{"id":466194,"date":"2026-10-14T23:02:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T23:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/466194\/"},"modified":"2026-10-14T23:02:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T23:02:11","slug":"free-fun-events-in-arlington-october-15-21-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/466194\/","title":{"rendered":"Free & Fun Events in Arlington: October 15-21, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Office of Communication<\/p>\n

Enjoy these free and fun events scheduled across The American Dream City from October 15-21, 2026. Check back each week for a new list of family-friendly activities!<\/p>\n

Texas Authors Book Club: The Border Between Us by Rudy Ruiz<\/p>\n

Explore a moving coming-of-age story at the Texas Authors Book Club<\/a> on Thursday, Oct. 15, at 6:30 p.m. at Fielder Museum. This month\u2019s selection, The Border Between Us by Rudy Ruiz, follows Ram\u00f3n L\u00f3pez, a Mexican American boy growing up along the U.S.-Mexico border as he navigates family challenges, identity and his dream of becoming an artist. This monthly book club is a collaboration between Arlington Public Library and the Arlington Historical Society, highlighting fiction and nonfiction rooted in Texas.<\/p>\n

Levitt Pavilion Fall Series<\/p>\n

Enjoy a weekend of free live music at Levitt Pavilion Arlington, 100 W. Abram St., Oct. 16\u201317, with performances starting at 7:10 p.m. Friday brings Grammy-winning Texas roots band Los Texmaniacs alongside conjunto group Conjunto Baraja de Oro<\/a> for a night of energetic Tex-Mex music. Saturday, get ready to rock with In Halen, a high-energy Van Halen tribute band, and CB&J<\/a>. Bring your lawn chairs or blankets and enjoy two nights of music under the stars!<\/p>\n

Loews Strolls<\/p>\n

Join the City of Arlington\u2019s Walktober challenge with Loews Strolls<\/a> on Saturday, Oct. 17, fromf 9\u201310 a.m. Meet at Live! by Loews, 1600 E. Randol Mill Road, for a group warm-up before a relaxing 1.63-mile walk through Richard Greene Linear Park<\/a> and its Caelum Moore Sculpture Garden. All ages and fitness levels are welcome, and complimentary self-parking is available in the hotel garage.<\/p>\n

Create a Handprint Alien at Storytime<\/p>\n

Little ones can enjoy stories and hands-on creativity at Storytime<\/a> on Wednesday, Oct. 21, from 11 a.m. to noon at the Arlington Museum of Art<\/a>. Children will listen to a story before designing their own alien character using their handprints. Admission and parking are free, but\u00a0registration is required<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The River that Made Texas: An Evening with Scot McFarlane<\/p>\n

Discover how the Trinity River helped shape Texas during a special evening with river historian and author Scot McFarlane on Wednesday, Oct. 21, at River Legacy Nature Center. Celebrate the release of his new book, The River That Made Texas: A Forgotten History of the Trinity<\/a>, with a meet-and-mingle from 6:30\u20137 p.m., followed by a presentation and audience Q&A. RSVP is required<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Published on October 14, 2026 By Office of Communication Enjoy these free and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":466195,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[150,152,151],"class_list":["post-466194","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arlington","tag-arlington","tag-arlington-headlines","tag-arlington-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/466194","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=466194"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/466194\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/466195"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=466194"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=466194"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=466194"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}