Bay Area family weekend planner
Things to do with kids in San Jose
Family-friendly things to do in San Jose: 57 parks, museums and venues plus 25 weekend events for kids. Plan a day in seconds with FamHop.
Family-friendly spots in San Jose
- Moitozo Park · Outdoors
Outside hangout in San Jose.
- Riverview Park · Outdoors
Outside hangout in San Jose.
- Backesto Park · Outdoors
Outside hangout in San Jose.
- The Beautiful Way Park · Outdoors
Outside hangout in San Jose.
- Plata Arroyo Park · Outdoors
Outside hangout in San Jose.
- Emma Prusch Farm Park · Outdoors
Outside hangout in San Jose.
- Alviso Marina County Park · Outdoors
Outside hangout in San Jose.
- Raymond Bernal Junior Memorial Park · Outdoors
Outside hangout in San Jose.
- Heinlenville Park · Outdoors
Outside hangout in San Jose.
- Watson Park · Outdoors
Outside hangout in San Jose.
- Sierra Road Vista Point · Outdoors
View stop in San Jose.
- Wildflower Meadow · Outdoors
View stop in San Jose.
- Wilcox Park · Outdoors
Outside hangout in San Jose.
- Tully Community Ballfields · Outdoors
Outside hangout in San Jose.
- Grand Staircase · Outdoors
View stop in San Jose.
- Almaden Winery Park · Outdoors
Outside hangout in San Jose.
- Ramblewood Park · Outdoors
Outside hangout in San Jose.
- Guadalupe Creek Overlook · Outdoors
View stop in San Jose.
- Lisa's Lookout · Outdoors
View stop in San Jose.
- Cypress Community and Senior Center · Culture
Wander and compare notes in San Jose.
- Berryessa Community Center · Culture
Wander and compare notes in San Jose.
- CineArts @ Santana Row · Culture
Wander and compare notes in San Jose.
- Japanese American Museum of San Jose · Culture
Wander and compare notes in San Jose.
- Bascom Community Center · Culture
Wander and compare notes in San Jose.
Upcoming family events in San Jose
- Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Children's Discovery Museum · $$
- Children's Stitchery · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Mt. Pleasant
- Happy Hollow Park & Zoo · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Happy Hollow Park & Zoo · $$
- Happy Yarn Flowers Craft · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Mt. Pleasant
- Scout-O-Rama Community Family Festival · Saturday, May 9, 2026
History Park, San Jose · $10 / family
- Family Storytime & Stay and Play · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Calabazas
- Music and Movement · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Educational Park
- Silly Circus Show with Bri Crabtree · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Bascom
- Family Storytime · Saturday, May 9, 2026
West Valley
- LEGO Club · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Rose Garden
- Đọc Sách Cho Trẻ Em bằng tiếng Việt - Reading to Children in Vietnamese · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Berryessa
- Saturday STEM: Volcanoes! · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Willow Glen
- The Tech Interactive — Family Saturdays · Saturday, May 9, 2026
The Tech Interactive · $$
- Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose · Sunday, May 10, 2026
Children's Discovery Museum · $$
- Happy Hollow Park & Zoo · Sunday, May 10, 2026
Happy Hollow Park & Zoo · $$
- The Tech Interactive — Family Saturdays · Sunday, May 10, 2026
The Tech Interactive · $$
- Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose · Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Children's Discovery Museum · $$
- Happy Hollow Park & Zoo · Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Happy Hollow Park & Zoo · $$
- Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose · Thursday, May 14, 2026
Children's Discovery Museum · $$
- Happy Hollow Park & Zoo · Thursday, May 14, 2026
Happy Hollow Park & Zoo · $$
- The Tech Interactive — Family Saturdays · Saturday, May 16, 2026
The Tech Interactive · $$
- The Tech Interactive — Family Saturdays · Sunday, May 17, 2026
The Tech Interactive · $$
- SJMADE Fest · Saturday, May 30, 2026
History Park San Jose · Free
- SJMADE Fest · Sunday, May 31, 2026
History Park San Jose · Free