Boo in the Zoo turns 40 this year, with Dragon Alley, Pumpkinville and a light tunnel. Saturday also brings a free fall festival at Staunton Bridge and lighted, not-haunted wagon rides after dark at Stewart Farms. On Monday, firefighters roll their truck up to storytime at the Five Forks Library.
This week: 20 outings at 13 places, each one linked to the page we checked it on. How we check
One short email with the Greenville picks, already found and checked. Free, and you can unsubscribe any time.
Here’s how we’d do Saturday, Oct 17. Two things from this week’s list, plus one of our regulars from Around town. Tap a stop for the details.
MORNINGStaunton Bridge Fall Festival10am–2pm · Staunton Bridge Community Center · Free
AFTER NAPBoo in the Zoo at the Greenville Zoo3–8pm · Greenville Zoo · $15 adults and kids 2–12 ($12 members); ages 0–1 free; trick-or-treat upgrade $3Times come from each event’s page or the place’s own site. Plans change, so check before you head out. Print this plan
Not this week’s events, just the reliable stuff. Where to eat with a toddler, where to burn off energy when it rains, where to splash, what’s worth the admission, and where to spend a night without going far.
Places where a dropped fork is no big deal and nobody minds a little noise.
A Main Street restaurant serving breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner every day, with a real kids’ menu of tenders, cheeseburgers, quesadillas and salmon.
A café and local grocery that is open early, with room to spread out a snack.
Southern brunch plates and biscuits, served all day.
Gourmet burgers, fries and hand-spun milkshakes.
For rainy mornings, cold afternoons and anyone who needs to run in circles for an hour.
A big hands-on children’s museum downtown, free for babies under 1.
$15 for SC residents
Regional history exhibits downtown, free for kids 2 and under.
The county’s main library, with free children’s programs on the calendar.
Pools, fountains, zoos and theme parks: the big all-day outings.
A waterfall right in the middle of downtown, with paths to walk.
A state park just north of town with trails and a lake with kayak rentals.
A family farm with fall wagon rides and a corn maze.
Fall 2026 prices
Museums, animals and farm days that hold a little one’s attention.
A small city zoo, an easy size for short legs.
A night away without a long drive. New bed, same bedtime.
A newer boutique hotel for a special night away.
Camping close enough to town that you can head home if a night outside goes sideways.
These don’t change week to week. Last checked . Hours and prices change, so check the place’s own site before you go. Know a spot we missed? Tell us at hello@littlesweekly.com.
This week we found 20 outings that work for kids ages 0–6. Our top three: Boo in the Zoo at the Greenville Zoo, Staunton Bridge Fall Festival, Fall on the Farm at Stewart Farms. See the full list.
Yes, 14 of this week’s 20 picks are free, including library storytimes and Staunton Bridge Fall Festival. Tap “Free” in Find your thing.
16 picks this week are indoors, mostly library programs and shows. Tap “Rainy-day OK” in Find your thing.
This week we list 13 library storytimes and baby or toddler programs. Each one links to the library or venue page with the time and place. See them in the list.
We look at venue and library calendars and local family pages every week. Each listing links to the page we checked it on, and where the organizer or venue has its own page, we confirm the details there. We lean toward things that fit around naps and don’t need a long walk.
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If it’s good for the under-6 crowd, we’d like to hear about it. Free events go on the list for free, always. If you want a guaranteed spot at the top or in the Friday email, there’s a sponsored option too, and it’s clearly labeled. We’re just getting started, so the first 10 local partners in each city get 50% off your first booking.
We do the digging, you get one short email every Friday morning: the five things worth leaving the house for in Greenville, plus what to skip.
