Free things to do with kids in Toledo
Toledo is full of free family fun. Here's every free, kid-friendly event we're tracking right now, updated daily.
Music Without Borders
Louisville Orchestra presents a free, family-friendly classical concert across cultures.
Music Without Borders: Across The Globe
Louisville Orchestra's free concert celebrating music and culture from around the world.
Music Without Borders
Louisville Orchestra's family-friendly concert featuring world music—free admission.
Fishing for Fossils at Fisherman's Point Hike
Hunt for ancient fossils with a park naturalist at Falls of the Ohio State Park.
Bunco
Bunco at Clarksville Community Center
Escape from Shell!
Learn how cephalopods evolved from armored shells to free-swimming squids and octopuses.
Elf on a Shell - Art at the Falls
Create a festive seashell ornament using acorns, twigs, and colorful cloth.
Yuletide 2026: Friday, November 27, 5p ticket – Matching Pajamas Weekend
Festive Yuletide celebration at Yew Dell Botanical Gardens with holiday décor.
Yuletide 2026: Friday, November 27, 6:30p ticket – Matching Pajamas Weekend
Free holiday light walk through Yew Dell Botanical Gardens in matching pajamas—cozy family tradition.
Yuletide 2026: Saturday, November 28, 5p ticket – Matching Pajamas Weekend
Yuletide celebration at Yew Dell Botanical Gardens with matching pajama fun.
Yuletide 2026: Saturday, November 28, 6:30p ticket – Matching Pajamas Weekend
Festive holiday experience at Yew Dell Botanical Gardens with matching-pajama family fun.
Yuletide 2026: Friday, December 4, 5p ticket – Ugly Sweaters Weekend
Yuletide celebration with festive ugly-sweater fun at Yew Dell Botanical Gardens.
Yuletide 2026: Friday, December 4, 6:30p ticket – Ugly Sweaters Weekend
Yuletide celebration with festive ugly-sweater fun at Yew Dell Botanical Gardens.
Yuletide 2026: Saturday, December 5, 5p ticket – Ugly Sweaters Weekend
Celebrate the holidays in your ugliest sweater at Yuletide 2026 in Crestwood.
Yuletide 2026: Saturday, December 5, 6:30p ticket – Ugly Sweaters Weekend
Free holiday celebration at Yew Dell Botanical Gardens with festive ugly-sweater fun.
Big Band Christmas
Big Band Christmas recreates 1946 Louisville holiday music with Derby City Jazz Orchestra.
Masterclass Monday: Drumming with River City Drum Corp
Free educational drumming workshop with River City Drum Corps—learn rhythm and percussion for all ages.
Derby in December
Celebrate Derby tradition with free family activities at the Kentucky Derby Museum.
Yuletide 2026: Friday, December 11, 5p ticket – Holiday Characters Weekend
Holiday celebration with costumed characters at Yew Dell Botanical Gardens—free.
Yuletide 2026: Friday, December 11, 6:30p ticket – Holiday Characters Weekend
Meet holiday characters among the botanical gardens at Yew Dell's Yuletide celebration (free).
Yuletide 2026: Saturday, December 12, 6:30p ticket – Holiday Characters Weekend
Meet holiday characters at Yew Dell Botanical Gardens' free Yuletide celebration on Saturday evening.
Yuletide 2026: Saturday, December 12, 5p ticket – Holiday Characters Weekend
Meet holiday characters at Yew Dell's festive Yuletide celebration amid beautiful botanical gardens.
Yuletide 2026: Friday, December 18, 5p ticket – Victorian Ghostly Characters Weekend
Meet Victorian characters at a spooky holiday garden experience at Yew Dell Botanical Gardens.
Yuletide 2026: Friday, December 18, 6:30p ticket – Victorian Ghostly Characters Weekend
Meet Victorian characters at a spooky holiday garden experience at Yew Dell Botanical Gardens.
Yuletide 2026: Saturday, December 19, 6:30p ticket – Victorian Ghostly Characters Weekend
Victorian-themed evening walk at Yew Dell Botanical Gardens with ghostly characters—free admission.
Yuletide 2026: Saturday, December 19, 5p ticket – Victorian Ghostly Characters Weekend
Victorian-themed holiday evening with ghostly characters at a botanical garden.
Saturday Morning Program
Free Saturday-morning activities and outings for kids 5–12 in Clarksville.
In Harmony Tour: Cadiz
Free live orchestra performance touring to Cadiz—an accessible evening of music for all ages.
In Harmony Tour: Greenville
Free live orchestra performance touring to Greenville—an accessible evening of music for all ages.
In Harmony Tour: Henderson
Free live orchestra performance touring to Henderson—an accessible evening of music for all ages.
Good to know
- Are there really free things to do with kids in Toledo?
- Yes — from library story times and park programs to free festivals and community days, this list pulls every free family event we can find, refreshed daily.
- How often is this updated?
- Every day. Past events drop off automatically and new free events are added as we find them.