📆Issue No. 85 - September 5-7, 2026
Happy Friday, friends!
It's a long weekend, and there's no shortage of ways to fill it. Take a walk with fellow moms, catch Black Panther in Yerba Buena, Shakespeare in the Park, see a cool car show in Chinatown, or visit museums across SF and the Bay Area for free with Bank of America's Museums on Us.
As always, if we missed your favorite happening around the city, reply here or find us at [email protected].
Let’s get into the weekend!
⚡ TLDR: The Shortlist
Saturday:
Other events below!
Sunday:
Other events below!
Monday events also included below!
Saturday Highlights
Meet other moms at Marina Mom Walk.
Worth Knowing:
Saturday, September 5, 9:30AM
Equator Coffees, 2 Marina Boulevard
Free
Go to a cute cafe and Storytime with Olive the Storyteller.
Worth Knowing:
Saturday, September 5, 9:30AM
Black Bird Bookstore and Cafe, 4541 Irving Street
Free
See Antony and Cleopatra at Shakespeare in the Park.
Worth Knowing:
Saturday, September 5, 2:00PM
McLaren Park, Jerry Garcia Amphitheater
Free
Watch Black Panther at Yerba Buena Movie Night.
Worth Knowing:
Saturday, September 5, 6:30PM-9:30PM
Yerba Buena Gardens, 750 Howard Street
Free
Sunday Highlights
Go to a Community Day | The Big Draw 2026: Make a Mark at the Walt Disney Family Museum.
Worth Knowing:
Sunday, September 6, 10:00AM-3:00PM
Walt Disney Family Museum
Free
See cool cars at the 5th Annual SF Chinatown Car Show & Parade.
Worth Knowing:
Sunday, September 6, 10:00AM-3:30PM
1138 Grant Avenue
Free
See art, learn Mahjong and listen to storytime at Free First Sunday at the Asian Art Museum.
Worth Knowing:
Sunday, September 6, 10:30AM
Asian Art Museum, 200 Larkin Street
Free
Watch Wall•E with members at the Exploratorium.
Worth Knowing:
Sunday, September 6, 11:30AM-1:30PM
Exploratorium
Free for Exploratorium members
Go to dance workshops and see dance performances at World Arts West Dance Festival 2026 in the Presidio.
See Antony and Cleopatra at Shakespeare in the Park.
Worth Knowing:
Sunday, September 6, 2:00PM
McLaren Park, Jerry Garcia Amphitheater
Free
✨The Full Rundown✨
Ongoing:
Track Makers at the Children’s Creativity Museum
Japanese Tea Garden (Free for SF residents with ID)
Conservatory of Flowers (Free for SF residents with ID)
Vivid: Immerse Your Senses at the California Academy of Sciences
SF Botanical Garden (Free for SF residents with ID)
de Young Free Saturdays (Free for SF residents with ID)
Free Saturdays at the Legion of Honor (Free for SF residents with ID)
Cable Car Museum - Nob Hill
SFMOMA Scavenger Hunt at SFMoMA
Life in Space and Being Human at the Exploratorium
Dinos Rule! at San Francisco Zoo
Treasures of Pharaohs at de Young Museum
Saturday, 9/5:
All day - Bank of America: Museums on Us - Citywide
9:00-10:00 - Member Mornings - San Francisco Zoo
9:30 - Marina Mom Walk - Marina
9:30 - Storytime: Olive the Storyteller - Outer Sunset
10:00 - iNaturalist Mobile Lab - California Academy of Sciences
10:00 - Hoop It Up: 3x3 Basketball Tournament - Chase Center
10:00-10:30 - Early Learning: Family Playtime - SFPL Bernal Heights
10:00-11:00 - Activity: Mini-Makers - SFPL Mission Bay
10:00-12:00 - Word for WordPLAY: Adventures in Literature! - Mission
10:00-12:00 - Activity: Noe Valley Knitting Circle - SFPL Noe Valley
10:00-12:00 - Open Meditation & Kids Program - Parkside
10:00-12:00 - Beginner Watercolor: Paint What’s in Bloom - Golden Gate Park
10:00-4:00 - Reading Room + Recess Cart - Salesforce Park
10:00-6:00 - Activity Zone - Union Square Alliance
10:15 - Sensory Storytime - California Academy of Sciences
10:15-11:00 - Activity: Family Music Circle - SFPL Potrero
10:30 - Incoming! - California Academy of Sciences
10:30 - Penguin Feeding - California Academy of Sciences
10:30-11:00 - Storytime: For Families - SFPL Excelsior
10:30-11:00 - Storytime: For Families - SFPL Portola
10:30-11:00 - Storytime: For Families - SFPL Sunset
10:30-11:30 - Saturday Science for August 2026: Forkapults - Randall Museum
10:30-11:30 - Storytime: for Babies - SFPL Anza
10:30-11:30 - Storytime: For Families - SFPL Marina
10:30-12:30 - Early Learning: Saturday Morning Playtimes - SFPL Glen Park
11:00 - Detective Mole’s Mystery: A Sensory Adventure - California Academy of Sciences
11:00-11:30 - Storytime: For Families - SFPL Main
11:00-12:00 - Saturday New Parent Circle: Newborn - 18 months! - Mission
11:00-12:00 - Activity: Gardening (Teens) - SFPL Merced
11:00-12:00 - Storytime: For Babies - SFPL Park
11:00-3:00 - Sketching in the Galleries - de Young Museum
11:15 - Tiny Chef, Big Impact: The Show - California Academy of Sciences
11:30 - Coral Reef Dive - California Academy of Sciences
11:30-12:30 - Meet an Animal Ambassador - Randall Museum
11:30-1:30 - Saturday Juggling Lessons - Union Square
11:30-1:30 - Bluegrass Breeze - Salesforce Park
12:00 - Incoming! - California Academy of Sciences
10:00-12:00 - Beginner Watercolor: Dahlia Dell Special Edition - Golden Gate Park
12:00-1:00 - Storytime Science for Kids: Space is the Place - Exploratorium
12:00-2:00 - Dogon' Bike Ride - Sunset Dunes
12:00-4:00 - Workshop: National AIDS Memorial Quilt Repair & Panel Making Workshop - SFPL Main
12:00-6:00 - The Whale’s Tail - Golden Gate Park
12:30 - Incoming! - California Academy of Sciences
12:45 - Tiny Chef, Big Impact: The Show - California Academy of Sciences
1:00 - Tour of the Japanese Tea Garden - Golden Gate Park
1:00 - Mint Tea & Melodies - California Academy of Sciences
1:00-4:00 - Saturday Drop-in Art: Spider Webs - Randall Museum
1:30 - Coral Reef Dive - California Academy of Sciences
1:30 - Incoming! - California Academy of Sciences
2:00 - Birds & Beats - California Academy of Sciences
2:00- Squid Dissection - Aquarium of the Bay
2:00-2:30 - Storytime: For Families - SFPL Chinatown
2:00-3:00 - Storytime Science for Kids: Space is the Place - Exploratorium
2:00-3:00 - Activity: Craft Club - SFPL Sunset
2:00-3:00 - Workshop: LEGO Letterpress Printing - SFPL Merced
2:00-3:00 - Workshop: Slime - SFPL Ortega
2:00-3:30 - Shakespear in the Park: Antony and Cleopatra - McLaren Park
2:00-4:00 - Services: Community Resource Fair - SFPL West Portal
2:00-4:00 - Workshop: Interview Skills with Study Smart Tutors - SFPL Ingleside
2:00-5:00 - Activity: Origami Club - SFPL Bernal Heights
2:00-6:00 - 5th Annual Surf Music Festival - Golden Gate Park
2:15 - Incoming! - California Academy of Sciences
3:00 - Penguin Feeding - California Academy of Sciences
3:00 - Incoming! - California Academy of Sciences
3:00-3:30 - Park Ranger Campfire Talks - Presidio
3:00-4:00 - Activity: Saturday Playtime - SFPL Portola
3:00-4:00 - Workshop: Recording Studio Orientation - SFPL Main
3:00-4:30 - Workshop: Tween Creative Writing Group - SFPL Western Addition
3:30 - Lagoon Senses - California Academy of Sciences
3:45 - Incoming! - California Academy of Sciences
4:00 - Organ Concert - Legion of Honor
4:30 - Big Astronomy - California Academy of Sciences
6:00-9:00 - SF Zine Fest - Civic Center
6:30-9:30 - MoAD & Yerba Buena Gardens Festival present
Yerba Buena Movie Night: BLACK PANTHER - Yerba Buena Gardens7:00 - Ensambles Ballet Folklórico de San Francisco Celebrates 30 Years - Yerba Buena
Sunday, 9/6:
All day - Bank of America: Museums on Us - Citywide
8:00-11:00 - Birding in the Garden with Golden Gate Bird Alliance - Golden Gate Park
10:00 - iNaturalist Mobile Lab - California Academy of Sciences
10:00-3:00 - Community Day | The Big Draw 2026: Make a Mark - Walt Disney Family Museum
10:00-4:00 - All Day Drop-in Art Activities - Asian Art Museum
10:00-4:00 - The 5th Annual SF Chinatown Car Show & Parade - Chinatown
10:00-6:00 - Activity Zone - Union Square Alliance
10:15 - Sensory Storytime - California Academy of Sciences
10:30 - Penguin Feeding (members only) - California Academy of Sciences
10:30 - Big Astronomy (members only) - California Academy of Sciences
10:30-4:00 - Mahjong at the Museum - Asian Art Museum
11:00 - Family Storytelling (ages 3-6) - Asian Art Museum
11:00 - Detective Mole’s Mystery: A Sensory Adventure - California Academy of Sciences
11:00-2:00 - Sunday Fun Days: Mandible Mask with Randall Museum - Union Square
11:00-5:00 - SF Zine Fest - Civic Center
11:15 - Junior Scientist Adventure - California Academy of Sciences
11:15 - Tiny Chef, Big Impact: The Show - California Academy of Sciences
11:30 - Coral Reef Dive - California Academy of Sciences
11:30-1:30 - Members-Only Film Fest: Wall•E - Exploratorium
12:00 - Incoming! - California Academy of Sciences
12:00-1:00 - Storytime Science for Kids: Space is the Place - Exploratorium
12:00-6:00 - The Whale’s Tail - Golden Gate Park
12:45 - Tiny Chef, Big Impact: The Show - California Academy of Sciences
1:00 - Family Storytelling (all ages) - Asian Art Museum
1:00 - Tour of the Japanese Tea Garden - Golden Gate Park
1:00 - Mint Tea & Melodies - California Academy of Sciences
1:00-2:30 - Golden Gate Park Band: An All-American Program - Golden Gate Park
1:00-4:00 - World Arts West Dance Festival 2026 - Presidio
1:15-1:45 - Storytime: For Toddlers - SFPL Ingleside
1:30 - Coral Reef Dive - California Academy of Sciences
1:30 - Incoming! - California Academy of Sciences
1:30-2:00 - Storytime: For Families - SFPL Parkside
1:30-2:30 - Social: Puppy Dog Tales - SFPL Ortega
1:30-3:00 - Activity: Mushroom Appreciation Craft - SFPL Bayview
2:00 - Ensambles Ballet Folklórico de San Francisco Celebrates 30 Years - Yerba Buena
2:00 - Birds & Beats - California Academy of Sciences
2:00 - Big Feed - Aquarium of the Bay
2:00-3:00 - Workshop: Recording Studio Orientation - SFPL Main
2:00-3:00 - Storytime Science for Kids: Space is the Place - Exploratorium
2:00-3:30 - Shakespear in the Park: Antony and Cleopatra - McLaren Park
2:00-3:30 - Activity: Back-to-School Journal Decorating - SFPL Mission Bay
2:00-3:30 - Activity: LEGO and STEM Free Play - SFPL Park
2:00-4:00 - Activity: LEGO Free Play - SFPL Merced
2:15 - Incoming! - California Academy of Sciences
2:30 - Collection Tour - Asian Art Museum
2:30-4:00 - Activity: Chess Club - SFPL Ingleside
3:00 - Penguin Feeding - California Academy of Sciences
3:00 - Incoming! - California Academy of Sciences
3:00-3:30 - Park Ranger Campfire Talks - Presidio
3:00-5:00 - Activity: Go 围棋 - SFPL Main
3:30 - Lagoon Senses - California Academy of Sciences
3:45 - Incoming! - California Academy of Sciences
4:30 - Big Astronomy - California Academy of Sciences
4:30-7:30 - Crucial Reggae Sundays - Golden Gate Park
Monday, 9/7:
9:30 - Tour of the Japanese Tea Garden - Golden Gate Park
10:00 - iNaturalist Mobile Lab - California Academy of Sciences
10:00 - Imagination Mondays - Union Square
10:15 - Sensory Storytime - California Academy of Sciences
10:30 - Penguin Feeding - California Academy of Sciences
10:30 - Incoming! - California Academy of Sciences
11:00 - Detective Mole’s Mystery: A Sensory Adventure - California Academy of Sciences
11:30 - Coral Reef Dive - California Academy of Sciences
11:30 - Tiny Chef, Big Impact: The Show - California Academy of Sciences
11:30-1:00 - FREE Day of Play! - Mission
12:30 - Incoming! - California Academy of Sciences
1:00 - Tour of the Japanese Tea Garden - Golden Gate Park
1:00 - Mint Tea & Melodies - California Academy of Sciences
1:00-2:30 - Golden Gate Park Band: Labor Day Celebration - Golden Gate Park
1:30 - Coral Reef Dive - California Academy of Sciences
1:30 - Tiny Chef, Big Impact: The Show - California Academy of Sciences
2:00 - Sensory Trivia - California Academy of Sciences
2:00- Squid Dissection - Aquarium of the Bay
2:30 - Incoming! - California Academy of Sciences
3:00 - Penguin Feeding - California Academy of Sciences
3:00-3:30 - Park Ranger Campfire Talks - Presidio
3:30 - Incoming! - California Academy of Sciences
3:30 - Lagoon Senses - California Academy of Sciences
3:45 - Tiny Chef, Big Impact: The Show - California Academy of Sciences
4:00-5:00 - Queer Families Meet-Up - Mission
4:30 - Big Astronomy - California Academy of Sciences
5:10 - SF Giants vs. Cardinals - Oracle Park
6:00-7:15 - Prenatal Yoga Flow: In Person - Mission
🔭 On Our Radar
Fly kites with your family at the 4th Annual Kite by the Bay (September 12).
Listen to beautiful music in Golden Gate Park at Flower Piano (September 10-20).
Found a spot that works for both you and the kiddos? Tell us, we want to know about it.
Until next week,
Jasmine
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