This Weekend

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.

January 8, 2022

Winter Holiday Book Giveaway | San Jose Libraries

6:30 am Free Proctored Practice SAT Test | Online

8:00 am Free Ice Skating Lessons | Union Square Ice Rink

8:30 am Mock SAT/ACT for Private College Admissions (Grades 9-12) | Online

9:15 am de Young Museum – Free Admission Bay Area Residents

9:30 am Legion of Honor Museum – Free Admission Bay Area Residents

9:30 am Sharks Exhibit | Cal Academy of Science

10:00 am Ice Skating at Union Square Ice Rink | 10 am – 11pm

11:00 am Stay Woke: A Social Justice Book Club | Palo Alto Lib | Online

11:00 am Family Storytime | Palo Alto Lib | Online

3:30 pm Open Poetry Readings with the Garlicky Group of Poets | Gilroy Lib

5:00 pm 2021 Tree Lighting at Pier 39

5:00 pm Glowfari Lantern Festival | Oakland Zoo

5:00 pm CAL Men’s Basketball vs UCLA | Haas Pavilion

5:00 pm 2021 Blinky’s Illuminated Holiday | Park Lake Cunningham

7:00 pm Monster Jam | RingCentral Coliseum Oakland

7:30 pm Free Telescope Viewings | Chabot Space Museum

January 9, 2022

Kids Eat Free at Dickey’s Barbecue Pit

8:00 am Free Ice Skating Lessons | Union Square Ice Rink

10:00 am Ice Skating at Union Square Ice Rink | 10 am – 11pm

10:00 am Free Family Days | SFMOMA

11:00 am Sharks Exhibit | Cal Academy of Science

1:00 pm Stanford Wrestling vs California Baptist | Burnham Pavilion

1:00 pm CAL Women’s Basketball vs Oregon |Haas Pavilion

3:00 pm Monster Jam | RingCentral Coliseum Oakland

3:00 pm Stanford Women’s Basketball vs Oregon State

5:00 pm 2021 Tree Lighting at Pier 39

5:00 pm Glowfari Lantern Festival | Oakland Zoo

5:00 pm 2021 Blinky’s Illuminated Holiday | Park Lake Cunningham

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January 15, 2022

8:00 am Free Ice Skating Lessons | Union Square Ice Rink

9:15 am de Young Museum – Free Admission Bay Area Residents

9:30 am Legion of Honor Museum – Free Admission Bay Area Residents

9:30 am Sharks Exhibit | Cal Academy of Science

10:00 am Ice Skating at Union Square Ice Rink | 10 am – 11pm

11:00 am Family Storytime | Palo Alto Lib | Online

11:30 am Commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday | SJPL | Virtual

12:00 pm Monster Energy Supercross Fan Fest | RingCentral Coliseum

1:00 pm Harlem Globetrotters | Chase Center

2:00 pm Intermediate Java | SJPL | Virtual

2:00 pm CalTutors Chemistry Preparation Class | SJPL | Virtual

3:00 pm SJSU Men’s Basketball vs Colorado State University

4:30 pm JAVA Principles to Prep for AP Comp Sci A | SJPL | Virtual

5:00 pm Glowfari Lantern Festival | Oakland Zoo

5:00 pm Stanford Wrestling vs Little Rock | Burnham Pavilion

6:30 pm Monster Energy Supercross | RingCentral Coliseum

7:30 pm Free Telescope Viewings | Chabot Space Museum

7:30 pm Harlem Globetrotters | Oakland Arena

January 16, 2022

Kids Eat Free at Dickey’s Barbecue Pit

8:00 am Free Ice Skating Lessons | Union Square Ice Rink

10:00 am Ice Skating at Union Square Ice Rink | 10 am – 11pm

11:00 am Sharks Exhibit | Cal Academy of Science

1:00 pm Harlem Globetrotters | SAP Center

3:00 pm How Juniors Can Thrive in the Admissions Process | Online

5:00 pm Glowfari Lantern Festival | Oakland Zoo