# Things to do with kids in San Jose

> 59 family events in the next 30 days plus 81 places and ongoing programs in the San Jose–Sunnyvale–Santa Clara area (CA). 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
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This weekend (Fri, Oct 30 – Sun, Nov 1): 14 events, listed at https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/this-weekend.md

## Seasonal guides

- [Halloween events for kids in San Jose](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/halloween): 14 listings (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/halloween.md)
- [Christmas and holiday events for kids in San Jose](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/christmas): 20 listings (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/christmas.md)
- [Ice skating with kids in San Jose](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/ice-skating): 4 listings (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/ice-skating.md)

Towns with listings: San Jose (56), Palo Alto (9), Gilroy (8), Morgan Hill (7), Cupertino (6), Los Altos Hills (6), Milpitas (6), Santa Clara (5), Saratoga (5), Los Gatos (4), Mountain View (4), Sunnyvale (4), Campbell (2), Hollister (2), San Juan Bautista (2), Stanford (2), Mount Hamilton (1), Paicines (1), Watsonville (1).

## Events in the next 30 days

### San Jose (31)

- [Family Fun Zoo Class at Happy Hollow](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/family-fun-zoo-class-at-happy-hollow--listing-ec64c3ed307c40e275c7cc6f) — Sat, Oct 24 (+4 more dates) · 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Happy Hollow Park & Zoo · From $40 · checked Oct 24. Family Fun is Happy Hollow's Saturday-morning class for a whole family group, held inside the park and zoo in Kelley Park. Each session has its own nature theme: the Fall…
- [Farmer Mike Pumpkin Carving at Santana Row](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/farmer-mike-pumpkin-carving-at-santana-row--listing-50936517be27c83b2c895ca6) — Sat, Oct 24 (+1 more date) · 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Santana Row · All ages · checked Oct 24. "Farmer Mike," the Pumpkin Picasso in his signature orange overalls and straw hat, carves giant pumpkins into detailed sculptures on stage in Park Valencia this weekend. Families…
- [Lowrider Trunk or Treat at Hillview Library](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/lowrider-trunk-or-treat-at-hillview-library--listing-967c1658bfa494d6600c91c2) — Sat, Oct 24 · 3:00 PM – 5:30 PM · Hillview Branch Library · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. Hillview Branch Library's free Lowrider Trunk or Treat brings San José lowriders to the library for an evening of Halloween fun. Families can trick-or-treat from the cars, make…
- [National Chemistry Week: Chemistry Under Construction at King Library](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/national-chemistry-week-chemistry-under-construction-at-king-library--listing-2c6af450eb3b6175fad9b9a1) — Sat, Oct 24 · 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM · Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library · Free · checked Oct 24. King Library's Children's Room hosts a free, drop-in National Chemistry Week celebration for kids and their families. This year's theme, Chemistry Under Construction, has…
- [Trunk or Treat at Educational Park Library](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/trunk-or-treat-at-educational-park-library--listing-8cec6fb12cf054e0f8d80ba6) — Sat, Oct 24 · 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM · Educational Park Branch Library · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. Educational Park Library turns its parking lot into a Trunk or Treat for the neighborhood, with decorated cars handing out candy (while it lasts), music and outdoor games…
- [Gatorbotics Robot Demonstration at Children's Discovery Museum](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/gatorbotics-robot-demonstration-at-children-s-discovery-museum--listing-c93b4881c959087460cb5905) — Sun, Oct 25 · 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose · Paid · checked Oct 24. Gatorbotics, an all-girls FIRST Robotics Competition team from Palo Alto, brings its competition robot to the Children's Discovery Museum for a two-hour demonstration. Kids watch…
- [Trick-or-Treat The Row Halloween Family Festival at Santana Row](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/trick-or-treat-the-row-halloween-family-festival-at-santana-row--listing-de0d594abceffee38c55b69a) — Tue, Oct 27 · 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Santana Row · Free · checked Oct 24. Santana Row's annual Halloween Family Fest fills Santana Row Park and Park Valencia on a weekday morning with live music, pumpkin decorating, stilt-walkers and balloons, plus…
- [Halloween Program & Costume Parade at King Library](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/halloween-program-and-costume-parade-at-king-library--listing-0b05a525247e29296be80a5c) — Wed, Oct 28 · 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM · Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library · Free · checked Oct 24. A not-too-spooky Halloween afternoon for young children at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library downtown. It starts at 4 p.m. with an outdoor show by children's musician Andy Z at…
- [Spooktacular Haunted House at Willow Glen Library](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/spooktacular-haunted-house-at-willow-glen-library--listing-1700967de50c04a296f0e706) — Fri, Oct 30 · 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM · Willow Glen Branch Library · Free · checked Oct 24. Willow Glen Branch Library builds a family-friendly haunted house in its Community Room, with spooky stations including a creepy cemetery and a spider-web corner. It is designed…
- [Spooky Mad Science Show at Pearl Avenue Library](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/spooky-mad-science-show-at-pearl-avenue-library--listing-e4f546e14317f8b91ff14bbe) — Fri, Oct 30 · 4:00 PM – 4:45 PM · Pearl Avenue Branch Library · checked Oct 24. As part of Pearl Avenue Library's Halloween Festival, a 45-minute Mad Science show fills the Children's Area with experiments, bubbling concoctions and creepy creations, showing…
- [Halloween Festival at Joyce Ellington Library](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/halloween-festival-at-joyce-ellington-library--listing-62765b95a1f120c6552a3b16) — Sat, Oct 31 · 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM · Joyce Ellington Branch Library · Free · checked Oct 24. Joyce Ellington Branch Library's Halloween Festival on Halloween afternoon starts with a Halloween-themed storytime, then a parade with trick-or-treating through the library…
- [Halloween Party at Berryessa Library](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/halloween-party-at-berryessa-library--listing-ddbe4a7245f5bf37faadaa73) — Sat, Oct 31 · 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM · Berryessa Branch Library · Free · checked Oct 24. Berryessa Branch Library's Halloween Party invites kids to come in costume for an afternoon of crafts, tricks and treats, ending with a parade. The party is open to young…
- [Micailhuitl: Día de Muertos at History Park](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/micailhuitl-dia-de-muertos-at-history-park--listing-e0e508adb9340ab55b170aa9) — Oct 31 – Nov 1 · 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM · History Park · checked Oct 24. Calpulli Tonalehqueh's 22nd annual Micailhuitl is a two-day Día de Muertos ceremony and celebration of Mexica culture across History Park. Children's activities (Saturday 2–6…
- [Play Your Way – Halloween at Children's Discovery Museum](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/play-your-way-halloween-at-children-s-discovery-museum--listing-abb33135c3bd366b63c8fbd3) — Sat, Oct 31 · Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose · Ages 2–15 · Paid · checked Oct 24. Play Your Way is the Children's Discovery Museum's sensory-friendly evening for children with autism ages 2 to 15 and their families. This Halloween edition brings sensory…
- [Tech or Treat at The Tech Interactive](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/tech-or-treat-at-the-tech-interactive--listing-eb8a119b9b0c0b46a2c72960) — Sat, Oct 31 · 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM · The Tech Interactive · All ages · From $28 · checked Oct 24. Tech or Treat is The Tech Interactive's annual not-too-scary Halloween day in downtown San Jose, pitched as a first trick-or-treat for little ones. Educators staff trick-or-treat…
- [Día de los Muertos at Children's Discovery Museum](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/dia-de-los-muertos-at-children-s-discovery-museum--listing-9059d07d04eafff2a54e3877) — Sun, Nov 1 · 10:00 AM – 3:30 PM · Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 24. The Children's Discovery Museum marks Día de los Muertos with a day of art, dance and procession honoring departed ancestors. Children can try sand painting with stencils and…
- [Día de Los Muertos Celebration at Santana Row](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/dia-de-los-muertos-celebration-at-santana-row--listing-3193d98c315591076afa77bb) — Sun, Nov 1 · 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM · Santana Row · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. Santana Row's free Día de Los Muertos community celebration honors loved ones who have passed with music, art and family activities. From noon to 3 p.m. there is face painting in…
- [How to Train Your Dragon Jr. – CMT San Jose Junior Talents](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/how-to-train-your-dragon-jr-cmt-san-jose-junior-talents--listing-82b0482e588c60468481d398) — Wed, Nov 4 (+4 more dates) · 7:00 PM · Montgomery Theater · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 24. CMT San Jose's Junior Talents company, a cast of local performers ages 7 to 10, stages How to Train Your Dragon The Musical Jr. at the historic Montgomery Theater downtown. The…
- [Celebrate Diwali: Stories, Music and Dance at Almaden Library](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/celebrate-diwali-stories-music-and-dance-at-almaden-library--listing-1ffc2cee405e25a44a17f824) — Thu, Nov 5 · 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM · Almaden Branch Library · checked Oct 24. Almaden Branch Library celebrates Diwali, the Festival of Lights, with an interactive Indian classical dance and storytelling program in its Program Room. Diwali tales are told…
- [Día de Muertos Craft and Cultural Tasting at Cambrian Library](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/dia-de-muertos-craft-and-cultural-tasting-at-cambrian-library--listing-7f628c5fb6a4998de91174e3) — Thu, Nov 5 · 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM · Cambrian Branch Library · Free · checked Oct 24. In Cambrian Branch Library's second-floor picture book area, special guests Felicia and Gustavo take young children on a journey to Mexico to celebrate Día de Muertos, with a…
- [Tales for Tots at Happy Hollow Zoo](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/tales-for-tots-at-happy-hollow-zoo--listing-a9d5f031c945244bf956e8a6) — Fri, Nov 6 (+3 more dates) · 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM · Happy Hollow Park & Zoo · Ages 1–3 · From $30 · checked Oct 24. Tales for Tots is a parent-and-child zoo class for 1- to 3-year-olds on Friday mornings at Happy Hollow. Each hour-long session mixes animal topics with early-learning basics…
- [Creature Club: Mysteries of Migration at Happy Hollow](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/creature-club-mysteries-of-migration-at-happy-hollow--listing-47fb8d947d0ec7bddbde31fa) — Sat, Nov 7 · Happy Hollow Park & Zoo · Ages 7–9 · From $35 · checked Oct 24. Creature Club (formerly Junior Keepers) is Happy Hollow's zookeeping class for children ages 7 to 9, who practice real zookeeper skills and learn how zoologists work as…
- [Diwali: Festival of Lights at Children's Discovery Museum](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/diwali-festival-of-lights-at-children-s-discovery-museum--listing-7eb5748f9b7448ee9404df26) — Sat, Nov 7 · 10:00 AM – 3:30 PM · Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 24. Families can learn about Diwali, the festival of lights celebrated by Hindus, Jains, Sikhs and some Buddhists, at this museum-wide celebration. Children make a diya lamp, create…
- [Evergreen Branch Library 20th Anniversary Celebration](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/evergreen-branch-library-20th-anniversary-celebration--listing-963397a08d9d46ba6b1c3a70) — Sat, Nov 7 · 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Evergreen Branch Library · All ages · checked Oct 24. Evergreen Branch Library marks 20 years with a two-hour community party. After opening remarks from District 8 Councilmember Domingo Candelas and City Librarian Jill Bourne…
- [Wild Science for Ages 4–6 at Happy Hollow](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/wild-science-for-ages-4-6-at-happy-hollow--listing-f353dd6ff542986154a6fb26) — Sat, Nov 7 (+1 more date) · 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Happy Hollow Park & Zoo · Ages 4–6 · From $35 · checked Oct 24. Wild Science is a Saturday-morning discovery class for early-learning scientists ages 4 to 6. It is a drop-off program, though parents are welcome to join in. Each two-hour class…
- [National STEM Day Free Community Day at The Tech Interactive](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/national-stem-day-free-community-day-at-the-tech-interactive--listing-7c3c9b69ba236f8e8e80220f) — Sun, Nov 8 · The Tech Interactive · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. To mark National STEM Day, The Tech Interactive opens free to everyone on Sunday, November 8. The Community Day is designed to be accessible and fun for the museum's whole…
- [Matilda The Musical – CMT San Jose Rising Stars](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/matilda-the-musical-cmt-san-jose-rising-stars--listing-c7adee227c7785111b804790) — Fri, Nov 13 (+5 more dates) · 7:00 PM · Montgomery Theater · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 24. CMT San Jose's Rising Stars company, local performers ages 11 to 17, presents Matilda The Musical, with book by Dennis Kelly and music and lyrics by Tim Minchin, at the…
- [Filipino American History Month Storytime and Parol Lantern Making at Berryessa Library](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/filipino-american-history-month-storytime-and-parol-lantern-making-at--listing-5fd5f17667d23782de117165) — Sat, Nov 14 · 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Berryessa Branch Library · Free · checked Oct 24. Berryessa Branch Library celebrates Filipino American History Month with a bilingual storytime followed by parol lantern making. Children hear stories and music that honor…
- [Diwali Celebration at Berryessa Library](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/diwali-celebration-at-berryessa-library--listing-f9749ac8386fe415ec85f2b0) — Sun, Nov 15 · 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Berryessa Branch Library · All ages · checked Oct 24. Berryessa Branch Library hosts an hour-long Diwali celebration that highlights the diversity of cultures in the neighborhood. Families can hear a story and a short presentation…
- [Thanksgiving Celebration at Village Square Library](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/thanksgiving-celebration-at-village-square-library--listing-517430cac897056775ee7d61) — Fri, Nov 20 · 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM · Village Square Branch Library · checked Oct 24. Village Square Branch Library in Evergreen celebrates Thanksgiving with a one-hour afternoon of arts and crafts, snacks and prizes for children up to age 12. Walk-ins are…
- [Cambrian Branch Library 20th Anniversary Celebration](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/cambrian-branch-library-20th-anniversary-celebration--listing-cf05e24db86300677a6f3c77) — Sat, Nov 21 · 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Cambrian Branch Library · All ages · checked Oct 24. Cambrian Branch Library celebrates 20 years with opening remarks from Vice Mayor Pam Foley and City Librarian Jill Bourne, then a morning of family activities: a balloon art…

### Gilroy (6)

- [Cajón: Afro-Peruvian Drumming Circle at Gilroy Library](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/cajon-afro-peruvian-drumming-circle-at-gilroy-library--listing-11dc7eb3a48957f985ffce17) — Sat, Oct 24 · 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM · Gilroy Library · checked Oct 24. Gilroy Library closes its Hispanic Heritage Month celebration with a cajón drum circle led by Cunamacue. Participants sit on the box-shaped cajón drums and join in making the…
- [The Great Big BOO! Halloween at Gilroy Gardens](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/the-great-big-boo-halloween-at-gilroy-gardens--listing-a7bdf3e87a11afa2269ad40f) — Sat, Oct 24 (+4 more dates) · 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 24. Gilroy Gardens' Great Big BOO! is a family Halloween event on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights through November 1, with trick-or-treating and shows starting at 5 p.m. Children…
- [Trick-or-Treat at Gilroy Library](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/trick-or-treat-at-gilroy-library--listing-e561b0695098b5c37dfd9bba) — Sat, Oct 31 · 4:00 PM – 5:45 PM · Gilroy Library · checked Oct 24. On Halloween afternoon Gilroy Library invites kids to come in costume and trick-or-treat at the children's desk, the adult desk and the accounts desk, collecting candy and other…
- [Veterans Day Salute to Heroes at Gilroy Gardens](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/veterans-day-salute-to-heroes-at-gilroy-gardens--listing-54c68bdb315870cc1192bd86) — Sat, Nov 7 (+2 more dates) · Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 24. Gilroy Gardens honors service members on Veterans Day with a Salute to Heroes celebration of patriotic performances. On November 11, military members, veterans, ER professionals…
- [North Pole Nights at Gilroy Gardens](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/north-pole-nights-at-gilroy-gardens--listing-5d85f20e35b7a8ab26ec33c0) — Nov 21 – Dec 31 · Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 24. On select evenings from November 21 through December 31, Gilroy Gardens becomes North Pole Nights. Families cross the Candy Cane Lane bridge into North Pole Village to meet…
- [Pow Wow Dance Performance by Ohiya at Gilroy Library](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/pow-wow-dance-performance-by-ohiya-at-gilroy-library--listing-d076395c4b8803bf2163187b) — Sat, Nov 21 · 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Gilroy Library · All ages · checked Oct 24. Gilroy Library hosts Ohiya, a cultural collaboration of Native American singers, dancers and artists from the Bay Area, for a Saturday-morning Pow Wow dance performance during…

### Los Altos Hills (5)

- [Archery – Halloween Edition at Hidden Villa](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/archery-halloween-edition-at-hidden-villa--listing-96fe5e963fe1990736adce03) — Sat, Oct 31 · 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Hidden Villa, Los Altos Hills · Ages 8+ · From $35 · checked Oct 24. A one-hour Halloween archery session on Hidden Villa's own archery range, led by a Certified USA Archery Level 2 instructor with more than 20 years of experience. Children 8 and…
- [Weekend Farm Tour at Hidden Villa](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/weekend-farm-tour-at-hidden-villa--listing-645a70ac4ef5cbba2821da3e) — Sun, Nov 8 (+3 more dates) · 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM · Hidden Villa, Los Altos Hills · From $18 · checked Oct 24. A 1.5-hour guided walk around Hidden Villa's farm and organic garden in the Los Altos Hills. Families get up close with cows, pigs, chickens, goats and sheep, ask questions, and…
- [Archery on the Hidden Villa Archery Course](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/archery-on-the-hidden-villa-archery-course--listing-7a26c847c7f244b96a01cd45) — Sat, Nov 14 (+3 more dates) · 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Hidden Villa, Los Altos Hills · Paid · checked Oct 24. Certified USA Archery instructor Hameed leads one-hour archery sessions on Hidden Villa's archery course on select Saturdays this fall, at 11 a.m. and again at 1 p.m. It is a…
- [Hoshigaki Persimmon Workshop at Hidden Villa](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/hoshigaki-persimmon-workshop-at-hidden-villa--listing-de60abefa4be1425c98501a5) — Sat, Nov 14 · 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM · Hidden Villa, Los Altos Hills · From $20 · checked Oct 24. Celebrate autumn and the persimmon at this one-hour workshop, where participants learn to turn the seasonal fruit into hoshigaki, a traditional Japanese hand-dried persimmon…
- [Behind-the-Scenes with the Farmer at Hidden Villa](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/behind-the-scenes-with-the-farmer-at-hidden-villa--listing-c111ca3895ece65303eb8155) — Sun, Nov 15 (+1 more date) · 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM · Hidden Villa, Los Altos Hills · Ages 10+ · From $35 · checked Oct 24. Tag along with Virginia Audet, Hidden Villa's Animal Husbandry Manager, as she feeds and cares for the farm's animals. This 90-minute walking tour goes into pastures, pens and…

### Palo Alto (3)

- [Science Fridays & Science Saturdays at the EcoCenter](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/science-fridays-and-science-saturdays-at-the-ecocenter--listing-28726cf98e800dad2a6afbe6) — Sat, Oct 24 (+8 more dates) · 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Environmental Volunteers EcoCenter, Palo Alto · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. Environmental Volunteers opens its EcoCenter on the edge of the Palo Alto Baylands Nature Preserve for free public science days on Friday and Saturday mornings. Families can drop…
- [Family Science Program: All About Bats](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/family-science-program-all-about-bats--listing-1aae7c470bdb429985adeb86) — Sat, Nov 7 · 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM · Environmental Volunteers EcoCenter, Palo Alto · Ages 6–11 · Free · checked Oct 24. In this Environmental Volunteers community program at the EcoCenter in the Palo Alto Baylands, EV docents guide families through hands-on activities about the different kinds of…
- [Baylands Explorations Docent Walk](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/baylands-explorations-docent-walk--listing-f15715a60a5c4feb26136471) — Sat, Nov 21 (+1 more date) · 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM · Palo Alto Baylands Nature Preserve (meet at EV EcoCenter) · Ages 6+ · Free · checked Oct 24. Expert Environmental Volunteers docents lead a 90-minute exploration of the science and nature of the Palo Alto Baylands. The low-impact hike looks at what makes the salt-marsh…

### Other towns in the San Jose–Sunnyvale–Santa Clara area (14)

- [Children's Halloween Haunt at History Park](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/children-s-halloween-haunt-at-history-park--listing-615e95b85831423e8f73b352) — Sat, Oct 24 · 2:00 PM – 6:30 PM · History Park · Paid · checked Oct 24. History San José's Children's Halloween Haunt turns History Park, the 14-acre collection of historic homes and shops in Kelley Park, into a costume-friendly Halloween afternoon…
- [Community Day: Día de los Muertos at San José Museum of Art](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/community-day-dia-de-los-muertos-at-san-jose-museum-of-art--listing-457cf4112e987b9707285036) — Sat, Oct 24 · 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM · San José Museum of Art · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. The San José Museum of Art opens free to everyone for a Día de los Muertos Community Day of hands-on art and performances. From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., kids can decorate a calavera de…
- [A Mystery of Skulls Nature Pop-up at Metcalf Motorcycle County Park](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/a-mystery-of-skulls-nature-pop-up-at-metcalf-motorcycle-county-park--listing-14498187b654885ea9c20727) — Sun, Oct 25 · 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Metcalf Motorcycle County Park · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. A drop-in nature pop-up run by county park interpreters: stop by any time during the three-hour window to handle animal skulls and pelts and work out what they reveal about how…
- [Quicksilver History Hike at Almaden Quicksilver County Park](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/quicksilver-history-hike-at-almaden-quicksilver-county-park--listing-c7a7e32689d26f179e00ad24) — Sun, Oct 25 · 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Almaden Quicksilver County Park – Wood Road entrance · Ages 10+ · Free · checked Oct 24. A park interpreter leads a 3–4 mile history hike through Almaden Quicksilver County Park, tracing how a once-busy mercury mining enterprise became a park and how changing values…
- [Shrek the Musical Jr. at Campbell Heritage Theatre](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/shrek-the-musical-jr-at-campbell-heritage-theatre--listing-2cba4bb32d1833bad8a5e31a) — Thu, Nov 5 (+2 more dates) · 7:00 PM – 8:50 PM · Campbell Heritage Theatre · From $10 · checked Oct 24. Students from Rolling Hills Middle School star in the Campbell Union School District's production of Shrek the Musical Jr. at the historic Campbell Heritage Theatre. The junior…
- [Little Explorers: DiNovember at Campbell Library](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/little-explorers-dinovember-at-campbell-library--listing-e0ce6f32fdc873db7e6b35a5) — Fri, Nov 6 · 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM · Campbell Library · Free · checked Oct 24. Campbell Library's monthly Little Explorers program for families with toddlers and preschoolers celebrates DiNovember with dinosaur-themed crafts and activity stations. It is a…
- [Bird Walk at Ulistac Natural Area](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/bird-walk-at-ulistac-natural-area--listing-047cfb69c5c2409a9ab126ac) — Sat, Nov 7 · 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM · Ulistac Natural Area, Santa Clara · sold out when last checked · checked Oct 24. An Open Space Authority docent leads a three-hour morning bird walk at Ulistac Natural Area, an urban preserve along the Guadalupe River in Santa Clara. Flat, even dirt trails…
- [Cottle and Lester Historic Ranch and Perimeter Trail Dedication at Martial Cottle Park](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/cottle-and-lester-historic-ranch-and-perimeter-trail-dedication-at-mar--listing-48d176e46370536eaba531ec) — Sat, Nov 7 · 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM · Martial Cottle Park · All ages · checked Oct 24. Martial Cottle Park celebrates finishing the first phase of its historic ranch project and a new section of perimeter trail. Families can walk the accessible paths around the…
- [Diwali Celebration at Milpitas Library](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/diwali-celebration-at-milpitas-library--listing-16a5a3e1471a4d29b009ee97) — Sat, Nov 7 · 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Milpitas Library · All ages · checked Oct 24. Milpitas Library celebrates Diwali in its auditorium with henna artists offering personalized designs and a craft to make while you wait. A physical wait list for henna opens…
- [Family Bollywood Dance Party for Diwali at Saratoga Library](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/family-bollywood-dance-party-for-diwali-at-saratoga-library--listing-f0dec8e5830f445d4124a441) — Sat, Nov 7 · 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Saratoga Library · checked Oct 24. Saratoga Library's Diwali celebration ends with a Family Bollywood Dance Party: an hour of easy, energetic Bollywood moves, dance games and laughter for parents and kids…
- [Starry Nights Star Party at Rancho Cañada del Oro](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/starry-nights-star-party-at-rancho-canada-del-oro--listing-8be50544b9935382071710bc) — Sat, Nov 7 · 6:15 PM – 8:15 PM · Rancho Cañada del Oro Open Space Preserve, Morgan Hill · checked Oct 24. A family-friendly evening of stargazing with the Open Space Authority and San Jose Astronomical Association club members at Rancho Cañada del Oro Open Space Preserve in the dark…
- [Pow Wow Dance Demonstration by Ohiya at Saratoga Library](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/pow-wow-dance-demonstration-by-ohiya-at-saratoga-library--listing-9856f57ddb19f346b7ca77a8) — Sun, Nov 8 · 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Saratoga Library · All ages · checked Oct 24. For Native American Heritage Month, Ohiya, a Bay Area collective of Native American singers, dancers and artists, presents a Pow Wow dance demonstration. Families learn about the…
- [Puppet Art Theater: Super Tommy at Milpitas Library](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/puppet-art-theater-super-tommy-at-milpitas-library--listing-0de171a4b521cea8408ea31a) — Tue, Nov 10 · 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM · Milpitas Library · checked Oct 24. As part of Milpitas Library's fall puppet show series, Puppet Art Theater Co. presents Super Tommy, following a little friend named Tommy as he explores the world of superheroes…
- [Raptor Fest at Calero County Park's Rancho San Vicente](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/raptor-fest-at-calero-county-park-s-rancho-san-vicente--listing-f92e49dc2e44c8aae98cc3b1) — Sat, Nov 14 · 9:30 AM – 2:00 PM · Calero County Park – Rancho San Vicente entrance · Free · checked Oct 24. Raptor Fest is Santa Clara County Parks' annual birds-of-prey day, held with Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST) at Rancho San Vicente, a newer part of Calero County Park that is…

## Places and ongoing programs

### San Jose (25)

- [Almaden Quicksilver Mining Museum at Casa Grande](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/almaden-quicksilver-mining-museum-at-casa-grande--listing-390d6c13c4c2532714521068) — Saturdays and Sundays 12:00–4:00 pm year-round, except Christmas Day and New Year's Day… · Almaden Quicksilver Mining Museum (Casa Grande) · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 24. In the stately 1854 Casa Grande manor at the edge of Almaden Quicksilver County Park, this county museum tells how local mercury (quicksilver) mining fed the California gold…
- [Alviso Environmental Education Center, Don Edwards SF Bay Wildlife Refuge](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/alviso-environmental-education-center-don-edwards-sf-bay-wildlife-refu--listing-b0f53b96a4bbbbfa0c9cc910) — Refuge trails open sunrise to sunset; closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day… · Alviso Environmental Education Center · All ages · checked Oct 24. At the southern tip of San Francisco Bay in Alviso, the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge's Environmental Education Center is San José's doorway to the bay's…
- [Baby Lapsit Storytime + Stay & Play at King Library](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/baby-lapsit-storytime-stay-and-play-at-king-library--listing-135629f62f239bc2f98e8984) — Thursdays: lapsit 11:00–11:25 am, Stay & Play 11:25 am–12:00 pm, Children's Room, 1st… · Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library · Free · checked Oct 24. Baby Lapsit is King Library's weekly storytime for newborns and babies who are not yet walking confidently, together with their caregivers. Through stories, songs, bounces…
- [Baby Lapsit Storytime at Rose Garden Library](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/baby-lapsit-storytime-at-rose-garden-library--listing-55a7329665b87538f765962a) — Tuesdays: lapsit 11:00–11:30 am, Stay & Play 11:30 am–12:00 pm, Children's Picture Book… · Rose Garden Branch Library · Free · checked Oct 24. Rose Garden Branch Library holds Baby Lapsit Storytime every Tuesday in its children's picture book area, for babies who are not yet walking confidently and their caregivers. The…
- [Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/children-s-discovery-museum-of-san-jose--listing-14a06e576cced6b28688d037) — School-year hours: Tuesday–Friday 9:30 am–1:00 pm; Saturday and Sunday 9:30 am–4:30 pm… · Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose · From $22 · checked Oct 24. The big purple museum beside Guadalupe River Park is built for play-based learning from babies through early grade school, and calls itself the 'museum of no no-nos'. Inside…
- [Family Cooking at Mt. Pleasant Library](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/family-cooking-at-mt-pleasant-library--listing-950f8db23a9c0e5ed1d6de67) — Fridays 4–5:30 pm (the program says 'each Friday'; only Oct 30 is listed through Nov 15) · Mt. Pleasant Branch Library · Free · checked Oct 24. A hands-on family cooking program at Mt. Pleasant Library: each session presents a new recipe (Oct 30 is Cuppa Cuppa Cake) and every participant practices making it. The goals…
- [Family Storytime at Berryessa Library](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/family-storytime-at-berryessa-library--listing-69a22be17360f17bdf96ddc8) — Thursdays 11:00 am–12:00 pm; tickets at the Information Desk 30 minutes before · Berryessa Branch Library · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. Berryessa Branch Library's Thursday-morning Family Storytime is designed for a mix of ages, inviting the whole family into early literacy activities: stories, songs, rhymes…
- [Friday STEM Club at Mt. Pleasant Library](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/friday-stem-club-at-mt-pleasant-library--listing-3970931373b178bac24c5dad) — Fridays 3–4 pm · Mt. Pleasant Branch Library · Ages 6–10 · Free · checked Oct 24. A drop-in Friday-afternoon STEM challenge with prizes at Mt. Pleasant Library. Past weeks' builds have included balloon hovercrafts, straw helicopters, silly putty, envelope…
- [Guadalupe River Park & Gardens](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/guadalupe-river-park-and-gardens--listing-e226c456694ceeedf93c438a) — Daily, sunrise until one hour after sunset; the river trail opens one hour before… · Guadalupe River Park & Gardens · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. Guadalupe River Park & Gardens is a ribbon of parkland along the Guadalupe River through downtown San José. Families can ride, walk, run or skate 2.6 miles of trails, look for…
- [Happy Hollow Park & Zoo](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/happy-hollow-park-and-zoo--listing-554817f3d311b0ad97cd78f2) — Open daily; hours vary by day (the site showed 'Today's Hours: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm' on… · Happy Hollow Park & Zoo · All ages · From $22 · checked Oct 24. Happy Hollow is San José's city-run park and zoo in Kelley Park, scaled for young children and accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums for more than 25 years…
- [Harry Lee Junior Program at Hellyer Velodrome](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/harry-lee-junior-program-at-hellyer-velodrome--listing-4b71a7b548cdbac78a5b7579) — Tuesday afternoons 3:30–6:30 pm · Hellyer Velodrome, Hellyer County Park · Ages 10–22 · checked Oct 24. Hellyer County Park Velodrome, built in 1963, is the only velodrome in Northern California, and its Harry Lee Junior/U23 Development program gets young riders onto the banked…
- [History Park at Kelley Park](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/history-park-at-kelley-park--listing-41b701543a485eb7a5d19d15) — Grounds daily 9:00 am–4:00 pm. Historic houses and museums Saturday & Sunday 12–3:45 pm… · History Park · All ages · checked Oct 24. History Park is a 14-acre outdoor village at the south end of San José's Kelley Park, a short walk from Happy Hollow. Original and reproduction homes, shops and landmarks line…
- [Infant & Toddler Storytime at King Library](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/infant-and-toddler-storytime-at-king-library--listing-7e0e1cef46363d5a9c5bbb75) — Wednesdays: storytime 11:00–11:30 am, Stay & Play 11:30 am–12:00 pm, Children's Room… · Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library · Ages 0–3 · Free · checked Oct 24. A weekly storytime in the King Library Children's Room for children 0 to 3 and their grown-ups, though all children are welcome. Little ones wiggle, rhyme and sing along with…
- [Learn to Skate and Learn to Play Hockey at Sharks Ice San Jose](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/learn-to-skate-and-learn-to-play-hockey-at-sharks-ice-san-jose--listing-fd75ec0e9f6899f1bf22b431) — Fall 2026 series: 12 weeks from the week of Sept 14 through the week of Dec 14 (no… · Sharks Ice at San Jose · Ages 3+ · Paid · checked Oct 24. Sharks Ice at San Jose's Learn to Skate program teaches group skating and hockey lessons from age 3 through adult, with small student-to-teacher ratios. Each weekly class has 30…
- [Martial Cottle Park](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/martial-cottle-park--listing-be34fdfdf108de2405739099) — Open year-round, 8 a.m. until sunset. Visitor center hours depend on volunteer staffing… · Martial Cottle Park · All ages · From $6 · checked Oct 24. Martial Cottle Park in south San José is a 287-acre working ranch turned park, farmed by the Cottle family from 1856 until 2014 and now run by Santa Clara County Parks to teach…
- [Monday STEM Club at King Library](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/monday-stem-club-at-king-library--listing-6c6ece91f8729652743128cb) — Mondays 4–5 pm, Exploration Room (Teen Mezzanine) · Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library · Ages 5–10 · Free · checked Oct 24. A drop-in hour of hands-on STEM family fun every Monday in King Library's Exploration Room on the Teen Mezzanine, with a different build or challenge each week, such as a Pumpkin…
- [Music and Movement at King Library](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/music-and-movement-at-king-library--listing-d20ba03bb79cce9f7bac85f6) — Wednesdays 5:30–6:15 pm, Children's Room, 1st floor · Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library · Ages 2–8 · Free · checked Oct 24. Every Wednesday evening, King Library's Children's Room hosts Music and Movement, a high-energy storytime built for a mix of ages. It starts with a story, then the group moves…
- [Public Ice Skating at Sharks Ice San Jose](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/public-ice-skating-at-sharks-ice-san-jose--listing-db85bbbbf3d8ad328d364b8d) — Public sessions daily; times vary by day (see the session calendar on DaySmart). Tuesday… · Sharks Ice at San Jose · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 24. Sharks Ice at San Jose, the San Jose Sharks' practice facility, runs public ice skating sessions seven days a week, mostly on its White Rink near the main entrance. Sessions are…
- [Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/rosicrucian-egyptian-museum--listing-cfbd4fa7b052b086c3ce7bd4) — Fridays 9 am–4 pm; Saturdays and Sundays 11 am–6 pm. Closed New Year's Day, Easter… · Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum · All ages · From $10 · checked Oct 24. The Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum in San José's Rose Garden neighborhood holds the largest collection of Egyptian artifacts on exhibit in western North America, from mummies and…
- [Rotary PlayGarden](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/rotary-playgarden--listing-0fbb0bc0665c469509d2ade4) — Thursday–Sunday 10:00 AM–6:30 PM. Closed all October 2026 for a turf refresh; the… · Rotary PlayGarden, Guadalupe Gardens · Free · checked Oct 24. The Rotary PlayGarden in the Guadalupe Gardens is San José's first all-inclusive play space, opened in May 2015 and expanded in June 2023 with more shade and play structures. Its…
- [San José Museum of Art](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/san-jose-museum-of-art--listing-4d7a4b673a48503578b8c103) — Tuesday–Thursday 11am–6pm; Friday 11am–9pm; Saturday–Sunday 11am–6pm; closed Monday… · San José Museum of Art · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 24. The San José Museum of Art on the Circle of Palms downtown shows modern and contemporary art, with rotating exhibitions such as the upcoming Irving Norman: Fight for Life…
- [Saturday STEM at Willow Glen Library](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/saturday-stem-at-willow-glen-library--listing-d8338b03ef00daac3934076b) — Saturdays 2–3 pm, Community Room; tickets at the front desk from 1 pm · Willow Glen Branch Library · Free · checked Oct 24. Willow Glen Library's Saturday STEM hour gives kids a hands-on activity built around the theme of the day, such as building a graham-cracker haunted house to practice engineering…
- [The Tech Interactive](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/the-tech-interactive--listing-4e3fca2ce1eec450365d695b) — Seasonal calendar; week of Oct 21, 2026: Wednesday–Friday 10 a.m.–3 p.m., Saturday 10… · The Tech Interactive · All ages · From $28 · checked Oct 24. The Tech Interactive in downtown San Jose is a hands-on science and technology center with more than 100 experiences across its galleries, built around how innovation is changing…
- [Thursday STEM Club at Educational Park Library](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/thursday-stem-club-at-educational-park-library--listing-93e4597408c916cbab7ceb81) — Thursdays 4–5 pm (occurrence Thu Oct 29, 2026 in the feed) · Educational Park Branch Library · Ages 5–10 · Free · checked Oct 24. Every Thursday afternoon Educational Park Library runs a new drop-in STEM adventure; October's projects included floating frogs, magic wands, potions, a paper bat challenge and…
- [Youth Science Institute Nature Center at Alum Rock Park](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/youth-science-institute-nature-center-at-alum-rock-park--listing-ea0ff64338d0f0ec0a664f5d) — Wednesday–Friday 12:00 pm–3:00 pm; Saturday & Sunday 10:00 am–3:00 pm. Enter Alum Rock… · YSI Nature Center – Alum Rock Park · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. Inside San José's Alum Rock Park, the Youth Science Institute's nature center is open to the public free of charge. Its highlight is the Holmes taxidermy bird collection…

### Cupertino (6)

- [Baby Storytime and Stay and Play at Cupertino Library](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/baby-storytime-and-stay-and-play-at-cupertino-library--listing-62aa2e198329c44c02b295dd) — Thursdays 10:30–11:45 am (storytime then Stay and Play), Room 101 · Cupertino Library · Ages 0–1 · Free · checked Oct 24. Cupertino Library's baby storytime is for pre-walkers from birth to 12 months and their grown-ups, held in the first-floor program room. Parents and babies listen, learn and play…
- [Deer Hollow Farm at Rancho San Antonio](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/deer-hollow-farm-at-rancho-san-antonio--listing-8b428b68ea11de63f3927553) — Monday closed; Tuesday 8am–4pm; Wednesday 8am–1pm (early close); Thursday–Sunday… · Deer Hollow Farm, Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve, Cupertino · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. Deer Hollow Farm is one of the last working homestead farms in California, set inside Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve in the foothills above Los Altos and Cupertino. It is…
- [Kids and Family Cooking Classes at Taste Buds Kitchen Cupertino](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/kids-and-family-cooking-classes-at-taste-buds-kitchen-cupertino--listing-199f9ae86d493af194caca82) — Classes seven days a week, with more on weekends, school breaks and after school; see… · Taste Buds Kitchen Cupertino · Ages 2–17 · Paid · checked Oct 24. Taste Buds Kitchen opened its Cupertino kitchen in October 2026 with hands-on, chef-led cooking classes for children and families. Little ones ages 2–8 cook alongside a parent in…
- [Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/rancho-san-antonio-open-space-preserve--listing-afbfdf5abea2070491b6ee4c) — Open a half-hour before official sunrise until a half-hour after official sunset, daily. · Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve and County Park, Cupertino · All ages · checked Oct 24. Rancho San Antonio is the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District's busiest preserve: 25-plus miles of trails across a 2,180-acre preserve and the adjoining 293-acre county…
- [Saturday Astronomy Shows at De Anza College Planetarium](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/saturday-astronomy-shows-at-de-anza-college-planetarium--listing-f7e78d3ba553d0181a5b6a18) — Most Saturdays October–May, shows between 2 p.m. and 9 p.m.; e.g. Oct 24: Big Bird's… · De Anza College Planetarium, Cupertino · Paid · checked Oct 24. De Anza College's planetarium in Cupertino, one of the largest school planetariums west of the Rockies with a 50-foot dome, opens to the public on most Saturdays from October…
- [Toddler Storytime at Cupertino Library](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/toddler-storytime-at-cupertino-library--listing-6fbcfd79e4ab874d164f0621) — Tuesdays 10:30–11:00 am, Room 101 · Cupertino Library · Ages 1–2 · Free · checked Oct 24. A storytime for very young toddlers, 1 to 2 years old, who can no longer sit still in a lap. Expect lots of movement, singing and action along with short stories, so little ones…

### Morgan Hill (6)

- [Coyote Valley Open Space Preserve](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/coyote-valley-open-space-preserve--listing-4cd8e90afc18620b6513dae4) — Sunday–Saturday 7:00 a.m.–6:30 p.m. Closed Monday, October 26 and Tuesday, October 27… · Coyote Valley Open Space Preserve, Morgan Hill · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. Coyote Valley Open Space Preserve, run by the Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority, sits on the valley floor between south San José and Morgan Hill. Its 4-mile Arrowhead Loop…
- [Henry W. Coe State Park](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/henry-w-coe-state-park--listing-16710efebf8701e3d9ea5bc6) — Coe Ranch and Hunting Hollow entrances open 365 days a year, including holidays; Dowdy… · Henry W. Coe State Park, Coe Ranch Entrance and Visitor Center, Morgan Hill · All ages · From $8 · checked Oct 24. Henry W. Coe is the largest state park in Northern California, protecting 87,000 acres of hills and ridges in the Diablo Range east of Morgan Hill. Families usually start at the…
- [Kids LEGO Club at Morgan Hill Library](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/kids-lego-club-at-morgan-hill-library--listing-9998107f433b07d4da11cba0) — Wednesdays 1:00–2:30 pm, Children's Activity Room · Morgan Hill Library · Free · checked Oct 24. Morgan Hill Library supplies the bricks for a weekly free-build session where children use creativity and engineering skills to make anything they can imagine. LEGO is available…
- [Magical Bridge Playground at Community Park — Morgan Hill](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/magical-bridge-playground-at-community-park-morgan-hill--listing-50673024eee302dc474a7b00) — Free and open every day, dawn to dusk. · Magical Bridge Playground, Community Park, Morgan Hill · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. South County's Magical Bridge opened in 2022 in Morgan Hill's Community Park. Magical Bridge playgrounds are built for the one in four people living with a physical, cognitive or…
- [Tiny Tot Jamboree at Morgan Hill Library](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/tiny-tot-jamboree-at-morgan-hill-library--listing-282dec2e75581693e7695bd9) — Fridays 10:30–11:00 am storytime, Stay & Play until 11:40 am, Children's Activity Room · Morgan Hill Library · Ages 1–2 · Free · checked Oct 24. Tiny Tot Jamboree is Morgan Hill Library's Friday-morning program for parents and toddlers 1 to 2 years old: short, fun stories, rhymes, fingerplays, activities and songs for 30…
- [Uvas Canyon County Park](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/uvas-canyon-county-park--listing-6896a8753f478c223b83408d) — Open year-round, 8 a.m. to sunset; trails open at sunrise. Vehicle day-pass reservation… · Uvas Canyon County Park, Morgan Hill · All ages · From $6 · checked Oct 24. Uvas Canyon is a 1,147-acre, heavily wooded county park in upper Uvas Canyon on the east side of the Santa Cruz Mountains, west of Morgan Hill. It offers hiking, tent and group…

### Palo Alto (6)

- [Environmental Volunteers EcoCenter at Palo Alto Baylands](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/environmental-volunteers-ecocenter-at-palo-alto-baylands--listing-df5db441374a203e4a065461) — Open for Drop-in Science Days, Fridays and Saturdays 10:00 am–1:00 pm; hours may change… · Environmental Volunteers EcoCenter, Palo Alto · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. The EcoCenter is a free public nature center at the Palo Alto Baylands, across from the Duck Pond, run by the science-education nonprofit Environmental Volunteers. The 1941…
- [Magical Bridge Music and Bridges in Music — Palo Alto](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/magical-bridge-music-and-bridges-in-music-palo-alto--listing-f85033a5287cb3d5c12545c8) — Sundays Nov 1 and Dec 6, 2026: Magical Bridge Music 12:45–1:45 PM; Bridges in Music… · Magical Bridge Playground, Mitchell Park, Palo Alto · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. On the first Sunday of the month, two youth-led music programs come to Palo Alto's Magical Bridge playground. Magical Bridge Music, led by high school students from The Nueva…
- [Magical Bridge Playground at Mitchell Park — Palo Alto](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/magical-bridge-playground-at-mitchell-park-palo-alto--listing-620016cc1cd6a7098bf3ebe4) — Free and open every day, dawn to dusk. · Magical Bridge Playground, Mitchell Park, Palo Alto · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. The original Magical Bridge, opened in 2015 in Palo Alto's Mitchell Park, is the inclusive playground that started a Bay Area movement. Magical Bridge playgrounds are built for…
- [Magical Tennis at Mitchell Park — Palo Alto](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/magical-tennis-at-mitchell-park-palo-alto--listing-111189252b98db3161ab9ae2) — Sundays 10:30–11:30 AM: Oct 25, Nov 1, Nov 8, Nov 15, 2026 · Mitchell Park Tennis Courts, Palo Alto · checked Oct 24. Magical Tennis is a Sunday-morning inclusive tennis program for neurodivergent players, run through Magical Bridge at the Mitchell Park tennis courts next to Palo Alto's Magical…
- [Winter Lodge Outdoor Ice Skating Rink](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/winter-lodge-outdoor-ice-skating-rink--listing-268374f1fd3c66102d584aed) — Season Oct 16, 2026–Apr 11, 2027. Public sessions: Mon & Tue 3–5 pm; Wed 8–10 am, 3–5… · Winter Lodge, Palo Alto · All ages · From $20 · checked Oct 24. Winter Lodge in Palo Alto has been skating families under the open sky since 1956; it is the oldest ice rink in the Bay Area and the only permanent outdoor rink west of the…
- [Winter Lodge Skating Classes for Kids](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/winter-lodge-skating-classes-for-kids--listing-7d44e68df0bc0812a59e18d6) — Youth Basic Skills: one 30-minute class a week, Monday–Friday between 3:00 and 5:00 pm… · Winter Lodge, Palo Alto · Ages 3+ · From $320 · checked Oct 24. Winter Lodge runs a purely recreational skating school: instructors move children up when they are ready, in a relaxed atmosphere, rather than pushing for fast progress. Youth…

### Los Gatos (4)

- [Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad and W.E. "Bill" Mason Carousel](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/billy-jones-wildcat-railroad-and-w-e-bill-mason-carousel--listing-27061fbf37c66bb1fdbb23f3) — Fall schedule through Nov 1, 2026: Saturday & Sunday 10:30 am–4:30 pm. Winter schedule… · Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad, Oak Meadow Park, Los Gatos · All ages · From $5 · checked Oct 24. A volunteer-run, one-third-scale steam railroad and a vintage carousel at the back of Oak Meadow Park in Los Gatos. The train loops through Oak Meadow and neighboring Vasona Lake…
- [NUMU (New Museum Los Gatos)](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/numu-new-museum-los-gatos--listing-9fd30853a0c5b39cf0d1047c) — Thursday–Sunday 10 AM–4 PM; Collections Lab closed Thursdays. Closed Sunday, Nov 8… · NUMU (New Museum Los Gatos) · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 24. NUMU, the New Museum Los Gatos, is a small museum on East Main Street in downtown Los Gatos with exhibitions, a permanent collection and a Collections Lab gallery. Admission is…
- [Vasona Lake County Park](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/vasona-lake-county-park--listing-b838eceae910ff89f5400ba3) — Open year-round from 8 a.m. until sunset. · Vasona Lake County Park, Los Gatos · All ages · From $6 · checked Oct 24. Vasona Lake County Park in Los Gatos is a 152-acre lakeside park and one of the county's most popular family outings. It has one of only three playgrounds in the Santa Clara…
- [Youth Science Institute Nature Center at Vasona Park](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/youth-science-institute-nature-center-at-vasona-park--listing-a347b854099731b7550acfa3) — Thursday & Friday 11:00 am–3:00 pm; Saturday & Sunday 10:00 am–3:00 pm. Enter Vasona… · YSI Nature Center – Vasona Park, Los Gatos · checked Oct 24. The Youth Science Institute, a Bay Area nature-education nonprofit since 1953, runs a newly renovated nature center at the north end of Vasona Lake County Park. Inside, children…

### Milpitas (4)

- [Ed R. Levin County Park](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/ed-r-levin-county-park--listing-f09a032f1a3d9375e13aa640) — Open year-round, 8 a.m. until sunset; trails open at sunrise. · Ed R. Levin County Park, Milpitas · All ages · From $6 · checked Oct 24. Ed R. Levin County Park climbs the foothills above Milpitas across 1,558 acres of lawns, grassland and oak woodland. Families come for the playground (one of only three in the…
- [LEGO Club for Grades K-8 at Milpitas Library](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/lego-club-for-grades-k-8-at-milpitas-library--listing-371d481548ba1abd65f8821a) — Mondays 3:30–4:30 pm, Program Room (occurrence Mon Nov 2, 2026 in the feed) · Milpitas Library · Free · checked Oct 24. An hour of free building with the library's LEGO bricks, where kids use creativity and engineering skills to build anything they can imagine. It is drop-in with no registration…
- [Science Sundays for Grades K-2 at Milpitas Library](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/science-sundays-for-grades-k-2-at-milpitas-library--listing-648aa817d0305c02504eac93) — Sundays in November, 3:30–4:30 pm, Children's Activity Room · Milpitas Library · Free · checked Oct 24. Each Sunday in November, Milpitas Library sets up a new hands-on science experiment for kindergarten to second graders to do alongside a parent or caregiver. The sessions are…
- [Toddler Storytime at Milpitas Library](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/toddler-storytime-at-milpitas-library--listing-f703d7c3746fcfccc1dcbc33) — Thursdays 10:30–11:00 am, Children's Activity Room · Milpitas Library · Free · checked Oct 24. Milpitas Library's Thursday-morning storytime is built for toddlers 12 to 36 months. The 20–25 minute session uses very short picture books, simple flannel-board stories…

### Mountain View (4)

- [Computer History Museum](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/computer-history-museum--listing-bbaec2ccb441532c8bcda3e4) — Wednesday–Sunday 10 a.m.–5 p.m.; closed Monday and Tuesday. Holiday openings: Veterans… · Computer History Museum, Mountain View · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 24. The Computer History Museum in Mountain View tells the story of computing from the abacus to artificial intelligence. Older children and teens can talk with a chatbot-powered…
- [Magical Bridge Playground at Rengstorff Park — Mountain View](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/magical-bridge-playground-at-rengstorff-park-mountain-view--listing-6206f2c4d6efdbc45f3c1428) — Free and open every day, dawn to dusk. · Magical Bridge Playground, Rengstorff Park, Mountain View · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. Mountain View's Magical Bridge opened in 2024 in Rengstorff Park, beside the tennis courts. Magical Bridge playgrounds are built for the one in four people living with a…
- [Magical Bridge Storytime with the Mountain View Bookmobile](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/magical-bridge-storytime-with-the-mountain-view-bookmobile--listing-a4424247c60cd0fed6ede947) — First Thursday of the month, 10:00–10:30 a.m. storytime (Bookmobile services 10:00–11:00… · Magical Bridge Playground, Rengstorff Park, Mountain View · Free · checked Oct 24. Once a month the Mountain View Public Library's Bookmobile parks in the heart of Rengstorff Park for a storytime of stories, songs and rhymes at the Magical Bridge Playground…
- [Moffett Field Museum](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/moffett-field-museum--listing-cc38df03b46a226b3b345206) — Wednesday–Saturday 10am–3pm; closed Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. · Moffett Field Museum, Building 126, Mountain View · All ages · From $8 · checked Oct 24. The Moffett Field Museum sits at the south end of Hangar One inside Moffett Federal Airfield and tells the story of the base and NASA Ames Research Center: aviation, space…

### Santa Clara (4)

- [Kids Climb Time at Movement Santa Clara](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/kids-climb-time-at-movement-santa-clara--listing-b1c2aba5b6c1c67fea3839dc) — Weekend sessions, e.g. Saturday 10:30 AM–12:30 PM and 3:30–5:30 PM on the gym calendar… · Movement Santa Clara · Ages 6–12 · Paid · checked Oct 24. Kids Climb Time is Movement Santa Clara's drop-off climbing session for ages 6–12. Instructors lead a few hours of vertical games, age-appropriate basic skills instruction and…
- [Magical Bridge Playground at Central Park — Santa Clara](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/magical-bridge-playground-at-central-park-santa-clara--listing-34a65dd43489ac15b72ef945) — Free and open every day, dawn to dusk. · Magical Bridge Playground, Central Park, Santa Clara · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. Santa Clara's Magical Bridge playground opened in 2024 in Central Park on Kiely Boulevard; parking is across the street from Eric's Deli Cafe. Magical Bridge playgrounds are…
- [Movement Santa Clara Bouldering Gym](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/movement-santa-clara-bouldering-gym--listing-3b870bd075cd82a4af4586fe) — Monday–Friday 6am–11pm; Saturday 8am–8pm; Sunday 8am–6pm (holiday hours posted… · Movement Santa Clara · All ages · From $25 · checked Oct 24. Movement Santa Clara is a bouldering gym a few miles from where the company (formerly Planet Granite) opened its first gym in 1994. Its 10,000 square feet of bouldering walls…
- [Triton Museum of Art](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/triton-museum-of-art--listing-19daa9f13f6f97358e9ddd95) — Tuesday–Sunday 11:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.; closed Mondays and holidays. · Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. The Triton Museum of Art in Santa Clara is a small nonprofit art museum with free admission to its exhibitions and free parking, which makes it an easy, low-stakes first art…

### Sunnyvale (4)

- [Golfland USA Sunnyvale Mini Golf and Arcade](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/golfland-usa-sunnyvale-mini-golf-and-arcade--listing-9439d6ebba2917cde099fe8e) — Open daily from 10:00am (Friday Oct 23, 2026: 10:00am–12:00am); daily hours on the… · Golfland USA, Sunnyvale · All ages · From $17.50 · checked Oct 24. Golfland USA on El Camino Real in Sunnyvale has two 18-hole miniature golf courses, a large video-game arcade on a reloadable tokenless card, and a snack bar. In October one…
- [Magical Bridge Playground at Fair Oaks Park — Sunnyvale](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/magical-bridge-playground-at-fair-oaks-park-sunnyvale--listing-711e77112cd07b2ad3438f36) — Free and open every day, dawn to dusk. · Magical Bridge Playground, Fair Oaks Park, Sunnyvale · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. Sunnyvale's Magical Bridge playground opened in 2022 in Fair Oaks Park, near the baseball fields. Magical Bridge playgrounds are built for the one in four people living with a…
- [Movement Sunnyvale Climbing Gym](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/movement-sunnyvale-climbing-gym--listing-c2545f01888c51fb998134be) — Monday–Friday 6 am–11 pm; Saturday 8 am–8 pm; Sunday 8 am–6 pm. · Movement Sunnyvale · From $25 · checked Oct 24. Movement Sunnyvale is a full climbing gym with more than 280 routes and problems on 28,000 square feet of climbing walls, from first-step climbs for beginners to hard lines for…
- [Sunnyvale Heritage Park Museum](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/sunnyvale-heritage-park-museum--listing-504768ac0f11fdb8618bb063) — 12pm to 4pm, Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday. · Sunnyvale Heritage Park Museum · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. Run by the Sunnyvale Historical Society, the Heritage Park Museum shares the heritage of Sunnyvale and neighboring communities through collections and exhibitions meant to spark…

### Saratoga (3)

- [Hakone Estate and Gardens](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/hakone-estate-and-gardens--listing-7aad1492da881cf5e6b78ddb) — Winter hours Oct 31, 2026–Mar 15, 2027: Monday–Friday 10:00 am–4:00 pm (last admission… · Hakone Estate and Gardens, Saratoga · All ages · From $10 · checked Oct 24. Hakone Estate and Gardens in the hills above Saratoga is one of the oldest residential-style Japanese gardens open to the public in the Western Hemisphere, begun as a private…
- [Montalvo Arts Center Grounds and Art on the Grounds](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/montalvo-arts-center-grounds-and-art-on-the-grounds--listing-5109cda7cf1c609874e585ff) — Park hours 8am–sunset daily; early closures for events are posted on the visit page. · Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. Montalvo is a nonprofit arts center in the foothills above Saratoga, around the historic Villa Montalvo, with over 100 acres of woodland hiking trails and gardens that are free…
- [Sanborn County Park](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/sanborn-county-park--listing-f2862d63c721480416c880df) — Open year-round for day use, 8 a.m. to sunset. · Sanborn County Park, Saratoga · All ages · From $6 · checked Oct 24. Sanborn is a 3,453-acre mountain park of redwoods and tanbark oaks in the Santa Cruz Mountains between Saratoga and Skyline Boulevard. For families, the day-use area has a…

### Other towns in the San Jose–Sunnyvale–Santa Clara area (15)

- [Anderson Collection at Stanford University](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/anderson-collection-at-stanford-university--listing-839f3be9494196a4f44b3cc6) — Thursday–Monday 11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.; closed Tuesday and Wednesday. · Anderson Collection at Stanford University · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. The Anderson Collection is a free museum of modern and contemporary American art on the Stanford campus, a short walk from the Cantor Arts Center, so families can pair the two in…
- [Books and Boogie Bilingual Storytime at Gilroy Library](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/books-and-boogie-bilingual-storytime-at-gilroy-library--listing-c1f62d21bfbba63d50618943) — Thursdays 10:30–11:00 am, then Stay and Play; Children's Area, downstairs · Gilroy Library · Free · checked Oct 24. Books and Boogie (Hora de cuentos) is Gilroy Library's Thursday-morning storytime with Librarian Rosa, presented in English and Spanish. Children and caregivers share engaging…
- [Cantor Arts Center at Stanford](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/cantor-arts-center-at-stanford--listing-ab40bce8d00db3cdb649fcfe) — Monday & Friday 11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.; Thursday 11:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.; Saturday & Sunday… · Cantor Arts Center, Stanford · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. The Cantor Arts Center sits in the arts district of the Stanford campus and is always free. Its 24 galleries hold part of a collection of more than 38,000 works spanning 5,000…
- [Casa de Fruta Rides, Playground and Gem Sluice](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/casa-de-fruta-rides-playground-and-gem-sluice--listing-e5f4c5bd4e064da4e17013a9) — Train and carousel (schedule effective 9/28/26–10/31/26): Monday–Thursday 12:00–4:30 pm… · Casa de Fruta, Hollister · From $3.50 · checked Oct 24. Casa de Fruta, the fruit stand and roadside stop on Pacheco Pass Highway in San Benito County, has a cluster of kids' attractions. Kids ride Casa de Choo Choo, a narrow-gauge…
- [Create-N-Play \[Crear-Y-Jugar\] at Gilroy Library](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/create-n-play-crear-y-jugar-at-gilroy-library--listing-b6ed7190a19f3bb662955980) — Mondays 5–6 pm, 1st floor Burrow (children's area) · Gilroy Library · Up to 12 · Free · checked Oct 24. A bilingual (English/Spanish) Monday-evening craft hour in the Gilroy Library children's area, the Burrow, where Librarian Beth leads a hands-on, crafty exploration of science…
- [Fremont Peak State Park](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/fremont-peak-state-park--listing-8fe8b2b07f38ae1dfbb59c6d) — Open year round; day use 8am to 30 minutes after sunset. · Fremont Peak State Park, San Juan Bautista · All ages · From $6 · checked Oct 24. Fremont Peak State Park crowns the Gavilan Range above San Juan Bautista, about 11 winding miles up San Juan Canyon Road (vehicles over 25 feet are not recommended). From its…
- [Hellyer County Park and Playground](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/hellyer-county-park-and-playground--listing-4875f35cc198caaefd194340) — Open year-round, 8 a.m. until sunset; trails open at sunrise. Splash pad runs April… · Hellyer County Park · All ages · From $6 · checked Oct 24. Hellyer is a 178-acre county park in south San José with Coyote Creek running through its tall trees and creek habitat. Its newer playground is the big draw for kids: a…
- [Hidden Villa Farm and Wilderness Preserve](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/hidden-villa-farm-and-wilderness-preserve--listing-2878dd5c9c7158e09b6d148b) — Open to day visitors during posted open hours (hours not printed on the visit page… · Hidden Villa, Los Altos Hills · All ages · From $10 · checked Oct 24. Hidden Villa is a working organic farm and wilderness preserve in the Los Altos Hills foothills, run by a nonprofit trust that has hosted environmental and social-justice…
- [Hollister Hills State Vehicular Recreation Area](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/hollister-hills-state-vehicular-recreation-area--listing-2d96d6e70a0c62f473741219) — Open 365 days a year; vehicle operation and day use from sunrise to sunset. · Hollister Hills SVRA main entrance · All ages · From $5 · checked Oct 24. Hollister Hills was California State Parks' first State Vehicular Recreation Area: over 6,800 acres and nearly 200 miles of trails in varied terrain in the hills about 5 miles…
- [Joseph D. Grant County Park](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/joseph-d-grant-county-park--listing-08c8cb713462c4e4e1d9a09a) — Open year-round, 8 a.m. until sunset. · Joseph D. Grant County Park · All ages · From $6 · checked Oct 24. Joseph D. Grant is Santa Clara County's largest regional park: 10,882 acres of grassy hills and big oaks in Halls Valley at the base of Mt. Hamilton, on the road up to Lick…
- [Lick Observatory on Mount Hamilton](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/lick-observatory-on-mount-hamilton--listing-4aaac5eb1e9b0d58f4622611) — Select outdoor areas, parking and Shane Visitor's Gallery open daily 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m… · Lick Observatory, Mount Hamilton · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. Lick Observatory, the University of California's research observatory on the summit of Mount Hamilton east of San José, is free to visit during the day. While the historic Main…
- [Mt. Madonna County Park](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/mt-madonna-county-park--listing-88602dd9d9c91190652eb73e) — Open year-round, 8 a.m. until sunset; trails open at sunrise. · Mt. Madonna County Park, Watsonville · All ages · From $6 · checked Oct 24. Mt. Madonna is a 4,605-acre county park in the Santa Cruz Mountains west of Gilroy, known for its towering redwood forest, with views over the Santa Clara Valley to the east and…
- [Pinnacles National Park (East Entrance)](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/pinnacles-national-park-east-entrance--listing-db6c552cfce68d0f5a856c68) — East side: 24-hour access to trails (no overnight parking outside the campground). West… · Pinnacles National Park, East Entrance, Paicines · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 24. Pinnacles National Park, in San Benito County south of Hollister, protects a landscape of rocky spires and deep canyons left by volcanic eruptions some 23 million years ago, with…
- [San Juan Bautista State Historic Park](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/san-juan-bautista-state-historic-park--listing-159090f49d3d5259b19bf164) — Open every day, 10am–4:30pm. · San Juan Bautista State Historic Park · All ages · From $3 · checked Oct 24. San Juan Bautista State Historic Park preserves the old town plaza beside California's 15th Spanish-era mission, once the 'town square' of the largest town in central California…
- [Sierra Vista Open Space Preserve](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/sierra-vista-open-space-preserve--listing-af591d199c7e6ebab83359a9) — Sunday–Saturday 7:00 a.m.–6:30 p.m. (lot closes when full or at 6:30 p.m.; visitors… · Sierra Vista Open Space Preserve · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. Sierra Vista sits high in the eastern foothills above Berryessa and Alum Rock, with sweeping views over the Santa Clara Valley and the greater Bay Area; it is a popular sunset…