Below are fun upcoming events for kids and families in the San Francisco Bay Area. This list is updated frequently, so check back often.
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Featured Events
Marine Science Sundays at The Marine Mammal Center ~ Sausalito, January 26
Join us the second and fourth Sunday of each month at The Marine Mammal Center to learn about a variety of marine science topics. These interactive presentations hosted by our award-winning educators feature multimedia, pictures, video and more to share the stories of amazing marine mammals. After the program, explore our hospital and visitor center to learn more about what we’re doing to save animals along the California coast and beyond, and how you can help.
IlluminOdyssey ~ San Mateo, through January 26
IlluminOdyssey is back! Fill your winter with wonder at an immersive, interactive light experience at CuriOdyssey. Running now through January 26!
January 2025
The Addams Family Jr – Danville, January 17-26
Napa Lighted Art Festival – Napa, January 18-February 16
MLK March – San Francisco, January 20
Martin Luther King Jr. Community Day – San Francisco, January 20
Health & Wellness Festival – San Francisco, January 20
Martin Luther King Jr. Parade – El Cerrito, January 20
Holiday Ice Rink in Union Square – San Francisco, November 6 – January 20
Downtown Ice – San Jose, November 15 – January 20
Mobile MakeArt (Free) – San Francisco, January 24
Matilda Jr – San Carlos, January 24, 25
Lunar New Year at Children’s Fairyland – Oakland, January 24-26
Family Art Making – San Francisco, January 25
Lunar New Year Celebration at SF Zoo – San Francisco, January 25
Planetarium Shows – Cupertino, January 25
Newt Hikes with Lindsay Wildlife Experience – Martinez, January 25, 26
Holly Day and the Rainbow Road – Santa Rosa, January 25
Lunar New Year Festival – Santa Rosa, January 25
Lunar New Year Fest (Free) – Benicia, January 25
Nature Comes to You (Free) – Oakland, January 25
Seaside Story Hour (Free) – Redwood City, January 25
Salamander Search at Sanborn – Los Gatos, January 25
Lunar New Year Community Day (Free) – San Jose, January 25
Giants FanFest Tour – San Jose, January 25
Family Resource Fair – Watsonville, January 25
Lunar New Year Festival (Free) – Millbrae, January 25-26
Beauty and the Beast – Palo Alto, January 25-26
Glow at The Exploratorium – San Francisco, November 21– January 26
Mill Valley Live – Mill Valley, January 26
James and the Giant Peach – San Francisco, January 26-March 1
Music Time with Megan – Ross, January 27
The Very Hungry Caterpillar – Palo Alto, January 29-February 16
Lunar New Year Celebration – San Jose, January 31
Ice at the Veranda – Concord, November 8 – February 14
Penguins and Pajamas Sleepovers at Cal Academy – San Francisco, January 31
February 2025
Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus – San Francisco, February 1-16
The Flying Angels Chinese Dance Company (Free) – San Francisco, February 1
Wave Painting (Free) – Ross, February 1
Jack London Square Lunar New Year Celebration (Free) – Oakland, February 1
Very First Concerts (Free) – Berkeley, February 1
Unique Derique (Free) – Redwood City, February 1
Lunar New Year Celebration (Free) – Redwood City, February 1
Lunar New Year Celebration at Children’s Discovery Museum – San Jose, February 1
Planetarium Shows – Cupertino, February 1, 8, 15, 22
Lunar New Year Celebration (Free) – San Ramon, February 2
Black History Month with Wee Love Art (Free) – San Jose, February 2
Newt Hikes with Lindsay Wildlife Experience – Martinez, Feb 2, 8
Storytime at the Foster Museum (Free) – Palo Alto, February 2, 16
James and the Giant Peach – San Francisco, February 2, 8, 22, 23
Music Time with Megan – Ross, February 3, 10, 24
The Peking Acrobats – Santa Rosa, February 4
SF Jazz Family Matinees – San Francisco, February 8
Very First Concerts – San Francisco, February 8
Cartooning for Kids – San Francisco, February 8
Year of the Serpent Concert – San Francisco, February 8
For the Love of Art & Science – San Francisco, February 8
Family Farm Day at Slide Ranch – Muir Beach, February 8
Lunar New Year at OMCA – Oakland, February 8
Roundtable Reading: By the Great Horn Spoon! – Berkeley, February 8
Black History Month Crafts – Redwood City, February 8
Sweet Heart Social – Cupertino, February 8
Storytime: Vulture Verses: Love Poems for the Unloved – Los Gatos, February 8
Niles Canyon Train Rides – Sunol, February 8, 9, 15, 16
Flying Football Fun Fest at Hiller Aviation Museum – San Carlos, February 9
Lunar New Year Family Day – Woodside, February 9
Very First Concerts – Menlo Park, February 9
Marine Science Sundays at The Marine Mammal Center – Sausalito, February 9, 23
Back to the Future: The Musical – San Francisco, February 12-March 9
Furry Tail with a Twist – Mountain View, February 14, 15
Chinese New Year Parade (Free) – San Francisco, February 15
West African Music with Keenan D. Webster (Free) – San Francisco, February 15
Danza Azteca Xitlalli (Free) – San Francisco, February 15
Steelpan with Fauna Solomon (Free) – San Francisco, February 15
The Endless End Puppet Show – Mill Valley, February 15
Love and Peanuts Holiday Workshop – Santa Rosa, February 15
Wildlife Hike (Free) – El Sobrante, February 15
Unique Derique (Free) – Redwood City, February 15
Teddy Bear and Me Party – San Jose, February 15
Family Fun at Happy Hollow – San Jose, February 15
Fun on the Farm – San Ramon, February 15, 22
Tom Sawyer by Children’s Musical Theater – San Jose, February 15-23
Penguins and Pajamas Sleepovers at Cal Academy – San Francisco, February 15, 28
Afrique en Cirque – Santa Rosa, February 19
The Kalimba King (Free) – San Francisco, February 20
Summer Resource Fair (Free) – San Francisco, February 22
Hambone with Unique Derique (Free) – San Francisco, February 22
Kids Night at the Museum – Santa Rosa, February 22
Lunar New Year Parade (Free) – Oakland, February 22
Redwood Hike – Oakland, February 22
Seaside Story Hour (Free) – Redwood City, February 22
Salamander Search at Sanborn – Saratoga, February 22
Little Red Riding Hood – Palo Alto, February 22, 23
Air Power Adventure at Hiller Aviation Museum – San Carlos, February 23
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