# Things to do with kids in National City, CA > 1 upcoming family events and 2 places and ongoing programs in National City, 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. 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 24, 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-diego/towns/national-city-ca ## Events ahead - [Kids Coding Camp](https://grassyknees.com/san-diego/activities/kids-coding-camp--listing-6bce5830ab830625b68082b2) — Wed, Nov 4 (+2 more dates) · 4:00 PM · National City Public Library · checked Oct 14. A recurring coding session for kids at the National City Public Library, held on alternate Wednesdays at 4:00 p.m. through early December 2026 (an earlier session ran Oct. 7)… ## Places and ongoing programs - [Kid's Craft Night](https://grassyknees.com/san-diego/activities/kid-s-craft-night--listing-8c372220a6c74255616d8e5f) — Mondays 5:00–7:00 p.m. · National City Public Library · checked Oct 14. Weekly Monday-evening craft night for kids at the National City Public Library, tagged Library Events - Children on the library home page events widget. - [Storytime (National City)](https://grassyknees.com/san-diego/activities/storytime-national-city--listing-00b72a6cecde7dddfac7e7d0) — Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. (listed weekly in October 2026) · National City Public Library · checked Oct 14. Weekly storytime at the National City Public Library, listed every Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. on the library calendar (Oct. 7, 14, 21 and 28, 2026). 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