Weekday daytime
For families whose kids are home on a school day.
Happening then
See all on the calendar- All day Brazos Valley Food Bank: Back to School Food Donation Drive Larry J. Ringer Library Elementary · Tween · Teen · Adult · All Ages Free
- All day Pumpkin Decorating Contest Larry J. Ringer Library Elementary · Tween · Teen · Adult Free
- 9:30 am Shooting Stars Storytime Larry J. Ringer Library Baby & Toddler Free
- 10:00 am Soar into Reading Storytime Larry J. Ringer Library Preschool · Elementary Free
- 1:00 pm Genealogy Help Clara B. Mounce Public Library Adult Free
- All day Garden Club Jack K. Williams Administration Building All Ages
- 5:30 am Brazos Valley Fiber Arts Sit-n-Stitch at The Kimbell The Kimbell Cultural Event Center Adult · All Ages
- 9:30 am Shooting Stars Storytime Larry J. Ringer Library Baby & Toddler Free
Classes & groups
See all classes & groups- Co-op Barefoot University — College Station A nature-based forest-school co-op. The College Station group meets at Lick Creek Park on Tuesday mornings; parents stay and are their own child's teacher. Secular, nonprofit, and part of a national programme with groups in many cities. Weekday daytime From $65 a child Ages 5+ College Station
- Team BCS Homeschool Adventures A free meetup group for homeschool families in Bryan–College Station, aimed at elementary-age kids. They visit as many BCS parks as they can through the year, and add holiday parties, themed get-togethers and field trips. The goal is a fun, welcoming group where kids form close friendships. Weekday daytime Free Ages 4–9
- Class Beginner ballet, ages 2–6 — Alexandra's Dance School Low-key, affordable 30-minute ballet classes for girls ages 2–6, with Friday morning classes designed for beginners: motor skills, ballet technique, rhythm, and imaginative games. In-class Christmas show and an end-of-year recital in May. Founded by Alexandra Donaldson, an Aggie who has lived and served in Bryan–College Station for a decade. Weekday daytime Ages 2–6 Bryan
- Co-op Beyond Appearances Homeschool Co-op A Christian, parent-led academic co-op in Bryan meeting on Thursdays, grades 1–12, with a nursery for younger siblings. History, science and writing plus electives that have included art, Shakespeare, Spanish, computer studies and health. Parents help teach or assist. Weekday daytime From $140 a family Ages 6–18 Bryan
- Team Beyond the Box Homeschoolers A meetup and support group for homeschool families in Bryan–College Station. It is open to every homeschool style, philosophy, and belief, and it plans play dates, field trips, learning time, and parent activities. Weekday daytime
- Co-op Brazos Classical Academy A Christian classical co-op in Bryan for PreK–12, running the grammar, dialectic and rhetoric stages with a target class size under fifteen. Not a drop-off school: parents teach and serve. Weekday daytime From $275 a family Ages 4–18 Bryan
- Class Brazos River Youth Theatre — Homeschool Program A Wednesday-morning musical-theatre day at Post Oak Mall: students rotate through dance, music and acting, then rehearse a musical. No audition to enrol — roles are cast in class. Blocks run 10:00, 10:50 and 12:05, with rehearsal 12:55–1:30. Homework runs about 20–30 minutes for elementary students and 45–60 for high schoolers. Not a state-accredited school. Weekday daytime From $400 a child College Station
- Co-op Brazos Valley Community Homeschool Center A teacher-led class centre for homeschool families — not a parent-taught co-op. Classes are à la carte rather than a full day, K–12, and drop-off depends on age. The 2026–27 calendar runs 2 September–9 December and 13 January–12 May, skipping Thanksgiving and spring break. Weekday daytime From $45 a child Ages 5–18 Bryan
Places
- Nearby Blue Bell Creameries — Brenham Blue Bell's historic Brenham home, about an hour from Bryan–College Station. A self-guided visit, not a factory tour: a visitor centre and museum on the company's history, an observation deck over the line where ice cream is filled and packaged, an ice cream parlor, and a country store. Good for food production, manufacturing, and Texas business history. 1 hour Just show up Free
- Bryan Brazos Valley Museum of Natural History A natural-history museum in Bryan: regional fossils, live native animals, and hands-on exhibits, plus a nature trail and pond behind the building. Group field trips pair a gallery tour with a Discovery Room program featuring live animals. 1 hour 30 min Just show up Adults $5, ages 4–17 $4, 3 and under free with a paying adult; groups of 10+ $3.50 each. $1 admission on the first Tuesday of the month. Ages 3+
- Bryan Carnegie Library The 1903 Carnegie library building in downtown Bryan, now a history centre for the Bryan + College Station system. Local history collections and a small reading room. 45 min Just show up Free Ages 8+
- Bryan Clara B. Mounce Public Library The downtown Bryan branch of the Bryan + College Station Public Library System. Children's area, storytimes, and a regular slate of free family programs. 1 hour Just show up Free
- College Station Gabbard Park A ten-acre neighbourhood park with a fishing pond, playground, picnic shelter and a short trail, plus ducks and turtles. Not a TPWD Neighborhood Fishin' lake, so there is no published stocking schedule — bass, bluegill and redear are reported. Licence rules still apply: 16 and under free. 1 hour Just show up Free
- College Station Larry J. Ringer Library The College Station branch of the Bryan + College Station Public Library System. Children's and teen areas and a busy free program calendar. 1 hour Just show up Free
- College Station Lick Creek Park A 515-acre natural area on the south edge of College Station: unpaved trails through post-oak savannah and bottomland, wildflowers in spring, and a nature centre near the trailhead. The Barefoot University forest-school group meets here. 1 hour 30 min Just show up Free
- College Station Stephen C. Beachy Central Park College Station's main park, and the better of the two local kid-fishing ponds. A TPWD Neighborhood Fishin' site: the smaller pond is stocked with channel catfish roughly every two to four weeks from late April into early November, except August. Children 16 and under fish free; adults need a Texas freshwater licence. Pole-and-line only, two poles per person, five fish a day. Playground and splash pad on the same property. 2 hours Just show up Free