📆Issue No. 95 - November 6-12, 2026

Happy Friday, friends!

This weekend, the city is celebrating Diwali and Día de los Muertos. There are festivals at Tunnel Tops and Yerba Buena Gardens, plus a Día de los Muertos concert at the SF Symphony.San Francisco Ballet is introducing Tiny Dances: Swan Lake for the youngest ballet fans, the Playmates Harvest Festival is on Saturday, and ZooLights opens tonight.

We’re also trying something new this week. Our highlights are broken down by age, from babies all the way to high schoolers, plus picks for the whole family. Tell us what you think! Reply here or find us at [email protected].

Let’s get into the weekend!

Saturday Highlights

  • For the Whole Family

  • For the Babies

    • 🧸 Early Learning: Saturday Morning Playtimes (10:30am to 12:30pm, Glen Park Branch Library) FREE

      Drop in for a relaxed morning of play with your little one and meet other neighborhood families.

    • 🤱 Saturday New Parent Circle: Newborn to 18 Months (11am to 12pm, Natural Resources, Mission)

      Meet other new parents, swap notes, and bring the baby along. A great one for partners who can't make the weekday groups.

    • 👨‍🍼 Dads Group (10am to 11:30am, Natural Resources, Mission)

      A morning for dads to connect, share the wins and the hard parts, and leave with a few new friends.

  • For the Toddlers

    • 🦢 SF Ballet Tiny Dances: Swan Lake (11am and 3pm, Palace of Fine Arts Theatre)

      SF Ballet is introducing Tiny Dances: Swan Lake, a performance made just for kids ages 2 to 8. It's the perfect first ballet, and the 3pm show is a sensory-friendly performance.

    • 🐛 Children's Puppet Theater: Arthropod Opera (11am, California Academy of Sciences)

      A puppet show starring bugs, which is about as toddler-approved as it gets.

  • For the Elementary Kiddos

    • 💀 SF Symphony Día de los Muertos (activities start at 1:30pm, concert at 3pm, Davies Symphony Hall)

      Come early for the pre-concert activities, then stay for the SF Symphony's Día de los Muertos celebration. Recommended for ages 5 and up, and kids' tickets are half off.

    • 🪁 Make a Kite with Jacob Hashimoto (11am to 1pm, SFMOMA)

      Make your own kite with and inspired by the work of artist Jacob Hashimoto.

    • 🧪 Saturday Science (10:30am to 11:30am, Randall Museum) FREE

      Hands-on science at one of our favorite free museums in the city. Stay to say hi to the animals.

  • For the Middle Schoolers

  • For the High Schoolers

Sunday Highlights

✨The Full Rundown✨

Ongoing:

Friday, 11/6:

Saturday, 11/7:

Sunday, 11/8

Monday, 11/9:

Tuesday, 11/10:

Wednesday, 11/11:

Thursday, 11/12:

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.

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