Bay Area Kids Weekend Events: July 9-11

June 30, 2021

This weekend catch a baseball game, go on a scavenger hunt or take a train ride! If you have leftover time (and more importantly energy!) the events below will quickly make a full, summer weekend.

San Francisco

StoryWalk in Presidio
Pages of a children’s book are put on signs and placed along the trail and families can walk and read the story, step-by-step and page-by-page in three different Presidio locations.
Fri.-Sun. Event details.

S.F. Giants are in town!
If you haven’t yet this summer, head to the Oracle for some baseball fun, hot dogs and sunshine!
Fri. and Sun. Event details.

Outer Sunset Farmers Market & Mercantile
The festive family-friendly outdoor market features local farmers, ranchers, producers, food artisans, food trucks, amazing chefs, makers, merchants, artists, causes, live music and children’s activities.
Sun. Event details.

East Bay

Oakland Parks Scavenger Hunt
Get outdoors with friends and family, win great prizes and explore Oakland during the 2021 Parks Challenge. This is a free, fun for all ages scavenger hunt through Oakland’s beautiful parks, fun playgrounds, stunning open spaces and local natural landmarks.
Fri.-Sun. Event details.

Beach Break
Discover Del Valle’s West Shore swim beach through games, crafts and activities.
Sat. Event details.

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
A short storytime with a Naturalist reading Re-Cycles will be followed by a visit to the recycle station outside of the visitor center where kids will learn about items that can and can’t be recycled and other reusable options to decrease plastic usage.
Sat. Event details

South Bay/Peninsula

Snoopy the Musical
Children’s Musical Theater of San Jose presents Snoopy the musical! The show contains over 15 toe-tapping tunes performed by Snoopy, Charlie Brown, Lucy, Sally, Linus and the rest of the Peanuts Gang.
Fri.-Sat. Event details.

Take the Train to the Boardwalk
Departing from the Santa Cruz Mountains, travel through Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, down the scenic San Lorenzo River Gorge and through an 1875 tunnel before arriving at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk.
Fri.-Sun. Event details.

Curbside Crafts
Explore San José’s culture through some fun, hands-on activities at a craft table in front of the Pacific Hotel.
Sun. Event details.

Marin

Talons and Friends
Meet-and-greet with WildCare’s live educational wild animals, including their Red-Tailed Hawk, Northern Spotted Owl, Virginia Opossum and reptiles like Mohave the Desert Tortoise!
Sun. Event details.

Marin MOCA Family Day
This free program provides art-making opportunities to parents with their children and is taught by professional art instructors in a variety of media from painting to mixed media to clay.
Sun. Event details.

Virtual

Nature Boost Friday
Meet a national park ranger to learn about local plants, animals and much more.
Fri. Event details.

—Christine Lai