Every Tuesday from 10 to 11am, Hemisfair hosts Story Time on the Reading Rug (behind the Hemisfair offices at 630 E. Nueva St., by Yanaguana Garden) with a Book of the Week and a STEAM activity. Guest partners rotate: the San Antonio Public Library, the San Antonio African American Community Archive and Museum, WeFlamenco Fest and Magik Theatre all appear on the fall calendar. Covered parking is nearby in the Hemisfair Garage, 623 Hemisfair Blvd.
Preschoolers enjoy stories and songs in Spanish that build early literacy skills, Fridays 10:30 to 11:15am at the Encino Branch Library. Recommended for ages 2 to 5. Cuentos y canciones en español. A few weeks are skipped (there is none on Nov 27), so check the library calendar before going.
Phil Hardberger Park, Voelcker Homestead Trailhead · San Antonio
Once a year Phil Hardberger Park celebrates its history as the Voelcker dairy farm: petting zoo, wildlife and nature learning, history and farming demos, live music, storytelling, crafts and a plant giveaway while supplies last. Saturday, November 7, 9am to noon. Free, no registration.
The Alamo, Will Naylor Smith Outdoor Classroom · San Antonio
Every Sunday at 10:30am, one of the Alamo's living historians leads a free half-hour storytime under a live oak at the outdoor classroom outside the Texas Cavaliers Education Center, with hand claps, games and period artifacts. Books are picked with preschoolers in mind.
The city's indoor natatorium is free to swim all day on Saturday, November 21, with free water safety lessons at 1:30pm. Extra free swim sessions run November 23 to 25 from 2 to 5pm.
Magik Theatre celebrates opening night of How the Grinch Stole Christmas with a free hour of crafts and family fun in Hemisfair's Theatre Plaza, Saturday, November 21, 4 to 5pm. You don't need a ticket to the play; show tickets are sold separately.
Look through telescopes and learn the constellations and planets with the San Antonio Astronomical Association. Saturday, November 21, 6 to 8pm. Free, all ages.
Living historians show how Texans celebrated Christmas in the mid-1800s, with encampment demonstrations, a musket firing demonstration and a band on the pavilion stage. Saturday, December 5, 10am to 2pm. Free.
The DoSeum, San Antonio's museum for kids, opens free on the first Monday of every month from 5:30 to 7:30pm. Free tickets are released online at 8am that morning, first come, first served. Regular admission is $18.
Verified Oct 27 · thedoseum.org
Catch: Free RSVP required: tickets released online at 8am the same day
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