This Weekend

Things to do on the weekend in the SF Bay area for kids.

Family events near you this weekend. Kid/tween/teen fun in the Bay Area happening this weekend! Keep your kids busy, and have fun doing it.  Check out the events calendar below.

Stay up to date on the many wonderful and different family events the Bay Area has to offer.

Find events though out the Bay Area using the Weekend Events page or visit our special sections for events in the South Bay | Peninsula | East Bay | North Bay.

December 13, 2025

Nutcracker by SF Ballet - $59
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 Hometown Holidays Festival | Courthouse Square - Free
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
10:00 am Holiday Crafting Party | Pottery Barn Kids - Free
10:00 am Randall Museum Winter Craft Day - 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 Meet the Beekeeper | Randall Museum - Free
11:00 am Free Admission | MoAD - 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
11:00 am Puppets and Stories with Ms. Andrea | Almaden Lib - Free
11:00 am JC Penney Kids Zone – Build a Lego - Free
11:30 am Randall Museum Meet an Animal Ambassador - Free
1:00 pm Cartooning For Kids Ages 7-13 | Cartoon Art Museum - $25
1:00 pm Sweet Dream Nutcracker by Orinda Ballet - $25 – $30
1:00 pm Nutcracker Bird by Berkeley Ballet - $37 – $50
1:00 pm Drop-In Art Workshop for Kids | Randall Museum - $5 – $10
1:00 pm SF Children’s Winter Holiday Fair - $15 – $20
1:30 pm Nutcracker Sweets by MFDP - $23.50 – $65.50
1:30 pm Nutcracker by Ramon Moreno School of Ballet - $45
2:00 pm Magic Tree House Laser Show | De Anza Planetarium - $12
2:00 pm This is Our Sky Laser Show | De Anza Planetarium - $12.00
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 Nutcracker by Rachel’s Ballet - Free
2:00 pm Nutcracker by San Jose Dance Theatre - $50
3:00 pm A Christmas Carol | American Youth Shakespeare - $5 – $20
3:00 pm Cartooning for the Whole Family | Cartoon Art Museum - $40
3:00 pm Magical Holiday | Magical Bridge Morgan Hill - Free
3:00 pm Cinderella by African American Shakespeare - $30 – $60
4:00 pm Nutcracker Sweets by MFDP - $23.50 – $65.50
4:00 pm Nutcracker by Bay Area Youth Ballet - $18 – $30
4:30 pm Language and Culture Swap (Spanish/English) | Alum Rock Lib - Free
5:00 pm Holiday Magic Laser Show | De Anza Planetarium - $12
5:00 pm Sweet Dream Nutcracker by Orinda Ballet - $25 – $30
5:00 pm Nutcracker Bird by Berkeley Ballet - $37 – $50
5:00 pm Blinky’s Drive Thru - $25 – $40
5:30 pm Fiesta Navidena | Mexican Heritage Plaza - Free
6:00 pm Holiday Concert | Pacific Commons - Free
6:00 pm Taylor Swift Laser Show | The Tech - $12 – $16
6:00 pm Billy Jones Railroad Holiday Train - $10 – $14
7:00 pm Holiday Magic Laser Show | De Anza Planetarium - $12
7:00 pm San Jose Nutcracker by the New Ballet - $31.50 – $121.50
7:00 pm Nutcracker by Valley Dance Theatre - $25 – $59
7:00 pm Nutcracker by Ramon Moreno School of Ballet - $45
7:00 pm Nutcracker by San Jose Dance Theatre - $50
7:30 pm A Christmas Carol | American Youth Shakespeare - $5 – $20
7:30 pm Taylor Swift Laser Show | The Tech - $12 – $16

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