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Things to do with your kids around Southwest Ohio

Are you looking for fun and interesting things to do today around Cincinnati and Dayton with your kids? Check out our daily event calendar for tons of ideas.

Today Saturday, November 14

Nov 9–15 All day

Cincinnati Pizza Week 2026

Various Locations, Cincinnati $11 pizzas
Cincinnati Pizza Week brings $11 specialty pizzas from restaurants and pizzerias across Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky, with each spot serving its…
Cincinnati Dining Event
Nov 10–15 7:30 p.m.

The Sound of Music

Aronoff Center, Procter & Gamble Hall, Cincinnati
2026 Dates, November 10-15 (Tues-Fri 7:30 pm, Sat 2 & 7:30 pm, Sun 1 & 6:30 pm) | A North American tour…
Cincinnati Live Show Music Theatre
Today 3 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

Family Open Studio

Dayton Art Institute, Dayton
Visitors can drop in for open-ended creativity and art making, browsing a weekly selection of open studio materials. No signup is necessary,…
Nov 14–15 9 a.m.–3 p.m.

Lakota East Holiday Arts and Crafts Show

Lakota East High School, Liberty Township
2026 Dates, November 14-15 (Sat 9 am-4 pm, Sun 10 am-3 pm) | Crafters and artisans fill Lakota East High School for…
Cincinnati Craft Event Holiday Fun Shopping Event
Nov 14–15 10 a.m.–4 p.m.

A Winter’s Yuletide Gathering

Downtown Tipp City, Tipp City
The perfect start to the Holiday Season awaits you in Historic Downtown Tipp City where the shopkeepers warmly invite you to their…
Community Event Dayton Holiday Fun Shopping Event
Today Noon–6 p.m.

Art on Vine Holiday Kickoff

Rhinegeist Brewery, Cincinnati
Where the Queen City meets its makers. Every month, Art on Vine brings together 80+ of the region’s best fine artists and…
Arts Cincinnati Holiday Fun Market Shopping Event
Today 2 p.m.–4:30 p.m.

Frozen

School for Creative and Performing Arts, Cincinnati
Experience the global phenomenon featuring all the hits from the film plus new songs written for the stage. Follow Anna and Elsa's…
Entertainment Live Show Theatre
Today 6 p.m.–7 p.m.

Tike Hike: Owl Walk

Hills & Dales MetroPark, Kettering
Preschoolers ages 3 to 5 and their grown-ups head out on an evening owl walk. Registration is required. Meet at Paw Paw…
Dayton Hike/Walk Nature & Outdoors Park Event Registration required
Today 7 p.m.–9:30 p.m.

Frozen

School for Creative and Performing Arts, Cincinnati
Experience the global phenomenon featuring all the hits from the film plus new songs written for the stage. Follow Anna and Elsa's…
Entertainment Live Show Theatre

Also happening today

Nov 6, 2026 – Jan 10, 2027 All day

Middletown Holiday Whopla

Downtown Middletown, Middletown $12; $6 theme nights
The Holiday Whopla brings an outdoor ice rink to downtown Middletown for the holiday season, along with heated igloos families can rent.…
Holiday Fun Outdoor Fun
May 23, 2026 – Jan 4, 2027 10 a.m.–5 p.m.

Jurassic World by Brickman at the CMC

Cincinnati Museum Center, Cincinnati
Jurassic World by Brickman is an immersive, larger-than-life LEGO experience featuring over 50 dinosaurs and scenes built from more than six million…
Nov 6–27 10:30 a.m.–11:15 a.m.

Storytime on the Farm

Winton Woods Farm & Equestrian Center, Cincinnati
2026 Dates, November 6, 13, 20 & 27 (Fridays 10:30-11:15 am) | Each Friday kids hear a book read aloud in the…
Cincinnati Farm Ongoing Park Event Storytime
Show 6 more ongoing events for today
Nov 13 – Dec 22 5 p.m.–9:25 p.m.

North Pole Adventure

Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad, Independence $60 to $110 per person
The Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad's North Pole Adventure is a 90-minute Christmas train ride from Rockside Station in Independence, near Cleveland. Riders…
Train Ride Worth The Drive
Nov 13–21 7:30 p.m.

The SpongeBob Musical

Aronoff Center, Jarson-Kaplan Theater, Cincinnati
2026 Dates, November 13-15 & 18-21 (Wed-Sat 7:30 pm, Sun 2 pm) | The SpongeBob Musical, based on the Nickelodeon series, comes…
Cincinnati Live Show Ongoing Theatre
Nov 13, 2026 – Jan 4, 2027 All day

Holiday Junction featuring the Duke Energy Holiday Trains

Cincinnati Museum Center, Cincinnati Included with museum admission; free for members
Holiday Junction brings the Duke Energy Holiday Trains back to Union Terminal for their 80th season, with more than 300 rail cars…
Museums Train Event
Nov 6–14 7 p.m.

The Drowsy Chaperone

Ralph and Patricia Corbett Showtime Stage, Cincinnati
2026 Dates, November 6-7 & 12-14 (Thurs & Fri 7 pm, Sat 2 & 7 pm) | Teen performers from The Children's…
Cincinnati Live Show Teens Theatre
Nov 13, 2026 – Jan 2, 2027 5:30 p.m.–9 p.m.

Deck the Diamond

Day Air Ballpark, Dayton $13.50; 2 and under free
More than 1.5 million lights transform the Dayton Dragons' Day Air Ballpark into a walk-through holiday display with a themed light show…
Holiday Fun Outdoor Fun
Nov 7, 2026 – Feb 21, 2027 All day

The UC Health Ice Rink at Elm Street Plaza

Elm Street Plaza, Cincinnati $12 admission and skate rental; 5 and under free with a paid adult
Downtown Cincinnati's outdoor skating tradition continues at the UC Health Ice Rink at Elm Street Plaza, its home since moving from Fountain…
Holiday Fun Outdoor Fun

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