🎉 November $5 & Under Family Fun Picks! 🎉

Hey busy bees 🐝 — get ready to swoop into some seriously sweet local deals! Whether you're chasing storytime magic, maker-moments, or a chill outing the whole family can buzz along with, here’s your $5 and under events roundup for November around El Paso, Teller & Douglas Counties in Colorado.

Stay tuned for more waves of fun — and don’t forget to tag along with #FindYourFamilyBuzz 🧡

EL PASO COUNTY (Colorado Springs + region) 🏔️

1. Sensory Storytime (Library 21c) — Sat, Nov 1 • 10:30–11:00 AM
   Ages: 3–12 • Price: Free • RSVP: PPLD event page. Pikes Peak Library District
   
   

2. Toddler Time (Sand Creek Library) — Sat, Nov 1 • 10:30–11:00 AM
   Ages: 1–2 (with caregiver) • Price: Free • RSVP: PPLD event page. Pikes Peak Library District
   
   

3. Paws to Read (Old Colorado City Library) — Sat, Nov 1 • 10:30–11:30 AM
   Ages: Kids 0–5 / Family • Price: Free • RSVP: PPLD event page. Pikes Peak Library District
   
   

4. “Strange Colorado” w/ Erin Taylor (Library 21c) — Sat, Nov 1 • 11:00 AM–12:30 PM
   Ages: Teens/Adults/Seniors • Price: Free • Info/RSVP: PPLD event page. Pikes Peak Library District
   
   

5. Coding: Game Development (Old Colorado City) — Sat, Nov 1 • 2:00–3:00 PM
   Ages: Tweens/Teens • Price: Free (registration required) • RSVP: PPLD event page. Pikes Peak Library District
   
   

6. Teen Advisory Board (Cheyenne Mountain) — Sat, Nov 1 • 2:00–3:00 PM
   Ages: Teens • Price: Free • RSVP: PPLD event page. Pikes Peak Library District
   
   

7. Winter Makerspace Open House (Library 21c) — Sat, Nov 1 • 2:00–5:00 PM
   Ages: All ages • Price: Free • Info: PPLD event page. Pikes Peak Library District
   
   

8. APPR Author Talk: Meg Long (East Library) — Sat, Nov 8 • Time TBA on listing
   Ages: Teens/Adults • Price: Free • Info: Peak Radar listing links to details. PeakRadar.com
   
   

9. Author Talk: Mark Lee Gardner (East Library) — Tue, Nov 11 • Time TBA on listing
   Ages: Adults • Price: Free • Info: Peak Radar listing links to details. PeakRadar.com
   
   

10. Repair Café (Library 21c) — Thu, Nov 13 • (series runs through Nov 13)
    Ages: All • Price: Free • Info: PPLD Repair Café hub. PeakRadar.com+1
    
    

11. Downtown COS: “Shop Local Win Local” Kickoff — Fri, Nov 7 • 4:00–6:30 PM
    Ages: All • Price: Free • Info/RSVP: Downtown Colorado Springs events page. Downtown Partnership
    
    

12. Colorado Springs Home Show (Norris-Penrose) — Nov 14–16 • Hours on page
    Ages: All • Price: Free admission • RSVP: Eventbrite listing (free tickets). eventbrite.com
    
    

13. Pikes Peak – Veteran’s Day Free Admission (for veterans/active-duty w/ ID) — Tue, Nov 11 • All day
    Ages: All • Price: Free for those who served • Info: City of Colorado Springs special events page. City of Colorado Springs
    
    

(PPLD has dozens more free storytimes, clubs, crafts, gaming, studio/orientations across Nov—filter by date/branch on their calendar; all library programs are free unless noted.) Pikes Peak Library District

TELLER COUNTY (Woodland Park / Florissant) 🌲

14. Evening Adult Fiction Book Club (Woodland Park Library) — Wed, Nov 5 • 5:00–6:00 PM
    Ages: Adults • Price: Free • Info/RSVP: Rampart Library District (Book Clubs). rampart.colibraries.org
    
    

15. Weekly/Monthly Free Library Programs (Rampart Library District) — Various Nov dates/times
    Ages: Kids/Teens/Adults/Seniors • Price: Free • Info hub + calendar pages: Rampart Library District site. rampart.colibraries.org+2rampart.colibraries.org+2
    
    

DOUGLAS COUNTY (Castle Rock, Parker, Lone Tree, etc.) 🏞️

16. Forest of Stories (All DCL Branches) — Nov 15–Jan 4 • During library hours
    Ages: All • Price: Free • Info: DCL “Booked for the Holidays” + Forest of Stories pages. dcl.org+1
    
    

17. Teen Library Connections (Highlands Ranch Library) — Thu, Nov 6 • 4:00–5:30 PM
    Ages: Teens • Price: Free • Info: DCL branch events page. dcl.org
    
    

18. Sit & Stitch (Castle Rock Library) — Sun, Nov 9 • 3:00–4:00 PM
    Ages: Teens/Adults • Price: Free • Info: DCL events feed. go.dcl.org
    
    

19. Festival of Trees – Meridian Ranch (Falcon) — Sat–Sun, Nov 22–23 • times on post
    Ages: All • Price: Free • Info: community post (details/updates on thread). facebook.com
    
    

20. Community Free/Low-Cost Shares (Colorado Springs groups) — All month
    Ages: All • Price: Mostly Free • Info streams where organizers post $0–$5 happenings. facebook.com+1
    
    

Buzz-savvy notes 📝

• Libraries = Free: Unless a fee is explicitly noted, PPLD, Rampart, and DCL programs are free and family-friendly. Use the RSVP/“Register” buttons on each event page. dcl.org+3Pikes Peak Library District+3Pikes Peak Library District+3
  
  

• Veterans Day perk (Nov 11): Pikes Peak Highway waives admission for veterans/active-duty w/ ID. Great day trip with mountain views that cost exactly $0 for your heroes. 🇺🇸 ⛰️ City of Colorado Springs