🎉 Notables 🎉
🍽️ New Restaurants: Mixt San Mateo and Reposado are now open in downtown San Mateo!
⛳ Pop-Up Parcade! Mini Golf & Arcade | Opens (Mar 6-Apr 12) | Courthouse Square, Redwood City | 👨👩👧👦 All Ages | 💵 | Info 18-hole mini golf with glow-in-the-dark nighttime rounds! Arcade games under tent. Hours vary by day; opens 10am during Spring Break!
🐰 Photos with the easter bunny at Stanford shopping mall available March 6 - April 4!
👑 Royal Ball | Friday, March 13 | 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM | Burlingame Community Center | 👧 Ages 3-12 | 💵 | 📝 Registration Required | Info Enchanted evening with feast, desserts, Master of Ceremony, photo booth, and horse-pulled carriage rides through Washington Park!
🎭 Live Theater!
High School Musical | Times Vary (Mar 6-8) | San Mateo Performing Arts Center | 💵 | Info Borel Drama Dream Theater presents the beloved Disney musical March 6-8!
Mary Poppins | Times Vary (Mar 6-15) | College of San Mateo Theatre | 💵 | Info Practically perfect musical with 60+ Bay Area performers! Beautiful sets, unforgettable songs, breathtaking dance. Approx 2hr 15min + intermission.
Grease | 7:00 PM (Mar 5-7), 1:00 PM (Mar 8) | McKinley Auditorium, Redwood City | 💵 | Info North Star Academy students perform the classic 1950s musical! Grab your poodle skirt and pomade!
My Fair Lady | Now - March 14 | The Pear Theatre, Mountain View | All Ages | 💵 | Info Bold reimagining set in an English pub! "Wouldn't It Be Loverly?", "I Could Have Danced All Night" and more iconic songs.
Saturday, March 7
🚗 👩 Asian Women Are Strong Summit | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Asian Art Museum, SF | 👨👩👧👦 All Ages | Free Event + Free Admission | 📝 Registration Required | Info
Women's History Month celebration! Guest speakers including Arden Cho, workshops, resources, and free museum admission!
🪚 Home Depot Kids Workshop: Leprechaun Trap | 9:00 AM | Home Depot | 👧 Ages 5-12 | Free | Info
Build a leprechaun trap with free supplies and guided instruction! Arrive early—it's popular!
🔬 Silly Sensory Science | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Red Morton Community Center | 👧 Ages 2-5 | 💵 | 📝 Registration Required | Info
Fizz, pop, ooze! Tactile science and sensory stations. Get ready to get wet and messy! Children must be with an adult. Pre-registration only/ no drop-ins.
🚗 🔨 Blacksmithing Demonstration | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Hidden Villa, Los Altos Hills | 👨👩👧👦 All Ages | Free | Info
Watch trained blacksmith Eric Chang demonstrate drawing out, tempering, smelting, and finishing in the historic shop!
🚗 🥗 Make a Wild Salad! Foraging Basics | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Hidden Villa, Los Altos Hills | 👨👩👧👦 All Ages | 💵 $30/person | 📝 Registration Required | Info
Learn ethical foraging, best practices, seasonal foods, and harvest from Hidden Villa's wild lands. Share a communal wild salad!
🚗 🍪 Little Whisk Takers: IKEA Kids Cooking Club | 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM | IKEA East Palo Alto | 👧 Kids | Free | 📝 Registration Required | Info
Little chefs build colorful fruit cup salad while celebrating St. Patrick's Day with lucky rainbow fun!
🐟 Fishy Friends | 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM | Marine Science Institute | 👶 Ages 3-5 | 💵 $45 | Info
Caregiver and me class! Story time, hands-on fish encounters, and fish-themed craft for young learners.
🐛 BugPower with Beetlelady | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | San Carlos Library | 👧 Ages 6-18 | Free | Info
Meet bugs with unbelievable superpowers! Author and entomologist Dr. Stephanie Dole helps kids create their own super bugs.
⚽ Meet TZ Layton, Soccer Author! | 11:00 AM | The Reading Bug, San Carlos | 👧 Ages 8-12 | Free | Info
NYT bestselling author of The Academy series! Soccer fun and Q&A.
🥁 James Henry, Master Percussionist | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Redwood City Downtown Library | 👨👩👧👦 All Ages | Free | Info
Black History Month celebration! Dance and sing as drums and percussion transport you around the globe.
🎵 PLAY Malinky Music & Movement | 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Redwood Shores Library | 👶 Babies-Preschoolers | Free | Info
30 minutes of fun, interactive music and play for babies, toddlers, preschoolers, and caregivers!
🚗 🏹 Archery | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM & 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Hidden Villa, Los Altos Hills | 👧 Ages 8+ | 💵 $35/person | 📝 Registration Required | Info
Learn archery with Certified USA Archery Level 2 Instructor! All equipment provided. Ages 3-7 can participate with adult support.
🎭 SF Shakespeare Festival: Julius Caesar | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Redwood City Downtown Library | 👧 Elementary-Adult | Free | Info
Professional one-hour performance with sets, props, costumes, and music! Suitable for elementary students through adults.
🗓️ 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, March 8
🚒 Public Safety Fair | 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM | Wheeler Plaza, San Carlos | 👨👩👧👦 All Ages | Free | Info
Learn about disaster prep and safety! Explore firetrucks, patrol cars, and meet CHP, Fire, Sheriff, AMR, and more. During Farmers' Market.
🌸 Persian Storytime & Craft | 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM | San Mateo Main Library | 👶 All Ages | Free | Info
Nowruz-themed storytime! Learn Iranian language and culture through stories, songs, and fun crafts.
🤖 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! Individual and team challenges. 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.
🚗 🌸 Nowruz New Year Celebration | 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Mitchell Park Community Center, Palo Alto | 👨👩👧👦 All Ages | Free | Info
Celebrate spring and new beginnings! Ballet Afsaneh, Amir School of Music performances, storytelling, and crafts.
🎨 Holi: Festival of Colors | 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM | Belmont Library | 👨👩👧👦 All Ages | Free | Info
Celebrate spring outdoors! Story reading, then toss colorful powder with family and friends. Bring towel or change of clothes!
🗓️ 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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