# Things to do with kids in Edwardsville, IL

> 9 upcoming family events and 0 places and ongoing programs in Edwardsville, IL (Madison County, IL), in the St. Louis area. Listings whose address is in this town. Dates and times are Central Time. Today is Sat, Oct 24.

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## Events ahead

- [Halloween Party in the Park: Candy Walk & Costume Contest](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/halloween-party-in-the-park-candy-walk-and-costume-contest--listing-31f7a8ef080c9a3ed121af54) — Sat, Oct 24 · 10:00 AM – 1:30 PM · City Park, Edwardsville · Ages 0–16 · checked Oct 14. Edwardsville Parks & Recreation hosts its annual Community Candy Walk and Halloween Costume Contest in City Park. From 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. children can trick-or-treat in City…
- [R.P. Lumber Center Spooky Skate](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/r-p-lumber-center-spooky-skate--listing-ed27ec376e816479b4881745) — Sat, Oct 24 · 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM · R.P. Lumber Center, Edwardsville · From $12 · checked Oct 14. The fifth annual Spooky Skate at the R.P. Lumber Center offers Halloween-themed ice skating, a costume contest, games and prizes, crafts and more. River's Edge Ice Skating Club…
- [Preschool Storytime (Edwardsville)](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/preschool-storytime-edwardsville--listing-9012c971070ae641335eb724) — Thu, Oct 29 (+3 more dates) · 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM · Edwardsville Public Library · checked Oct 14. Thursday morning preschool storytime with books, music and bubbles in the library's Large Meeting Room.
- [Edwardsville Halloween Parade](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/edwardsville-halloween-parade--listing-33d5ffe09fc4a558529091b3) — Sat, Oct 31 · 6:30 PM · Downtown Edwardsville parade route (step-off at Lincoln Middle School parking lot) · checked Oct 14. For more than a century the Edwardsville/Glen Carbon Chamber of Commerce has run a Halloween-night parade through downtown Edwardsville, with marching bands, school groups…
- [Edwardsville Veterans Day Parade](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/edwardsville-veterans-day-parade--listing-2cb4a73ec3a1e1080dda2c6c) — Wed, Nov 11 · 3:00 PM · Downtown Edwardsville parade route (starts near Eden Church parking lot) · checked Oct 14. The annual Veterans Day parade, hosted by Edwardsville's American Legion Post 199, steps off at 3 p.m. on Veterans Day in downtown Edwardsville. The route begins near the Eden…
- [Pajama Story Time](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/pajama-story-time--listing-e4b185945f51e5102c2797d4) — Wed, Nov 11 · 6:00 PM – 6:30 PM · Edwardsville Public Library · checked Oct 14. Evening bedtime stories, songs and snuggles in the Youth Library; kids are invited to come in their pajamas.
- [Lego Club](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/lego-club--listing-9934db07060a919cc489ceee) — Thu, Nov 12 · 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM · Edwardsville Public Library · checked Oct 14. Children build with LEGO bricks supplied by the library: just bring your imagination.
- [Stuffed Animal Sleepover](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/stuffed-animal-sleepover--listing-df457227f88945b9a622acbe) — Nov 20 – Nov 21 · 9:00 AM · Edwardsville Public Library · checked Oct 14. Children drop off a favorite stuffed animal at the Youth Desk by 6pm on Friday, November 20 for an overnight at the library, then return Saturday morning, November 21, for a…
- [Edwardsville Turkey Trot 5K Fun Run and Kids Fun Run](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/edwardsville-turkey-trot-5k-fun-run-and-kids-fun-run--listing-34ddc1a72e3454836eb941b8) — Thu, Nov 26 · 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM · SIUE Lot F (Student Fitness Center), Southern Illinois University Edwardsville · Up to 12 · From $20 · checked Oct 24. Now in its 17th year, the Edwardsville Turkey Trot brings well over a thousand runners and walkers (a record 1,863 in 2025) to the SIUE campus on Thanksgiving morning. The Kids…

## Recently ended

- [Leclaire Parkfest](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/leclaire-parkfest--listing-3ec721603df8fbe9e048c84a) — ended Sun, Oct 18

## Nearby

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