📆Issue No. 63 - April 11-13, 2026

Happy Friday, friends!

It's SF Restaurant Week and we need to know: where do you take your kiddos for a bite in this city? The place where the food is actually good AND nobody blinks when your toddler drops a spoon for the fourteenth time. 

Meanwhile, this weekend is stacked. The Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival is happening in Japantown all weekend, Sesame Street Live is at the Palace of Fine Arts, and SF is throwing a literal block party for kids on bikes. 

Quick update on our playground bracket: the survey wraps at the end of April, and right now Koret is in the lead. If your favorite playground deserves the crown, now's the time to make your voice heard. Cast your vote before we close it out 🏆As always, if we missed your favorite happening around the city, reply here or find us at [email protected]. We’ll see you again in your inbox on Tuesday.

Now, let’s get into the weekend. Enjoy!

⚡ TLDR: Weekend Gameplan

All Weekend:

Saturday:

Sunday:

Monday events also included below!

💬 THE GROUP CHAT 💬

We won't do a sports bracket, but a playground bracket? Absolutely. We're crowdsourcing your faves. What's the best playground in SF? Not the one closest to your house. The one you'd actually drive across town for. Reply and tell us. We're keeping score.

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💌 Love Local Kiddo? Know about an event that we didn’t feature? We thrive on your feedback! Email us at [email protected] with your thoughts, event suggestions, community bulletin posts, or sponsorship inquiries. Send us your SF adventures to share on our Instagram and TikTok @heylocalkiddo.

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✍️ FILL OUT THIS FORM ✍️

Saturday Highlights

  • Take a ride with your family at SF Family BikeFest 2026.

    • Worth Knowing:

      • Saturday, April 11, 9:00 AM

      • 3125 Cesar Chavez St

      • Tickets from $30

  • Explore bugs with your kiddo at BUGOLOGY.

    • Worth Knowing:

      • Saturday, April 11, 11:00 AM

      • Dogpatch Hub, 1278 Minnesota St

      • Tickets from $28.52

  • Celebrate Cherry Blossom Season at Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival.

    • Worth Knowing:

      • Saturday, April 11, 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM

      • Japantown

      • Free

  • Let your tech kiddos create something new at Alpha x Blastoff Hackathon (for kids!)

    • Worth Knowing:

      • Saturday, April 11, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

      • Canvas SF, 385 Moraga Ave

      • Free

  • Enjoy Opera in the park with a special family activity at Bohème Out of the Box.

    • Worth Knowing:

      • Saturday, April 11, 2:00 PM

      • First Act Workshop for Families at 1:30pm

      • Pier 70, Building 12, 1070 Maryland Street

      • Free

  • Party with Elmo and friends at Sesame Street Live.

    • Worth Knowing:

      • Saturday, April 11, 2:00 PM

      • Palace of Fine Arts

      • Tickets frmo $95

  • Learn new things as a family at Afternoon of Ideas 2026.

    • Worth Knowing:

      • Saturday, April 11, 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM

      • Asian Art Museum and SFPL Main

      • Free

  • Drop your kiddos off to do gymnastics and eat pizza at AcroFun Night and go on your own date night.

    • Worth Knowing:

      • Saturday, April 11, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM

      • AcroSports, 639 Frederick Street

      • $50 per participant

Sunday Highlights

  • Have a superhero sensory day at Oogubi Wonderland: Superhero Sensory.

    • Worth Knowing:

      • Sunday, April 12, 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM

      • Spark Social, 601 Mission Bay Blvd North

      • Tickets from $45.49

  • Celebrate Cherry Blossom Season at Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival.

    • Worth Knowing:

      • Sunday, April 12, 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM

      • Japantown

      • Free

  • Go to a wellness playdate for the kiddos at Little Rituals Community Playdate

    • Worth Knowing:

      • Sunday, April 12, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM

      • Precita Park, 3200 Folsom Street

      • Tickets from $49.87

  • Do pilates with fellow moms at MINA X MNTMAMA.

    • Worth Knowing:

      • Sunday, April 5, 1:05 AM – 2:00 PM

      • MNT Studio Marina, 2154 Union Street

  • Enjoy Opera in the park with a special family activity at Bohème Out of the Box.

    • Worth Knowing:

      • Sunday, April 12, 2:00 PM

      • First Act Workshop for Families at 1:30pm

      • Pier 70, Building 12, 1070 Maryland Street

      • Free

✨Full List of What’s Good This Weekend✨

Ongoing:

Saturday, 4/11:

Sunday, 4/12:

Monday, 4/13:

🔭 On Our Radar

Follow the adventures of Pete the Cat at the Creativity Museum (April 18).

Move, groove and dance with LINES Ballet’s Teaching Artists and get a sneak peek of the company’s dancers rehearing on stage (April 19).

Celebrate Earth Day making art at the Walt Disney Family Museum (April 25-26).

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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