Free & Cheap Things to Do with Kids

Explore the best free & cheap things to do with kids options for kids and families in Porterville

Porterville Historical Museum

Porterville Historical Museum

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Zalud House

Zalud House

Historic 19th-century house museum. Family home from 1891 featuring original furnishings & decor, plus a picturesque rose garden.

Zalud Park

Zalud Park

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Fallen Heroes

Fallen Heroes

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Veterans Park

Veterans Park

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Skate Park

Skate Park

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Lake Success

Lake Success

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Tule Campground

Tule Campground

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Zumwalt Park

Zumwalt Park

Community space with an event gazebo. Open community park space featuring lit walking paths & a gazebo for public events.

Tulare Historical Museum

Tulare Historical Museum

Local art exhibitions & memorabilia. Opened in 1985, this local history museum features memorabilia, rotating art exhibits & a gift shop.

Tulare County Museum

Tulare County Museum

Local history, culture & Native basketry. Local history & culture exhibits, including a large collection of Native American baskets.

Paradise Playland

Paradise Playland

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Kids' Festival 2013

Kids' Festival 2013

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ImagineU Children's Museum

ImagineU Children's Museum

Educational, hands-on exhibits & events. Colorful hands-on exhibits & events with multicultural, science, environmental & arts themes.

Cecil Park

Cecil Park

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Lake Woollomes

Lake Woollomes

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Delano Heritage Park

Delano Heritage Park

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Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park

Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park

Restored early 20th-century sites. Historic state park featuring restored early 20th-century landmark buildings, plus tours & camping.

The Aviator Casino

The Aviator Casino

Gambling hub with card games & a grill. Local casino with a variety of card games, frequent tournaments & an American grill with kids' menu.

Visalia Adventure Park

Visalia Adventure Park

7 acres of pay-as-you-play attractions. Free admission with pay-as-you-play activities like mini-golf, bowling, go-karts & arcade games.

Kings County Fairgrounds

Kings County Fairgrounds

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Freedom Park

Freedom Park

Park with a playground & splash pad. Community park offering open green space, a children's playground & a splash pad.

Coe Park

Coe Park

Retreat with play areas & picnic tables. Open green space featuring recreational areas such as a splash pad, playground & picnic facilities.

Longfield Center

Longfield Center

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Carnegie Museum of Kings County

Carnegie Museum of Kings County

Exhibits on local history & culture. Museum in a neo-Romanesque building with exhibits & programs exploring the area's history & culture.

Children’s Storybook Garden & Museum

Children’s Storybook Garden & Museum

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Hanford Carousel

Hanford Carousel

Historic carousel with art deco details. Built in 1939, this restored wooden carousel features horses, 2 chariots & art deco details.

Centennial Park

Centennial Park

City park with athletics facilities. City park with ball fields, a running track, tennis & basketball courts & a playground.

Minter Field Air Museum

Minter Field Air Museum

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Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park

Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park

Indoor trampoline activity center. Large-scale indoor trampoline center hosting open jump, fitness classes, dodgeball & parties.

Hidden Valley Park

Hidden Valley Park

Kids' play areas & a charming duck pond. City park offering lawns, a duck pond, kids' play structures, picnicking & a seasonal splash pad.

Shafter Depot Museum

Shafter Depot Museum

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Coyote Entertainment Center

Coyote Entertainment Center

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Reedley Museum

Reedley Museum

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California Living Museum (CALM)

California Living Museum (CALM)

Indoor & outdoor displays & exhibits. Museum exploring California's diverse flora & fauna, with a reptile house & botanical gardens.

World's Largest Box of Raisins

World's Largest Box of Raisins

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Laton-Kingston Park

Laton-Kingston Park

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Heritage Park

Heritage Park

Picnicking, recreational sports & hiking. Park with a playground, picnic shelter & paved trail, plus tennis courts, a pond & disc golf course.

Sarah A. Mooney Memorial Museum

Sarah A. Mooney Memorial Museum

Historic 1893 family home with exhibits. Victorian house museum showcasing furnishings & relics of the pioneering Moody family.

Lions Park

Lions Park

Park with a tot lot & a playground. Unassuming neighborhood park featuring a tot lot & a playground for older children.

Stramler Park

Stramler Park

Ball fields, RC car raceway & playground. 3-acre park featuring baseball fields, batting cages, a playground & radio-controlled car raceway.

Lori Brock Discovery Center

Lori Brock Discovery Center

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Kern County Museum

Kern County Museum

16-acre museum for local history. Dozens of artifacts & displays chronicling the area's Native American, frontier & oil history.

Buena Vista Museum of Natural History & Science

Buena Vista Museum of Natural History & Science

Educational exhibits on earth history. Hands-on exhibits & artifacts exploring earth sciences such as geology, archaeology & paleontology.

BLOOM Mural Bakersfield

BLOOM Mural Bakersfield

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Bakersfield Museum of Art

Bakersfield Museum of Art

Fine-art institute dating to 1956. Longtime art museum offering exhibits by Californian artists, education programs & kids' classes.

Yokuts Park

Yokuts Park

Green space with a playground & concerts. Park with concerts & other special events, plus a playground, picnic areas & bike trail access.

Mural Alley Bakersfield

Mural Alley Bakersfield

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Jastro Park

Jastro Park

Play area for kids plus tennis courts. Recreational area offering lighted tennis & basketball courts, horseshoe pits & a jungle gym.

Central Park at Mill Creek

Central Park at Mill Creek

Linear park with waterside paths. Popular park & photography area running along both sides of a canal with a covered bridge.

Kids Empire Bakersfield

Kids Empire Bakersfield

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Beale Park

Beale Park

Neighborhood park where parakeets live. Family park offering horseshoe pits, ballfields, a Greek theater & large flock of wild parakeets.

Saunders Park

Saunders Park

Basketball courts & picnic areas. Tucked-away green space offering lighted basketball courts, playground & picnic areas with BBQ pits.

The Park at River Walk

The Park at River Walk

Park with an amphitheater on the water. 32-acre park with an amphitheater surrounded by water featuring various live music performances.

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