Bring your own Backpack

South Texas Vo-Tech 1701 S Main St, McAllen, TX, United States

🎒✨ Join us at STVT McAllen for the Bring Your Own Backpack Event! ✨🎒 🗓️ Date: Thursday, August 1 ⏰ Time: 4 PM – 7 PM Bring your backpack and let’s fill it up with all the school supplies you’ll need for a successful school year! 📚✏️✂️ 📍 Location: 1800 South Main St, # 500, […]

Lizard Talk

Quinta Mazatlan 600 Sunset Dr, McAllen, TX, United States

Join Angela Rojas to learn about the different common and not-so-common lizards in south Texas! Discover how they communicate, what they eat, and how to make your garden lizard-friendly. Afterwards, enjoy a short walk guided by your host and encounter some of our scaly friends!

Lizard Talk

Quinta Mazatlan 600 Sunset Dr, McAllen, TX, United States

Join Angela Rojas to learn about the different common and not-so-common lizards in south Texas! Discover how they communicate, what they eat, and how to make your garden lizard-friendly. Afterwards, enjoy a short walk guided by your host and encounter some of our scaly friends!

Pumpkin Carving

Las Palmas Community Center 1921 N 25th St, McAllen, TX, United States

Enjoy a night of spooky fun with our annual pumpkin carving contest, costume contest, fun performances, and treats. Don’t miss the opportunity to win one of our many trophies of the night. Register before Oct. 10th to receive a FREE pumpkin! Only $10 per entry. Tickets and info at McAllenParks.net

South Texas Book Festival

McAllen Public Library 4001 N 23rd St, McAllen, TX, United States

Celebrate Vida! at the 11th annual South Texas Book Festival (#STBF). This year’s theme celebrates literature and art while highlighting the community’s traditions, including themes of remembering, heritage, and cultural identity. The festival features author panels, story times, book signings, special guests, food vendors, games, activities, and more! Oct. 29th – Nov. 2nd at Mcallen […]

Mysterious Cosmos Family Fun Nights

IMAS Museum 1798 W Nolana Ave, McAllen, TX, United States

Join us at IMAS for Mysterious Cosmos Family Fun Nights this Fall & Winter season! Bring your friends and family and learn about the cosmos through hands-on activities, presentations and more! Don’t forget to bring a foldable chair and enjoy the night sky as we look through telescopes provided by UTRGV’s Center of Excellence in […]

Mysterious Cosmos Family Fun Nights

IMAS Museum 1798 W Nolana Ave, McAllen, TX, United States

Join us at IMAS for Mysterious Cosmos Family Fun Nights this Fall & Winter season! Bring your friends and family and learn about the cosmos through hands-on activities, presentations and more! Don’t forget to bring a foldable chair and enjoy the night sky as we look through telescopes provided by UTRGV’s Center of Excellence in […]

Operation Imagination: Winter Camp

International Museum of Art & Science 998 Nolana Ave, McAllen, TX, United States

Operation Imagination: Winter Camp is back! Camp includes engaging activities, museum exhibit exploration, outdoor recess and an afternoon snack (campers with dietary needs are welcomed to bring their own snacks). Campers must have a reusable water bottle. Campers must provide their own packed lunch or have lunch dropped off at 11:00 a.m. for lunch time. […]

Operation Imagination: Winter Camp

International Museum of Art & Science 998 Nolana Ave, McAllen, TX, United States

Operation Imagination: Winter Camp is back! Camp includes engaging activities, museum exhibit exploration, outdoor recess and an afternoon snack (campers with dietary needs are welcomed to bring their own snacks). Campers must have a reusable water bottle. Campers must provide their own packed lunch or have lunch dropped off at 11:00 a.m. for lunch time. […]

Artistic Interventions: A Workshop with Conquista

International Museum of Art & Science 998 Nolana Ave, McAllen, TX, United States

Artistic Interventions: A Workshop with Conquista January 4, 2025 | 2:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.Ages 17+ Take part in this Artist led workshop with Conquista asparticipants create and take part in the process of artistic interventions through paint, stencils and spray paint. This workshop includes a guided tour of Rompiendo el cielo by artist, Uriel […]

Quinta Park Tours

Quinta Mazatlan 600 Sunset Dr, McAllen, TX, United States

Enjoy an informative tour, learning about the park along with the plants and animals that call it home. Bring your own binoculars or borrow one of ours! Tours include light walking along our forested trails. Program is included with park admission fees ($3 adults, $2 seniors (65+) or children (under 12).

Clay Handbuilding for Kids

International Museum of Art & Science 998 Nolana Ave, McAllen, TX, United States

Clay Handbuilding | Youth Art & Science Workshops Learn the basics of clay in this hands-on art workshop and take a guided tour into the Fine Art Galleries. Participants will learn to create their own pinch pot, vessel, or mini sculpture as they learn about coil and slab techniques. Saturday, January 11, 20252:00-4:00 PM Ages: […]