Bring the kids in costume to BOOtanica on Saturday morning for the Botanical Garden’s trick-or-treat trail and nature stations. San Antonio Zoo hands out free candy every afternoon from 4 to 5 for Zoo Boo!, and Collins Garden Library’s Halloween Bash at noon reveals the Pumpkin Painting Contest winner.
This week: 21 outings at 18 places, each one linked to the page we checked it on. How we check
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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.
MORNINGBOOtanica at San Antonio Botanical Garden9am–1pm · San Antonio Botanical Garden · Free with Garden admission
AFTER NAPZoo Boo! at San Antonio ZooTrick-or-treating daily 4–5pm · San Antonio Zoo · Included with zoo admissionTimes 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.
Burgers hidden inside a car wash and laundromat, with indoor and outdoor seating and a playground. The kids’ meal comes with apple slices or fries and a juice.
A San Antonio burger tradition since 1977, with a party room for birthdays.
A Tex-Mex café and bakery on Market Square since 1941.
A Southtown favorite for more than 30 years, with Mexican comfort food and family meals on the menu.
For rainy mornings, cold afternoons and anyone who needs to run in circles for an hour.
San Antonio’s children’s museum, built for doing and tinkering, with Little Town, Spy Academy and the Innovation Station. Free family nights and sensory-friendly hours on the calendar.
A big museum in Brackenridge Park with free parking. Closed Monday, Oct. 19.
Teens 13–18 $16
The big downtown library, with family story time on Wednesday mornings.
Pools, fountains, zoos and theme parks: the big all-day outings.
Gardens with free on-site parking and higher prices on weekends.
Fri–Sun prices; Mon–Thu $13 kids, $18 adults
A downtown park built for kids of all ages to play, with food spots and Super Fun Saturday events.
The only UNESCO World Heritage Site in Texas. Each mission in the park is still a center of its community.
Museums, animals and farm days that hold a little one’s attention.
A big zoo with a train and a kiddie park, and Zoo Boo! trick-or-treating every afternoon this month. Ticket prices change by date.
Dynamic pricing; check the date
A theme park with free parking, where you can bring your own food and drinks (check the FAQ first).
A night away without a long drive. New bed, same bedtime.
A luxury hotel in the old Pearl Brewery, with the Pearl’s shops and restaurants outside the door.
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 21 outings that work for kids ages 0–6. Our top three: BOOtanica at San Antonio Botanical Garden, Zoo Boo! at San Antonio Zoo, Halloween Bash (Collins Garden Library). See the full list.
Yes, 19 of this week’s 21 picks are free, including library storytimes and Toddler Story Time (Semmes Library). 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 19 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.
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