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Free things to do with kids in El Paso, this week and every week.

Yes, plenty is free with little kids in El Paso this week: we found eight free outings, including Learning with Legos (Main Library), Learning with Legos (Valle Bajo) and Family Craft Hour (Irving Schwartz), plus four library programs. Five free days and events are coming up, each with its date. And three places never charge admission, like El Paso Main Library and Richard Burges Regional Library.

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This week

Free things to do with kids in El Paso this week

Every free outing on this week’s El Paso list, rebuilt every Thursday. Library programs may need a quick sign-up.

Fri–Sun Oct 30–Nov 1Fri–Sat 10am–6pm, Sun 11am–3pm

A visit to the El Paso Museum of Art

El Paso Museum of Art · One Arts Festival Plaza, El Paso, TX 79901

A free art museum downtown with changing exhibitions and the permanent collection, a short walk from the Main Library. It’s closed Mondays and Tuesdays.

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Free days and free events coming up in El Paso

Museum and zoo free days, free festivals and other one-off free events, soonest first. Some free days are only for residents or cardholders, so each one says who gets in free.

Who gets in free:EveryoneResidents onlyCardholders only

Any day

Places that are always free in El Paso

Parks, gardens, nature centers and museums that don’t charge admission.

Free to get in, but parking, special exhibits and seasonal extras can cost money. Check each place’s site before you go.

Every week

Free library storytimes

El Paso Public Library

Family, preschool, baby, bilingual and Spanish storytimes at 13 branches.

Family storytime Tue 4:30pm and Sat 10am; preschool storytime Wed 10am at most branches

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Every weekly storytime by day and branch: library storytimes in El Paso.

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Good questions

Free things to do with kids in El Paso: the FAQ

This week we found eight free outings for ages 0–6, including Learning with Legos (Main Library), Learning with Legos (Valle Bajo), Family Craft Hour (Irving Schwartz) and A visit to the El Paso Museum of Art. See free this week; the list is rebuilt every Thursday.

The Lights at San Jacinto Plaza, The Lights at Cleveland Square Park, Sun Bowl Parade, Las Cruces Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot 1-mile fun run and Las Cruces Tree Lighting and Holiday Night Market are free this season. Dates and times are on each card under free days and free events.

El Paso Main Library, Richard Burges Regional Library and El Paso Museum of Art don’t charge admission. Some charge for parking or special exhibits; the cards say so where the place does.

Yes. El Paso Public Library runs free storytimes for babies, toddlers and preschoolers. Times change by branch, so check the calendar linked below.

Each listing comes from the venue’s or organizer’s own page and links to it. We only list a date, time or price when that page shows it, and anything we can’t confirm stays off. These were last checked Oct 30, 2026, and we recheck them every Thursday for dated events and once a month for free places. How we choose and check.

Free things to do, every Thursday.

One short email every Thursday evening with the best things to do with little ones in El Paso that weekend, free ones flagged.

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