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Things to do with kids this weekend in Stanford

Things to do with kids this weekend in Stanford: 21 dated family events for August 1–2, with times, venues, costs, and official links. Updated weekly. Build a 3-stop plan with FamHop.

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Saturday, August 1

12 events · 6 free

  1. Animal, Vegetable, nor Mineral: Works by Miljohn Ruperto

    Cantor Arts Center - Freidenrich Family Gallery · Stanford · Ages 5–13

    Animal, Vegetable, nor Mineral is the first large-scale solo museum exhibition of Manila-born, Los Angeles-based artist Miljohn Ruperto (b. 1971).

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  2. Ginsberg at 100: Selections from the Allen Ginsberg Papers at Stanford

    Green Library, Bing Wing - Peterson Gallery and Munger Rotunda · Stanford · Ages 5–13

    Stanford University Libraries presents Ginsberg at 100: Selections from the Allen Ginsberg Papers at Stanford, on view in the Peterson…

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  3. JANE! An intimate exploration of Gilded Age excess and the enigmatic life and death of Jane Stanford

    Cantor Arts Center - Stanford Family Rooms · Stanford · Ages 5–13

    Curated by Associate Curator of European Art, Patrick R. Crowley, JANE! celebrates the aesthetic and affective excesses of Jane Stanford,…

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  4. Moments in the History of East Asian Printing

    Lathrop Library - East Asia Library, Lathrop Library, 2nd Floor · Stanford · Ages 5–13

    brings together rare books, facsimiles, woodblocks, broadsheets, illustrated books, typewriter materials, and other objects from the East Asia Library’s collections.

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  5. Text Machines: Scarlet Thread of the Digital Order (1883-2026)

    Green Library, Bing Wing - Hohbach Hall · Stanford · Ages 5–13

    Stanford Libraries now holds an 1883 edition of a rare book, Les laboureurs: poème tiré de Jocelyn, whose pages (text and ornaments) were…

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  6. 1,000 Ways to Hold: A New Work By Erika Chong Shuch

    Anderson Collection - Wisch Family Gallery · Stanford · Ages 5–13

    1,000 Ways to Hold is the culmination of a year-long participatory project by Stanford Arts’ 2025–26 Visiting Artist Erika Chong Shuch, rooted in conversation and clay.

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  7. Public Tour | Auguste Rodin

    Cantor Arts Center · Stanford · Ages 5–13

    This exhibition celebrates Auguste Rodin’s relentless pursuit to convey complex emotions, diverse psychological states, and pure sensuality through the nude.

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  8. Highlights Tour | Anderson Collection

    Anderson Collection · Stanford · Ages 5–13

    Come by the Anderson Collection for a free guided tour of our collection!

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  9. Public Tour | Cantor Highlights: 1 PM

    Cantor Arts Center · Stanford · Ages 5–13

    Public Tours: Cantor Highlights Explore the highlights of the Cantor's permanent collection on a public tour that leads you through a…

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  10. Highlights Tour | Anderson Collection

    Anderson Collection · Stanford · Ages 5–13

    Come by the Anderson Collection for a free guided tour of our collection!

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  11. Public Tour | Cantor Highlights: 3 PM

    Cantor Arts Center · Stanford · Ages 5–13

    Public Tours: Cantor Highlights Explore the highlights of the Cantor's permanent collection on a public tour that leads you through a…

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  12. Stanford Summer Symphony & Chorus

    Bing Concert Hall · Stanford · Purchase tickets here! · Ages 5–13

    The Stanford Summer Symphony, under the direction of Paul Phillips, teams up with the Stanford Summer Chorus, under the direction of Rafael…

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Sunday, August 2

9 events · 4 free

  1. Animal, Vegetable, nor Mineral: Works by Miljohn Ruperto

    Cantor Arts Center - Freidenrich Family Gallery · Stanford · Ages 5–13

    Animal, Vegetable, nor Mineral is the first large-scale solo museum exhibition of Manila-born, Los Angeles-based artist Miljohn Ruperto (b. 1971).

    Official ↗
  2. JANE! An intimate exploration of Gilded Age excess and the enigmatic life and death of Jane Stanford

    Cantor Arts Center - Stanford Family Rooms · Stanford · Ages 5–13

    Curated by Associate Curator of European Art, Patrick R. Crowley, JANE! celebrates the aesthetic and affective excesses of Jane Stanford,…

    Official ↗
  3. Moments in the History of East Asian Printing

    Lathrop Library - East Asia Library, Lathrop Library, 2nd Floor · Stanford · Ages 5–13

    brings together rare books, facsimiles, woodblocks, broadsheets, illustrated books, typewriter materials, and other objects from the East Asia Library’s collections.

    Official ↗
  4. Text Machines: Scarlet Thread of the Digital Order (1883-2026)

    Green Library, Bing Wing - Hohbach Hall · Stanford · Ages 5–13

    Stanford Libraries now holds an 1883 edition of a rare book, Les laboureurs: poème tiré de Jocelyn, whose pages (text and ornaments) were…

    Official ↗
  5. 1,000 Ways to Hold: A New Work By Erika Chong Shuch

    Anderson Collection - Wisch Family Gallery · Stanford · Ages 5–13

    1,000 Ways to Hold is the culmination of a year-long participatory project by Stanford Arts’ 2025–26 Visiting Artist Erika Chong Shuch, rooted in conversation and clay.

    Free Official ↗
  6. Ginsberg at 100: Selections from the Allen Ginsberg Papers at Stanford

    Green Library, Bing Wing - Peterson Gallery and Munger Rotunda · Stanford · Ages 5–13

    Stanford University Libraries presents Ginsberg at 100: Selections from the Allen Ginsberg Papers at Stanford, on view in the Peterson…

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  7. Highlights Tour | Anderson Collection

    Anderson Collection · Stanford · Ages 5–13

    Come by the Anderson Collection for a free guided tour of our collection!

    Free Official ↗
  8. Public Tour: Outdoor Sculpture Walk, Campus

    Meet at the top of the Oval near the benches. · Stanford · Ages 5–13

    Explore the Stanford campus and its distinguished collection of outdoor sculpture.

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  9. Highlights Tour | Anderson Collection

    Anderson Collection · Stanford · Ages 5–13

    Come by the Anderson Collection for a free guided tour of our collection!

    Free Official ↗