🗓️ Fri Aug 15 - Thu Aug 21 Events!

🎭 End of Summer Open House 📍 Burlingame Main Library | ⏰ 6:00 PM-8:00 PM | 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 All ages | 💰 Free | Info | Link to share

Magical evening celebrating summer's end with live Celtic music (6:30-7:30 PM), fantasy guessing games, costume contest, and activities for all ages. Bring finished Summer Reading Logs for entry into giveaways!

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🐦 Happy Birds 📍 Lawn at Burlingame City Hall | ⏰ 12:00 PM-12:30 PM | 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 All ages | 💰 Free | Info | Link to share

End of summer celebration featuring clever birds and amazing tricks on the City Hall lawn!

🎨 Craft & Chill 📍 Lane Community Room, Burlingame Library | ⏰ 4:00 PM-5:00 PM |👦 Teens | 💰 Free | Info | Link to share

Back-to-school stress relief for teens with crafting, creating, and self-expression. Supplies, snacks, and refreshments all provided - just show up and unwind.

🎬 Movies in the Park - Burlingame 📍 Washington Park, Burlingame | ⏰ Movie start at sunset | 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 All ages | 💰 Free | Info | Link to share

An outdoor screening of 'Shrek' under the stars at Washington Park. Bring blankets, lawn chairs, and your favorite snacks for a fun Friday evening!

🎬 Movies in the Park - Belmont 📍 Twin Pines Meadow Picnic Area, Belmont | ⏰ 7:00 PM-9:30 PM (movie starts at sunset) | 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 All ages | 💰 Free | Info | Link to share

An outdoor screening of 'Inside Out 2' at Twin Pines Park. Bring blankets, camping chairs, and your favorite movie snack. Come early with a picnic dinner and enjoy pre-movie games provided by Belmont's Mobile Recreation.

🎪 Mercy and the Heartbeats Concert - Foster City Summer Days 📍 Leo Ryan Park, Foster City | ⏰ Friday 5:00 PM-10:30 PM. Concert at 6 PM. | 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 All ages | 💰 Free (carnival ride tickets cost extra. Kids under 36” need to ride w a ticketed adult) | Info | Link to share

On Friday only, check out the classic car show and enjoy the headliner concert event at 6 PM! Features carnival rides and games, food trucks, craft beer, 100+ Bay Area artisan vendors, and weekend-long Rubber Ducky Scavenger Hunt with prizes. Three days of community celebration for Foster City's birthday (*different closing times for each day)!

🎵 Music in the Park: Grrlz talk (classic rock/new wave) 📍 Burton Park, 900 Chestnut Street | ⏰ 6:00-8:00 PM | 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 All ages | 💰 Free | Info | Link to share

Community concerts bringing together great music, summer weather, and the outdoors! Bring blankets or chairs (and a picnic!). Beer, wine, and beverages sold onsite.

🎸 Music on the Square: Electrifying tribute to Michael Jackson 📍Redwood City Courthouse Square | ⏰ 6:00-8:00 PM | 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 All ages | 💰 Free | Info | Link to share

Bring chairs or blankets, grab food from nearby restaurants, and enjoy the cozy "Living Room" feel of the Square. 

Klabbit Note: Really fun atmosphere! Chairs are more comfortable than blankets since it’s all hard pavement. Unfortunately the music ends promptly at 8 but the hanging out can continue on!

🎭 Broadway Babies & Kids - Free Trial Classes 📍 1314 Old County Rd, Belmont | ⏰ 10:00 AM-3:00 PM | 👶 Ages 3-12 | 💰 Free | ✅ Registration required | Info | Link to share

This open house event features trial classes in ballet, musical theatre, and vocal performance for budding stars ages 3-12.

10:00-10:45 AM Ballet Mini (Ages 5-8) / 10:00-10:45 AM Preschool Musical Theatre (Ages 3-5) / 11:00-11:45 AM Musical Theatre Mini (Ages 5-8) / 11:00-11:45 AM Preschool Ballet/Tap Combo (Ages 3-5) / 1:00-2:00 PM Vocal Technique & Performance (Ages 5-12) / 2:15-3:00 PM Ballet/Tap Mini Combo (Ages 5-8)

Klabbit Note: Street parking only and it can be tough to find a spot!

📚 Family Storytime with Stay & Play 📍 Belmont Library | ⏰ 10:30 AM-11:30 AM | 👶 0-5 | 💰 Free | Info | Link to share

Interactive storytime with songs and wiggles for the whole family, followed by open-ended play time with other children and caregivers.

🤟 STEPS Stories & Songs 📍 Foster City Library | ⏰ 11:00 AM-12:00 PM | 👶 0-11 | 💰 Free | Info | Link to share

ASL storytelling experience with Kei-Che, a BlackDeaf educator for DHH children and families. Favorite stories and songs shared in American Sign Language and artistic performance.

💕 Love Local Summer Festival 📍 Hillsdale Mall North Block 🚗 | ⏰ 12:00-4:00 PM | 👶 All ages | 💰 Free | Info | Link to share

Celebrating the Summer of 1967! Features vintage apparel, 60's inspired jewelry & accessories, decorative home goods, and live bands playing classic 60's hits.

🎵 Burlingame On The Avenue - 31st Annual 📍 Burlingame Avenue & surrounding streets | ⏰ 10:00 AM-6:00 PM | 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 All ages | 💰 Free | Info | Link to share

Two-day street festival featuring multiple stages with Bay Area jazz, rock, and blues bands, artists, beer & wine, delicious food vendors, and kids play area.

Klabbit Note: 🚜 All day but only today, explore big trucks at the Public Works expo - IYKYK a kid who would love this!

🎪 Foster City Summer Days📍 Leo Ryan Park, Foster City | ⏰ Saturday 11:00 AM-11:00 PM | 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 All ages | 💰 Free (carnival ride tickets cost extra. Kids under 36” need to ride w a ticketed adult) | Info | Link to share

Three days of community celebration for Foster City's birthday (*different closing times for each day)! Features carnival rides and games, food trucks, craft beer, 100+ Bay Area artisan vendors, and weekend-long Rubber Ducky Scavenger Hunt with prizes.

🥢 West Coast Asian Foodie Festival 📍 San Mateo County Event Center | ⏰ 10:00 AM-5:00 PM | 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 All ages | 💰 General Admission $4+, kids under 7 free | ✅ Online tickets recommended | Info | Link to share

Celebration of Asian culture featuring 100+ food vendors, cultural performances including lion dances, authentic Asian dishes, traditional crafts, and an inflatable amusement park for kids.

🐕 Central Bark - Dog Festival 📍 Central Park, San Mateo | ⏰ 12:00 PM-3:00 PM | 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 All ages | 💰 Free | Info | Link to share

For those with furbabies: dog-friendly festival with contests (Best Bark, Best Trick, Best Look Alike), food trucks, vendors, raffle prizes, and DJ music. Food trucks include Devil's Canyon beer, Curveball burgers, and Mexican cuisine. Register contests early - they fill up!

🎵 Burlingame On The Avenue - 31st Annual 📍 Burlingame Avenue & surrounding streets | ⏰ 10:00 AM-6:00 PM | 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 All ages |💰 Free | Info | Link to share

Two-day street festival featuring multiple stages with Bay Area jazz, rock, and blues bands, artists, beer & wine, delicious food vendors, and kids play area.

🥢 West Coast Asian Foodie Festival 📍 San Mateo County Event Center | ⏰ 10:00 AM-5:00 PM | 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 All ages | 💰 General Admission $4+, kids under 7 free | ✅ Online tickets recommended | Info | Link to share

Celebration of Asian culture featuring 100+ food vendors, cultural performances including lion dances, authentic Asian dishes, traditional crafts, and an inflatable amusement park for kids.

🎪 Foster City Summer Days 📍 Leo Ryan Park, Foster City | ⏰ 11:00 AM-7:00 PM | 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 All ages | 💰 Free (carnival ride tickets cost extra. Kids under 36” need to ride w a ticketed adult)| Info | Link to share

Three days of community celebration for Foster City's birthday (*different closing times for each day)! Features carnival rides and games, headliner band Mercy and the Heartbeats, food trucks, craft beer, 100+ Bay Area artisan vendors, and weekend-long Rubber Ducky Scavenger Hunt with prizes.

🎵 Malinky Music 📍 San Carlos Library | ⏰ 10:30-11:15 AM | 👶 Ages 0-5 | 💰 Free | Info | Link to share

Joyful, bilingual Spanish-English music and movement promoting language development, motor skills, and cultural appreciation through interactive songs and play.

📚 Family Storytime 📍 Millbrae Library | ⏰ 10:30 AM-11:30 AM | 👶 Toddlers to grown-ups | 💰 Free | Info | Link to share

Imaginary adventure with stories, songs, and wiggles the whole family can enjoy together. Perfect for toddlers through grown-ups.

🐕 K9 & Deputy Storytime 📍 Millbrae Library Lounge | ⏰ 10:30 AM-11:00 AM | 👶 Preschoolers | 💰 Free | Info | Link to share

Special storytime with Deputy Hajik and therapy dog Teddy from San Mateo County Sheriff's Office!

✏️ Art Explorers: Pencils & Shading 📍 San Carlos Library | ⏰ 3:30-4:30 PM | 👶 Ages 6-11 | 💰 Free | Info | Link to share

Drop-in art exploration focusing on different pencil techniques and shading methods. Children under 6 must be accompanied by an adult.

🦎 Traveling Reptile Show 📍 Millbrae Library | ⏰ 3:30 PM-4:30 PM | 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Ages 4+ | 💰 Free | Info | Link to share

Wild time with nearly 20 animals including snakes, lizards, turtles, frogs, and bugs! One-hour program presented by EVB reptile show.

Klabbit Note: If your little one can’t get enough of reptiles, there’s a Reptile Expo at the San Mateo event center Aug 23-24. And if you can’t get way from them fast enough, you know to avoid that area!

🗣️ Mandarin Bilingual Storytime with Stay and Play 📍 Belmont Library (Taube Room) | ⏰ 10:30 AM-11:30 AM | 👶 Preschoolers | 💰 Free | Info | Link to share

Bilingual Mandarin and English stories and music for the whole family. Stay after for playtime where kids practice interpersonal skills and socialization.

📖 Family Book Club 📍 San Carlos Library | ⏰ 5:00 PM-6:00 PM | 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Ages 8-12 with adults | 💰 Free | Info | Link to share

Families bond over "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles with discussion and related crafts. Free copies for first 15 families available at service desk 4 weeks prior.

🧵 Hand Sewing Hangout 📍 Foster City Library | ⏰ 3:30 PM-4:30 PM | 👦 Ages 6-18 | 💰 Free | Info | Link to share

Kids learn simple hand sewing skills while making cool take-home projects. All supplies provided, no experience needed - just imagination and tiny hands ready to stitch!

📚 Food & Fiction: A Perfect Pair for Tweens 📍 Lane Community Room, Burlingame Public Library | ⏰ 4:00 PM-5:00 PM | 👦 Grades 4-6 | 💰 Free | ✅ Registration required | Info | Link to share

Read and discuss "When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Peach Pie" by Erin Soderberg Downing and make an easy peach crisp! Perfect book club for tweens who love stories about food and friendship.

🎒 For parents of school-aged kids: happy back-to-school to those already scrambling back into the swing of things, and hang in there for those in the bittersweet final days of summer—school is almost here! ☀️ ➡️ 📚

Do you have any fun first-day-of-school traditions? Please share! 💬 My favorite parenting coach, ChatGPT, had a few ideas I love: a "walk of fame" where you decorate your front walkway with encouraging words and art, a "power pose" photo instead of the traditional portrait, and having your child choose a yearly "theme"—like brave, curious, or kind. ✨