📆Issue No. 91 - October 9-15, 2026

Happy Friday, friends!

In case you haven’t heard the roar of the planes overhead, it’s Fleet Week, and there’s so much to do outside this weekend! Catch the Blue Angels from Treasure Island, head to a rooftop watch party, or keep it low-key with a playdate at Presidio Tunnel Tops. Since many kiddos are off school on Monday, we’ve also included events for Monday below, plus a note on which museums and gardens are open.

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

All Weekend:

Saturday:

Sunday:

Next week’s events also included below!

Weekend Highlights

Saturday Highlights

  • Learn blueberry pruning and enjoy kids crafts, face painting, Music Time with Farmer Arann, and a harvest scavenger hunt at Sloat Harvest Festival.

    • Worth Knowing:

      • Saturday, October 10, 10:00AM-3:00PM

      • Sloat Garden Center, 2700 Sloat Blvd

      • Free

  • Celebrate Fleet week with the U.S. Air Force Band, community rowing, games, activities and more at Fleet Week Family Day.

    • Worth Knowing:

      • Saturday, October 10, 11:00AM-3:00PM

      • India Basin Waterfront Park, 900 Innes Avenue

      • Free

  • Have a day of community and family art making at Thrive @ MoAD Free Community Day.

    • Worth Knowing:

      • Saturday, October 10, 11:00AM-5:00PM

      • Museum of African Diaspora, 685 Mission Street

      • Free

  • Take a free ferry ride and enjoy food trucks, kites and more at Off the Grid: Treasure Island.

    • Worth Knowing:

      • Saturday, October 10, 11:00AM

      • Treasure Island, 387 Avenue of the Palms

      • Free

  • Go to a block party with music, dance, kids activity and more at Paseo Artístico: 10th Year Anniversary Block Party.

    • Worth Knowing:

      • Saturday, October 10, 11:00AM-6:00PM

      • HarrisoN Street, between 23rd and 24th St

      • Free

  • Listen to Aguacate Music Kids sing about healthy habits in English and Spanish at Tricycle Music Fest: Aguacate Music Kids.

  • Watch the Blue Angels while your kiddos engage in sensory play at Fleet Week Rooftop Watch Party: Family Zone.

    • Worth Knowing:

      • Saturday, October 10, 12:00PM-3:00PM

      • Anchor’s Landing Parking Garage, 500 Beach Street

      • Free

Sunday Highlights

  • Support young entrepreneurs at a Children's Business Fair.

    • Worth Knowing:

      • Sunday, October 11, 9:00AM-12:00PM

      • San Francisco County Fair Building, 1199 9th Avenue

      • Free

  • Grow your community of dad friends and eat Bob’s donuts at Dads with Strollers.

    • Worth Knowing:

      • Sunday, October 11, 10:00AM-12:00PM

      • Francisco Park Children’s Playground

      • $10 Suggested Donation

  • Celebrate a day of dance with your kiddo at YBG Dance Day at YBG Festival.

    • Worth Knowing:

      • Sunday, October 11, 10:00AM-4:00PM

      • Yerba Buena Gardens, 750 Howard Street

      • Free

  • Celebrate Italian-American culture at the Italian Heritage Festival & Parade.

    • Worth Knowing:

      • Sunday, October 11, 12:30PM

      • Parade starts at Jefferson and Powell Streets in Fisherman’s Wharf

      • Free

✨The Full Rundown✨

Ongoing:

Friday, 10/9:

Saturday, 10/10:

Sunday, 10/11:

Monday, 10/12:

Tuesday, 10/13:

Wednesday, 10/14:

Thursday, 10/15:

🔭 On Our Radar

Have a night at the museum at the Penguins+Pajamas Sleepover (October 16).

Have a science day and participate in over 125 hands on science experiments at the Bay Area Science Festival (October 17).

Celebrate fall with community at Alemany Farm’s 21st Annual Harvest Festival (October 24).

See amazing sand creations at Leap’s 44th Annual Sandcastle Classic (October 24).

Found a spot that works for both you and the kiddos? Tell us, we want to know about it.

Until next week,

Jasmine

P.S. Forward this to a parent who is still trying to figure out what to do during their kiddo’s wake window.

P.P.S. Want to partner with us? Have an event we should highlight? We work with brands that parents actually want in their lives (you know, the ones that don't make us choose between "kid-friendly" and "still cool"). Email us at [email protected] if that sounds like you.

Click the option that fits, and feel free to tell us why. We read every response because we're nosy like that.

Keep Reading

View more
caret-right
© 2026 Local Kiddo.
beehiivPowered by beehiiv