San Francisco Bay Area family weekend planner
Things to do with kids in Palo Alto
Family-friendly things to do in Palo Alto in 2026: 85 kid-friendly events plus 20 parks, museums and venues. Next up: Wednesday, October 7, 2026. Plan a weekend with FamHop.
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- Cooley Landing Park
- Hoover Park
- El Camino Park
- Johnson Park
- Heritage Park
- observation deck
- Rinconada Park
- Peers Park
- Greer Park
- Mitchell Park
- Arbolejo Overlook
- Bobcat Point
- Node
- Stanford Theater
- Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo
- Lucy Evans Baylands Nature Interpretive Center
- Functional Lifestyles
- Bell's Books
- Tennis Town & Country
- Stanford Shopping Center
- Electric Contrasts: the Art of the Detail
- Tangling the Digital: Weaving, Printmaking, Computing
- Electric Contrasts: the Art of the Detail
- Tangling the Digital: Weaving, Printmaking, Computing
- Electric Contrasts: the Art of the Detail
- Family Storytime
- Tangling the Digital: Weaving, Printmaking, Computing
- LEGO Fridays!
- Tai Chi with Nelson Ng
- Electric Contrasts: the Art of the Detail
- Electric Contrasts: the Art of the Detail
- Tangling the Digital: Weaving, Printmaking, Computing
- Electric Contrasts: the Art of the Detail
- Family Storytime
- Tangling the Digital: Weaving, Printmaking, Computing
- LEGO Tuesdays!
- [RESCHEDULED] ArtSEE Expression: “Glow Globe Art” – Puffy Paint Creations
- Electric Contrasts: the Art of the Detail
- Monsters: Bowes Library Pop-up, Oct. 14, 1-3pm
- Tangling the Digital: Weaving, Printmaking, Computing
- TNT Traysikel: Never Gonna Give You Up!
- Music & Movement
- Electric Contrasts: the Art of the Detail
- Tangling the Digital: Weaving, Printmaking, Computing
Family-friendly spots in Palo Alto
OutdoorsCooley Landing Park
OutdoorsHoover Park
OutdoorsEl Camino ParkOutdoorsJohnson Park
OutdoorsHeritage Park
Outdoorsobservation deck
OutdoorsRinconada Park
OutdoorsGreer Park
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OutdoorsMitchell ParkOutdoorsBobcat Point
CultureNode
CultureStanford Theater
CulturePalo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo
CultureLucy Evans Baylands Nature Interpretive Center
WellnessFunctional LifestylesShoppingBell's Books
ShoppingTennis Town & Country
ShoppingStanford Shopping Center
Place photos via Wikimedia Commons, Unsplash, and venue sources.
Upcoming family events in Palo Alto
WedOct 7
- 9 AMElectric Contrasts: the Art of the Detailbrings together photobooks and magazines to show how the revolution of photography in the late 19th and early 20th century changed the history of art.
- 1 PMTangling the Digital: Weaving, Printmaking, ComputingDigital objects are often seen as alien to craft, as though no hands had shaped them.
ThuOct 8
- 9 AMElectric Contrasts: the Art of the Detailbrings together photobooks and magazines to show how the revolution of photography in the late 19th and early 20th century changed the history of art.
- 1 PMTangling the Digital: Weaving, Printmaking, ComputingDigital objects are often seen as alien to craft, as though no hands had shaped them.
FriOct 9
- 9 AMElectric Contrasts: the Art of the Detailbrings together photobooks and magazines to show how the revolution of photography in the late 19th and early 20th century changed the history of art.
- 10:30 AMFamily Storytime
- 1 PMTangling the Digital: Weaving, Printmaking, ComputingDigital objects are often seen as alien to craft, as though no hands had shaped them.
- 4 PMLEGO Fridays!
SunOct 11
- 10 AMTai Chi with Nelson Ng
- 12 PMElectric Contrasts: the Art of the Detailbrings together photobooks and magazines to show how the revolution of photography in the late 19th and early 20th century changed the history of art.
MonOct 12
- 9 AMElectric Contrasts: the Art of the Detailbrings together photobooks and magazines to show how the revolution of photography in the late 19th and early 20th century changed the history of art.
- 1 PMTangling the Digital: Weaving, Printmaking, ComputingDigital objects are often seen as alien to craft, as though no hands had shaped them.
TueOct 13
- 9 AMElectric Contrasts: the Art of the Detailbrings together photobooks and magazines to show how the revolution of photography in the late 19th and early 20th century changed the history of art.
- 10:30 AMFamily Storytime
- 1 PMTangling the Digital: Weaving, Printmaking, ComputingDigital objects are often seen as alien to craft, as though no hands had shaped them.
- 4 PMLEGO Tuesdays!
- 5:30 PM[RESCHEDULED] ArtSEE Expression: “Glow Globe Art” – Puffy Paint Creations
WedOct 14
- 9 AMElectric Contrasts: the Art of the Detailbrings together photobooks and magazines to show how the revolution of photography in the late 19th and early 20th century changed the history of art.
- 1 PMMonsters: Bowes Library Pop-up, Oct. 14, 1-3pmNo costume required! Come see a selection of monstruous treasures from our Locked Stacks collection.
- 1 PMTangling the Digital: Weaving, Printmaking, ComputingDigital objects are often seen as alien to craft, as though no hands had shaped them.
- 1 PMTNT Traysikel: Never Gonna Give You Up!View: October 14–December 4, 2026* McMurtry Building, 355 Roth Way, Stanford Miller Discussion Room and Vitrine Gallery Open Monday–Friday,…Free
- 6:30 PMMusic & Movement
ThuOct 15
- 9 AMElectric Contrasts: the Art of the Detailbrings together photobooks and magazines to show how the revolution of photography in the late 19th and early 20th century changed the history of art.
- 1 PMTangling the Digital: Weaving, Printmaking, ComputingDigital objects are often seen as alien to craft, as though no hands had shaped them.