Kids' activities in Coral Springs: parks, story times, rainy days

Last checked Oct. 8, 2026. Times and prices come from each organizer’s own page, linked below, and change with the season. City Parks and Recreation: 954-345-2200.

Coral Springs has free playgrounds and a splash pad in its parks, free story times at the library and a handful of indoor options for rainy afternoons. Most of the city’s own kids’ programs run out of the Coral Springs Gymnasium, 2501 Coral Springs Drive, and the Sportsplex area off Royal Palm Boulevard, where the ice rink, nature center and Aquatic Complex sit close together.

Who to call

• City Parks and Recreation: 954-345-2200
• Northwest Regional Library: see the Broward County Library calendar
• Coral Springs Museum of Art: 954-340-5000
• Panthers IceDen: 954-835-8500

Playgrounds and water play

The city’s parks directory lets you filter its parks by playground, splash pad, restrooms and shade. A few to start with:

• Splash-N-Play and Meadow’s Playground, Betti Stradling Park, 10301 Wiles Road. The splash pad is free, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily, with a playground, skate park and restrooms next to it.
• Riverside Park, 205 Coral Ridge Drive, has a domed climbing playground and a fitness park with a ninja course.
• Mullins Park, 10000 Ben Geiger Drive, has a playground, paved walking trails, a pool and a Little Free Library.
• Sandy Ridge Sanctuary, 8501 NW 40th St., pairs a playground with a nature preserve, open sunrise to sunset.

City parks close at 10 p.m. most nights and at sunset on holidays. More in our parks and trails guide and, for pools and camps, our summer guide.

Story times at the library

Broward County Library’s Northwest Regional Library, 3151 N. University Drive, runs free weekly programs for young children. The October 2026 schedule on the library’s events calendar:

On Saturday, Oct. 10, at 1 p.m., kids ages 5 to 12 can practice reading aloud to Zoey, the library’s therapy dog, at Bones to Books, first come, first served. Teens have an afterschool program most weekday afternoons.

Art for little ones

The Coral Springs Museum of Art runs its classes at its Creative Studios, 2855 Coral Springs Drive, and its gallery at 3380 N. University Drive, where admission is free.

• Parent ‘N Me Creative Labs, Wednesdays 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the Creative Studios, for ages 1 to 4 with a grown-up: a story about an artist, then a sensory-friendly art activity. Drop-in registration, priced per parent-child pair.
• ARTventures, a free family tour and art activity at the gallery, 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, and Saturday, Dec. 12.
• One Day Camps on school days off, for young artists, at the Creative Studios; see the museum’s events page.

Rainy-day picks

• Public skating at Panthers IceDen, 3299 Sportsplex Drive. All ages; figure and hockey skates start at youth size 8. Weekend daytime admission is $17 online or $19 in person plus $6 skates; Friday and Saturday night sessions are $22 online with skates. Children 5 and younger pay $14 with skates. Every skater needs an online account first, and session times are on the rink’s drop-in calendar. A free Try Skating session for first-timers is at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17; helmets are required.
• City events at the Coral Springs Gymnasium, 2501 Coral Springs Drive: the Thrills & Chills Halloween village on Saturday, Oct. 17, and a $5 holiday Movie Night showing “Home Alone” 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18; tickets go on sale Oct. 19.
• Sawgrass Nature Center & Wildlife Hospital, 3000 Sportsplex Drive, is mostly outdoors, so save it for a dry spell: native animals that cannot be released, an aviary and an orchid garden. Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday to Friday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekends; $5 adults, $3 ages 5 and up, under 5 free, per the center’s site.

School days off and date nights

On Broward school breaks, the city’s Fun Days Off day camp for grades 1-6 runs 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Nov. 23-25 for $120 and Dec. 28-31 for $160, both at Cypress Hall. Resident registration for Thanksgiving opens Oct. 26.

The city’s Parents Night Out for ages 5 to 12 is 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 11, at the gymnasium: $25 a child for pizza, crafts and a movie. Registration has not opened yet. Toddlers ages 1 to 4 had a free monthly Juice Box Jam open play at the gymnasium from January to May 2026; the city has not posted 2027 dates.

What this means for you

• Free every week: the splash pad, the playgrounds and the library story times.
• For a rainy Saturday, try public skating at the IceDen or a free family program at the art museum.
• Book Fun Days Off early; resident sign-up for Thanksgiving week opens Oct. 26.

Related: free things to do, things to do this month and trick-or-treat hours.

Frequently asked questions

Where is story time in Coral Springs?

The Northwest Regional Library, 3151 N. University Drive, runs free weekly story times: toddler music and movement Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m., preschool Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. and baby lapsit Fridays at 10:30 a.m., according to Broward County Library’s calendar.

Is there a free splash pad in Coral Springs?

Yes. Splash-N-Play at Betti Stradling Park, 10301 Wiles Road, is free and open 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily.

What can kids do in Coral Springs when it rains?

The library’s story times and teen afterschool program, the Coral Springs Museum of Art’s family programs, public skating at Panthers IceDen and the city gymnasium’s events are all indoors.

How much is public skating at Panthers IceDen?

Weekend daytime admission is $17 online or $19 in person, plus $6 for skates; Friday and Saturday night sessions are $22 online with skates included. Children 5 and younger skate for $14 with rental, the rink says.