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10 FREE Things To Do In Santa Clarita Valley With Kids This Weekend

There are a lot of fun events happening in Santa Clarita Valley this weekend - July 15 and 16.

By Liga Zervena, Macaroni Kid Santa Clarita Valley Publisher July 14, 2023

Every Thursday, Macaroni KID Santa Clarita Valley shares our picks for Free things to do with your kids in the area over the upcoming weekend. This week we have 10 free things to do in Santa Clarita Valley!

Here are our picks for the ten things to do in the Santa Clarita Valley with kids this week. Click on the links for all the details!

1. 🍓 Newhall Farmer's Market

Newhall Farmer's Market features small family farms and local food artisans.  Saturday, July 15.

2. 🥁 REMO Saturday Morning Kids Drum Circle

Kids Drum Circle for the Whole Family. A fun creative safe place to explore music, rhythm, and percussion instruments. Saturday, July 15.

3. 🌿 Family Nature Walk @ Placerita Nature Center

An easy 1-hour walk exploring the area's natural and cultural history. Saturday, July 15.

4. 👩🏽‍💻 Apple Camp: Design Your Dream Inventions on iPad

Using iPad and Apple Pencil, we’ll work together to develop ideas that improve our neighborhoods. Then, we’ll turn them into trading card–style GIFs. Saturday, July 15.

5.📱 Coding Lab for Kids: Code Your First App

Code and create as a family with Swift Playgrounds using iPad. Kids will experiment with code and design an app using the About Me playground.  Saturday, July 15.

6.🎵 CONCERTS IN THE PARK - Wild Shot: A Tribute to Guns N’ Roses

Grab your chairs and blankets to carve out your spot and to listen to the greatest Guns N' Roses songs. Attendees are welcome to bring their own food and drink, can purchase concessions from a variety of food trucks beginning at 5:00p.m. Saturday, July 15.

7. 🏞 Weekly Family Story Time @Vasquez Rocks Interpretive Center

Fun story time and craft for families! No registration required! Sunday, July 16.

8. 🐶 Halfway to Home: Petco Meet and Greet Pet Adoptions

Halfway to Home is a nonprofit, no-kill, dog rescue that is devoted to finding the best furever homes for our dogs. Sunday, July 16.

9. 👨🏼‍💻 Coding Skills: Getting Started with Swift Playgrounds

Swift is a powerful programming language created by Apple that’s used to build many popular apps. And Swift Playgrounds is an app for iPad that makes learning how to code interactive and fun. Bring your iPad or we’ll provide one.  Sunday, July 16.

10. 📚 Sunday Storytime @The Open Book

Join us at The Open Book Bookstore for a themed read-aloud and craft. Each week is a different theme! Sunday, July 16.


Looking for more fun in Santa Clarita Valley and surrounding areas? See the full calendar of events here!

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