Free things to do with kids this weekend in San Francisco Bay Area (October 30 – November 1)

Día de los Muertos at the Outer Sunset Farmers Market

Outer Sunset Farmers Market · San Francisco · All ages

Sunset Mercantile's fifth annual Día de los Muertos turns the Outer Sunset Farmers Market into a day of food, music, dance and altar-building along 37th Avenue.

Bay Bird Mornings: Crab Cove

Crown Beach · Alameda · Ages 5–13

Birding in the Garden with Golden Gate Bird Alliance

SF Botanical Garden · San Francisco · Ages 3–12

This is a free community program. Please consider supporting the Gardens of Golden Gate Park with a recommended donation of $5-20. Your…

The Fascinating World of Birds

Tilden · Berkeley · Ages 5–13

Black Diamond Trails Challenge Hike!

Black Diamond Mines · Antioch · Ages 5–13

Native American Heritage Month: Brushy Peak Hike

Brushy Peak · Livermore · Ages 5–13

Tai Chi with Nelson Ng

Rinconada Library · Palo Alto · Ages 5–13

Día de los Muertos

Children's Fairyland · Oakland · Ages 1–12

7-8 Celebrate Día de los Muertos at Fairyland with a spirited art exhibition, special live performances, and a brand new Book Celebration!

Don Castro Trails Challenge Hike

Don Castro · Hayward · Ages 5–13

Don Edwards SF Bay NWR — family programs

Don Edwards SF Bay NWR · Fremont · Ages 5–13

Free Saturday family walks at the wildlife refuge visitor center.

Historic Days

Ardenwood · Fremont · Ages 5–13

Honoring Memories: A Dí­a de Muertos Photo Frame Workshop

Sunol · Oakland · Ages 5–13

Coal Mine Experience

Black Diamond Mines · Antioch · Ages 5–13

Farmyard Story Time

Ardenwood · Fremont · Ages 5–13

Storytime & Drawing Demo With Nidhi Chanani

Foster City · San Mateo · Ages 5–12

Sunday Storytime

Tilden · Berkeley · Ages 5–13

Arts and Crafts

Miss Muffet’s Garden · Oakland · Ages 1–12

Baby Sign and Sing

Cupertino Library · Cupertino · Ages 1–12

Intro to Robotics and Circuitry With Team 5940 Bread

Pacifica Sharp Park · San Mateo · Ages 5–13

Pine Nut Jewelry

Coyote Hills · Fremont · Ages 5–13

Puppet Show: Hummingbird Saves Fire

Children's Fairyland · Oakland · Ages 1–12

Snake Talk

Del Valle · Livermore · Ages 5–13

Animal Talk: The Chickens

Children's Fairyland · Oakland · Ages 1–12

Felted Pumpkins

Ardenwood · Fremont · Ages 5–13

Polish Storytime

Book Bubble · San Mateo · Ages 1–3

Please join us for Polish Storytime! We'll be hosting this event every FIRST Sunday for the forseeable future and would love if you could…

Film: The Loneliest Whale

Main · San Francisco · Ages 3–12

Maker Exploration

Foster City · San Mateo · Ages 5–12

Social: Bernal Community Día de los Muertos

Bernal Heights · San Francisco · Ages 3–12

Sunday Game Day

Edenvale · San Jose · Ages 3–13

Workshop: Interview Skills with Study Smart Tutors

Ortega · San Francisco · Ages 10–13

Storytime: For Toddlers

Ingleside · San Francisco · Ages 1–5

Native American Heritage Month Storytime

Hillview · San Jose · Ages 1–12

Social: Puppy Dog Tales

Ortega · San Francisco · Ages 3–12

Storytime: For Families

Parkside · San Francisco · Ages 1–5

(Virtual) Chess Club

San Jose Public Library · San Jose · Ages 3–13

Activity: Día de los Muertos Spoon Calaveras

Ortega · San Francisco · Ages 3–12

Activity: LEGO and STEM Free Play

Park · San Francisco · Ages 5–12

Activity: Nature Exploration Station

Parkside · San Francisco · Ages 5–12

Author: Brook Thompson, I Love Salmon and Lampreys

West Portal · San Francisco · Ages 5–12

Boardtime!

San Carlos · San Mateo · Ages 5–12

Engineering Hub

Half Moon Bay · San Mateo · Ages 3–13

Family Games: Cards & Board Games

Tully · San Jose · Ages 3–13

Film: El Libro de la Vida/The Book of Life

Glen Park · San Francisco · Ages 5–12

From Ordinary to Extraordinary Floral Holiday Designs with Greg Lum

San Mateo Arboretum Society, Pumphouse & Nursery · San Mateo · Ages 3–12

Add extra magic to your holiday decor with ‘From Ordinary to Extraordinary Holiday Designs’ presented by Greg Lum!

Game On at the Library

Joyce Ellington · San Jose · All ages

Workshop: Recording Studio Orientation

Main · San Francisco · Ages 5–13

Workshop: Writing Memoir through a Speculative Lens

Main · San Francisco · Ages 10–13

Activity: Sugar Skull Masks

Merced · San Francisco · Ages 5–12

Día de los Muertos Celebration

Albany · Fremont · Ages 5–12

Pelican-palooza

Del Valle · Livermore · Ages 5–13

Pumpkin Surprise!

Ardenwood · Fremont · Ages 5–13

Big Break Nature Walk

Big Break · Oakley · Ages 5–13

Board Game Zone

Seven Trees · San Jose · All ages

Cult Movie: Sunday Matinee Movies: Chicken Run

Los Altos Library · Los Altos · Ages 5–12

Family Movie: Coco

Educational Park · San Jose · Ages 3–13

Gallery Conversations | JANE!

Cantor Arts Center - Stanford Family Room (122) · Stanford · Ages 5–13

Join us for casual in-gallery conversations in our special exhibition, JANE!, facilitated by our Museum Engagement Guides.

Read to a Dog

Sonoma County Library · Santa Rosa · All ages

This event is in the "Children" group Read to a Dog Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm Children's Room (Central) at Central Santa…

Social: Crafting Circle

Western Addition · San Francisco · Ages 10–13

Sugar Skull Painting / Taller de Calaveritas de Azúcar

Gilroy Library · Gilroy · Ages 5–12

The Reading Nest

Vacaville Cultural Center Library · Vacaville · Ages 1–12

in the Children's Section! Reading Assistance for Children with Teen Volunteers! Come on down to the Vacaville Cultural Center Library’s…

ABC to Drawing

Dublin · Fremont · Ages 3–12

Bilingual Family Storytime/ Hora de Cuentos & Stay and Play

Edenvale · San Jose · Ages 1–12

Fish Feeding

Crown Beach · Alameda · Ages 5–13

Vietnamese Class for Kids

Tully · San Jose · Ages 3–13

Family Storytime + Stay & Play

Evergreen · San Jose · Ages 1–12

Good Night Farm

Tilden · Berkeley · Ages 5–13

Science Sundays for Grades K-2

Milpitas Library · Milpitas · Ages 5–12

Indoor Family Storytime + Stay & Play

King Library · San Jose · Ages 1–12

Pacific Biological Laboratories Evening Tours - Cannery Row Days

Pacific Biological Laboratories, 800 Cannery Row, Monterey · Monterey · Ages 3–12

Take a journey through Monterey’s storied past with a tour of Pacific Biological Laboratories.

Cafecito in Nature - con raices y recuerdos

Tilden · Berkeley · Ages 5–13

Day of the Dead Altar / Ofrenda de Día de Muertos

Napa Library - Community Meeting Room · Napa · All ages

In honor of Day of the Dead, the Napa Library will have a community altar open to the public from October 25 - November 2.