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with the kids this weekend.

Events, big shows, presale alerts, splash pads, and indoor playgrounds across the valley — verified, curated, and matched to your kids' ages and your side of town.

38 events verified at the source66 kid-tested placesUpdated 3× a week

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Your weekend,
already planned.

One short email every Thursday evening:

  • The 5 best things to do, picked for your kids' ages and your side of town
  • Presale alerts — Bluey, Disney, Monster Jam — before tickets sell out
  • Free + indoor escapes for 110° days

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The shortlist

Best this weekend

Our top picks across the valley

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Springs Preserve
Animals
Fri, Jul 3

9 AM · Downtown

Dino Safari: A Walk Thru Adventure at Springs Preserve

Springs Preserve

Dino-obsessed kids will lose their minds — animatronic dinosaurs plus the regular exhibits. Go right at 9am open; outdoor areas can close early in extreme heat.

PaidAges 2–12In + outVerified Jul 2
All Las Vegas-Clark County Library District branches
Library
Fri, Jul 3

10 AM · Valley-wide

Library District Summer Challenge (final prize weeks)

All Las Vegas-Clark County Library District branches

If your kids logged summer reading, redeem before July 15 — completion gets a free Freed's Bakery treat, Pizza Hut personal pan pizza, and a prize. Not too late to register and grab the signup freebies either.

FreeAll agesIndoor · ACVerified Jul 2
Cowabunga Bay Water Park
Water
Fri, Jul 3

10 AM · Henderson

Cowabunga Bay Red, White & Kaboom!

Cowabunga Bay Water Park

Water park all day plus holiday activities and evening fireworks July 3-4 — the wave pool is the prime viewing spot. Cheapskate option: watch the fireworks free from outside the park.

PaidAges 2+OutdoorVerified Jul 2
Lee Canyon
Festival
Fri, Jul 3

10 AM · Valley-wide

Bristlecone Skyway Scenic Chairlift at Lee Canyon

Lee Canyon

It's 20-30 degrees cooler at 9,000 feet — ride the chairlift up, picnic in actual pine trees, and forget it's 110° in the valley. About 50 minutes from Summerlin.

PaidAges 3+OutdoorVerified Jul 2
DISCOVERY Children's Museum
Library
Fri, Jul 3

10:45 AM · Downtown

Toddler Tales at DISCOVERY Children's Museum

DISCOVERY Children's Museum

Good for ages 1-4. Do the 10:45am storytime, then let them loose in the museum — plan 2-3 hours total in blissful air conditioning.

PaidAges 1–4Indoor · ACVerified Jul 2

Zero dollars

Free this weekend

Plans that don't feel like the free option

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It's 110° out there

Indoor, with AC

Air conditioning is a parenting strategy in July

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Ages 3–5

For the little ones

Toddler and preschooler friendly

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The buzz

Trending with Vegas parents

What local family accounts are posting about right now

Always-there answers

No event fits? There's always…

Evergreen guides to the valley's best kid spots

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How it works

Your weekend, solved in 60 seconds

1

Tell us about your crew

Kids' ages, your side of town, what they're into — Bluey to monster trucks.

2

We do the digging

We sweep city calendars, venues, and ticket sites every week, then verify everything at the source.

3

You get the plan

One Thursday email + this site, and the “what do we do this weekend” question is answered.

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