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Jasmine Alves
November 07, 2025

📆Issue No. 41 - November 8-9, 2025

Happy Friday, friends! November settles in with the perfect blend of cultural exploration, creative workshops, and delicious discoveries that make San Francisco weekends so special. From interactive art at MoAD and ballet-inspired dance classes to zine-making workshops, felt ornament crafting, dance films, and a street food festival that turns the waterfront into a culinary adventure, we've curated experiences that celebrate creativity, movement, and community connection. As they do every week, the San Francisco Public Library has amazing programming for families including many storytimes for babies and toddlers, a STEM playdate, a Monkey King puppetry workshop in collaboration with SF Opera, and a workshop to help teens prepare for college applications. Whether your crew is ready to dance like Sugar Plum Fairies, make their own publications, craft holiday ornaments, or eat their way through the best street food in the city, you'll find the perfect way to create, move, and explore in this issue.

⚡ TLDR: Weekend Gameplan

Saturday:

Sunday:

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Saturday Highlight

Experience the magic of The Nutcracker through movement and music in this special intergenerational event! San Francisco Ballet School faculty member Cecelia Beam and pianist Billy Wolfe lead an interactive 30-minute Chair Dance Class with a demonstration by participants from SF Ballet's Dance Classes for People with Parkinson's, followed by a live concert from SF Ballet Orchestra musicians.

Worth Knowing:

  • Saturday, November 8, 10:30am and 2:30pm

  • Legion of Honor, 100 34th Avenue

  • Free

  • Dance Class - 10:30am

    • Interactive 30-minute class for all ages and abilities

    • Dance in your seats to Nutcracker-inspired movements

    • Journey into The Nutcracker story through dance and music

  • Chamber Music Concert - 2:30pm

    • Beautiful follow-up to the dance experience

    • Intimate chamber music setting

    • Perfect introduction to classical music for families

Experience interactive art, cultural programming, and family-friendly activities at the Museum of the African Diaspora's Thrive event, celebrating creativity, community, and cultural expression through hands-on engagement.

Worth Knowing:

  • Saturday, November 8, 12:00pm-5:00pm

  • Museum of African Diaspora, 685 Mission Street

  • Free

  • Interactive art experiences and cultural programming

    • 12:00-2:00 - family art activity led by teaching artist Nicole Dixon

    • 1:00 - family-friendly tour of the exhibitions

    • 2:00-3:00 - join Kumu Māhealani Uchiyama for a presentation where she will share her research on Pōpoloheno - Songs of Resilience & Joy

Sunday Highlight

Create your own artistic publications at this special free family day! Make zines inspired by the San Francisco Art Institute stories using creative materials from SCRAP in this hands-on workshop perfect for budding publishers and artists.

Worth Knowing:

  • Sunday, November 9, 10:00am-1:00pm

  • SFMoMA, 151 Third Street

  • Free

  • Zine-making workshop with SCRAP

  • All ages welcome—no experience necessary

  • Take home your own publication

  • Perfect for creative families

🎬 Leap! - SF Dance Film Fest

Experience the joy of dance through film at this special screening of "Leap!" as part of the San Francisco Dance Film Festival. This inspiring film brings together animation, dance, and the pursuit of dreams.

Worth Knowing:

  • Sunday, November 9, 2:00pm-4:00pm

  • Brava Theater, 2781 24th Street

  • $15

  • Part of SF Dance Film Festival

  • Animated feature film perfect for aspiring young artists

  • Special Introduction by San Francisco Ballet Principal Dancer Jennifer Stahl

  • Perfect for families who love dance, Paris, and stories about never giving up on your dreams

  • Inspiring tale that celebrates perseverance and friendship

✨Full List of What’s Good This Weekend✨

Ongoing:

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🔭 On Our Radar

Watch students at all levels perform a flying trapeze showcase at SF Circus Center’s Under & Over the Sea show (November 16).

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.

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