Family Friendly Fun in the SF Bay Area

December 14, 2025

Nutcracker by SF Ballet - $59
9:00 am Free Passes to US Parks - Free
9:00 am Free Passes to California Parks at CA Libraries - Free
10:00 am Holiday Crafts from Nature | UC Botanical Garden - $24
10:00 am Great Train Show | Alameda CO Fairgrounds - $13 – $14
10:00 am Free Family Matinee: How the Grinch Stole Christmas | Rialto Cerrito - Free
10:00 am Free Family Matinee: How the Grinch Stole Christmas | Rialto Elmwood - Free
11:00 am Nutcracker Sweets by MFDP - $23.50 – $65.50
11:00 am My Very First Nutcracker by the New Ballet - $27 – $97
11:00 am Nutcracker by Ramon Moreno School of Ballet - $45
11:00 am Music Lab for Kids: Making a Theme Song | Apple Store - Free
11:00 am Art Lab for Kids: Make Your Own Emoji | Apple Store - Free
11:00 am Coding Lab for Kids: Code Your First App | Apple Store - Free
11:00 am Create Comics Inspired by Planet Earth | Apple Store - Free
11:30 am Sweet Dream Nutcracker by Orinda Ballet - $25 – $30
12:00 pm Marine Science Sunday: Marine Mammal Center - Free
12:00 pm December Draw & Chill | Cartoon Art Museum - Free
1:00 pm Nutcracker Bird by Berkeley Ballet - $37 – $50
1:00 pm Children’s Storytime | BN Redwood City - Free
1:30 pm Nutcracker Sweets by MFDP - $23.50 – $65.50
1:30 pm Holiday Crafts from Nature | UC Botanical Garden - $24
2:00 pm Marine Science Sunday: Marine Mammal Center - Free
2:00 pm Nutcracker by Black Diamond Ballet - $20 – $36
2:00 pm San Jose Nutcracker by the New Ballet - $31.50 – $121.50
2:00 pm Nutcracker by Valley Dance Theatre - $25 – $59
2:00 pm Michaels Kids Club: Clay Trinket Tray - Free
2:00 pm Nutcracker by San Jose Dance Theatre - $50
2:00 pm Nutcracker by Bay Area Youth Ballet - $18 – $30
3:00 pm Nutcracker by Ramon Moreno School of Ballet - $45
3:00 pm Cinderella by African American Shakespeare - $30 – $60
3:30 pm Sweet Dream Nutcracker by Orinda Ballet - $25 – $30
4:00 pm Nutcracker Sweets by MFDP - $23.50 – $65.50
4:00 pm A Christmas Carol | American Youth Shakespeare - $5 – $20
4:00 pm Hanukkah Celebration | Santana Row - Free
4:00 pm Meet Bobby Podesta at Cartoon Art Museum - Free
5:00 pm Nutcracker Bird by Berkeley Ballet - $37 – $50
5:00 pm Blinky’s Drive Thru - $25 – $40

December 15, 2025

9:00 am Free Passes to US Parks - Free
9:00 am Free Admission | Intel Museum
9:00 am Free Passes to California Parks at CA Libraries - Free
11:00 am Free Game of Bowling with Coupon
11:00 am Music Lab for Kids: Making a Theme Song | Apple Store - Free
11:00 am Art Lab for Kids: Make Your Own Emoji | Apple Store - Free
11:00 am Coding Lab for Kids: Code Your First App | Apple Store - Free
11:00 am Create Comics Inspired by Planet Earth | Apple Store - Free
5:00 pm Blinky’s Drive Thru - $25 – $40

December 16, 2025

Nutcracker by SF Ballet - $59
9:00 am Free Passes to US Parks - Free
9:00 am Free Admission | Intel Museum
9:00 am Free Passes to California Parks at CA Libraries - Free
10:00 am $6 Movie Night | Cinelux Theaters - $6
10:00 am $7.50 Movie Night | Cinemark Theaters - $7.50
11:00 am Indoor Family Storytime | Alviso Lib - Free
11:00 am Free Game of Bowling with Coupon
11:00 am Music Lab for Kids: Making a Theme Song | Apple Store - Free
11:00 am Art Lab for Kids: Make Your Own Emoji | Apple Store - Free
11:00 am Coding Lab for Kids: Code Your First App | Apple Store - Free
11:00 am Create Comics Inspired by Planet Earth | Apple Store - Free
11:00 am Family Storytime and Stay & Play | Alum Rock - Free
11:00 am Vietnamese Storytime with ICAN (Bilingual Vietnamese/English) | Alum Rock Lib - Free
5:00 pm Sanskrit for Beginners | Alum Rock Lib - Free
5:00 pm Blinky’s Drive Thru - $25 – $40
6:00 pm Spirit of the Row | Santana Row - Free
6:00 pm Discount Movie Night | West Wind San Jose
6:00 pm Discount Movie Night | West Wind Concord - $2 – $6
6:00 pm Photos with Santa Claus - Free

December 17, 2025

Nutcracker by SF Ballet - $59
9:00 am Free Passes to US Parks - Free
9:00 am Free Admission | Intel Museum
9:00 am Free Passes to California Parks at CA Libraries - Free
11:00 am Free Game of Bowling with Coupon
11:00 am Music Lab for Kids: Making a Theme Song | Apple Store - Free
11:00 am Art Lab for Kids: Make Your Own Emoji | Apple Store - Free
11:00 am Coding Lab for Kids: Code Your First App | Apple Store - Free
11:00 am Create Comics Inspired by Planet Earth | Apple Store - Free
3:00 pm SAT Help | Seven Tree Lib - Free
3:30 pm Color Creative: Custom Keychains | King Lib - Free
4:00 pm After-School Storytime | BN Redwood City - Free
5:00 pm Blinky’s Drive Thru - $25 – $40

December 18, 2025

9:00 am Free Passes to US Parks - Free
9:00 am Free Admission | Intel Museum
9:00 am Free Passes to California Parks at CA Libraries - Free
10:00 am Afternoon Crafts – Grab & Go | Alum Rock Lib - Free
10:15 am Family Storytime | Almaden Lib - Free
10:30 am Infant and Toddler Storytime | Educational Lib - Free
11:00 am Free Game of Bowling with Coupon
11:00 am Music Lab for Kids: Making a Theme Song | Apple Store - Free
11:00 am Art Lab for Kids: Make Your Own Emoji | Apple Store - Free
11:00 am Coding Lab for Kids: Code Your First App | Apple Store - Free
11:00 am Create Comics Inspired by Planet Earth | Apple Store - Free
11:00 am Coffee and Blocks: Playdate for Children and Their Caregivers | Joyce Ellington Lib - Free
11:00 am Bilingual Family Storytime (English/Spanish) | Hillview Lib - Free
11:00 am Family Storytime | Cambrian Lib - Free
5:00 pm Sanskrit for Beginners | Alum Rock Lib - Free
5:00 pm Blinky’s Drive Thru - $25 – $40
6:00 pm Billy Jones Railroad Holiday Train - $10 – $14

December 19, 2025

Nutcracker by SF Ballet - $59
9:00 am Free Passes to US Parks - Free
9:00 am Free Admission | Intel Museum
9:00 am Free Passes to California Parks at CA Libraries - Free
10:00 am Children’s Fairyland Discount Admission for Oakland Residents - $5 – $10
10:30 am Nutcracker – Student Matinee Performance - $15
11:00 am Free Game of Bowling with Coupon
11:00 am Music Lab for Kids: Making a Theme Song | Apple Store - Free
11:00 am Art Lab for Kids: Make Your Own Emoji | Apple Store - Free
11:00 am Coding Lab for Kids: Code Your First App | Apple Store - Free
11:00 am Create Comics Inspired by Planet Earth | Apple Store - Free
4:00 pm After-School Storytime | BN Redwood City - Free
5:00 pm Blinky’s Drive Thru - $25 – $40
6:00 pm Billy Jones Railroad Holiday Train - $10 – $14
7:00 pm Nutcracker by Valley Dance Theatre - $25 – $59
7:30 pm Free Telescope Viewings | Chabot Space Museum - Free
7:30 pm Cinderella by African American Shakespeare - $30 – $60

December 20, 2025

Nutcracker by SF Ballet - $59
1:00 am Nutcracker by Stapleton Ballet - $45 – $135
9:00 am Family Dance-Along Nutcracker with SF Ballet - $25
9:00 am San Leandro Historical Railway Society – Open House - Free
9:00 am Free Passes to US Parks - Free
9:00 am Free Passes to California Parks at CA Libraries - Free
9:30 am de Young Museum – Free Day for Bay Area Residents - Free
9:30 am Free Day-Bay Area Residents | Legion of Honor Museum - Free
10:00 am Free Family Matinee: Elf | Rialto Cerrito - Free
10:00 am Free Family Matinee: Elf | Rialto Elmwood - Free
10:15 am Bilingual Family Storytime (English/Spanish) | Morgan Hill Lib - Free
10:30 am Saturday Science | Randall Museum - $5 – $10
10:30 am Storytime | South Bay Historical Railroad Society - Free
11:00 am Nutcracker Sweets by MFDP - $23.50 – $65.50
11:00 am Saturday Storytime | BN Hillsdale - Free
11:00 am Music Lab for Kids: Making a Theme Song | Apple Store - Free
11:00 am Art Lab for Kids: Make Your Own Emoji | Apple Store - Free
11:00 am Coding Lab for Kids: Code Your First App | Apple Store - Free
11:00 am Create Comics Inspired by Planet Earth | Apple Store - Free
11:30 am Randall Museum Meet an Animal Ambassador - Free
1:00 pm Nutcracker by Berkeley City Ballet - $35
1:00 pm Oakland Ballet Nutcracker - $34
1:00 pm Drop-In Art Workshop for Kids | Randall Museum - $5 – $10
2:00 pm San Jose Nutcracker by the New Ballet - $31.50 – $121.50
2:00 pm Nutcracker by Valley Dance Theatre - $25 – $59
2:00 pm Hip-Hop Nutcracker - $49 – $69
2:00 pm Nutcracker by San Jose Dance Theatre - $50
3:00 pm Cinderella by African American Shakespeare - $30 – $60
4:00 pm Holiday Magic Laser Show | the Tech - $12 – $16
4:30 pm Language and Culture Swap (Spanish/English) | Alum Rock Lib - Free
5:00 pm Nutcracker by Berkeley City Ballet - $35
5:00 pm Nutcracker by Stapleton Ballet - $45 – $135
5:00 pm Blinky’s Drive Thru - $25 – $40
6:00 pm Billy Jones Railroad Holiday Train - $10 – $14
7:00 pm San Jose Nutcracker by the New Ballet - $31.50 – $121.50
7:00 pm Nutcracker by Valley Dance Theatre - $25 – $59
7:30 pm Nutcracker by San Jose Dance Theatre - $50