Are you looking for free fun with your kids? There are tons of fun FREE Ann Arbor Events for Kids ranging from story times to crafts to outdoor events.
In addition to the calendar events, remember that local playgrounds are free. (Our Playground Profiles only include parks with no admission fee).
Check out the following Free Ann Arbor Events for Kids & Families.
Upcoming Events
| Date/Time | Event | |
|---|---|---|
| 🆓 | October 14, 2025
3:30pm-5:00pm |
Chess ClinicsThe Rookery Chess Club with Chase
at Chelsea District Library, Chelsea Michigan |
| 🆓🎟 | October 14, 2025
4:00pm-6:00pm |
Future Corps HS
at Neutral Zone, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓🎟 | October 14, 2025
4:00pm-6:00pm |
Podcasting - That's What You Missed
at Neutral Zone, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | October 14, 2025
5:00pm-6:00pm |
Graphic Novel Book Club: Grades 2-5
at Ypsilanti District Library – Whittaker Rd, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | October 14, 2025
6:00pm-7:30pm |
(Spooky) Punk Embroidery
at Malletts Creek Branch Library, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | October 14, 2025
6:00pm-7:30pm |
Sewing Lab | Mitered Corners with Amber Adams-Fall
at Downtown Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓🎟🖥 | October 14, 2025
6:30pm-7:30pm |
Michigan's 529 Savings Programs
Virtual Event - Enjoy at Home |
| 💙🆓 | October 14, 2025
7:00pm-7:30pm |
Not-So-Scary Monster Tales
at Pittsfield Branch Library, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | October 15, 2025
7:00am-3:00pm |
Ann Arbor Farmers Market
at Ann Arbor Farmers Market, Ann Arbor MI |
| 🆓 | October 15, 2025
9:00am-1:00pm |
White Lotus Farms Farmers Market
at White Lotus Farms, Ann Arbor MI |
| 🆓 | October 15, 2025
10:00am-3:00pm |
Chelsea Farmers Market
at Chelsea State Bank, Chelsea Michigan |
| 🆓 | October 15, 2025
10:30am-11:30am |
Baby Playgroup
at Westgate Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | October 15, 2025
10:30am-11:30am |
Baby Playgroup
at Pittsfield Branch Library, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | October 15, 2025
10:30am-11:30am |
Baby Time
at Ypsilanti District Library – Whittaker Rd, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 🆓 | October 15, 2025
10:30am-11:00am |
Preschool Storytimes
at Malletts Creek Branch Library, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | October 15, 2025
10:30am-11:30am |
Read Sing Play
at Ypsilanti District Library – Superior, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 🆓 | October 15, 2025
10:30am-11:15am |
Wednesday Walking Club
at Ypsilanti District Library – Michigan Ave Branch, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 🆓 | October 15, 2025
12:00pm |
Play the Kerrytown Chime
at Kerrytown Market & Shops, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓🎟 | October 15, 2025
4:00pm-6:00pm |
Little Jams
at Neutral Zone, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓🎟 | October 15, 2025
4:00pm-6:00pm |
Musical Theater
at Neutral Zone, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | October 15, 2025
4:00pm-5:30pm |
Nature Play PopUp
at Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓🎟 | October 15, 2025
4:00pm-6:00pm |
Unbound Poetry Workshop
at Neutral Zone, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | October 15, 2025
4:30pm-5:30pm |
Extraordinary Tales with Emma
at Northfield Township Area Library, Whitmore Lake Michigan |
| 🆓 | October 15, 2025
4:30pm-5:30pm |
Youth Chess Meetup
at Ypsilanti District Library – Whittaker Rd, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | October 15, 2025
5:30pm-7:00pm |
Wonder Walks: Seed Saving
at Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓🎟 | October 15, 2025
6:00pm-7:00pm |
Ask A Doula Anything!
at Nest and Nurture, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | October 15, 2025
6:00pm-8:00pm |
Chef Camp with FedUp Ministries
at Ypsilanti District Library – Michigan Ave Branch, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | October 15, 2025
6:00pm-7:30pm |
Crochet Coasters: Eyeballs
at Pittsfield Branch Library, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | October 15, 2025
6:00pm-7:00pm |
Haunted Mitten Podcast Presents: Ghosts Around Detroit
at Downtown Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | October 15, 2025
6:30pm-7:30pm |
Computer Programming
at Ypsilanti District Library – Whittaker Rd, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 🆓🎟 | October 15, 2025
7:00pm-8:30pm |
Racial Justice Reading Group (Washtenaw Faces Race)
at Ypsilanti District Library – Michigan Ave Branch, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 🆓 | October 16, 2025
10:30am-11:30am |
Discovery Time
at Ypsilanti District Library – Superior, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 🆓 | October 16, 2025
10:30am-11:30am |
Read Sing Play
at Ypsilanti District Library – Whittaker Rd, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 🆓 | October 16, 2025
10:30am-11:15am |
Toddlertime
at Chelsea District Library, Chelsea Michigan |
| 🆓 | October 16, 2025
11:00am-11:30am |
Drop-In Story Time
at Dexter District Library, Dexter Michigan |
| 🆓 | October 16, 2025
11:00am-11:30am |
Preschool Storytimes
at Traverwood Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | October 16, 2025
11:00am-11:30am |
Preschool Storytimes
at Pittsfield Branch Library, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | October 16, 2025
1:00pm-2:00pm |
Love of Learning Club
at Ypsilanti District Library – Whittaker Rd, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 🆓🎟 | October 16, 2025
4:00pm-6:00pm |
B-Side
at Neutral Zone, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓🎟 | October 16, 2025
4:00pm-6:00pm |
Beat Production
at Neutral Zone, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓🎟 | October 16, 2025
4:00pm-6:00pm |
Consent Matterz
at Neutral Zone, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓🎟 | October 16, 2025
4:00pm-6:00pm |
Game On
at Neutral Zone, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓🎟 | October 16, 2025
4:30pm-5:30pm |
All Star Readers Book Club
at Dexter District Library, Dexter Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | October 16, 2025
5:00pm-6:00pm |
After School STEM
at Ypsilanti District Library – Whittaker Rd, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | October 16, 2025
5:30pm-7:30pm |
Intro to Laser Engraving: Glass Tumblers
at Downtown Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓🎟 | October 16, 2025
5:50pm-7:35pm |
Read to Bambi the Library Dog
at Ypsilanti District Library – Superior, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 🆓 | October 16, 2025
6:00pm-7:00pm |
AADL Welcomes: Diabetes 101: Understanding Causes, Types, and Hope for the Future with Caswell Diabetes Institute
at Traverwood Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | October 16, 2025
6:00pm-7:30pm |
Edmund Fitzgerald: The Stories, The Song, with Mike Fornes
at Downtown Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | October 16, 2025
6:00pm-7:30pm |
Evenings in the Engine
at Chelsea District Library, Chelsea Michigan |
| 🆓 | October 16, 2025
6:30pm-7:30pm |
Kids Book Club (Grades 3-5)
at Ypsilanti District Library – Michigan Ave Branch, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | October 17, 2025
10:00am-2:30pm |
Village: Little Human Play Collaborative Play Dates
at First Baptist Church of Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor MI |
| 🆓 | October 17, 2025
10:30am-11:30am |
Baby Playgroup
at Downtown Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | October 17, 2025
10:30am-11:30am |
Jumpstart Kindergarten
at Ypsilanti District Library – Michigan Ave Branch, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 🆓 | October 17, 2025
10:30am-11:15am |
Preschool Storytime
at Chelsea District Library, Chelsea Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | October 17, 2025
11:00am-12:00pm |
Baby Obstacle Course
at Ypsilanti District Library – Whittaker Rd, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 🆓 | October 17, 2025
12:00pm |
Play the Kerrytown Chime
at Kerrytown Market & Shops, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | October 17, 2025
1:00pm-1:30pm |
Preschool Storytime
at Westgate Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | October 17, 2025
2:00pm-3:00pm |
Detroit and the World’s Fairs: 1851-1962
at Traverwood Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | October 17, 2025
3:00pm-6:00pm |
Dixboro Farmers Market
at Dixboro Farmers Market, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | October 17, 2025
3:00pm-7:00pm |
Pumpkin Decorating & DIY Crafts
at Holmes Rd Network Center, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 💙🆓🎟 | October 17, 2025
4:00pm-5:30pm |
PWNED Teen Gaming Club
at Chelsea District Library, Chelsea Michigan |
| 🆓🎟 | October 17, 2025
4:00pm-6:00pm |
Riot Youth
at Neutral Zone, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓🎟 | October 17, 2025
4:00pm-6:00pm |
Youth Owned Record Label
at Neutral Zone, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | October 17, 2025
5:30pm-7:30pm |
Family Night at the Ann Arbor YMCA
at Ann Arbor YMCA, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | October 17, 2025
6:00pm-7:00pm |
Soap Making Workshop with Wild Daisy Creative
at Downtown Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | October 17, 2025
6:00pm-7:00pm |
The Power of Curiosity with Emily Graslie
at Downtown Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | October 18, 2025
7:00am-3:00pm |
Ann Arbor Farmers Market
at Ann Arbor Farmers Market, Ann Arbor MI |
| 🆓 | October 18, 2025
7:30am-9:00am |
Cars & Coffee
at Zingerman’s Roadhouse, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | October 18, 2025
8:00am-1:00pm |
Chelsea Farmers Market
at Palmer Commons, Chelsea Michigan |
| 🆓 | October 18, 2025
8:00am-1:00pm |
Dexter Farmers Market
at Dexter Farmers Market, Dexter Michigan |
| 🆓 | October 18, 2025
8:00am-12:00pm |
Saline Famers Market
at Downtown Saline, Saline Michigan |
| 🆓 | October 18, 2025
9:00am-2:00pm |
White Lotus Farms Farmers Market
at White Lotus Farms, Ann Arbor MI |
| 🆓 | October 18, 2025
9:00am-1:00pm |
Ypsilanti Farmers Market
at Downtown Ypsilanti Farmers Market, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | October 18, 2025
10:00am-1:00pm |
Baker's Nook Spooktacular Event
at Baker\’s Nook, Saline Michigan |
| 🆓 | October 18, 2025
10:15am-11:15am |
AADL Welcomes | Wee-Write with 826michigan
at Pittsfield Branch Library, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | October 18, 2025
10:30am |
Play the Kerrytown Chime
at Kerrytown Market & Shops, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓🎟 | October 18, 2025
11:00am-2:00pm |
Free Grocery Distribution
at Berea City of Hope, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | October 18, 2025
11:00am-11:45am |
Storybook Tales with Bright Star Touring Theatre
at Dexter District Library, Dexter Michigan |
| 💙🆓🎟 | October 18, 2025
11:30am-1:00pm |
Be Ingenious Workshops
at Chelsea District Library, Chelsea Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | October 18, 2025
12:00pm-1:45pm |
CraftFLIX for Kids
at Northfield Township Area Library, Whitmore Lake Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | October 18, 2025
1:00pm-4:00pm |
3D Printing Open Lab
at Downtown Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | October 18, 2025
1:00pm-2:30pm |
Kusudama Origami Flowers
at Westgate Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | October 18, 2025
2:00pm-3:00pm |
Family Concert with Kool Ade Kam
at Ypsilanti District Library – Whittaker Rd, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | October 18, 2025
2:00pm-3:00pm |
Hanging Bat Paper Garlands
at Pittsfield Branch Library, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 🆓 | October 18, 2025
2:00pm-4:00pm |
Intergenerational Chess Club
at Ypsilanti District Library – Michigan Ave Branch, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | October 18, 2025
2:00pm-3:00pm |
Spooktacular Refrigerator Magnets
at Traverwood Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | October 18, 2025
3:00pm-7:00pm |
1st Annual Trick or Treat Trail
at Storm Breaker Stables, Milan Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | October 18, 2025
7:30pm-9:00pm |
Slaughter Creek Manor Haunted House - 5/5 Scare Level
at Slaughter Creek Manor Haunted House, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | October 19, 2025
11:00am-12:00pm |
AADL Halloween Costume Swap
at Downtown Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | October 19, 2025
11:00am-1:00pm |
Higgy Friends of Ann Arbor Meet & Greet
at Grewal Park, Ann Arbor Michigan Higgy Friends is a social group for kids and teens with scoliosis. Join them for a casual, low-key get-together to say hello and meet other families navigating scoliosis in the area. No RSVP needed—though they’d love to hear from you! Find them on Facebook or email them at higgyfriendsofannarbor@gmail.com (Note:...Read More |
| 🆓 | October 19, 2025
11:00am-4:00pm |
Sunday Artisan Market
at Ann Arbor Farmers Market, Ann Arbor MI |
| 💙🆓 | October 19, 2025
12:00pm-1:00pm |
Nature Journaling: Fall
at Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | October 19, 2025
12:00pm-1:30pm |
Wire Sculptures Inspired by Louise Bourgeois’s “Spider"
at Downtown Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓🎟 | October 19, 2025
1:00pm-6:00pm |
Buhr Park Boo Bash
at Buhr Park, Ann Arbor MI |
| 🆓 | October 19, 2025
1:00pm-2:30pm |
The Sounds of Ojibwe with Asiginaak-Negamojig
at Downtown Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | October 19, 2025
2:00pm-3:00pm |
Fall Painting
at Westgate Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | October 19, 2025
2:00pm-3:30pm |
Hike Around Mill Lake
at Eddy Discovery Center, Chelsea Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | October 19, 2025
2:00pm-5:00pm |
Spook-a-Thon
at Michigan Diag, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | October 19, 2025
2:00pm-5:00pm |
Trunk or Treat
at Northfield Community Park, Whitmore Lake Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | October 19, 2025
3:00pm-4:30pm |
Nature Play PopUp
at Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor Michigan |
