museum-of-discovery--listing-d376a6181dbf83cdace46110) — Thu, Nov 19 (+1 more date) · 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM · Children's Museum of Discovery, Escondido · With admission · checked Oct 20. On two Thursday mornings, November 19 and December 17, the Children's Museum of Discovery in Escondido hosts a music pop-up with Music n Me Music Together. Miss Keila, a working…
- [Pinery Christmas Trees – Rancho Bernardo](https://grassyknees.com/san-diego/activities/pinery-christmas-trees-rancho-bernardo--listing-8c13fccd700e908d8267d39d) — Sat, Nov 21 · Pinery Christmas Trees – Rancho Bernardo, Escondido · Paid · checked Oct 14. Seasonal Christmas tree lot at the Rancho Bernardo farm site (same site as the Rancho Bernardo Pumpkin Farm) selling Noble, Nordmann, Douglas and Fraser firs, wreaths, garland…
- [Fall Camp: Nature at Night at the Children's Museum of Discovery](https://grassyknees.com/san-diego/activities/fall-camp-nature-at-night-at-the-children-s-museum-of-discovery--listing-20af1d8701cd6b399266217c) — Mon, Nov 23 (+2 more dates) · 9:00 AM – 2:30 PM · Children's Museum of Discovery, Escondido · Ages 4–8 · Paid · checked Oct 20. The Children's Museum of Discovery in downtown Escondido runs a three-day Fall Camp over Thanksgiving week, Monday to Wednesday, November 23 to 25, for children aged 4 to 8. This…
- [Wild Holidays at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park](https://grassyknees.com/san-diego/activities/wild-holidays-at-the-san-diego-zoo-safari-park--listing-79577fcf23d0fc2482253e77) — Sat, Nov 28 (+16 more dates) · San Diego Zoo Safari Park, Escondido · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 13. Wild Holidays turns the Safari Park into an evening expedition of lights on select nights from November 28, 2026 through January 3, 2027, with the park open until 8 p.m…
- [Winter Wonderland Festival — California Center for the Arts, Escondido](https://grassyknees.com/san-diego/activities/winter-wonderland-festival-california-center-for-the-arts-escondido--listing-d4558f60a446ba2e2c6cd245) — Sat, Dec 5 (+1 more date) · 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM · California Center for the Arts, Escondido · Free · checked Oct 16. The California Center for the Arts, Escondido Foundation turns its campus into a free Winter Wonderland for two afternoons. Children can play in a real-snow area and build…
- [Cirque Musica Holiday Wonderland — Escondido](https://grassyknees.com/san-diego/activities/cirque-musica-holiday-wonderland-escondido--listing-410eb1e44613319ce992ab39) — Wed, Dec 9 · 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM · California Center for the Arts, Escondido — Concert Hall · From $54 · checked Oct 16. Cirque Musica Holiday Wonderland is a circus production set to holiday music at the California Center for the Arts, Escondido Concert Hall. The story follows heroes transported…
- [Paws to Read!](https://grassyknees.com/san-diego/activities/paws-to-read--listing-efa6e27a0df65988509c01fe) — Wed, Dec 9 · 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM · Escondido Public Library · Free · checked Oct 13. Paws to Read reading session at the Escondido Public Library, Turrentine Room (2F).
- [Holiday Tree Trimming Celebration](https://grassyknees.com/san-diego/activities/holiday-tree-trimming-celebration--listing-0599221d02b8ae8818e9d653) — Thu, Dec 10 · 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM · Escondido Public Library · Free · checked Oct 13. Holiday tree trimming celebration at the Escondido Public Library, Turrentine Room (2F).
- [The Nutcracker (City Ballet of San Diego) at California Center for the Arts, Escondido](https://grassyknees.com/san-diego/activities/the-nutcracker-city-ballet-of-san-diego-at-california-center-for-the-a--listing-6e9fb62f3f81e73341b0e9e7) — Sat, Dec 19 (+3 more dates) · 2:00 PM · Concert Hall, California Center for the Arts, Escondido · Paid · checked Oct 13. City Ballet of San Diego performs its full-length classical production of The Nutcracker, set to Tchaikovsky's score performed live by the City Ballet Orchestra conducted by John…
- [Winter Camp at the Children's Museum of Discovery](https://grassyknees.com/san-diego/activities/winter-camp-at-the-children-s-museum-of-discovery--listing-bc95ff1799983353b08f4af7) — Mon, Dec 21 (+6 more dates) · 9:00 AM – 2:30 PM · Children's Museum of Discovery, Escondido · Ages 4–8 · Paid · checked Oct 20. Over the winter school break the Children's Museum of Discovery in Escondido runs Winter Camp on seven weekdays: December 21 to 23 and December 28 to 31. Campers aged 4 to 8…
- [World Ballet Company: The Nutcracker with Live Orchestra — Escondido](https://grassyknees.com/san-diego/activities/world-ballet-company-the-nutcracker-with-live-orchestra-escondido--listing-70e6d76c4d049835f1651df4) — Sun, Dec 27 · 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM · California Center for the Arts, Escondido — Concert Hall · Ages 2+ · Paid · checked Oct 16. World Ballet Company, a touring company based in Los Angeles, performs The Nutcracker with a live orchestra in the Concert Hall of the California Center for the Arts, Escondido…

## Places and ongoing programs

- [Baby Lapsit](https://grassyknees.com/san-diego/activities/baby-lapsit--listing-f61223a91c98a8a26f132de1) — Fridays 10:30am-11:30am · Escondido Public Library · Free · checked Oct 13. Weekly baby lapsit program at the Escondido Public Library, Turrentine Room (2F).
- [Children's Museum of Discovery (Escondido)](https://grassyknees.com/san-diego/activities/children-s-museum-of-discovery-escondido--listing-bb8a1c9c2cfdb4abf5666766) — Tue-Sat 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Sun 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; closed Mon · Children's Museum of Discovery, Escondido · From $17 · checked Oct 13. Hands-on early-STREAM children's museum in downtown Escondido (formerly San Diego Children's Discovery Museum) with exhibits, outdoor spaces, animal ambassadors including…
- [Holiday Roller Rink in Downtown Escondido](https://grassyknees.com/san-diego/activities/holiday-roller-rink-in-downtown-escondido--listing-70f3a17c8d8ab89d042c037d) — December 5, 2026 to January 3, 2027: Thu and Fri 4-8 PM; Sat 12-8 PM; Sun 12-4 PM · Holiday Roller Rink, Maple Street (Downtown Escondido) · checked Oct 13. Temporary outdoor roller rink made of sport court tiles on Maple Street, south of Grand Avenue, in Downtown Escondido. Skaters can bring their own skates or rent a pair on site…
- [Little Explorers](https://grassyknees.com/san-diego/activities/little-explorers--listing-3db99a1f43454dd532b91e76) — Mondays 10:30am-11:30am · Escondido Public Library · Free · checked Oct 13. Weekly Little Explorers program at the Escondido Public Library, Turrentine Room (2F).
- [Rhyme & Shine Storytime](https://grassyknees.com/san-diego/activities/rhyme-and-shine-storytime--listing-f16a210e4a630ce36d1e7430) — Thursdays 10:30am-11:30am · Escondido Public Library · Free · checked Oct 13. Weekly rhyme and storytime program at the Escondido Public Library, Turrentine Room (2F).
- [San Diego Zoo Safari Park](https://grassyknees.com/san-diego/activities/san-diego-zoo-safari-park--listing-5d7ccd88b6f115015afe1d8b) — Open daily; hours vary by date (see Safari Park Hours on the plan-your-visit page) · San Diego Zoo Safari Park, Escondido · All ages · From $68 · checked Oct 13. The San Diego Zoo Safari Park in the San Pasqual Valley near Escondido, with large open field habitats, the Africa Tram, Safari Base Camp and seasonal evening events such as Wild…
- [Sensory Friendly Mornings at the Children's Museum of Discovery](https://grassyknees.com/san-diego/activities/sensory-friendly-mornings-at-the-children-s-museum-of-discovery--listing-6ddc44e27c7a1eb51d7e4b45) — Sundays 9:00–10:30 a.m. · Children's Museum of Discovery, Escondido · With admission · checked Oct 16. Every Sunday from 9 to 10:30 a.m., before regular hours, the Children's Museum of Discovery in Escondido opens for families with children on the autism spectrum or with sensory…
- [Toddler Tales](https://grassyknees.com/san-diego/activities/toddler-tales--listing-ee682b76fb75587eedd0b0b4) — Tuesdays 10:30am-11:30am · Escondido Public Library · Free · checked Oct 13. Weekly toddler storytime program at the Escondido Public Library, Turrentine Room (2F).

## Recently ended

- [Teen Sewing 101 Workshop](https://grassyknees.com/san-diego/activities/teen-sewing-101-workshop--listing-1ab73452034d646865dc6a8d) — ended Thu, Oct 22
- [Teen Art Studio: Faux Stained-Glass Frames — Escondido Library](https://grassyknees.com/san-diego/activities/teen-art-studio-faux-stained-glass-frames-escondido-library--listing-adc3be3d272846347c908fcd) — ended Wed, Oct 21
- [Felting Vessels Workshop with Lorrie Teates](https://grassyknees.com/san-diego/activities/felting-vessels-workshop-with-lorrie-teates--listing-8097567f611a7ca2ed8d459a) — ended Sat, Oct 17
- [Star Wars Reads Day](https://grassyknees.com/san-diego/activities/star-wars-reads-day--listing-ef1cff25358437c0720f6bc3) — ended Sat, Oct 17

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