Epic New Year's Celebrations for Bay Area Families
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There are lots of fun ways to celebrate New Year's in the Bay Area with the entire family. Here is a round-up of great family friendly options for ringing in 2026.
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The Big Draw 2025: Drawn Together
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Join us as we celebrate The Big Draw, the world’s largest drawing festival, on Sunday, November 23, 2025! For this free family event, we will explore the themes of community, togetherness, and collaboration with a variety of interactive activities and drawing delights. Visit our Learning Center to "get drawn into" the following activities: Create festive holiday cards, decorate your own paper tile for our community mosaic, animate a dancing character of your own design, and much more! In-gallery activities will also be available—included with the purchase of museum admission.
Read MoreFREE 9th Bay Area Kids’ Book Fair is back THIS WEEKEND
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Join us indoors, rain or shine, for a FREE two-day Family Book Festival — with free parking, storytelling, crafts, beloved characters like Pete the Cat and Elephant & Piggie, and free book bags for the first 200 families each day!
Read MoreParades & Festivals
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Come out and join your friends, families and neighbors for a fun and festive time featuring great small town holiday parades and festivals! Kick off the holiday season with awesome activities for all ages.
Read MoreActa Non Verba FARM FEST
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ANV’s Farm Fest is a joyful celebration of food justice, youth empowerment, and abundance. Join us for a festive, family-friendly event that brings community together for a chili cook-off & tasting, a s’mores station, live music, hot cider, kid-friendly crafts and games, and an art & craft market featuring local vendors!
Read More8 Sweet Ways to Use Up Halloween Candy
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The Halloween sugar storm has passed, and now you're left with the aftermath: a haunting heap of candy staring into your soul. Sure, you could just eat it all—but beware! There are other, far more wickedly fun ways to deal with your candy stash. Here are 8 spooky-good ideas to keep that candy from becoming your dentist's next horror story.
Read MoreRun Your Turkey Tail Off at a Local Turkey Trot
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Kick start the season of giving with a new family tradition and burn off some calories before you feast this Thanksgiving.
Read MoreHelping Your Children Adjust to Daylight Saving Time with Dr. Angelique Millette
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Daylight Savings Time is on Sunday, November 1st which means it’s time to “fall back” an hour. Parents know what a huge ordeal this is for young ones and how one hour impacts sleep. But before you get too stressed out, here are tips and strategies for adjusting your child to the fall time change by sleep expert, Dr. Angelique Millette.
Read MoreTurning Dreams Into Confidence: Workshops at Young Actors' Theatre Camps
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If you’ve ever wondered “What’s next for my young performer?” — this is the moment you’ve been waiting for.
Read MoreWays To Observe Veterans Day Across The Bay
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Veterans Day is a time for us to pay our respects to all those who have served and reflect upon the heroism of those who died in our country's service. For their patriotism, love of country and willingness to serve and sacrifice for the common good, here is a list of Veteran's Day events around the Bay Area.
Read MoreLocal Mazes and Labyrinths
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The Bay Area boasts a bundle of brain-teasing mazes and labyrinths that are loads of fun!
Read MoreSan Domenico School Garden Fair
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San Domenico School invites you to enjoy a wonderful day in the Garden Hope! This event is open to the public and will be a great time for all ages.
Read MoreBerkeley Bird Festival
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The festival is free and open to all — perfect for birdwatchers, families, and anyone curious about the natural world right in our backyard.
Read MoreStep Back in Time: Free Civil War Living History Activities on Alcatraz Island
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Join us for Living History Day on Alcatraz.
Read MoreDía de Muertos Family Friendly Fiestas
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Día de Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a lively Mexican celebration dating back thousands of years bringing family and friends together to joyfully pray, honor and remember ancestors through food, music and colorful traditions like ofrendas (alters), calaveras (decorative skulls), marigolds and papel picado (cut paper decorations).
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