Check out these great opportunities for family fun this weekend. Enjoy art activities, family concerts, cultural celebrations, nature adventures, and more throughout the Bay Area!
Friday, September 4
Vivid: Immerse Your Senses ~ San Francisco
Descend from a verdant rainforest canopy to the pitch darkness of a bat cave, journey from golden prairie grasses to an invisible underground realm teeming with life, and sink from creaking ice floes to the ocean depths sperm whales call home—all without leaving Golden Gate Park. New exhibit Vivid: Immerse Your Senses is a multisensory experience at the California Academy of Sciences that transports visitors to six of Earth’s most awe-inspiring ecosystems.
Sunset Fridays at the Zoo – San Francisco
Pastimes of the Past – Livermore
Free First Friday at the San Mateo County History Museum (Free) – Redwood City
First Friday at CuriOdyssey – San Mateo
Free First Friday at the Museum of Science and History (Free) – Santa Cruz
Saturday, September 5
The Nature Play Grove at CuriOdyssey ~ San Mateo
The Nature Play Grove is now open at CuriOdyssey! Nestled in Bay View Grove with breathtaking Bay views, this brand new outdoor space is designed to do something simple but powerful: inspire awe. Explore interactive exhibits that awaken the senses and invite open-ended play for the whole family. Whether you’re 5 or 55, wonder is waiting outside. Come find yours. Plan your visit today!
Opening Day Celebration: Día de los Muertos – Santa Rosa
Tarantula Tales – Antioch
Cereal Cinema – Oakland
MOCHA at the Library (Free) – Oakland
Fun on the Farm – San Ramon
Scottish Highlands Gathering and Games – Pleasanton
Belmont Greek Festival – Belmont
NorCal Bats (Free) – San Jose
Carnival Nights at Gilroy Gardens – Gilroy
Sunday, September 6
First Sundays at OMCA (Free) – Oakland
Fall Neon Scorpion Hikes – Clayton
Garin Apple Festival – Hayward
Free First Sundays at NUMU (Free) – Los Gatos
STEM Sundays (Free) – San Jose
Monday, September 7
Five Dollar Day at the Lawrence – Berkeley
Labor Day Open House at Crab Cove (Free) – Alameda
Fall Country Cooking at Ardenwood – Fremont
