# Things to do with kids in San Mateo County, CA

> 42 upcoming family events and 9 places and ongoing programs in San Mateo 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.

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## Events ahead

- [Autumn Days at Filoli](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/autumn-days-at-filoli--listing-9022768ae7ec920eb9669495) — Sep 26 – Nov 1 · Filoli Historic House & Garden, Woodside · All ages · From $39 · checked Oct 13. Filoli's fall season turns the estate into a harvest display: pumpkins, giant gourds, scarecrows, ornamental grasses and a vintage red pickup truck in the Garden, a Pumpkin…
- [Foster City 2026 Halloween Festival](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/foster-city-2026-halloween-festival--listing-1002ebbe2ceda599f2a31cb4) — Sat, Oct 24 · 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM · Leo J. Ryan Park (Meadow and Amphitheater) / Foster City Community Center · Ages 2–12 · From $5 · checked Oct 13. Foster City Recreation's 2026 Halloween Festival is Saturday, October 24 from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM at Leo J. Ryan Park. Children ages 2–12 trick-or-treat from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM…
- [Halloween Haunted Hangar at Hiller Aviation Museum](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/halloween-haunted-hangar-at-hiller-aviation-museum--listing-802198945197ab0a627f652b) — Oct 23 – Oct 31 · 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Hiller Aviation Museum, San Carlos · From $14 · checked Oct 13. Hiller Aviation Museum in San Carlos decks its gallery in spooky Halloween decorations for the Haunted Hangar, October 23 through October 31, with a 'Great Pumpkin' scavenger…
- [Learn to Play Chess for Kids (Grades 2-6)](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/learn-to-play-chess-for-kids-grades-2-6--listing-28c96cb5f713474c7e4886e1) — Sat, Oct 24 · 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM · Burlingame Public Library (Main) · sold out when last checked · checked Oct 13. A chess class for children in grades 2–6 presented by Grupology in the library's Tech Lab, funded by the Burlingame Library Foundation. Registration is required; on 10/13 the…
- [Una Ofrenda Musical with Cascada de Flores (Belmont Library)](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/una-ofrenda-musical-with-cascada-de-flores-belmont-library--listing-23dddf1589c241aa01329df2) — Sat, Oct 24 · 10:30 AM – 11:15 AM · San Mateo County Libraries – Belmont Library · Free · checked Oct 16. Cascada de Flores leads a bilingual, participatory musical journey through Día de Muertos traditions from Mexico and Central America at the Belmont Library, replacing the regular…
- [Diwali Celebration at Brisbane Library](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/diwali-celebration-at-brisbane-library--listing-83dfd95764f92e91aa6ae0ac) — Sun, Oct 25 · 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM · San Mateo County Libraries – Brisbane Library · All ages · Free · checked Oct 13. An afternoon Diwali celebration at the Brisbane Library with henna art, festive crafts and cultural performances, plus a Bollywood dance lesson at 2pm (no experience needed)…
- [Millbrae Rotary's Kids Carnival](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/millbrae-rotary-s-kids-carnival--listing-23a66ed5e741187c91c1e562) — Sun, Oct 25 · 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Rotary Park, Millbrae · Free · checked Oct 16. The Rotary Club of Millbrae hosts its 28th annual Kids Carnival at Rotary Park on Sunday, October 25, 2026, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The free community event is designed for young…
- [Comics Workshop With Nidhi Chanani](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/comics-workshop-with-nidhi-chanani--listing-d195a7c8c0db32b7539068b0) — Wed, Oct 28 · 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM · San Mateo County Libraries – Brisbane Library · Free · checked Oct 13. An interactive comic-writing workshop with graphic novelist Nidhi Chanani (Pashmina, Jukebox, Shark Princess, Super Boba Café) in celebration of Diwali. She shares how an idea…
- [Family Night: Halloween Bash at Bayshore Library (Daly City)](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/family-night-halloween-bash-at-bayshore-library-daly-city--listing-41a82d2b55b3964d27d2994b) — Thu, Oct 29 · 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM · Bayshore Library, Daly City · checked Oct 13. Daly City's Bayshore Library hosts a special Halloween-themed Family Night on Thursday, October 29, 2026 from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM with not-so-spooky stories, paper plate spider…
- [Get Crafty at the Atherton Halloween Spooktacular](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/get-crafty-at-the-atherton-halloween-spooktacular--listing-d8323f2a5bd6ccc31f7f2a35) — Thu, Oct 29 · 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM · Atherton Town Center / Atherton Library · All ages · Free · checked Oct 13. The Atherton Library joins the Town of Atherton and the Atherton Police Officers' Association for the Halloween Spooktacular at the Atherton Town Center: an arts-and-crafts…
- [Trunk or Treat at Hiller Aviation Museum](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/trunk-or-treat-at-hiller-aviation-museum--listing-03fc829c18a08b046dd34e21) — Thu, Oct 29 · 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Hiller Aviation Museum, San Carlos · Free · checked Oct 16. Part of Hiller Aviation Museum's Halloween season, Trunk or Treat on Thursday, October 29, 2026, from 5 to 7 p.m. lets families stroll past creatively decorated cars and, this…
- [Millbrae Día de los Muertos Celebration](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/millbrae-dia-de-los-muertos-celebration--listing-5a41182285555ea421fca2c1) — Fri, Oct 30 · 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM · Millbrae Recreation Center (Great Hall) · checked Oct 16. The Millbrae Cultural Arts Advisory Committee hosts a Día de los Muertos evening in the Great Hall of the Millbrae Recreation Center, honoring life and tradition through music…
- [Helicopter Pumpkin Drop & Kids Halloween Festival at Hiller](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/helicopter-pumpkin-drop-and-kids-halloween-festival-at-hiller--listing-5d0973da87a40b3b5432fc7c) — Sat, Oct 31 · 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Hiller Aviation Museum, San Carlos · With admission · checked Oct 16. On Halloween morning, Saturday, October 31, 2026, the Hiller Aviation Museum's 'witch' drops a pumpkin from a high-flying helicopter. The family event runs 10 a.m. to noon with…
- [Intro to Robotics and Circuitry With Team 5940 Bread](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/intro-to-robotics-and-circuitry-with-team-5940-bread--listing-ad5e196549982e66d27a2ae2) — Sun, Nov 1 · 11:00 AM – 2:30 PM · San Mateo County Libraries – Pacifica Sharp Park Library · Free · checked Oct 13. Award-winning high-school robotics team 5940 BREAD demonstrates the foundations of robotics and circuitry in a hands-on program where participants code robots and learn the…
- [Snacks and Graphics: Soup Up Your Ramen! (Teens)](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/snacks-and-graphics-soup-up-your-ramen-teens--listing-831bfb9cab7e4da624f7c8b3) — Thu, Nov 5 · 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM · Burlingame Public Library (Main) · checked Oct 13. Teens learn ways to elevate instant ramen and browse graphic novels and manga featuring ramen. Registration required (12 seats open on 10/13); the form asks for grade level…
- [Storyteller John Weaver: Pumpkin Tales (Menlo Park Library)](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/storyteller-john-weaver-pumpkin-tales-menlo-park-library--listing-5b8a50ec607801f757edb7b1) — Thu, Nov 5 · 2:30 PM – 3:15 PM · Menlo Park Library · Ages 4+ · Free · checked Oct 16. Menlo Park Library's resident storyteller John Weaver presents 'Pumpkin Tales', an after-school storytelling session in the 11th Annual Menlo Park Storytelling Festival. His…
- [First Friday Nights at CuriOdyssey](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/first-friday-nights-at-curiodyssey--listing-42f51da30d16c6cd77c66e27) — Fri, Nov 6 (+1 more date) · 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM · CuriOdyssey, San Mateo · checked Oct 16. On the first Friday of every month, CuriOdyssey at Coyote Point in San Mateo stays open in the evening from 5 to 8 pm so parents and kids can explore the science museum and small…
- [Little Hands Art Adventures: DIY Magnetic Fishing Game (Atherton Library)](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/little-hands-art-adventures-diy-magnetic-fishing-game-atherton-library--listing-407a4afc453c76ae13e95dc6) — Mon, Nov 9 · 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM · San Mateo County Libraries – Atherton Library (Makerspace) · Free · checked Oct 24. Atherton Library's monthly Little Hands Art Adventures pairs a young child with a grown-up for a simple art or science project in the library's makerspace. It meets every second…
- [Starlight Nights at Hiller Aviation Museum](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/starlight-nights-at-hiller-aviation-museum--listing-77f0d3ae39be53bb13f9cfe8) — Fri, Nov 13 (+1 more date) · 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Hiller Aviation Museum, San Carlos · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 16. On select Friday evenings the Hiller Aviation Museum and gift shop stay open until 7 p.m. for Starlight Nights. Inside, Starlab dome sky shows run; outside, weather permitting…
- [Holiday Daytime at Filoli with Thistlewyck Village](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/holiday-daytime-at-filoli-with-thistlewyck-village--listing-3d68c540dc716e7c8c12a8cd) — Nov 14 – Jan 10 · 10:00 AM – 3:30 PM · Filoli Historic House & Garden, Woodside · All ages · From $40 · checked Oct 13. Filoli's daytime holiday season: the historic House and Garden are decorated for the holidays (including an 18-foot Nordmann fir in Woodland Court) and the Redwoods host…
- [Holiday Lights at Filoli](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/holiday-lights-at-filoli--listing-4fc60f61e40315e9c1ff5dfb) — Nov 14 – Jan 10 · 4:00 PM – 10:00 PM · Filoli Historic House & Garden, Woodside · All ages · From $45 · checked Oct 13. Filoli's evening light walk through the estate: 300,000 lights across 28 miles, a 210-foot light tunnel, 78 lanterns in the Rose Garden and hot cocoa, with admission to the…
- [Library Makes: Watercolor Resist Art (Belle Haven Library)](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/library-makes-watercolor-resist-art-belle-haven-library--listing-18395105b1cc28d7a56c5de4) — Sat, Nov 14 · 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM · Menlo Park Library – Belle Haven Library Makerspace · Free · checked Oct 16. Library Makes is Belle Haven Library's monthly hands-on craft series, held in the Makerspace on the upper level of the Belle Haven Community Campus (reach it through the all-ages…
- [Pigeon Point Light Station 154th Anniversary Celebration](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/pigeon-point-light-station-154th-anniversary-celebration--listing-f7be1c76667537f1f00374f8) — Sat, Nov 14 · 1:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Pigeon Point Light Station State Historic Park, Pescadero · Free · checked Oct 13. California State Parks celebrates the 154th anniversary of the first lighting of Pigeon Point's Fresnel lens with an afternoon-into-evening event at the light station grounds on…
- [Marsh Hike at Coyote Point with CuriOdyssey](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/marsh-hike-at-coyote-point-with-curiodyssey--listing-1e3a72fee21509500776070e) — Fri, Nov 20 · 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM · CuriOdyssey (Coyote Point Recreation Area), San Mateo · All ages · Free · checked Oct 16. CuriOdyssey educators lead a free guided hike through the wetlands of Coyote Point Recreation Area, right outside the museum's doors in San Mateo. The group looks for native…
- [Intro to Robotics and Circuitry with Team 5940 BREAD (Brisbane Library)](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/intro-to-robotics-and-circuitry-with-team-5940-bread-brisbane-library--listing-b8888e40ca4db9c4632557a0) — Sat, Nov 21 · 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM · San Mateo County Libraries – Brisbane Library · Free · checked Oct 24. Team 5940 BREAD is an award-winning high school robotics team. At Brisbane Library its members run a 90-minute hands-on introduction to robotics and circuits for school-age…
- [Native American Drumming and Dance (San Carlos Library)](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/native-american-drumming-and-dance-san-carlos-library--listing-efc05efed47744c394e753eb) — Sat, Nov 21 · 10:30 AM – 11:15 AM · San Mateo County Libraries – San Carlos Library · Free · checked Oct 16. A Native American drumming and dance presentation at the San Carlos Library during Native American Heritage Month. Performers share different styles of dance, the history behind…
- [Helicopter Turkey Toss & Turkey Hunt at Hiller](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/helicopter-turkey-toss-and-turkey-hunt-at-hiller--listing-67076ce0ab331b5cc109428d) — Wed, Nov 25 · 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Hiller Aviation Museum, San Carlos · checked Oct 16. Inspired by the 'Turkeys Away' episode of WKRP in Cincinnati, the Hiller Aviation Museum drops small soft, squeezable toy turkeys from a helicopter for kids to catch and take…
- [Printmaking Workshop with Peopleologie (Menlo Park Library)](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/printmaking-workshop-with-peopleologie-menlo-park-library--listing-1e5617dfdf96444ad8316627) — Mon, Nov 30 · 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM · Menlo Park Library · Ages 5+ · Free · checked Oct 16. Teaching artist Linda Janklow of Peopleologie leads a free evening printmaking workshop at Menlo Park Library on Monday, November 30, 2026. Adults and teens design a printing…
- [Science of Slime (Foster City Library)](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/science-of-slime-foster-city-library--listing-a799574141dd8552ee3ccfb1) — Mon, Nov 30 · 6:15 PM – 6:45 PM · San Mateo County Libraries – Foster City Library · Free · checked Oct 16. An evening slime-making class at the Foster City Library with a focus on the chemistry behind it. Kids create customizable slime while learning about the chemical reactions…
- [San Bruno Tree Lighting & Jingle Around the Block](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/san-bruno-tree-lighting-and-jingle-around-the-block--listing-46887d845cb8e3ef8b06e2ff) — Tue, Dec 1 · 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM · Centennial Plaza, San Bruno · checked Oct 16. San Bruno's annual Holiday Tree Lighting gathers the community at Centennial Plaza on San Mateo Avenue from 5 pm, with live music, holiday activities and the lighting ceremony…
- [Foster City 2026 Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/foster-city-2026-holiday-tree-lighting-ceremony--listing-35928548b36baa52b0e100e4) — Wed, Dec 2 · 5:00 PM · Foster City Community Center · checked Oct 13. The City of Foster City's 2026 Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony is Wednesday, December 2, 2026 at the Foster City Community Center. The celebration begins at 5:00 pm and the…
- [Shop Local! Light Up the Season – Menlo Park tree lighting](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/shop-local-light-up-the-season-menlo-park-tree-lighting--listing-ca63c288519a4ac6e70e1ca6) — Fri, Dec 4 · Fremont Park, Menlo Park · All ages · Free · checked Oct 13. The City of Menlo Park's Light Up the Season holiday celebration is Friday, December 4, 2026 at Fremont Park in downtown Menlo Park, held rain or shine and traditionally on the…
- [Millbrae Holiday Tree Lighting Celebration](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/millbrae-holiday-tree-lighting-celebration--listing-dbb96892afd9f020a69a9fc7) — Sat, Dec 5 · 5:00 PM · Millbrae City Hall (front) · All ages · checked Oct 16. The Millbrae Chamber of Commerce, Millbrae Community Foundation and City of Millbrae hold the 34th annual Holiday Tree Lighting Celebration in front of Millbrae City Hall on…
- [Santa Arrives by Helicopter at Hiller Aviation Museum](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/santa-arrives-by-helicopter-at-hiller-aviation-museum--listing-afae70701a4d23125b5f39e0) — Sat, Dec 5 · 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM · Hiller Aviation Museum, San Carlos · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 16. Santa skips the reindeer and lands at the Hiller Aviation Museum in his own helicopter on Saturday, December 5, 2026, rain or shine. Museum doors open at 9:30 a.m., Santa touches…
- [Winter Music Festival: David Rocha Jazz (Foster City Library)](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/winter-music-festival-david-rocha-jazz-foster-city-library--listing-66b5c6d33ec4305176be1727) — Sat, Dec 5 · 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM · San Mateo County Libraries – Foster City Library · All ages · Free · checked Oct 16. Part of San Mateo County Libraries' Winter Music Festival, this hour-long Saturday-afternoon concert at the Foster City Library features David Rocha Jazz. The group plays an…
- [Monthly Crafternoon Hour: Holiday Sweater Collage (Pacifica Sharp Park Library)](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/monthly-crafternoon-hour-holiday-sweater-collage-pacifica-sharp-park-l--listing-2fe1038396f1d1032952a0c6) — Thu, Dec 10 · 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM · San Mateo County Libraries – Pacifica Sharp Park Library · Free · checked Oct 20. The Pacifica Sharp Park Library's monthly drop-in craft hour turns to the holidays in December: children create a holiday-sweater collage using beads, pom poms and other…
- [Family Movie Night: Frozen II (Millbrae Recreation Center)](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/family-movie-night-frozen-ii-millbrae-recreation-center--listing-216e2241e2caf7042fdc8e3c) — Fri, Dec 11 · 6:30 PM · Millbrae Recreation Center · checked Oct 16. The City of Millbrae shows Frozen II at an indoor family movie night at the Millbrae Recreation Center on Friday, December 11, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. Join Elsa, Anna, Olaf, Kristoff…
- [Library Makes: Mini Electric Vehicles (Belle Haven Library)](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/library-makes-mini-electric-vehicles-belle-haven-library--listing-56ed2b2f654f20c7c65ba1f6) — Sat, Dec 12 · 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM · Menlo Park Library – Belle Haven Library Makerspace · Free · checked Oct 16. December's Library Makes session at Belle Haven Library has families building mini electric vehicles in the Makerspace on Saturday, December 12, 2026, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Library…
- [Sensory Sunday at CuriOdyssey](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/sensory-sunday-at-curiodyssey--listing-24b45e155284f4227831d25f) — Sun, Dec 13 · 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM · CuriOdyssey, San Mateo · With admission · checked Oct 13. Sensory Sunday at CuriOdyssey is a free afternoon reserved for visitors with sensory sensitivities, on Sunday, December 13, 2026, 2:00 – 5:00 PM. The science museum and zoo at…
- [The Puppet Company: Rabbit & Coyote Are Friends(?) (Belle Haven Library)](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/the-puppet-company-rabbit-and-coyote-are-friends-belle-haven-library--listing-3009e0015e098bbfa180d213) — Sun, Dec 13 · 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM · Menlo Park Library – Belle Haven Library · Free · checked Oct 16. The Puppet Company, whose founder Randal J. Metz directs the Storybook Puppet Theater at Children's Fairyland, returns to Belle Haven Library with its version of a classic…
- [Breakfast With Santa (San Bruno)](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/breakfast-with-santa-san-bruno--listing-a85bf8556cc16df0edb8dd16) — Sat, Dec 19 · 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM · San Bruno Recreation and Aquatic Center (RAC Community Hall) · All ages · checked Oct 16. The City of San Bruno's Breakfast with Santa is a family morning in the Community Hall at the San Bruno Recreation & Aquatic Center (RAC). Families share breakfast and get time…
- [Open Cockpit Day at Hiller Aviation Museum](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/open-cockpit-day-at-hiller-aviation-museum--listing-c33824d838f9102275679380) — Sat, Dec 26 · 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Hiller Aviation Museum, San Carlos · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 16. On Open Cockpit Day, Saturday, December 26, 2026 (10 a.m. to noon), the Hiller Aviation Museum opens the doors and canopies of aircraft that are normally closed so visitors can…

## Places and ongoing programs

- [Año Nuevo State Park: guided elephant seal walks (Dec–Mar season)](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/ano-nuevo-state-park-guided-elephant-seal-walks-dec-mar-season--listing-bc578d7ae155a5c6160ed319) — Guided walks required December–March; viewing area closed Dec 1–14; reserve via… · Año Nuevo State Park, Pescadero · Paid · checked Oct 13. From December through March, visitors must be on a docent-guided walk to see the northern elephant seals that haul out at Año Nuevo State Park south of Pescadero. The park page…
- [Arata's Pumpkin Farm](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/arata-s-pumpkin-farm--listing-339fa99172653ff3e7e5b174) — October: Sun–Thu 9am–6:30pm, Fri–Sat 9am–10:30pm; final weekend Oct 31 (9a–10p), Nov 1… · Arata's Pumpkin Farm, Half Moon Bay · Paid · checked Oct 13. Family pumpkin farm on Verde Road in Half Moon Bay known for the Minotaur's Labyrinth hay maze. October hours: Sunday–Thursday 9am–6:30pm, Friday–Saturday 9am–10:30pm, with a…
- [CuriOdyssey](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/curiodyssey--listing-d8a5a96fa7e44b34bfe1e15c) — Open every day 10 AM–5 PM, last entry 4:30 PM; closed Oct 19; early closures Oct 31 (3… · CuriOdyssey, San Mateo · From $19.95 · checked Oct 13. CuriOdyssey is a science playground and zoo at Coyote Point in San Mateo with interactive physics and nature exhibits and a wildlife habitat of native California animals. Open…
- [Family Night at Bayshore Library (Daly City)](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/family-night-at-bayshore-library-daly-city--listing-3ff3560a06cc9e29342282bf) — Thursdays, 6:00–7:30 PM (storytime 6–6:30 PM, then craft, games and snacks) · Bayshore Library, Daly City · checked Oct 16. Thursday night is Family Night at Daly City's Bayshore Library on Martin Street. Each week starts with a storytime from 6 to 6:30 pm, followed by a new craft, games and free…
- [Fitzgerald Marine Reserve (tidepools)](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/fitzgerald-marine-reserve-tidepools--listing-388ca5bd5d9fe2b4c131f8f4) — Opens 8:00 AM daily; closes 6:00 PM Oct 12–Nov 1, 2026; 5:00 PM Nov 2, 2026–Feb 2027 · Fitzgerald Marine Reserve, Moss Beach · checked Oct 13. San Mateo County Parks' marine reserve at Moss Beach with some of the most accessible tidepools on the coast, plus a bluff-top trail and cypress grove. The reserve opens at 8:00…
- [Hiller Aviation Museum](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/hiller-aviation-museum--listing-093c0fd3cefd6c8cfab4ac2e) — Open 10 am – 5 pm, 7 days a week; closed Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day · Hiller Aviation Museum, San Carlos · From $14 · checked Oct 13. Hiller Aviation Museum at San Carlos Airport displays historic aircraft, a 747 cockpit and flight simulators, with weekend Drone Plex, Flight Sim Zone, Invention Lab and FMX…
- [Lemos Farm Fall Pumpkin Patch](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/lemos-farm-fall-pumpkin-patch--listing-5be509a65af9111cd11a790a) — October daily 9:30am–5:00pm; November Sat–Sun 10am–5pm (Mon–Fri closed); season Sep… · Lemos Farm, Half Moon Bay · From $12.99 · checked Oct 13. Lemos Farm's pumpkin patch on Highway 92 in Half Moon Bay runs September 5 through November 15, 2026: open every day in October (9:30am–5:00pm) and weekends only in November…
- [Pigeon Point Light Station State Historic Park](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/pigeon-point-light-station-state-historic-park--listing-470f4e956f266cd6c6c2633b) — Day use 8am–sunset daily; Visitor Center Thu–Tue 10am–4pm (as staffing permits); guided… · Pigeon Point Light Station State Historic Park, Pescadero · All ages · Free · checked Oct 13. Historic 1872 lighthouse site on Highway 1 south of Pescadero with bluff-top grounds, whale-watching and tidepool viewpoints, exhibits about the lighthouse and its keepers, and a…
- [Santa's Tree Farm and Village (choose-and-cut Christmas trees, train and Santa)](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/santa-s-tree-farm-and-village-choose-and-cut-christmas-trees-train-and--listing-c57f81e1373ca1000792e4a9) — Tree cutting Nov 14–Dec 23: weekends 8–5, weekdays 9–5. Train/gift shop/Mrs. Claus'… · Santa's Tree Farm and Village, Half Moon Bay · With admission · checked Oct 13. A 487-acre choose-and-cut Christmas tree farm on Highway 92 in Half Moon Bay, in its 52nd year of selling trees in 2026. Tree cutting runs November 14 through December 23, rain…

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- [Today’s Schedule 10-5](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/today-s-schedule-10-5--listing-ac039efd4fc4f26511812c30) — ended Wed, Oct 21
- [Today’s Schedule 10-5](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/today-s-schedule-10-5--listing-a08c053256e5f5e0190a3cb1) — ended Tue, Oct 20
- [Today’s Schedule 10-5](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/today-s-schedule-10-5--listing-a4db17e2b7b6d3ff4977f10e) — ended Mon, Oct 19
- [Drone Plex, Flight Sim Zone, Invention Lab, FMX Flight Simulator](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/drone-plex-flight-sim-zone-invention-lab-fmx-flight-simulator--listing-395fe12e037a010743e986d1) — ended Sun, Oct 18
- [Hana Baba: Folktales from Sudan (Belle Haven Library)](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/hana-baba-folktales-from-sudan-belle-haven-library--listing-2cf8e6ea3f3ee5934636eebb) — ended Sun, Oct 18
- [Robot Roundup](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/robot-roundup--listing-e004b46bea2fafebd75a5457) — ended Sun, Oct 18
- [Today’s Schedule 10-5](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/today-s-schedule-10-5--listing-4c0f0d2b2b233a66d61d81a8) — ended Sun, Oct 18
- [Drone Plex, Flight Sim Zone, Invention Lab, FMX Flight Simulator](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/drone-plex-flight-sim-zone-invention-lab-fmx-flight-simulator--listing-36bf385ba39d1751c29fa8e8) — ended Sat, Oct 17
- [San Bruno 18th Annual Día de los Muertos Celebration](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/san-bruno-18th-annual-dia-de-los-muertos-celebration--listing-5564ad29d984436149f209a4) — ended Sat, Oct 17
- [South San Francisco Halloween Extravaganza](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/activities/south-san-francisco-halloween-extravaganza--listing-da2aab91a0d2073b0666e3fd) — ended Sat, Oct 17

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