Bay Area family weekend planner
Things to do with kids this weekend in the Bay Area
Family-friendly things to do in the Bay Area this weekend (starting Saturday, May 9): 140 events including library storytimes, museum free days, festivals, and family farm activities. Build a 3-stop plan in seconds with FamHop.
Community
- Lifetime Activities Summer Camp Open House · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Sunnyvale Tennis Center, Sunnyvale · Free
Park
- Bass Fishing Basics · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Contra Loma, Antioch
- Canine Capers · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Sunol, Sunol
- Sketch the Sky · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Sunol, Sunol
- Butterflies of Picchetti Ranch · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Picchetti Ranch Preserve, Los Altos
- Children's Fairyland · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Children's Fairyland, Oakland · $$
- Don Edwards SF Bay NWR — family programs · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Don Edwards SF Bay NWR, Fremont · Free
- Coal Mine Experience · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Black Diamond Mines, Antioch
- Creature Feature · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Tilden Nature Area, Berkeley
- Wake Up The Farm · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Ardenwood, Fremont
- Who Built the Sibley Labyrinth? · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Sibley, Oakland
- Delta Discovery Craft · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Big Break, Oakley
- Garden Tea Party · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Coyote Hills, Fremont
- April Showers Bring May Flowers · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Ardenwood, Fremont
- Coal Mine Experience · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Black Diamond Mines, Antioch
- Felted Acorns · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Tilden Nature Area, Berkeley
- Parks and Community Resource Fair · Saturday, May 9, 2026
East Bay Regional Park District, Oakland
- 2026 Trails Challenge Hike - Ardenwood · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Ardenwood, Fremont
- Coal Mine Experience · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Black Diamond Mines, Antioch
- Gyotaku Fish Prints · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Del Valle, Livermore
- Low Tide Explorations · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Crown Beach, Alameda
- Secret Life of Butterflies · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Coyote Hills, Fremont
- Wild Explorations · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Tilden Nature Area, Berkeley
- Fish Feeding · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Crown Beach, Alameda
- Good Night Farm · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Tilden Nature Area, Berkeley
- Sunset From the Ridge · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Russian Ridge Preserve, Los Altos
- Tails & Twilight Trails · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Windy Hill Preserve, Los Altos
- Coffee, then Birds · Sunday, May 10, 2026
Crown Beach, Alameda
- Mother's Day Birding · Sunday, May 10, 2026
Tilden Nature Area, Berkeley
- Turtle Trek · Sunday, May 10, 2026
Sunol, Sunol
- Children's Fairyland · Sunday, May 10, 2026
Children's Fairyland, Oakland · $$
- Don Edwards SF Bay NWR — family programs · Sunday, May 10, 2026
Don Edwards SF Bay NWR, Fremont · Free
- Flower Walk · Sunday, May 10, 2026
Coyote Hills, Fremont
- Gilroy Gardens Mother's Day (Mom Free with Child Admission) · Sunday, May 10, 2026
Gilroy Gardens, 3050 Hecker Pass Hwy, Gilroy · Free for moms (with child admi
- Mother's Day On The Farm · Sunday, May 10, 2026
Ardenwood, Fremont
- Coal Mine Experience · Sunday, May 10, 2026
Black Diamond Mines, Antioch
- Sunday Storytime · Sunday, May 10, 2026
Tilden Nature Area, Berkeley
- Coal Mine Experience · Sunday, May 10, 2026
Black Diamond Mines, Antioch
- G.O.A.T. · Sunday, May 10, 2026
Tilden Nature Area, Berkeley
- Mother's Day Pine Nut Jewelry · Sunday, May 10, 2026
Coyote Hills, Fremont
- Coal Mine Experience · Sunday, May 10, 2026
Black Diamond Mines, Antioch
- Low Tide Exploration · Sunday, May 10, 2026
Crown Beach, Alameda
- Mother's Day Family Hike · Sunday, May 10, 2026
Del Valle, Livermore
- Fish Feeding · Sunday, May 10, 2026
Crown Beach, Alameda
- Good Night Farm · Sunday, May 10, 2026
Tilden Nature Area, Berkeley
Library
- Comics Contest for Teens & Tweens · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Danville, Walnut Creek · Free
- Big Book Sale (Gran venta de libros) of the Friends of the Gilroy Library · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Gilroy Library, Gilroy
- Bilingual Storytime (Spanish / English) · Saturday, May 9, 2026
SFPL Mission Branch, San Francisco · Free
- Campbell Library Grand Reopening · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Campbell Library, Campbell
- Cantonese / Mandarin Storytime · Saturday, May 9, 2026
SFPL Chinatown Branch, San Francisco · Free
- Family Storytime · Saturday, May 9, 2026
SF Main Library, San Francisco · Free
- Family Storytime · Saturday, May 9, 2026
SFPL Richmond Branch, San Francisco · Free
- Family Storytime · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Berkeley Central Library, Berkeley · Free
- Family Storytime · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Alameda Main Library, Alameda · Free
- Family Storytime · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Redwood City Main Library, Redwood City · Free
- Family Storytime · Saturday, May 9, 2026
San Rafael Public Library, San Rafael · Free
- Free Comics at Clayton Library! · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Clayton, Walnut Creek · Free
- Happy Yarn Flowers Craft · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Mt. Pleasant, San Jose
- Health Coverage Workshop · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Bay Point, Walnut Creek · Free
- Oakland Comic Con · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Oakland Convention Center, Oakland · Free
- Open Sewing · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Half Moon Bay, San Mateo
- Open Sewing · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Millbrae, San Mateo
- STEAM Saturday · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Dougherty Station, Walnut Creek
- Dungeons & Dragons Club · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Dublin, Fremont
- LEGO Club · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Rose Garden, San Jose
- Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Saratoga Library, Saratoga
- Maker Exploration · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Foster City, San Mateo
- Maker Exploration for Families · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Atherton, San Mateo
- RAHITI Polynesian Dance Performance · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Gilroy Library, Gilroy
- Read to a Dog · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Centerville, Fremont
- Story Time with Mr. Brian · Saturday, May 9, 2026
South Novato, San Rafael
- Beetlelady Storytime · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Pacifica Sanchez, San Mateo
- Soy Sauce! with Author Laura G. Lee · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Castro Valley, Fremont · $
- Dungeons & Dragons · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Portola Valley, San Mateo
- Celebra Con Nosotros El Día de Las Madres · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Melrose Branch, Oakland
- Codeward: Scratch Coding and Animation for Kids · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Computer Classroom at Downtown Library, Hayward · $
- Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Morgan Hill Library, Morgan Hill
- Đọc Sách Cho Trẻ Em bằng tiếng Việt - Reading to Children in Vietnamese · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Berryessa, San Jose
- Family Craft Hour · Saturday, May 9, 2026
SFPL Bayview Branch, San Francisco · Free
- Family STEAM · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Calabazas, San Jose
- From Strawberry Fields to Silicon Valley: How Chinese Residents Have Shaped Mountain View · Saturday, May 9, 2026
1st Floor Program Room, Mountain View
- LEGO Club · Saturday, May 9, 2026
SF Main Library, San Francisco · Free
- Painter’s Space: Yayoi Kusama and Polka Dots · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Union City, Fremont
- Saturday Craft Hour · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Berkeley West Branch, Berkeley · Free
- Saturday STEM: Volcanoes! · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Willow Glen, San Jose
- Dungeons & Dragons Teen Club · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Morgan Hill Library, Morgan Hill
- Maker Exploration · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Millbrae, San Mateo
- Music Hour at the Library · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Fremont, Fremont · Free
- Concert: Palo Alto School of Chamber Music · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Rinconada Library, Palo Alto · $
- My Two and Half Years Behind Barbed Wire During World War II in the United States · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Dublin, Fremont
- Reading to Children with Volunteer Venkat (Hybrid: In-Person and Online) · Saturday, May 9, 2026
East SJ Carnegie, San Jose
- Spring Handmade Crafts · Saturday, May 9, 2026
San Lorenzo, Fremont
- Lucy Chen, Author Talk- Good Moms DO Cry · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Albany, Fremont
- Tai Chi with Nelson Ng · Sunday, May 10, 2026
Rinconada Library, Palo Alto
- ArtSEE Expression: Crystallized Color - Watercolor Magic · Sunday, May 10, 2026
Mitchell Park Library, Palo Alto
- Baby Wearing Dance · Sunday, May 10, 2026
Cupertino Library, Cupertino
- Family Storytime · Sunday, May 10, 2026
Rinconada Library, Palo Alto
- Make Your Own Felt Portrait · Sunday, May 10, 2026
1st Floor Program Room, Mountain View · $
- Juegos de Mesa para Familia | Family Board Game Day · Sunday, May 10, 2026
César E. Chávez Branch, Oakland
- Board Game Sunday! · Sunday, May 10, 2026
Los Altos Library, Los Altos
- LEGO Build Day · Sunday, May 10, 2026
Berkeley Central Library, Berkeley · Free
- Tween Book Club · Sunday, May 10, 2026
SF Main Library, San Francisco · Free
Museum
- Aquarium of the Bay — animal encounters · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Aquarium of the Bay, San Francisco · $$$
- Bay Area Discovery Museum · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Bay Area Discovery Museum, Sausalito · $$
- Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Children's Discovery Museum, San Jose · $$
- CuriOdyssey · Saturday, May 9, 2026
CuriOdyssey, San Mateo · $$
- Habitot Children's Museum · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Habitot Children's Museum, Berkeley · $$
- Penguin Feeding Talk · Saturday, May 9, 2026
California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco · $$$
- Family Nature Adventures: Mother’s Day Tea Party & Flowers Workshop · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Chabot Space & Science Center, Oakland · $
- Coral Reef Dive Show · Saturday, May 9, 2026
California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco · $$$
- Family exhibits + tinkering · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Exploratorium, San Francisco · $$$
- Lawrence Hall of Science — weekend demos · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Lawrence Hall of Science, Berkeley · $$
- The Tech Interactive — Family Saturdays · Saturday, May 9, 2026
The Tech Interactive, San Jose · $$
- Aquarium of the Bay — animal encounters · Sunday, May 10, 2026
Aquarium of the Bay, San Francisco · $$$
- Bay Area Discovery Museum · Sunday, May 10, 2026
Bay Area Discovery Museum, Sausalito · $$
- Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose · Sunday, May 10, 2026
Children's Discovery Museum, San Jose · $$
- CuriOdyssey · Sunday, May 10, 2026
CuriOdyssey, San Mateo · $$
- Habitot Children's Museum · Sunday, May 10, 2026
Habitot Children's Museum, Berkeley · $$
- Penguin Feeding Talk · Sunday, May 10, 2026
California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco · $$$
- Coral Reef Dive Show · Sunday, May 10, 2026
California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco · $$$
- Family exhibits + tinkering · Sunday, May 10, 2026
Exploratorium, San Francisco · $$$
- Lawrence Hall of Science — weekend demos · Sunday, May 10, 2026
Lawrence Hall of Science, Berkeley · $$
- The Tech Interactive — Family Saturdays · Sunday, May 10, 2026
The Tech Interactive, San Jose · $$
Farm
- Family Farm Day - Mother's Day · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Slide Ranch, Muir Beach · Free
- Hidden Villa — Saturday Family Walks · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Hidden Villa, Los Altos Hills · $
- Hidden Villa — Saturday Family Walks · Sunday, May 10, 2026
Hidden Villa, Los Altos Hills · $
Zoo
- Happy Hollow Park & Zoo · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Happy Hollow Park & Zoo, San Jose · $$
- Oakland Zoo — train + family trail · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Oakland Zoo, Oakland · $$$
- San Francisco Zoo — kids' zoo + carousel · Saturday, May 9, 2026
San Francisco Zoo, San Francisco · $$$
- Happy Hollow Park & Zoo · Sunday, May 10, 2026
Happy Hollow Park & Zoo, San Jose · $$
- Oakland Zoo — train + family trail · Sunday, May 10, 2026
Oakland Zoo, Oakland · $$$
- San Francisco Zoo — kids' zoo + carousel · Sunday, May 10, 2026
San Francisco Zoo, San Francisco · $$$
Festival
- Hawaiian May Day Festival · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Alameda County Fairgrounds, Pleasanton · $25 adult / $20 senior, child
- Taiwanese American Cultural Festival · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Union Square, San Francisco · Free
- Scout-O-Rama Community Family Festival · Saturday, May 9, 2026
History Park, San Jose, San Jose · $10 / family
- Mother's Day Hats and High Tea at Berkeley Rose Garden · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Berkeley Rose Garden, 1201 Euclid Avenue, Berkeley · Free
- Season Opener: Hermán Olivera y Orquesta Taíno · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens, San Francisco · Free
Culture
- Main Stage: Roald Dahl's Matilda · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Palo Alto Children's Theatre, Palo Alto · $20
- Main Stage: Roald Dahl's Matilda · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Palo Alto Children's Theatre, Palo Alto · $20
- Main Stage: Roald Dahl's Matilda · Sunday, May 10, 2026
Palo Alto Children's Theatre, Palo Alto · $20