🎉 Upcoming Events 🎉
🔬 The Physics Show | Sept 12-13 & 19-20 | Foothill College | 👧 Ages 5+ | 💵 $8 | Info Fun, exciting demonstrations of the laws of nature! Multiple showtimes each day. 75 mins long; suggested minimum age 5. More showtimes in December and January.
🚗 🚂 Thomas the Train: Halloween | Various October Weekends | Roaring Camp Railroads, Felton | 👨👩👧👦 All Ages | 💵 | Info
All aboard for a spooky good time with Thomas leading the way and Percy in the back! Halloween-themed train rides return for the season. Note: They do a great job turning it into Thomas-land with various characters available for photo ops, tons of activities, and the highlight being a moving, blinking, steam-blowing Thomas! You can definitely spend a few hours there. Try to take pictures with Thomas before your ride—the line gets long afterwards! Then grab delicious smashburgers from here.🚗 🚛 UCSF Parnassus Heights Touch-a-Truck | Sept 12; 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM | 1620 7th Ave, San Francisco | 👨👩👧👦 All Ages | Free (Tickets Required) | 📝 Waiver Required | Info
Third annual event! Explore construction and emergency vehicles, enjoy arts and crafts and entertainment.
Weekend-Long Event
🚗 🎮 2026 PokémonXP and World Championships | 10:00 AM (Aug 28-30) | Moscone Center, San Francisco | 👨👩👧👦 All Ages | 💵 $40-$60 | Info
World's best Trainers compete in Pokémon Champions, TCG, GO, and UNITE! Combined with PokémonXP fan convention featuring workshops, special guests, panels, and Pokémon Center store.
Saturday, August 29
🚨 Heroes and Friends: Community Meet and Greet | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Stanford Children's Hospital Parking Lot, Stanford | 👨👩👧👦 All Ages | Free | Info
Meet local first responders! Designed for families with disabilities, everyone welcome. Learn safety tips with Stanford Autism Center and Parenting Center. Note: Bring bikes/scooters to explore the campus afterwards and a change of clothes + towel if you want to go fountain hopping!
🎨 French/English Bilingual Storytime with Stay and Play! | 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM | Atherton Library | 👶 Ages 0-11 | Free | Info
Bonjour! French tales, songs, and comptines. Learn simple phrases and discover French culture. Stay and Play follows for social skills practice!
🎪 Pokémon Party | 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | San Bruno Library | 👨👩👧👦 All Ages | Free | Info
Pokémon card trading, catch Pokémon at PokéStop, crafts, scavenger hunt, puzzles, games, and snacks!
🎨 Pony Bead Bracelets | 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM | Portola Valley Library | 👶 Ages 0-11 | Free | Info
Decorate your own pony bead bracelet! Drop-in program, materials while supplies last.
🎪 Imagine Together Festival | 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM | Barrett Community Center, Belmont | 👨👩👧👦 All Ages | Free | Info
Classes, food, tours, games, craft vendors, and 30+ community groups! Learn emergency preparedness while having fun.
🇱🇧 16th Annual SF Bay Area Lebanese Festival | 12:00 PM - 10:00 PM | Courthouse Square, Redwood City | 👨👩👧👦 All Ages | 💵 | Info
Authentic Lebanese food, drinks, and entertainment!
📚 20th Anniversary Celebration + Café Grand Opening | 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM | San Mateo Main Library | 👨👩👧👦 All Ages | Free | Info
PLUR Coffee grand opening (11am)! Located on the 3rd floor of the library. San Mateo Buddhist Temple Taiko kicks off celebration (12:15pm). Cultural performances every 20 min from 1-2:45pm: ukulele jam, Folklórico dance, jazz piano, Persian music.
🎨 Rock Painting | 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM | Portola Valley Library | 👶 Ages 0-11 | Free | Info
Paint your own river rock with acrylic paint pens! Drop-in program, materials while supplies last.
🍺 Pub in the Park: Final Show! | Times Vary | Red Morton Park, Redwood City | 👨👩👧👦 All Ages | 💵 | Info
Purple Mountain Majesty Band brings soulful bluegrass and country. Local brews, cider, cornhole, and food trucks. Note: Check out Magical Bridge Playground next door!
🗓️ Want more options? Find the full list of recurring events here, like open sewing time, free art projects, various story times, and much more.
Sunday, August 30
🎨 Art in the Garden | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Hidden Villa, Los Altos Hills | 👨👩👧👦 All Ages | 💵 Day Parking Pass | Info
Experiential art in the Education Garden! Bring your own materials or use provided supplies. Drop-in, stay as long as you like.
🚂 Train Day | 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM | Los Altos History Museum | 👨👩👧👦 All Ages | 💵 $0-$10 (Members & 12 & under free) | Info
15th annual! Steam and electric model trains, meet railroad hobbyists, robotics demos, classic train films, and Festival of Lights Parade float. Note: While you’re there, check out Linden Tree Children’s Bookstore, the Tot Lot, Manresa Bakery, and State of Mind Pizza (so good)!
🥒 Zucchini Car Race | 11:00 AM | Mountain View Farmers' Market | 👨👩👧👦 All Ages | Free | Info
Transform a zucchini into a race car! Arrive by 10am to build, registration by 10:45am, racing starts 11am. $100 prizes for Fastest and Most Creative Car!
🎙️ Kids Podcast Festival! | 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM | The Reading Bug, San Carlos | 👨👩👧👦 All Ages | Free | Info
Four incredible podcasts together! Listening stations, giveaways, live performances featuring Reading Bug Adventures, Dorktales Storytime, Folktales From Sudan, and The Ten News.
🤖 Kid Makers: LEGO Robotics League | 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | Redwood City Downtown Library | 👧 Grades 3-8 | Free | Info
Build and program robots with LEGO Spike Kits! First 14 participants, arrive by 12:45pm.
💻 Kid Makers: Coding Club | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Redwood City Downtown Library | 👶 Ages 4-100 | Free | Info
Learn to code in the Makerspace! All experience levels welcome. Children under 10 need a parent present.
🗓️ Want more options? Find the full list of recurring events here, like LEGO robotics, coding club, Michael’s store crafts, storytimes, and more!
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Hi! 👋 I'm a local mom with young children and built Klabbit to lighten the mental load for busy families—it's the community resource I always wished existed.
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