# Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose Thanksgiving Family Exploration & Bill's Backyard > Event for families in the San Jose–Sunnyvale–Santa Clara area (CA). Times are Pacific Time. - When: Fri, Nov 27 · 10:00 AM – 4:30 PM - Where: Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose, 180 Woz Way, San Jose, CA 95110 - Ages: Ages 0–10 and their families (Features toddler-only wonder cabinet and outdoor nature play) - Price: $18 General Admission (Ages 1–59), $16 Seniors (60+), Free for infants under 1 and Museum Members - Organizer: Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose - Official page: https://www.cdm.org/ - Last checked: Thu, Nov 5 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 Nov 11, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-11-10), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/children-s-discovery-museum-of-san-jose-thanksgiving-family-exploratio--listing-5f07ad81fef5ad5c635dc87b ## About Known affectionately as the iconic purple museum along the Guadalupe River, the Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose offers an enchanting holiday weekend experience celebrating autumn curiosity and harvest wonder. Children can scale the life-sized climbing structures in Bill's Backyard, an expansive half-acre outdoor nature exploration space complete with sensory digging pits, native plantings, and bubbling water sluices. Inside the spacious two-story museum, kids can navigate a real full-sized fire truck, pump water at the Water Tower physics exhibit, and uncover replica fossils in the mammoth discovery dig. Thanksgiving weekend features themed drop-in studio labs where budding artists create autumn leaf rubbings, construct corn husk puppets, and contribute to a collaborative community gratitude tapestry. Family Experience & Accessibility: • Stroller Accessibility: Fully ADA-accessible throughout all indoor and outdoor galleries, featuring smooth elevator access, broad corridors, and dedicated stroller parking zones. • Nursing & Rest Spots: Private lactation room equipped with glider rockers, electrical outlets, and soft lighting, plus spacious family restrooms with changing stations on both floors. • Age Suitability: Tailored for infants through children age 10; the Wonder Cabinet is exclusively dedicated to infants, crawlers, and toddlers ages 4 and under. • Sensory Tips: Water areas and active play zones can be lively; sensory kits with noise-reducing headphones and calm-down cozy corners are available at the front desk. ## Similar picks in San Jose - [The Tech Interactive Thanksgiving Family STEAM & IMAX Dome Films](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/the-tech-interactive-thanksgiving-family-steam-and-imax-dome-films--listing-2e2bab3dd1628de0260ee144) — Fri, Nov 27 · 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM · The Tech Interactive · All ages · From $31 · checked Nov 5. 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