# Things to do with kids in Gilroy, CA

> 7 upcoming family events and 2 places and ongoing programs in Gilroy, CA (Santa Clara County, CA), in the San Jose–Sunnyvale–Santa Clara 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

- [Cajón: Afro-Peruvian Drumming Circle at Gilroy Library](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/cajon-afro-peruvian-drumming-circle-at-gilroy-library--listing-11dc7eb3a48957f985ffce17) — Sat, Oct 24 · 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM · Gilroy Library · checked Oct 24. Gilroy Library closes its Hispanic Heritage Month celebration with a cajón drum circle led by Cunamacue. Participants sit on the box-shaped cajón drums and join in making the…
- [The Great Big BOO! Halloween at Gilroy Gardens](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/the-great-big-boo-halloween-at-gilroy-gardens--listing-a7bdf3e87a11afa2269ad40f) — Sat, Oct 24 (+4 more dates) · 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 24. Gilroy Gardens' Great Big BOO! is a family Halloween event on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights through November 1, with trick-or-treating and shows starting at 5 p.m. Children…
- [Trick-or-Treat at Gilroy Library](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/trick-or-treat-at-gilroy-library--listing-e561b0695098b5c37dfd9bba) — Sat, Oct 31 · 4:00 PM – 5:45 PM · Gilroy Library · checked Oct 24. On Halloween afternoon Gilroy Library invites kids to come in costume and trick-or-treat at the children's desk, the adult desk and the accounts desk, collecting candy and other…
- [Veterans Day Salute to Heroes at Gilroy Gardens](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/veterans-day-salute-to-heroes-at-gilroy-gardens--listing-54c68bdb315870cc1192bd86) — Sat, Nov 7 (+2 more dates) · Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 24. Gilroy Gardens honors service members on Veterans Day with a Salute to Heroes celebration of patriotic performances. On November 11, military members, veterans, ER professionals…
- [North Pole Nights at Gilroy Gardens](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/north-pole-nights-at-gilroy-gardens--listing-5d85f20e35b7a8ab26ec33c0) — Nov 21 – Dec 31 · Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 24. On select evenings from November 21 through December 31, Gilroy Gardens becomes North Pole Nights. Families cross the Candy Cane Lane bridge into North Pole Village to meet…
- [Pow Wow Dance Performance by Ohiya at Gilroy Library](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/pow-wow-dance-performance-by-ohiya-at-gilroy-library--listing-d076395c4b8803bf2163187b) — Sat, Nov 21 · 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Gilroy Library · All ages · checked Oct 24. Gilroy Library hosts Ohiya, a cultural collaboration of Native American singers, dancers and artists from the Bay Area, for a Saturday-morning Pow Wow dance performance during…
- [New Year's Eve Celebration at Gilroy Gardens](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/new-year-s-eve-celebration-at-gilroy-gardens--listing-46c0ac931a2351804e9691f8) — Thu, Dec 31 · Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 24. Gilroy Gardens' New Year's Eve party combines North Pole Nights with a DJ dance party in the Events Plaza, specialty appetizers and drinks, and a midnight fireworks show over…

## Places and ongoing programs

- [Books and Boogie Bilingual Storytime at Gilroy Library](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/books-and-boogie-bilingual-storytime-at-gilroy-library--listing-c1f62d21bfbba63d50618943) — Thursdays 10:30–11:00 am, then Stay and Play; Children's Area, downstairs · Gilroy Library · Free · checked Oct 24. Books and Boogie (Hora de cuentos) is Gilroy Library's Thursday-morning storytime with Librarian Rosa, presented in English and Spanish. Children and caregivers share engaging…
- [Create-N-Play \[Crear-Y-Jugar\] at Gilroy Library](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/create-n-play-crear-y-jugar-at-gilroy-library--listing-b6ed7190a19f3bb662955980) — Mondays 5–6 pm, 1st floor Burrow (children's area) · Gilroy Library · Up to 12 · Free · checked Oct 24. A bilingual (English/Spanish) Monday-evening craft hour in the Gilroy Library children's area, the Burrow, where Librarian Beth leads a hands-on, crafty exploration of science…

## Nearby

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