Things to do with kids in San Francisco
1306 listings in San Francisco: 112 events, 569 classes, 125 playgrounds, 15 pools, 59 libraries, 41 museums.
Events
- Castro Night Market (Halloween Edition) — Recurring monthly (3rd Friday of select months); special Halloween-themed… (San Francisco)
- Scaregrove — Annual (late October) — 2026 date not yet confirmed (San Francisco)
- Randall Museum Family Halloween Day — Annual (Saturday in October) — 2026 date not yet confirmed (San Francisco)
- The Great Hauntway — Annual (Sunday in late October) — 2026 date not yet confirmed (San Francisco)
- Annual Holiday Tree Lighting — Annual (early December) — 2026 date not yet confirmed (San Francisco)
- Union Square Holiday Ice Rink — Nov 4, 2026–Jan 18, 2027 (San Francisco)
- Renegade Craft San Francisco (Winter) — Sat-Sun, 11/14/2026-11/15/2026 (San Francisco)
- West Coast Craft San Francisco (Fall) — Sat-Sun, 11/21/2026-11/22/2026 (San Francisco)
- San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade — Sat, 2/20/2027 (San Francisco)
- Off the Grid: Levi's Plaza — Every Monday–Thursday (San Francisco)
- Off the Grid: UN Plaza — Every Tuesday and Thursday (San Francisco)
- Off the Grid: Salesforce Tower / Salesforce Plaza — Every Monday–Friday (San Francisco)
- SPARK Social SF — Every day (San Francisco)
- Cole Valley Nights — Recurring evening street fair, 4:00 PM - 9:00 PM (San Francisco)
- Mission Community Market — Ongoing Thursdays, through 11/15/2026 (San Francisco)
- Sunset Night Market: Dong Zhi / Holiday Market — 12/11/2026 (San Francisco)
- Inner Sunset Flea Market — Every 2nd Sunday, April-November 2026 (next: 11/8/2026) (San Francisco)
- Clement Street Farmers Market — Every Sunday (San Francisco)
- Free Family Day at the Legion of Honor — 2nd Sunday of every month (San Francisco)
- Free Saturdays at the Legion of Honor — Every Saturday (San Francisco)
- Nutcracker — 12/4/2026 (San Francisco)
- Holiday Tree Lighting at Huntington Park — 11/30/2026 (San Francisco)
- Holiday Vibe Market — 12/12/2026-12/13/2026 (San Francisco)
- Dance-Along Nutcracker — 12/19/2026 (San Francisco)
- Second Saturdays at Union Square — 2nd Saturday of every month (San Francisco)
- Live on Larkin — 2nd Saturdays (select months), June-December 2026 (San Francisco)
- Secondhand Saturday — 3rd Saturday of the month, April-November (San Francisco)
- Bhangra & Beats Night Market: Diwali Celebration — Fri, 11/13/2026 (San Francisco)
- Plymouth & Ocean Community Day — Sat, 11/14/2026 (San Francisco)
- Ferry Plaza Farmers Market — Every Saturday, Tuesday and Thursday (San Francisco)
- Heart of the City Farmers Market — Every Wednesday and Sunday (San Francisco)
- TreasureFest (Treasure Island Flea Market) — Monthly, last Saturday-Sunday, March-December (specific 2026 dates not yet… (San Francisco)
- Noe Valley Farmers Market — Every Saturday (San Francisco)
- Stonestown Farmers Market — Every Sunday (San Francisco)
- Castro Farmers' Market — Ongoing Wednesdays, through 11/18/2026 (San Francisco)
- Inner Sunset Farmers' Market — Every Sunday (San Francisco)
- Third Thursdays on Treat — 3rd Thursday of the month (San Francisco)
- Winter Fair — Sun, December 6, 2026 (San Francisco)
- Fort Mason Center Farmers' Market — Every Sunday (San Francisco)
- Illuminate SF Festival of Light — 11/27/2026-1/31/2027 (self-guided light-art trail — viewable any evening after… (San Francisco)
- Scuba Santa (California Academy of Sciences) — Dec 12–25, 11:30am (San Francisco)
- Tap Dancing Penguins & Snowflakes (California Academy of Sciences) — official page says Dec 23, 26, 27 at noon & 2pm (year not stated (San Francisco)
- Dinos Rule! — Ongoing, through 1/3/2027 (San Francisco)
- "In Their Name" Día de los Muertos Exhibition (SOMArts) — Ongoing, through 11/20/2026 (San Francisco)
- Exploratorium Glow — Nov 19, 2026 – Jan 24, 2027 (San Francisco)
- Lightscape — Nov 20, 2026–Jan 3, 2027 (San Francisco)
- San Francisco Turkey Trot (24th Annual) — Nov 26, 2026 (San Francisco)
- Fan Expo San Francisco — Nov 27–29, 2026 (San Francisco)
- Bill Graham Menorah Nightly Lightings (Hanukkah) — Hanukkah 2026 runs Dec 4–12; no confirmed 2026 lighting schedule found as of… (San Francisco)
- Let's Glow SF — Dec 4–13, 2026 (San Francisco)
- HEAD WEST Holiday Marketplace — Dec 6, 2026 (San Francisco)
- SECC Indoor Family Movie Club: The Polar Express — Dec 12, noon (San Francisco)
- SECC Indoor Family Movie Club: Raya and the Last Dragon — Nov 21, 2026, noon (San Francisco)
- Bhangra & Beats: Official City of SF Diwali Celebration — Nov 13, 2026 (San Francisco)
- From the E Harvest Night Market — Nov 20, 2026 (San Francisco)
- Fall Holiday Chocolate Salon — Nov 22, 2026 (San Francisco)
- Parol Lantern Festival (24th annual — expected Sat Dec 12) — December '26 (date to be announced) (San Francisco)
- Sokoji Mochi Pounding (Mochitsuki) — typically late December; 2025 page lists Dec 28 (San Francisco)
- 18th Annual San Francisco Kwanzaa Celebration — Dec 26, 2026 (San Francisco)
- From the E Holiday Night Market — Dec 11, 2026 (San Francisco)
Classes and activities
- Storytime: For Families — Friday (San Francisco)
- Storytime: For Preschoolers — Saturday (San Francisco)
- Storytime: For Families (Dance & Music) — Saturday (San Francisco)
- Youth Gymnastics & Circus Arts — Ongoing — see registration (San Francisco)
- Tumblebugs Gymnastics — Ongoing — see seasonal PDF schedule (San Francisco)
- Youth Soccer League Play — Ongoing — see registration (San Francisco)
- Youth Microsoccer & Club Soccer — Ongoing — see registration (San Francisco)
- Youth Lacrosse Teams & Clinics — Ongoing — see registration (San Francisco)
- Competitive Youth Swim Team — Ongoing — see registration (San Francisco)
- Youth Swim Team — Ongoing — see registration (San Francisco)
- SFPAL 49ers Youth Football — Mon-Thu (San Francisco)
- Little League Baseball & Softball — Fall Ball — Ongoing Sundays, through 11/8/2026 (San Francisco)
- Youth Track & Field Team — Tue, Thu, Sat (San Francisco)
- Jr. Warriors Basketball League — Ongoing — see registration (San Francisco)
- Learn-to-Ride & Bike Classes — Mon-Fri (San Francisco)
- Youth Surfing Program — Ongoing — see registration (San Francisco)
- Youth Paddleboard Camp — Weeklong camp sessions (San Francisco)
- Girls Volleyball League — Ongoing — see registration (San Francisco)
- Juggling Club — Ongoing — see registration (San Francisco)
- Youth Circus Classes — Ongoing — see registration (San Francisco)
- Youth Tennis Classes — Ongoing — see registration (San Francisco)
- Youth Pickleball Classes — Ongoing — see registration (San Francisco)
- Parkour Classes — Ongoing — see registration (San Francisco)
- Public Skating & Skating School — Daily — hours vary (San Francisco)
- Youth Ice Hockey — SF Sabercats — Ongoing — see registration (San Francisco)
- Open & League Bowling — Daily — hours vary (San Francisco)
- Youth Chess Club — Monthly — see SFPL event calendar (San Francisco)
- Kids Chess & Tabletop Games Meetup — Sun (San Francisco)
- Youth Theatre Classes — Tue (San Francisco)
- Pre-Ballet: Dance with Me — Tue (San Francisco)
- Pre-College Academy (Music) — Sat (San Francisco)
- Teen Photography Mentorship — Sat (San Francisco)
- Teen Videography Camp — Weeklong sessions (San Francisco)
- Children's Art Classes — Ongoing — see registration (San Francisco)
- Free Tinkering Drop-In — Wed (San Francisco)
- Kids Woodworking Workshop — 3rd Sunday monthly (San Francisco)
- Youth Rock Climbing Programs — Ongoing — see registration (San Francisco)
- Indoor Ski & Snowboard Lessons — Tue-Sun — see registration (San Francisco)
- Kids Mandarin Classes — Mon-Fri (San Francisco)
- Japanese Language School (K-12) — Ongoing — see registration (San Francisco)
- Math Enrichment (Kumon) — Mon-Fri (San Francisco)
- Kids & Teens Private Language Classes (Pod & 1-on-1) — Ongoing — see registration (San Francisco)
- Learn & Play in French (Ages 3-5) — Ongoing Saturdays, through 12/12/2026 (San Francisco)
- German for Children (Ages 8-11) — Ongoing — see registration (San Francisco)
- Kids "Tune and Tale" Italian Language Class — Mon (San Francisco)
- Head Start Preschool — Dual Language (Cantonese/Mandarin/English) — Ongoing — see registration (San Francisco)
- Baby Sign Language Intro Class — Ongoing — see registration (San Francisco)
- S.T.E.P.S. — Family Story Hour in American Sign Language (ASL) — Sat (San Francisco)
- Children's Group Spanish Classes — Ongoing — see registration (San Francisco)
- ASL Class for Families of Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing Children — Ongoing — see registration (San Francisco)
- Little Bears Music Program — Ongoing — see registration (San Francisco)
- Children's Chorus — Mon & Wed (San Francisco)
- Music for Children — Sat (San Francisco)
- Combo Preschool Music, Movement & Art Class — Tue (San Francisco)
- Little Mission Guitar Ensemble — Thu (San Francisco)
- Music Together Mixed-Age Class — Ongoing — see registration (San Francisco)
- Apprentice Chorus (Training Chorus) — Ongoing — see registration (San Francisco)
- Smart Start Early Childhood Music — Sat (San Francisco)
- Prep Chorus — Sat & Mon (San Francisco)
- Little Songbirds — Ongoing — see registration (San Francisco)
Parks and playgrounds
- Koret Children's Quarter and Carousel (San Francisco)
- Mountain Lake Park (San Francisco)
- Alta Plaza Park (San Francisco)
- Presidio Wall Playground (formerly Julius Kahn Playground) (San Francisco)
- Argonne Playground (San Francisco)
- Angelo J. Rossi Playground (San Francisco)
- Douglass Playground (San Francisco)
- Presidio Heights Playground (San Francisco)
- Grattan Playground (San Francisco)
- Glen Canyon Park Recreation Center (San Francisco)
- Herz Playground (San Francisco)
- West Portal Playground (San Francisco)
- Joe DiMaggio Playground (San Francisco)
- Moscone Recreation Center - East Playground (San Francisco)
- Hamilton Rec Center (San Francisco)
- Portsmouth Square (San Francisco)
- South Park (San Francisco)
- Excelsior Playground (San Francisco)
- Yik Oi Huang Peace & Friendship Park (formerly Visitacion Valley Playground) (San Francisco)
- Bayview K.C. Jones Playground (San Francisco)
- Holly Park (San Francisco)
- Palega Recreation Center (Palega Playground) (San Francisco)
- Mission Dolores Park (Helen Diller Playground) (San Francisco)
- West Sunset Playground (San Francisco)
- Carl Larsen Park (San Francisco)
- Fulton Playground (San Francisco)
- Golden Gate Heights Park (San Francisco)
- Jackson Playground (San Francisco)
- Walter Haas Playground (San Francisco)
- Eureka Valley Recreation Center (San Francisco)
- Willie "Woo Woo" Wong Playground (San Francisco)
- Victoria Manalo Draves Park (San Francisco)
- Gene Friend SoMa Rec Center Playground (San Francisco)
- Helen Diller Civic Center Playgrounds (San Francisco)
- Francisco Park (San Francisco)
- Huntington Park (San Francisco)
- Lafayette Park Playground (San Francisco)
- Cow Hollow Playground (San Francisco)
- Outpost Playground (Presidio Tunnel Tops) (San Francisco)
- Richmond Playground (San Francisco)
- Lincoln Park Playground (San Francisco)
- Cabrillo Playground (San Francisco)
- Rochambeau Playground (San Francisco)
- South Sunset Playground (San Francisco)
- Parkside Square (San Francisco)
- Rolph Nicol Jr Playground (San Francisco)
- Sunset Playground (San Francisco)
- Mission Playground (San Francisco)
- Jose Coronado Playground (San Francisco)
- Franklin Square (San Francisco)
- Mission Bay Kids Park (San Francisco)
- Potrero Hill Recreation Center (San Francisco)
- McKinley Square (San Francisco)
- Bernal Heights Park (San Francisco)
- Bernal Heights Recreation Center (San Francisco)
- Noe Valley Courts (Noe Courts Playground) (San Francisco)
- Upper Noe Recreation Center (San Francisco)
- Seward Mini Park (Seward Street Slides) (San Francisco)
- Duboce Park (San Francisco)
- Corona Heights Park (San Francisco)
Pools
- Balboa Pool (San Francisco)
- Coffman Pool (San Francisco)
- Garfield Pool (San Francisco)
- Hamilton Pool (San Francisco)
- Martin Luther King Jr. Pool (San Francisco)
- Mission Pool (San Francisco)
- North Beach Pool (San Francisco)
- Rossi Pool (San Francisco)
- Sava Pool (San Francisco)
- JCCSF Gallanter Family Aquatics Center (San Francisco)
- YMCA of San Francisco (San Francisco)
- Bay Club Gateway (San Francisco)
- USF Koret Health & Recreation Center (San Francisco)
- Bay Club San Francisco (San Francisco)
- Herbst Pool at Pomeroy Recreation & Rehabilitation Center (San Francisco)
Libraries and museums
- Main Library (San Francisco)
- Anza Branch (San Francisco)
- Bayview Branch (San Francisco)
- Bernal Heights Branch (San Francisco)
- Chinatown Branch (San Francisco)
- Dogpatch Kiosk (San Francisco)
- Eureka Valley Branch (San Francisco)
- Excelsior Branch (San Francisco)
- Glen Park Branch (San Francisco)
- Golden Gate Valley Branch (San Francisco)
- Ingleside Branch (San Francisco)
- Marina Branch (San Francisco)
- Merced Branch (San Francisco)
- Mission Branch (San Francisco)
- Mission Bay Branch (San Francisco)
- Noe Valley Branch (San Francisco)
- North Beach Branch (San Francisco)
- Ocean View Branch (San Francisco)
- Ortega Branch (San Francisco)
- Park Branch (San Francisco)
- Parkside Branch (San Francisco)
- Portola Branch (San Francisco)
- Potrero Branch (San Francisco)
- Presidio Branch (San Francisco)
- Richmond Branch (San Francisco)
- Sunnydale Kiosk (San Francisco)
- Sunset Branch (San Francisco)
- Treasure Island Branch (San Francisco)
- Visitacion Valley Branch (San Francisco)
- West Portal Branch (San Francisco)
- Western Addition Branch (San Francisco)
- San Francisco Public Library — Main Library (San Francisco)
- San Francisco Public Library — Anza (San Francisco)
- San Francisco Public Library — Bayview/Linda Brooks-Burton (San Francisco)
- San Francisco Public Library — Bernal Heights (San Francisco)
- San Francisco Public Library — Chinatown/Him Mark Lai (San Francisco)
- San Francisco Public Library — Eureka Valley/Harvey Milk (San Francisco)
- San Francisco Public Library — Excelsior (San Francisco)
- San Francisco Public Library — Glen Park (San Francisco)
- San Francisco Public Library — Golden Gate Valley (San Francisco)
- San Francisco Public Library — Ingleside (San Francisco)
- San Francisco Public Library — Marina (San Francisco)
- San Francisco Public Library — Merced (San Francisco)
- San Francisco Public Library — Mission Bay (San Francisco)
- San Francisco Public Library — Mission (San Francisco)
- San Francisco Public Library — Noe Valley/Sally Brunn (San Francisco)
- San Francisco Public Library — North Beach (San Francisco)
- San Francisco Public Library — Ocean View (San Francisco)
- San Francisco Public Library — Ortega (San Francisco)
- San Francisco Public Library — Park (San Francisco)
- San Francisco Public Library — Parkside (San Francisco)
- San Francisco Public Library — Portola (San Francisco)
- San Francisco Public Library — Potrero (San Francisco)
- San Francisco Public Library — Presidio (San Francisco)
- San Francisco Public Library — Richmond/Senator Milton Marks (San Francisco)
- San Francisco Public Library — Sunset (San Francisco)
- San Francisco Public Library — Visitacion Valley (San Francisco)
- San Francisco Public Library — West Portal (San Francisco)
- San Francisco Public Library — Western Addition (San Francisco)
- California Academy of Sciences (San Francisco)
Schools and daycares
- Creative Arts Charter School (San Francisco)
- Thomas Edison Charter Academy (San Francisco)
- Gateway High School (San Francisco)
- Gateway Middle School (San Francisco)
- KIPP Bayview Academy (San Francisco)
- KIPP Bayview Elementary (San Francisco)
- KIPP San Francisco Bay Academy (San Francisco)
- KIPP San Francisco College Preparatory (San Francisco)
- Life Learning Academy Charter High School (San Francisco)
- Mission Preparatory School (San Francisco)
- New School San Francisco (San Francisco)
- City Arts & Leadership Academy (San Francisco)
- June Jordan School for Equity (San Francisco)
- Dianne Feinstein Elementary School (San Francisco)
- Commodore Stockton Children Center (San Francisco)
- Noriega Children Center (San Francisco)
- San Miguel Children Center (San Francisco)
- Raphael Weill Children Center (San Francisco)
- Tule Elk Park Children Center (San Francisco)
- John McLaren Children's Center (San Francisco)
- Leola M. Havard Early Education School (San Francisco)
- Theresa S. Mahler Children Center (San Francisco)
- Las Americas Children Center (San Francisco)
- San Francisco International High School (San Francisco)
- Chinese Immersion School at De Avila (San Francisco)
- San Francisco Public Montessori (San Francisco)
- Willie L. Brown Jr. Middle School (San Francisco)
- Mission Bay Elementary School (San Francisco)
- Ida B. Wells High School (San Francisco)
- Downtown High School (San Francisco)
- Independence High School (San Francisco)
- Raoul Wallenberg Traditional High School (San Francisco)
- Phillip and Sala Burton Academic High School (San Francisco)
- Balboa High School (San Francisco)
- Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts (San Francisco)
- Thurgood Marshall High School (San Francisco)
- Galileo Academy of Science and Technology (San Francisco)
- Abraham Lincoln High School (San Francisco)
- Lowell High School (San Francisco)
- Mission High School (San Francisco)
- John O'Connell High School (San Francisco)
- George Washington High School (San Francisco)
- Alamo Elementary School (San Francisco)
- Alvarado Elementary School (San Francisco)
- Argonne Elementary School (San Francisco)
- Bessie Carmichael School (PreK-8) Filipino Education Center (San Francisco)
- Bret Harte Elementary School (San Francisco)
- Bryant Elementary School (San Francisco)
- Clarendon Alternative Elementary School (San Francisco)
- Cleveland Elementary School (San Francisco)
- Commodore Sloat Elementary School (San Francisco)
- Gordon J. Lau Elementary School (San Francisco)
- Daniel Webster Elementary School (San Francisco)
- Harvey Milk Civil Rights Elementary School (San Francisco)
- Edward R. Taylor Elementary School (San Francisco)
- El Dorado Elementary School (San Francisco)
- William L. Cobb Elementary School (San Francisco)
- Dolores Huerta Elementary School (San Francisco)
- Francis Scott Key Elementary School (San Francisco)
- Frank McCoppin Elementary School (San Francisco)