Things to do with kids in Palo Alto

75 listings in Palo Alto: 9 events, 24 classes, 5 playgrounds, 2 pools, 5 libraries, 4 museums.

Events

• Little Red Riding Hood — Nov 21 (10am, noon); Nov 22 (10am, noon, 2pm) (Palo Alto)
• A Year with Frog and Toad — Dec 3–20, 2026 (Palo Alto)
• The Gingerbread Man — Dec 19–21 (Palo Alto)
• BayLUG Holiday Show — Annual -- this year's date not yet confirmed expected early Dec –early Jan… (Palo Alto)
• Mostly Kosher: A Hanukkah Celebration (OFJCC) — Annual -- this year's date not yet confirmed unconfirmed (last year: Sun Dec… (Palo Alto)
• Gamble Garden Winter Festival — Dec 3–5, 2026 (Palo Alto)
• Christmas Tree Lane (Palo Alto) — December '26 (date to be announced) (Palo Alto)
• Native Planting at PAB Nursery, Palo Alto (Save The Bay) — Thu Nov 19, 2026, 9am–12pm (Palo Alto)
• Holiday Family Workshop: Animation — Sat Dec 12, 2026, 1–3pm (Palo Alto)

Classes and activities

• Palo Alto Family YMCA (YMCA of Silicon Valley) — Ongoing -- see registration (Palo Alto)
• Bilingual Family Storytime: Día de los Muertos Special — Thu Oct 29, 10:30am (Palo Alto)
• Palo Alto Art Center Fall Family Day — Sun Oct 18, 2–4:30pm (Palo Alto)
• Winter Lodge — Ongoing — see hours on official site (Palo Alto)
• Palo Alto Children's Theatre — Ongoing — see hours on official site (Palo Alto)
• Greer Park Skate Bowl — Ongoing — see hours on official site (Palo Alto)
• Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo — Ongoing — see hours on official site (Palo Alto)
• Mitchell Park — Ongoing — see hours on official site (Palo Alto)
• Palo Alto Swim and Sport Camps — Ongoing — see hours on official site (Palo Alto)
• Baylands Nature Preserve — Ongoing — see hours on official site (Palo Alto)
• Foothills Nature Preserve — Ongoing — see hours on official site (Palo Alto)
• Pearson-Arastradero Preserve — Ongoing — see hours on official site (Palo Alto)
• Oshman Family JCC — Ongoing — see registration (Palo Alto)
• Blossom Birth & Family — Ongoing — see registration (Palo Alto)
• Arabesque Conservatory of Music — Ongoing — see registration (Palo Alto)
• School of Rock Palo Alto — Ongoing — see registration (Palo Alto)
• Opus 1 Music Studio — Ongoing — see registration (Palo Alto)
• New Mozart School of Music — Ongoing — see registration (Palo Alto)
• Greene Academy of Irish Dance — Ongoing — see registration (Palo Alto)
• Palo Alto Community Services (Parks & Rec) — Ongoing — see registration (Palo Alto)
• United Studios Palo Alto — Ongoing — see registration (Palo Alto)
• Palo Alto Little League — Ongoing — see registration (Palo Alto)
• Tomahawks Lacrosse Club — Ongoing — see registration (Palo Alto)
• Stanford Water Polo Club — Ongoing — see registration (Palo Alto)

Parks and playgrounds

• Magical Bridge Playground (Palo Alto, the original) (Palo Alto)
• Rinconada Park Playground (Palo Alto)
• Seale Park — Palo Alto (Palo Alto)
• Ramos Park — Palo Alto (Palo Alto)
• Peers Park — Palo Alto (Palo Alto)

Pools

• Rinconada Pool (Palo Alto)
• Oshman Family JCC (Palo Alto)

Libraries and museums

• Downtown Library (Palo Alto)
• Mitchell Park Library (Palo Alto)
• Rinconada Library (Palo Alto)
• College Terrace Library (Palo Alto)
• Children's Library (Palo Alto)
• Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo (Palo Alto)
• Museum of American Heritage (Palo Alto)
• Palo Alto Art Center (Palo Alto)
• The Foster Museum (Palo Alto)

Schools and daycares

• Addison Elementary School (Palo Alto)
• Barron Park Elementary School (Palo Alto)
• Duveneck Elementary School (Palo Alto)
• El Carmelo Elementary School (Palo Alto)
• Escondido Elementary School (Palo Alto)
• Fairmeadow Elementary School (Palo Alto)
• Herbert Hoover Elementary School (Palo Alto)
• Juana Briones Elementary School (Palo Alto)
• Lucille M. Nixon Elementary School (Palo Alto)
• Ohlone Elementary School (Palo Alto)
• Palo Verde Elementary School (Palo Alto)
• Walter Hays Elementary School (Palo Alto)
• Athena Academy (Palo Alto)
• Bowman School (Palo Alto)
• Challenger School — Middlefield (Palo Alto)
• Keys School (Palo Alto)
• Silicon Valley International School — Palo Alto (Palo Alto)
• Tru School (Palo Alto)
• Living Wisdom School (Palo Alto)
• Sand Hill School (Palo Alto)
• Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School (Palo Alto)
• St. Elizabeth Seton School (Palo Alto)
• Palo Alto Community Child Care (Palo Alto)
• Palo Alto Montessori School (Palo Alto)
• Leslie Family Preschool at Oshman Family JCC (Palo Alto)
• Palo Alto Community Child Care — afterschool (Palo Alto)