Reno Events and Activities for Children and Families

The Discovery (Terry Lee Wells Nevada Discovery Museum) in Reno, Nevada, provides children and families with an exciting place to explore Nevada and the natural world through seven hands-on exhibits and a variety of events and activities.

Take a picture tour of The Discovery (Terry Lee Wells Nevada Discovery Museum) in Reno, Nevada. This tour highlights exhibits and a variety of things to do for children and families.

Earth Day around Reno and Lake Tahoe gives us a great selection environmentally friendly events to enjoy. Learn about recycling, alternative energy, sustainability, and ways to protect the environment.

Egg hunts and other Easter activities for kids and families in the Lake Tahoe area.

Fleischmann Planetarium and Science Center in Reno presents a variety of full-dome movies and star shows in the Star Theater. This is excellent, and inexpensive, educational family entertainment.

Families and children can enjoy the King Tut: "Wonderful Things" from the Pharaoh’s Tomb, another great exhibit at the Wilbur D. May Museum in Reno's Rancho San Rafael Regional Park.

Winter break camps in Reno and Sparks give children something to do until school starts up again in January.

Enjoy one of the best of its kind at the National Automobile Museum in Reno.

These Reno and Lake Tahoe area New Year's and holiday activities are geared to kids, teens, and families.

The Nevada Museum of Art in Reno is the only art museum in Nevada accredited by the American Association of Museums. Rotating and permanent exhibit, along with educational programs, make the Nevada Museum of Art an outstanding Reno cultural institution.

Enjoy free admission and family activities at the Nevada Museum of Art in Reno. These events are available on the second Saturday of each month.

Reno honors Nevada military veterans with its annual Veterans Day Parade.

Mother's Day around Reno, Lake Tahoe, and Sparks, Nevada features a variety of things for mom, including brunches, special events, shopping, and other activities.

Enjoy a Mother's Day brunch or dinner treat at one of these Reno, Sparks, or Lake Tahoe locations.

The whole family can enjoy the wide variety of museums and related attractions available in the Reno area and throughout Nevada.

Each month, the Washoe County Library hosts a number of activities and events, almost all of which are free. The library particularly focuses on children and families, but teens, adults, and seniors will find something of interest at all library branch.

Fleischmann Planetarium and Science Center is part of the University of Nevada, Reno. The Fleischmann Planetarium shows full-dome movies and has activities for families and children in Reno.

Check out these spring break activities around the Reno / Lake Tahoe area. There is lots of spring break fun from which to choose.

Dinos and Dragons is a family nature exhibit at the Wilbur D. May Museum in Reno's Rancho San Rafael Regional Park. Bring your children for a voyage back to the days when dinos and dragons were real.

Reno has a great selection of indoor play places and gyms where families and kids can have fun when it's too hot or cold outside. Our indoor playgrounds offer open play times, party rentals, daycare, and other types of fun activities. Reno even has a cool indoor roller skating rink and climbing gym.

Opportunities abound for fishing with your family around the Reno / Tahoe area. We have a variety of urban fishing holes suitable for everyone as well as more challenging angling waters in lakes and streams throughout northern Nevada and the Lake Tahoe region.

Reno bowling is a good old-fashioned way to have fun with the family. Reno, Sparks, and Carson City have a good selection of bowling alleys from which to choose. When it's cold outside (or too hot), a family bowling outing is a great activity. For those who don't want to bowl, or aren't quite big enough to roll a bowling ball, most bowling alleys have amusement game arcades and plenty of food for…

Father's Day around Reno, Lake Tahoe, and Sparks, Nevada features a variety of things for mom, including brunches, special events, shopping, and other activities.