# Things to do with kids in San Francisco County, CA > 46 upcoming family events and 29 places and ongoing programs in San Francisco County, CA, in the San Francisco–Oakland–Fremont area. Listings whose address ZIP code is in this county (Census Bureau ZIP-to-county file). Dates and times are Pacific Time. Today is Sat, Oct 24. Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Oct 24, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-10-24), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/counties/san-francisco-county-ca ## Events ahead - [Alemany Farm 21st Annual Harvest Festival](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/alemany-farm-21st-annual-harvest-festival--listing-f92163d374adb921fd468d9d) — Sat, Oct 24 · 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM · Alemany Farm · Free · checked Oct 13. Friends of Alemany Farm and the Alemany Apartments Community host the farm's 21st Annual Harvest Festival on Saturday, October 24 from 11 am to 3 pm at Alemany Farm, San… - [Awesöme Orchestra Plays KPop Demon Hunters at the Exploratorium](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/awesome-orchestra-plays-kpop-demon-hunters-at-the-exploratorium--listing-e79c6a521d14b5aa27f9da30) — Sat, Oct 24 · 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Exploratorium (Bechtel Gallery 3) · With admission · checked Oct 20. The volunteer community orchestra Awesöme Orchestra and conductor David Möschler return to the Exploratorium for an afternoon of music made in real time. In Bechtel Gallery 3… - [Family Halloween 2026 at the Randall Museum](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/family-halloween-2026-at-the-randall-museum--listing-4de1ec30b8850679b0c07b57) — Sat, Oct 24 · 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM · Randall Museum · Free · checked Oct 13. The Randall Museum's Family Halloween 2026, themed 'The Magic of Halloween', takes place Saturday, October 24, 2026 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm at the museum on Corona Heights… - [Mobile Rec at Rochambeau Playground](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/mobile-rec-at-rochambeau-playground--listing-37ac63aa262fd9ebb7fd0d47) — Sat, Oct 24 · 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Rochambeau Playground · Free · checked Oct 16. San Francisco Recreation and Parks brings its Mobile Rec van to Rochambeau Playground in the Richmond District for a free day of non-traditional recreation. Mobile Rec typically… - [Music for Families: Animal Kingdom Concert — San Francisco Symphony](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/music-for-families-animal-kingdom-concert-san-francisco-symphony--listing-e14e3597962bc7fb38c57e4b) — Sat, Oct 24 · 2:00 PM · Davies Symphony Hall · Paid · checked Oct 24. The San Francisco Symphony's first Music for Families concert of the season takes children on a musical tour of the animal kingdom. Resident Conductor of Engagement and Education… - [Photosynthesis: Conservatory of Flowers Winter Light Show](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/photosynthesis-conservatory-of-flowers-winter-light-show--listing-b1be4ec9a186dcebeb867010) — Oct 1 – Jan 30 · Conservatory of Flowers (front lawns) · Free · checked Oct 20. Every night this winter the white wood-and-glass facade of the Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate Park becomes a screen for a free outdoor light show. The 2026–27 show… - [Second Annual Great Pumpkin Giveaway & Plant Sale at Yerba Buena Gardens](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/second-annual-great-pumpkin-giveaway-and-plant-sale-at-yerba-buena-gar--listing-e3c556890cc3245620cdbed7) — Sat, Oct 24 · 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM · Yerba Buena Gardens · Free · checked Oct 13. The Yerba Buena Gardens Conservancy gives away more than 100 free pumpkins and brings back its pay-what-you-can plant sale in the Gardens for one morning. Yerba Buena Gardens is… - [Sensory-Friendly Screening: The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (Walt Disney Family Museum)](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/sensory-friendly-screening-the-many-adventures-of-winnie-the-pooh-walt--listing-a110789bdfe51328cf059415) — Sat, Oct 24 (+3 more dates) · 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM · The Walt Disney Family Museum (Theater) · All ages · From $8 · checked Oct 24. Through the end of October, the Walt Disney Family Museum's theater shows the 1977 classic The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh in a sensory-friendly format. The lights are… - [Studio Series Youth Animation Workshops at The Walt Disney Family Museum](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/studio-series-youth-animation-workshops-at-the-walt-disney-family-muse--listing-975c2863ba75c7bcf080f675) — Sat, Oct 24 (+3 more dates) · 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM · The Walt Disney Family Museum (Diane Disney Miller Exhibition Hall) · Ages 7–17 · From $25 · checked Oct 20. The Walt Disney Family Museum's in-person Studio Series gives young people aged 7 to 17 a 90-minute hands-on animation workshop on Saturday afternoons in the Diane Disney Miller… - [SuperNatural Halloween Night at the California Academy of Sciences](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/supernatural-halloween-night-at-the-california-academy-of-sciences--listing-dd894c9b204cc4ecc2adaff8) — Sat, Oct 24 · 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM · California Academy of Sciences · From $45 · checked Oct 16. The California Academy of Sciences holds its annual SuperNatural Halloween party on the evening of Saturday, October 24, 2026, billed by the museum as a family-friendly fright… - [We All Journey: Monarchs and Día de Muertos at the Exploratorium](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/we-all-journey-monarchs-and-dia-de-muertos-at-the-exploratorium--listing-46979c7666b84cc40e1e945f) — Sat, Oct 24 · 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM · Exploratorium · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 16. A one-day Exploratorium program linking the migration of Monarch butterflies, whose arrival in Mexico often coincides with Día de Muertos, to the holiday's traditions. Visitors… - [Bug Curious: Amateur Entomology Walk at the San Francisco Botanical Garden](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/bug-curious-amateur-entomology-walk-at-the-san-francisco-botanical-gar--listing-3d9db8c6e9feb6099eac8bba) — Sun, Oct 25 (+1 more date) · 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM · San Francisco Botanical Garden (meet at Main Gate) · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 24. Entomology graduate student, researcher and science communicator Sophia Di Piazza leads a slow, close-up walk through the San Francisco Botanical Garden to find the insects that… - [Free Family Day: K-Pop, Art, and Beyond at SFMOMA](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/free-family-day-k-pop-art-and-beyond-at-sfmoma--listing-21cdbe31de79e780b42b0677) — Sun, Oct 25 · 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM · San Francisco Museum of Modern Art · With admission · checked Oct 13. SFMOMA's Free Family Day on Sunday, October 25, 2026, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., offers free museum admission with RSVP for two adults accompanied by a child 18 or younger (children 18… - [Scaregrove Halloween Event at Stern Grove](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/scaregrove-halloween-event-at-stern-grove--listing-af674d0d8bebf002fa50b105) — Fri, Oct 30 · 3:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Sigmund Stern Grove · Free · checked Oct 13. San Francisco Recreation and Parks hosts Scaregrove, its free Halloween event for the entire family, at Sigmund Stern Grove on Friday, October 30, 2026 from 3:00 PM to 9:00 PM… - [Scaregrove Halloween Event at Stern Grove](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/scaregrove-halloween-event-at-stern-grove--listing-3e241f8566ea0da1c1f6e3f1) — Fri, Oct 30 · 3:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Sigmund Stern Grove · Free · checked Oct 13. San Francisco Recreation and Parks' annual free Halloween event at Sigmund Stern Grove, described by the department as "Free Halloween fun for the entire family!" Activities… - [Boo at the Zoo 2026 — San Francisco Zoo & Gardens](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/boo-at-the-zoo-2026-san-francisco-zoo-and-gardens--listing-cca28b6da89c1a2f08d3b4ba) — Sat, Oct 31 · 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM · San Francisco Zoo & Gardens · With admission · checked Oct 20. The San Francisco Zoo & Gardens' one-day Halloween festival returns on Saturday, October 31, from 10 AM to 3 PM. The costume parade starts at 11 AM and leads into a costume… - [Halloween at the Bandshell with Charity and the JAMband](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/halloween-at-the-bandshell-with-charity-and-the-jamband--listing-382b1a8881b577d55e710e55) — Sat, Oct 31 · 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM · Golden Gate Bandshell (Music Concourse, Golden Gate Park) · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. Halloween morning in Golden Gate Park brings a free, costume-friendly family concert to the Golden Gate Bandshell in the Music Concourse. San Francisco-born Charity and the… - [Halloween Celebration at Aquarium of the Bay](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/halloween-celebration-at-aquarium-of-the-bay--listing-6ecb36a2eee4fa034ff9f582) — Oct 31 – Nov 1 · Aquarium of the Bay · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 16. Aquarium of the Bay on PIER 39 marks Halloween weekend with its annual Fish or Treat celebration. From 1 to 2 pm on both days, divers carve pumpkins underwater inside the Ray &… - [Halloween Hoopla](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/halloween-hoopla--listing-944267d3d073eaa50422327e) — Sat, Oct 31 · 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Children’s Garden, Yerba Buena Gardens · Free · checked Oct 16. Free RSVP The 26th annual Halloween Hoopla is back with family-friendly frights and delights for kids under 10 and their adults! This year’s festivities are sure to amaze with… - [Halloween Hoopla at Yerba Buena Gardens](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/halloween-hoopla-at-yerba-buena-gardens--listing-0ab465da633882ef9e61bb71) — Sat, Oct 31 · 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Children's Garden, Yerba Buena Gardens · Free · checked Oct 13. The 26th annual Halloween Hoopla from the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival offers family-friendly frights and delights for kids under 10 and their adults on Saturday, October 31 from… - [Spooky Square at Ghirardelli Square](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/spooky-square-at-ghirardelli-square--listing-1ff20746cd8c7251659319e5) — Sat, Oct 31 · 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Ghirardelli Square (fountain plaza) · checked Oct 20. Ghirardelli Square's Halloween afternoon is a short, free-to-watch family stop on the northern waterfront. The square schedules a magic show at 1 PM, followed at 2 PM by the YAP… - [Making Monsters and a Graphic Novel with Pixar Animators (Walt Disney Family Museum)](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/making-monsters-and-a-graphic-novel-with-pixar-animators-walt-disney-f--listing-f860e449eda6caa0893dbf06) — Sun, Nov 1 · 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM · The Walt Disney Family Museum (Diane Disney Miller Exhibition Hall) · All ages · From $35 · checked Oct 20. Timed for Día de los Muertos, Pixar animators Sequoia Blankenship and Rob Thompson visit The Walt Disney Family Museum to talk about making their first graphic novel, Feo the… - [Free First Tuesday at the Conservatory of Flowers](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/free-first-tuesday-at-the-conservatory-of-flowers--listing-6e8f075515d42472aefa282d) — Tue, Nov 3 · 10:00 AM – 4:30 PM · Conservatory of Flowers · Free · checked Oct 20. On the first Tuesday of every month, admission to the Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate Park is free for everyone. The Conservatory is the oldest public wood-and-glass… - [ZooLights at San Francisco Zoo & Gardens](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/zoolights-at-san-francisco-zoo-and-gardens--listing-f5a0326244ab64ff2582111a) — Nov 6 – Jan 3 · 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM · San Francisco Zoo & Gardens · From $21 · checked Oct 13. The San Francisco Zoo's all-new ZooLights winter holiday program lights up the Zoo from November 6, 2026 through January 3, 2027. ZooLights is open Wednesday through Sunday… - [Día de los Muertos and Diwali Festival at Presidio Tunnel Tops](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/dia-de-los-muertos-and-diwali-festival-at-presidio-tunnel-tops--listing-24a04c2a2f2c568ea1fab72c) — Sat, Nov 7 · 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM · Presidio Tunnel Tops · All ages · Free · checked Oct 13. A free, family-friendly festival at Presidio Tunnel Tops bringing together two fall cultural observances to honor South Asian and Latinx traditions. The Presidio Trust lists arts… - [Día de los Muertos Concert — San Francisco Symphony](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/dia-de-los-muertos-concert-san-francisco-symphony--listing-10d12bce60f82d07240a77a3) — Sat, Nov 7 · 3:00 PM · Davies Symphony Hall · Paid · checked Oct 24. The San Francisco Symphony's yearly Día de los Muertos concert celebrates Latin American music and culture. Local artists create installations in the Davies Symphony Hall lobby… - [Access Hour at Aquarium of the Bay](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/access-hour-at-aquarium-of-the-bay--listing-396bdf4ddd3af3c50d95392b) — Sun, Nov 8 · 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM · Aquarium of the Bay · Paid · checked Oct 13. Aquarium of the Bay at PIER 39 hosts its first Access Hour on Sunday, November 8, 2026, 10:00 – 11:00 AM: a quieter aquarium experience with smaller crowds, extra seating and a… - [Feathered Friends: Birdwatching & Nature Art for Families](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/feathered-friends-birdwatching-and-nature-art-for-families--listing-911e493ecca5e3427c3f6f57) — Sun, Nov 15 · 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM · San Francisco Botanical Garden (meet at Main Gate) · Ages 6–12 · From $40 · checked Oct 13. A family morning at the San Francisco Botanical Garden led by art educator and San Francisco birder Nancy Palmer. The session starts with birdwatching basics, continues with a… - [Performance: Mark Foehringer's Nutcracker Sweets](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/performance-mark-foehringer-s-nutcracker-sweets--listing-8147b9253ef52308686c2545) — Wed, Nov 18 · 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM · San Francisco Public Library – Sunset Branch · checked Oct 13. Costumed dancers from the Mark Foehringer Dance Project perform selections from Nutcracker Sweets, based on E.T.A. Hoffmann's The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, in the Sunset… - [Glow: Winter Light Exhibition at the Exploratorium](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/glow-winter-light-exhibition-at-the-exploratorium--listing-b8acbd3ef7078c6098bac7f6) — Nov 19 – Jan 24 · 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Exploratorium · All ages · From $29.95 · checked Oct 16. Glow is the Exploratorium's annual winter season of luminous art and science, filling Bechtel Gallery 3 at Pier 15 with light-based artworks to play with. This year's pieces… - [Lightscape at San Francisco Botanical Garden](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/lightscape-at-san-francisco-botanical-garden--listing-156f05f3799d05e4064f5368) — Nov 20 – Jan 3 · San Francisco Botanical Garden · From $20 · checked Oct 16. Lightscape returns to San Francisco Botanical Garden in Golden Gate Park for the 2026 winter season, turning the garden into an after-dark, one-mile trail of about a million… - [Twist of Tradition: Hands-On Challah](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/twist-of-tradition-hands-on-challah--listing-987271b6ad9122136dea1a02) — Fri, Nov 20 · 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM · JCCSF · Free · checked Oct 16. Discover the joy of challah braiding rooted in Jewish tradition. Each month, braid a seasonal challah to take home and bake. Come for the challah, stay for the connection, and… - [Activity: Bubbleology](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/activity-bubbleology--listing-05964317f7213aa4da50a399) — Sat, Nov 21 · 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM · San Francisco Public Library – Bayview/Linda Brooks-Burton Branch · checked Oct 13. Explore the science of bubbles; bring objects you think might make good bubbles. For children and their caregivers; youth under 8 must be accompanied by an adult. In the Bayview… - [Presentation: A Bit About Bats with NorCal Bats](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/presentation-a-bit-about-bats-with-norcal-bats--listing-2767fe276b5dca0d8a88c4ec) — Sat, Nov 21 · 11:30 AM – 12:45 PM · San Francisco Public Library – Excelsior Branch · checked Oct 13. Meet live native bats and learn how San Francisco's bats fly, hunt and echolocate, and why they matter to gardens and farms. Listed for elementary-school age and families. In the… - [San Francisco Turkey Trot and Kids Gobbler Chase (Golden Gate Park)](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/san-francisco-turkey-trot-and-kids-gobbler-chase-golden-gate-park--listing-b86892b34aa1d5a7968c7f67) — Thu, Nov 26 · 8:00 AM · Polo Field, Golden Gate Park · Up to 10 · With admission · checked Oct 20. San Francisco's 24th annual Thanksgiving Day run and walk starts from the Polo Field in Golden Gate Park and raises money for the Lowell High School track and cross-country… - [2026 Holiday Tree Lighting at Yerba Buena Gardens](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/2026-holiday-tree-lighting-at-yerba-buena-gardens--listing-76c63c96632bd4f43ae96e67) — Sat, Nov 28 · 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM · Yerba Buena Gardens · Free · checked Oct 13. The Yerba Buena Gardens Conservancy invites the public to its Holiday Tree Lighting in the Gardens. The page promises 'special surprises' to be announced on the Eventbrite page… - [PIER 39 Tree Lighting Event](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/pier-39-tree-lighting-event--listing-3762dbe354c93b2bcc308de1) — Thu, Dec 3 · PIER 39 Entrance Plaza · checked Oct 13. PIER 39's annual lighting of its live 60-foot Christmas tree in the Entrance Plaza is listed on the PIER 39 upcoming-events page for Thursday, December 3. The listing promises… - [San Francisco Ballet: Nutcracker](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/san-francisco-ballet-nutcracker--listing-a6c41de20f36083b6e1ab949) — Fri, Dec 4 (+19 more dates) · 7:00 PM · War Memorial Opera House · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 13. San Francisco Ballet presents Helgi Tomasson's Nutcracker at the War Memorial Opera House, December 4–27. The production is set in San Francisco and is described as transporting… - [Rudolph & Scrooge: A.C.T. Young Conservatory Holiday Double Feature](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/rudolph-and-scrooge-a-c-t-young-conservatory-holiday-double-feature--listing-3fbbaecce2bad26c9b7c4e29) — Sat, Dec 5 (+1 more date) · A.C.T.'s Strand Theater · Paid · checked Oct 24. A.C.T.'s Young Conservatory stages a two-act holiday show with child and teen actors at the Strand Theater on Market Street. Act One is Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Jr., based… - [Deck the Hall Holiday Concert — San Francisco Symphony](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/deck-the-hall-holiday-concert-san-francisco-symphony--listing-9118ecb04599adfedeb139ca) — Sun, Dec 6 · 3:30 PM · Davies Symphony Hall · Paid · checked Oct 24. The San Francisco Symphony's family holiday concert fills Davies Symphony Hall with holiday favorites and sing-alongs. Conductor Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser leads members of the… - [TWIST OF TRADITION: HANDS-ON CHALLAH](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/twist-of-tradition-hands-on-challah--listing-535c4fcfee241d0f0d465a44) — Fri, Dec 11 · 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM · JCCSF · Free · checked Oct 16. Discover the joy of challah braiding rooted in Jewish tradition. Each month, braid a seasonal challah to take home and bake. Come for the challah, stay for the connection, and… - [Family Matinee: Adam Shulman Trio & the San Francisco Girls Chorus – A Charlie Brown Christmas tribute](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/family-matinee-adam-shulman-trio-and-the-san-francisco-girls-chorus-a--listing-3dce9997534d597d6f324f9d) — Sat, Dec 12 · 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM · SFJAZZ Center (Miner Auditorium) · checked Oct 13. Holiday family matinee at the SFJAZZ Center in which pianist Adam Shulman and his trio join the Premier Ensemble of the San Francisco Girls Chorus for the group's third annual… - [Peter and the Wolf with the SF Symphony Youth Orchestra](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/peter-and-the-wolf-with-the-sf-symphony-youth-orchestra--listing-e0aca58d8a2e2060a83e4c36) — Sun, Dec 13 · 2:00 PM · Davies Symphony Hall · Ages 3+ · Paid · checked Oct 24. The San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra, whose players are aged 12 to 21, performs Prokofiev's musical fable Peter and the Wolf with a guest narrator, Mychal Threets. The… - [Winter AcroCamp Week 1 (Dec 21–23) – AcroSports](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/winter-acrocamp-week-1-dec-21-23-acrosports--listing-216674ba014502e166ba2ba0) — Mon, Dec 21 (+2 more dates) · 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM · AcroSports · Ages 6–12 · From $342 · checked Oct 13. Three-day winter break circus and gymnastics day camp at AcroSports in San Francisco, December 21–23, 9:00am–3:00pm daily, for ages 6–12 (AcroCamp Jr. is listed separately for… - [Winter AcroCamp Week 2 (Dec 28–31) – AcroSports](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/winter-acrocamp-week-2-dec-28-31-acrosports--listing-5633d85027955f4365178c09) — Mon, Dec 28 (+3 more dates) · 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM · AcroSports · Ages 6–12 · From $456 · checked Oct 13. Four-day winter break circus and gymnastics day camp at AcroSports in San Francisco, December 28–31, 9:00am–3:00pm daily, for ages 6–12 (AcroCamp Jr. listed separately for ages… - [Penguins + Pajamas Family Sleepover at the California Academy of Sciences](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/penguins-pajamas-family-sleepover-at-the-california-academy-of-science--listing-9956d8443c2ce7131561a242) — Jan 15 – Jan 16 · 6:00 PM – 8:00 AM · California Academy of Sciences · Ages 4–17 · From $136 · checked Oct 24. At a Penguins+Pajamas Sleepover, children aged 4 to 17 and their adults spend the night inside the California Academy of Sciences. From 6 PM, families explore the exhibits after… ## Places and ongoing programs - [After School Climbing Camp (ages 7–12) – Mission Cliffs, Touchstone Climbing](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/after-school-climbing-camp-ages-7-12-mission-cliffs-touchstone-climbin--listing-be99cc50d90097be3348f07d) — 8-week sessions, once a week for 2 hours, September to May; Fall Aug–Dec, Winter/Spring… · Mission Cliffs (Touchstone Climbing) · Ages 7–12 · Paid · checked Oct 13. Touchstone Climbing's after-school climbing camps at Mission Cliffs in San Francisco's Mission District run from September to May in 8-week sessions meeting once a week for 2… - [Afternoon Art: Saturday Drop-in Family Art Workshop at the Randall Museum](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/afternoon-art-saturday-drop-in-family-art-workshop-at-the-randall-muse--listing-febd2fa4d9265c0149077aff) — Saturdays 1:00–4:00 PM (drop in; sign up at the front desk 12:30–3:30 PM) · Randall Museum (Art Room) · All ages · From $5 · checked Oct 20. Every Saturday afternoon the Randall Museum's Art Room becomes a drop-in studio for families. Museum art instructors lead a different hands-on project each week, and families can… - [Aquarium of the Bay](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/aquarium-of-the-bay--listing-b59ab38e95c3fde9be951c0a) — Monday – Sunday 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM; last entry 4:30 PM · Aquarium of the Bay · From $20.25 · checked Oct 13. Aquarium of the Bay at PIER 39 focuses on the marine life of San Francisco Bay, with walk-through acrylic tunnels, touch pools and daily programs. Open Monday–Sunday 10:00… - [Art Studio II Saturdays: drop-off art class for ages 3.5–5.5 – San Francisco Children's Art Center](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/art-studio-ii-saturdays-drop-off-art-class-for-ages-3-5-5-5-san-franci--listing-a2e14e1133fef8d0a4392684) — Saturdays 10:00am–12:00pm, Sept 19 – Dec 12 (no class 11/28), 12 sessions · San Francisco Children's Art Center, Fort Mason Center, Building C · From $45 · checked Oct 13. Two-hour Saturday morning drop-off art studio class for preschoolers ages 3.5–5.5 at the San Francisco Children's Art Center in Fort Mason Center, Building C. Saturdays… - [Birding in the Garden with Golden Gate Bird Alliance](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/birding-in-the-garden-with-golden-gate-bird-alliance--listing-65b01488c8e158c96b984def) — First Sunday of every month, 8:00–11:00 am · San Francisco Botanical Garden (meet at Main Gate) · With admission · checked Oct 13. A free monthly bird walk through the San Francisco Botanical Garden led by experienced birders from Golden Gate Bird Alliance, held the first Sunday of every month from 8:00 to… - [California Academy of Sciences](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/california-academy-of-sciences--listing-d38632a54c9daaaf67c107a0) — Monday–Saturday 9:30 a.m.–5 p.m.; Sunday 11 a.m.–5 p.m.; closed for a private event on… · California Academy of Sciences · From $39 · checked Oct 13. The California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park combines an aquarium, planetarium, rainforest and natural history museum under one living roof. General admission covers… - [Children's Chorus (ages 8–12), tuition-free – Community Music Center](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/children-s-chorus-ages-8-12-tuition-free-community-music-center--listing-4ca72f344ad3d0a0c0b50174) — Fall Quarter August 31 – December 16 (year not printed); rehearsal day/time not printed · Community Music Center (branch not specified on course page) · Ages 8–12 · From $15 · checked Oct 13. Community Music Center's Children's Chorus for children ages 8–12. Tuition is fully covered by a scholarship grant, making it free to students; a $15 quarterly registration fee… - [Children's Creativity Museum](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/children-s-creativity-museum--listing-319d70c4bb631133018dedcf) — Open Wednesday-Sunday from 10am-4pm · Children's Creativity Museum · All ages · From $20 · checked Oct 13. The Children's Creativity Museum in Yerba Buena Gardens offers two floors of multimedia exhibits and activities (animation, music, design and tinkering studios) designed to guide… - [Conservatory of Flowers](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/conservatory-of-flowers--listing-eb7ab43419b7a487bab785fc) — Thu–Tue 10am–4:30pm (last entry 4pm); closed Wednesdays. Free day first Tuesday of the… · Conservatory of Flowers · With admission · checked Oct 13. The oldest public wood-and-glass conservatory in North America, a Golden Gate Park landmark housing rare and tropical plants. Open six days a week, 10am–4:30pm with last entry at… - [Exploratorium](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/exploratorium--listing-22a57a9c9624cc86dc0deb80) — Tuesday–Saturday 10:00 am–5:00 pm; Sunday 12:00 pm–5:00 pm (members/donors 10:00… · Exploratorium · From $29.95 · checked Oct 13. The Exploratorium is a hands-on museum of science, art and human perception on Pier 15 along San Francisco's Embarcadero, with hundreds of interactive exhibits indoors and on the… - [Family Studio at SFMOMA (Spiders; Lines That Move)](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/family-studio-at-sfmoma-spiders-lines-that-move--listing-86c28fdc85c381324e3628c6) — Sundays 10 a.m.–1 p.m. on listed dates (Oct 18 and Nov 8, 2026) · San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Koret Education Center (Floor 2) · All ages · Free · checked Oct 13. Family Studio is SFMOMA's free drop-in art-making workshop for the whole family in the Koret Education Center on Floor 2, Sundays 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.; no museum admission is… - [Free Day at the San Francisco Botanical Garden (second Tuesday)](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/free-day-at-the-san-francisco-botanical-garden-second-tuesday--listing-43efb0457f82ab13b9675878) — Second Tuesday of every month (next listed: Nov 10, 2026, 7:30am–5pm, last entry 4pm) · San Francisco Botanical Garden · Free · checked Oct 13. The San Francisco Botanical Garden offers free admission to everyone on the second Tuesday of every month (plus select holidays). The 55-acre garden in Golden Gate Park holds… - [Japanese Tea Garden](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/japanese-tea-garden--listing-a7a32091178435e72a3bfe67) — Open daily 9am; last entry 4:30pm Nov–Feb (5:30pm Mar–Oct). Free entry Mon/Wed/Fri 9–10am. · Japanese Tea Garden · With admission · checked Oct 13. The oldest operating public Japanese garden in North America, in Golden Gate Park next to the Music Concourse, with paths, bridges, a pagoda and a tea house. Open daily from 9am… - [Kids Open Gym at AcroSports (Saturdays & Sundays)](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/kids-open-gym-at-acrosports-saturdays-and-sundays--listing-72f07ed1f81fc86e43d2bbd5) — Junior (3–6): Saturdays 12:30–1:30pm; Youth (6–17): Saturdays and Sundays 12:30–1:30pm… · AcroSports · Ages 3–17 · Paid · checked Oct 13. Weekend open gym at AcroSports, the nonprofit circus and gymnastics center on Frederick Street beside Kezar Stadium. Junior Open Gym for 3–6 year olds runs Saturdays… - [Little Bears Music Classes at Fort Mason (Blue Bear School of Music)](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/little-bears-music-classes-at-fort-mason-blue-bear-school-of-music--listing-2d24cca83520676557ff50ba) — Fort Mason: Mon 10:15am; Wed 10:15am and 11:15am (other locations on other days)… · Blue Bear School of Music, Fort Mason Center, Building D · Up to 5 · From $31 · checked Oct 13. Blue Bear School of Music's Little Bears program is a caregiver-and-child music class for kids ages 6 months to 5 years, running year-round rather than in fixed sessions. Fort… - [Playdate: ¡Cantamos! bilingual family music class – JCCSF](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/playdate-cantamos-bilingual-family-music-class-jccsf--listing-4a301d81ed9ba53af652340f) — Fridays 9:30–10:30am, Sept 11 – Dec 11, 2026 (no class Nov 27) · Jewish Community Center of San Francisco (JCCSF) · From $20 · checked Oct 13. ¡Cantamos! is a bilingual family music program at the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco combining Latin American rhythms with Jewish stories, songs, movement and play, led… - [Playdate: Baby & Me Yoga – JCCSF](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/playdate-baby-and-me-yoga-jccsf--listing-451372246fb5ade8b32f9c65) — Wednesdays 10:00–11:20am; session Oct 21 – Dec 16, 2026 (no class Nov 4, 11, 25)… · Jewish Community Center of San Francisco (JCCSF) · From $180 · checked Oct 13. Parent-and-baby yoga at the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco led by certified yoga instructor Kari Marble, for babies ages 6 weeks to pre-crawling with a parent or… - [Playdate: Open Gym Time for babies and toddlers – JCCSF](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/playdate-open-gym-time-for-babies-and-toddlers-jccsf--listing-20fd286ba37125a061ab1e20) — Thursdays 10:00–11:30am, Sept 10 – Dec 10, 2026 (no class Nov 26) · Jewish Community Center of San Francisco (JCCSF) · From $22 · checked Oct 13. Unstructured free play in the gym at the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco for children ages 6 months to 3 1/2 years with a parent or caregiver present. Thursdays… - [Randall Museum](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/randall-museum--listing-2179ff84f575a7e6ccc49a32) — Open 10 am - 5 pm Tuesday through Saturday; closed Sunday and Monday · Randall Museum · Free · checked Oct 13. The Randall Museum, operated by San Francisco Recreation and Parks on Corona Heights, is a free family museum with live-animal exhibits, science and natural history displays, a… - [Safeway Holiday Ice Rink in Union Square](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/safeway-holiday-ice-rink-in-union-square--listing-5163c032711686d7ba6a6a1c) — Daily 10:00am–11:00pm, Nov 4, 2026–Jan 18, 2027; 60-minute sessions every 1.5 hours… · Safeway Holiday Ice Rink in Union Square · From $17 · checked Oct 13. Seasonal outdoor ice rink in the center of Union Square near Geary and Powell streets, open daily from Wednesday, November 4, 2026 through Monday, January 18, 2027. Skating is… - [San Francisco Botanical Garden](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/san-francisco-botanical-garden--listing-290c6553a1bd1c9f2b30c65c) — Open daily at 7:30am; last entry 5pm (Oct–1st Sat in Nov), 4pm (1st Sun in Nov–Jan)… · San Francisco Botanical Garden · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 13. A 55-acre public botanical garden in Golden Gate Park with more than 8,000 kinds of plants from around the world, open daily from 7:30am. Last entry is seasonal: 5pm from October… - [San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA)](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/san-francisco-museum-of-modern-art-sfmoma--listing-9ea40080de87e58bd84c5a25) — Monday–Tuesday 10 a.m.–5 p.m.; Wednesday closed; Thursday noon–8 p.m.; Friday–Sunday 10… · San Francisco Museum of Modern Art · From $30 · checked Oct 13. SFMOMA on Third Street is one of the largest modern and contemporary art museums in the United States, with seven floors of galleries, a living wall and free public spaces on the… - [San Francisco On Ice – outdoor rink at Fisherman's Wharf](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/san-francisco-on-ice-outdoor-rink-at-fisherman-s-wharf--listing-1f76168ce84ca08a73d8b388) — November 4, 2026 – January 18, 2027; Standard Days 10 AM–11 PM, Value Days 12 PM–10 PM… · San Francisco On Ice · All ages · From $19 · checked Oct 13. San Francisco On Ice is a 6,500-square-foot outdoor real-ice rink at Fisherman's Wharf operating November 4, 2026 through January 18, 2027. The rink offers daily public skating… - [San Francisco Zoo & Gardens](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/san-francisco-zoo-and-gardens--listing-d3ce5a88e16c89ffb7288ce9) — Open daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; last entry 4 p.m. · San Francisco Zoo & Gardens · From $22 · checked Oct 13. The San Francisco Zoo & Gardens at the ocean end of Sloat Boulevard is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; last entry for general admission is 4 p.m. (4:30 p.m. for members)… - [Saturday Science at the Randall Museum](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/saturday-science-at-the-randall-museum--listing-19752c785bcca8c15501b8d1) — Saturdays, 10:30 – 11:30 am; sign up at the front desk 10:00–10:30 am · Randall Museum · Ages 4+ · From $10 · checked Oct 13. Saturday Science is a drop-in science workshop for families at the Randall Museum, Saturdays 10:30–11:30 am. Simple science topics are presented through project-based activities… - [Side by Side: art class for ages 2–3 with an adult – San Francisco Children's Art Center](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/side-by-side-art-class-for-ages-2-3-with-an-adult-san-francisco-childr--listing-3fd687b2e47ca3a143b609e9) — Wednesdays 11:00am–12:00pm, Sept 16 – Dec 16 (no class 10/28, 11/25), 12 sessions · San Francisco Children's Art Center, Fort Mason Center, Building C · Ages 2–3 · From $35 · checked Oct 13. Weekly art-making class for 2–3 year olds with an adult co-participant at the San Francisco Children's Art Center in Fort Mason Center, Building C. Wednesdays 11:00am–12:00pm… - [Storytime Science for Kids at the Exploratorium](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/storytime-science-for-kids-at-the-exploratorium--listing-1632fbed2b9f490b5fa377b3) — Selected weekend days at 12:00 pm and 2:00 pm (e.g., Sat Oct 17, Sun Oct 18 & 25… · Exploratorium · With admission · checked Oct 16. On selected weekend days the Exploratorium runs Storytime Science: a staff member reads an engaging picture book aloud and then leads a related hands-on activity for children and… - [The Walt Disney Family Museum](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/the-walt-disney-family-museum--listing-c802ced279ef81d952e10b36) — Thu–Sun, 10am–5:30pm (last entry at 4:30pm) · The Walt Disney Family Museum · From $15 · checked Oct 13. The Walt Disney Family Museum in the Presidio of San Francisco tells the life story of Walt Disney through ten galleries of animation art, early drawings, a model of Disneyland… - [Young Creative Dance Classes (Ages 2–7), Fall 2026 – ODC School](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/young-creative-dance-classes-ages-2-7-fall-2026-odc-school--listing-1769b3e8e4bd1a5d3a3e6b62) — Fall Session Sept 12 – Dec 20, 2026 (no classes Nov 23–29); Spring Session Jan 9 – May… · ODC Dance Commons · Ages 2–7 · Paid · checked Oct 13. ODC School's Youth & Teen Program offers Young Creative Dance Classes for ages 2–7, Youth Dance Classes for ages 7–13 and Teen classes for ages 12–18 at the ODC Dance Commons in… ## Recently ended - [Fall Hoops Night](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/fall-hoops-night--listing-646b917c575e6bfb8952ca73) — ended Fri, Oct 23 - [Fall Hoops Night for grades 3–5 – JCCSF](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/fall-hoops-night-for-grades-3-5-jccsf--listing-b05f719354058d1941fdda9d) — ended Fri, Oct 23 - [Kids Night Out: Halloween Boo-vie Movie Night – Stonestown Family YMCA](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/kids-night-out-halloween-boo-vie-movie-night-stonestown-family-ymca--listing-e203ae676d102f3d35980ce6) — ended Fri, Oct 23 - [Twist of Tradition: Hands-on Challah](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/twist-of-tradition-hands-on-challah--listing-9874435826b1856e7a8c5666) — ended Fri, Oct 23 - [Workshop: Pepper's Ghost Illusion](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/workshop-pepper-s-ghost-illusion--listing-c34ce6906516c76456b0c880) — ended Fri, Oct 23 - [Activity: Día de los Muertos Community Altar / Altar comunitario para el Día de Muertos](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/activity-dia-de-los-muertos-community-altar-altar-comunitario-para-el--listing-44b6a3417ba363c55bb2c176) — ended Wed, Oct 21 - [Activity: LEGO Robotics with Lowell High School's CardinalBotics](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/activity-lego-robotics-with-lowell-high-school-s-cardinalbotics--listing-f1e72c99f3e97061b99c699b) — ended Sun, Oct 18 - [Mobile Rec at Sunday Streets (Excelsior)](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/mobile-rec-at-sunday-streets-excelsior--listing-1f17bec704d25ca5de1c8398) — ended Sun, Oct 18 - [Joe Bataan](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/joe-bataan--listing-a957686e30c0b4ec244ead46) — ended Sat, Oct 17 - [Mobile Rec and B Mo Magic Special Event at Civic Center Plaza](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/mobile-rec-and-b-mo-magic-special-event-at-civic-center-plaza--listing-0c55532168aab438bd05a547) — ended Sat, Oct 17 - [Penguins+Pajamas Sleepover: Fly into Fall](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/penguins-pajamas-sleepover-fly-into-fall--listing-d2ee998aa2babf6c92ddf9a2) — ended Sat, Oct 17 - [Workshop: How to Draw K-pop & Demon Hunters with Oliver Chin](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/workshop-how-to-draw-k-pop-and-demon-hunters-with-oliver-chin--listing-1cedb6f8bdd74100fae968d4) — ended Sat, Oct 17 ## Nearby - [Things to do with kids in San Francisco](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco.md) - [This weekend in San Francisco](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/this-weekend) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/this-weekend.md) Town pages are listed once a town has 3 current listings, county pages at 10.