# Things to do with kids at Happy Hollow Park & Zoo

> 5 upcoming family events and 1 ongoing programs and visits at Happy Hollow Park & Zoo, 748 Story Road, San Jose, CA 95112, in the San Jose–Sunnyvale–Santa Clara area. Dates and times are Pacific Time. Today is Sat, Oct 24.

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## Events ahead

- [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…
- [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…
- [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…
- [Zoo U-niversity: Conservation Investigation at Happy Hollow](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/zoo-u-niversity-conservation-investigation-at-happy-hollow--listing-3fd222b9ce8c59efbd2fadb0) — Sat, Dec 5 · 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Happy Hollow Park & Zoo · Ages 10–13 · From $35 · checked Oct 24. Zoo U-niversity is a drop-off afternoon class for tweens ages 10 to 13 who want to go beyond feeding and cleaning to see the science of zookeeping: problem solving, emergency…

## Ongoing programs and visits

- [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…

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