For those of you who like to plan ahead, below are fun family events for next month and beyond. This list is updated weekly, so check back often. Please confirm in-person events with the organizer in advance to ensure they can accommodate your visit.
Return to this month’s events or check out this weekend’s highlights to find out what’s happening now.
June 2024
Proud of My Family – San Jose, June 1
Coyote Creek Habitat Day – Morgan Hill, June 1
San Mateo County Fair – San Mateo, June 1-9
Fun on the Farm – San Ramon, June 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
Free Telescope Viewing – Oakland, June 1, 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, 29
Bay Area Book Fest – Berkeley, June 1-2
Rhythmallogy Concert – San Francisco, June 7
Sesame Street Live – San Francisco, June 7-8
Family Art Making – San Francisco, June 8
Family Nature Adventures: Birds – Oakland, June 8
Cinderella Trail Run – Oakland, June 8
Dia de Portugal – San Jose, June 8
Second Saturday on the Farm – Watsonville, June 8
Sunday Funday at Sonoma Botanical Garden – Glen Ellen, June 9
Viva CalleSJ – San Jose, June 9
Marine Science Sundays – Sausalito, June 9, 23
Insect Discovery Lab – Oakland, June 11, 25
Solano County Fair – Vallejo, June 13-16
Rene Y Familia Concert – San Francisco, June 14
Alameda County Fair – Pleasanton, June 14 – July 7
Juneteenth Community Celebration – San Jose, June 15
Native Plant and Pollinator Day – San Jose, June 15
Juneteenth Celebration – Santa Cruz, June 15
Seaside Storytime – Santa Cruz, June 15
Open Cockpit Day – Oakland, June 16
Father’s Day BBQ at Roaring Camp – Felton, June 16
Juneteenth Community Celebration – San Jose, June 19
Reading with Dogs at Pup Plaza – San Jose, June 20
Circus Bella – San Francisco, June 21, 22
Sunday Streets – San Francisco, June 23
Bubbly Birthday Bash – Santa Rosa, June 22
Cal Sailing Open House – Berkeley, June 23
Shoreline Lake Summer Sailstice Celebration – Mountain View, June 24
Museum Mondays for Little Ones – Santa Rosa, June 24
Peter Pan by Broadway San Jose – San Jose, June 25-30
Opera out of the Box – Albany, June 27
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee by PYT – Mountain View, June 27-30
Madagascar – San Jose, June 27-30
Calvin Kai Ku Kids Show – San Francisco, June 28
Snoopy in Orbit – Santa Rosa, June 29
Earlybird Jazz for Kids – Stanford, June 29
Stars and Strides Run – San Jose, June 29
Family Fun Day – Santa Cruz, June 29
Opera out of the Box – Union City, June 29
July 2024
Insect Discover Lab – Milpitas, July 3
Marin County Fair – San Rafael, July 3-7
Chelle and Friends Concert – San Francisco, July 5
Free Telescope Viewing – Oakland, July 5, 16, 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27
Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales – Santa Rosa, July 6
Insect Discovery Lab – Oakland, July 10, 15, 17, 20, 24, 25
Ka-Hon Kids Show – San Francisco, July 12
Mean Girls – Berkeley, July 13-21
Second Saturday on the Farm – Watsonville, July 13
Sunday Funday at Sonoma Botanical Garden – Glen Ellen, July 14
Marine Science Sundays – Sausalito, July 14, 28
Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band – Walnut Creek, July 18
Reading with Dogs at Pup Plaza – San Jose, July 18
Finding Nemo Jr by PYT – Mountain View, July 18-21
Unique Derique – San Francisco, July 19
Sunday Streets – San Francisco, July 21
Cal Sailing Open House – Berkeley, July 21
Santa Clara County Fair – San Jose, July 25 – August 4
Museum Mondays for Little Ones – Santa Rosa, July 29
Freaky Friday – Berkeley, July 25-August 3
The Spongebob Musical – San Carlos, July 26-28
August 2024
Sonoma County Fair – Santa Rosa, August 1-11
Caterpillar Puppets – San Francisco, August 2
Free Telescope Viewing – Oakland, August 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24, 30, 31
Baby Shark’s Big Broadwave Tour – San Francisco, August 3
Cowabunga at the Schulz Museum – Santa Rosa, August 3
Italian Family Festa – San Jose, August 3, 4
Sunday Streets – San Francisco, August 4, 25
Napa County Fair – Napa, August 8-11
Second Saturday on the Farm – Watsonville, August 10
Sunday Funday at Sonoma Botanical Garden – Glen Ellen, August 11
Marine Science Sundays – Sausalito, August 11, 25
Reading with Dogs at Pup Plaza – San Jose, August 15
Frozen by Broadway San Jose – San Jose, August 21-September 1
Wicked by Broadway San Francisco – San Francisco, August 28-October 13
Cal Sailing Open House – Berkeley, August 25
Museum Mondays for Little Ones – Santa Rosa, August 26
Scottish Highlands Gathering and Games – Pleasanton, August 31-September 1
September 2024
Free Telescope Viewing – Oakland, September 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21, 27, 28
Fiesta en la Playa – Santa Cruz, September 7
Open Cockpit Day – Oakland, September 8
Viva CalleSJ – San Jose, September 8
Santa Cruz County Fair – Watsonville, September 11-15
Second Saturday on the Farm – Watsonville, September 14
Model Railroad Show – Walnut Creek, September 14, 15
Reading with Dogs at Pup Plaza – San Jose, September 19
Aloha Outrigger Races – Santa Cruz, September 21
Sunday Streets – San Francisco, September 22
Cal Sailing Open House – Berkeley, September 22
Fall Campout at the Boardwalk – Santa Cruz, September 27-28
October 2024
Free Telescope Viewing – Oakland, October 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 25, 26
Fall Festival – San Jose, October 5
Fleet Week – San Francisco, October 7-15
Day of the Horse – Woodside, October 11-13
Maker Faire – Vallejo, October 11-20
Second Saturday on the Farm – Watsonville, October 12
Sunday Streets – San Francisco, October 13, 20
Reading with Dogs at Pup Plaza – San Jose, October 17
Half Moon Bay Pumpkin Festival – Half Moon Bay, October 19, 20
Cal Sailing Open House – Berkeley, October 20
November 2024
Free Telescope Viewing – Oakland, November 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16, 22, 23, 29, 30
Halloween Hoopla – San Francisco, November 2
Kimberly Akimbo by Broadway SF – San Francisco, November 5-December 1
Second Saturday on the Farm – Watsonville, November 9
Reading with Dogs at Pup Plaza – San Jose, November 21
December 2024
Model Railroad Show – Walnut Creek, December 1
Free Telescope Viewing – Oakland, December 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21, 27, 28
Second Saturday on the Farm – Watsonville, December 14
Reading with Dogs at Pup Plaza – San Jose, December 19
2025
Back to the Future: The Musical – San Francisco, February 12-March 25