# Houston Littles: Houston, TX
> Zoo Boo keeps the Houston Zoo open until 9pm through Friday, and Discovery Green hosts Scream on the Green on Friday night. The Woodlands Children’s Museum runs its SpookTacular on Friday and Saturday, Saturday is Monster Mayhem at the Children’s Museum of Houston, and Sunday brings Día de los Muertos there too. Library branches across the area have free Halloween parties. This week has 49 outings, 37 free and 34 indoors.

- Week: Oct 26 – Nov 1, 2026. Last checked: 2026-10-29.
- 49 outings at 39 places; 37 free; 34 indoor. For kids ages 0–6.
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## This week
- [This week in Houston (Markdown)](https://littlesweekly.com/houston/index.md): top picks, a Saturday plan, every outing with its source link, FAQ
- [Events data (JSON)](https://littlesweekly.com/houston/events.json): same facts in structured form
- Every current outing has its own shareable page at https://littlesweekly.com/houston/events/<slug>/ (the “Event page” link on each listing, eventUrl in events.json). Hand that link to people; it drops off once the event has passed.
- [RSS feed](https://littlesweekly.com/houston/feed.xml)
- [This week (HTML, canonical)](https://littlesweekly.com/houston/)

## Guides
- [Houston with little kids: city guide](https://littlesweekly.com/houston/guide/index.md): evergreen places with admission and menu prices (checked 2026-10-26)
- [Visiting Houston with little kids](https://littlesweekly.com/houston/visiting/index.md): one- and two-day plans with nap breaks

## Optional
- [All cities](https://littlesweekly.com/llms.txt)
- [Full site dump](https://littlesweekly.com/llms-full.txt)

## Weekend getaways
- [Weekend getaways from Houston with kids](https://littlesweekly.com/houston/weekend-getaways/index.md): the best trip within about five hours for each of the next few weekends, with drive times and official event links.

## Holiday 2026
- [Santa in Houston](https://littlesweekly.com/houston/santa/index.md): breakfast with Santa, Santa photos and Santa trains with 2026 dates, prices and sold-out flags; official links.
- [Christmas lights in Houston](https://littlesweekly.com/houston/christmas-lights/index.md): drive-thru vs walk-through displays, earliest start times, stroller notes and 2026 prices; official links.

## Guides: free, indoor play, storytimes, ice skating and holidays
- [Free things to do with kids in Houston](https://littlesweekly.com/houston/free/index.md): free outings this week, free museum/zoo days and free events with dates, and always-free places; official links.
- [Free museum and zoo days in Houston (2027)](https://littlesweekly.com/houston/free-museum-days/index.md): regular free days, MLK Day, Bank of America Museums on Us partners, Museums for All/EBT prices and library passes, each with who gets in; official links.
- [Indoor play places for toddlers in Houston](https://littlesweekly.com/houston/indoor-play/index.md): indoor playgrounds, toddler jump times, children's museums, toddler gym, music and art classes, and free indoor play, with ages, prices, booking and sock rules.
- [Library storytimes in Houston](https://littlesweekly.com/houston/storytime/index.md): baby, toddler, preschool and family storytimes that repeat every week, by day and branch, read from the library systems' own event calendars, each linked to its event page.
- [Ice skating with kids in Houston (2026–27)](https://littlesweekly.com/houston/ice-skating/index.md): holiday, outdoor and indoor rinks with season dates, hours, prices, skate rental and skate aids for toddlers; "Not listed" when a rink doesn't post it.
- [Thanksgiving weekend with kids in Houston (2026)](https://littlesweekly.com/houston/thanksgiving/index.md): parades, turkey trots with kids' races, what's open on Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday weekend picks.
- [Christmas parades and tree lightings in Houston (2026)](https://littlesweekly.com/houston/christmas-parades/index.md): Christmas parades, tree lightings and lighting nights with dates, start times, prices and kid notes; each linked to the organizer's page.
- [The Nutcracker with kids in Houston (2026)](https://littlesweekly.com/houston/nutcracker/index.md): ballet company and touring Nutcrackers and shorter kids' versions with 2026 dates, venues, run times, ages, prices and sensory-friendly performances, from each company's or venue's own page.
- [Christmas markets in Houston (2026)](https://littlesweekly.com/houston/christmas-markets/index.md): German-style Christmas markets, holiday markets and winter wonderland events with 2026 dates, hours, prices, stroller and kid notes, from each organizer's own page.
- [Christmas train rides near Houston (2026)](https://littlesweekly.com/houston/christmas-trains/index.md): Polar Express rides, Santa trains, holiday lights trains, zoo and park trains and model-train displays with 2026 dates, times, ages, prices and booking notes; each linked to the operator's page.
- [Christmas break with kids in Houston (2026)](https://littlesweekly.com/houston/christmas-break/index.md): what's open on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year's Day (holiday hours from each place's own page, "not posted" when they don't say), plus Christmas Eve and Dec 26–30 outings.
- [Noon Year's Eve in Houston (2026)](https://littlesweekly.com/houston/noon-years-eve/index.md): kid-friendly New Year's Eve countdowns with times and prices; unannounced events marked with last year's date.

## Nearby towns
- [Things to do with kids in Sugar Land, TX](https://littlesweekly.com/houston/sugar-land/index.md): 5 things to do with kids
- [Things to do with kids in Katy, TX](https://littlesweekly.com/houston/katy/index.md): 6 things to do with kids
- [Things to do with kids in League City, TX](https://littlesweekly.com/houston/league-city/index.md): 6 things to do with kids

## November
- [Things to do with kids in Houston in November](https://littlesweekly.com/houston/november/index.md): every dated listing for November by week, each with its own event page and the organizer’s link.

## December
- [Things to do with kids in Houston in December](https://littlesweekly.com/houston/december/index.md): every dated listing for December by week, each with its own event page and the organizer’s link.

## Every year
- [Every year in Houston](https://littlesweekly.com/houston/yearly/index.md): 26 events that come back every year, by month, with the dates we last confirmed and the next ones once posted. Each event keeps one permanent page.