Parents and kids collaborating on hands-on physics and engineering projects in the Maker Lab
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Fleet Science Center Thanksgiving Weekend Family Maker Lab (Balboa Park)

Through Nov 29Nov 27 – Nov 29 · 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Thanksgiving Weekend: Friday–Sunday, November 27–29, 2026; 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM daily; Studio X Maker challenges open 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Fleet Science Center1875 El Prado, San Diego, CA 92101 · 1.3 mi approx. from San DiegoDirections

All ages; dedicated Kid City area for children ages 5 and under; stroller parking and elevator access

From $19.95$19.95 for juniors (ages 3–12); $24.95 for adults; free for infants under 3; includes one IMAX documentary

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Located on Balboa Park's pedestrian El Prado, the Fleet Science Center is San Diego's premier interactive hands-on science playground. Over Thanksgiving holiday weekend, the museum's Studio X maker workshop invites kids and parents to tackle autumn-themed STEM challenges—designing gravity racers, testing parachute drops for autumn seeds, and building electric circuits. Younger visitors love Kid City, a dedicated two-story play zone for children ages 5 and under equipped with a ball factory, conveyor belts, magnetic cranes, and grocery play areas. General admission also includes a breathtaking giant-dome IMAX film under the world's first tilted dome screen.

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