🌟Local Kiddo SF

Your weekend plans, handled.

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Jasmine Alves
September 05, 2025

📆Issue No. 32 - September 6-7, 2025

Happy Friday, friends! This weekend soars to new heights with kites dancing in the bay breeze, Marvel superheroes backed by live orchestra, and San Francisco Opera filling the air with beautiful music. From high-flying outdoor adventures to epic cinematic experiences and world-class performances, plus family music circles all weekend and neighborhood block parties sponsored by Civic Joy Fund happening throughout the city, we've curated a weekend that celebrates both intimate community moments and grand artistic spectacles. Don't miss that Sunday is the LAST DAY to experience Unseen Oceans at the California Academy of Sciences! Whether your crew is ready to fly kites, marvel at superheroes, sing along to symphonies, or dance in the streets, you'll find the perfect way to soar, celebrate, and connect in this issue.

⚡ TLDR: Weekend Gameplan

Saturday:

Sunday:

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Weekend Highlight

🎵 Family Music Circles

Join the rhythm of community connection at these beloved family music circles happening throughout the weekend at the library. From campfire sing-alongs to classic nursery rhymes, these musical moments bring families together through the universal language of song.

Worth Knowing: 

Saturday Highlight

Let your spirits soar with the wind as families gather for this beloved kite-flying celebration by the beautiful San Francisco Bay. Whether you're a kite-flying pro or trying it for the first time, this event captures the pure joy of outdoor play with stunning bay views.

Worth Knowing: 

  • Saturday, September 6, 12:00pm-3:00pm

  • Candlestick Point State Recreation Area, 500 Hunters Point Expressway

  • Free

  • Perfect for families who love outdoor activities

  • Kite kits provided or bring your own

Experience the epic Marvel Cinematic Universe like never before with a live orchestra performing the iconic scores that brought your favorite superheroes to life. This cinematic concert experience combines beloved visuals with live music for an unforgettable family adventure.

Worth Knowing: 

  • Saturday, September 6, 2:00pm

  • Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness Ave

  • $99-$125

  • Live orchestra performs Marvel movie scores

  • Cinematic concert experience

  • Perfect for superhero-loving families

  • Visual elements combined with live music

  • Epic storytelling meets musical excellence

Sunday Highlight

Celebrate community connection and hands-on science at this festival designed to bring people together through shared experiences, activities, and live music from GRAMMY-winning ALPHABET ROCKERS.

Worth Knowing: 

  • Sunday, September 7, 10:00am-2:00pm

  • Children’s Creativity Museum, 221 4th Street

  • Free

  • STEM and community-focused celebration

  • Live music from Grammy-winning Alphabet Rockers and DJ Lex

  • Specific hands-on activities (meeting Sequoia the bald eagle, sea level rise protection design, balsa gliders, solar flares exploration)

End your weekend with the grandeur and beauty of opera performed in the stunning outdoor setting of Golden Gate Park. This beloved San Francisco tradition brings world-class opera to a gorgeous natural amphitheater.

Worth Knowing: 

  • Sunday, September 7

  • Golden Gate Park, Robin WIlliams Meadow

  • Free

  • 10:00am - Rehearsal for all singers and orchestra. Singers will be in casual clothes.

  • 1:30pm - Concert begins

  • 3:15pm - Finale “Libiamo”

  • Bring blankets and picnic for the full experience

  • Beloved San Francisco cultural tradition

  • Beautiful park setting for classical performance

  • Perfect introduction to opera for families

Experience the artistry and intimacy of chamber music performed by world-class San Francisco Symphony musicians. This smaller ensemble setting creates a perfect introduction to classical music for families.

Worth Knowing: 

  • Sunday, September 7, 3:00pm-4:00pm

  • SFPL Eureka Valley, 1 Jose Sarria Court

  • Free

  • San Francisco Symphony musicians

  • Chamber music - smaller, intimate setting

  • Perfect introduction to classical music for kids

  • World-class musical performance

  • Beautiful way to experience live music together

✨Full List of What’s Good This Weekend✨

Ongoing:

Saturday, 9/6: 

Sunday, 9/7:

🔭 On Our Radar

Spend a morning enjoying jazz with your family at SFJazz’s Family Matinee. (September 13)

Enjoy Gabby’s Dollhouse Live! with your cat loving kiddos. (September 21)

Learn about and get involved with climate justice at the 6th Annual Bay Area Youth Climate Summit. (September 21)

Learn about early care resources and enjoy games and entertainment at City Kids Family Fair. (September 27)

Enjoy Wonder Funday, exploring science, technology, engineering, art and math at the Exploratorium. (October 5)

Found a spot that works for both you and the kiddos? Tell us – we read everything.

Until next week,

Jasmine @Local Kiddo — Because good taste doesn’t end at parenthood.

P.S. Forward this to that parent friend who still remembers what uninterrupted coffee tastes like. We've got spots for both of you.

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