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Oct 18

Back Ranch Meadows Campground parking lot

Marin Stargazers

Back Ranch Meadows Campground parking lot

Join the Marin Stargazers for an evening under the stars. Using telescopes set up by the group’s volunteers, come marvel at the Moon and see its stunning craters, mountains, and ancient lava flows.

Back Ranch Meadows Campground parking lot

Oct 23

Fairfax Woman's Club

Fairfax House by the Park

Fairfax Woman's Club

House Music • Creative Arts • Family-Friendly Fun

Fairfax Woman's Club

Oct 23

Old Oakland / Chapter 510

Old Oakland Summer Stroll

Old Oakland / Chapter 510

Come join us for a fun-filled evening in the heart of Old Oakland, centered around 9th & Washington Streets.

Old Oakland / Chapter 510

How to Train Your Dragon the musical Jr.

Oct 23

Bayside Performing Arts Center

How to Train Your Dragon the musical Jr.

Bayside Performing Arts Center

Based on the DreamWorks Animation hit, How to Train Your Dragon Jr. brings fire-breathing action, epic adventure and big laughs to the MainStage.

Bayside Performing Arts Center

Oct 24

Tracy Way, Ferry Landing Plaza, and Gabrielson Park in Sausalito

Sausalito Art & Harbor Days

Tracy Way, Ferry Landing Plaza, and Gabrielson Park in Sausalito

Sausalito Art and Harbor Days brings a new energy to our waterfront and downtown area every fourth Saturday of the month.

Tracy Way, Ferry Landing Plaza, and Gabrielson Park in Sausalito

Oct 24

The Wylding Woods

The Singing Garden

The Wylding Woods

The Singing Garden is an intimate immersive adventure where children and their guardians step inside a story to play and imagine together. Step through the portal to visit the Story Stump to meet Lexi, the story book fairy and her puppet friends Lulu and Gus, Through puppetry, music, imaginative play, and puzzles, participants discover that the real magic is what we create together.

The Wylding Woods

Friends of the Mill Valley Library Book Sales

Oct 24

Mill Valley Public Library

Friends of the Mill Valley Library Book Sales

Mill Valley Public Library

Find books and other treasures for sale.

Mill Valley Public Library

Inside and out: bugs and their exoskeletons

Oct 24

China Camp Village

Inside and out: bugs and their exoskeletons

China Camp Village

Sure, Halloween has its spooky skeletons—but have you ever wondered what 5.5 million species of bugs have? Exoskeletons!

China Camp Village

Oct 24

Various Libraries around San Francisco

Tricycle Music Fest

Various Libraries around San Francisco

Roll on over for a special celebration—the quinceañera of our annual Tricycle Music Fest! Families are invited to take part in month-long programming full of unique early literacy experiences, all-ages fun and live performances by the best in children’s music: Bay Beats artists René y Familia and Aguacate Music Kids; Malinky Music; and Grammy- and Emmy- winner Lucky Diaz.

Various Libraries around San Francisco

Oct 24

Music Concourse Drive, near Martin Luther King Jr. Drive

Bay Beats Launch Party

Music Concourse Drive, near Martin Luther King Jr. Drive

Bay Beats is rolling out 150 new albums onto our website this fall, and to celebrate we're throwing our Fourth Annual Launch Party at the Bandshell in Golden Gate Park.

Music Concourse Drive, near Martin Luther King Jr. Drive

Oct 24

Davies Symphony Hall

Music for Families

Davies Symphony Hall

Share the excitement of live classical music with the entire family at this engaging concert series with the San Francisco Symphony. Music for Families is the perfect outing to spark musical curiosity in all ages.

Davies Symphony Hall

Oct 24

Ocean Beach

Community Art Making on the Beach

Ocean Beach

A fun afternoon of creativity and art on the beach as we create a beautiful, enormous, temporary artwork together on the sand!

Ocean Beach

Oct 24

China Camp Ranger Station

The Hunter's Moon

China Camp Ranger Station

It will be a month since the September equinox, and the nights will have grown longer than the days, inviting the spirits of old to revisit us. Drawing from ancient European traditions, the annual rites of Halloween are near.

China Camp Ranger Station

Oct 25

Marine Mammal Center

Mythical Marine Mammals

Marine Mammal Center

Come learn about creatures that inspire magic! Real narwhals, mythical mermaids, and spooky sperm whales that have amazing stories to share about how they live and thrive in the ocean!

Marine Mammal Center

Henry J. Family Series: The Rock and Roll Playhouse Plays Music of The Beatles & More for Kids!

Oct 25

Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts

Henry J. Family Series: The Rock and Roll Playhouse Plays Music of The Beatles & More for Kids!

Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts

The Henry J. Family Series brings world-class performances and engaging experiences to life. From music and theater to spectacle and storytelling, each event is handpicked to inspire wonder and create lasting memories.

Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts

Oct 25

Ocean Beach

Large-Scale Beach Art Workshops

Ocean Beach

An in-depth, hands-on experience creating epic, collaborative, ephemeral art at the beach.

Ocean Beach

Oct 25

Lakeside Park Garden Center

Oakland Otsukimi Moon Viewing Event at Lakeside Park Garden Center

Lakeside Park Garden Center

We hold our annual Otsukimi moon-viewing party on the Sunday closest to the full harvest moon each October, held at the Gardens at Lake Merritt.

Lakeside Park Garden Center

Oct 26

Premier Theater

Julián

Premier Theater

Join us for this exciting educational event of the latest animated film from renowned studio Cartoon Saloon and adapted from an award-winning children's book, Julián. A touching celebration of Caribbean culture, imagination, and the power of self-expression!

Premier Theater

Oct 27

Vogue Theatre

Julián

Vogue Theatre

Oct 27

Fopx Oakland

Lenny Pearce's Toddler Rave World Tour

Fopx Oakland

Get ready for big beats, tiny feet, and a family rave all wrapped up before bedtime.

Fopx Oakland

Toddler Rave World Tour An Evening With Lenny Pearce

Oct 27

Fox Theatre

Toddler Rave World Tour An Evening With Lenny Pearce

Fox Theatre

Lenny Pearce is a force in family entertainment, captivating a global audience as the pioneer of ‘Toddler Techno’ and ‘Baby Raves.’

Fox Theatre

Menlo Park hosts 11th Annual Storytelling Festival: New Monthly Event! Storytelling Meetup

Oct 27

Menlo Park Library

Menlo Park hosts 11th Annual Storytelling Festival: New Monthly Event! Storytelling Meetup

Menlo Park Library

Join us for the 11h Annual Menlo Park Storytelling Festival, featuring nine free events between September 27 and November 21.

Menlo Park Library

Oct 28

San Jose Civic

Be Like Blippi Tour!

San Jose Civic

Get ready to see the world more curiously, because Blippi is coming to San Jose in the all-new Be Like Blippi Tour!

San Jose Civic

Oct 30

Children’s Fairyland, Aesop’s Theatre

Oakland’s Magic Kitchen

Children’s Fairyland, Aesop’s Theatre

Oakland’s Magic Kitchen returns in 2026 with four live, family-friendly cooking shows featuring some of the Bay Area’s most celebrated chefs.

Children’s Fairyland, Aesop’s Theatre

Oct 30

Center for the Performing Arts

Bluey’s Big Play

Center for the Performing Arts

This is Bluey’s Big Play, For Real Life.

Center for the Performing Arts

Nov 1

San Jose Civic

Dog Man: The Musical

San Jose Civic

Based on the worldwide bestselling hit series by Dav Pilkey, Dog Man: The Musical is a hilarious and heartwarming production following the chronicles of Dog Man, who with the head of a dog and the body of a policeman, loves to fight crime and chew on the furniture.

San Jose Civic

MSA Theatre Presents Ride the Cyclone (Teen Edition)

Nov 4

Novato High School Center for the Arts

MSA Theatre Presents Ride the Cyclone (Teen Edition)

Novato High School Center for the Arts

Get ready to Ride the Cyclone! Funny, wildly original, unexpectedly moving, and just a little bit twisted, Ride the Cyclone is the cult-hit musical that has become a phenomenon with audiences around the world.

Novato High School Center for the Arts

Nov 5

The Pelican Inn

Bonfire Night

The Pelican Inn

Guy Fawkes bonfire night at The Pelican!

The Pelican Inn

Menlo Park hosts 11th Annual Storytelling Festival: John Weaver: Pumpkin Tales

Nov 5

Menlo Park Library

Menlo Park hosts 11th Annual Storytelling Festival: John Weaver: Pumpkin Tales

Menlo Park Library

Join us for the 11h Annual Menlo Park Storytelling Festival, featuring nine free events between September 27 and November 21.

Menlo Park Library

Nov 6

Oakland Zoo

Glowfari at the Oakland Zoo

Oakland Zoo

This wildly popular, family-friendly experience is returning for its seventh year! Glowfari showcases hundreds of all-new animal lanterns throughout the Zoo.

Oakland Zoo

Nov 7

Skytown Co-op Preschool

Skytown Fall Fun Festival

Skytown Co-op Preschool

Come celebrate fall with us at our FREE family festival! Enjoy a ride on toy raceway, seasonal activities, festive refreshments & more.

Skytown Co-op Preschool

Nov 7

Veterans Memorial Building

Sonoma County Finding History Day

Veterans Memorial Building

Finding History Day is the Sonoma County Historical Society’s annual celebration of local history, bringing together dozens of historical societies, museums, archives, libraries, genealogical groups, and cultural organizations from across the county and surrounding region.

Veterans Memorial Building

Nov 7

The Wylding Woods

The Singing Garden

The Wylding Woods

Nov 7

The Freight

Legacy Festival

The Freight

Join The Freight for an afternoon full of discussions, listening parties, book talks, panels, and more in celebration of the life and legacy of the father of Chicano music, Lalo Guerrero.

The Freight

Nov 7

Palace of Fine Arts Theatre

San Francisco Ballet’s Tiny Dances

Palace of Fine Arts Theatre

Introducing Tiny Dances—San Francisco Ballet’s new family series created especially for children ages 2 to 8. Designed as a joyful first ballet experience, Tiny Dances features shorter performances, a warm and welcoming atmosphere, and all the wonder of live ballet, thoughtfully tailored for young audiences.

Palace of Fine Arts Theatre

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