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September StoryWalks® of Wake County Parks

Read a children’s book while you enjoy a nature walk at several Wake County Park locations. The StoryWalk® Project was ...

FRoG Fall Scavenger Hunt

Hopping along the Greenway with the FRoG Fall Scavenger Hunt – Explore the Greenway September 19 through October 26, 2025, and ...

JC Raulston Arboretum's Take a Child Outside Week

Bring your family out to explore the gardens and participate in Take a Child Outside week. We know that being ...

  • 9:00 am -  4:30 pm 
  • Location: Start at the Bobby G. Wilder Visitor Center, 4415 Beryl Road, Raleigh, NC 27606
  • Cost: Free
  • Website: jcra.ncsu.edu
  • Category: Family Fun, Free

The Scoop at Willow Oak Farms Fall Homeschool Field Trip Day

it’s time for some hands-on learning and farm-tastic fun at our first annual Homeschool Field Trip Day! Our Homeschool Field ...

Thrive Motherhood Downtown Raleigh Playgroup at Gipson Play Plaza

Let's stroll and splash at Gipson Play Plaza. We'll take a walk through the flower fields and let the kids ...

Balance Bike Obstacle Course at Forest Ridge Park

TACO Week: Balance Bike Obstacle Course 2yrs - 5yrs Riding a balance bike around an obstacle can be a great way ...

Cary's Take a Child Outside Week

Bumbling Beetles Take A Child Outside is an international program encouraging children and adults to spend time together outdoors. It first ...

  • 10:00 am - 11:00 am 
  • Location: Stevens Nature Center of Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve, 2616 Kildaire Farm Road, Cary, NC 27518
  • Cost: Free with Registration
  • Website: www.carync.gov
  • Category: Family Fun, Other, Free

Mad Splatter's Home School Happy Hour

Join us every Thursday from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm for Home School Happy Hour! Buy One Studio Fee, Get ...

Moore Square's Imagination Playground

Let your imagination guide you as you use our big blue blocks to create your own playground!

  • 10:00 am -  5:00 pm 
  • Location: Moore Square, 200 South Blount St., Raleigh, NC 27601
  • Cost: Free
  • Website: raleighnc.gov
  • Category: Family Fun, Free

Museum of Life and Science's Durham Community Days

On Durham Community days, Durham County residents get in free with current proof of residence. All adults must have Durham ...

  • 10:00 am -  5:00 pm 
  • Location: 433 W. Murray Ave, Durham, NC 27704
  • Cost: Free for Durham Residents. $24 per non-resident adult or $19 per non-resident child ages 3-15. Children ages 2 and under are free.
  • Website: www.lifeandscience.org
  • Category: Other

Paint Paper Play

For Ages 1yrs - 3 yrs Adult participation required Get ready for a world of colorful and wonderfully messy fun! Each Paint ...

Prairie Ridge Ecostation's Nature Stories

Join us as we open your eyes to the wonderful world of nature through a family-friendly, nature-filled storytime. We’ll begin ...

Downtown Cary Park's Art Cart

Let your creativity bloom with our Art Cart in the Park! Explore a world of artistic possibilities with our free ...

Bright Horizon's Fall Family Festival

We’re bringing fun, friends, and families together so you can meet other parents, get to know our community, and do ...

Football Frenzy Event at Urban Air Raleigh

Come in wearing your favorite college team apparel and get 30% OFF Platinum Passes! We also have a $5 cafe ...

Lake Crabtree County Park's Families in Nature

Join us for a captivating nature story time celebrating diversity in the great outdoors! Our story time features a book ...

Annie Louise Wilkerson Nature Preserve's Take a Child Outside Week

Take A Child Outside is an international program encouraging children and adults to spend time together outdoors. It first began ...

  • 4:30 pm -  6:00 pm 
  • Location: 5229 Awls Haven Drive, Raleigh, NC 27614
  • Cost: Free with Registration
  • Website: ncraleighweb.myvscloud.com
  • Category: Free

Kids Intro to Circus Arts – Open Level with Cirque de Vol

Step right up! Our Kids Intro to Circus Arts class is the perfect way for kids ages 8+ to discover ...

Gill Street Community Cookout and Coat Distribution

Coats will be distributed at the Gill Street Park

Explore S'more at Apex Nature Park

Enjoy an evening of exploring nature and connecting with your Apex neighbors! This is a free annual community event held ...

Jazz in Moore Square

Jazz in the Square returns to Moore Square with live performances from some of the Triangle’s top jazz musicians. This free ...