San Francisco Bay Area family weekend planner
San Francisco Bay Area museums for kids and families
Family-friendly museums in San Francisco San Francisco Bay Area: hands-on science, art, history, and children's museums, plus their upcoming free days and family programs. Browse 30 family-friendly spots and 40 upcoming events on FamHop.
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Upcoming museums
- Asian Art Museum: Conversations Between Contemporary Artists and Antiquity (Online) · Monday, May 11, 2026
Sunnyvale Public Library, Sunnyvale
- Art of Science 2026 · Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Jen-Hsun Huang Building (School of Engineering) - Huang Foyer, Stanford
- Finely Printed Books: Albert Bender and the Birth of Stanford Special Collections · Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Green Library, Bing Wing - Peterson Gallery and Munger Rotunda, Stanford
- Remembering · Tuesday, May 12, 2026
McMurtry Building - Bowes Library, 2nd floor. For visitors, please call the circulation desk for bui, Palo Alto
- Summer reading for all ages · Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Education (Cubberley Bldg) - 101, Stanford
- Aquarium of the Bay — animal encounters · Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Aquarium of the Bay, San Francisco · $$$
- Bay Area Discovery Museum · Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Bay Area Discovery Museum, Sausalito · $$
- Penguin Feeding Talk · Tuesday, May 12, 2026
California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco · $$$
- Coral Reef Dive Show · Tuesday, May 12, 2026
California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco · $$$
- Family exhibits + tinkering · Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Exploratorium, San Francisco · $$$
- Special, Unique, and Rare: TRANSLATION · Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Green Library, Bing Wing - Hohbach Hall 123 (1st floor, East Wing), Stanford
- Tripoli : A Tale of Three Cities | Film Screening & Conversation with Dir. Raed Rafei · Tuesday, May 12, 2026
McMurtry Building - Oshman Hall, Palo Alto
- Art of Science 2026 · Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Jen-Hsun Huang Building (School of Engineering) - Huang Foyer, Stanford
- Finely Printed Books: Albert Bender and the Birth of Stanford Special Collections · Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Green Library, Bing Wing - Peterson Gallery and Munger Rotunda, Stanford
- Remembering · Wednesday, May 13, 2026
McMurtry Building - Bowes Library, 2nd floor. For visitors, please call the circulation desk for bui, Palo Alto
- Summer reading for all ages · Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Education (Cubberley Bldg) - 101, Stanford
- Aquarium of the Bay — animal encounters · Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Aquarium of the Bay, San Francisco · $$$
- Archive Room: Ester Hernandez |Selections from Special Collections at Stanford Libraries · Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Cantor Arts Center - Patricia S. Rebele Gallery, Stanford
- Archive Room: Ruth Asawa | Selections from Special Collections at Stanford Libraries · Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Cantor Arts Center - Rowland K. Rebele Gallery, Stanford
- Bay Area Discovery Museum · Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Bay Area Discovery Museum, Sausalito · $$
- Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose · Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Children's Discovery Museum, San Jose · $$
- CuriOdyssey · Wednesday, May 13, 2026
CuriOdyssey, San Mateo · $$
- Habitot Children's Museum · Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Habitot Children's Museum, Berkeley · $$
- Penguin Feeding Talk · Wednesday, May 13, 2026
California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco · $$$
- Bowes Library pop-up exhibit: TRANSLATION · Wednesday, May 13, 2026
McMurtry Building - Bowes Art & Architecture Library, 2nd fl. Visitors: please call 650-723-3408 for, Palo Alto
- You Are Here: Transit Cartography & Spatial Identity · Wednesday, May 13, 2026
David Rumsey Map Center (Green Library), Stanford
- Coral Reef Dive Show · Wednesday, May 13, 2026
California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco · $$$
- Family exhibits + tinkering · Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Exploratorium, San Francisco · $$$
- Art of Science 2026 · Thursday, May 14, 2026
Jen-Hsun Huang Building (School of Engineering) - Huang Foyer, Stanford
- Finely Printed Books: Albert Bender and the Birth of Stanford Special Collections · Thursday, May 14, 2026
Green Library, Bing Wing - Peterson Gallery and Munger Rotunda, Stanford
- Remembering · Thursday, May 14, 2026
McMurtry Building - Bowes Library, 2nd floor. For visitors, please call the circulation desk for bui, Palo Alto
- Summer reading for all ages · Thursday, May 14, 2026
Education (Cubberley Bldg) - 101, Stanford
- Aquarium of the Bay — animal encounters · Thursday, May 14, 2026
Aquarium of the Bay, San Francisco · $$$
- Archive Room: Ester Hernandez |Selections from Special Collections at Stanford Libraries · Thursday, May 14, 2026
Cantor Arts Center - Patricia S. Rebele Gallery, Stanford
- Archive Room: Ruth Asawa | Selections from Special Collections at Stanford Libraries · Thursday, May 14, 2026
Cantor Arts Center - Rowland K. Rebele Gallery, Stanford
- Bay Area Discovery Museum · Thursday, May 14, 2026
Bay Area Discovery Museum, Sausalito · $$
- Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose · Thursday, May 14, 2026
Children's Discovery Museum, San Jose · $$
- CuriOdyssey · Thursday, May 14, 2026
CuriOdyssey, San Mateo · $$
- Habitot Children's Museum · Thursday, May 14, 2026
Habitot Children's Museum, Berkeley · $$
- Penguin Feeding Talk · Thursday, May 14, 2026
California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco · $$$
Museums spots
- Asian Art Museum of San Francisco · San Francisco
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- American Bookbinders Museum · San Francisco
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- Japantown Peace Gallery · San Francisco
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- Cable Car Powerhouse and Barn · San Francisco
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- Chinese Historical Society of America · San Francisco
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- GLBT History Museum · San Francisco
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- Haas-Lilienthal House · San Francisco
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- Institute of Contemporary Art San Francisco · San Francisco
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- Museum of Russian Culture · San Francisco
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- Museum of the African Diaspora · San Francisco
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- Randall Museum · San Francisco
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- San Francisco Museum of Modern Art · San Francisco
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- Counterculture Museum · San Francisco
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- Gadar Memorial · San Francisco
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- Misalignment Museum · San Francisco
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- San Francisco Fire Department Pioneer Museum · San Francisco
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- San Francisco Historical Society Museum · San Francisco
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- San Francisco Railway Museum · San Francisco
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- The Beat Museum · San Francisco
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- Cartoon Art Museum · San Francisco
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- Exploratorium · San Francisco
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- Letterform Archive · San Francisco
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- Musée Mécanique · San Francisco
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- Museo Italo Americano · San Francisco
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- National Maritime Museum · San Francisco
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- San Francisco Maritime Visitor Center · San Francisco
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- Truhlsen-Marmor Museum of the Eye · San Francisco
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- California Academy of Sciences · San Francisco
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- De Young Museum · San Francisco
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- USS Pampanito · San Francisco
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