Family events in the Bay Area

Festivals, markets, shows, holiday events and community days for kids and families, with dates, places and prices. 495 listings, each linking to the organizer's own page.

• 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)
• The Great Dickens Christmas Fair — Weekends, 11/21/2026-12/20/2026 (plus Fri 11/27) (Daly City)
• Illuminate SF Festival of Light — 11/27/2026-1/31/2027 (self-guided light-art trail — viewable any evening after… (San Francisco)
• Storytime with AAC — Date to be announced (please verify timing) (Fremont)
• Storytime with AAC — Date to be announced (please verify timing) (Lafayette)
• Night Market at St. Pat's Row — Fri Oct 23 & Fri Nov 13, 5–9pm (Dublin)
• Storytime with AAC — Sat Nov 7 (Concord)
• Diwali: Festival of Lights — Sat Nov 7, 10:00am–2:00pm (San Jose)
• Día de Muertos (Mountain View) — Sat Nov 7, 11am–4pm (please verify timing) (Mountain View)
• Friends of the Belmont Library Book Sale — Sat Nov 14 (Belmont)
• [community center] ⚠ Holiday Boutique & Craft Faire — Sat Nov 14 (Pleasant Hill)
• Storytime with AAC (ages 7 & under) — Sun Nov 15, 10:30–11:30am (Fremont)
• Cheyenne and Mexica Shields — Tue Nov 17, 3:30–5pm (San Mateo)
• Sensory Playtime — Fri Nov 20, 4–5pm (Santa Clara)
• Nights of Lights: Tree Lighting — Half Moon Bay — Fri Nov 27, 6pm (Half Moon Bay)
• Downtown Open House & Lighting of the Old Oak Tree — Sat Nov 28, 5–8pm (Danville)
• Los Altos Festival of Lights Parade — Sun Nov 29, 6–7:45pm (estimated) (Los Altos)
• "Days of Christmas" at Temple Hill — Nov 28–Dec 31 (Oakland)
• San José Roots — Sat Nov 7, 12–4pm (San Jose)
• Mini Maestro Children's Concert (Symphony Connect) — Sun Nov 8, 2:30pm (Corte Madera)
• Redwood City Día de los Muertos — Sun Nov 8, 3–8pm (Redwood City)
• Native American Heritage Month Celebration — Sat Nov 14, 11am–1pm (Pleasanton)
• Forest Home Farms November programs — Nov 7 Quality Quilts; Nov 14 Bread & Jam; Nov 21 Turkey Time (San Ramon)
• Community Tree Lighting — Cupertino — Date to be announced (please verify timing) (Cupertino)
• Night of Holiday Lights — San Carlos — Fri, Dec 4, 2026 (San Carlos)
• Pink Friday — Tree Lighting & Holiday Market — Fri, Nov 20, 2026 (Martinez)
• Holiday Crafts Faire — Novato — Fri Dec 4, 6–9pm & Sat Dec 5, 10am–4pm (Novato)
• Storytime with AAC — Sat Dec 5, 10:30–11:30am (Concord)
• [community center] Super Holiday Boutique — Sat Dec 5, 10am–2pm (Pleasant Hill)
• [community center] ⚠ Breakfast with Santa — Sat Dec 5 (Pleasant Hill)
• Carol of Lights Celebration — Sat Dec 5 (past editions ~4–7pm) (Campbell)
• Novato Holiday Tree Lighting Festival — Sat Dec 5, 4–7:30pm (Santa arrives 5pm; lighting 5:30pm) (Novato)
• Holiday Sights and Sounds Parade & Tree Lighting — Sat Dec 5; parade 6pm, lighting ~7:15pm (Livermore)
• It's a Wonderful Night Holiday Celebration — Sat Dec 5 (San Leandro)
• Holiday Tree Lighting — Burlingame — December '26 ('25 edition: Dec 5, 4–7pm) (Burlingame)
• Tree Lighting Ceremony — Santa Clara — Fri, Dec 4, 2026 (Santa Clara)
• It's a Wonderful Life — Lafayette — Fri, Dec 4, 2026 (Lafayette)
• Storytime with AAC (ages 7 & under) — Sun Dec 6, 10:30–11:30am (Fremont)
• Grand Chanukah Celebration on the Lake — Sun Dec 6, 2026, 4:30pm (Oakland)
• Hometown Holidays — Redwood City — Sat, Dec 12, 2026 (Redwood City)
• [community center] ⚠ Fairfax Craft Faire and Wreathmaking — Sun Dec 13; faire 10am–4pm, wreathmaking 2–4pm (Fairfax)
• Prince of Peace Living Nativity, Fremont — prior edition Dec 13–15, 6:30–8:30pm (Fremont)