🎉 Notables 🎉
Heads up for next weekend! ☀️ FC Summer Days | Fri, Aug 14- Sun, Aug 16 | Foster City | 👨👩👧👦 All Ages | Info
Foster City's summer celebration! Check website for full schedule of events.🎨 Color Me Mine in downtown San Mateo!
📚 My favorite blank label stickers for jackets! They’re inexpensive, don’t require an iron, and stay on through every wash/dry cycle. They do leave a small amount of residue when removed, but I usually just stick the next label on over it. I just put in another order for the start of back-to-school season!
Weekend-Long Events
🚗 🎪 San Francisco Aerial Arts Festival | 11:00 AM | Fort Mason Center, San Francisco | 👨👩👧👦 All Ages | 💵 $15-$75 | Info
Seventh Biennial festival! Contemporary aerial dance, circus arts, and site-responsive performance against Fort Mason's waterfront backdrop.
🎪 Los Altos Rotary's Fine Art in the Park | 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM | Lincoln Park, Los Altos | 👨👩👧👦 All Ages | Free | Info
51st annual event! 150+ juried artists, live jazz & rock, face painting, balloon making, storytime for kids. Food from Chef Chu's, falafel, BBQ, and more!
🌺 Bay Area Aloha Festival | 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM | San Mateo County Event Center | 👨👩👧👦 All Ages | 💵 $5 Suggested (Kids Under 12 Free) | Info
31st Annual celebration! Live hula/dance, Hawaiian & Tahitian music, 'Ono food vendors, Lomi Lomi massages, Ohana Keiki Korner.
🚗 🎪 Monster Jam | Sat 12:00 PM, Sun 1:00 PM | Oakland Arena | 👨👩👧👦 All Ages | 💵 | Info
12,000lb trucks stand on two wheels and fly through the air! Grave Digger, El Toro Loco, Sparkle Smash, and more. Note: Make sure you bring hearing protection for the littles!
Saturday, August 8
🎵 Kids Rock! featuring Andy Z and the Andyland Band | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Courthouse Square, Redwood City | 👨👩👧👦 All Ages | Free | Info
Energetic, animated music series! MC Andy-Z and band bring dancing and non-stop fun. Inflatable playland included. Note: A lot of fun and all activities are free! Not much shade so bring hats! Also check out the Victorian Days event below that’s happening in the same plaza!
🏛️ Victorian Days at the Old Courthouse | 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM | San Mateo County History Museum, Redwood City | 👨👩👧👦 All Ages | Free | Info
Discover 1800s life! Create Victorian hat and fan, museum scavenger hunt. Victorian Fashion Show at 1pm! Note: Happening in the same plaza as the Kids Rock event above!
🧵 Kids Club: Lazy Daisy Embroidery | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Michaels - San Mateo ; Michaels - Redwood City | 👧 Ages 6+ | Free | Info
Learn beginner cross stitch techniques with a lazy daisy embroidery project!
🚗 🌸 Gamble Garden Second Saturday: Harvest Tastings | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Gamble Garden, Palo Alto | 👨👩👧👦 All Ages | Free | 📝 Registration Required | Info
Taste fresh harvest samples! Talk on native food plants, scavenger hunts, scarecrow craft, storytime, and plant sales. Register for timed entry.
🦎 Family Nature Adventures: Reptiles | 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM | Chabot Space & Science Center | 👧 Ages 3-8 | 💵 $25 adult/$35 youth | Info
Reptile Roundup theme! Interactive workshop on snakes, lizards, turtles. Guided nature walk to spot reptiles. Includes museum admission!
📚 The Magic Book | 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Atherton Library | 👶 Ages 0-11 | Free | Info
Interactive performance blending magic, storytelling, and circus arts! Replaces regular Family Storytime. Stay & Play follows!
🦈 Surprising Sharks | 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM | Marine Science Institute, Redwood City | 👶 Ages 3-5 | 💵 $45 | Info
Caregiver and me class! Touch live sharks, hear shark tales, create shark-inspired crafts.
🎵 PLAY Malinky Music & Movement | 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Redwood Shores Library | 👶 Ages 0-5 | Free | Info
Dynamic, inclusive music and movement experience for babies, toddlers, preschoolers, and caregivers!
🚗 🎪 Live On Larkin: Back to School Edition | 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Larkin & Eddy Street, San Francisco | 👨👩👧👦 All Ages | Free | Info
Free school supply goodie bags for first 100 families! Live music, chess lessons, mural making, succulent workshop, and Tenderloin eats!
🎻 Koret Young Performers Concert III | 12:30 PM - 3:00 PM | Spieker Center for the Arts, Atherton | 👦 Ages 12-19 Performers | Free | 📝 Tickets Required | Info
Extraordinary young performers from the Chamber Music Institute! Tickets reserved starting 9am day-of.
🦑 Shoreside Squid Dissection Adventure | 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Marine Science Institute, Redwood City | 👧 Ages 5-99 | 💵 $35 | 📝 Registration Required | Info
Hands-on marine exploration! Dissect squid and shellfish, observe sea creatures. Currently full.
🚴 Basic Bike Maintenance | 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM | San Mateo Main Library | 👨👩👧👦 All Ages | Free | 📝 Registration Required | Info
Learn the ABC Quick Check! Air, brakes, chain/cassette, quick releases, and fixing flats. Bring your own bike to practice on!
🎪 Coventry & Kaluza: Circus & Comedy! | 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM | Brisbane Library | 👧 Ages 6-18 | Free | Info
Award-winning circus comedians! Juggling, acrobatics, music, comedy, and hula hooping. Interactive fun for the whole family!
🚗 🎪 STEM Play & Bubble Day | 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM | The Village at San Antonio Center, Mountain View | 👨👩👧👦 All Ages | Free | Info
Interactive STEM activities, live DJ music, and a bubble artist creating larger-than-life bubbles! Free parking in garage.
😂 Summer Laughter Party | 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM | Plaza Ramona, Palo Alto | 👨👩👧👦 All Ages | Free | Info
Laughter Yoga with 2-time American Laughter Champion Carla H. Brown! Playful practice blending laughter, movement, and breathing. No experience necessary!
🗓️ 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 9
🔍 Back to School BioBlitz | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Flyway Trail, Don Edwards SF Bay NWR, Menlo Park | 👨👩👧👦 All Ages | Free | 📝 Registration Required | Info
Real-life scavenger hunt with naturalists! Document wildlife species using iNaturalist. Flat, accessible trail. No experience needed!
🎪 Coventry & Kaluza: Circus & Comedy! | 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM | Foster City Library | 👧 Ages 6-18 | Free | Info
Award-winning circus comedians! Juggling, acrobatics, music, comedy, and hula hooping. Interactive fun for the whole family!
🗓️ 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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