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Children's Museum Oro Valley & Tucson daily programs

Children's Museum Oro Valley at Tohono Chul (also Children's Museum Tucson downtown) · Casas Adobes

Drop-in kids' programs at the Children's Museum Oro Valley inside Tohono Chul (nature story time, craft activity, clay play, a Sunday Harvesting Health session) and at the downtown Children's Museum Tucson (bilingual play, Generation Creation fine-motor activities, sensory-friendly MyTime). On Halloween Saturday the downtown museum adds a Buddy the Elf visit with story time, free doughnuts and photo ops.

When

• Fri, Oct 30CMOV: Wee Storytime 9:30 a.m., Nature Niños activity 10 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. close. Downtown: Wee Play Bilingüe 12:30 p.m., Generation Creation 1 p.m., MyTime sensory-friendly hours 3–5 p.m.
  MyTime downtown is half-price admission after 3 p.m.
  Forecast: 81° · 73% rain · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
• Sat, Oct 31CMOV: Wee Storytime 9:30 a.m., Nature Niños activity 10 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. close. Downtown: Meet Buddy the Elf 11 a.m.–1 p.m., Generation Creation 1 p.m.
  Tohono Chul, which houses CMOV, runs its ticketed Chiles, Chocolate & Day of the Dead Festival this day; downtown hosts Buddy the Elf with story time, free doughnuts and Elf musical ticket giveaways.
  Forecast: 79° · 61% rain · Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
• Sun, Nov 1CMOV: Wee Storytime 9:30 a.m., Nature Niños activity 10 a.m., Harvesting Health 10 a.m.–noon, Clay Play 11 a.m.–noon. Downtown: Generation Creation 1 p.m.
  Harvesting Health runs the first Saturday and Sunday of each month.
  Forecast: 74° · 96% rain · Showers And Thunderstorms

Dates are stated explicitly by the source.

Getting in

CMOV: one entry fee covers Tohono Chul and the museum; Tohono Chul lists general admission at $20, children 2 and under free. Downtown: $12.50 per person, under 12 months free; MyTime half price after 3 p.m. weekdays. Downtown tickets are not valid at CMOV.

CMOV closes at 12:30 p.m. daily and is closed Mondays. MyTime tickets are sold at the door. The Buddy the Elf page does not explain how the Elf ticket giveaway works.

• Nov 1 downtown programs are inferred from the program pages' Tue–Sun recurrence; the museum calendar only displayed through Oct 31.
• CMOV closes at 12:30 p.m. and is closed Mondays.
• The Buddy the Elf page does not explain how the Elf ticket giveaway works.

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Where

Sources

1. childrensmuseumtucson.org organizer
   Oct 30 and Oct 31, 2026 program list and times at both locations (Wee Story Time 9:30, Nature Niños 10, Wee Play Bilingüe 12:30, Generation Creation 1, MyTime 3–5, Meet Buddy 11–1); calendar does not display Nov 1
2. childrensmuseumtucson.org organizer
   Wee Story Time at CMOV occurs Nov 1, 2026 at 9:30 a.m.; CMOV address
3. childrensmuseumtucson.org organizer
   Nature Niños activity starts 10 a.m. and runs until CMOV closes; recurs Tue–Sun; description of CMOV indoor and outdoor spaces
4. childrensmuseumtucson.org organizer
   Generation Creation 1 p.m. daily Tue–Sun at the downtown museum, including Sunday; description
5. childrensmuseumtucson.org organizer
   Meet Buddy and win ELF tickets, Oct 31, 2026, 11 a.m.–1 p.m. downtown; story time, free doughnuts, photo ops, giveaways with Broadway in Tucson
6. childrensmuseumtucson.org organizer
   CMOV hours Tue–Sun 9 a.m.–12:30 p.m.; single entry fee covers Tohono Chul and CMOV; children 2 and under free; downtown tickets not valid at CMOV; Wee Storytime 9:30 and activity 10 daily, Clay Play Sun/Tue 11–noon, Harvesting Health first Sat and Sun 10–noon
7. childrensmuseumtucson.org organizer
   Downtown admission $12.50, under 12 months free; hours Tue–Sun 9–5; MyTime half-price after 3 p.m. weekdays; downtown address
8. childrensmuseumtucson.org organizer
   MyTime sensory-friendly weekday program 3–5 p.m., half-price admission, tickets at the door
9. tohonochul.org venue
   Tohono Chul general admission $20; CMOV hours Tue–Sun 9–12:30; Harvesting Health at CMOV listed Nov 1, 2026; Chiles, Chocolate & Day of the Dead Festival listed Oct 31
10. tucson.com media
    Buddy the Elf visit Oct 31, 11 a.m.–1 p.m., 200 S 6th Ave, free doughnuts, cost $12.50