Community Events
Twirl is known for its own signature annual events like Twirl Aglow, Halloweenie, the Global Cardboard Challenge, Invent Event and The Paseo. These large-scale events bring our community together in play, celebration and creativity, and have become fixtures on the Taos events calendar. You can find wonderful photos from all of them on our Facebook page . We also host regular monthly events on-site in the Twirl playroom and in our beautiful playgrounds, as well as participating in events in the Taos community.
UPCOMING EVENTS
STEAM Saturdays is a FREE hands-on STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) adventure where kids and families make real-world connections through play! This program is generously sponsored by the Encantado Foundation
Sat. March 15th 11am - 1pm Celebrate literacy with exciting hands-on activities that spark imagination through STEAM with the magic of storytelling and books!
Sat. April 26th 11am - 1pm Join Twirl and the Taos LEGO League for an epic LEGO Challenge where creativity, engineering, and fun collide!
Sat. May 17th 11am - 1pm Explore the art, engineering, and creativity that breathe life into puppets with the Paseo Project's visiting artists, Concrete Temple Theater.
PLAYLABZ at Twirl Our new FREE, drop-in Saturdays where play meets STEAM. Through hands-on activities, you’ll discover how different toys connect to the world of learning and ignite your imagination. Come play, learn, create and explore with us!
Sat. March 22nd 11am - 1pm Wind Challenge! Explore how wind makes things float, spin, and soar! Experiment with wind tunnels, pinwheels, flying toys and wind-powered cars. Can you design the fastest racer or make a pinwheel spin longest?
Sat. April 5th 11am - 1pm Building Challenge! Bend it, twist it, snap it—build it! Tackle fun engineering challenges using Wikki Stix, Fidl Bitz, Spaghettez, and more! Can you build the tallest tower or the strongest bridge?
Sat. May 31st 11am - 1pm Chain Reaction Challenge! Tinker, test and build epic chain reactions using ramps, dominoes, pulleys, and more! Can you design a contraption where one small push creates a BIG reaction?
STEAM Play at Questa Public Library
Friday, April 11th 1 - 3pm Join Twirl and explore the world of sonic vibrations! Play a record with your teeth, make your own musical instruments, use a tuning fork with water and sand! Contact 575-586-2023 or library@villageofquesta.org for more information.
Twirl Celebrates the Big Read
Twirl is proud to join The Taos Center of the Arts as a community partner for The Big Read—supported by the National Endowment for the Arts and Arts Midwest. Through shared reading, we spark conversations, celebrate local creativity, uplift diverse voices, and strengthen community bonds—all around the theme "Where We Live."
Twirl's Big Read Events:
Saturday, March 8th 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Where: Taos Public Library. Kick off The Big Read with poetry reading and writing! Add your poem to our Poet-Tree, create a little book, score a free book from our giveaway, and enjoy a stroll through the Library Garden’s Story Walk. Fun for all ages!
Thursday, March 13th 10:30 – 11:30 AM
Where: Taos Public Library, Children’s Library. Join our interactive storyteller, Ms. Amber, for a Big Read Story Time! Experience Northern New Mexican acequia culture through Finns Acequia Adventure puppet show. Perfect for ages 3-10!
Friday & Sunday, March 14th & 16th 1:30 – 3:00 PM
Where: The Harwood Museum. Discover the magic of color in SPECTACOLOR! Celebrate the artwork of Charles Ross and explore the art and science of color in a vibrant family event. Fun for all ages!
Wednesday, March 19th 3:00 - 4:30pm
Where: Twirl. StoryFest with Twirl! Enjoy a live reading by Dora Dillistone from her two books, The Perfectly Beautiful Day and Luna. Also enjoy a puppet Story with The Yarn Spinners Storytellers. Enjoy engaging literacy activities in collaboration with Taos Behavioral Health, Comprehensive Literacy State Development Grant (CLSD) Twirl, and The Big Read. Families and children 0-12
Thursday, March 20th 3:00 - 4:30pm
Where: Twirl. StoryFest with Twirl! Live Reading by Erica Collins of her book Summer of the Dolphins, plus children’s literacy activities in partnership with Taos Behavioral Health, CLSD, Twirl, and The Big Read. Families and children 0-12
Friday, March 21st 3:00 - 4:30pm
Where: Twirl. StoryFest with Twirl! Reading Jocelyn Harper’s book Black & White, a tiny baby book. This baby-specific story will be followed by baby activities and literacy activities with Taos Behavioral Health, CLSD, and The Big Read. Families and children aged 0-12
Thursday, April 17th 10:30 - 11:30 AM
Where: Taos Public Library, Children’s Library. Join Twirl for a Big Read Storytime and Celebrate Northern New Mexican artist Georgia O’Keeffe with Ms. Amber! Read, sing, paint, and play in this interactive Big Read Story Time. Families of Children age 0-12
The Great Treasure Hunt
Ahoy, Mateys!
Join us for a Pirate Adventure on the High Seas! Gather yer crew and set sail for The Great Treasure Hunt—a swashbucklin’ Literacy Family Event bursting with fun, adventure, and pirate-y puzzles!
Each program is pirate-themed and features different activities at every event, so feel free to join us on as many adventures as ye please!
When the treasure chest is unlocked, all buccaneers will be rewarded with books, literacy toys, and tools to spark imagination and a lifelong love of reading.
This exciting program is brought to ye in collaboration with the COMPREHENSIVE LITERACY STATE DEVELOPMENT GRANT (CLSD), Taos Municipal Schools, Taos Behavioral Health, and Twirl.
CLSD Family Engagement Events
Friday, March 7th 3 - 5pm YDI Taos Pueblo Headstart
Wednesday, March 12th 3 - 5pm Ranchos Elementary School
Thursday, March 13th 6 - 7pm Little Bugs Preschool
Saturday, March 15th 11am - 1pm Family Literacy Day at Twirl
Thursday, March 27th after school YDI Enos Headstart
Tuesday, April 2nd 5 - 7pm Kinder Night at Bataan Hall
Thursday, April 3rd 2 - 3:30pm YDI Arroyos Del Norte Headstart
Friday, April 25th 11:30am - 1pm UNM Kids Campus
Wednesday, April 30th 5 - 6pm Taos Pueblo Headstart
