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Family events in Boca Raton

Family events in Boca Raton and West Boca — activities parents and children do together, with times, venues and booking links.

Photograph: Gumbo Limbo by Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY 3.0 · license

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Events the organizer has described as family events, or as something a parent and a child do together rather than something a child is dropped at. Family Gardening at the Explorium, the Intracoastal Adventures family snorkel at Gumbo Limbo and the parent-and-me robotics classes are all here.

The distinction is worth making. A lot of what a Boca Raton weekend offers is a class with an age band on it, where the adult waits outside; this page is for the rest — the walks, the workshops and the outdoor sessions where everyone gets in the water or the dirt.

Geography matters for planning. The beach-side venues — Gumbo Limbo, Red Reef Park, the city beaches — are east of the Intracoastal and carry a parking charge for non-residents. Sugar Sand Park, on Military Trail, is the practical middle ground and is where most West Boca families end up. Both publish their bookings on their own pages, which every listing here links to.

This is the thinnest of our categories today, and honestly so: it holds what organizers have actually labeled, not what we have guessed about.

Sunday, November 1

The boardwalk through the mangroves at Gumbo Limbo Nature CenterVenue · Gumbo Limbo
10:00 AM – 11:30 AMGumbo Limbo Nature Center

Intracoastal Adventures – Family Fun Snorkel

Family

Tuesday, November 3

The wooden play structure at Sugar Sand Park, Boca RatonVenue · Sugar Sand Park
4:00 PM – 5:00 PMChildren's Science Explorium

Explorium Science Squad - Harvest Lab (Ages 5-7 with parents)

FamilyKids

Thursday, November 5

Spanish River Library, the venue, as photographed for Google Maps
10:00 AM – 10:30 AMSpanish River Library

Drop-In Family Storytime

FamilyKids
Photo of the venue: Spanish River Library · Google Maps
Downtown Library, the venue, as photographed for Google Maps
10:00 AM – 10:30 AMDowntown Library

Drop-In Family Storytime

FamilyKids
Photo of the venue: Boca Raton Public Library · Google Maps

Friday, November 6

The wooden play structure at Sugar Sand Park, Boca RatonVenue · Sugar Sand Park
12:15 PM – 1:00 PMSugar Sand Park Community Center

Bright & Smart Robotics: Tiny Innovators (Parent & Me)

FamilyKids

Saturday, November 7

Spanish River Library, the venue, as photographed for Google Maps
10:00 AM – 10:30 AMSpanish River Library

Drop-In Family Storytime

FamilyKids
Photo of the venue: Spanish River Library · Google Maps
Downtown Library, the venue, as photographed for Google Maps
10:00 AM – 10:30 AMDowntown Library

Drop-In Family Storytime

FamilyKids
Photo of the venue: Boca Raton Public Library · Google Maps
West Boca Branch Library, the venue, as photographed for Google Maps
10:30 AM – 11:00 AMWest Boca Branch Library

Family Storytime

FamilyKids
Photo of the venue: Gabriel Cameron · Google Maps

Thursday, November 12

Downtown Library, the venue, as photographed for Google Maps
10:00 AM – 10:30 AMDowntown Library

Drop-In Family Storytime

FamilyKids
Photo of the venue: Boca Raton Public Library · Google Maps
Spanish River Library, the venue, as photographed for Google Maps
10:00 AM – 10:30 AMSpanish River Library

Drop-In Family Storytime

FamilyKids
Photo of the venue: Spanish River Library · Google Maps

Friday, November 13

The wooden play structure at Sugar Sand Park, Boca RatonVenue · Sugar Sand Park
12:15 PM – 1:00 PMSugar Sand Park Community Center

Bright & Smart Robotics: Tiny Innovators (Parent & Me)

FamilyKids

Saturday, November 14

Spanish River Library, the venue, as photographed for Google Maps
10:00 AM – 10:30 AMSpanish River Library

Drop-In Family Storytime

FamilyKids
Photo of the venue: Spanish River Library · Google Maps
Downtown Library, the venue, as photographed for Google Maps
10:00 AM – 10:30 AMDowntown Library

Drop-In Family Storytime

FamilyKids
Photo of the venue: Boca Raton Public Library · Google Maps
The wooden play structure at Sugar Sand Park, Boca RatonVenue · Sugar Sand Park
11:00 AM – 12:00 PMChildren's Science Explorium

Family Gardening - Soil Investigations

FamilyKids

Sunday, November 15

Drawing · courtyard
11:00 AM – 2:00 PMClive Daniel Home

Recess Olympics South Florida 2026

Hopping 4 A Cure brings the Recess Olympics back to South Florida. Players of all ages and abilities compete in hopscotch, four square, hula hoop, jump rope and EXTREME Hopscotch, a team obstacle course and relay with a wheelchair sprint leg. Free to watch; $20 to play, and every player gets a personal fundraising page. Proceeds are split 50/50 between Multiple Sclerosis (Hopping 4 A Cure) and childhood cancer (Arielle Anacker Cancer Foundation, Inc.). Register at recessolympics.org/fl. Press and photos: recessolympics.org/press.

Family

Thursday, November 19

Downtown Library, the venue, as photographed for Google Maps
10:00 AM – 10:30 AMDowntown Library

Drop-In Family Storytime

FamilyKids
Photo of the venue: Boca Raton Public Library · Google Maps
Spanish River Library, the venue, as photographed for Google Maps
10:00 AM – 10:30 AMSpanish River Library

Drop-In Family Storytime

FamilyKids
Photo of the venue: Spanish River Library · Google Maps

Friday, November 20

The wooden play structure at Sugar Sand Park, Boca RatonVenue · Sugar Sand Park
12:15 PM – 1:00 PMSugar Sand Park Community Center

Bright & Smart Robotics: Tiny Innovators (Parent & Me)

FamilyKids

Saturday, November 21

Spanish River Library, the venue, as photographed for Google Maps
10:00 AM – 10:30 AMSpanish River Library

Drop-In Family Storytime

FamilyKids
Photo of the venue: Spanish River Library · Google Maps
Downtown Library, the venue, as photographed for Google Maps
10:00 AM – 10:30 AMDowntown Library

Drop-In Family Storytime

FamilyKids
Photo of the venue: Boca Raton Public Library · Google Maps

Monday, November 23

Downtown Library, the venue, as photographed for Google Maps
10:00 AM – 10:30 AMDowntown Library

Thanksgiving Special Family Storytime

FamilyKids
Photo of the venue: Boca Raton Public Library · Google Maps
Spanish River Library, the venue, as photographed for Google Maps
10:00 AM – 10:30 AMSpanish River Library

Thanksgiving Special Family Storytime

FamilyKids
Photo of the venue: Spanish River Library · Google Maps

Saturday, November 28

Spanish River Library, the venue, as photographed for Google Maps
10:00 AM – 10:30 AMSpanish River Library

Drop-In Family Storytime

FamilyKids
Photo of the venue: Spanish River Library · Google Maps
Downtown Library, the venue, as photographed for Google Maps
10:00 AM – 10:30 AMDowntown Library

Drop-In Family Storytime

FamilyKids
Photo of the venue: Boca Raton Public Library · Google Maps

Tuesday, December 1

The wooden play structure at Sugar Sand Park, Boca RatonVenue · Sugar Sand Park
4:00 PM – 5:00 PMChildren's Science Explorium

Explorium Science Squad - NanoBugs (Ages 5-7 with parents)

FamilyKids

Thursday, December 3

Spanish River Library, the venue, as photographed for Google Maps
10:00 AM – 10:30 AMSpanish River Library

Drop-In Family Storytime

FamilyKids
Photo of the venue: Spanish River Library · Google Maps
Downtown Library, the venue, as photographed for Google Maps
10:00 AM – 10:30 AMDowntown Library

Drop-In Family Storytime

FamilyKids
Photo of the venue: Boca Raton Public Library · Google Maps

Friday, December 4

The wooden play structure at Sugar Sand Park, Boca RatonVenue · Sugar Sand Park
12:15 PM – 1:00 PMSugar Sand Park Community Center

Bright & Smart Robotics: Tiny Innovators (Parent & Me)

FamilyKids

Saturday, December 5

Spanish River Library, the venue, as photographed for Google Maps
10:00 AM – 10:30 AMSpanish River Library

Drop-In Family Storytime

FamilyKids
Photo of the venue: Spanish River Library · Google Maps
Downtown Library, the venue, as photographed for Google Maps
10:00 AM – 10:30 AMDowntown Library

Drop-In Family Storytime

FamilyKids
Photo of the venue: Boca Raton Public Library · Google Maps

Thursday, December 10

Spanish River Library, the venue, as photographed for Google Maps
10:00 AM – 10:30 AMSpanish River Library

Drop-In Family Storytime

FamilyKids
Photo of the venue: Spanish River Library · Google Maps
Downtown Library, the venue, as photographed for Google Maps
10:00 AM – 10:30 AMDowntown Library

Drop-In Family Storytime

FamilyKids
Photo of the venue: Boca Raton Public Library · Google Maps
Spanish River Library, the venue, as photographed for Google Maps
5:30 PM – 7:30 PMSpanish River Library

Winter Family Movie Night: Frozen

Family
Photo of the venue: Spanish River Library · Google Maps

Friday, December 11

The wooden play structure at Sugar Sand Park, Boca RatonVenue · Sugar Sand Park
12:15 PM – 1:00 PMSugar Sand Park Community Center

Bright & Smart Robotics: Tiny Innovators (Parent & Me)

FamilyKids
Downtown Library, the venue, as photographed for Google Maps
1:30 PM – 3:00 PMDowntown Library

Scan and Organize Your Family Photos

Family
Photo of the venue: Boca Raton Public Library · Google Maps

Saturday, December 12

Downtown Library, the venue, as photographed for Google Maps
10:00 AM – 10:30 AMDowntown Library

Drop-In Family Storytime

FamilyKids
Photo of the venue: Boca Raton Public Library · Google Maps
Spanish River Library, the venue, as photographed for Google Maps
10:00 AM – 10:30 AMSpanish River Library

Drop-In Family Storytime

FamilyKids
Photo of the venue: Spanish River Library · Google Maps
The wooden play structure at Sugar Sand Park, Boca RatonVenue · Sugar Sand Park
11:00 AM – 12:00 PMChildren's Science Explorium

Family Gardening - Plant Health

FamilyKids

Thursday, December 17

Downtown Library, the venue, as photographed for Google Maps
10:00 AM – 10:30 AMDowntown Library

Drop-In Family Storytime

FamilyKids
Photo of the venue: Boca Raton Public Library · Google Maps
Spanish River Library, the venue, as photographed for Google Maps
10:00 AM – 10:30 AMSpanish River Library

Drop-In Family Storytime

FamilyKids
Photo of the venue: Spanish River Library · Google Maps

Friday, December 18

The wooden play structure at Sugar Sand Park, Boca RatonVenue · Sugar Sand Park
12:15 PM – 1:00 PMSugar Sand Park Community Center

Bright & Smart Robotics: Tiny Innovators (Parent & Me)

FamilyKids

Saturday, December 19

Spanish River Library, the venue, as photographed for Google Maps
10:00 AM – 10:30 AMSpanish River Library

Drop-In Family Storytime

FamilyKids
Photo of the venue: Spanish River Library · Google Maps
Downtown Library, the venue, as photographed for Google Maps
10:00 AM – 10:30 AMDowntown Library

Drop-In Family Storytime

FamilyKids
Photo of the venue: Boca Raton Public Library · Google Maps
West Boca Branch Library, the venue, as photographed for Google Maps
10:30 AM – 11:00 AMWest Boca Branch Library

Family Storytime

FamilyKids
Photo of the venue: Gabriel Cameron · Google Maps

Saturday, December 26

Spanish River Library, the venue, as photographed for Google Maps
10:00 AM – 10:30 AMSpanish River Library

Drop-In Family Storytime

FamilyKids
Photo of the venue: Spanish River Library · Google Maps
Downtown Library, the venue, as photographed for Google Maps
10:00 AM – 10:30 AMDowntown Library

Drop-In Family Storytime

FamilyKids
Photo of the venue: Boca Raton Public Library · Google Maps

Saturday, January 9

The wooden play structure at Sugar Sand Park, Boca RatonVenue · Sugar Sand Park
11:00 AM – 12:00 PMChildren's Science Explorium

Family Gardening - Pollinators

FamilyKids

Venue photographs: Gumbo Limbo by Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY 3.0; Sugar Sand Park playground (2008) by FunctioningMemberOfSociety, CC BY 4.0. Each is used under a Creative Commons license and shows the venue, not the event.