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Click below for Fun Party Places, including play centers, children's museums, art studios, gyms, skating rinks, bowling alleys & more.
Need ideas for a party? Visit our sister site Kids Party Fun for over 100 party themes and lots of helpful tips.
Bay Area Discovery Museum ~ Sausalito
Recently voted the Best Place for a Kid's Party by readers of the Pacific Sun! Theme party packages and party room rentals available.
LOL Parties at Silver Creek Sportsplex ~ San Jose
The party place that has it all! Giant custom-designed inflatables, field activities, private event rooms, party coaches, and superb food!
San Francisco Fencers' Club ~ San Francisco
Learn the basics of thrust and parry, and then fence a mock duel, all before you cut the cake! Events are held in a genuine fencing club setting, overseen by our experienced staff.
Play Cafe ~ Oakland
Where little kids play and families connect. An every day indoor, play space, which offers the best parties for your children. You bring the cake, and we do the rest.
Lascaux Academy (art & language) ~ Belmont
Party with art at affordable price (age 4 and up)! Paint on canvas to hang up on walls without having to get framed. Or make ceramic sculpture and take them home. Spacious classrooms to accommodate more than 30 kids. We also offer high-quality year-round art classes, spring camp, summer camp and other foreign language class!
Sewnow! Fashion Studio ~ Lafayette
Host a memorable and fun birthday party at our unique fashion studio.
Each attendee receives a sewing lesson and will make their own customized fashion item, specially designed by the Birthday host.
FUZE Fit For A Kid! ~ Los Gatos/Campbell
Extreme 2 or 4-hour Party for up to 50 kids at the State of-The-Art Club in Los Gatos! Exergaming & Interactive Exertainment like Wii Sports/Outdoors, RockBand, Guitar Hero, Lightspace Play, Dance Dance Revolution, GameBikes, Lazers...Plus, You Get the Whole Club and Coaches for Yourself!
Pixieland Amusement Park ~ Concord
Fun for young children ages 1 to 10 with a miniature train, carousel, roller coaster, tea cups, airplanes, frog hopper, antique cars, games, a duck pond and great food! Always free admission and parking. Just buy tickets for the rides. A great place for a school field trip or to host your childs' next birthday party at reasonable package rates.
Jigsaw Java ~ Redwood City
Build a puzzle. Have some fun. Play a game. Eat some cake. Make some memories. Put the pieces together for an entertaining and educational (shhh… don’t tell the kids) event in a place that feels like home. Mini-gift puzzles for each participant included with each party. Custom puzzles (8”x10”), where we use your images on the puzzle, are also available at an additional cost.
Great Jump ~ Milpitas
A whole new experience and a unique birthday party at our giant and amazing trampoline arena. 2 hours of fun playing in our trampoline courts plus awesome pizza! You bring the cake and we take care of the rest. Fun for kids, teens and people of all ages and yes the parents too!
California Sports Center ~ San Jose, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale
We run the best gymnastics parties around! Fully trained, enthusiastic coaches make sure your birthday kid and all party guests enjoy a safe, organized & active hour of FUN instruction. Activities are followed by 30 minutes of party time. Our standard party consists of 2 coaches for groups of up to 15 kids. Extra features available.
Fujitsu Planetarium ~ Cupertino
A unique place for a party that is truly “out of this world”, come and celebrate your birthday with us and experience the night sky and Universe like never before.
Paramount Tumbling and AcroGymnastics ~ San Jose
We do Amazing Private Birthday Parties! There is no better place to celebrate a birthday party than Paramount Tumbling and AcroGymnastics. Our party specialists know how to make parties fun with age appropriate games; relay races, obstacle courses, interactive games, and other creative gymnastics activities.
Peekadoodle Kidsclub ~ San Francisco
With our large, well-appointed venue and white glove service, Peekadoodle tops the list for party options when both adult and child are in mind. During the party, you can eat, drink, and be merry while our attentive staff takes care of every need. All the while, the children will be blissfully entertained in our large, diverse play areas and instructor-led activities.
One Martial Arts ~ San Francisco
One Martial Arts award winning kid’s parties are FUN! Your host keeps everyone entertained with cool karate games, relay races, dodge ball, board breaking, pizza and singing happy birthday. Your child will smile with confidence as they celebrate their special day the martial arts way!
Ripley's Believe It or Not! Odditorium ~ San Francisco
Experience the strange, the unusual, and the unbelievable! Ripley’s Believe It or Not! San Francisco is home to more than 400 exhibits in 18 themed galleries. With over 70 new hands-on exhibits, it is the most interactive in the world! Get lost in the Mirror Maze, with more than 200 mirrors spread across nearly 2,000 square feet.
Wizbots ~ Belmont
Experience building robots with your friends! Kids create their own real moving robots with motors and sensors. Design your own custom birthday experience (from robot soccer to dancing robots) in our Wizbots lab. It’s an unforgettable and fun experience with everyone hands on with LEGOS, LEGO Robotics, Laptops and Crafts!
Fun With Media Studio for Digital Arts ~ Mountain View
Host a unique birthday party at our state-of-the-art digital media studio! Kids can make a cool music video, create a beautiful digital photo collage or play fun video game tournaments. Ideal for ages 8 and older. Kids will have so much fun they will talk about it for the rest of the year!
Disney Art on Main ~ Pleasanton
Disney Art On Main Street offers Princess theme parties. Come celebrate Girls Night Out, Baby Showers, Sweet 16, and Tea Parties in this magical place. Our Party Events are for all Princesses!
Folger Stable Horseback Riding with Bay Area Equestrian Connection ~ Woodside
Folger Stable in Wunderlich County Park in Woodside is a special location for your child's party! Come celebrate that special day on horseback! We will take care of all the riding, you just need to bring the cake. Celebrations for parties of 4 -16. Price varies by ride time. You can choose from rides of a 1/2 hour, 45 minutes or 1 hour. We have knowledgeable staff, quality instruction, well trained horses and ponies and an inviting atmosphere in a convenient and fun Bay Area location.
Spring Down Equestrian Center ~ Portola Valley
Celebrate your birthday or special event on horse back! We teach every guest how to safely work around horses, groom, mount/dismount, ride and guide their own horse! Each horse will have an individual helper on the ground to ensure safety and individual private attention. Minimum age: 6. Minimum participants: 6.
Karate Parties at Zanshin Martial Arts ~ San Francisco
Our parties include full set up of party decorations, bounce house's, video game stations (optional), a karate class, karate medals, board breaking for all kids. An area for cake and food, plently of other fun games, plus we do all the clean up. Just show up and enjoy your party. We even make booking your party easy with our online party booking website. Please feel free to check us out www.karateparties.net
Amusement Parks
Fairyland - Oakland
Gilroy Gardens - Gilroy
Pixieland - Concord
Roaring Camp Railroad - Felton
Arts & Crafts Studios
4Cats Art Studio - San Francisco
allARTstudio - San Carlos
Aran's Art Studio - Castro Valley
Art Attack 911! - Burlingame
Art Yowza - Alameda
Art-n-Fun - Los Altos
Art is Happening - San Anselmo
Art Start - Mill Valley
Artcentric Studio - Benicia
Brushstrokes Studio - Berkeley
Celebrate Art - Redwood City
Cindy Art Studio - San Jose
Clay Creations - Pacifica
Color Me Mine - Alameda, Fremont, Menlo Park, Pleasanton, San Francisco, San Jose, Walnut Creek
Create it! Ceramic and Mosaic Studio - Palo Alto
Creative Wick - Windsor
Disney Storybook Fairytale Princess Party Celebration - Pleasanton
Doodlebug - San Anselmo
Fun with Media - Mountain View
Green Forest Art Studio - Union City
Jazzy Crafts - Castro Valley
Jewish Community Center of San Francisco - San Francisco
Jigsaw Java - Redwood City
Kids Art Bash - San Jose
Kids Knitwork Knitting and Fiber Art Parties - Burlingame
Laurel Street Arts - San Carlos
Museum of Children's Art - Oakland
Nunu's Clay, Paint & Fired - Scotts Valley
Paint and Brush Art Studio - Fremont
Pika Pika Photo Shop - San Francisco
Precita Eyes - San Francisco
Purple Crayon - San Francisco
Stretch the Imagination - San Francisco
San Francisco Children's Art Center - San Francisco
Sewnow! Fashion Studio - Lafayette
Wee Scotty Sewing Studio - San Francisco
Studio 4 Art - Novato
A Work of Heart - San Jose
Bookstores
The Reading Bug - San Carlos
Bowling
300 Lanes - San Jose
Albany Bowl - Albany
Bel Mateo Bowl - San Mateo
Boulevard Lanes - Petaluma
Cambrian Bowl - San Jose
Castro Village Bowl - Castro Valley
Classic Bowling Center - Daly City
Clayton Valley Bowl - Concord
Cloverleaf Bowl - Fremont
Danville Bowl - Danville
Homestead Lanes - Cupertino
Manor Bowl - San Leandro
Misson Lanes - Milpitas
Moonlight Lanes - Santa Clara
Pinole Valley Lanes - Pinole
Redwood Lanes - Redwood City
Sea Bowl - Pacifica
Serra Bowl - Daly City
Southshore Lanes - Alameda
Strike - Cupertino
Yerba Buena - San Francisco
Cooking Studios
Cake Works - San Jose
Cucina Bambini - San Jose
Fresh Starts Cooking Studio - Novato
In the Kitchen Culinary - Sausalito
Lollipop Cake Shop - Clayton
What's Cooking Now - San Rafael, Sausalito
Young Chef's Academy - Sunnyvale
Dance Studios
Jewish Community Center of San Francisco - San Francisco
Kids ' N Dance - Lafayette
Soaring Spirit Dance - San Jose
Tutu School - Larkspur, San Francisco
Entertainment Centers
Chuck E Cheese - Dublin, Redwood City, San Bruno, San Jose
Q-Zar - Concord
Great Jump Sports - Milpitas
Infinity Custom Audio Movie and Gaming Studio - Santa Clara
Laser Quest - Mountain View
Malibu Grand Prix - Redwood City
Playland Not-at-the-Beach - El Cerrito
Super Franks Fun Adventure - Pleasanton
Farms and Animals
East Bay SPCA - Dublin
Evergreen Acres Petting Farm - San Jose
Hidden Villa Farm - Los Altos
Lemo's Farm - Half Moon Bay
Pastorino Farms - Half Moon Bay
Gymnastics Studios
Airborne Gymnastics - Santa Clara
American Gymnastics Club - San Francisco
Bay Aerials Gymnastics - Fremont
Bay Island Gymnastics - Oakland
Diablo Gymnastics School - San Ramon
Encore Gym - Brentwood, Walnut Creek
Gymnastics Zone - Napa
Gymtastic - Danville
Gymtowne - South San Francisco, Moss Beach
GymWorld Academy of Gymnastics - San Rafael
Head Over Heels Athletics - Emeryville
Junior Gym - San Mateo
Little Gym - several locations
Paramount Tumbling & Acrogymnastics - San Jose
Peninsula Gym - San Mateo
San Mateo Gymnastics - Belmont
Top Flight Gymnastics - Fremont
West Coast Olympic Gymnastics Academy - Pleasanton
West Valley Gymnastics - Campbell
Horse Back Riding
Bay Area Equestrian Connection - Woodside
Castle Rock Arabians - Walnut Creek
Friendly Pony Parties - Half Moon Bay
Horizons East Equestrian Center - Livermore
Mar Vista Stable - Daly City
North Gait Equestrian Center - Walnut Creek
Rancho Saguaro - Martinez
Spring Down Equestrian Center - Portola Valley
Makeover
Pigtails & Crewcuts - Windsor
Razzberry Lips - San Jose
Snip-its - Palo Alto
Mini Golf
Golfland - Castro Valley, Milpitas, San Jose, Sunnyvale
Museums
Bay Area Discovery Museum - Sausalito
Chabot Space & Science Center - Oakland
Children's Creativity Museum - San Francisco
Children's Discovery Museum - San Jose
CuriOdyssey at Coyote Point - San Mateo
Exploratorium (members only) - San Francisco
Habitot Children's Museum - Berkeley
Museum of Children's Art - Oakland
The Planetarium at DeAnza College - Cupertino
The Tech Museum - San Jose
Music Studios
ARIA Music Academy - San Francisco
JAMspace - San Francisco
Play Places
Bounce-a-Rama - Milpitas
BounceU - Pleasanton
Bubble - Menlo Park, San Francisco
Cynthia's Costumes & Parties - San Carlos
Daly City Party Playhouse - Daly City
Expedition Island - Petaluma
Gymboree Play & Music - Bay Area wide
House of Air - San Francisco
Hop-n-Play - San Bruno
Jigsaw Java - Redwood City
The Jungle - Concord, San Jose
Junior Gym - San Mateo
Kids Castle - Newark
KidsPark - San Jose
Kidspot Imagination Center - Santa Rosa
Kids' Playhouse - Daly City
Lego Birthday Party with Play-Well TEKnologies - Marin, Pleasanton
Little Gym - several locations
LOL Parties at Silver Creek Sportsplex - San Jose
My Gym - San Jose, San Ramon, Santa Rosa, Walnut Creek
Oshman Familly Jewish Community Center - Palo Alto
PB&J's Pary Bounce & Jump - Napa
Peakadoodle Kidsclub - San Francisco
Peninsula Jewish Community Center - Foster City
Play Cafe - Oakland
Pump It Up - Belmont, Concord, Oakland, Pleasanton, Santa Rosa, Sunnyvale, Union City, Vacaville
Recess Urban Recreation - San Francisco
Rockin' Jump - Dublin
Safari Run - San Mateo
Scientopia Discovery Center - Napa
Studio Grow - Berkeley, Concord, Danville
Super Franks Fun Adventure - Pleasanton
Sweet Connections - San Bruno
U-Me Playspace - Menlo Park
Science & Tech
Celsius and Beyond - San Francisco
Wizbots - Belmont
Skating
Iceland - Belmont
Ice Center - Cupertino, San Mateo
Ice Oasis - Redwood City
Logitech Ice - San Jose
Oakland Ice - Oakland
Paradise Skate - Antioch
Rollin' Ice (roller hockey) - San Jose
Vacaville Ice Sports - Vacaville
Winter Lodge - Palo Alto
Yerba Buena Ice Skating Center - San Francisco
Sports
All Star Academy of Baseball - Mountain View
Antioch Indoor Sports Center - Antioch
Bay Badminton Center - Burlingame
Ben's Shaolin Kung Fu - Cupertino, Oakland, Sunnyvale
Bladium - Alameda
City Beach - Fremont, Santa Clara
Fuze Fit for a Kid - Los Gatos
Golden Gateway Tennis & Swim Club - San Francisco
Kinetic Arts Center - Oakland
Midway Paintball - Vacaville
MVP Arena - San Jose
Nothing But Hoops - Burlingame
Off the Wall Soccer - Santa Clara
Oshman Familly Jewish Community Center - Palo Alto
Planet Granite - Belmont, San Francisco, Sunnyvale
University of Sports - Rohnert Park
Rockzilla - Napa
San Francisco Fencers' Club - San Francisco
SBC Park (SF Giants) - San Francisco
Sky High Sports - Santa Clara
Striker's Den (soccer) - San Jose
Touchstone Climbing - Berkeley, Concord, San Francisco, San Jose, San Rafael
Trapeze Arts - Oakland
Zanshin Martial Arts - San Francisco
Swiming
Brisbane Community Pool - Brisbane
Hayward Plunge Pool Parties - Hayward
Jewish Community Center of San Francisco - San Francisco
Maki Swim School - San Jose
Oshman Familly Jewish Community Center - Palo Alto
Peninsula Jewish Community Center - Foster City
Peninsula Swim School - Redwood City
Raging Waters - San Jose
Silliman Family Aquatic Center - Newark
Tea Rooms
Camellia Tea Room - Benicia
Lisa's Tea Treasures - Campbell, San Jose
Lisa's Tea Treasures - Menlo Park
Crown and Crumpet Tea Salon - San Francisco
Lovejoy's Tea Room - San Francisco
Theatre
Bay Area Children's Theatre - Oakland
The Buddy Club - Berkeley, San Francisco, San Rafael
Cynthia's Costumes & Parties - San Carlos
Ha Ha This A Way - Berkeley
Theatre Fun - San Jose
Young Performers Theatre - San Francisco
Nature/Wildlife Centers & Animal Shelters
Marine Science Institute - Redwood City
Richardson Bay Audubon Center & Sanctuary - Tiburon
Safari West - Santa Rosa
Science Adventure Birthday Parties -Alameda, Countra Costa
Sulphur Creek Nature Center - Hayward
Tree Frog Treks - San Francisco
Aquariums & Zoos
Aquarium of the Bay - San Francisco
Happy Hollow - San Jose
Oakland Zoo - Oakland
San Francisco Zoo - San Francisco
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