Epic New Year's Celebrations for Bay Area Families
/ Ronnie SharpeCelebrate the arrival of 2027 with the annual San Francisco New Year's Eve Fireworks over the bay. But if your little ones can’t cannot stay up until midnight, there are other New Year's Eve celebrations the whole family will enjoy in the Bay Area. Here’s my round-up of great family friendly options for ringing in 2027.
☆―Wishing You All A Very Happy New Year―☆
Bring in the new year aboard the New Years Holiday Lights Train.
Welcome the New Year with the Peanuts gang! Enjoy crafts, learn to make a balloon Snoopy, and watch Happy New Year, Charlie Brown! on the big screen in the Museum Theater.
Ring in the New Year early at Downtown Pleasant Hill with a fun-filled Noon Year’s Eve Celebration designed especially for families!
Kids of all ages are invited to Downtown Novato to see what happens when thousands of small bouncy balls are dropped onto the street from a ladder truck 40 feet in the air! Kids will get a souvenir “hard hat” and can keep as many bouncy balls as their pockets & buckets can hold!
Join your museum community and ring the bell at one of our most beloved yearly events.

Noon Year’s Eve at the Bay Area Discovery Museum is the perfect way for families to ring in the new year without the late-night struggle.