South Florida Family-Friendly Things to do this weekend!

Looking for something fun to do with the kids this weekend? Here’s your Mom Approved Miami guide!

🎨 ALL MONTH LONG

Superblue Miami: Immersive Art Experiences

📍 1101 Northwest 23rd Street, Miami, 33127
💸 Use code MOMAPPROVED10 for a discount
🎟️ Buy tickets

ArtXSpace: Nikola Tesla Immersive Experience

📍 301 Northwest 28th Street, Miami, 33127
🎟️ Buy tickets

ArtXSpace: OZ Immersive Experience

📍 301 Northwest 28th Street, Miami, 33127
🎟️ Buy tickets

PAW Patrol Adventure Play – Museum of Discovery & Science

📍 10 AM – 5 PM | Included with admission
Join Chase, Marshall, and Skye in interactive, hands-on adventures.

Trolling in the Garden – Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden

📍 10 AM – 5 PM
💲 $24.95 adults / $11.95 kids
Explore magical troll installations, riddles, and outdoor wonder all month long.

Jungle Island – Kids Go FREE

🎟️ Kids 9 & under free with code KIDSFREE through Nov. 13, 2025
📞 Call 305-400-7000 or book online

🎉 Saturday, October 11

Perez Art Museum Miami – Free Second Saturdays

🕚 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
📍 103 Biscayne Blvd., Miami, FL 33132
💲 Free
Enjoy family-friendly tours and art-making activities!

Free Family Fun Day: Carnival! Long Live J’ouvert

🕛 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM (activities until 4 PM)
📍 HistoryMiami Museum, 101 W Flagler St, Miami, FL 33130
💲 Free
🎟️ RSVP here

Superhero Bash

🕓 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
📍 CityPlace Doral, 8300 NW 36th St, Doral, FL 33166
💲 Free
A touch-a-truck–style event celebrating community heroes.

Shrek The Musical

🕑 2:00 PM
📍 Actors’ Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre, 280 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables
💲 $30–$35
🎟️ Tickets

Adventure-Leggers: Into the Wild – Free Book & Art Festival

🕚 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
📍 Bookleggers Library Bakehouse Art Complex
💲 Free (includes lunch for kids!)
🐊 Storytime, art, prizes & family fun.
🎟️ Details

Free Family Day – Coral Gables Museum

🕙 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
📍 285 Aragon Ave, Coral Gables, FL 33134
💲 Free

Gabby’s Dollhouse Live!

🕐 1:00 PM
📍 Broward Center for the Performing Arts, 201 SW 5th Ave, Fort Lauderdale
💲 From $33
🎟️ Tickets

Sensory Friendly Saturday

🕘 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
📍 Miami Children’s Museum
💲 Free
🎟️ Info

Oktoberfest Miami

🕑 2:00 PM – 11:30 PM
📍 German American Social Club of Greater Miami
💲 $9–$19
🎟️ Tickets

The Wiz

📍 Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County
🎟️ Tickets

Heroes & Princesses Weekend 

📍 Clawz!  International Mall

🎭 Dress up, get face painted (Sat 2–5 PM), and enter to win prize packs!

🎁 100 tokens + Z-Gang plush + stainless steel bottle + notebook

🎃 Free treats & bonus tokens for kids in costume.

Final Weekend: 20th Annual Hispanic Heritage Celebration!

📍 International Mall
🕑 Saturday, October 11 – starting 2 PM
💃 Music & dance from Venezuela, Spain, and Nicaragua

Fall Festival – Deerfield Beach

🕓 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
📍 Pioneer Park
💲 Free entry + Free shuttles
🎸 Live music, crafts, food, and pumpkin fun!

📚 Library Events – Saturday Highlights

(All free)

• Ooey Gooey Halloween Cookies – Miami Beach Regional, 10:30–11:30 AM
  Kids can get hands-on decorating spooky (and delicious!) Halloween cookies.

• Storytime with Silvia López & Susan Rose – Shenandoah Branch, 11–12 PM
  Enjoy a lively bilingual reading and meet local children’s authors celebrating culture and storytelling.

• Talking is Teaching for Toddlers – North Shore Branch, 11–12 PM
  A fun, interactive storytime for little ones that helps build early language skills through songs and play.

• Munch, Make & Take (Edible Crafts) – Edison Center Branch, 11–12 PM
  Kids can get creative with edible art — snacks and crafts in one sweet activity!

• Tiny Travelers: Stories & Crafts – Coconut Grove Branch, 11–12 PM
  Go on a storytime “trip” around the world through tales and hands-on crafts for curious young explorers.

• Storytime: “We Are Immigrants” – Coconut Grove Branch, 12–1 PM
  Celebrate diversity and belonging with inspiring stories about families from around the globe.

• Melodías de Ayer – Westchester Regional, 1–2 PM
  Enjoy live Latin music and a sing-along celebrating the sounds of Hispanic heritage.

• Holidays with Wholesome Harmonies – Main Library, 1–2 PM
  A festive music session blending holiday tunes and movement activities perfect for all ages.

• The Art Factory for Kids – California Club Branch, 1–2 PM
  Budding artists can explore their creativity with guided art projects to take home.

• Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration – Northeast Dade–Aventura Branch, 2–4:30 PM
  Music, crafts, and performances honoring Latin culture — a great event for the whole family.

• Read Along: Opera Cat – Miami Lakes Branch, 3–4 PM
  A musical storytime where kids can read, sing, and move along to the adventures of Opera Cat.

• Harvest Moon Festival – West Flagler Branch, 3–5 PM
  Celebrate the season with themed crafts, stories, and a touch of autumn magic.

• Marci Poppins Celebrates Hispanic Heritage – Country Walk Branch, 3:30–4:30 PM
  A lively interactive performance mixing music, storytelling, and laughter with Marci Poppins herself!

🎃 Fall Festivals & Pumpkin Patches

• Fall Festival 2025 – Flamingo Road Nursery
  📍 1655 S Flamingo Rd, Davie, FL
  💲 $15 for any 2 activities

• Harvest Festival – Flamingo Gardens
  📍 Weekends, Oct 4–25 | Info
  Hayrides, pony rides, costume contests & fall fun.

• Pinto’s Pumpkin Patch at the Farm
  📍 11 AM – 7 PM | Unlimited rides, animals & pumpkin fun.

Tinez Farms Fall Festival & Pumpkin Patch
📍 10 AM – 7 PM | 💲 $10 child / $13 adult 

• By Brothers Pumpkin Patch & Fall Festival
  📍 15515 SW 177th Ave, Miami, FL
  💲 Entry starts at $15
  🎡 Petting zoo, pony rides, bounce houses, and their famous food court — a full family day on the farm!
   

• Bedner’s Fall Festival
  📍 10066 Lee Rd, Boynton Beach, FL
  💲 $20.99 weekdays / $27.99 weekends

• 
  Fall for the Everglades – Everglades Alligator Farm
  🎃 Not-So-Spooky Airboat Rides, Wagon Shows & Pumpkin Feasts
  Included with admission through Nov 2.

• The Berry Farm Harvest Festival
  📍 Miami | 💲 $15–$20
  Corn maze, hayrides, pumpkin patch & more.

👻 Spooky Halloween Fun

The Horrorland Scream Park
📍 Jungle Island, Miami
📅 Sept 12 – Oct 31 | Ages 10+
🎟 Tickets start $35.99 | Get tickets

House of Horror: Haunted Carnival
📍 Miami International Mall
📅 Sept 25 – Nov 2 | All ages for midway; 13+ for haunted houses
🎟 $39.99 | Get tickets

🌞 Sunday, October 12

Spookyville in Yesteryear Village

🎃 Costume Contest, Magic Show & Balloon Art
📍 Details here

ZunZún Children’s Fest 2024

🎭 Insectos y Bicharracos by Rita Rosa Ruesga
🕒 3:00 PM & 5:00 PM
📍 Westchester Cultural Arts Center, 7930 SW 40th St, Miami
🎟️ Free with RSVP

Petting Zoo at The Doral Yard

🕑 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
📍 Event link

Shrek The Musical

🕑 2:00 PM | Tickets

Oktoberfest Miami

🕑 2:00 PM – 11:30 PM | Tickets

The Wiz

📍 Arsht Center | Tickets

Heroes & Princesses Weekend 

📍 Clawz!  International Mall

🎭 Dress up, get face painted (Sat 2–5 PM), and enter to win prize packs!

🎁 100 tokens + Z-Gang plush + stainless steel bottle + notebook

🎃 Free treats & bonus tokens for kids in costume.

Sunday Farmers Markets

 Palmetto Bay – Coral Reef Park, 8:30 AM – 3 PM
Vizcaya Village – Vizcaya Museum, 9 AM – 2 PM
Pinecrest Gardens – 9 AM – 2 PM

🎃 Fall Festivals & Pumpkin Patches

• Fall Festival 2025 – Flamingo Road Nursery
  📍 1655 S Flamingo Rd, Davie, FL
  💲 $15 for any 2 activities

• Harvest Festival – Flamingo Gardens
  📍 Weekends, Oct 4–25 | Info
  Hayrides, pony rides, costume contests & fall fun.

• Pinto’s Pumpkin Patch at the Farm
  📍 11 AM – 7 PM | Unlimited rides, animals & pumpkin fun.

Tinez Farms Fall Festival & Pumpkin Patch
📍 10 AM – 7 PM | 💲 $10 child / $13 adult 

• By Brothers Pumpkin Patch & Fall Festival
  📍 15515 SW 177th Ave, Miami, FL
  💲 Entry starts at $15
  🎡 Petting zoo, pony rides, bounce houses, and their famous food court — a full family day on the farm!
   

• Bedner’s Fall Festival
  📍 10066 Lee Rd, Boynton Beach, FL
  💲 $20.99 weekdays / $27.99 weekends

• 
  Fall for the Everglades – Everglades Alligator Farm
  🎃 Not-So-Spooky Airboat Rides, Wagon Shows & Pumpkin Feasts
  Included with admission through Nov 2.

• The Berry Farm Harvest Festival
  📍 Miami | 💲 $15–$20
  Corn maze, hayrides, pumpkin patch & more.

👻 Spooky Halloween Fun

The Horrorland Scream Park
📍 Jungle Island, Miami
📅 Sept 12 – Oct 31 | Ages 10+
🎟 Tickets start $35.99 | Get tickets

House of Horror: Haunted Carnival
📍 Miami International Mall
📅 Sept 25 – Nov 2 | All ages for midway; 13+ for haunted houses
🎟 $39.99 | Get tickets