Or add McAllen’s kids’ events to your calendar: subscribe once and new weeks appear on their own. (Google Calendar: paste that link’s address into “Other calendars → From URL”.) We keep your email and the city, nothing else; every note has a one-click stop.
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Subscribe once and new weeks appear on their own. Google Calendar: copy that button’s link address into “Other calendars → From URL”.
Make your own video game using free software!
Need help with Medicaid or CHIP? Community Action Corp. of South Texas offers walk-in or appointment assistance with applications and eligibility. Call 956-291-0789 for details.
Join us for Toddler Time! Where we provide interactive storytime, crafts, and playtime designed for toddlers & their caregivers!
Bilingual Storytime. Share bilingual stories, songs, rhymes and activities.
Fall into creativity! 🍂 Teens can tie-dye a pair of cozy crew socks and create a colorful new fall favorite to take home!
Bring the fall aesthetic to life with hands-on crafting: 3D pipe-cleaner pumpkins, beaded corn, & melted fusion bead art!
Join us for November Toddler Story time! Where little ones can enjoy fun stories, songs, rhymes, and activities. Perfect for toddlers and their caregivers!
Join us for Tummy Time! Babies and caregivers enjoy songs, play, and gentle movement that support early motor skills.
Learn about personal finance and business strategies through fun activities led by FLARE!
Explore the art of petroglyphs! Teens ages 11–18 will paint symbols and designs on real rocks while learning about their meaning and history.
Need help with Medicaid or CHIP? Community Action Corp. of South Texas offers walk-in or appointment assistance with applications and eligibility. Call 956-291-0789 for details.
Join us for Toddler Time! Where we provide interactive storytime, crafts, and playtime designed for toddlers & their caregivers!
Bilingual Storytime. Share bilingual stories, songs, rhymes and activities.
Explore new art techniques and experiment with different mediums while building creativity and artistic skills! 🎨✨
Learn all about zines and how to make your own! Thanksgiving edition.
Join us for November Toddler Story time! Where little ones can enjoy fun stories, songs, rhymes, and activities. Perfect for toddlers and their caregivers!
Join us for a fun game night! Blending the best of both worlds, whether your tackling strategic board games, or playing video games.
Paint a terracotta bowl to celebrate Native American Heritage Month!
Join us for a fun craft that teaches children healthy eating habits during the Thanksgiving holiday
Calling all library explorers! Join us for autumn fun with nature-based activities and learning about the changing of seasons in trees. Open to children of all ages.
Join the Teen Advisory Committee to earn community service hours! Volunteer and help the library. ⭐🙍♂️🙍♀️
Celebrate Thanksgiving break with McDonald’s!
Need help with Medicaid or CHIP? Community Action Corp. of South Texas offers walk-in or appointment assistance with applications and eligibility. Call 956-291-0789 for details.
Gratitude is my attitude! Join us for a craft where children can create a message for someone they are thankful for!
Celebrate Thanksgiving break with McDonald’s!
Get your besties together this Friendsgiving! 🍂
Bilingual Storytime. Share bilingual stories, songs, rhymes and activities.
Unplug and play! Teens ages 11–18 can enjoy board games, strategy games, and friendly competition while making new friends.
Enjoy delicious caramel apples while you create your own masterpice using stickers! 🍏✨
Need help with Medicaid or CHIP? Community Action Corp. of South Texas offers walk-in or appointment assistance with applications and eligibility. Call 956-291-0789 for details.
McAllen is the Rio Grande Valley's largest city, with Mexico a few miles south and a winter population of birders drawn to Quinta Mazatlán, the World Birding Center site in an old adobe hacienda. The International Museum of Art & Science and Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park are the other fixtures. McAllen Public Library's main branch, built inside a former Walmart, is the largest single-storey library in the country.
Holiday events for kids in McAllen, 2026: tree lightings, light displays, Santa visits and gingerbread workshops, day by day.
11 children’s events are on in McAllen in the next seven days, read every night from the calendars of McAllen Public Library (7 branches, 31 upcoming programmes). Library programmes are free. Museum and zoo events say “admission may apply”; check the venue for prices.
1 places to collect. Tap “I'm here” when you're at one and the stamp goes in your book; collect 1 and print the certificate.
Stamps live on your phone. Open your passport to see them all, print the certificate, or save them to your email.
Yes and no. Every event, time, address and link is open to anyone. An account only lets you save outings you plan to go to.
Each library and venue calendar is re-read every night, so a cancelled storytime disappears within a day. Times are shown in McAllen’s own time zone.
Babies and toddlers, preschoolers, early grades, tweens and teens. Pick an age range above to narrow the list; leave them all off to see everything.
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