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There are so many local events going on this weekend that kids of all ages can enjoy. Take a look at the list below to see events, games, shows, and more going on this week (November 6th through November 12th) in Houston, TX.

Monday, November 6th

Houston Arboretum: Animal Tales at 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. (weekly)

Evelyns Park: Bubbles and Board Games at 11am (weekly)

Tuesday, November 7th

Dairy Ashford Roller Rink: Cheap Skate Day from 12-6 p.m. (weekly)

Levy Park: Family Storytime & Craft at 10am (weekly) 

Evelyns Park: Art in the Park at 10am (weekly)

Miller Outdoor Theater: Beijing Dance Theater: Three Poems at 7pm

Wednesday, November 8th

Barnes & Noble (West Grey):  Kids' Storytime at 11:00 a.m. (weekly)

Bellaire Library:  Little Listeners Preschool Storytime at 11 a.m. (weekly)

Bellaire Nature Center: Story Time at 4pm (weekly) 

Evelyns Park: Bubbles and Board Games at 11am (weekly)

Thursday, November 9th

Blue Willow Bookshop:  Storytime at 9:30 a.m. (weekly)

Houston Arboretum: Tiny Trekkers at 9:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. (weekly - fee)

Buffalo Soldiers National Museum:  Free on Thursdays from 1-5 p.m. (weekly)

Children's Museum of Houston: Free on Thursdays from 5-8 p.m. (weekly)

Czech Center Museum Houston: Free on Thursdays from 2-4 p.m. 

Holocaust Museum Houston:  Free on Thursdays from 2-5 p.m. 

Houston Museum of Natural Science:  Free on Thursdays from 2-5 p.m. (weekly)

Houston Museum of African American Culture:  Free on Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. 

The Health Museum: Free on Thursdays from 2-7 p.m. 

The Museum of Fine Arts:  Free on Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. 

Levy Park: Children's Bingo at 4:30 p.m. (weekly)

Evelyns Park: Art in the Park at 10am (weekly)

Discovery Green: Park After Dark + Rocket Dog at 7pm

NRG Park: Disney on Ice - Find Your Hero at 7:30pm

Trebly Park: Ratatouille Movie Screening at 8pm

Friday, November 10th

Houston Museum of African American Culture:  Free on Fridays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. 

Dairy Ashford Roller Rink: Play n Skate from 10am-12pm (weekly)

Children's Museum of Houston:  BASF Kids' Labs from 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (register online - Fridays)

Evelyns Park: Circle Time at 11am (weekly)

Discovery Green: Frostival from 6-10pm

NRG Park: Disney on Ice - Find Your Hero 

Rise Rooftop: Houston Diwali Festival of Lights

Saturday, November 11th

Discovery Green: Screen on the Green - The Little Mermaid at 7pm

Miller Outdoor Theater: Bella Gaia, William Close & the Earth Harp Collective at 7:30pm

49th Annual Texas Renaissance Festival

Houston Arboretum & Nature Center: The Secret Life of Soil

NRG Park: Disney on Ice - Find Your Hero 

Shell Energy Stadium: MLS Playoffs Houston Dynamo vs Real Salt Lake

Miller Outdoor Theater: Steampunk Spectacular

Sunday, November 12th

Main Street Theater at MATCH: Beauty and the Beast at 12:30pm & 3:30pm

49th Annual Texas Renaissance Festival

NRG Park: Disney on Ice - Find Your Hero 

Houston Polo Club: Penny Cup

Check out other posts from Side by Side Design Texas:

Places to go in Houston

Free Places To Go in Houston

Kids Eat Free - Houston

Note: Please check the details of each event to verify all events as they’re subject to change and to get more details. 

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