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July 2 & 23
FREE Tween - Movie Afternoon
2pm; Pearland Westside Branch
Library; bcls.lib.tx.us;
713-436-0995
July 2
FREE Gardening with Children
11am; Pearland Westside Branch
Library; bcls.lib.tx.us;
713-436-0995
FREE Family STEAM Time
pm; Alvin Branch Library;
bcls.lib.tx.us; 281-388-4300
FREE Canoes to Rocket Ships
2pm; Brazoria County Historical
Museum talks transportation
through the ages in Texas.;
Manvel Branch Library;
bcls.lib.tx.us; 281-489-7596
FREE Fireworks Painting Craft
4pm; Manvel Branch Library;
bcls.lib.tx.us; 281-489-7596
FREE Puppy Pals
6:30pm; Alvin Branch Library;
bcls.lib.tx.us; 281-388-4300
July 3, 4, 10, 11, 17 & 18
Cinemark Summer Movie
ClubHouse
9:30am; Ten fun films for
kids: $5 for ten movies or $1
per show.; Cinemark 12 & XD
Pearland; cinemark.com;
713-436-9065
July 3
FREE Button Making
2pm; Alvin Branch Library;
bcls.lib.tx.us; 281-388-4300
FREE Fourth of July Family
Craft
6:30pm; Pearland Branch Library;
bcls.lib.tx.us; 281-652-1677
July 4
FREE 124th Annual 4th of July
Celebration: There’s No Place
Like Home Grand Parade
10am; On Friendswood Dr.
between Heritage Dr. & Stevenson
Park; ci.friendswood.tx.us/july4th
FREE Celebration of Freedom
6pm; Traditional military salute,
live music, VR games, photo
booth, interactive activities, craft
vendors, food trucks, and a
spectacular fireworks display.;
Independence Park (3449
Pearland Pkwy);
pearlandparks.com;
281-412-8900
124th Annual 4th of July
Celebration: There’s No Place
Like Home
7:30pm; Rides, Food and
Entertainment by “The Molly
Ringwalds”. Fireworks Show
starts at approximately 9:20pm;
Centennial Park;
ci.friendswood.tx.us/july4th
FREE 4th of July Celebration
7:30pm; 7:30pm Alvin
Community Band, 9pm
Fireworks; Briscoe Park;
alvin-tx.gov
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FREE Fourth of July
Celebration
9:30pm; Live music & Patriotic
fireworks show over Galveston
Bay.; Kemah Boardwalk;
kemahboardwalk.com;
281-334-9880
July 5
FREE Destination Latino
America
11am; Miller Outdoor Theatre;
milleroutdoortheatre.com
FREE Teen - Trip to Diagon
Alley
2pm; Pearland Westside Branch
Library; bcls.lib.tx.us;
713-436-0995
July 6
FREE Hands-On Workshop
9am; Hands-on workshop where
you and your child can make
a tow truck with an operational
boom. Once it is built, your
child can decorate it with paint
and stickers. All Kids Workshop
attendees must be accompanied
by a parent or adult at all times.;
At Your Local Home Depot;
homedepot.com
FREE Saturday Story Time
11am; Alvin Branch Library;
bcls.lib.tx.us; 281-388-4300
FREE Summer Story Time
2pm; Pearland Westside Branch
Library; bcls.lib.tx.us;
713-436-0995
July 8 – 14
FREE Story Walk
6:30am; A Story Walk is a way
to combine physical activity with
literacy; this may seem like an
odd mix, but it’s an innovative
way to get people of all ages out
walking while reading children’s
picture books. Pages of a book
are transformed into signs that
are then laid out on a trail. Stop
by the Alvin Branch Library in
advance to pick up an activity,
complete the activity and turn
it into the library for a prize.;
National Oak Park; alvin-tx.gov;
281-388-4299
July 8, 15, 22 & 29
Kid Krazy Mondays
Discounts of Kids Meals, All Day
Ride Passes & the Boardwalk
Beast. Coupons located on
our website or Facebook
page.; Kemah Boardwalk;
kemahboardwalk.com;
281-334-9880
July 8
The Book Bus
12pm; Alvin ISD is bringing
literacy and other learning
opportunities, including crafts
and hands-on activities, directly
to the neighborhoods of our
students this summer. Come and
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visit the Book Bus to check out
your favorite books and to listen
to your favorite stories read by
a school librarian!; Sealy Park;
alvin-tx.gov; 281-388-4299
July 9 & 23
The Book Bus
10:30am; Alvin ISD is bringing
literacy and other learning
opportunities, including crafts
and hands-on activities, directly
to the neighborhoods of our
students this summer. Come and
visit the Book Bus to check out
your favorite books and to listen
to your favorite stories read by a
school librarian!; National Oak
Park; alvin-tx.gov; 281-388-4299
The Book Bus
12pm; Alvin ISD is bringing
literacy and other learning
opportunities, including crafts
and hands-on activities, directly
to the neighborhoods of our
students this summer. Come and
visit the Book Bus to check out
your favorite books and to listen
to your favorite stories read by a
school librarian!; Pearson Park;
alvin-tx.gov; 281-388-4299
FREE Pajama Story Time
6:30pm; Alvin Branch Library;
bcls.lib.tx.us; 281-388-4300
July 9
FREE Happy the Clown:
Summer Reading Magic Show
10:30am; This high energy show
includes magic tricks, jokes,
tons of fun, games, contests and
lots of audience participation.;
Bracewell Neighborhood Library;
hpl.lib.tx.us; 832-393-2580
FREE Fishing Fun
2pm; Alvin Branch Library;
bcls.lib.tx.us; 281-388-4300
FREE Tween - Board Games
2pm; Pearland Westside Branch
Library; bcls.lib.tx.us;
713-436-0995
FREE Minute to Win It
3:30pm; Pearland Branch Library;
bcls.lib.tx.us; 281-652-1677
FREE Family Game Night
7pm; Pearland Westside Branch
Library; bcls.lib.tx.us;
713-436-0995
July 10
FREE Sea & Shore
2pm; Alvin Branch Library;
bcls.lib.tx.us; 281-388-4300
FREE Tween Craft
3pm; Bracewell Neighborhood
Library; hpl.lib.tx.us;
832-393-2580
FREE Ozobots
4pm; Coding with Ozobots for
ages 12-18.; Manvel Branch
Library; bcls.lib.tx.us;
281-489-7596
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July 11, 18 & 25
The Book Bus
12pm; Alvin ISD is bringing literacy
and other learning opportunities,
including crafts and hands-on
activities, directly to the neighborhoods
of our students this summer. Come
and visit the Book Bus to check out
your favorite books and to listen to
your favorite stories read by a school
librarian!; Briscoe Park; alvin-tx.gov;
281-388-4299
July 11
FREE Preschool Story Time
10:15am; Pearland Branch Library;
bcls.lib.tx.us; 281-652-1677
FREE Story Time Fun
10:15am; Stories, songs, and activities
planned for toddlers and preschoolers; FREE Storybook Opera: The Dog
all are welcome.; Manvel Branch
Library; bcls.lib.tx.us; 281-489-7596
FREE Toddler Time
10:30am; Alvin Branch Library;
bcls.lib.tx.us; 281-388-4300
FREE Operation Recreation
11am-2pm; Come Out & Play Water
Event; Briscoe Park; alvin-tx.gov
FREE Drop-in Stitch
12pm; Pearland Branch Library;
bcls.lib.tx.us; 281-652-1677
FREE Ozobots
3pm; Coding with Ozobots for
children ages 6-12.; Manvel Branch
Library; bcls.lib.tx.us; 281-489-7596
July 12
FREE Planetarium
11am; Alvin Branch Library;
bcls.lib.tx.us; 281-388-4300
FREE Lunacy!
11am; A STEAM activities program
about our moon.; Manvel Branch
Library; bcls.lib.tx.us; 281-489-7596
FREE Summer Movie Series
8pm; Incredibles 2; Morgan Park;
pearlandparks.com; 281-412-8900
July 13
FREE Movie Afternoon
2pm; Alvin Branch Library;
bcls.lib.tx.us; 281-388-4300
FREE Music & Movement
2pm; Pearland Westside Branch
Library; bcls.lib.tx.us; 713-436-0995
July 15
The Book Bus
12pm; Alvin ISD is bringing literacy
and other learning opportunities,
including crafts and hands-on
activities, directly to the neighborhoods
of our students this summer. Come
and visit the Book Bus to check out
your favorite books and to listen to
your favorite stories read by a school
librarian!; Morgan Park; alvin-tx.gov;
281-388-4299
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FREE Planetarium FREE Story Time Fun
2pm, 3pm & 4pm; Pearland Branch 10:15am; Stories, songs, and activities
Library; bcls.lib.tx.us; 281-652-1677
planned for toddlers and preschoolers;
all are welcome.; Manvel Branch
FREE Chemistry Roadshow
2pm; Presented by Texas A&M; Manvel Library; bcls.lib.tx.us; 281-489-7596
Branch Library; bcls.lib.tx.us; FREE Toddler Time
281-489-7596 10:30am; Alvin Branch Library;
July 16 bcls.lib.tx.us; 281-388-4300
FREE Storybook Opera: Opera Cat
10:30am; The reigning diva of Milan,
Madame Soso, has a cat named Alma
who secretly loves to sing along with
her mistress. When Madame develops
laryngitis on opening night, guess who
steps in to save the day?; Bracewell
Neighborhood Library; hpl.lib.tx.us;
832-393-2580
Who Sang at the Opera
11am; Pasha is a vain wolfhound
who upstages the diva one night at
the opera and not just any opera but
the Metropolitan Opera in New York.
True story!; Bracewell Neighborhood
Library; hpl.lib.tx.us; 832-393-2580
The Book Bus
12pm; Alvin ISD is bringing literacy
and other learning opportunities,
including crafts and hands-on
activities, directly to the neighborhoods
of our students this summer. Come
and visit the Book Bus to check out
your favorite books and to listen to
your favorite stories read by a school
librarian!; Alvin Swimming Pool;
alvin-tx.gov; 281-388-4299
FREE Ice Cream BINGO
2pm; Alvin Branch Library;
bcls.lib.tx.us; 281-388-4300
FREE Tween - Video Games
2pm; Pearland Westside Branch
Library; bcls.lib.tx.us; 713-436-0995
July 17
FREE Farm Bureau and Agriculture
1pm; Pearland Branch Library;
bcls.lib.tx.us; 281-652-1677
FREE DJ Jeffrey Dance Party
2pm; Alvin Branch Library;
bcls.lib.tx.us; 281-388-4300
FREE Sea & Shore
2pm; Presented by Texas Master
Naturalists; Manvel Branch Library;
bcls.lib.tx.us; 281-489-7596
FREE Tabletop Games
3pm; Bracewell Neighborhood
Library; hpl.lib.tx.us; 832-393-2580
FREE Ice Cream BINGO
6pm; Pearland Branch Library;
bcls.lib.tx.us; 281-652-1677
July 18
FREE Preschool Story Time
10:15am; Pearland Branch Library;
bcls.lib.tx.us; 281-652-1677
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FREE Outdoor Family Movie Night
6pm; How to Train Your Dragon:
The Hidden World - Bring your lawn
chairs & blankets and enjoy a family
movie at the Pearland Town Center
Pavilion.; Pearland Town Center;
pearlandtowncenter.com
July 19
FREE Daycare Story Time
10:15am; Pearland Westside Branch
Library; bcls.lib.tx.us; 713-436-0995
July 20
FREE Saturday Story Time
11am; Alvin Branch Library;
bcls.lib.tx.us; 281-388-4300
FREE STEM Saturday
11am; Pearland Branch Library;
bcls.lib.tx.us; 281-652-1677
FREE Big Blue Blocks
11:30am-3:30pm; Families come
and go to build with Imagination
Playground’s Big Blue Blocks.; Manvel
Branch Library; bcls.lib.tx.us;
281-489-7596
FREE Dungeons and Dragons
2pm; Pearland Westside Branch
Library; bcls.lib.tx.us; 713-436-0995
FREE 50th Anniversary Lunar
Landing Celebration
6pm; Space themed activities, costume
contests, Food Trucks, movie and
more.; Briscoe Park; alvin-tx.gov;
281-388-4299
July 22 – 25
ACC Department of Drama
presents The Thirty Fifth Summer
Children’s Theatre Festival
The Further Adventures of Nick Tickle,
Fairy Tale Detective; Alvin Community
College; pearlandparks.com
July 22
The Book Bus
12pm; Alvin ISD is bringing literacy
and other learning opportunities,
including crafts and hands-on
activities, directly to the neighborhoods
of our students this summer. Come
and visit the Book Bus to check out
your favorite books and to listen to
your favorite stories read by a school
librarian!; Sealy Park; alvin-tx.gov;
281-388-4299
FREE Art Camp
2pm; Pearland Branch Library;
bcls.lib.tx.us; 281-652-1677
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July 22
FREE LEGO Free Play
3pm; Build a Lego space station,
moon rover, or other creation of your
imagination. Various crafts will be
available if you don’t like bricks or
want to take a craft home for later.;
Manvel Branch Library; bcls.lib.tx.us;
281-489-7596
July 23
FREE Nature Discovery Center:
Scales & Tails
10:30am; It’s time to explore all
things scaly! Join us to learn about
snakes, alligators, lizards, turtles and
even touch live reptiles!; Bracewell
Neighborhood Library; hpl.lib.tx.us;
832-393-2580
FREE Family STEAM Time
2pm; Alvin Branch Library;
bcls.lib.tx.us; 281-388-4300
FREE Tween – Art
2pm; Pearland Westside Branch
Library; bcls.lib.tx.us; 713-436-0995
FREE Pajama Story Time
6:30pm; Alvin Branch Library;
bcls.lib.tx.us; 281-388-4300
July 24
FREE Art Encounter
2pm; Alvin Branch Library;
bcls.lib.tx.us; 281-388-4300
FREE Art Camp
2pm; Pearland Branch Library;
bcls.lib.tx.us; 281-652-1677
FREE STEM @ Your Library
3pm; Learn about DNA and create
an edible model! In this hands-on,
inquiry-based experiment, participants
dissect a sterilized owl pellet.;
Bracewell Neighborhood Library;
hpl.lib.tx.us; 832-393-2580
FREE School-Age Program
3:30pm; Pearland Westside Branch
Library; bcls.lib.tx.us; 713-436-0995
FREE Spanish Story Time
6:30pm; Pearland Branch Library;
bcls.lib.tx.us; 281-652-1677
July 25
FREE Preschool Story Time
10:15am; Pearland Branch Library;
bcls.lib.tx.us; 281-652-1677
FREE Story Time Fun
10:15am; Stories, songs, and activities
planned for toddlers and preschoolers; FREE Galaxy Slime
all are welcome.; Manvel Branch
Library; bcls.lib.tx.us; 281-489-7596
FREE Toddler Time
10:30am; Alvin Branch Library;
bcls.lib.tx.us; 281-388-4300
FREE Let’s Make a Play Today!
11am; Miller Outdoor Theatre;
milleroutdoortheatre.com
FREE Sea & Shore
2pm; Pearland Branch Library;
bcls.lib.tx.us; 281-652-1677
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July 26
FREE Art Camp
2pm; Pearland Branch Library;
bcls.lib.tx.us; 281-652-1677
FREE Nerf Nights
6pm; Forth Friday of every month.
Don’t forget to bring your Nerf Guns!!;
Newman Park; alvin-tx.gov;
281-388-4299
July 27
FREE Big Blue Blocks
2pm; Alvin Branch Library;
bcls.lib.tx.us; 281-388-4300
FREE Family Origami
2pm; Pearland Westside Branch
Library; bcls.lib.tx.us; 713-436-0995
July 29
FREE Tween Book Club
12:30pm; Pearland Branch Library;
bcls.lib.tx.us; 281-652-1677
FREE Chemistry Roadshow
2pm; Alvin Branch Library;
bcls.lib.tx.us; 281-388-4300
July 30
FREE Avian Adventures with
Houston Audubon Society
10:30am; Learn about our feathered
friends! This performance features
live birds of prey, animal recordings,
and a hands-on display.; Bracewell
Neighborhood Library; hpl.lib.tx.us;
832-393-2580
FREE Big Blue Blocks
2pm; Alvin Branch Library;
bcls.lib.tx.us; 281-388-4300
FREE Tween - Computerless
Programming
2pm; Pearland Westside Branch
Library; bcls.lib.tx.us; 713-436-0995
FREE Space Station and Rocket Fort
Building
4pm; Manvel Branch Library;
bcls.lib.tx.us; 281-489-7596
FREE Drop-in Stitch
5pm; Pearland Branch Library;
bcls.lib.tx.us; 281-652-1677
July 31
FREE Successful Landing Party
11am; Celebrate the last day of our
Summer Reading Program.; Manvel
Branch Library; bcls.lib.tx.us;
281-489-7596
2pm; Alvin Branch Library;
bcls.lib.tx.us; 281-388-4300
FREE Tween Craft
3pm; Bracewell Neighborhood
Library; hpl.lib.tx.us; 832-393-2580
FREE School-Age Program
3:30pm; Pearland Westside Branch
Library; bcls.lib.tx.us; 713-436-0995
FREE Tween Book Club
6:30pm; Pearland Branch Library;
bcls.lib.tx.us; 281-652-1677
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Ongoing Events
Kids Café
12pm; Free meal for those 18
and under on Tuesday and
Thursday; Alvin Branch Library
FREE Children’s Summer
Movie Program
10am; Keep Pearland Beautiful
Staff and Volunteers will be
at the theater each Tuesday &
Wednesday to meet moviegoers
and hand out promotional items
so come out and meet us and
enjoy watching the FREE movies!
Once you see tickets online for
sale, you can stop by and pick
up tickets in advance. They do
go quickly and are first come
first serve!; Pearland Premiere
Cinema 6; mykpb.org;
281-489-2795
FREE Weekly Story Times
MONDAYS
Preschool Story Time
10:15am & 11:15am; Pearland
Westside Branch Library
Baby Bounce
10:45am; Pearland Branch
Library
Preschool Story Time
12:30pm; Pearland Branch
Library
TUESDAYS
Toddler Story Time
10:15am & 11:15am; Pearland
Branch Library
Baby Bounce
10:15am; Pearland Westside
Branch Library
Babytime Lapsit
10:30am; Parker Williams
Branch Library
Tot Tuesday
11:30am; Manvel Branch
Library
WEDNESDAYS
Toddler Time
10:15am & 11:15am; Pearland
Westside Branch Library
Preschool Story Time
10:30am; Alvin Branch Library
Preschool Story Time
10:30am; Parker Williams
Branch Library
Baby Bounce
3:30pm; Pearland Branch
Library
Other Weekly Events
WEDNESDAYS
FREE Mommy & Me Mornings
10am; Story time and craft.;
Chick-fil-A East Pearland;
cfarestaurant.com/eastpearland;
281-992-9600
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FREE School-Age Program
2pm; Pearland Westside Branch
Library
FREE Kickin’ It Country
Enjoy the best in Country chart
toppers.; Kemah Boardwalk;
kemahboardwalk.com;
281-334-9880
THURSDAYS
FREE General Admission
Thursdays to Museum of Fine
Arts, Houston
10am; The Museum of Fine Arts,
Houston; mfah.org;
713-639-7300
FREE Thursdays at the
Houston Museum of Natural
Science
2pm-5pm; Free admission
to permanent exhibits only.;
Houston Museum of Natural
Science; hmns.org;
713-639-4629
FREE Family Thursday at The
Health Museum
2pm-7pm; The Health Museum;
thehealthmuseum.org;
713-521-1515
FREE Family Night Thursdays
at the Children’s Museum of
Houston
5pm-8pm; Children’s Museum
of Houston; cmhouston.org;
713-522-1138
Texas Country Music Series
6pm; Two step on the Pier
with Texas country band every
Thursday night!; Galveston
Island Historic Pleasure Pier;
pleasurepier.com;
409-766-4950
Rock the Dock Summer
Concert Series
7pm; Kemah Boardwalk;
kemahboardwalk.com;
281-334-9880
FRIDAYS
FREE Firework Fridays
9:30am; Enjoy our fireworks
show over Galveston Bay. Plus,
late night specials.; Kemah
Boardwalk;
kemahboardwalk.com;
281-334-9880
SATURDAYS
FREE Sandcastle Building
Lesson
8am; Free family friendly event
series to help beachgoers create
spectacular sandcastles with tips
from the pros. The event will
begin with an instructor building
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a sandcastle from 8-11am
followed by lessons at 11am,
1pm & 3pm.; Near the Stewart
Beach Pavilion; galveston.com
FREE Vietnamese Learning
Time
9am, 10am, 11:15am, 1:30pm
& 3pm; Parker Williams Branch
Library
SUNDAYS
Sunday Movie Night
Enjoy a movie under the stars!
Jurassic World; Galveston
Island Historic Pleasure Pier;
pleasurepier.com;
409-766-4950
* Please contact library
for details as some require
advanced tickets.
Alvin Branch Library;
bcls.lib.tx.us; 281-388-4300
Bracewell Neighborhood Library;
hpl.lib.tx.us; 832-393-2580
Manvel Branch Library;
bcls.lib.tx.us; 281-489-7596
Parker Williams Branch Library;
hcpl.net; 281-484-2036
Pearland Branch Library;
bcls.lib.tx.us; 281-652-1677
Pearland Westside Branch
Library; bcls.lib.tx.us;
713-436-0995
Weekly Kids’ Meal Deals
TexasRoadhouse
Mondays; Kid’s meal $1.99 all
day; 2526 Smith Ranch Road
Casa Ole
Mondays; $ .99 kid’s meal
for kids 12 yrs & under; 3100
Broadway
Cafe’ Taraiz
Tuesdays; All day kids eat free;
9415 Broadway
Denny’s
Tuesdays & Saturdays; 4pm-
10pm kids eat free; 11221
Broadway
Stadia Sports Grill
Wednesdays; All day Kids 12 yrs
& under eat free; Town Center
Luby’s
Wednesdays after 4pm &
Saturdays All Day; Kids eat free
Firehouse Subs
Sundays; Kids eat free. No
coupon required; near Home
Depot
Steak n Shake Webster
Sundays; All Day - one free kid’s
plate for each $8 spent
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