# Things to do with kids in Menlo Park, CA

> 6 upcoming family events and 0 places and ongoing programs in Menlo Park, CA (San Mateo County, CA), in the San Francisco–Oakland–Fremont area. Listings whose address is in this town. Dates and times are Pacific Time. Today is Sat, Oct 24.

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## Events ahead

- [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…
- [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…
- [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…
- [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…
- [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…
- [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…

## Recently ended

- [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

## Nearby

- [Things to do with kids in San Mateo County, CA](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/counties/san-mateo-county-ca) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/counties/san-mateo-county-ca.md)
- Other towns in San Mateo County, CA: [San Carlos, CA](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/towns/san-carlos-ca) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/towns/san-carlos-ca.md), [Foster City, CA](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/towns/foster-city-ca) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/towns/foster-city-ca.md), [Millbrae, CA](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/towns/millbrae-ca) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/towns/millbrae-ca.md), [San Mateo, CA](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/towns/san-mateo-ca) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/towns/san-mateo-ca.md), [Brisbane, CA](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/towns/brisbane-ca) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/towns/brisbane-ca.md), [Daly City, CA](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/towns/daly-city-ca) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/towns/daly-city-ca.md), [Half Moon Bay, CA](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/towns/half-moon-bay-ca) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/towns/half-moon-bay-ca.md), [Pescadero, CA](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/towns/pescadero-ca) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/towns/pescadero-ca.md), [Woodside, CA](https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/towns/woodside-ca) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/san-francisco/towns/woodside-ca.md)
- [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)

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