# Things to do with kids in Walnut Creek, CA

> 11 upcoming family events and 3 places and ongoing programs in Walnut Creek, CA (Contra Costa County, CA), in the San Francisco–Oakland–Fremont 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

- [Howl-ooo-ween 2026 at Lindsay Wildlife Experience](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/howl-ooo-ween-2026-at-lindsay-wildlife-experience--listing-6c3451ba5a2b92dfc4c71cbb) — Tue, Oct 27 · 3:00 PM – 8:00 PM · Lindsay Wildlife Experience, Walnut Creek · From $20 · checked Oct 13. Lindsay Wildlife Experience's fall celebration for little ghouls, wizards and monsters returns on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, 3:00 – 8:00 pm in Walnut Creek. Come in costume and…
- [Tiny Tuesday at Lindsay Wildlife Experience](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/tiny-tuesday-at-lindsay-wildlife-experience--listing-0f9ab31724cd13dc76228f75) — Tue, Nov 10 (+1 more date) · 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Lindsay Wildlife Experience, Walnut Creek · Ages 2–5 · From $10 · checked Oct 16. Once a month Lindsay Wildlife Experience in Walnut Creek opens outside regular hours for children ages 2 to 5 and their adult caregivers. Each Tiny Tuesday has a theme: November…
- [Diablo Ballet: The Nutcracker Suite](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/diablo-ballet-the-nutcracker-suite--listing-e130916f9a22a999723af8e8) — Fri, Nov 13 (+1 more date) · 7:30 PM · Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 16. Diablo Ballet opens its 33rd season with The Nutcracker Suite, Julia Adam's reimagining of the holiday classic, now expanded into a two-act ballet with new choreography and…
- [The Discovery of K-pop: Storytime and Drawing with Oliver Chin (Walnut Creek Library)](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/the-discovery-of-k-pop-storytime-and-drawing-with-oliver-chin-walnut-c--listing-997992676a5a4949e6688697) — Thu, Nov 19 · 4:00 PM – 4:45 PM · Contra Costa County Library – Walnut Creek Library · Free · checked Oct 20. Children's author Oliver Chin reads from his new picture book, The Discovery of K-pop, at the Walnut Creek Library and explains how South Korean popular music became a global…
- [Smuin Contemporary Ballet: The Christmas Ballet (Walnut Creek)](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/smuin-contemporary-ballet-the-christmas-ballet-walnut-creek--listing-2acadaa3311d917fce6c0f83) — Sat, Nov 21 (+1 more date) · 2:00 PM · Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek · Paid · checked Oct 13. Smuin Contemporary Ballet's holiday production The Christmas Ballet opens its 2026 tour at the Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek with three performances: Saturday…
- [Diablo Ballet Nutcracker Market](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/diablo-ballet-nutcracker-market--listing-a43cfd54e5618a47213e6e91) — Wed, Dec 2 · 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM · Diablo Ballet Center for Dance, Walnut Creek · Free · checked Oct 16. A free evening holiday market at the Diablo Ballet Center for Dance in Walnut Creek, billed as a night of family fun and holiday cheer. Local artisans and vendors sell…
- [Wild Wednesday Preschool: Wetlands and Waterways at Lindsay Wildlife](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/wild-wednesday-preschool-wetlands-and-waterways-at-lindsay-wildlife--listing-87ab75a5f940963098b713db) — Wed, Dec 2 (+2 more dates) · 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM · Lindsay Wildlife Experience, Walnut Creek · Ages 3–5 · From $30 · checked Oct 16. A three-part preschool workshop series about water-loving animals at Lindsay Wildlife Experience in Walnut Creek, for children 3 to 5 with a caregiver. The themes are Fishing on…
- [Holiday Parade of Lights & Tree Lighting at Broadway Plaza](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/holiday-parade-of-lights-and-tree-lighting-at-broadway-plaza--listing-116e0055da1ef76ca2ba614d) — Thu, Dec 3 · 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM · Broadway Plaza, Walnut Creek · checked Oct 16. Broadway Plaza in downtown Walnut Creek opens the holiday season with its Parade of Lights, an evening of music, entertainment and holiday cheer that moves throughout the outdoor…
- [Center REP: A Christmas Carol (Lesher Center for the Arts)](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/center-rep-a-christmas-carol-lesher-center-for-the-arts--listing-4df3c16403cb055088917b5d) — Dec 9 – Dec 23 · Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek · Paid · checked Oct 20. Center REP's holiday production of A Christmas Carol returns to the Lesher Center for the Arts in downtown Walnut Creek for a two-week run before Christmas. This adaptation by…
- [Fratello Marionettes: The North Pole Review (Walnut Creek Library)](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/fratello-marionettes-the-north-pole-review-walnut-creek-library--listing-2ceefb2f0968927f95c424d7) — Thu, Dec 17 · 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM · Contra Costa County Library – Walnut Creek Library · All ages · Free · checked Oct 20. Fratello Marionettes' winter show, The North Pole Review, plays the downtown Walnut Creek Library one week before winter break. The library's listing describes a music-based…
- [Wild Winter Camp at Lindsay Wildlife Experience](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/wild-winter-camp-at-lindsay-wildlife-experience--listing-aa69103f44ee8b72accacb03) — Dec 28 – Dec 30 · 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM · Lindsay Wildlife Experience, Walnut Creek · Ages 7–12 · From $200 · checked Oct 16. A three-morning winter-break camp (Monday–Wednesday, December 28–30) for ages 7 to 12 at Lindsay Wildlife Experience in Walnut Creek. Campers learn how wildlife copes with short…

## Places and ongoing programs

- [KidStrong Walnut Creek weekly classes (crawling to age 11)](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/kidstrong-walnut-creek-weekly-classes-crawling-to-age-11--listing-694f1a4f3e07e788ec94feb8) — Weekly 45-minute classes; times in the center's schedule/app · KidStrong Walnut Creek · Up to 11 · Paid · checked Oct 13. KidStrong Walnut Creek runs parent-involved, science-based classes that build physical, brain and character skills, with age groups BabyStrong (crawling to walking), Walking to 2…
- [Lindsay Wildlife Experience](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/lindsay-wildlife-experience--listing-a9e97fd39ddf42c5192c340c) — Wednesdays – Sundays, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day… · Lindsay Wildlife Experience, Walnut Creek · From $17 · checked Oct 13. Lindsay Wildlife Experience in Walnut Creek's Larkey Park is a wildlife museum and rehabilitation hospital where visitors meet non-releasable native California animals and watch…
- [Walnut Creek on Ice – outdoor rink and ice slide at Civic Park](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/walnut-creek-on-ice-outdoor-rink-and-ice-slide-at-civic-park--listing-3f750df2f562d465e8f58e3a) — November 20, 2026 – January 18, 2027; 90-minute sessions, see online calendar for… · Civic Park, Walnut Creek · From $20 · checked Oct 13. Walnut Creek on Ice returns to Civic Park in downtown Walnut Creek from November 20, 2026 through January 18, 2027, billed as the Bay Area's only outdoor ice rink and ice slide…

## Nearby

- [Things to do with kids in Contra Costa County, CA](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/counties/contra-costa-county-ca) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/counties/contra-costa-county-ca.md)
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