7 listings in Mesa, AZ: free days out with kids: museums, workshops, storytimes and more.
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Tue–Sat 10am–5pm, Sun noon–5pm (closed Mon)
Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum, Mesa Arts Center
The contemporary art museum inside Mesa Arts Center is free to visit, with changing exhibitions. It's open Tuesday through Sunday (closed Mondays and most major holidays). Free guided tours run Saturdays at 1pm.
Verified Oct 27 · mesaartscenter.com
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Fri, Oct 30, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Webster Recreation CenterMesa
Webster Recreation Center's annual Halloween Carnival has free games and activities plus a new trunk-or-treat. Come in costume. Friday, October 30, 2026, 5:30–7:30pm.
Verified Oct 27 · mesaaz.gov
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Sat, Nov 7, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Red Mountain ParkMesa
A free 90-minute workshop at Red Mountain Park's Falcon Ramada with stations on picking, planting and caring for shade trees; participants go home with two desert-adapted trees. Run with Trees Matter. Saturday, November 7, 2026, in a 9am or 11am time slot.
Verified Oct 27 · mesaaz.gov
Catch: Mesa residents only · Sign up for a 9am or 11am time slot
Tue, Nov 10, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Red Mountain LibraryMesa
Families can get fitted for a free bike helmet from Phoenix Children's, learn safe-cycling tips and practice on a bike rodeo course with Mesa Police officers and cadets. Bikes and scooters are provided for kids 11 and under. Tuesday, November 10, 2026, 10am–noon.
Verified Oct 27 · events.mesalibrary.org
Catch: Free helmets while supplies last
Wed, Nov 11, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Downtown Mesa
The East Valley Veterans Day Parade, "Nifty 250 Freedom Ain't Free," runs down Center Street in downtown Mesa. That day the Arizona Museum of Natural History is free for veterans and active military plus up to six guests. Wednesday, November 11, 2026, 11am–1pm.
Verified Oct 27 · mesaaz.gov
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Fri, Nov 27, 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Downtown Mesa
Mesa opens its month-long Merry Main Street holiday festival with a holiday market around the city Christmas tree, a holiday program and the tree lighting. Friday, November 27, 2026, 5–10pm.
Verified Oct 27 · mesaaz.gov
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Second Wednesday of each month, 5–7pm
Superstition Springs CenterMesa
The City of Mesa runs a free immunization clinic for children from birth to 18 once a month on a Wednesday evening, 5–7pm, at Superstition Springs Center. Upcoming dates are Nov 11 and Dec 9, 2026, and Jan 13, 2027. Call Mesa Fire and Medical at 480-644-3459 to ask what to bring.
Verified Oct 27 · mesaaz.gov
Catch: Children birth to 18 only
